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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4988312" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Isles of the Damned: Part 1d – The Isle of Undeath</strong></p><p></p><p>Beldin kicked open the door with a giant-sized foot, thanks to the growth effects of several potions. He almost seemed like a titan of old.</p><p></p><p>The room was filled with barrels, dripping with a blackish-red substance that could only be blood. In the northeastern corner of the room was a small copse of tree-like stone formations. Four hairless, rotting apes swung from the branches to block their path.</p><p></p><p>On the other side of the room stood Daen. He wore a cowl that concealed his features, leaving a bleached skull to glare at them with tiny red fires for eyes. His jaw clacked as he spoke, connected only by magic. </p><p></p><p>Beldin engaged two of the apes, who wielded spears. Vlad took on the other two, trying to keep them at bay. Sebastian hovered behind them.</p><p></p><p>Daen strode confidently toward the fray. Blood, crackling with vile energy, covered him from head to toe.</p><p></p><p>“You are powerful to have come this far.” His voice was a nasal, high-pitched rasp. “You will make a formidable addition to my legions. Answer me true, and your death will be quick and almost painless. Who sent you?”</p><p></p><p>“You should worry less about who sent us,” said Sebastian, crackling with magical defenses. “And more about saving yourself. <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Incendiares—</span>“</p><p></p><p>Daen laughed and pointed at Sebastian. “Oh, that’ll be enough of that: <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">resolvo veneficus!</span>”</p><p></p><p>Sebastian blinked as the fireball poofed out of existence in front of him. He slowly flapped to the ground, his defenses fading.</p><p></p><p>Vlad smashed one of the gorillas across the face with his shield and stabbed it through the heart. The thing roared in his face, the stench of death washing over him. Vlad’s opponent was no mere gorilla; it was an undead gorilla.</p><p></p><p>“And this nonsense!” Daen pointed at Beldin. “Dwarves becoming giants? Don’t be ridiculous: <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">resolvo veneficus!</span>”</p><p></p><p>Beldin shrunk back to his normal size. Even at his normal size he was still a formidable opponent. One of the gorillas lunged at where his head would have been and paid for it when Windcutter separated the ape’s leg at the kneecap.</p><p></p><p>“We’ll see if your defenses can stop this,” a glowing orb of bluish white appeared in the dark-kin’s upraised palm, “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">algor globus!</span>” He threw the globe at Daen. </p><p></p><p>The lich caught it in his palm. He examined it as if he were examining a piece of glass. “Interesting. They’ve been teaching you pups some new spells, I’ve never seen this one.” Daen crushed the globe in one bony fist.</p><p></p><p>Vlad blocked one of the gorillas spear attacks by chopping it aside with Grungronazharr. Before the ape could react, he stabbed it through the skull. The blow was powerful enough to put it down.</p><p></p><p>Beldin wasn’t faring as well. The change in size had thrown him off balance. One of the apes advanced on him.</p><p></p><p>“<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Vinculum fulmen!</span>” chanted Sebastian. Electricity surged between the undead gorillas and Daen. Two of the gorillas collapsed in smoking piles of roasted flesh. The third advanced on Beldin. Daen was completely unaffected.</p><p></p><p>“Bah! I didn’t need those ridiculous minions anyway.” Daen laughed. "Gorillas? Only Ramsey would use gorillas!” He pointed at Sebastian. “Now feel the wrath of my tentacles!”</p><p></p><p>Black tentacles sprung up around Vlad, Beldin, and Sebastian. A twisting tentacle wrenched the remaining gorilla’s head off.</p><p></p><p>Beldin and Vlad struggled to escape. Sebastian took to the air, but one of the tentacles snapped around his ankle. It was all he could do to stay aloft.</p><p></p><p>“And now that I have you where I want you,” sneered Daen, “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">feel the fatigue of centuries!</span>”</p><p></p><p>The lich put out one hand and a wave of shimmering air swept over them with a WOOM-WOOM-WOOM sound.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian struggled to move. The spell was sapping their energy. Vlad and Beldin shifted from trying to remove the tentacles to avoiding being squeezed to death. Fortunately, they were protected by Sebsatian’s magics.