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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 2327270" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Zandyrium</p><p>Episode 48</p><p></p><p>“So you saw it?” Ginny asked.</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” Heinrich answered grimly.</p><p></p><p>“I thought perhaps it was just a vision,” Ginny said meekly.</p><p></p><p>“What happened to you when Boethricus appeared?” Justinius asked.</p><p></p><p>“I felt some overwhelming force pulling at me from the inside, like my essence was being sucked out,” Ginny responded.</p><p></p><p>“Why not just slay her? Why bother with pulling her soul from her?” Mercutio asked.</p><p></p><p>“A good question, but a better one might be how is an outsider gating in and out of this chamber given this palace’s protections?” Justinius replied.</p><p></p><p>“There has to be a ritual trigger here somewhere – something that calls the gate,” Heirich added.</p><p></p><p>“My money is on that gold and silver inlaid chalice,” Ginny stated, pointing at a cup in the wine cubby. “I touched it and bam!”</p><p></p><p>“I think I should do it,” Heinrich stated.</p><p></p><p>“Do what?” Ginny asked.</p><p></p><p>“I should be the one to pick it up and gate Boethricus back in here,” Heinrich answered.</p><p></p><p>“Wait. Hold on. You mean on purpose?” Mercutio asked incredulously.</p><p></p><p>“Naturally,” Heinrich said casually. “He cannot possibly be gating in here of his volition. He is caught in some infernal bargain. We may never get another chance like this.”</p><p></p><p>“That would be fine with me,” Mercutio stated.</p><p></p><p>“Take up your positions, I’m going to do this,” Heinrich said.</p><p></p><p>Heinrich grabbed the chalice.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/4703_boethricus_terror.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/4703_boethricus_terror_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Boethricus roared and his magical reached out to pluck Heinrich’s soul, the cleric’s will proved too strong and Heinrich cast the prayer he had been saving <em>dimensional anchor</em>. Boethricus found himself stuck on the prime and a desperate battle ensued.</p><p></p><p>Boethricus’s ancient viper eyes dug deeply into Heinrich as he slithered closer to the cleric. The monstrous half snake reared up and struck Heinrich, first with a pair of blades and then coiling his massive coils around Heinrich’s torso. In a scant few seconds Heinrich was near death and utterly trapped. Even his breathing seemed to work against him – as he breathed out the coils wrapped instinctively tighter around him. Boethricus satisfied that his coils would finish the job on Heinrich turned his attention on Justinius.</p><p></p><p>Justinius had invoked a number of prayers from Gravitas Morte to destroy or at least hinder Boethricus, but all had failed. Boethricus slithered into position and reared up at Justinius. His first attack had Justinius reeling.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/4704_boethricus_attacks_justinius.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/4704_boethricus_attacks_justinius_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Mercutio vainly launched a series of <em>disintegrates</em> at Boethricus but all fell harmlessly aside or did minor damage. Desperately the sorcerer tried to think of a way to help the cause. Finally he shouted, “Heinrich, don’t resist!” He <em>polymorphed</em> Heinrich into a bizarre slime, and the cleric in this new form slithered away.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, this act of heroism actually spelled doom for the other cleric, Justinius. His coils now freed, Boethricus launched a vicious attack against Justinius followed by quick coils squeezing the final life out of him. Justinius slumped to the floor dead. </p><p></p><p>Mercutio launched a <em>lightning bolt</em> at Boethricus that caused the monstrosity to pause. Ginny meanwhile had run screaming for help from the chamber and was sprinting down the hall trying to gather the royal guards. Mercutio ran after Ginny while Boethricus, apparently reluctant to leave the chamber launched a series of ineffective attacks against the slime-Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>Heinrich oozed over to Justinius’s body and tried to transport it from the room. Boethricus coiled his body around Justinius’s corpse again, apparently unwilling to give it up. Heinrich, seeing the futility of his efforts, tried to escape. Boethricus launched a <em>cone of cold</em> at Heinrich and the slime-cleric was frozen to death. Mercutio from down the hall launched another effective <em>lightning bolt</em> at Boethricus. The blow again caught the fiend and in response Boethricus closed the chamber’s door.</p><p></p><p>Mercutio hesitated. He was not sure what to do. In a few minutes the <em>dimensional anchor</em> would wear off and Boethricus would disappear, probably with both of the clerics’ souls. The sorcerer took a deep breath and called on the steadfastness of the desert wind to aid his courage. He marched up to the door and launched a terrible onslaught of offensive spells.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/4705_mercutios_last_try.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/4705_mercutios_last_try_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>It was <strong>almost</strong> enough, but when Boethricus reared up again Mercutio knew he was dead. The Saracen-touched sorcerer cleared his mind as the steel blades sliced into him. A moment later his body lay in pieces in the hallway.</p><p></p><p>Ginny rounded the corner to see the sorcerer fall. She was leading a dozen palace guards and she called on them to stop. <em>”What now?”</em> she wondered to herself. She could sense the apprehension in the palace guard around her. She had to show decisive action or they might falter. Ginny and the palace guard charged!