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Malden: HP = 30/34, PP = 48, EP = 54, Status = Injured
Malden takes 4 damage from tumbling down a treacherous hill
The Su-ku-ta holding the reigns of the carriage was a female who no doubt left the western edge of the continent to escape the oppressive rule over females of that country. Her very nature appeared rebellious, giving Malden a grin that would belong on a pyromaniac as he approached the carriage after waving goodbye to his mentor. The carriage itself looked slightly battered and anything but a legitimate carriage owner's belonging. Doors on the sides looked damaged, as if forced open, and upon closer inspection, there were even a few bullet holes in the wooden construction.
"What's the matter, kid?" asked the Su-Ku-Ta with a dangerous eye. "You look lost, frightened, and confused!" she said, before laughing ceremoniously, as if such a reaction was intended. "We're going to put some hairs on your chest, boy! Out there, in that big world, you're going to learn what it's like to always stay on your toes!" she announced. Standing up, her tail perked up into the air, and her feline ears remained directed at him, listening for any noise he made. Stretching her hand out, she took his own hand forcefully, and shook it as if they made an agreement. "Call me Merurusa. That can be a bit hard to pronounce for humans like you, so just call me Meru."
After hands were shaken, Meru jumped, and climbed into the carriage while making a gesture to Malden. "Get in, Malden! You've got a date with reality!" the feline announced, waiting for Malden to board, before shouting, "HIYA!" and snapping the reigns, causing the horses to suddenly bolt before Malden could get situated in the carriage, causing him to fall over. The rest of the ride was just as treacherous and bumpy as the very beginning, not allowing Malden any rest at all for the duration. "We're going through dangerous parts of the woods, kid! We gotta move fast or the critters about will tie our carriage down! If something bad does happen, I hope you're not a virgin!" she shouted, before laughing hysterically, as if all the dangers in the world were just a game to her.
After a time of reckless travel, Meru announced incoming danger before he could even hear a thing. "Goblins! Hold on tight, kid!" she shouted, before various creatures only a foot shorter than Malden were coming out of the green woods, shouting to each other in a primitive tongue he couldn't understand before charging at the carriage. Various male goblins jumped at the carriage, some even latching onto the sides, before Malden was greeted by the sudden splatter of blood upon the sound of gunfire as Merurusa shot the little creatures off of the carriage. "A lot more than usual today! Ha-ha-ha!" Meru laughed with psychotic glee, before Malden could see her turn upon the sudden, and loud sounds of a tree crashing down in front of the road. "SHIT!" she cursed, before jumping off the carriage like a bolt of lightning from the clouds.
Malden didn't have the agility to do such a thing, so when the horses made to jump over the tree, scared out of their wits, the carriage they were carting slammed into the tree, and rolling to the side, sending Malden on a wild ride down a hill, banging him around inside of the carriage, before slamming him down flat as it landed on flat ground. Despite the pain of the collision, Malden's ears would detect several curious goblins shouting to each other, eager to capture the carriage and it's contents.
This was the start of his adventure.