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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4771235" data-attributes="member: 21864">Chapter 3 - The Clearing in the Forest (Part 3)Enlishia raised her bow as the man came forward again but this time, it turned to attack Erlmoor from behind. It brought its mace down towards the dragonborn’s head but the paladin, sensing the attack, twisted aside and turned his back towards the woods to battle both of his enemies. Erlmoor chanted a prayer and lashed out at the dwarf to his right. The dwarf parried the paladin’s blade and a loud thunderclap resounded around the clearing. Enlishia raised her bow and aimed at the man as his lips twisted into a snarl again. She let fly with the first arrow and then a second, both driving into the man’s belly and driving him back. Still the man tried to snarl at the ranger but before he could, Telkya raised her amulet, uttered a prayer and let forth a golden bolt. The searing light drove into the side of the man’s chest and flung him to the blood-stained grass of the clearing. He did not get up.Litiraan raised his wand and hurled a silver bolt of force into the shoulder of the dwarf as it came forward beside the drake. Beside him, Lavren cursed the drake and hurled black energy into the drake’s chest as it snapped at Dulvarna and for a moment it retreated a step, fearful of the warlock. Dulvarna surged toward the drake with all her strength, knowing that this may be the last blow she was able to land. Her blade sang out and struck the beast on the shoulder, gouging a deep wound and causing the drake to rear back. Dulvarna leapt away from the creature but quickly, too quickly, it came back at her.The dwarf before Erlmoor came at him fiercely as its companion fell, lashing out with its hammer and striking Erlmoor on the right hip. The dragonborn lurched to his left and roared in pain and anger. He turned towards the dwarf and lashed out with his blade to keep his foe at bay. Enlishia turned towards the dwarf then, raising her bow and letting fly with one arrow and then a second. One flew wide but the other drove into the dwarf’s shoulder and forced it back from Erlmoor, giving the dragonborn a few moments to regain his breath.The drake lunged at Dulvarna in a fierce rage and snapped at her but the warrior stepped back and evaded its bite. Behind her, Telkya began to pray and as the prayer ended, a golden light washed over Dulvarna healing the worst of her hurts and restoring some of her strength. Litiraan loosed another silver bolt into the dwarf and again, Lavren cursed the drake, hurling a blast of black energy into the creature that sent it rearing back away from its enemies. Dulvarna surged forward and as she did, the dwarf came to meet her. Its hammer lashed out but with her newly restored strength, Dulvarna brought her blade down to her left and parried the blow. The dwarf snarled and Dulvarna snarled back, knowing that thanks to Telkya’s healing prayer, the battle was turning.Erlmoor parried the dwarf’s hammer as the he brought it over his head to slam it into the dragonborn’s chest. He, too, snarled at his foe and pushed him away before lashing out with his blade as he chanted a prayer. The blade glowed brightly but the dwarf brought his hammer up and parried the heavy blow above his head. For a moment, the stout warrior smiled but then two arrows flew past him one after the other and reminded him of the perilous situation he was truly in.Dulvarna lashed her blade across the chest of the dwarf and drove it on into the flank of the drake. The beast roared and lunged at her with its huge jaws only to snap them shut on empty air in front of the warrior woman. Telkya moved out of the trees to stand beside Lavren and held up her amulet, loosing a golden bolt of light towards the drake. The bolt seared along the creature’s left side and drew another roar of pain from it. Litiraan raised his wand and loosed silver bolt that flew past the dwarf and Lavren’s bolt of black energy also flew past the drake. Both cursed, and as they did so, the dwarf and the drake came forward for one last attack.The dwarf Erlmoor faced rushed at him as well, sweeping its hammer in low and striking the side of the dragonborn’s leg. He staggered to the left as his leg gave way and nearly fell but as he did, he lashed out with his sword and cut deep into the dwarf’s right shoulder. The dwarf spun away and Enlishia raised her bow and let fly an arrow. The shaft drove into the dwarf’s chest, forcing him to stagger back. Enlishia raised her bow again, took aim, and let fly, this shaft driving through the dwarf’s throat. With a gasp, he fell beside his companion.The dwarf came fiercely at Dulvarna, smashing his hammer over arm onto her left shoulder while trying to slam his shield into her face. She fell back before the shield punch but felt the shoulder blow send needles of pain down her arm. She lashed out with her blade and cut open the dwarf’s throat, felling him beside the drake. Continuing her swing, she drove her blade into the beast’s flank. It roared and snapped at her again but she dodged back and as she did, Telkya loosed a bolt of divine fire into its flank. It staggered and as it did, Litiraan stepped forward and raised his wand. He uttered a spell and hurled a silver bolt of energy into the creature’s head. The bolt seared through and burst out of the back of the drake’s skull. The beast’s mouth opened as its last breath escaped and it collapsed onto the blood-stained grass.</blockquote>

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