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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4860081" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 4)</strong></p><p></p><p>To her left, Erlmoor saw Dulvarna’s plight but knew that he had to aid the others before he could aid her. He leapt back to where Thorn stood and twisted on the spot, throwing all of his weight into a huge blow aimed at the four armed creature before the druid. His sword clove into the foulspawn’s side and drove through into its chest until it seemed as if he had cloven the creature in two. The foulspawn hissed its last breath and then collapsed to the floor in a growing pool of its own blood. Seeing the creature fall, Enlishia loosed an arrow and then a second at the remaining creature, both shafts driving into the creature’s chest. It staggered back toward the top of the stairs and as it reached them, Telkya hurled a bolt light that seared into it and sent it tumbling down the staircase into the darkness below.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna halted her retreat then and surged forward, parrying the fierce attacks of the foulspawn she fought while slashing Aecris left and right, seeking an opening in the creature’s defences. A bolt of black energy from Lavren’s wand seared past the creature’s back to strike the stone wall and as the foulspawn glanced to its left, Dulvarna took her chance and rushed forward. She lashed her blade into the creature’s side and moved to her left forcing it to put its back to the wall and face her. Enlishia, Telkya and Lavren all came forward to aid their leader while Thorn rushed at the last of the four armed creatures.</p><p></p><p>The druid wolf leapt as he reached the creature and forced it back a step while his teeth tore at one of its arms. The unarmed creature rushed to aid its kin but Thorn had regained his feet by the time the creature reached the battle and he danced away, beyond the foulspawn’s reach. Erlmoor rushed to aid the druid, forcing the unarmed creature back with his blade while behind the pair, Enlishia and Telkya began to loose arrows and divine fire at the warrior that Dulvarna faught. Still it faught on fiercely, lashing out with its blade and gouging a deep wound in Dulvarna’s left shoulder that forced her to lurch to her right. The four armed creature surged forward as well, lashing its blade across the back of Thorn’s wolf form. For a moment, the foulspawn pushed the companions back but then Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy into the four armed creature and it reeled back, giving Thorn time to recover. The druid crouched low and growled at his enemy while to his right, Dulvarna regained her balance and rushed at her enemy again.</p><p></p><p>Thorn leapt a heartbeat later, his claws and teeth tearing at the arms of the foulspawn he faced and forcing it back a step. The other foulspawn clawed at his flanks, tearing through fur and flesh until he regained his feet to dart away from his enemies and Erlmoor came forward to drive the second creature back with his blade. Behind the dragonborn, Enlishia’s bow sang again and two arrows drove themselves, one after the other into the chest of the foulspawn warrior that Dulvarna fought. It staggered and as it did, a bolt of light lanced out from Telkya’s amulet and seared into the creature’s face. Its face blackened and smoked as the divine fire burned it and then with a final hiss of anger, it collapsed on the floor.</p><p></p><p>The four-armed creature shrieked and in a fury, lashed a dagger across Thorn’s wolf-form muzzle. He yelped and the creature leapt past him to the left before lashing another dagger down his flank. Then it spun behind the wolf druid and slashed out at Thorn’s back, the dagger missing by a hand span, before the creature leapt toward Enlishia. It turned back toward Thorn quickly and plunged its fourth dagger into the druid’s back leg, drawing another yelp from his wolf form and forcing him to dart away toward the other foulspawn. Lavren quickly loosed a bolt of black energy that flew past the creature to strike the wall next to Telkya and as the creature turned its gaze on the warlock, Enlishia leapt away, raising her bow as she did so.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna spun on the spot and swung her sword around in a wide arc, cleaving it into the side of the unarmed foulspawn. Blood spewed from the creature and it spin back and away from Erlmoor. Thorn leapt at the creature but it stepped back beyond its reach and then lashed its clawed hands across the wolf’s muzzle to keep him at bay. Erlmoor stepped forward and thrust his blade into the foulspawn’s right leg, forcing it back a step while behind him, Enlishia let fly an arrow from her bow. The shaft drove into the chest of the four armed foulspawn and as it staggered backwards, Enlishia nocked another arrow and loosed it to drive into the creature’s throat. The foulspawn gurgled, spewing blood from its mouth and then fell to its knees before collapsing, face down on the stone floor. </p><p></p><p>Beside the ranger, Telkya loosed a bolt of light that flashed past the remaining foulspawn while Lavren circled around the battle to stand before one of the demonic faces. It hissed at him, begging him to feed it but he paid it no mind and raised his wand to loose another bolt of black energy. The blast seared past the creature and struck the eastern wall of the passage but as the creature cringed, Dulvarna stepped forward and drove her blade into its hip. Thorn leapt at the creature and seized its right arm in his teeth, tearing at it until the creature lashed a claw across the side of his head and forced him to let go. It leapt back as Erlmoor slashed his blade at it but Enlishia was already raising her bow and as she did, the foulspawn realised that it was doomed. An arrow and then another flew, driving into its belly and forcing it back another step. A bolt of light from Telkya’s amulet struck it in the chest and then Dulvarna plunged her blade into its chest. With a gasp, the last foulspawn fell to the blood stained floor beside its kin.