15. Frogsbane Coil

“Bloodstone Shards.”

Jed felt a warmth blooming from the centre of his spine that travelled to his left hand. A sliver of red appeared from the cracks of his exosuit, like an angry vein that burst out instantly. It formed a crystalline red shard that broke into seven jagged fragments. Sharp arrows as long as his forearm.

[Skill – Bloodstone Shards was activated.]

The crystalline arrows circled around Jed’s left hand, hovering obediently. Ready to be shot anytime he commands.

And so he did.

“Fire.”

Jed shot his left hand forward and the seven crystalline red arrows shot out to the enormous ape-like alien that chopped off Max’s arm. In that distance, it took less than ten seconds for the arrows to hit right on the monster’s left eye.

The monster roared in pain.

Max used that opportunity to grab his warhammer. Using his left hand this time. He didn’t know why the ape-like monst