The first step[closed]

The ripping didn't do much; the golem's roots were thick, the tree large, and most didn't budge. The smaller ones that were taken off removed some HP, however, little bits here and there. The tree quickly shook her off, slightly unbalanced when its foot came back down. But it lifted its foot once more, trying to step on the girl.

Claire let out a huff of annoyance, this big tree was hard to handle for just herself... She really wished that she had brought a group with her. She took her cross again and swung it at the tree, hitting it where she previously had left her mark. She managed to avoid getting stepped on and swung down her cross again at the tree.

Further the mark bore in, and the tree teetered a bit. Again she swung, and again, more chips of wood flew out of the beast. It growled and let out a loud roar, one that even made Richter open his eye from his meditation. He didn't close them again. There was something suddenly interesting about the fight. She was standing a chance.

Sweat dripped from her forehead, this was beginning to wear her out but all she had to do was strike a few more times.. and maybe.. she would be able to defeat this! Move onto the second level... After all what were other players going to say if she couldn't even beat a tree? Not like she was even fighting the gate-keeper but instead she was fighting one of his robots. Again she swung and harder then ever, she almost fell onto her ass by how hard she swung.

But she was just a girl, using a cross to fall a tree. Richter smiled and shook his head, and standing up, he snapped his fingers. The tree stopped in its place. The half-man's wooden joints snapped and cracked with each step, but he didn't seem to mind. He was too busy laughing.

"Run away, girl," the gatekeeper said with a scoff. "You're attack is weak and your weapon is hardly a weapon at all. You were a fool to come here alone,
a cleric." He ran his hand over where she had been hacking the tree. It was deep for the weapon she was using, but not even close to the center. He pulsed magic through it, and the wound disappeared.

"I won't kill you, just leave. Now, before I change my mind."