Tales Of Skatara: Danger, Love-potions, and Tigerstripes Part 4

Chapter 4: Ye Olde Barfight

They stood outside in the shadows, swords bared, crossbows ready, and wills set to murder. They dressed themselves in the dark robes, leather armor, and shadowy masks of assassins and at this moment they waited for the orders that would allow them to spill blood. Thankfully they didn't have to wait long as the figure stepped out of the darker reaches of the alley, almost as if she was one with the shadows herself. Her skin was pale and cold, her eyes blazed the colour red, her black hair hung down in dreadlocks over her shoulders, and a tattoo of a red wold was planted right under her left eye. Her red leather armor clung tightly to her with holes cut out that exposed a good deal of her clevage, and her bare curvy tummy. "Vell brothers ve are ready." She said smiling, exposing her sharp canines. She was Ingrid Du'Lac, assassin, mercenary, and vampire..and dealing death was always something she enjoyed. Her human companions nodded silently, put their masks on and made their way to the Slobbering Griffin.

Etah was sitting in a booth off near the smoke-filled back of the bar, nursing his flagon of mead and thinking. He certaintly was prepared for the tiger-striped vision carrying a pint of ale with her. "Hi stranger..what are you doing all alone?" Ga'Ja asked seductively as she lapped a little at her ale with her tongue. Etah looked confused, and bewildered at this exotic woman cozying up to him and the little halfling gulped. "I'm uhh..needin' alone time marm." He said as his voice cracked and Ga'Ja laughed before leaning across the table and showing the halfling a good deal of her chest. "You know I think halflings are cute..and halfling men are very exotic." Ga'Ja said with a bubbly voice as she curled her head hair around in her clawed fingers "And you know how kamrai girls get when they see somethin' they like." She said just about whispering as she leaned her face so close to the halfling. Etah gulped again, tried to think of unpleasant thoughts(Ghoul women on a cold day) and took a few deep breaths. "I'm sorry..but I'd rather be alone." He said firmly and pulled his flagon closer to him.
Ga'Ja stared at the halfing for a few seconds, cocked her head, and with a lightening quick motion slammed his head into the table. "POTION. NOW." She said growling as she smooshed his head against the table. Ga'Ja didn't like being forced to do this, but the damn halfling just didn't want the nice and easy way, and as a result forced the cat-girl to get testy. "Ahem" A voice called from behind Ga'Ja and she turned around to see six human bouncers, led by a large annoyed looking troll. "Ma'am can we step outside." The troll said firmly and Ga'Ja released Etah's head, and the halfing started to wobble away into the bar. Ga'Ja stood up watched the woozy halfling stumble away, and sighed to herself "Alright..which one of you first." She said to the bouncers eyes half shut.

"An' then she' walke' awa'! My hear' jus' breakin'!!" Shakti said sobbing into her mug at the counter "I jus' wann' die!" The drunken witch said as she let out another hiccup and giggled to herself. "Shak you've had enough." The bartender said taking her mug away "He'! I'll tel' ya' wen' I ha' enouh'!!" Shakti replied balling her fists up before falling off her barstool. Which was actually lucky considering that a large troll was flying right over where she was sitting a milisecond ago before crashing into the bottles behind the bar. "Shite.." Shakti said as she struggled to stand up and look in the direction where the troll had come from. What she and most other screaming bar patrons could see was quite a sight. A barely clothed orange, and black ball of fists, elbows, knees, and joint locks that at this moment was thrashing most of the bouncers of the bar.
One bouncer came from the left at the cat-girl only to have her dodge his strike without thought, grab his elbow, and snap it with a horrible crunch, before kneeing him in the face five times. Another one kicked at her which she blocked with her left leg before spinning around and planting a vicious elbow in the back of his head. It was vicious, and considering what she was doing unarmed one could only think about what she could do if she ever used that katana clinging to her.

Shakti was in such a stupor, and so frozen by the site of this fight that it took hera few more seconds than usual to realize somebody was groping her bum. "He' wha' the bloody hel'?!" She spun her head and saw some little halfling dart away from her and start to run off. "Oh no ya don' ya dumb gobshite! Geda Ranta!" She shout and her hand blasted out a streak of purple energy that hit the halfling right on the back, causing donkey ears to sprout off his head. "That'll learn ya bastar'." Shakti said as the halfling ducked out of the bar. Shakti turned back to watch the fight and she winced when the cat-girl drove her knee straight into one bouncer's groin.

She had no idea that the little halfling had shoved a green, glowing potion right into her back skirt pocket.