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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4826250" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 11 - Through Dark Waters (Part 4)</strong></p><p></p><p>Finally fully recovered from the fumes, Enlishia raised her bow and loosed one arrow and then a second toward the greenscale that had wounded Dulvarna. Both arrows drove into the creature’s right side and sent it staggering back from the warrior woman. Telkya and Lavren both turned their attentions to the other greenscale, golden and black bolts striking the creature in the chest and driving it away from Erlmoor. The greenscale before Dulvarna smashed the butt of its spear into the side of the warrior woman’s head and then drove its point into her shoulder. She staggered back and away, her strength fading quickly.</p><p></p><p>In the southern part of the chamber, Thorn took on his bear form once more and surged at the shaman with a fierce roar. A rage took him over then and his claws grew longer as he lashed out at the lizard creature, striking its shoulder and spinning into the wall next to it. The shaman retreated along the wall and again called fumes from the water to engulf Thorn but in his bear form, he barely noticed the noxious gas. He surged forward again with a roar and the shaman retreated before him. </p><p></p><p>Erlmoor heard the bear’s roar and acknowledged it with one of his own before surging at the greenscale with a prayer on his lips. His blade glowed brightly and struck the creature’s side with a thunder clap that threw the greenscale off its feet and down into the water. There the creature flailed for a moment, its blood pooling around it but then it jabbed its spear towards Erlmoor’s legs. The dragonborn leapt back and the lizard creature rose from the water, driving its spear forward into the paladin’s right shoulder.</p><p></p><p>Behind Erlmoor, Dulvarna retreated from her enemy, trying desperately to get her breath back. As she did, Enlishia took her chance, and loosed two more arrows into the lizard creature. It snarled its defiance and came forward after Dulvarna anyway. It had barely taken a step when a bolt of golden light from Telkya’s amulet struck it in the chest and a moment later, a black bolt from Lavren’s wand followed. The creature stopped and staggered but then roared and lunged at Dulvarna. The warrior woman had recovered enough of her strength by then to react quickly and he blade swept left and right to knock aside the greenscale’s spear thrusts. It roared again, realising that it was doomed, and then dived forward for one last attack.</p><p></p><p>Thorn rushed at the shaman again, lashing out with his claws and slamming the lizard creature into the wall again. The creature staggered back, holding a spear in its right hand to protect itself, and then it dived to its left. There was a rush of water and the shaman vanished underwater and for a moment, he thought that the creature had escaped him. Only then did he see a dark shadow beneath the surface a few feet away from him and apparently across the entrance of what he knew from bitter experience, must be one of the pipes that dotted the chamber. With a roar, he started toward the battle that his companions faught but then suddenly turned aside toward the hidden shaman.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor roared and rushed at the greenscale before him, lashing his blade out and striking the creature’s shoulder, spinning it away to its left. The greenscale stabbed at him and he parried down and to his right but then the creature thrust its spear forward again and drove it into the dragonborn’s right leg. He staggered but did not fall and as he glanced back to see how Dulvarna fared, the warrior woman swept her blade up high and drove it into the side of the greenscale she faced, just below the creature’s armpit. It hissed its last breath and then collapsed sideways into the water. An arrow drove into the last greenscale as Erlmoor turned back to face it and then a golden bolt followed by a black, crackling bolt struck the creature. It looked down at its seared and wounded chest for a moment and then fell over backwards into the water.</p><p></p><p>The shaman realised that it had been found as Thorn shifted back from bear from into his not-dissimilar human shape. The druid raised his totem stick and uttered an incantation just as the lizard creature broke the surface to breathe. A chill whirlwind engulfed it then, bitter cold tearing at its head and forcing it to break the surface of the water fully. The shaman raised its left hand to respond with an evocation of its own but as it did, the water surged around it and sucked it under for a few moments. It surfaced in the same place and, realising its mistake, it swam away toward the northern steps. Only then did it turn and call forth the now familiar noxious fumes from the water around Thorn. The druid held his breath and ignored the burning in his eyes while staring defiantly at the shaman. It retreated another step towards the northern stairway but it was already too late for it.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor waded through the water as quickly as he could and managed to reach the northern steps ahead of the shaman. Behind him came Dulvarna with her sword and Enlishia with her bow raised and an arrow nocked. The ranger let fly and the arrow drove into the greenscale’s chest. A second arrow followed a moment later, this one driving into the creature’s side. The shaman staggered, hissing its pain and anger but as it did, Telkya uttered a prayer to Corellon. A golden bolt of light seared out from the elf-maid’s amulet and tore into the greenscale’s side before bursting out of its chest. With a final gasp, it collapsed into the water.