"Can't have you warning everyone just yet," Vegeta said pleasantly. "Where's the fun in that?"
But the damage was done. Other goblins had seen the second goblin fell. Shouts of alarm rang out across the settlement.
"Intruder! Intruder at the eastern gate!"
"Someone get Chieftain Urgak!"
"Where's Lyra?!"
Warriors rushed toward the commotion, weapons drawn. The first group to reach Vegeta consisted of five goblin fighters, all regular goblins who'd been training under Grimnir's instruction.
They charged bravely, spears raised, shouting battle cries meant to intimidate.
Vegeta sighed. "Brave but stupid. That's goblins for you."
His shadow exploded outward in all directions.
Tendrils of darkness shot through the air like vipers, faster than the eye could follow. They wrapped around the charging goblins, lifting them off the ground. The goblins struggled, tried to cut through the shadow constructs with their weapons, but the blades passed through darkness without effect.
