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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4548700" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 2 - The Seven-Pillared Hall (Part 4)</strong></p><p></p><p>Dulvarna raised her blade to parry the high blow from the large goblin but at the last, the morningstar dipped and crashed into her ribs, hurling her back against the wall beside the stairs. From the top of the stairs, Dulvarna dimly heard elven words and then a black bolt struck the furred goblin and drove it back from her, allowing her to move down the stairs towards the chamber floor. Her goblin foe turned then at the bottom of the stairs and lashed out again with its axe but again, she ducked back and the goblin retreated past a table that dominated the centre of what seemed to be a guard room. Dulvarna turned back towards the huge goblin she faced and leveled her sword once more. </p><p></p><p>Telkya came down the steps behind Dulvarna, her sword in her hand. She recognised the huge goblin as a brutal bugbear as soon as she saw it and stabbed her blade into its shoulder, driving it back a step. Litiraan came to the top of the steps behind Telkya and loosed a silver bolt at the bugbear, only for it to strike the table behind the creature. Dulvarna leapt from the steps, weaving her blade in front of her before lashing out at the bugbear. It stepped back and toppled over a chair behind it. It growled a curse and roared at the goblin to its left which was still retreating towards the chamber door. Another roar answered the bugbear and Dulvarna knew it was Erlmoor. He was in the corridor outside and he was coming to aid them.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor sprayed acid over the two goblins before lashing out with his sword to cut it across the chest of the goblin on the left. He heard a thud and saw an arrow from Enlishia’s bow drove into the shoulder of the other goblin and send it staggering back a step. Erlmoor parried a high axe swing from the goblin before him but the one with the arrow in its shoulder came back surprisingly quickly. Its axe swung in at his right side and though he brought his blade down, he could only deflect it downwards into his thigh. He gave a roar of pain then and fell back against the wall of the passage. Pushing himself away from the wall, he came back at his enemies once more.</p><p></p><p>The bugbear swung out with its huge morning star, smashing it into Dulvarna’s left arm as she raised her blade to parry. She fell back against the wall of the room and held her blade up, expecting a killing blow. To her amazement, the bugbear retreated into the chamber and gave her a chance to recover. It also gave Lavren a chance to squeeze past Litiraan and make his way down the steps. The elf uttered a curse in elven and loosed a black, crackling bolt that flew past the bugbear and struck the far wall of the chamber. The goblin in the chamber reached the door then and peered out into the corridor. It called something in its own tongue to the bugbear and then sheathed its axe to draw forth a small hand crossbow from its belt. Telkya leapt to the floor of the chamber and stabbed at the bugbear but the huge creature just swatted the blade aside. Litiraan loosed a silver bolt of energy from his wand that struck the bugbear in the right shoulder and Dulvarna charged across the room at the creature. The goblin raised its crossbow in a panicky way, moving his aim from Dulvarna to Telkya and then to Lavren. As it made up its mind, another draconic roar filled the corridor behind it.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor plunged his blade into the hip of the goblin facing him and drove it back further from him. It lashed out with its axe and he ducked back to evade the swing. As he did so, two arrows flew past the other goblin and it snarled its amusement despite the wounds it had already suffered. It swung its axe at the dragonborn and he brought his blade down to parry the blow, close to his right leg.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna stabbed out at the bugbear and nicked its leg above its knee only drawing a wrathful roar from it. It slashed out with its morningstar before she could recover and struck her painfully in the chest, cracking ribs as it did so. The blow sending her reeling backwards and as it did so, the bugbear barked a command at the goblin, who shrugged off a blast of black energy from Lavren’s wand and obligingly loosed a bolt from its crossbow. The bolt drove into Dulvarna’s neck and as she felt blood fill her throat, blackness took her.