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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1575439" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>CONCLUSION (pt. 2)</strong></p><p></p><p>The Phylactery of the Apotheosis, dominating the chamber above the hole to the Negative Energy Plane, gives off a sullen blood-red radiance that casts everyone in the chamber into ghastly relief as the demilich, gems in its teeth and eyes gleaming, descends towards the party.</p><p></p><p>Then a flash of brilliant pure energy emanates from Patyn with a high crackling sound! Smoke rises from the many small cracks on the great crimson gemstone phylactery. The demilich himself gives off a cry of displeasure. Patyn is frowning fiercely and sweating- it’s difficult to channel his burst here, but by focusing all his concentration it seem he can make it work! </p><p></p><p>Acererak ignores the hunter of the dead. The yellowed skull pivots in the air to regard Angelfire, who is watching it grimly, and then the gem in the right eye socket gives off a flash of dizzying brightness. Angel cries out and reels, shaking as her very soul starts tearing loose from her body! Visibly, her soul stretches away from her body, desperately trying to retain its connection- and then, with an almost audible snap, Angel staggers back as Acererak’s attempt to trap her soul fails. Staggering, Angel hesitates. Her hair has gone white, her skin pale as a cave fish. She’s shaking and cold to her very bones, but <em>she’s alive.</em></p><p></p><p>Dragging her falchion from its scabbard, she wobbles towards Acererak.</p><p></p><p>Thrush springs forward at the demilich as well. To ignore the demilich now would be to allow it to kill them all. He’s filled with a cold determination as he approaches it; and he cries, <strong>”FREE MY WOMAN, DEMILICH!!!”</strong> His sword cracks down, actually inflicting some damage on Acererak!</p><p></p><p>The L’s great bat wings carry him forward as he casts another <em>sunray</em> at the phylactery. He sees one Orbius firing another brilliant blast from the <em>wand of days</em> and another still desperately focusing on the trump, and there’s no shimmer around him; no contact. <em>We’re stuck here,</em> Lester realizes. He grins fiercely. <em>This guy’s tough, but I’ve faced bad guys as tough as him before! Fuligin, Mezzoloch, E-Krektor, Master Control- this guy is gonna be just another name on my list soon!</em></p><p></p><p>The demilich shrieks with anger as the <em>wand of days</em> fires another pulse of shattering sunlight into his Phylactery of the Apotheosis. Gnashing his gem-adorned teeth, the demilich fires off a quickened <em>cone of cold</em> that shatters the <em>simulacrum</em>-Orbius into a thousand bits of snow as well as catching and damaging Lester. Then one of Acererak’s teeth flashes with light, and Lester screams as the most horrible pain he’s ever experienced grips him and tears him. “AH!!! GNAARGH!!!” he shrieks as his spirit is drawn towards the glinting tooth. “NOOOOO!!!!” Setting his feet, the L struggles with all the considerable might of the elements within his body lending him weight, and slowly he manages to fend off the soul-ripping power of Acererak. Collapsing onto one knee, wheezing, his afro now sports a white streak down the middle. Shaking, feeling frozen, he tries to stagger back up to his feet, but falters. His clothing looks as though it has been bleached for a thousand years. His swarthy skin, normally dark, looks pasty and wasted. He barely notices as Patyn triggers another sizzling energy burst.</p><p></p><p>Orbius curses to himself as his <em>simulacrum</em> falls. <em>The trump contact- too hard, can’t make it work! And there’s no more time, now...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Time stop</em> it is, then. As everything slows down he <em>teleports</em> to a good position, then uses a <em>limited wish</em> to bring the <em>wand of days</em> to him. Drawing a deep breath, he readies himself, and as things speed up around him again, he firings another blast of effulgent sunlight at the phylactery. The brilliant golden-white light sends shards of the scarlet gem cascading through the chamber and tumbling down through the gap into the Void.</p><p></p><p>Orbius knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he’s next. Holding the <em>wand of days</em> makes him the demilich’s primary target. He prays that he can withstand the soul trapping of Acererak’s gems, but in his heart he knows how unlikely it is.</p><p></p><p>Thrush and Angelfire are flanking the demilich in the air, and Thrush hits it again, making Acererak’s form wobble in the air. Angel’s falchion hisses through the air but deflects away from the skull as if pushed away. Acererak’s left eye gem begins gleaming as it stares implacably at Orbius. </p><p></p><p>Lester never hesitates. He has one big sunlight spell left, and he casts it right between the hovering skull and the Phylactery of the Apotheosis. A <em>sunburst</em> explodes, and for a moment no one can see. There’s a loud <strong>crack!</strong> and a spray of jagged shrapnel smashes into everyone; and then, when their eyes clear (although Orbius is blinded) they can see that the Phylactery of the Apotheosis has shattered into a million fragments, with many of the largest portions falling into the darkness of the Negative Energy Plane below.</p><p></p><p>“NOOO!” screams the demilich, but before anyone else can move, the L fires a quickened <em>shatter</em> at the skull. Acererak gives a terrible, high-pitched wail- and the skull explodes in a flare of violet-black energy. </p><p></p><p>The only sound, for a moment, is the panting of our heroes’ breath.</p><p></p><p>Then they’re cheering, congratulating each other, hugging, high-fiving! Could it be that they’ve destroyed Acererak for good? Is it possible??</p><p></p><p>“Wait a second,” the blind Orbius says grimly. “Let’s make sure.” And he casts a mighty divination.</p><p></p><p>And then grins. And then whoops!</p><p></p><p><em>”We did it!”</em> he cries.</p><p></p><p>“But it’s not over,” interrupts Thrush balefully. “We still need to free Sybele.”