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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3877212" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>Renraw awakens to find Blackspine devouring Katadid feet first. Tock and Ragglus lay dead in burnt, bloody piles.</p><p></p><p>"Rodger! Hope! Save! Awesome!" Katadid beams, despite the fact that he is now legless.</p><p></p><p>The room begins to fill with light as Renraw makes complex gestures with his staff, which now appears double its normal size and burns intensely like a miniature sun. The pseudodragon looks up from its snack and squints. Katadid raises an arm to shield his face.</p><p></p><p>"Bright. Mighty. Unbelievable ... friend."</p><p></p><p>"Perhaps I was wrong in thinking I could dispatch you so easily," Blackspine admits.</p><p></p><p>"Perhaps you were, villain!"</p><p></p><p>As the rejuvenated wizard begins chanting, the pseudodragon bites off Katadid's other leg and brandishes it menacingly like a club. The beast approaches Renraw slowly at first, attempting to size him up, but before it can glean anything useful, it is slammed into the cave wall by a force it cannot begin to comprehend.</p><p></p><p>"What magics are these?" it demands, pinned.</p><p></p><p>"Io the Aloof sends his regards," Renraw smiles.</p><p></p><p>He calmly and neatly props his staff upright against the cavern wall before strolling over to what was once Ragglus and fishing the fighter's sword from the mess, whirling it in a few warm-up swings. </p><p>"Now, are you going to drop that leg, or am I going to -- yah!"</p><p></p><p>Renraw throws up his mighty blade just in time to block a blow from his friend's severed appendage. </p><p></p><p>"So that's how it is. Have at thee, fiend!" he cries.</p><p></p><p>Parry and thrust, advance and retreat: It is a fencing match the likes of which Blackberry Ridge has never witnessed. Suddenly, the throngs of villagers surrounding the event roar in delight. Only Katadid seems less than thrilled by what he sees.</p><p></p><p>"Walking. Problematic."</p><p></p><p>Renraw and Blackspine's weapons meet loudly at the top of a wide arc, sending the two of them spinning back to back, where their instruments again clash between them. But this time, the wily wizard sees an opening. One devastating swipe sees Blackspine separated from its stinger, and the creature cries in agony.</p><p></p><p>"Now will you yield, <em>now</em>?" Renraw cries, bloodthirsty. Bits of the psuedodragon's tail flesh dot his face.</p><p></p><p>Blackspine's outward bravery melts away to reveal what the beast has been feeling all along: abject fear.</p><p></p><p>"Have mercy on me, invincible warrior! I had no idea with whom I dealt!"</p><p></p><p>Renraw sneers, slipping his foot underneath the severed tail and flipping it into the air with a deft motion. He drops the sword and catches the tail with both hands, driving it directly into Blackspine's eye, thrusting it into his brain.</p><p></p><p>"Not even a REAL dragon," Renraw grunts, twisting the stinger and killing Blackspine, to everyone's joy.</p><p></p><p>Women from the town surround Renraw and try to kiss him, but he swats them away impatiently.</p><p></p><p>"Not yet, ladies! There's still work to be done!"</p><p></p><p>With a few graceful arm motions, Tock and Ragglus find themselves restored and standing, shocked to be intact and wearing shining white clothing. They clamp arms around Renraw's shoulders. Tock begins to compose a song. Ragglus throws the wizard into the air and props him up on his shoulder for the crowd to see. Confetti blows through the air. Trumpeters find Tock's key and begin to follow along. The crowd chants "SMEE!" and "LAK!" alternating in unison.</p><p></p><p>Renraw waves to everyone, arms extended gratefully and face blushing humbly.</p><p></p><p>"Can I?" Katadid asks, tugging on Ragglus' pant leg.</p><p></p><p>"Eh? What's this, Chaplin?"</p><p></p><p>"Wants to tell you something," the resurrected fighter grumbles.</p><p></p><p>"Oh!" Renraw exclaims, just now looking down at his friend. With a wink, magical sparkles surround the younger man, knitting his legs back on and replacing his clothing as well. "I'm sorry that took so long, Leach."</p><p></p><p>"Not," Katadid says, grateful, but still shaking his head.</p><p></p><p>Renraw hops down off Ragglus' shoulder, extending his hand out to Katadid.</p><p></p><p>"Well, what is it then, my friend?"</p><p></p><p>"I wish I was as smart as you," Kat whispers in Renraw's ear.