</p><p></p><p>Telkya panicked as Dulvarna fell and stabbed out at the bugbear desperately. Again her blow was swatted aside with almost casual ease and she knew that she would likely fall beside Dulvarna very soon. Litiraan loosed another silver bolt from the top of the stairs that struck the bugbear and drew another angry roar from it but it barely staggered as it was struck. Their only hope lay in Erlmoor now. If only he could reach them in time.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor lashed out with his blade and cut into the shoulder of the goblin before him driving it back further. It lashed out low with its axe and cut into his already wounded right thigh. The leg buckled and almost gave way beneath him. An arrow struck the other goblin just as it swung at him and he dodged away from the creature’s weakened swing easily. He slashed out with his blade and cut the throat of the goblin before him while it was still unbalanced from its own swing. It fell back on its behind, blood spurting from its neck. Dropping its axe, it reached up to stanch the flow but it was hopeless. An arrow took the other goblin in the throat then and felled it. Erlmoor roared his triumph, kicked over the dying goblin before him and rushed down the corridor towards the sounds of battle.</p><p></p><p>Telkya backed away towards Lavren and began to pray, her star symbol held up before her. The bugbear leapt forward just as a column of light descended upon it and seared its flesh. Its back singed, it rushed at the two elves at the bottom of the stairs. A silver bolt struck it from the top of the stairs and it faltered but it staggered on to reach its foes. The bugbear lashed out wildly with its morningstar forcing both Telkya and Lavren to duck under the blow. Lavren stabbed his sword into the creature’s left side and then Telkya drove her blade into the creature’s lung on the other side. With a gasp, the bugbear toppled and fell. </p><p></p><p>At the doorway, the goblin turned to flee but it was met by a roaring dragonborn. It slashed its axe into Erlmoor’s chest, knocking him back into Enlishia who was behind him and desperately sought a way past the wounded foe. A silver bolt struck the goblin in the back and pitched it forward while Erlmoor, his breath coming in ragged gasps, met it with his blade. The goblin skewered itself on the dragonborn’s blade and died there, face to face with its enemy. </p><p>Enlishia rushed past Erlmoor and knelt at Dulvarna’s side, desperately applying cloth strips to the wound in the woman’s throat.</p><p>“She will live,” said the ranger at last. “But only just.” The others breathed a sigh of relief.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4548700, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 2 - The Seven-Pillared Hall (Part 4)[/b] Dulvarna raised her blade to parry the high blow from the large goblin but at the last, the morningstar dipped and crashed into her ribs, hurling her back against the wall beside the stairs. From the top of the stairs, Dulvarna dimly heard elven words and then a black bolt struck the furred goblin and drove it back from her, allowing her to move down the stairs towards the chamber floor. Her goblin foe turned then at the bottom of the stairs and lashed out again with its axe but again, she ducked back and the goblin retreated past a table that dominated the centre of what seemed to be a guard room. Dulvarna turned back towards the huge goblin she faced and leveled her sword once more. Telkya came down the steps behind Dulvarna, her sword in her hand. She recognised the huge goblin as a brutal bugbear as soon as she saw it and stabbed her blade into its shoulder, driving it back a step. Litiraan came to the top of the steps behind Telkya and loosed a silver bolt at the bugbear, only for it to strike the table behind the creature. Dulvarna leapt from the steps, weaving her blade in front of her before lashing out at the bugbear. It stepped back and toppled over a chair behind it. It growled a curse and roared at the goblin to its left which was still retreating towards the chamber door. Another roar answered the bugbear and Dulvarna knew it was Erlmoor. He was in the corridor outside and he was coming to aid them. Erlmoor sprayed acid over the two goblins before lashing out with his sword to cut it across the chest of the goblin on the left. He heard a thud and saw an arrow from Enlishia’s bow drove into the shoulder of the other goblin and send it staggering back a step. Erlmoor parried a high axe swing from the goblin before him but the one with the arrow in its shoulder came back surprisingly quickly. Its axe swung in at his right side and though he brought his blade down, he could only deflect it downwards into his thigh. He gave a roar of pain then and fell back against the wall of the passage. Pushing himself away from the wall, he came back at his enemies