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The bullets fly at the beast and the bullets simply bounce off. Slamming into a group of knights it smashes three away and they collapse dead on impact. Wilhelm runs back to Jackie with his blade raised.
"I don't know. Some form of troll maybe?" He asks as he looks to the beast. Before some more knights could get away the beast grabs one on the leg and holds him up with one arm. It roars in the mans face but before he can respond is slammed into the ground and the bludgeoned remains were thrown at Jackie as the creature then charges them.

Jackie dove out of the way as the body was launched at her. She shot her hand out, blasting the beast with her blizzard. The ice had little to no effect, with the beast being too strong to be frozen. She turned the blizzard to the ground instead, freezing the ground beneath the beast, hoping that would slow it down.

The ground froze up and formed a slippery surface tripping the beast as it rolled forward. Tumbling over it slammed into two zombies who were crushed. Shaking its head and flinging saliva around it bites into a nearby zombie and rapidly devours it. While it does this Wilhelm went at it with his blade and sliced off it's right arm. The beast roared and grabbed the bloodied stump which leaked a tar like substance. The arm on the ground twitched and then went limp. The beasts cries went over the field as soldiers fired what remaining ammo they had into it. The bullets bouncing off. It's dull grey eyes lit up with a ferocity as it looked to Wilhelm. Wilhelm looked shocked by its stare. It went from looking frankly dead to pure rage. It's eyes had a new light and almost yellow glow. Swinging it slammed the Paladin down and rushing towards the knights began smashing them apart and in seconds all that was left of five men was a pile of bloodied limbs. The beast let out a loud more piercing roar and the arm which was cut off started to melt away and decay rapidly till it was a thick tar like ooze. The beast now covered in blood turns to Jackie and charges her.

Jackie leapt into the air, bouncing off the beasts head as ti got to her. She landed on the ground and shot her blizzard at the ground once more, tripping the beast again. This time, Jackie froze the ground in a wide circle around the beast, hoping the larger area of ice would slow it down even longer. Jackie turned and ran to Wilhelm helping him up. "What do we do?!" Jackie asked.

The beasts stampede is merely slowed by the ice. It's footing thrown off every so slightly. Slipping on the ice but remaining up as Jackie reaches Wilhelm.
"I don't know. But it seems angry now." He says before his eyes widen and he pushes Jackie out of the way. The beast leapt for him. Jaws snapping as it pins him to the ground. With it's large hand on the Paladins chest and weight put on his pelvis Wilhelm was subdued. His sword landing nearby in the dirt as the beast roars in his face.

Jackie got to her feet. Her eyes widened when she saw the beast having tackled Wilhelm. She pulled her shield off her back and rammed it into the beast's mouth, keeping it from closing its maw. The ice spikes on Jackie's tail plate elongated, and she whipped her tail at the beast, aiming to blind it whilst it was distracted with her shield.

The beast snarled as the shield held it's mouth open. However it bent and cracked and in a moment would break. Jackie's tail swung up and slammed into the beasts eyes stabbing into it's head. It swung about breaking the shield and flailing it's head as the tar like blood leaked out. It roared to Jackie and with part of it's vision still good charged. Wilhelm took his chance. As the beast stumbled back he grabbed his sword and thrusted it to the oncoming creature. The blade broke into it's chest as it's one good arm scraped the Paladins armored back.
"Strike it now!" He says to Jackie as the creature seems critically wounded but still fighting.

Jackie plunged her sword forward into the beast's chest, spilling out more the tar-like substance. She backed up and blasted the beast with another blizzard, hoping that would be enough to finish it off.

The creature let out a cry as another blade entered it. Jackie's follow up blizzard onto its head however would provide the end. The tar like blood crystallized and the creatures whole head froze up and went stiff before it's body went limp. With all his might Wilhelm lifted the breast and flipped it so the frozen head impacted the ground. With enough force and weight falling on it the head shattered as Wilhelm pulled out the blades. Handing Jackie hers.

Jackie gagged at the tar on her sword, trying to get the stuff off without touching it. "So what do we do now?" Jackie asked, looking out at all the dead soldiers.

Wilhelm stood and flicked large amounts of the tar from his sword.
"Figuring out where this thing came from. And what it is." He says looking over the body. Small amounts of clear smoke came up from the creature. Wilhelm looked at it impressed as the last surviving soldiers gathered. The creature's body looked like it had been here for days as the 'flesh' and tar like blood seemed to melt into one. Some strong bones were seen beneath the skin which turned into a thick ooze.

"Think someone made it?" Jackie questioned, as it melted away. "Or do you think it was some kind of Golem?" She added.

The smell was like hot tar mixed with decaying fish. Wilhelm looked away.
"No idea but it does degrade in a hurry. Certainly a necrotic creation." He pokes the mess as it looses all form into a bubbling pile with some chunky bits of bone left dissolving. "We're gonna need to bring back the dead. But looking at it we only have one horse. Someone will need to go get us some help. There was a village about two miles that way. Should have some carts." He says examining the ruined corpses.
"Yes sir. My men were honorable. I'll go and get us help so they can be laid to rest." Said the captain who went to the horse. He had a wound on his forehead but nothing worse then he'd had in the past. It bled a bit but wrapping a bit of torn fabric around it he rode off.

"While the scouts and I were in the forest we found an old fort. Think we should investigate it?" Jackie asked, watching as the knight rode off.

Wilhelm looked over the men.
"I'm unsure. It would be too much to push them further now. As for us well." He looks at her shoulders seeing some bruises. "You could use a breather. Those forts will be scouted out. Now that we know what we were dealing with and from the looks of it we destroyed the main horde." Wilhelm says sitting on a piece of wood contemplating.

"I'll be fine. And you just said we beat the main horde. I think we could handle a few more in some old dusty fort. Besides, if we do get attacked by another Horde, I had a plan to stop them already." Jackie said. She desperately wanted to go out and stop any more of these undead, or the necromancer responsible for reviving them.

"We should at least take a moment to rest. Take a breath and think this out." He says taking a slow deep breath.

Jackie groaned, plopping down on a nearby tree stump. She grumbled to herself, clearly wanting to just go after the undead.

Wilhelm took care of the surviving guards and waited for the return of carts. After about twenty minutes he returned to Jackie.
"You need patience in this. It'll end anything you desire." He says sitting next to her. "Plans are just as important as passion with your task. Think about it. What happens if there are more of those things there?" He says pointing to the tar like remains of the creature killed.

"We didn't hear anything like that near the forts we found." Jackie said, rubbing her arm. Not that her adrenaline had gone down, she felt the extent of her wounds. She had more than a few bruises from the fight, even having a few cuts between her armor.