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next.....The Hall of Blizzards</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4860081, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 4)[/b] To her left, Erlmoor saw Dulvarna’s plight but knew that he had to aid the others before he could aid her. He leapt back to where Thorn stood and twisted on the spot, throwing all of his weight into a huge blow aimed at the four armed creature before the druid. His sword clove into the foulspawn’s side and drove through into its chest until it seemed as if he had cloven the creature in two. The foulspawn hissed its last breath and then collapsed to the floor in a growing pool of its own blood. Seeing the creature fall, Enlishia loosed an arrow and then a second at the remaining creature, both shafts driving into the creature’s chest. It staggered back toward the top of the stairs and as it reached them, Telkya hurled a bolt light that seared into it and sent it tumbling down the staircase into the darkness below. Dulvarna halted her retreat then and surged forward, parrying the fierce attacks of the foulspawn she fought while slashing Aecris left and right, seeking an opening in the creature’s defences. A bolt of black energy from Lavren’s wand seared past the creature’s back to strike the stone wall and as the foulspawn glanced to its left, Dulvarna took her chance and rushed forward. She lashed her blade into the creature’s side and moved to her left forcing it to put its back to the wall and face her. Enlishia, Telkya and Lavren all came forward to aid their leader while Thorn rushed at the last of the four armed creatures. The druid wolf leapt as he reached the creature and forced it back a step while his teeth tore at one of its arms. The unarmed creature rushed to aid its kin but Thorn had regained his feet by the time the creature reached the battle and he danced away, beyond the foulspawn’s reach. Erlmoor rushed to aid the druid, forcing the unarmed creature back with his blade while behind the pair, Enlishia and Telkya began to loose arrows and divine fire at the warrior that Dulvarna faught. Still it faught on fiercely, lashing out with its blade and gouging a deep wound in Dulvarna’s left shoulder that forced her to lurch to her right. The four armed creature surged forward as well, lashing its blade across the back of Thorn’s wolf form. For a moment, the foulspawn pushed the companions back but then Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy into the four armed creature and it reeled back, giving Thorn time to recover. The druid crouched low and growled at his enemy while to his right, Dulvarna regained her balance and rushed at her enemy again. Thorn leapt a heartbeat later, his claws and teeth tearing at the arms of the foulspawn he faced and forcing it back a step. The other foulspawn clawed at his flanks, tearing through fur and flesh until he regained his feet to dart away from his enemies and Erlmoor came forward to drive the second creature back with his blade. Behind the dragonborn, Enlishia’s bow sang again and two arrows drove themselves, one after the other into the chest of the foulspawn warrior that Dulvarna fought. It staggered and as it did, a bolt of light lanced out from Telkya’s amulet and seared into the creature’s face. Its face blackened and smoked as the divine fire burned it and then with a final hiss of anger, it collapsed on the floor. The four-armed creature shrieked and in a fury, lashed a dagger across Thorn’s wolf-form muzzle. He yelped and the creature leapt past him to the left before lashing another dagger down his flank. Then it spun behind the wolf druid and slashed out at Thorn’s back, the dagger missing by a hand span, before the creature leapt toward Enlishia. It turned back toward Thorn quickly and plunged its fourth dagger into the druid’s back leg, drawing another yelp from his wolf form and forcing him to dart away toward the other foulspawn. Lavren quickly loosed a bolt of black energy that flew past the creature to strike the wall next to Telkya and as the creature turned its gaze on the warlock, Enlishia leapt away, raising her bow as she did so. Dulvarna spun on the spot and swung her sword around in a wide arc, cleaving it into the side of the unarmed foulspawn. Blood spewed from the creature and it spin back and away from Erlmoor. Thorn leapt at the creature but it stepped back beyond its reach and then lashed its clawed hands across the wolf’s muzzle to keep him at bay. Erlmoor stepped forward and thrust his blade into the foulspawn’s right leg, forcing it back a step while behind him, Enlishia let fly an arrow from her bow. The shaft drove into the chest of the four armed foulspawn and as it staggered backwards, Enlishia nocked another arrow and loosed it to drive into the creature’s throat. The foulspawn gurgled, spewing blood from its mouth and then fell to its knees before collapsing, face down on the stone floor. Beside the ranger, Telkya loosed a bolt of light that flashed past the remaining foulspawn while Lavren circled around the battle to stand before one of the demonic faces. It hissed at him, begging him to feed it but he paid it no mind and raised his wand to loose another bolt of black energy. The blast seared past the creature and struck the eastern wall of the passage but as the creature cringed, Dulvarna stepped forward and drove her blade into its hip. Thorn leapt at the creature and seized its right arm in his teeth, tearing at it until the creature lashed a claw across the side of his head and forced him to let go. It leapt back as Erlmoor slashed his blade at it but Enlishia was already raising her bow and as she did, the foulspawn realised that it was doomed. An arrow and then another flew, driving into its belly and forcing it back another step. A bolt of light from Telkya’s amulet struck it in the chest and then Dulvarna plunged her blade into its chest. With a gasp, the last foulspawn fell to the blood stained floor beside its kin. [B]Next.....The Hall of Blizzards[/B] [/QUOTE]
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