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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5053312" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>City Under Siege: Part 4b – Get Them Guns Blazin’!</strong></p><p></p><p>Sebastian flew over Freeport. He could see barbarians closing in from everywhere. Shrill war cries and screams came from the outskirts of Drac’s End. Citizens fled in panic. He could also make out the orc mob, just leaving the Field of Honor and making its way toward the Eastern Gate of the Old City. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian moved on. His destination was one of the many towers facing the harbor, each armed with a Fihali cannon. In fitting pirate fashion, Freeport had even stolen its own defenses.</p><p></p><p>The towers stood about fifty feet high. Bodies lay scattered around the gun closest to the harbor. Flaming wreckage from one of the barbarian ships indicated they had gotten one good shot off, but the tower itself was on fire. Sebastian guessed a misfire; Fihali weapons were never meant for human hands.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian landed. He had the opportunity to inspect fihali technology when he was aboard their ship. That information served him well. To fire, the cannons required life force and magical energy. He threw an enchanted dagger down the barrel, satisfying the first requirement.</p><p></p><p>But the second was not so easy. Strange hand impressions were at the base, suited for a clawed fihali. Sebastian put his hands in the depressions…</p><p></p><p>And screamed as the cannon tore magic out of him by sheer force. It felt as if his eyeballs and been strained through his fingertips. The results were spectacular: The gun roared and with a huge kick, belched forth a massive fireball the likes of which he had never seen. The ensuing fireball sailed over the harbor.</p><p></p><p>It was enough to make the entire city pause. Barbarians and Freeporters looked up in awe as the fireball struck the center of the barbarian fleet, obliterating one ship and setting fire to two others. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian struggled to rouse himself. There was one more cannon facing the harbor. The barbarians began to row faster, struggling to get out of the way.</p><p></p><p>He half-limped off the tower and caught an updraft with his wings, gliding over to the remaining tower.</p><p></p><p>Thunder boomed around him. A blast of lightning struck from the tip of a tcho-tcho shaman’s rattle, sizzling through Sebastian. He fell like a moth that flew too close to the flame.</p><p></p><p>The dark-kin came to at the last second. He spread his wings, stopping his fall so that he landed in a crouch.</p><p></p><p>“Tcho-tchos!” snarled Sebastian. “I hate tcho-tchos.” He jumped into the air and took wing again, vowing not to underestimate his opponents this time.</p><p></p><p>As Sebastian closed, he could make out the shaman and his bodyguards. It was the same shaman they had seen in the village near Nyambe. The tcho-tchos had traveled a long way. </p><p></p><p>“<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Algor conus!</span>” Sebastian shouted. Frost covered the shaman even as he struggled to get the gun to work. A few blasts of eldritch energy finished the job. </p><p></p><p>Corpses of the gun’s crew were covered by frozen bodies of tcho-tchos. Sebastian fed another magical item of power, a ring, down the barrel. He once again put his hands in the depression, trembling at the thought of the pain he would endure.</p><p></p><p>As the gun fired, he felt his own life force sucked from his body. The cannon shuddered, the recoil of a powerful magical blast. The blast struck its target, setting barbarian longships ablaze. The remaining vessels turned and began fleeing the harbor. </p><p></p><p>Exhausted, Sebastian slumped to the ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 5053312, member: 3285"] [b]City Under Siege: Part 4b – Get Them Guns Blazin’![/b] Sebastian flew over Freeport. He could see barbarians closing in from everywhere. Shrill war cries and screams came from the outskirts of Drac’s End. Citizens fled in panic. He could also make out the orc mob, just leaving the Field of Honor and making its way toward the Eastern Gate of the Old City. Sebastian moved on. His destination was one of the many towers facing the harbor, each armed with a Fihali cannon. In fitting pirate fashion, Freeport had even stolen its own defenses. The towers stood about fifty feet high. Bodies lay scattered around the gun closest to the harbor. Flaming wreckage from one of the barbarian ships indicated they had gotten one good shot off, but the tower itself was on fire. Sebastian guessed a misfire; Fihali weapons were never meant for human hands. Sebastian landed. He had the opportunity to inspect fihali technology when he was aboard their ship. That information served him well. To fire, the cannons required life force and magical energy. He threw an enchanted dagger down the barrel, satisfying the first requirement. But the second was not so easy. Strange hand impressions were at the base, suited for a clawed fihali. Sebastian put his hands in the depressions… And screamed as the cannon tore magic out of him by sheer force. It felt as if his eyeballs and been strained through his fingertips. The results were spectacular: The gun roared and with a huge kick, belched forth a massive fireball the likes of which he had never seen. The ensuing fireball sailed over the harbor. It was enough to make the entire city pause. Barbarians and Freeporters looked up in awe as the fireball struck the center of the barbarian fleet, obliterating one ship and setting fire to two others. Sebastian struggled to rouse himself. There was one more cannon facing the harbor. The barbarians began to row faster, struggling to get out of the way. He half-limped off the tower and caught an updraft with his wings, gliding over to the remaining tower. Thunder boomed around him. A blast of lightning struck from the tip of a tcho-tcho shaman’s rattle, sizzling through Sebastian. He fell like a moth that flew too close to the flame. The dark-kin came to at the last second. He spread his wings, stopping his fall so that he landed in a crouch. “Tcho-tchos!” snarled Sebastian. “I hate tcho-tchos.” He jumped into the air and took wing again, vowing not to underestimate his opponents this time. As Sebastian closed, he could make out the shaman and his bodyguards. It was the same shaman they had seen in the village near Nyambe. The tcho-tchos had traveled a long way. “[FONT="Impact"]Algor conus![/FONT]” Sebastian shouted. Frost covered the shaman even as he struggled to get the gun to work. A few blasts of eldritch energy finished the job. Corpses of the gun’s crew were covered by frozen bodies of tcho-tchos. Sebastian fed another magical item of power, a ring, down the barrel. He once again put his hands in the depression, trembling at the thought of the pain he would endure. As the gun fired, he felt his own life force sucked from his body. The cannon shuddered, the recoil of a powerful magical blast. The blast struck its target, setting barbarian longships ablaze. The remaining vessels turned and began fleeing the harbor. Exhausted, Sebastian slumped to the ground. [/QUOTE]
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