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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 3059938" data-attributes="member: 11574">I'm not really feeling myself todayAs the sweaty breath of the dragon bore down on Lothred, he hoped the bite would be clean through and his death instantaneous. As seconds wore on, he wondered what was taking the dragon so long, the twisted beast must be playing with him, taunting Lothred to open his eyes and stare death in the face. He wouldn't do, he'd wait out the dragon until starvation took hold if need be, but he wasn't about to watch the jaws close around him.Nothing came.*open your eyes, we've won* Lothred heard the voice again, he didn't want to believe the words, he cracked one eye and then the next and looked up into the gullet of the dragon, hovering inches above his head. It's laws poised to strike as if a steel trap. Confused Lothred looked around and caught the eyes of Gronar, Omar, Ratchet, Korg and the lich staring back in awe and fear.*what do we want the dragon to do?* "Kill the li.." Lothred started his reply*No! The lich is easily defeated, kill the guardian first* "Kill the minotaur!" Lothred's voice echoed off the cavern wallThe dragon lurched up and took a step over the huddled Lothred, Gronar watched as the dragon eyed the obsidian minotaur he then looked over at the lich who was attempting to sneak away from the battle. The hill giant roared out and charged the undead figure, he blade crushed bones and hidden potions about the lich. Korg scampered away from the lunging dragon and blasted a hole through the retreating lich, it's form collapsed in a heap of bones and smoldering rags. Then the dragon struck, it's powerful jaws clamping around the waist of the stone guardian and gnawing away as the obsidian minotaur hammered it's fists into the side of the dragon's mouth. shards of obsidian flew through the air, molten rock splashed across the eyes of the dragon, as the enormous dragon brought it's prey up to the ceiling and then slammed the construct back into the stone floor shattering the minotaur into a thousand tiny fragments of obsidian that shred the dragon's eyes blinding the creature.The dragon pounded it's head into the cavern wall as the pain ripped through it's head. *get control or it'll trample us* Lothred held up the rod and willed the dragon to cease moving."We need help down here! No!" Paquito shouted, with the lich's demise the spirit wall had also ceased to exist. Paquito stood slack-jawed as the crumpled mess of the lich, the shattered remains of two guardian constructs, and the body of a dragon bleeding profusely from it's head lay amid the party. The rest of the party saw the umber hulk mass pouring forth from the cavern entrance, they quickly took a deep breath and waded up to meet the new challenge. Lothred too turned to help, until the voice came back.*what are you doing?* "Helping, the umber hulks will .."*shut-up, you have the perfect opportunity here, a downed dragon. Kill it before it awakens and breathes you into the astral plane for eternity.* "It's sleeping"*not for long, who do you think controls the dragon? Not you I hope* Lothred realized what the rod had done when he tried to drop the rod from his grasp, he found his hands would not open. A sick laugh reverberated through Lothred's mind.*stupid mortal, I control the dragon, because I control you* "Wait! we need to kill the dragon first! It's the greatest threat!" Lothred shoutedGronar, Omar and Ratchet stopped and considered Lothred words for a moment. "Bald man with stick smart. Best not leave enemies behind you." Gronar spokeThe three men retreated back to the dragon's sleeping form."I've put it under a deep sleep, a well placed slice across the neck followed by some continued bashing about it's head will do it in quickly." Lothred directedPaquito watched as only Korg came up to help stem the flow of umber hulks, looking back he saw Gronar raise his sword to the throat of the dragon, the dim light reflected off the blade's metal to reveal brass tinged scales below."Wait!" Paquito shouted</blockquote>

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