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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4857321" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 3)</strong></p><p></p><p>Dulvarna turned back to the battle then, her strength renewed, just as one of the sword wielders rushed at her. It lashed out with its blade and Dulvarna parried, driving the sword downward so that it only nicked her right knee instead of driving into her side. She grimaced at this new pain but then raised her blade again as a four armed creature came at her from the left. It feinted left and then lashed a dagger in with one of its right arms only for it to be met by the hard, unyielding steel of Aecris.</p><p></p><p>Behind Dulvarna and Erlmoor, Lavren retreated before the four armed foulspawn that had dodged between the warrior woman and the dragonborn. Turning beside Thorn, he raised his wand and loosed bolts of purple energy that seared out toward that foulspawn and its companion that had already broken the line. One bolt flew over its target but the other struck the foulspawn near the passage entrance in the chest and threw it backward. The creature turned and hissed at the warlock but then turned back toward Telkya and hurled bones daggers from two of its hands at the priestess. One clattered into the wall next to Telkya but the other drove into her thigh, just above the knee. The elf maid gasped, looked down at the dagger and then, with a snarl of her own, pulled it from her flesh and tossed it aside. With a steely determination, she raised her blade and brought forth her amulet to face the foulspawn and the creature stopped its hissing, knowing that it faced a battle to the death.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna surged forward with her renewed strength, lashing her blade across the belly of the creature before her. It fell back a step and she took the chance to glance behind her just as Thorn circled behind Lavren and then rushed at the four armed creature at the top of the stairs. The druid wolf leapt and seized one of the creature’s arms in his powerful jaws, dragging the creature toward him as he did. The creature shrieked and tried to pull its arm free but found the wolf’s grip too strong. Dulvarna turned back toward her own enemies, satisfied that her companions were dealing with the foulspawn just as the sword wielder before her rushed at her again. She parried once and then a second time but the creature’s third swing came in low and drove painfully into her left thigh. With a grunt, Dulvarna fell back a step and as she did the four armed creature to her left, leapt forward and drove a blade into her arm. It spun away behind her and plunged another dagger into her back before moving away again to attack Telkya and Enlishia. Both were slashed by daggers across their arms as they tried to defend themselves. It leapt away from them as quickly as it hand come and turned as it reached the top of the staircase. Another foulspawn now stood behind Dulvarna and Erlmoor.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor looked around as the foulspawn spun past him and as he did, the unarmed creature attacked again. This time, the dragonborn was not ready and the terrible voice filled his mind, distracting and slowing him. He roared and lashed out at the remaining four armed creature, his blade cutting into the foulspawn’s side and spinning it away from him. The paladin retreated a few steps toward Lavren, hoping to draw his enemies onward and fight only one battle rather than the two that had been forced upon the companions. </p><p>Behind Erlmoor, Enlishia’s bow sang again and again an arrow clattered off the wall behind the foulspawn. The ranger raised her bow and aimed again before letting fly and this time, the arrow flew true, driving into the chest of one of the four armed creatures and throwing it back toward Thorn who still held its arm in his jaws. Telkya hurled ribbons of divine light at the creature that flew past it and struck the wall behind it while desperately, it tried to free itself from Thorn’s wolf jaws. </p><p></p><p>To Telkya’s right, Dulvarna fell back another step as one of the sword wielders came at her furiously. She parried each blow with her own sword but as she did, the four armed creature to her left darted forward and drove a dagger into her left leg again before darting away. She gasped and staggered, taking another step back toward her companions, knowing that she could not last much longer against three foes. Suddenly, a bolt of black energy seared into one of the sword wielders, hurling it away from Dulvarna toward the demon face. It staggered and fell dying while the face flicked a forked tongue from its mouth regarded the creature’s flesh with ravenous eyes. Dulvarna glanced to her left and nodded her thanks to Lavren. Two against one was much fairer, she mused wryly.</p><p></p><p>The four armed foulspawn that Thorn fought wriggled its arm free of the druid’s jaws and twisted away, slashing out at the wolf form as it did so. The dagger tore across the druid wolf’s snout and he twisted away, bloodied and wounded. Meanwhile, the creature danced to the wolf’s right and drove another dagger into his flank before leaping back in front of him and slashing the side of his head. It leapt to the side again and this time, Thorn leapt away, evading the fourth dagger but leaving him sorely wounded. The druid wolf snarled and then leapt at the creature again but the foulspawn danced back beyond the reach of the wolf’s jaws. With bared teeth, the wolf moved left and right before his enemy while the foulspawn hissed its defiance.