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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 7599718" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>Chpater 288</p><p></p><p>For a moment the collapse of the plaza overshadowed even the still-deadly presence of the giant ape. Xeeta could only stare at the hole in the ground where Bredan and two other members of their company had been standing just moments ago. Several of the pillars had collapsed as well, tumbling into the sinkhole and filling it with rubble. Xeeta saw Glori standing on the far side, almost at the edge of the hole, a look of stunned horror on her face.</p><p></p><p>But then the giant ape roared again, pulling them all back into the reality of the moment and the danger that they still faced.</p><p></p><p>Glori was closest to it now, and clearly it had shaken off whatever spell she’d used to disorient it. Xeeta was quick to draw its attention back to her, hitting it with another <em>fireball</em>. The blast engulfed the creature’s body, briefly obscuring it from view. But it quickly reappeared as the flames disappeared, and it vaulted the edge of the sinkhole to close toward the sorceress.</p><p></p><p>Xeeta waited for it, her eyes blazing as her magic surged through her. The air began to ripple around her as her Demon woke at her call, and the weeds sticking up from the cracks in the plaza’s stone floor withered and blackened. Rodan, standing a few feet away with his sword in his hand, looked at her in alarm but had to focus his attention on the rapidly-closing monstrosity. The ground was shaking under them with each stride it took now, and the ranger had to concentrate on keeping his footing.</p><p></p><p>The ape was only about twenty feet away, its huge outer arms already coming up in anticipation of an attack, when a small figure darted out from behind one of the still-intact pillars nearby. It was Kosk, moving with a speed that none of them could have matched, outpacing even the giant ape as it rushed toward the two tieflings. The dwarf’s face was a mask of blood and bruises, and a series of deep scratches had left one side of his robe a shredded and bloody mess, but there was only determination on his face as he rushed toward this even greater adversary.</p><p></p><p>The giant girallon sensed his approach, but was too late to intercept the monk as he leapt to the attack. The dwarf barely came up past its ankles, offering a truly ludicrous comparison to those watching, but to their amazement he sprang up and swept his staff around to deliver a precise strike to the back of its left knee. The weapon was like a toothpick against the sheer mass of the creature, but somehow the blow buckled the limb and the huge ape stumbled, falling over heavily onto one side. Kosk stayed with it as it fell, delivering a flurry of blows to its body and head. His staff cracked hard into its left eye, drawing a deafening roar of pain from the creature.</p><p></p><p>Stunned by this development, Rodan finally recovered and rushed forward to take advantage of the creature’s misfortune. He stabbed his sword deep into its thigh, missing the artery there but nevertheless drawing another furious roar from it. Xeeta hit it with a quick barrage of <em>scorching rays</em>, careful to target areas far from where her friends were hitting it. That wasn’t especially difficult; even prone the thing was the size of a house.</p><p></p><p>The ape had absorbed a beating, but it clearly wasn’t finished yet. Ignoring its wounds, it pushed itself to its feet, its multitude of arms helping it steady itself. It was surrounded by enemies, but its one good eye focused on the diminutive thing that had stung it so and half blinded it.</p><p></p><p>It lunged for the dwarf. Kosk darted to the side and almost, <em>almost</em> evaded its grasp. But it caught hold of one arm and pulled him off his feet. The lower pair of hands grabbed hold of him, the claws digging channels into his flesh. Even despite that Kosk kept on fighting, slamming his staff into an elbow joint with enough force to disable the limb. But even as he started to fall free it caught him in one of its upper paws, trapping his legs between its huge fingers. He struggled to escape, but its strength held him firmly in its grasp. His face twisted in pain as it squeezed tightly.</p><p></p><p>“Kosk!” Quellan yelled. The cleric was running toward the fight, his own face a bloody mask of pain. He lifted his shield and projected a <em>guiding bolt</em> that struck the ape in the back, but it was not enough to distract it from its victim. Rodan lunged and stabbed it again in the leg, but the ape ignored him. There was nothing any of them could do as the ape took a single step forward and slammed the dwarf against one of the nearby pillars with all of its might.