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next......A Measure of Revenge</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4826250, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 11 - Through Dark Waters (Part 4)[/b] Finally fully recovered from the fumes, Enlishia raised her bow and loosed one arrow and then a second toward the greenscale that had wounded Dulvarna. Both arrows drove into the creature’s right side and sent it staggering back from the warrior woman. Telkya and Lavren both turned their attentions to the other greenscale, golden and black bolts striking the creature in the chest and driving it away from Erlmoor. The greenscale before Dulvarna smashed the butt of its spear into the side of the warrior woman’s head and then drove its point into her shoulder. She staggered back and away, her strength fading quickly. In the southern part of the chamber, Thorn took on his bear form once more and surged at the shaman with a fierce roar. A rage took him over then and his claws grew longer as he lashed out at the lizard creature, striking its shoulder and spinning into the wall next to it. The shaman retreated along the wall and again called fumes from the water to engulf Thorn but in his bear form, he barely noticed the noxious gas. He surged forward again with a roar and the shaman retreated before him. Erlmoor heard the bear’s roar and acknowledged it with one of his own before surging at the greenscale with a prayer on his lips. His blade glowed brightly and struck the creature’s side with a thunder clap that threw the greenscale off its feet and down into the water. There the creature flailed for a moment, its blood pooling around it but then it jabbed its spear towards Erlmoor’s legs. The dragonborn leapt back and the lizard creature rose from the water, driving its spear forward into the paladin’s right shoulder. Behind Erlmoor, Dulvarna retreated from her enemy, trying desperately to get her breath back. As she did, Enlishia took her chance, and loosed two more arrows into the lizard creature. It snarled its defiance and came forward after Dulvarna anyway. It had barely taken a step when a bolt of golden light from Telkya’s amulet struck it in the chest and a moment later, a black bolt from Lavren’s wand followed. The creature stopped and staggered but then roared and lunged at Dulvarna. The warrior woman had recovered enough of her strength by then to react quickly and he blade swept left and right to knock aside the greenscale’s spear thrusts. It roared again, realising that it was doomed, and then dived forward for one last attack. Thorn rushed at the shaman again, lashing out with his claws and slamming the lizard creature into the wall again. The creature staggered back, holding a spear in its right hand to protect itself, and then it dived to its left. There was a rush of water and the shaman vanished underwater and for a moment, he thought that the creature had escaped him. Only then did he see a dark shadow beneath the surface a few feet away from him and apparently across the entrance of what he knew from bitter experience, must be one of the pipes that dotted the chamber. With a roar, he started toward the battle that his companions faught but then suddenly turned aside toward the hidden shaman. Erlmoor roared and rushed at the greenscale before him, lashing his blade out and striking the creature’s shoulder, spinning it away to its left. The greenscale stabbed at him and he parried down and to his right but then the creature thrust its spear forward again and drove it into the dragonborn’s right leg. He staggered but did not fall and as he glanced back to see how Dulvarna fared, the warrior woman swept her blade up high and drove it into the side of the greenscale she faced, just below the creature’s armpit. It hissed its last breath and then collapsed sideways into the water. An arrow drove into the last greenscale as Erlmoor turned back to face it and then a golden bolt followed by a black, crackling bolt struck the creature. It looked down at its seared and wounded chest for a moment and then fell over backwards into the water. The shaman realised that it had been found as Thorn shifted back from bear from into his not-dissimilar human shape. The druid raised his totem stick and uttered an incantation just as the lizard creature broke the surface to breathe. A chill whirlwind engulfed it then, bitter cold tearing at its head and forcing it to break the surface of the water fully. The shaman raised its left hand to respond with an evocation of its own but as it did, the water surged around it and sucked it under for a few moments. It surfaced in the same place and, realising its mistake, it swam away toward the northern steps. Only then did it turn and call forth the now familiar noxious fumes from the water around Thorn. The druid held his breath and ignored the burning in his eyes while staring defiantly at the shaman. It retreated another step towards the northern stairway but it was already too late for it. Erlmoor waded through the water as quickly as he could and managed to reach the northern steps ahead of the shaman. Behind him came Dulvarna with her sword and Enlishia with her bow raised and an arrow nocked. The ranger let fly and the arrow drove into the greenscale’s chest. A second arrow followed a moment later, this one driving into the creature’s side. The shaman staggered, hissing its pain and anger but as it did, Telkya uttered a prayer to Corellon. A golden bolt of light seared out from the elf-maid’s amulet and tore into the greenscale’s side before bursting out of its chest. With a final gasp, it collapsed into the water. [B]Next......A Measure of Revenge[/B] [/QUOTE]
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