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna retreated again to gather what remained of her strength but her enemies granted her no rest. The four armed creature that had so plagued her hurled two daggers toward her a heartbeat apart and while the warrior woman dodged to the right to avoid one, the other drove into her arm. Her mind filled with the babbling voices called forth by the unarmed creature and as confusion reigned, the remaining sword wielder came forward. Parrying desperately, the warrior woman held the creature at bay while giving ground a step at a time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4857321, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 3)[/b] Dulvarna turned back to the battle then, her strength renewed, just as one of the sword wielders rushed at her. It lashed out with its blade and Dulvarna parried, driving the sword downward so that it only nicked her right knee instead of driving into her side. She grimaced at this new pain but then raised her blade again as a four armed creature came at her from the left. It feinted left and then lashed a dagger in with one of its right arms only for it to be met by the hard, unyielding steel of Aecris. Behind Dulvarna and Erlmoor, Lavren retreated before the four armed foulspawn that had dodged between the warrior woman and the dragonborn. Turning beside Thorn, he raised his wand and loosed bolts of purple energy that seared out toward that foulspawn and its companion that had already broken the line. One bolt flew over its target but the other struck the foulspawn near the passage entrance in the chest and threw it backward. The creature turned and hissed at the warlock but then turned back toward Telkya and hurled bones daggers from two of its hands at the priestess. One clattered into the wall next to Telkya but the other drove into her thigh, just above the knee. The elf maid gasped, looked down at the dagger and then, with a snarl of her own, pulled it from her flesh and tossed it aside. With a steely determination, she raised her blade and brought forth her amulet to face the foulspawn and the creature stopped its hissing, knowing that it faced a battle to the death. Dulvarna surged forward with her renewed strength, lashing her blade across the belly of the creature before her. It fell back a step and she took the chance to glance behind her just as Thorn circled behind Lavren and then rushed at the four armed creature at the top of the stairs. The druid wolf leapt and seized one of the creature’s arms in his powerful jaws, dragging the creature toward him as he did. The creature shrieked and tried to pull its arm free but found the wolf’s grip too strong. Dulvarna turned back toward her own enemies, satisfied that her companions were dealing with the foulspawn just as the sword wielder before her rushed at her again. She parried once and then a second time but the creature’s third swing came in low and drove painfully into her left thigh. With a grunt, Dulvarna fell back a step and as she did the four armed creature to her left, leapt forward and drove a blade into her arm. It spun away behind her and plunged another dagger into her back before moving away again to attack Telkya and Enlishia. Both were slashed by daggers across their arms as they tried to defend themselves. It leapt away from them as quickly as it hand come and turned as it reached the top of the staircase. Another foulspawn now stood behind Dulvarna and Erlmoor. Erlmoor looked around as the foulspawn spun past him and as he did, the unarmed creature attacked again. This time, the dragonborn was not ready and the terrible voice filled his mind, distracting and slowing him. He roared and lashed out at the remaining four armed creature, his blade cutting into the foulspawn’s side and spinning it away from him. The paladin retreated a few steps toward Lavren, hoping to draw his enemies onward and fight only one battle rather than the two that had been forced upon the companions. Behind Erlmoor, Enlishia’s bow sang again and again an arrow clattered off the wall behind the foulspawn. The ranger raised her bow and aimed again before letting fly and this time, the arrow flew true, driving into the chest of one of the four armed creatures and throwing it back toward Thorn who still held its arm in his jaws. Telkya hurled ribbons of divine light at the creature that flew past it and struck the wall behind it while desperately, it tried to free itself from Thorn’s wolf jaws. To Telkya’s right, Dulvarna fell back another step as one of the sword wielders came at her furiously. She parried each blow with her own sword but as she did, the four armed creature to her left darted forward and drove a dagger into her left leg again before darting away. She gasped and staggered, taking another step back toward her companions, knowing that she could not last much longer against three foes. Suddenly, a bolt of black energy seared into one of the sword wielders, hurling it away from Dulvarna toward the demon face. It staggered and fell dying while the face flicked a forked tongue from its mouth regarded the creature’s flesh with ravenous eyes. Dulvarna glanced to her left and nodded her thanks to Lavren. Two against one was much fairer, she mused wryly. The four armed foulspawn that Thorn fought wriggled its arm free of the druid’s jaws and twisted away, slashing out at the wolf form as it did so. The dagger tore across the druid wolf’s snout and he twisted away, bloodied and wounded. Meanwhile, the creature danced to the wolf’s right and drove another dagger into his flank before leaping back in front of him and slashing the side of his head. It leapt to the side again and this time, Thorn leapt away, evading the fourth dagger but leaving him sorely wounded. The druid wolf snarled and then leapt at the creature again but the foulspawn danced back beyond the reach of the wolf’s jaws. With bared teeth, the wolf moved left and right before his enemy while the foulspawn hissed its defiance. Dulvarna retreated again to gather what remained of her strength but her enemies granted her no rest. The four armed creature that had so plagued her hurled two daggers toward her a heartbeat apart and while the warrior woman dodged to the right to avoid one, the other drove into her arm. Her mind filled with the babbling voices called forth by the unarmed creature and as confusion reigned, the remaining sword wielder came forward. Parrying desperately, the warrior woman held the creature at bay while giving ground a step at a time. [/QUOTE]
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