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The dragon lashed out high with its right claw towards Erlmoor and the dragonborn ducked under the dagger-like claws. Its tail lashed around at Dulvarna again and this time, the warrior woman reacted too slowly. The scaled appendage struck her in the side and sent her reeling away from the dragon. From beneath the top of the outcropping and to the left, Enlishia raised her bow, took careful aim and let fly. The first arrow drove into the side of the wyrm’s neck and the second drove into its right shoulder. A silver bolt from Litiraan’s wand followed and flew over the dragon to strike the cavern wall beyond it. Dulvarna charged in to draw the wyrm’s attention back to her and as she did so, Lavren loosed another bolt of black energy. Again the bolt flew wide and struck the stone beyond the dragon but Telkya’s golden bolt from her amulet again found its mark. The dragon roared as the divine fire seared into its chest and Erlmoor charged at it again. His blade clanged off the scales of the dragon’s chest as he rushed at it and then the wyrm drew in its breath again. The terrible spray of acid followed and Telkya fell back, horribly burned.

Enlishia loosed two more arrows that clattered off the dragon’s scales and then Litiraan raised his wand and unleashed searing flame that burst over the back of the dragon. Caustrex screeched in pain and turned towards the elf and as she did so, Dulvarna charged in from the opposite side. She lashed out with her blade and slashed Aecris deep into the wyrm’s left shoulder. Again the wyrm screeched and turned its head towards this new pain. It heaved in its breath and with a roar, unleashed more acid. Erlmoor and Dulvarna fell back from the dragon as the terrible liquid burned their skin but as they did so, they turned towards Telkya who had fallen to her knees. Her face was burned and blackened but still she looked up and met the gaze of her companions. Her eyes almost pleaded with them to heal her or slay her and then she collapsed onto the rocky floor.

Lavren cried out as Telkya fell and unleashed a blast of black energy into the side of the dragon. The elf rushed along the edge of the highest part of the outcropping to where Telkya lay on the higher part. He reached out a hand to touch her arm and wished that he was able to heal her. Behind him, Erlmoor roared his defiance as he gathered his strength to recover from the dragon’s terrible breath. The dragon leapt forward and lashed out with its right claw to backhand the dragonborn to the edge of the raised outcropping. Its tail lashed around a moment later and slammed Dulvarna back towards where Telkya lay. The dragon roared, this time in triumph, as it sensed its victory was close.

Enlishia loosed an arrow and then a second desperately in an effort to distract the dragon. One shaft flew wide and clattered into the stone wall at the far side of the cavern and the second clattered off the scales of Caustrex’s hide. Litiraan loosed a silver bolt that flashed over the dragon’s head while Dulvarna ducked and dodged desperately to evade the dragons claws and tail.

Lavren turned away from Telkya, realising she was beyond any aid he could give and rushed along the cavern wall. Shouting a curse at the dragon, he loosed another bolt of black energy into the dragon’s flank. Again the wyrm roared and turned towards the warlock and as it did so, Erlmoor rushed at its right flank. He raised his blade over his head and clove it deep into the side of the wyrm’s chest. Golden light flared and burst out in a wave over the companions around the paladin and as it did so, Telkya’s eyes opened. The elf maid heaved in a deep breath and from the pain she felt, began to assess how seriously she was injured.

Caustrex roared and lashed out at the dragonborn with a backhanded blow from its right claw. The paladin ducked under the deadly blow but as the creature’s tail swept around, Dulvarna was again too slow. The huge scaled appendage struck her and slammed her back towards Telkya. She cried out in defiance and pain and rushed back at the dragon and as she did so, Enlishia raised her bow and let fly. Both arrows clattered off the dragon’s scales and a silver bolt from Litiraan’s wand flashed past the wyrm a moment later. Dulvarna rushed at the dragon, wove her blade before her and then lashed out at the dragon, slashing a wound across the wyrm’s chest. It reared back away from her and as it did, a black bolt from Lavren’s wand flashed past its neck. Erlmoor rushed in and slashed out at the dragon but his blade clashed off the scales of the creature’s foot with a loud boom as though of a thunder clap. Caustrex roared again but more desperately this time and lashed out with a backhand blow that almost knocked Erlmoor from the higher part of the outcropping. Its tail lashed left toward the dragonborn but he leapt back and then it slashed around towards Dulvarna. She leapt back and then surged forward again.

Enlishia loosed an arrow into Caustrex’s side and then fired again, this one flying past the dragon and striking the stone beyond her. Litiraan hurled a silver bolt that flashed wide of the dragon but as he did, Dulvarna reached the wyrm and struck out with her blade. Her sword nicked the wyrm’s arm and as it did, Caustrex swung her tail around and sent the warrior woman sprawling. Another black bolt from Lavren’s wand flashed past the dragon barely missing it and it turned its head around towards the elf. Telkya leapt down from the outcropping and rushed to her husband’s side, her face still burned and blackened but some of her strength returning. She raised her amulet and loosed a bolt of golden light that seared past the dragon to strike the stone beyond it. Caustrex roared at the two elves and as she did so, Erlmoor rushed forward with a prayer on his lips. He leapt and raised his blade over his head. It glowed brightly and clove into the dragon’s chest, smashing through its ribs and into its lung beneath. Caustrex reeled back, roared once and then fell forward, smashing into the stone floor of the cavern. It heaved in one last laboured breath and then died amidst the carnage of its lair.

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