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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2833913" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>To Reap the Whirlwind - Part 6c: Choosing Where to Fight is as Important as When</strong></p><p></p><p>Kham grabbed a vial from the many pockets of his coat and took a swig. With a leap, he easily cleared the ten-foot distance to the top of the roof of the shed. </p><p></p><p>Vlad whirled and slashed downwards at the remaining thrall, but it blocked his blow with its shield arm. He noted in a moment of revulsion that bits of flesh and bone splintered off of the shield when he struck. The creature wasn’t wielding a shield—it WAS the shield.</p><p></p><p>Quintus pointed his gladius at the female Harvester again and a piercing beam of white-hot energy sliced through her shoulder. </p><p></p><p>The male Harvester turned and fired again at Kham. KA-BLAM! It just missed him, taking out part of the roof Kham stood on.</p><p></p><p>With a final blow, the thrall went down. Vlad hacked at it a few more times until its tentacles stopped writhing.</p><p></p><p>“Vlad,” said Quintus, “hit the male Harvester, he’s the leader!”</p><p></p><p>“With what?” said Vlad. He had no ranged weapons on him.</p><p></p><p>”Anything!” shouted Quintus. He turned to point at the female harvester. “Illiir judges you guilty of harvesting innocent souls!” shouted the legionnaire. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Suffer His wrath!</span>” </p><p></p><p>The female harvester burst into golden flames even as the glowing gladius winked out of existence. </p><p></p><p>The male Harvester chanted “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">tergus lapideu</span>” and was rewarded with the sound of cracking stone. His skin turned slate gray.</p><p></p><p>Kham drew a bead on the male Harvester but lifted his pistol after the spell was cast. “Great,” he said. “I may as well be shooting a statue.” He needed another target. </p><p></p><p>The woman flew by, her disk spinning crazily as she writhed in pain from Quintus’ divine rage. “That’ll do.” </p><p></p><p>With a KA-BLAM! Kham ended her suffering. She screamed and fell of her disk, crunching to the ground thirty feet below.</p><p></p><p>Kham peered over the edge of the shed. “Ouch,” he said.</p><p></p><p>When he looked up, the male Harvester hovered before him. “I sense much power within you,” he said. The harvester bared a row of sharpened teeth. “You will make for an excellent harvest.”</p><p></p><p>There was a loud CRACK! And a piece of magic-suppressing gravel ricocheted off of the bottom of the Harvester’s disk. He whirled, but the disk’s magical energy sputtered and failed, plunging him to the ground.</p><p></p><p>Kham waved at Vlad. “Nice shot,” he said. </p><p></p><p>“He’s getting up,” said Quintus. “Careful.”</p><p></p><p>The Harvester slowly rose to his feet. His skin no longer looked like stone, but he was otherwise unharmed. The Harvester dusted himself off and stalked towards the center of the pit. </p><p></p><p>“Kham, get down here!” shouted Quintus.</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” said the Harvester as he rolled up his sleeves. “Come die with the rest of the fools.”</p><p></p><p>“Take him Vlad,” said Quintus.</p><p></p><p>Vlad needed no further direction. He stepped up to the Harvester, sword and shield at the ready.</p><p></p><p>“<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Fuco aspergo!</span>” </p><p></p><p>“Ah, crap,” Kham said as the coruscating cone of colors washed over Vlad. He drew two more pistols as Quintus crouched low behind his shield.</p><p></p><p>Vlad collapsed to the ground, unconscious.</p><p></p><p>“You’re out of tricks, priest,” said the Harvester. “And now it’s time for you to show me what you’ve been hiding behind that shield. <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Lamia attrecto!</span>” One of the Harvester’s hands glowed with a sickly green radiance.</p><p></p><p>“I’m not a priest,” said Quintus. He ducked the Harvester’s outstretched hand and plunged his gladius deep into the Harvester’s chest. “I am…” he shoved it deeper with both hands on the hilt, “…a legionnaire!”</p><p></p><p>The Harvester fell off Quintus’ blade. The legionnaire helped Vlad to his feet.</p><p></p><p>From Kham’s vantage point, he was able to make out the last of the Harvesters being dropped out of the sky by a huge fireball. There was a resounding cheer from the surviving mages.</p><p></p><p>Yvigne’ ran up to the edge of the pit. “The Elorii has asked us to convene a Council at once,” she said. “Follow me!”