I have some other things to post still.....about my archerlings and the call of flame....but this couldn't wait!!!
You see, tonight I went to Steamfont mountains to try and find some micro servos....and, of course, practice my archery. Since I had reached 51 the other day, I had learnt how to deal double damage with my bow to distracted targets (non-rooted and non-moving targets take double damage from archery at 51!).
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Things were going pretty well.... the monsters weren't too difficult, and made great target practice. I even found a handful of micro servos!
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But....something was bothering me....I wished I could figure out a way to deal the double damage even when fighting alone....
Whenever I had talked to archers as I was learning, they all told me the double damage was impossible to do alone..... that it was only possible while others had distracted the creature.....
Was it true? Was this really my limit? Were my new abilities useless to me traveling alone?
As I was lost in thought, firing mindlessly at targets around the field....I had forgotten to watch how close the creatures were getting to me. With one coming down upon me just as I fired an arrow. Of course I wasn't in much threat... my arrow killed it....but I also noticed this arrow did far more damage than normal!
The enemy must have been so focused on finally reaching me, it ignored my arrow....
Humm, I wondered if I could do it again....and once more I lured an enemy close to me....shooting just as it got to me....and again, it worked!!
I kept practicing and found the problem was the timing was difficult...and half of the time it didn't work....I had to do better.
Luckily, it didn't take me long to think of an idea....
So I lured out another skeleton to fight....if it was taking them too long to reach me, I would just have to reach THEM first!!!
As I shot my arrow I summoned my elvish speed and raced forward....directly at the skeleton!!! Sprinting even faster than my arrow could travel! Though just barely!
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The skeleton tried to hit me as I ducked under its arm....it's focus squarely on me.....
And as the skeleton swung its body around to follow me.....my arrow struck the back of its head!!!
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I had discovered it!!! A new technique!!! One that carries great risk....but also great reward for a lone archer!!!
Immediately I began practicing it....mastering it.....
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Now I can do it every time!! Easily!
I call it, the Windstep! An archery technique only for the fastest and bravest archers!!!