</p><p></p><p>And so, even with the psuedodragon's poison coursing through his veins and a gaping, oozing wound in his chest where it was delivered, the prone and unconscious abjurer smiles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 3877212, member: 11760"] Renraw awakens to find Blackspine devouring Katadid feet first. Tock and Ragglus lay dead in burnt, bloody piles. "Rodger! Hope! Save! Awesome!" Katadid beams, despite the fact that he is now legless. The room begins to fill with light as Renraw makes complex gestures with his staff, which now appears double its normal size and burns intensely like a miniature sun. The pseudodragon looks up from its snack and squints. Katadid raises an arm to shield his face. "Bright. Mighty. Unbelievable ... friend." "Perhaps I was wrong in thinking I could dispatch you so easily," Blackspine admits. "Perhaps you were, villain!" As the rejuvenated wizard begins chanting, the pseudodragon bites off Katadid's other leg and brandishes it menacingly like a club. The beast approaches Renraw slowly at first, attempting to size him up, but before it can glean anything useful, it is slammed into the cave wall by a force it cannot begin to comprehend. "What magics are these?" it demands, pinned. "Io the Aloof sends his regards," Renraw smiles. He calmly and neatly props his staff upright against the cavern wall before strolling over to what was once Ragglus and fishing the fighter's sword from the mess, whirling it in a few warm-up swings. "Now, are you going to drop that leg, or am I going to -- yah!" Renraw throws up his mighty blade just in time to block a blow from his friend's severed appendage. "So that's how it is. Have at thee, fiend!" he cries. Parry and thrust, advance and retreat: It is a fencing match the likes of which Blackberry Ridge has never witnessed. Suddenly, the throngs of villagers surrounding the event roar in delight. Only Katadid seems less than thrilled by what he sees. "Walking. Problematic." Renraw and Blackspine's weapons meet loudly at the top of a wide arc, sending the two of them spinning back to back, where their instruments again clash between them. But this time, the wily wizard sees an opening. One devastating swipe sees Blackspine separated from its stinger, and the creature cries in agony. "Now will you yield, [i]now[/i]?" Renraw cries, bloodthirsty. Bits of the psuedodragon's tail flesh dot his face. Blackspine's outward bravery melts away to reveal what the beast has been feeling all along: abject fear. "Have mercy on me, invincible warrior! I had no idea with whom I dealt!" Renraw sneers, slipping his foot underneath the severed tail and flipping it into the air with a deft motion. He drops the sword and catches the tail with both hands, driving it directly into Blackspine's eye, thrusting it into his brain. "Not even a REAL dragon," Renraw grunts, twisting the stinger and killing Blackspine, to everyone's joy. Women from the town surround Renraw and try to kiss him, but he swats them away impatiently. "Not yet, ladies! There's still work to be done!" With a few graceful arm motions, Tock and Ragglus find themselves restored and standing, shocked to be intact and wearing shining white clothing. They clamp arms around Renraw's shoulders. Tock begins to compose a song. Ragglus throws the wizard into the air and props him up on his shoulder for the crowd to see. Confetti blows through the air. Trumpeters find Tock's key and begin to follow along. The crowd chants "SMEE!" and "LAK!" alternating in unison. Renraw waves to everyone, arms extended gratefully and face blushing humbly. "Can I?" Katadid asks, tugging on Ragglus' pant leg. "Eh? What's this, Chaplin?" "Wants to tell you something," the resurrected fighter grumbles. "Oh!" Renraw exclaims, just now looking down at his friend. With a wink, magical sparkles surround the younger man, knitting his legs back on and replacing his clothing as well. "I'm sorry that took so long, Leach." "Not," Katadid says, grateful, but still shaking his head. Renraw hops down off Ragglus' shoulder, extending his hand out to Katadid. "Well, what is it then, my friend?" "I wish I was as smart as you," Kat whispers in Renraw's ear. And so, even with the psuedodragon's poison coursing through his veins and a gaping, oozing wound in his chest where it was delivered, the prone and unconscious abjurer smiles. [/QUOTE]
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