</p><p></p><p>Quintus scooped up the boy again and walked calmly towards the center of the town.</p><p></p><p>“You know,” said Vlad, falling into step with Kham, “I don’t think Quintus’ tactics are as crazy as they may seem.”</p><p></p><p>“He’s a legionnaire,” said Kham, returning his pistols back into their holsters. “They’re all crazy.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2833913, member: 3285"] [b]To Reap the Whirlwind - Part 6c: Choosing Where to Fight is as Important as When[/b] Kham grabbed a vial from the many pockets of his coat and took a swig. With a leap, he easily cleared the ten-foot distance to the top of the roof of the shed. Vlad whirled and slashed downwards at the remaining thrall, but it blocked his blow with its shield arm. He noted in a moment of revulsion that bits of flesh and bone splintered off of the shield when he struck. The creature wasn’t wielding a shield—it WAS the shield. Quintus pointed his gladius at the female Harvester again and a piercing beam of white-hot energy sliced through her shoulder. The male Harvester turned and fired again at Kham. KA-BLAM! It just missed him, taking out part of the roof Kham stood on. With a final blow, the thrall went down. Vlad hacked at it a few more times until its tentacles stopped writhing. “Vlad,” said Quintus, “hit the male Harvester, he’s the leader!” “With what?” said Vlad. He had no ranged weapons on him. ”Anything!” shouted Quintus. He turned to point at the female harvester. “Illiir judges you guilty of harvesting innocent souls!” shouted the legionnaire. “[FONT="Impact"]Suffer His wrath![/FONT]” The female harvester burst into golden flames even as the glowing gladius winked out of existence. The male Harvester chanted “[FONT="Impact"]tergus lapideu[/FONT]” and was rewarded with the sound of cracking stone. His skin turned slate gray. Kham drew a bead on the male Harvester but lifted his pistol after the spell was cast. “Great,” he said. “I may as well be shooting a statue.” He needed another target. The woman flew by, her disk spinning crazily as she writhed in pain from Quintus’ divine rage. “That’ll do.” With a KA-BLAM! Kham ended her suffering. She screamed and fell of her disk, crunching to the ground thirty feet below. Kham peered over the edge of the shed. “Ouch,” he said. When he looked up, the male Harvester hovered before him. “I sense much power within you,” he said. The harvester bared a row of sharpened teeth. “You will make for an excellent harvest.” There was a loud CRACK! And a piece of magic-suppressing gravel ricocheted off of the bottom of the Harvester’s disk. He whirled, but the disk’s magical energy sputtered and failed, plunging him to the ground. Kham waved at Vlad. “Nice shot,” he said. “He’s getting up,” said Quintus. “Careful.” The Harvester slowly rose to his feet. His skin no longer looked like stone, but he was otherwise unharmed. The Harvester dusted himself off and stalked towards the center of the pit. “Kham, get down here!” shouted Quintus. “Yes,” said the Harvester as he rolled up his sleeves. “Come die with the rest of the fools.” “Take him Vlad,” said Quintus. Vlad needed no further direction. He stepped up to the Harvester, sword and shield at the ready. “[FONT="Impact"]Fuco aspergo![/FONT]” “Ah, crap,” Kham said as the coruscating cone of colors washed over Vlad. He drew two more pistols as Quintus crouched low behind his shield. Vlad collapsed to the ground, unconscious. “You’re out of tricks, priest,” said the Harvester. “And now it’s time for you to show me what you’ve been hiding behind that shield. [FONT="Impact"]Lamia attrecto![/FONT]” One of the Harvester’s hands glowed with a sickly green radiance. “I’m not a priest,” said Quintus. He ducked the Harvester’s outstretched hand and plunged his gladius deep into the Harvester’s chest. “I am…” he shoved it deeper with both hands on the hilt, “…a legionnaire!” The Harvester fell off Quintus’ blade. The legionnaire helped Vlad to his feet. From Kham’s vantage point, he was able to make out the last of the Harvesters being dropped out of the sky by a huge fireball. There was a resounding cheer from the surviving mages. Yvigne’ ran up to the edge of the pit. “The Elorii has asked us to convene a Council at once,” she said. “Follow me!” Quintus scooped up the boy again and walked calmly towards the center of the town. “You know,” said Vlad, falling into step with Kham, “I don’t think Quintus’ tactics are as crazy as they may seem.” “He’s a legionnaire,” said Kham, returning his pistols back into their holsters. “They’re all crazy.” [/QUOTE]
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