once more. The bugbear swung out with its huge morning star, smashing it into Dulvarna’s left arm as she raised her blade to parry. She fell back against the wall of the room and held her blade up, expecting a killing blow. To her amazement, the bugbear retreated into the chamber and gave her a chance to recover. It also gave Lavren a chance to squeeze past Litiraan and make his way down the steps. The elf uttered a curse in elven and loosed a black, crackling bolt that flew past the bugbear and struck the far wall of the chamber. The goblin in the chamber reached the door then and peered out into the corridor. It called something in its own tongue to the bugbear and then sheathed its axe to draw forth a small hand crossbow from its belt. Telkya leapt to the floor of the chamber and stabbed at the bugbear but the huge creature just swatted the blade aside. Litiraan loosed a silver bolt of energy from his wand that struck the bugbear in the right shoulder and Dulvarna charged across the room at the creature. The goblin raised its crossbow in a panicky way, moving his aim from Dulvarna to Telkya and then to Lavren. As it made up its mind, another draconic roar filled the corridor behind it. Erlmoor plunged his blade into the hip of the goblin facing him and drove it back further from him. It lashed out with its axe and he ducked back to evade the swing. As he did so, two arrows flew past the other goblin and it snarled its amusement despite the wounds it had already suffered. It swung its axe at the dragonborn and he brought his blade down to parry the blow, close to his right leg. Dulvarna stabbed out at the bugbear and nicked its leg above its knee only drawing a wrathful roar from it. It slashed out with its morningstar before she could recover and struck her painfully in the chest, cracking ribs as it did so. The blow sending her reeling backwards and as it did so, the bugbear barked a command at the goblin, who shrugged off a blast of black energy from Lavren’s wand and obligingly loosed a bolt from its crossbow. The bolt drove into Dulvarna’s neck and as she felt blood fill her throat, blackness took her. Telkya panicked as Dulvarna fell and stabbed out at the bugbear desperately. Again her blow was swatted aside with almost casual ease and she knew that she would likely fall beside Dulvarna very soon. Litiraan loosed another silver bolt from the top of the stairs that struck the bugbear and drew another angry roar from it but it barely staggered as it was struck. Their only hope lay in Erlmoor now. If only he could reach them in time. Erlmoor lashed out with his blade and cut into the shoulder of the goblin before him driving it back further. It lashed out low with its axe and cut into his already wounded right thigh. The leg buckled and almost gave way beneath him. An arrow struck the other goblin just as it swung at him and he dodged away from the creature’s weakened swing easily. He slashed out with his blade and cut the throat of the goblin before him while it was still unbalanced from its own swing. It fell back on its behind, blood spurting from its neck. Dropping its axe, it reached up to stanch the flow but it was hopeless. An arrow took the other goblin in the throat then and felled it. Erlmoor roared his triumph, kicked over the dying goblin before him and rushed down the corridor towards the sounds of battle. Telkya backed away towards Lavren and began to pray, her star symbol held up before her. The bugbear leapt forward just as a column of light descended upon it and seared its flesh. Its back singed, it rushed at the two elves at the bottom of the stairs. A silver bolt struck it from the top of the stairs and it faltered but it staggered on to reach its foes. The bugbear lashed out wildly with its morningstar forcing both Telkya and Lavren to duck under the blow. Lavren stabbed his sword into the creature’s left side and then Telkya drove her blade into the creature’s lung on the other side. With a gasp, the bugbear toppled and fell. At the doorway, the goblin turned to flee but it was met by a roaring dragonborn. It slashed its axe into Erlmoor’s chest, knocking him back into Enlishia who was behind him and desperately sought a way past the wounded foe. A silver bolt struck the goblin in the back and pitched it forward while Erlmoor, his breath coming in ragged gasps, met it with his blade. The goblin skewered itself on the dragonborn’s blade and died there, face to face with its enemy. Enlishia rushed past Erlmoor and knelt at Dulvarna’s side, desperately applying cloth strips to the wound in the woman’s throat. “She will live,” said the ranger at last. “But only just.” The others breathed a sigh of relief. [/QUOTE]
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