</p><p></p><p>The crack of impact briefly overpowered the chaotic din of the battle. The giant ape held up the now limp form of its adversary and bellowed in triumph before tossing Kosk’s broken and lifeless body to the ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 7599718, member: 143"] Chpater 288 For a moment the collapse of the plaza overshadowed even the still-deadly presence of the giant ape. Xeeta could only stare at the hole in the ground where Bredan and two other members of their company had been standing just moments ago. Several of the pillars had collapsed as well, tumbling into the sinkhole and filling it with rubble. Xeeta saw Glori standing on the far side, almost at the edge of the hole, a look of stunned horror on her face. But then the giant ape roared again, pulling them all back into the reality of the moment and the danger that they still faced. Glori was closest to it now, and clearly it had shaken off whatever spell she’d used to disorient it. Xeeta was quick to draw its attention back to her, hitting it with another [i]fireball[/i]. The blast engulfed the creature’s body, briefly obscuring it from view. But it quickly reappeared as the flames disappeared, and it vaulted the edge of the sinkhole to close toward the sorceress. Xeeta waited for it, her eyes blazing as her magic surged through her. The air began to ripple around her as her Demon woke at her call, and the weeds sticking up from the cracks in the plaza’s stone floor withered and blackened. Rodan, standing a few feet away with his sword in his hand, looked at her in alarm but had to focus his attention on the rapidly-closing monstrosity. The ground was shaking under them with each stride it took now, and the ranger had to concentrate on keeping his footing. The ape was only about twenty feet away, its huge outer arms already coming up in anticipation of an attack, when a small figure darted out from behind one of the still-intact pillars nearby. It was Kosk, moving with a speed that none of them could have matched, outpacing even the giant ape as it rushed toward the two tieflings. The dwarf’s face was a mask of blood and bruises, and a series of deep scratches had left one side of his robe a shredded and bloody mess, but there was only determination on his face as he rushed toward this even greater adversary. The giant girallon sensed his approach, but was too late to intercept the monk as he leapt to the attack. The dwarf barely came up past its ankles, offering a truly ludicrous comparison to those watching, but to their amazement he sprang up and swept his staff around to deliver a precise strike to the back of its left knee. The weapon was like a toothpick against the sheer mass of the creature, but somehow the blow buckled the limb and the huge ape stumbled, falling over heavily onto one side. Kosk stayed with it as it fell, delivering a flurry of blows to its body and head. His staff cracked hard into its left eye, drawing a deafening roar of pain from the creature. Stunned by this development, Rodan finally recovered and rushed forward to take advantage of the creature’s misfortune. He stabbed his sword deep into its thigh, missing the artery there but nevertheless drawing another furious roar from it. Xeeta hit it with a quick barrage of [i]scorching rays[/i], careful to target areas far from where her friends were hitting it. That wasn’t especially difficult; even prone the thing was the size of a house. The ape had absorbed a beating, but it clearly wasn’t finished yet. Ignoring its wounds, it pushed itself to its feet, its multitude of arms helping it steady itself. It was surrounded by enemies, but its one good eye focused on the diminutive thing that had stung it so and half blinded it. It lunged for the dwarf. Kosk darted to the side and almost, [i]almost[/i] evaded its grasp. But it caught hold of one arm and pulled him off his feet. The lower pair of hands grabbed hold of him, the claws digging channels into his flesh. Even despite that Kosk kept on fighting, slamming his staff into an elbow joint with enough force to disable the limb. But even as he started to fall free it caught him in one of its upper paws, trapping his legs between its huge fingers. He struggled to escape, but its strength held him firmly in its grasp. His face twisted in pain as it squeezed tightly. “Kosk!” Quellan yelled. The cleric was running toward the fight, his own face a bloody mask of pain. He lifted his shield and projected a [i]guiding bolt[/i] that struck the ape in the back, but it was not enough to distract it from its victim. Rodan lunged and stabbed it again in the leg, but the ape ignored him. There was nothing any of them could do as the ape took a single step forward and slammed the dwarf against one of the nearby pillars with all of its might. The crack of impact briefly overpowered the chaotic din of the battle. The giant ape held up the now limp form of its adversary and bellowed in triumph before tossing Kosk’s broken and lifeless body to the ground. [/QUOTE]
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