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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5030451" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Crisis in Freeport: Part 4 – Shark, Ahoy!</strong></p><p></p><p>The sun had set, casting an eerie pall over the burning embers across Freeport’s buildings. Sebastian sat atop yet another building, brooding on the events he had caused. It wasn’t so much that he felt bad about it, as things had taken an unexpected turn. He was no closer to stopping Leviathan. But perhaps he could turn things to his advantage…</p><p></p><p>A strange roar interrupted his thoughts. In the distance, a ball of flames billowed in front of the Sea Lord’s Palace.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian took wing, flapping his wings to gain lift. Something whistled upwards toward him from the fireball. He twisted and the projectile whizzed past him. It struck the wall of the building behind him with such force that bricks were dislodged in a powder of dust and debris. Whatever it was that nearly hit him, it was heavy.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian looked down. Rolling to a stop was the head of the Spirit of Freeport, the statue that had been created by Marissa Lapideaux and placed in front of the Sea Lord’s Palace. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian launched himself towards the Sea Lord’s Palace. Below him, people ran in crowds from the source of the explosion, screaming in terror. He kept flying, only to make out a terrible sight.</p><p></p><p>The thing was colossal, easily over sixty feet tall. It was draconic in appearance, with vicious maws atop two long, sinuous necks. Its hunched lower body smashed through the street, its tail whipping in agitation. Blood-red eyes released gouts of flame.</p><p></p><p>The crowd had scattered. A lone elorii stood in the center of the wreckage, facing the beast down, an arrow knocked in his bow. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian landed next to him. “This thing yours?”</p><p></p><p>The elorii nodded. “We were transporting the two-headed rage drake to the ship Menagerie. When the riots broke out, the sedation wore off. We’ve got to stop it!” He fired the arrow.</p><p></p><p>It struck the rage drake in one of its snouts. The beast’s head whipped around, roaring. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian took to the air as the other head tracked him. It yawned and flames blasted towards the dark-kin, forcing him backwards as the superheated air caught his wings. </p><p></p><p>The first head snatched the elorii up like a snake striking a rat. It recoiled, tossing the elf in the air. He screamed as he tumbled head over heels, but it was cut off by the other head, biting gently into his torso. The first head bit into the other side.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian looked away as there was a terrible crunching sound, followed by the spatter of blood and organs on the pavement.</p><p></p><p>The heads turned to track him once more. Sebastian flew higher. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly, they snapped back towards the ground, distracted. An absurdly tiny figure was hacking at one of the drake’s legs with an axe.</p><p></p><p>“Beldin, you fool!” shouted Sebastian. He unleashed a gout of flames at the thing, but the blast merely washed over the creature’s scales.</p><p></p><p>“If it breathes fire,” Beldin shouted up at him, “it’s immune to fire!”</p><p></p><p>That was all the dwarf got out. One of the heads snatched him up and for a moment Sebastian lost track of him.</p><p></p><p>But then the awful head snapped back again, tossing the dwarf like a rag doll into the air. Sebastian strafed the drake’s body. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Algor conus!</span>”</p><p></p><p>Frost covered the beast, but the inevitable was happening. The second head caught Beldin in mid-air. The first head reached for the tough morsel, dagger-like maw opened wide…</p><p></p><p>“NOOOO!” screamed Sebastian. He pointed his closed fists at the drake, forgetting even the words to his spell. Sizzling black and red energy spiraled from his fists, slicing through both heads of the rage drake. With a cough, the lower torso slumped to the ground. Beldin’s body tumbled out of its mouth.</p><p></p><p>The dark-kin looked down at his hands in disbelief. The energy had come from somewhere deep inside him, somewhere dark and feral and angry. He thought he heard shrieks when the energy was released, thought he saw faces in the beams. It was if he had released his soul to the world, and the world wept. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian flew down to pick him up. The dwarf was dead. But he would not be dead for long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 5030451, member: 3285"] [b]Crisis in Freeport: Part 4 – Shark, Ahoy![/b] The sun had set, casting an eerie pall over the burning embers across Freeport’s buildings. Sebastian sat atop yet another building, brooding on the events he had caused. It wasn’t so much that he felt bad about it, as things had taken an unexpected turn. He was no closer to stopping Leviathan. But perhaps he could turn things to his advantage… A strange roar interrupted his thoughts. In the distance, a ball of flames billowed in front of the Sea Lord’s Palace. Sebastian took wing, flapping his wings to gain lift. Something whistled upwards toward him from the fireball. He twisted and the projectile whizzed past him. It struck the wall of the building behind him with such force that bricks were dislodged in a powder of dust and debris. Whatever it was that nearly hit him, it was heavy. Sebastian looked down. Rolling to a stop was the head of the Spirit of Freeport, the statue that had been created by Marissa Lapideaux and placed in front of the Sea Lord’s Palace. Sebastian launched himself towards the Sea Lord’s Palace. Below him, people ran in crowds from the source of the explosion, screaming in terror. He kept flying, only to make out a terrible sight. The thing was colossal, easily over sixty feet tall. It was draconic in appearance, with vicious maws atop two long, sinuous necks. Its hunched lower body smashed through the street, its tail whipping in agitation. Blood-red eyes released gouts of flame. The crowd had scattered. A lone elorii stood in the center of the wreckage, facing the beast down, an arrow knocked in his bow. Sebastian landed next to him. “This thing yours?” The elorii nodded. “We were transporting the two-headed rage drake to the ship Menagerie. When the riots broke out, the sedation wore off. We’ve got to stop it!” He fired the arrow. It struck the rage drake in one of its snouts. The beast’s head whipped around, roaring. Sebastian took to the air as the other head tracked him. It yawned and flames blasted towards the dark-kin, forcing him backwards as the superheated air caught his wings. The first head snatched the elorii up like a snake striking a rat. It recoiled, tossing the elf in the air. He screamed as he tumbled head over heels, but it was cut off by the other head, biting gently into his torso. The first head bit into the other side. Sebastian looked away as there was a terrible crunching sound, followed by the spatter of blood and organs on the pavement. The heads turned to track him once more. Sebastian flew higher. Suddenly, they snapped back towards the ground, distracted. An absurdly tiny figure was hacking at one of the drake’s legs with an axe. “Beldin, you fool!” shouted Sebastian. He unleashed a gout of flames at the thing, but the blast merely washed over the creature’s scales. “If it breathes fire,” Beldin shouted up at him, “it’s immune to fire!” That was all the dwarf got out. One of the heads snatched him up and for a moment Sebastian lost track of him. But then the awful head snapped back again, tossing the dwarf like a rag doll into the air. Sebastian strafed the drake’s body. “[FONT="Impact"]Algor conus![/FONT]” Frost covered the beast, but the inevitable was happening. The second head caught Beldin in mid-air. The first head reached for the tough morsel, dagger-like maw opened wide… “NOOOO!” screamed Sebastian. He pointed his closed fists at the drake, forgetting even the words to his spell. Sizzling black and red energy spiraled from his fists, slicing through both heads of the rage drake. With a cough, the lower torso slumped to the ground. Beldin’s body tumbled out of its mouth. The dark-kin looked down at his hands in disbelief. The energy had come from somewhere deep inside him, somewhere dark and feral and angry. He thought he heard shrieks when the energy was released, thought he saw faces in the beams. It was if he had released his soul to the world, and the world wept. Sebastian flew down to pick him up. The dwarf was dead. But he would not be dead for long. [/QUOTE]
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