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circular pattern to push them back. It worked, but each time they moved forward they would gain a little bit of ground on him.
    “Nooooo!” Silverstrike fell to one knee as one of the creatures took another bite out of his leg. Luke could only watch as two of the wolves pounced on him, followed by another from the group that had just been attacking him. He took advantage of the distraction and killed one and wounded another before rushing over to his friend.
    “Silverstrike!” he yelled. “Ben!”
    The creatures were tearing him apart, pulling off big chunks of flesh with each bite. It was a gruesome scene, rivaling the opening sequence. This time though it was happening to an actual player and his best friend, not an NPC.
    Luke hacked away at the creatures, moving faster than he had thought that he could. The opening he’d been given by his friend’s fall was enough for him to turn the tide of the battle. Unfortunately, it was too late. He finished off a fourth wolf creature from the group and watched as the rest fled into the hills. His friend’s avatar lay still on the grass.
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    “Oh man,” said Luke. “How do you revive people, anyway?”
    He knew that if he could make it back with the right potion or spell within a couple of minutes, Silverstrike would still stand a chance, even with an empty health bar. But new to the game as he was, Luke was unsure of where to even start looking.
    He glanced around one last time to make sure there weren’t any wolf creatures nearby and then began sprinting back toward Stark Town. His stamina bar was down to about half of its normal length and dropping fast, but he didn’t care.
    There was one building that Luke had seen that looked as though it was some type of shop. He figured that even if they didn’t have any potions for sale, it was as good of a place to start looking as any. He rushed toward the door, faster than he should have been going. Fast enough that he couldn’t stop when it opened and somebody came out of it.
    “Oof!” Luke tried to pull back at the last instant but still ended up in a collision that sent him tumbling to the ground. He slowly stood up and turned around, ready to apologize.
    “Are you okay?” The voice he heard was soft and feminine. Luke stared for a moment at the girl that he had collided with.
    “Uh, yeah, I'm all right,” said Luke. The girl was shorter than him, with a soft face, warm eyes and a sweet smile. She was smiling at him, and stepped in a little closer and held out her hand.
    “I’m sorry, I guess I wasn’t really looking where I was going,” said the girl. “My name’s Tess. I’m just starting out in the game.”
    “Same here. My name is uh, Kato.” Luke smiled and found that he was at a loss for words. He remembered Silverstrike and the wolves, and his sense of urgency returned.
    “I’m sorry, but I have to go!” He moved past her with an apologetic nod. “If you’re new, be careful of the wolf creatures around the town. They’re a bit more dangerous than they look.”
    The girl watched him with curious eyes as he hurried into the store.
    The NPC behind the counter was an older looking man with glasses and white hair. He had an empty potion bottle in one hand and a rag in the other that he was using to polish a sheen into the outside of it.
    “Hi there,” said the man. “What can I-”
    “I need a revival potion or a spell!” Luke spoke in a loud, fast voice, and nervously tapped his hand on the counter. “Quickly!”
    The man nodded and reached for something under the counter.
    “Alright, that will be 50 gold even.”
    Luke scratched his head. He wasn’t entirely certain, as he hadn’t checked at all since starting the game, but he was pretty sure that he didn’t have any money.
    “Can I just have it put on my tab?” he asked. “Or maybe work out some kind of payment plan?”
    The NPC shook his head. He opened his mouth, looking as though he was prepared to let Luke down gently