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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 1060745" data-attributes="member: 2323"><p><strong>[PLAIN][Realms #233] Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen[/PLAIN]</strong></p><p></p><p>"Kitten, use your abilities to distract the Rat Giant!" Ruze bellowed across the battlefield. "I will get Draelond!"</p><p></p><p>He needn't have bothered.</p><p></p><p>The rat-headed giant whirled on Ledare of its own accord and slashed at her savagely with its claws. She was ready for it this time, and weaved a well-practiced defense with her sword and shield, easily diverting the great creature's first attack. Not even her expertise was enough to turn aside the force behind the second claw; dagger-length talons ripped into the Janissary's abdomen, shredding chainmail and flesh in equal measure. Ledare doubled over in pain and the monster's enormous jaws snapped shut where her head had been an instant before. She could smell the charnel house reek of its breath wash over her like a foul cloud.</p><p></p><p>"Vade stay way-y-y out of its range and see if you can pester it with sling bullets to chase you!" the Battleguard directed. "Get it away from the portal and from Drae!"</p><p></p><p>Vade gasped as the thing engaged Ledare and the halfling began back-pedaling toward the portal. Even as he loaded another bullet into his sling, he saw something that the others were in no position to notice and the sight made his heart sink into his bowels like an icy stone: the edges of the ragged wound that Draelond had caused in the rat giant's lower back were knitting themselves back together as he watched. He noticed too that the burn his exploding sling bullet had caused to the thing's right thigh showed no signs of regenerating. As he let fly with his sling, he shouted, "Shoot some of that flaming gooey stuff!" His bullet bounced harmlessly off the giant's tough hide.</p><p></p><p>"It's time for a tactical retreat!" Ruze shouted. "Ixin, if you can hear me, get ready for us to come through and cover or backs!"</p><p></p><p>"Come on then! Just Come on!" Ixin was muttering over and over to herself as she worked the crank on her crossbow. She kept her eyes on the portal, mentally willing the others to step back through to safety.</p><p></p><p>Ledare groaned, pressed a hand into her bleeding guts, and activated the Ring of Invisibility. The rat giant let out a confused grunt as the Janissary disappeared. She began to move toward the portal, trusting in Ruze's ability to rescue Draelond. She hadn't made it five feet when fire exploded in her right thigh as the giant's claws ripped into her invisible body and drove her to the ground. Her last thought as the barren dirt swam up darkly to meet her was that she could see her hands again.</p><p></p><p>The giant rat bent low over Ledare's inert form and sniffed it with its long, twitching nose before turning its feral eyes on Ruze, the last standing target within reach of its claws. It locked eyes with the Battlegaurd and its salivating jaws parted in a lunatic's parody of a smile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Potter, post: 1060745, member: 2323"] [b][PLAIN][Realms #233] Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen[/PLAIN][/b] "Kitten, use your abilities to distract the Rat Giant!" Ruze bellowed across the battlefield. "I will get Draelond!" He needn't have bothered. The rat-headed giant whirled on Ledare of its own accord and slashed at her savagely with its claws. She was ready for it this time, and weaved a well-practiced defense with her sword and shield, easily diverting the great creature's first attack. Not even her expertise was enough to turn aside the force behind the second claw; dagger-length talons ripped into the Janissary's abdomen, shredding chainmail and flesh in equal measure. Ledare doubled over in pain and the monster's enormous jaws snapped shut where her head had been an instant before. She could smell the charnel house reek of its breath wash over her like a foul cloud. "Vade stay way-y-y out of its range and see if you can pester it with sling bullets to chase you!" the Battleguard directed. "Get it away from the portal and from Drae!" Vade gasped as the thing engaged Ledare and the halfling began back-pedaling toward the portal. Even as he loaded another bullet into his sling, he saw something that the others were in no position to notice and the sight made his heart sink into his bowels like an icy stone: the edges of the ragged wound that Draelond had caused in the rat giant's lower back were knitting themselves back together as he watched. He noticed too that the burn his exploding sling bullet had caused to the thing's right thigh showed no signs of regenerating. As he let fly with his sling, he shouted, "Shoot some of that flaming gooey stuff!" His bullet bounced harmlessly off the giant's tough hide. "It's time for a tactical retreat!" Ruze shouted. "Ixin, if you can hear me, get ready for us to come through and cover or backs!" "Come on then! Just Come on!" Ixin was muttering over and over to herself as she worked the crank on her crossbow. She kept her eyes on the portal, mentally willing the others to step back through to safety. Ledare groaned, pressed a hand into her bleeding guts, and activated the Ring of Invisibility. The rat giant let out a confused grunt as the Janissary disappeared. She began to move toward the portal, trusting in Ruze's ability to rescue Draelond. She hadn't made it five feet when fire exploded in her right thigh as the giant's claws ripped into her invisible body and drove her to the ground. Her last thought as the barren dirt swam up darkly to meet her was that she could see her hands again. The giant rat bent low over Ledare's inert form and sniffed it with its long, twitching nose before turning its feral eyes on Ruze, the last standing target within reach of its claws. It locked eyes with the Battlegaurd and its salivating jaws parted in a lunatic's parody of a smile. [/QUOTE]
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