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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 2172582" data-attributes="member: 508"><p>Federico, standing neck-deep in water, looked above the escaping chuul and saw a cluster of large stalactites hanging down. "Look!" he cried to his cousin. Javorik saw the opportunity thus afforded, raised one hand above the water, and spoke the words to his <em>fireball</em> spell, his <em>mirror images</em> repeating the action in unison. Four tiny spheres raced to the cavern ceiling to converge upon the stalactites and explode in a shower of flame. Large chunks of the ceiling rained down upon the chuul, cracking and piercing its hardened carapace.</p><p></p><p>It died immediately.</p><p></p><p>Federico gave Javorik a big grin and a hearty slap upon the back. There was a commotion behind them; it was Thorvin, waking to consciousness by the noise of the fiery explosion. He grinned wickedly at seeing the chuul's demise, but then a flicker of concern crossed his face. "Where're the others?" he asked.</p><p></p><p>As if on cue, Haaj waded up out of the water, supporting a grievously wounded Ardorrak. Blood flowed freely down the sides of Ardorrak's armor, mute testimony to the fact that metal armor could only hold out against the pressure of a chuul's pincers for so long. Ardorrak winced in obvious pain and stumbled to his knees once out of the water. Thorvin laid a hand on his shoulder, an unspoken showing of support for his companion's heroism in battle.</p><p></p><p>That left only one unaccounted for. "Where's Shanny?" asked Javorik suddenly. He looked around in sudden panic; she was nowhere to be seen. The illusionist bolted back toward the dead chuul, ducking under the water with his multiple duplicates still mirroring his every move. Federico quickly shrugged out of his heavy armor and followed suit. Frantically they searched the pool for their friend, hoping to find her safe, dreading to find her drowned, but desperate to find her regardless. Haaj and Thorvin settled Ardorrak down comfortably on the hard stone and joined the search; together, they combed the pool, recovering only their dropped weapons and Shandrilla's torn backpack.</p><p></p><p>After an interminable time, Javorik stumbled back out of the water, dripping and exhausted, his <em>mirror images</em> long since expired, followed by his cousin and the two dwarven fighters. The little illusionist looked back at the underground pool, with its dead chuul and its flowing stream, and screamed out "SHANNY!" in a pain-torn voice.</p><p></p><p>The name reverberated throughout the cavern, but there was no response.</p><p></p><p>Shandrilla was gone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richards, post: 2172582, member: 508"] Federico, standing neck-deep in water, looked above the escaping chuul and saw a cluster of large stalactites hanging down. "Look!" he cried to his cousin. Javorik saw the opportunity thus afforded, raised one hand above the water, and spoke the words to his [i]fireball[/i] spell, his [i]mirror images[/i] repeating the action in unison. Four tiny spheres raced to the cavern ceiling to converge upon the stalactites and explode in a shower of flame. Large chunks of the ceiling rained down upon the chuul, cracking and piercing its hardened carapace. It died immediately. Federico gave Javorik a big grin and a hearty slap upon the back. There was a commotion behind them; it was Thorvin, waking to consciousness by the noise of the fiery explosion. He grinned wickedly at seeing the chuul's demise, but then a flicker of concern crossed his face. "Where're the others?" he asked. As if on cue, Haaj waded up out of the water, supporting a grievously wounded Ardorrak. Blood flowed freely down the sides of Ardorrak's armor, mute testimony to the fact that metal armor could only hold out against the pressure of a chuul's pincers for so long. Ardorrak winced in obvious pain and stumbled to his knees once out of the water. Thorvin laid a hand on his shoulder, an unspoken showing of support for his companion's heroism in battle. That left only one unaccounted for. "Where's Shanny?" asked Javorik suddenly. He looked around in sudden panic; she was nowhere to be seen. The illusionist bolted back toward the dead chuul, ducking under the water with his multiple duplicates still mirroring his every move. Federico quickly shrugged out of his heavy armor and followed suit. Frantically they searched the pool for their friend, hoping to find her safe, dreading to find her drowned, but desperate to find her regardless. Haaj and Thorvin settled Ardorrak down comfortably on the hard stone and joined the search; together, they combed the pool, recovering only their dropped weapons and Shandrilla's torn backpack. After an interminable time, Javorik stumbled back out of the water, dripping and exhausted, his [i]mirror images[/i] long since expired, followed by his cousin and the two dwarven fighters. The little illusionist looked back at the underground pool, with its dead chuul and its flowing stream, and screamed out "SHANNY!" in a pain-torn voice. The name reverberated throughout the cavern, but there was no response. Shandrilla was gone. [/QUOTE]
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