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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Droid101" data-source="post: 1899275" data-attributes="member: 942">Ogrim, Eltharion and Viknen flew to the east.  Explosions coming from the city behind them could be heard at irregular intervals.  The rain soaked them thoroughly.“So what we gonna be doin’ to da big giant ting, eh?” Viknen asks while his staff’s skulls clacked together quietly.“We’re going to kill it.  Just support Ogrim and I however you can.  Don’t get yourself killed,” Eltharion says.They flew out beyond the city walls for about a minute when a huge shape could be seen looming before them.  A fifty foot tall giant man.  He was bending down and picking something up… a kobold.  He reached way back, and threw it with all his might.  The kobold went flying through the air and out of their sight.  About fifty more kobolds were gathered around the feet of the huge man.Eltharion flew in at the thing’s knees, slashing out and cutting it across the knee cap.  The giant reacted as one would to a mosquito bite; a swipe with the back of his hand.  The huge hand sent Eltharion flying backwards, but he was able to right himself in the air.Ogrim flew in at the thing’s stomach, jamming his axe into it.  The giant grabbed Ogrim and threw him at Eltharion.  They collided in mid air, sending the air out of both of them.  The kobolds on the ground began to jump up and down and cheer.  Small packs could be seen attached all over the kobolds… explosives most likely.“They have explosives on them!  Try to get the giant to step on them or something!” Eltharion exclaims.“Right away mon,” Viknen flies up to eye level with the enormous giant.  Viknen’s blue eyes become almost crystalline; like a beautiful faceted sapphire, each one glinting almost hypnotically.  The flash of blue energy has the giant swaying, and finally his eye roll back in his head, and he falls to the earth – hard.He lands on about ten kobolds, five of whom have their packs discharge and explode.  The flames lick over the giant and most of the other kobolds, whose packs similarly light and explode.  The chain reaction of fire and noise creates quite a sight indeed.  The explosions kill all of the kobolds, but merely wake the giant up from his gaze-induced slumber.  He staggers to his feet as Eltharion and Ogrim fly in from different sides, cutting into both his arms simultaneously.The giant howls out as they both pierce his funny bones on each of his elbows.  He swings out at both of them, but only offers them glancing blows, both of which are able to shrug them off and continue fighting.Both of them fly slowly up his arms while slicing, slashing, cutting, stabbing and gouging at the giant.  They take a couple of more powerful hits from the giant, and are finally both flying near his neck and face.  Ogrim cuts into the giant’s spine on its neck, and Eltharion dives his Sun-sickle and Moon-scimitar into both of the giant’s eyes.  One last long howl of pain, and the giant falls to its knees, clutching its face.  It falls the rest of the way and connects with the ground, creating a virtual earthquake from its enormous size.Eltharion and Ogrim survey their bruises.  Viknen comes over and heals them both as best he can, his skull topped staff clacking as he swings it to invoke his spells.Eltharion hears something in his head…Send one to castle if you can spare.  Discussing contingency plans.“Adlai wants one of us to meet up at the castle to discuss plans,” Eltharion says.“Let’s all go, we’ve done our part here,” Ogrim states.They fly back.  After about ten minutes they get back to the roof of the castle, and see The Necromancer there with Adlai.“What’s going on?” Eltharion asks.“We’re going to go check to see if the dark elves neutralized the portal to Sigil in the Oubliette.  We need to make sure we have a contingency plan in case things go sour,” Adlai says.“Can’t we just teleport?” Eltharion asks.“No, the dark elves have put up a massive dimensional anchoring spell, preventing any planar travel.  That’s why the portal becomes vital in case we can’t escape.  Let’s go check it out,” Adlai says.“I’m going back to find Blaze and Blaine, they’ll need me if those demons are still chasing them,” The Necromancer says.“Okay, keep them busy!” Adlai says, and The Necromancer flies off.Adlai, Eltharion, Ogrim, and Viknen start toward the jail, head through the secret passage, then go down into the Oubliette.“What happened to Grog and Bloodthorne?” Eltharion asks.“I sent them a message just like to you, but they never came,” Adlai says.  “I fear the worst…”“They’re tough, they’ll be fine,” Eltharion says.Just as they reach the boarded off cell in the Oubliette, a stone next to the cell comes loose and falls to the floor.  A form steps through, and stops abruptly.Dendybar.“Uh oh…” Dendybar says slowly.  A form steps out with him.  A half-man, half-demon with a golden left eye and hand, and golden right arm and right leg.  The demon that Vecna raised so many times…Eltharion instantly pulls out the futuristic laser gun that sent Dendybar to the faraway plane, and pulls the trigger……but nothing comes out.“Wait, wait… now look, we can fight now…” Dendybar’s reasoning is stopped, as Ely Cromlich, the half demon, steps in front of him at the same time as Eltharion attempts to rush forward.  Adlai and Ogrim hold onto Eltharion, not allowing him to charge.“Wait!  Look, we can fight now, and maybe we’d win, maybe you’d win, but for sure, both sides would be severely weakened and probably unable to escape the battle up above,” Dendybar reasons calmly.  A flicker and two forms can be seen floating above Adlai and Ogrim.  One is the dark elf with spiked out hair that they’ve faced so many times before.  The other is a dark cloaked creature with tentacles writhing from beneath its hood.“It is four on four.  Maybe two would survive.  That won’t help us escape those damned elves out there.  We need to call a truce…” Dendybar says with a slight hesitation.Eltharion is still trying to escape Ogrim and Adlai’s grasp to attack them, but finally stops.“I don’t have to like it,” Eltharion says to Ogrim and Adlai, not even glancing to Dendybar.“Let’s go then…” Ely says as he takes to the air, flying up the cylindrical Oubliette chamber.  Xyxtactil the illithid and Kev’Zen the dark elf both start flying up, vanishing in the process.  Dendybar flies up the stairs as well, casting an invisibility spell as he does, vanishing as well.“Let’s be on da safe side…” Viknen says as he casts a quick see invisibility on Ogrim and Eltharion.Adlai checks the portal.“It’s not working.  Damn!  Okay, I’ll make sure the citizens are ready to flee, then.  You guys get going and see if we can turn them back,” Adlai says.Eltharion, Ogrim and Viknen fly out of the Oubliette and out of the castle.  They follow Dendybar, Xyxtactil, Kev’Zen and Ely out to the castle rooftop.“We’re going northeast.  The leaders and the giant carrying the spire of darkness is that way,” Ogrim says.“Kill or be killed,” Ely says.  “After this battle, we are enemies again.”“Fine,” Ogrim grunts.  The group of seven starts flying out to the northeast.  Out towards destiny.How will they fare fighting alongside their mortal enemies?  Can you smell a betrayal?  What about Grog and Bloodthorne??  Find out next time!!!</blockquote>

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