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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4854542" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 2)</strong></p><p></p><p>He waited with his wand in hand as the second of the four armed creatures rushed at Erlmoor, lashing out with one of its daggers at the dragonborn. The paladin ducked back but the blade still tore across the front of his left shoulder and drew blood. Dulvarna looked back toward Lavren and nodded to him before lashing her blade low into the left leg of the foulspawn before her. The creature staggered back and away and as it did, she retreated toward the elf. He reacted at once, rushing forward and levelling his wand at the wounded sword-wielder. He loosed a blast of black energy toward the creature that flew over its head and struck the west wall of the corridor. The elf grimaced and Dulvarna threw him a stony look as the foulspawn recovered and came forward again.</p><p></p><p>On the left of the line, Thorn snarled at the four armed creature before him and then leapt, his claws and teeth tearing at the creature’s chest and driving it back a few steps. The wolf druid landed on his four paws and with another snarl, retreated around the corner, leaving room for Erlmoor to follow him. With a maniacal snarl, the four armed foulspawn rushed after the wolf, lashing out with one of its daggers but Thorn was too quick for it and ducked under the swing. The unarmed foulspawn followed its companion and raised its hand toward Erlmoor again. It began uttering mumbled phrases that drove into the dragonborn’s mind but he was ready for the attack this time and banished the creature’s voice as soon as he heard it. With a roar of defiance, he raised his blade and turned away from the foulspawn, a prayer coming to his lips as he did so. He lashed out at the four armed creature that now fought Thorn beside him and, as the creature ducked under the swing, he retreated to fight beside the wolf druid.</p><p></p><p>Enlishia raised her bow and loosed one arrow and then a second into the body of the sword-wielder before Dulvarna and then she danced backward so that Telkya could retreat after her. The priestess lashed out wildly with her blade and then fell back but her sword-wielding foe came after her with a growl. The horrible creature lashed out with its blade at the elf maid’s head but Telkya was quick enough this time and ducked under the blow while raising her blade to defend herself. Another of the four-armed creatures rushed forward next, following the retreating line and coming at Lavren and Dulvarna in a frenzy. It danced back and forth before the elf and the warrior woman, lashing out with its blades in a whirlwind of sharpened bone. Lavren reeled back as a dagger tore across his chest and Dulvarna spun away as one of the creature’s weapons cut her left shoulder. When its dance was done, the creature stopped in front of Lavren, snarling and salivating, its blood-stained daggers promising more pain to the elf. Lavren shrugged at the creature and retreated, raising his wand as he did so. He loosed a bolt of black energy that flew past the creature and grimaced again at his poor aim. The four armed creature snarled in response and raised one of its daggers to its lips, licking off the elf’s blood with a sharp, pointed tongue.</p><p></p><p>The third of the four armed creatures rushed forward next, leaping between its companions and slashing at Dulvarna with one of its daggers and nicking her across the top of her chest. It spun away between her and Erlmoor, stabbing at her hip as it did so, but she twisted aside and avoided the blow. It spun away again and slashed yet another blade into Enlishia’s side before dancing past the ranger and lashing its fourth blade across Lavren’s back. It spun to face the backs of the companions close to the entrance to the corridor which led back to the staircase that had brought them up from the level below. </p><p>“Deal with it,” Dulvarna snarled at the others and then surged at the nearest of the sword-wielders.</p><p></p><p>The warrior woman’s blade danced left and right but each time it was met by the sword of the foulspawn. She gritted her teeth in anger and came at the creature in a new fury but still it met each of her blows with its own blade. To her left, Thorn barked his answer to her command, snapping at the four armed creature before him and then darting away toward the foulspawn that had broken through the companions’ lines. Dulvarna glanced to her left as she saw the druid wolf move and then turned back toward her enemies as the other sword wielder, the more wounded of the two, came forward in a rush. The creature feinted to the left and as Dulvarna moved her blade to parry it reversed the swing and with all of its weight behind the blow, it drove its sword into the warrior woman’s left hip. She gasped as pain lanced down her leg and up her side, spinning away to avoid the killing blow that was sure to follow. It did, missing her head by mere inches and leaving Dulvarna gasping for breath as she tried to fight through the pain that assailed her. In that moment, one of the four-armed foulspawn leapt between her and Erlmoor and drove its blade into her left arm. Dulvarna cried out and fell back, blood pouring down her left side.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor glanced to his right as Dulvarna cried out but as he did, the unarmed foulspawn’s voice crept into his mind again, whispering a terrible babble of madness. Again he fought inwardly, roaring his defiance and drove the voice out, lashing out to his right at the four-armed creature that had struck Dulvarna. His blade drove into its right leg and spun it toward the warrior woman but she fended it off and the creature reeled back a step away from both companions. Behind Dulvarna, Enlishia leapt back toward the western wall of the passage junction and loosed an arrow quickly that narrowly missed the foulspawn that had broken through. She fired again but this arrow also flew wide, clattering into the wall behind the creature and disappearing into the darkness of the stairwell to the left. Telkya also drew herself back from the battle, uttering a healing prayer as she did so and raising her left hand towards Dulvarna. White light covered the warrior woman and the blood pouring down her side slowed and then stopped. She turned and nodded her thanks to Telkya but the elf maid had already turned her gaze on the foulspawn that Enlishia had loosed arrows at. The priestess reached out with her hand and a column of light descended from the ceiling to engulf the four-armed creature, searing its flesh with divine fire. It snarled and hissed at the pain, raising two of its daggers as it fixed the elf with a gaze of pure hatred.