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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 4880099" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>Yay, fast ENWorld is back!</p><p></p><p>In other news, check in Friday for a new thread with a teaser post from my upcoming new story. I think you'll find it both different and familiar. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>* * * * * </p><p></p><p>Chapter 69</p><p></p><p></p><p>“MURDERER!” Beetle screamed, charging forward. The dragon’s head spun to face him as the halfling sprang up onto the bulky hindquarters of the dead boar; battered as it was, the creature’s attack was as fast as it had been before, the wedge of its head darting forward to intercept this puny foe. </p><p></p><p>“Beetle!” Jaron yelled. There was nothing he could do to intervene; he’s shot his last arrow, and while he ran forward, drawing his sword as he charged, he was too far away to help his cousin. </p><p></p><p>But as the dragon’s jaws snapped shut, they closed on empty air. Beetle had kicked off the boar’s back and flung himself sideways; something in his hand flashed as his body intersected with the lunging head of the dragon. Then both were flung in different directions; Beetle was knocked roughly off to the left; hitting the wall feet first, actually running along it for several paces before gravity drew him back to the floor. He slid several paces before coming to a stop, breathing heavily. </p><p></p><p>The dragon’s head reared back on its long neck, nearly bouncing off the high ceiling above. Its wings and foreclaws flailed, and it tore free from the boar, almost falling over onto its back before the wall behind it arrested its gyrations. Carzen, who’d come tentatively forward to confront it a moment ago, was forced to quickly retreat, lest he get trampled by the dragon’s wild movements. Gral, however, held his ground, taking careful aim, firing a lance of white cold squarely into the center of the dragon’s chest. The beam pierced it like a knife, forming a ring of frost around the point of impact. </p><p></p><p>The dragon tumbled forward, its violent struggles suddenly transformed into an almost placid limpness as it sank to the ground. The head was the last part to touch the stone, and as it came to rest, they could see the hilt of the tiny dagger that protruded from the ruins of its left eye. </p><p></p><p>The dragon was dead. </p><p></p><p>“By… the… gods…” Carzen breathed. He glanced back at Gral, but the dwarf was already tending to Vhael’s wounds. Mara was still standing, and gave him a funny look as he stared at her. </p><p></p><p>Then Beetle came forward. He came up to the dragon, looked down at it. Even in death, the thing dwarfed him. He reached down to recover his dagger, made a face as the weapon came free with a sick sucking noise. </p><p></p><p>Jaron came up next to him. “Wow,” he said. </p><p></p><p>Beetle grinned, then his gaze turned to the dead boar, and the expression darkened. “Stupid dragon,” he said mournfully, kicking it in the head.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 4880099, member: 143"] Yay, fast ENWorld is back! In other news, check in Friday for a new thread with a teaser post from my upcoming new story. I think you'll find it both different and familiar. :) * * * * * Chapter 69 “MURDERER!” Beetle screamed, charging forward. The dragon’s head spun to face him as the halfling sprang up onto the bulky hindquarters of the dead boar; battered as it was, the creature’s attack was as fast as it had been before, the wedge of its head darting forward to intercept this puny foe. “Beetle!” Jaron yelled. There was nothing he could do to intervene; he’s shot his last arrow, and while he ran forward, drawing his sword as he charged, he was too far away to help his cousin. But as the dragon’s jaws snapped shut, they closed on empty air. Beetle had kicked off the boar’s back and flung himself sideways; something in his hand flashed as his body intersected with the lunging head of the dragon. Then both were flung in different directions; Beetle was knocked roughly off to the left; hitting the wall feet first, actually running along it for several paces before gravity drew him back to the floor. He slid several paces before coming to a stop, breathing heavily. The dragon’s head reared back on its long neck, nearly bouncing off the high ceiling above. Its wings and foreclaws flailed, and it tore free from the boar, almost falling over onto its back before the wall behind it arrested its gyrations. Carzen, who’d come tentatively forward to confront it a moment ago, was forced to quickly retreat, lest he get trampled by the dragon’s wild movements. Gral, however, held his ground, taking careful aim, firing a lance of white cold squarely into the center of the dragon’s chest. The beam pierced it like a knife, forming a ring of frost around the point of impact. The dragon tumbled forward, its violent struggles suddenly transformed into an almost placid limpness as it sank to the ground. The head was the last part to touch the stone, and as it came to rest, they could see the hilt of the tiny dagger that protruded from the ruins of its left eye. The dragon was dead. “By… the… gods…” Carzen breathed. He glanced back at Gral, but the dwarf was already tending to Vhael’s wounds. Mara was still standing, and gave him a funny look as he stared at her. Then Beetle came forward. He came up to the dragon, looked down at it. Even in death, the thing dwarfed him. He reached down to recover his dagger, made a face as the weapon came free with a sick sucking noise. Jaron came up next to him. “Wow,” he said. Beetle grinned, then his gaze turned to the dead boar, and the expression darkened. “Stupid dragon,” he said mournfully, kicking it in the head. [/QUOTE]
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