</p><p></p><p>“Bow before Daen Danud!” sneered the lich. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">For I am the Lord of Despair!</span>” He pointed one palm at them and another WOOM-WOOM-WOOM wave hit them. The urge to bow before Daen became nearly overpowering.</p><p></p><p>“When I am finished with you, you will beg to serve me in undeath! Pitiful fools, <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">you can’t even move,</span> can you?” </p><p></p><p>Vlad and Beldin struggled in slow motion as Daen warped even time itself. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian finally broke free of the tentacle. “My turn,” he said with a snarl. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Resolvo veneficus!</span>”</p><p></p><p>The tentacles disappeared.</p><p></p><p>Beldin and Vlad, clearing their heads, staggered forward. Daen put his arm at his sides and a sickening green mist surrounded him.</p><p></p><p>“Yes, come to me, fools! <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Come to your death!</span>”</p><p></p><p>“Poison!” shouted Beldin. “You’ll have to do better than that!”</p><p></p><p>Vlad charged into the greenish fog with a roar, but the mists overcame him. He fell to his knees in front of Daen, overcome.</p><p></p><p>“Who said anything about poison?” cackled Daen. He tapped Vlad on the forehead. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">You’ll find your own blood betrays you!</span>”</p><p></p><p>Vlad’s eyes bulged. He hopped to his feet, choking. The Milandisian stumbled back out of the mists.</p><p></p><p>“Vlad?” asked Beldin uncertainly. </p><p></p><p>Vlad clawed as his throat. He gasped out a warning, but a bloody gurgle was all he could manage. His eyes bulged red with blood. Blood leaked from his ears and nose.</p><p></p><p>Then a torrent of blood and gore erupted from Vlad’s mouth and shot across the room. It ran from his nostrils and ears, and then his eyes burst from the pressure, and the gushing continued from his empty sockets. </p><p></p><p>With a horrible shriek, Vlad exploded, his blood firing outwards as if it were stretching of its own volition. Then, just as quickly as it had exited his body, the blood sucked back in like a snail hiding in its shell.</p><p></p><p>Vlad’s drained corpse clattered to the ground.</p><p></p><p>“Illiir have mercy!” shouted Beldin, kneeling over what was left of Vlad’s corpse. “I’ll kill you for that!”</p><p></p><p>“No,” shouted Sebastian. “Retreat! I’ll keep him busy. You can’t take him in your weakened condition.”</p><p></p><p>Beldin took a few steps backwards. Sebastian was right, the poison was sapping his strength. </p><p></p><p>“Yes, run little dwarf,” sneered Daen. “Your Milandisian friend has it all under control. Don’t you, Vlad?”</p><p></p><p>And then Vlad got back up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4988312, member: 3285"] [b]Isles of the Damned: Part 1d – The Isle of Undeath[/b] Beldin kicked open the door with a giant-sized foot, thanks to the growth effects of several potions. He almost seemed like a titan of old. The room was filled with barrels, dripping with a blackish-red substance that could only be blood. In the northeastern corner of the room was a small copse of tree-like stone formations. Four hairless, rotting apes swung from the branches to block their path. On the other side of the room stood Daen. He wore a cowl that concealed his features, leaving a bleached skull to glare at them with tiny red fires for eyes. His jaw clacked as he spoke, connected only by magic. Beldin engaged two of the apes, who wielded spears. Vlad took on the other two, trying to keep them at bay. Sebastian hovered behind them. Daen strode confidently toward the fray. Blood, crackling with vile energy, covered him from head to toe. “You are powerful to have come this far.” His voice was a nasal, high-pitched rasp. “You will make a formidable addition to my legions. Answer me true, and your death will be quick and almost painless. Who sent you?” “You should worry less about who sent us,” said Sebastian, crackling with magical defenses. “And more about saving yourself. [FONT="Impact"]Incendiares—[/FONT]“ Daen laughed and pointed at Sebastian. “Oh, that’ll be enough of that: [FONT="Impact"]resolvo veneficus![/FONT]” Sebastian blinked as the fireball poofed out of existence in front of him. He slowly flapped to the ground, his defenses fading. Vlad smashed one of the gorillas across the face with his shield and stabbed it through the heart. The thing roared in his face, the stench of death washing over