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4854542, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 2)[/b] He waited with his wand in hand as the second of the four armed creatures rushed at Erlmoor, lashing out with one of its daggers at the dragonborn. The paladin ducked back but the blade still tore across the front of his left shoulder and drew blood. Dulvarna looked back toward Lavren and nodded to him before lashing her blade low into the left leg of the foulspawn before her. The creature staggered back and away and as it did, she retreated toward the elf. He reacted at once, rushing forward and levelling his wand at the wounded sword-wielder. He loosed a blast of black energy toward the creature that flew over its head and struck the west wall of the corridor. The elf grimaced and Dulvarna threw him a stony look as the foulspawn recovered and came forward again. On the left of the line, Thorn snarled at the four armed creature before him and then leapt, his claws and teeth tearing at the creature’s chest and driving it back a few steps. The wolf druid landed on his four paws and with another snarl, retreated around the corner, leaving room for Erlmoor to follow him. With a maniacal snarl, the four armed foulspawn rushed after the wolf, lashing out with one of its daggers but Thorn was too quick for it and ducked under the swing. The unarmed foulspawn followed its companion and raised its hand toward Erlmoor again. It began uttering mumbled phrases that drove into the dragonborn’s mind but he was ready for the attack this time and banished the creature’s voice as soon as he heard it. With a roar of defiance, he raised his blade and turned away from the foulspawn, a prayer coming to his lips as he did so. He lashed out at the four armed creature that now fought Thorn beside him and, as the creature ducked under the swing, he retreated to fight beside the wolf druid. Enlishia raised her bow and loosed one arrow and then a second into the body of the sword-wielder before Dulvarna and then she danced backward so that Telkya could retreat after her. The priestess lashed out wildly with her blade and then fell back but her sword-wielding foe came after her with a growl. The horrible creature lashed out with its blade at the elf maid’s head but Telkya was quick enough this time and ducked under the blow while raising her blade to defend herself. Another of the four-armed creatures rushed forward next, following the retreating line and coming at Lavren and Dulvarna in a frenzy. It danced back and forth before the elf and the warrior woman, lashing out with its blades in a whirlwind of sharpened bone. Lavren reeled back as a dagger tore across his chest and Dulvarna spun away as one of the creature’s weapons cut her left shoulder. When its dance was done, the creature stopped in front of Lavren, snarling and salivating, its blood-stained daggers promising more pain to the elf. Lavren shrugged at the creature and retreated, raising his wand as he did so. He loosed a bolt of black energy that flew past the creature and grimaced again at his poor aim. The four armed creature snarled in response and raised one of its daggers to its lips, licking off the elf’s blood with a sharp, pointed tongue. The third of the four armed creatures rushed forward next, leaping between its companions and slashing at Dulvarna with one of its daggers and nicking her across the top of her chest. It spun away between her and Erlmoor, stabbing at her hip as it did so, but she twisted aside and avoided the blow. It spun away again and slashed yet another blade into Enlishia’s side before dancing past the ranger and lashing its fourth blade across Lavren’s back. It spun to face the backs of the companions close to the entrance to the corridor which led back to the staircase that had brought them up from the level below. “Deal with it,” Dulvarna snarled at the others and then surged at the nearest of the sword-wielders. The warrior woman’s blade danced left and right but each time it was met by the sword of the foulspawn. She gritted her teeth in anger and came at the creature in a new fury but still it met each of her blows with its own blade. To her left, Thorn barked his answer to her command, snapping at the four armed creature before him and then darting away toward the foulspawn that had broken through the companions’ lines. Dulvarna glanced to her left as she saw the druid wolf move and then turned back toward her enemies as the other sword wielder, the more wounded of the two, came forward in a rush. The creature feinted to the left and as Dulvarna moved her blade to parry it reversed the swing and with all of its weight behind the blow, it drove its sword into the warrior woman’s left hip. She gasped as pain lanced down her leg and up her side, spinning away to avoid the killing blow that was sure to follow. It did, missing her head by mere inches and leaving Dulvarna gasping for breath as she tried to fight through the pain that assailed her. In that moment, one of the four-armed foulspawn leapt between her and Erlmoor and drove its blade into her left arm. Dulvarna cried out and fell back, blood pouring down her left side. Erlmoor glanced to his right as Dulvarna cried out but as he did, the unarmed foulspawn’s voice crept into his mind again, whispering a terrible babble of madness. Again he fought inwardly, roaring his defiance and drove the voice out, lashing out to his right at the four-armed creature that had struck Dulvarna. His blade drove into its right leg and spun it toward the warrior woman but she fended it off and the creature reeled back a step away from both companions. Behind Dulvarna, Enlishia leapt back toward the western wall of the passage junction and loosed an arrow quickly that narrowly missed the foulspawn that had broken through. She fired again but this arrow also flew wide, clattering into the wall behind the creature and disappearing into the darkness of the stairwell to the left. Telkya also drew herself back from the battle, uttering a healing prayer as she did so and raising her left hand towards Dulvarna. White light covered the warrior woman and the blood pouring down her side slowed and then stopped. She turned and nodded her thanks to Telkya but the elf maid had already turned her gaze on the foulspawn that Enlishia had loosed arrows at. The priestess reached out with her hand and a column of light descended from the ceiling to engulf the four-armed creature, searing its flesh with divine fire. It snarled and hissed at the pain, raising two of its daggers as it fixed the elf with a gaze of pure hatred. [/QUOTE]
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