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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2888248" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Assault Upon the Gate of Tears - Part 5a: Imprisonment!</strong></p><p></p><p>The door before them appeared to resemble all the others in the manse. Before Quintus reached the handle, the strange rolling sound began again.</p><p></p><p>Kham drew two of his pistols. He smiled sweetly at Ilmarė. “Ladies first.” </p><p></p><p>She muttered something in Elorii at him. The rolling noise stopped.</p><p></p><p>Quintus tried the doorknob. “It’s locked.” He turned to Vlad. “Vlad, unlock it.”</p><p></p><p>Vlad snapped the visor of his helmet down with a nod. With a roar, Vlad kicked the door just above the doorknob. The combined weight of his plate armor and force splintered the door open. He entered with shield and blade at the ready.</p><p></p><p>“Looks like you’re out of the lock picking business,” said Ilmarė.</p><p></p><p>There was the sound of splintered wood and Vlad stumbled back out of the doorway with a fist-sized dent in his shield. “Something big,” he said. </p><p></p><p>“And angry,” said Kham, pointing at the thing that shambled through the doorway.</p><p></p><p>It looked as though it had been constructed from a grisly assortment of decaying human body parts. They were all stitched and bolted together into a form taller than a living man. </p><p></p><p>“Golem!” shouted Ilmarė. </p><p></p><p>Quintus stabbed it in the chest with his spear, but the golem kept coming. It swatted at Quintus with a huge hand that was attached backwards to its wrist. </p><p></p><p>With a metallic clang, Quintus slid backwards from the impact. He absorbed the brunt of the blow with his shield, but the blow still numbed his arm.</p><p></p><p>An arrow bounced off of the golem’s head. </p><p></p><p>“Get clear!” shouted Holden. He kneeled and aimed. </p><p></p><p>KA-BLAM!</p><p></p><p>The golem pounded out of the cloud of smoke in the aftermath of the rifle’s shot. Its chest was blackened, but the leathery flesh was still intact.</p><p></p><p>“It’s immune to weapons!” shouted Vlad. He stabbed at the golem, but his blade bounced off the sutures across its back. It swung a fist at him, just missing his head.</p><p></p><p>“Amateurs,” muttered Kham. He upended a vial of viscous oil into a pouch full of bullets.</p><p></p><p>Holden dropped his rifle and pointed his fingers in a fan-like gesture towards the golem. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Incensio terum!</span>”</p><p></p><p>A wide gout of flames washed over the golem. Bits of its hair burnt off, but it didn’t even flinch.</p><p></p><p>“We need magic,” said Ilmarė through gritted teeth. “Even dwarven quality is not enough to stop this thing.” She drew Captain Bezyli’s knife, but it looked like a toothpick in comparison to the golem’s hulking form.</p><p></p><p>Vlad nodded and drew the magical dagger from his belt. “I’ll keep it busy,” he said. </p><p></p><p>The warrior leaped onto the back of the golem as it clumsily swung at him again. The blow missed and smashed through the plaster wall. Then he stabbed it again and again as the golem whirled around in rage.</p><p></p><p>BLAM! BLAM!</p><p></p><p>Two smoking holes opened in the golem’s chest. Sutures tore at the wounds. The golem collapsed in a pile of brittle body parts. </p><p></p><p>Vlad’s gauntleted hand stuck out from the pile. From somewhere in the morass of flesh and stitches came, “nice shot Kham.”</p><p></p><p>Kham grunted as he stepped around the pile into the room. “Maybe you should leave the door opening to me.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2888248, member: 3285"] [b]Assault Upon the Gate of Tears - Part 5a: Imprisonment![/b] The door before them appeared to resemble all the others in the manse. Before Quintus reached the handle, the strange rolling sound began again. Kham drew two of his pistols. He smiled sweetly at Ilmarė. “Ladies first.” She muttered something in Elorii at him. The rolling noise stopped. Quintus tried the doorknob. “It’s locked.” He turned to Vlad. “Vlad, unlock it.” Vlad snapped the visor of his helmet down with a nod. With a roar, Vlad kicked the door just above the doorknob. The combined weight of his plate armor and force splintered the door open. He entered with shield and blade at the ready. “Looks like you’re out of the lock picking business,” said Ilmarė. There was the sound of splintered wood and Vlad stumbled back out of the doorway with a fist-sized dent in his shield. “Something big,” he said. “And angry,” said Kham, pointing at the thing that shambled through the doorway. It looked as though it had been constructed from a grisly assortment of decaying human body parts. They were all stitched and bolted together into a form taller than a living man. “Golem!” shouted Ilmarė. Quintus stabbed it in the chest with his spear, but the golem kept coming. It swatted at Quintus with a huge hand that was attached backwards to its wrist. With a metallic clang, Quintus slid backwards from the impact. He absorbed the brunt of the blow with his shield, but the blow still numbed his arm. An arrow bounced off of the golem’s head. “Get clear!” shouted Holden. He kneeled and aimed. KA-BLAM! The golem pounded out of the cloud of smoke in the aftermath of the rifle’s shot. Its chest was blackened, but the leathery flesh was still intact. “It’s immune to weapons!” shouted Vlad. He stabbed at the golem, but his blade bounced off the sutures across its back. It swung a fist at him, just missing his head. “Amateurs,” muttered Kham. He upended a vial of viscous oil into a pouch full of bullets. Holden dropped his rifle and pointed his fingers in a fan-like gesture towards the golem. “[FONT="Impact"]Incensio terum![/FONT]” A wide gout of flames washed over the golem. Bits of its hair burnt off, but it didn’t even flinch. “We need magic,” said Ilmarė through gritted teeth. “Even dwarven quality is not enough to stop this thing.” She drew Captain Bezyli’s knife, but it looked like a toothpick in comparison to the golem’s hulking form. Vlad nodded and drew the magical dagger from his belt. “I’ll keep it busy,” he said. The warrior leaped onto the back of the golem as it clumsily swung at him again. The blow missed and smashed through the plaster wall. Then he stabbed it again and again as the golem whirled around in rage. BLAM! BLAM! Two smoking holes opened in the golem’s chest. Sutures tore at the wounds. The golem collapsed in a pile of brittle body parts. Vlad’s gauntleted hand stuck out from the pile. From somewhere in the morass of flesh and stitches came, “nice shot Kham.” Kham grunted as he stepped around the pile into the room. “Maybe you should leave the door opening to me.” [/QUOTE]
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