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/4706_ginny_to_the_rescue.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/4706_ginny_to_the_rescue_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>To be continued…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 2327270, member: 6588"] Zandyrium Episode 48 “So you saw it?” Ginny asked. “Yes,” Heinrich answered grimly. “I thought perhaps it was just a vision,” Ginny said meekly. “What happened to you when Boethricus appeared?” Justinius asked. “I felt some overwhelming force pulling at me from the inside, like my essence was being sucked out,” Ginny responded. “Why not just slay her? Why bother with pulling her soul from her?” Mercutio asked. “A good question, but a better one might be how is an outsider gating in and out of this chamber given this palace’s protections?” Justinius replied. “There has to be a ritual trigger here somewhere – something that calls the gate,” Heirich added. “My money is on that gold and silver inlaid chalice,” Ginny stated, pointing at a cup in the wine cubby. “I touched it and bam!” “I think I should do it,” Heinrich stated. “Do what?” Ginny asked. “I should be the one to pick it up and gate Boethricus back in here,” Heinrich answered. “Wait. Hold on. You mean on purpose?” Mercutio asked incredulously. “Naturally,” Heinrich said casually. “He cannot possibly be gating in here of his volition. He is caught in some infernal bargain. We may never get another chance like this.” “That would be fine with me,” Mercutio stated. “Take up your positions, I’m going to do this,” Heinrich said. Heinrich grabbed the chalice. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/4703_boethricus_terror.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/4703_boethricus_terror_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Boethricus roared and his magical reached out to pluck Heinrich’s soul, the cleric’s will proved too strong and Heinrich cast the prayer he had been saving [I]dimensional anchor[/I]. Boethricus found himself stuck on the prime and a desperate battle ensued. Boethricus’s ancient viper eyes dug deeply into Heinrich as he slithered closer to the cleric. The monstrous half snake reared up and struck Heinrich, first with a pair of blades and then coiling his massive coils around Heinrich’s torso. In a scant few seconds Heinrich was near death and utterly trapped. Even his breathing seemed to work against him – as he breathed out the coils wrapped instinctively tighter around him. Boethricus satisfied that his coils would finish the job on Heinrich turned his attention on Justinius. Justinius had invoked a number of prayers from Gravitas Morte to destroy or at least hinder Boethricus, but all had failed. Boethricus slithered into position and reared up at Justinius. His first attack had Justinius reeling. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/4704_boethricus_attacks_justinius.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/4704_boethricus_attacks_justinius_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Mercutio vainly launched a series of [I]disintegrates[/I] at Boethricus but all fell harmlessly aside or did minor damage. Desperately the sorcerer tried to think of a way to help the cause. Finally he shouted, “Heinrich, don’t resist!” He [I]polymorphed[/I] Heinrich into a bizarre slime, and the cleric in this new form slithered away. Sadly, this act of heroism actually spelled doom for the other cleric, Justinius. His coils now freed, Boethricus launched a vicious attack against Justinius followed by quick coils squeezing the final life out of him. Justinius slumped to the floor dead. Mercutio launched a [I]lightning bolt[/I] at Boethricus that caused the monstrosity to pause. Ginny meanwhile had run screaming for help from the chamber and was sprinting down the hall trying to gather the royal guards. Mercutio ran after Ginny while Boethricus, apparently reluctant to leave the chamber launched a series of ineffective attacks against the slime-Heinrich. Heinrich oozed over to Justinius’s body and tried to transport it from the room. Boethricus coiled his body around Justinius’s corpse again, apparently unwilling to give it up. Heinrich, seeing the futility of his efforts, tried to escape. Boethricus launched a [I]cone of cold[/I] at Heinrich and the slime-cleric was frozen to death. Mercutio from down the hall launched another effective [I]lightning bolt[/I] at Boethricus. The blow again caught the fiend and in response Boethricus closed the chamber’s door. Mercutio hesitated. He was not sure what to do. In a few minutes the [I]dimensional anchor[/I] would wear off and Boethricus would disappear, probably with both of the clerics’ souls. The sorcerer took a deep breath and called on the steadfastness of the desert wind to aid his courage. He marched up to the door and launched a terrible onslaught of offensive spells. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/4705_mercutios_last_try.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/4705_mercutios_last_try_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] It was [b]almost[/b] enough, but when Boethricus reared up again Mercutio knew he was dead. The Saracen-touched sorcerer cleared his mind as the steel blades sliced into him. A moment later his body lay in pieces in the hallway. Ginny rounded the corner to see the sorcerer fall. She was leading a dozen palace guards and she called on them to stop. [I]”What now?”[/I] she wondered to herself. She could sense the apprehension in the palace guard around her. She had to show decisive action or they might falter. Ginny and the palace guard charged! [URL=http://www.pogre.com/4706_ginny_to_the_rescue.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/4706_ginny_to_the_rescue_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] To be continued… [/QUOTE]
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