him. Vlad’s opponent was no mere gorilla; it was an undead gorilla. “And this nonsense!” Daen pointed at Beldin. “Dwarves becoming giants? Don’t be ridiculous: [FONT="Impact"]resolvo veneficus![/FONT]” Beldin shrunk back to his normal size. Even at his normal size he was still a formidable opponent. One of the gorillas lunged at where his head would have been and paid for it when Windcutter separated the ape’s leg at the kneecap. “We’ll see if your defenses can stop this,” a glowing orb of bluish white appeared in the dark-kin’s upraised palm, “[FONT="Impact"]algor globus![/FONT]” He threw the globe at Daen. The lich caught it in his palm. He examined it as if he were examining a piece of glass. “Interesting. They’ve been teaching you pups some new spells, I’ve never seen this one.” Daen crushed the globe in one bony fist. Vlad blocked one of the gorillas spear attacks by chopping it aside with Grungronazharr. Before the ape could react, he stabbed it through the skull. The blow was powerful enough to put it down. Beldin wasn’t faring as well. The change in size had thrown him off balance. One of the apes advanced on him. “[FONT="Impact"]Vinculum fulmen![/FONT]” chanted Sebastian. Electricity surged between the undead gorillas and Daen. Two of the gorillas collapsed in smoking piles of roasted flesh. The third advanced on Beldin. Daen was completely unaffected. “Bah! I didn’t need those ridiculous minions anyway.” Daen laughed. "Gorillas? Only Ramsey would use gorillas!” He pointed at Sebastian. “Now feel the wrath of my tentacles!” Black tentacles sprung up around Vlad, Beldin, and Sebastian. A twisting tentacle wrenched the remaining gorilla’s head off. Beldin and Vlad struggled to escape. Sebastian took to the air, but one of the tentacles snapped around his ankle. It was all he could do to stay aloft. “And now that I have you where I want you,” sneered Daen, “[FONT="Impact"]feel the fatigue of centuries![/FONT]” The lich put out one hand and a wave of shimmering air swept over them with a WOOM-WOOM-WOOM sound. Sebastian struggled to move. The spell was sapping their energy. Vlad and Beldin shifted from trying to remove the tentacles to avoiding being squeezed to death. Fortunately, they were protected by Sebsatian’s magics. “Bow before Daen Danud!” sneered the lich. “[FONT="Impact"]For I am the Lord of Despair![/FONT]” He pointed one palm at them and another WOOM-WOOM-WOOM wave hit them. The urge to bow before Daen became nearly overpowering. “When I am finished with you, you will beg to serve me in undeath! Pitiful fools, [FONT="Impact"]you can’t even move,[/FONT] can you?” Vlad and Beldin struggled in slow motion as Daen warped even time itself. Sebastian finally broke free of the tentacle. “My turn,” he said with a snarl. “[FONT="Impact"]Resolvo veneficus![/FONT]” The tentacles disappeared. Beldin and Vlad, clearing their heads, staggered forward. Daen put his arm at his sides and a sickening green mist surrounded him. “Yes, come to me, fools! [FONT="Impact"]Come to your death![/FONT]” “Poison!” shouted Beldin. “You’ll have to do better than that!” Vlad charged into the greenish fog with a roar, but the mists overcame him. He fell to his knees in front of Daen, overcome. “Who said anything about poison?” cackled Daen. He tapped Vlad on the forehead. “[FONT="Impact"]You’ll find your own blood betrays you![/FONT]” Vlad’s eyes bulged. He hopped to his feet, choking. The Milandisian stumbled back out of the mists. “Vlad?” asked Beldin uncertainly. Vlad clawed as his throat. He gasped out a warning, but a bloody gurgle was all he could manage. His eyes bulged red with blood. Blood leaked from his ears and nose. Then a torrent of blood and gore erupted from Vlad’s mouth and shot across the room. It ran from his nostrils and ears, and then his eyes burst from the pressure, and the gushing continued from his empty sockets. With a horrible shriek, Vlad exploded, his blood firing outwards as if it were stretching of its own volition. Then, just as quickly as it had exited his body, the blood sucked back in like a snail hiding in its shell. Vlad’s drained corpse clattered to the ground. “Illiir have mercy!” shouted Beldin, kneeling over what was left of Vlad’s corpse. “I’ll kill you for that!” “No,” shouted Sebastian. “Retreat! I’ll keep him busy. You can’t take him in your weakened condition.” Beldin took a few steps backwards. Sebastian was right, the poison was sapping his strength. “Yes, run little dwarf,” sneered Daen. “Your Milandisian friend has it all under control. Don’t you, Vlad?” And then Vlad got back up. [/QUOTE]
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