</p><p></p><p>“Hey, what about Felenga?” the L puts in suddenly.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> Strange pilgrims! And Felenga! It’s not over yet!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 1575439, member: 1210"] [b]CONCLUSION (pt. 2)[/b] The Phylactery of the Apotheosis, dominating the chamber above the hole to the Negative Energy Plane, gives off a sullen blood-red radiance that casts everyone in the chamber into ghastly relief as the demilich, gems in its teeth and eyes gleaming, descends towards the party. Then a flash of brilliant pure energy emanates from Patyn with a high crackling sound! Smoke rises from the many small cracks on the great crimson gemstone phylactery. The demilich himself gives off a cry of displeasure. Patyn is frowning fiercely and sweating- it’s difficult to channel his burst here, but by focusing all his concentration it seem he can make it work! Acererak ignores the hunter of the dead. The yellowed skull pivots in the air to regard Angelfire, who is watching it grimly, and then the gem in the right eye socket gives off a flash of dizzying brightness. Angel cries out and reels, shaking as her very soul starts tearing loose from her body! Visibly, her soul stretches away from her body, desperately trying to retain its connection- and then, with an almost audible snap, Angel staggers back as Acererak’s attempt to trap her soul fails. Staggering, Angel hesitates. Her hair has gone white, her skin pale as a cave fish. She’s shaking and cold to her very bones, but [i]she’s alive.[/i] Dragging her falchion from its scabbard, she wobbles towards Acererak. Thrush springs forward at the demilich as well. To ignore the demilich now would be to allow it to kill them all. He’s filled with a cold determination as he approaches it; and he cries, [b]”FREE MY WOMAN, DEMILICH!!!”[/b] His sword cracks down, actually inflicting some damage on Acererak! The L’s great bat wings carry him forward as he casts another [i]sunray[/i] at the phylactery. He sees one Orbius firing another brilliant blast from the [i]wand of days[/i] and another still desperately focusing on the trump, and there’s no shimmer around him; no contact. [i]We’re stuck here,[/i] Lester realizes. He grins fiercely. [i]This guy’s tough, but I’ve faced bad guys as tough as him before! Fuligin, Mezzoloch, E-Krektor, Master Control- this guy is gonna be just another name on my list soon![/i] The demilich shrieks with anger as the [i]wand of days[/i] fires another pulse of shattering sunlight into his Phylactery of the Apotheosis. Gnashing his gem-adorned teeth, the demilich fires off a quickened [i]cone of cold[/i] that shatters the [i]simulacrum[/i]-Orbius into a thousand bits of snow as well as catching and damaging Lester. Then one of Acererak’s teeth flashes with light, and Lester screams as the most horrible pain he’s ever experienced grips him and tears him. “AH!!! GNAARGH!!!” he shrieks as his spirit is drawn towards the glinting tooth. “NOOOOO!!!!” Setting his feet, the L struggles with all the considerable might of the elements within his body lending him weight, and slowly he manages to fend off the soul-ripping power of Acererak. Collapsing onto one knee, wheezing, his afro now sports a white streak down the middle. Shaking, feeling frozen, he tries to stagger back up to his feet, but falters. His clothing looks as though it has been bleached for a thousand years. His swarthy skin, normally dark, looks pasty and wasted. He barely notices as Patyn triggers another sizzling energy burst. Orbius curses to himself as his [i]simulacrum[/i] falls. [i]The trump contact- too hard, can’t make it work! And there’s no more time, now... Time stop[/i] it is, then. As everything slows down he [i]teleports[/i] to a good position, then uses a [i]limited wish[/i] to bring the [i]wand of days[/i] to him. Drawing a deep breath, he readies himself, and as things speed up around him again, he firings another blast of effulgent sunlight at the phylactery. The brilliant golden-white light sends shards of the scarlet gem cascading through the chamber and tumbling down through the gap into the Void. Orbius knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he’s next. Holding the [i]wand of days[/i] makes him the demilich’s primary target. He prays that he can withstand the soul trapping of Acererak’s gems, but in his heart he knows how unlikely it is. Thrush and Angelfire are flanking the demilich in the air, and Thrush hits it again, making Acererak’s form wobble in the air. Angel’s falchion hisses through the air but deflects away from the skull as if pushed away. Acererak’s left eye gem begins gleaming as it stares implacably at Orbius. Lester never hesitates. He has one big sunlight spell left, and he casts it right between the hovering skull and the Phylactery of the Apotheosis. A [i]sunburst[/i] explodes, and for a moment no one can see. There’s a loud [b]crack![/b] and a spray of jagged shrapnel smashes into everyone; and then, when their eyes clear (although Orbius is blinded) they can see that the Phylactery of the Apotheosis has shattered into a million fragments, with many of the largest portions falling into the darkness of the Negative Energy Plane below. “NOOO!” screams the demilich, but before anyone else can move, the L fires a quickened [i]shatter[/i] at the skull. Acererak gives a terrible, high-pitched wail- and the skull explodes in a flare of violet-black energy. The only sound, for a moment, is the panting of our heroes’ breath. Then they’re cheering, congratulating each other, hugging, high-fiving! Could it be that they’ve destroyed Acererak for good? Is it possible?? “Wait a second,” the blind Orbius says grimly. “Let’s make sure.” And he casts a mighty divination. And then grins. And then whoops! [i]”We did it!”[/i] he cries. “But it’s not over,” interrupts Thrush balefully. “We still need to free Sybele.” “Hey, what about Felenga?” the L puts in suddenly. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Strange pilgrims! And Felenga! It’s not over yet!!! [/QUOTE]
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