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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4877534" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 21 - Halls of Madness (Part 3)</strong></p><p></p><p>Seeing his wife holding her own at last, Lavren retreated into the main hallway and raised his wand toward the warrior that Dulvarna faught. Shouting out a curse and then a spell, he unleashed a blast of black, eldritch energy at the foulspawn. The bolt seared into the creature’s chest and threw it back a step but it came back with a fierce snarl a moment later, lashing its blade from left to right at Dulvarna. The sword cut into the side of the warrior woman’s thigh and she staggered back and away from the creature. Behind her, Enlishia’s bow sang out again and two arrows clattered off the scaly armour the creature wore and landed on the floor at its feet. The foulspawn stamped on the shafts with a sneer of derision but the distraction was enough for Dulvarna, who lashed her blade across the creature’s belly to cut open a shallow wound there. The warrior growled in response and raised its blade as it came forward once again.</p><p>In the western hall, the foulspawn came forward at Erlmoor with renewed ferocity, forcing the dragonborn back, step by step. He countered once, lashing his blade low at the foe before him but the creature met his sword with its own and held him at bay. Refusing to be denied its prey, the grick lunged at Telkya for a third time and lashed a tentacle around her, driving the hook at the end into the middle of her back. She cried out and then fell limp in the creature’s grasp as blood poured down her back. Lavren cried out in grief and Thorn leapt at the creature, tearing at its body but still it held onto the dying elf maid. The foulspawn roared in triumph and surged at Erlmoor, forcing him back another step. He parried a thrust from one but the other drove its blade into his hip and almost took his left leg from under him. The paladin staggered and retreated further while behind him, Lavren looked from Dulvarna to Telkya and back again as indecision seized him.</p><p>At last, the warlock made up his mind, deciding that to help Dulvarna was to help Telkya and with furious anger, he loosed another blast of black, eldritch energy at the foulspawn. The creature moved to its right and the bolt flashed past it and disappeared into the darkness of the corridor beyond. The warrior snarled at the elf in derision and then rushed at Dulvarna with its blade before it. It brought the sword up over its head and down toward the warrior woman but Aecris met the blow and turned it aside. Two arrows drove into the foulspawn’s belly as it wrestled blade to blade with Dulvarna and as it staggered from the missiles, the warrior woman threw her enemy back. She lashed her blade across, tearing another wound in the creature’s belly before it could react and the foulspawn fell back another step, bleeding and stunned.</p><p>In the western passage, Erlmoor parried high and low with a prayer on his lips before twisting the blade of the warrior before him aside. He plunged his sword forward into the belly of the creature and as it cried out, the sword glowed brightly and healing energy flowed into Erlmoor from it. Lavren and Telkya also glowed for a moment and in the grick’s grasp, Telkya’s eyes flicked open. She began to try and wriggle free but as she did, the creature dragged her closer and bit down on her throat with its beak-like mouth. Blood sprayed forth and Telkya fell limp in the creature’s grasp once more. Thorn growled and leapt at the creature but it lashed out a tentacle and slammed the druid wolf into the wall before he reached its body. The foulspawn roared in triumph again and together they rushed at Erlmoor, each feinting one way and then slashing its blade into the dragonborn’s sides. He gasped and staggered back another step, blood pouring from him, but still he let forth his own roar of defiance, reminding the foulspawn that he was not yet beaten.</p><p>Lavren hurled another bolt from his wand that flashed past the foulspawn and as he did, he heard an odd sucking sound from behind him. He looked over his shoulder and saw that a wall of the grey flesh had formed seemingly in an instant across the passage which the companions had followed to the terrible place where they now faught.</p><p>“We’re trapped here,” he called to the others as they fought desperately.</p><p>“Then we’d best fight our way out,” Enlishia answered as she looked over at the newly-formed fleshy wall.</p><p> She raised her bow but as she did, a green vapour began to seep from the grey wall next to her and she stopped to cough as the burning gas entered her lungs. As her coughing subsided, the ranger raised her bow and took aim at the foulspawn before loosing an arrow. The shaft flew wide of the mark and drove into the fleshy wall of the corridor beyond the creature but Enlishia had already nocked another arrow and let fly. The second shaft drove into the creature’s shoulder as Dulvarna another flurry of attacks. The foulspawn staggered back a step and Dulvarna raised her blade over her head and brought it down toward her enemy. At the last, the creature raised its own sword and parried Aecris bare inches from the top of its skull. Its knees bent and it took another step back but still it forced the sword aside.</p><p> In the western corridor, Erlmoor followed his roar by rushing at the foulspawn with his blade above his head. He brought it down on the enemy before him, the sword tearing down the side of the creature’s head and severing an ear before smashing into the shoulder of the foulspawn. The creature fell to its knees and Erlmoor swept his blade across and decapitated it where it knelt. Despite the searing vapour that surrounded him and burned his throat, Erlmoor roared and sprayed acid on the remaining foulspawn and the grick, forcing both to shrink back from him. </p><p>The grick turned way, dragging Telkya with it and plunging its terrible beak into the elf maid’s belly. Thorn growled and leapt, tearing at the creature’s flank but still it refused to release its prey. Telkya’s blood cascaded to the floor and tears flowed freely down Lavren’s cheeks as he watched his wife die. Angrily, he lashed out with his wand and again a black bolt flashed past the foulspawn that Dulvarna fought, barely aimed by the warlock. The warrior lashed out wildly with his blade, cutting into Dulvarna’s shoulder and slamming her into the flesh wall beside her. Enlishia’s bow sang and two arrows drove one after the other into the foulspawn’s chest. The creature staggered back with the force of the missiles and as it did, Dulvarna pushed herself away from the soft, grey wall. She lashed out high with her blade before the foulspawn could recover and clove through its neck, taking its head from its shoulders. It collapsed beside the destrachan and Dulvarna started down the corridor, seeking another way to aid her friends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4877534, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 21 - Halls of Madness (Part 3)[/b] Seeing his wife holding her own at last, Lavren retreated into the main hallway and raised his wand toward the warrior that Dulvarna faught. Shouting out a curse and then a spell, he unleashed a blast of black, eldritch energy at the foulspawn. The bolt seared into the creature’s chest and threw it back a step but it came back with a fierce snarl a moment later, lashing its blade from left to right at Dulvarna. The sword cut into the side of the warrior woman’s thigh and she staggered back and away from the creature. Behind her, Enlishia’s bow sang out again and two arrows clattered off the scaly armour the creature wore and landed on the floor at its feet. The foulspawn stamped on the shafts with a sneer of derision but the distraction was enough for Dulvarna, who lashed her blade across the creature’s belly to cut open a shallow wound there. The warrior growled in response and raised its blade as it came forward once again. In the western hall, the foulspawn came forward at Erlmoor with renewed ferocity, forcing the dragonborn back, step by step. He countered once, lashing his blade low at the foe before him but the creature met his sword with its own and held him at bay. Refusing to be denied its prey, the grick lunged at Telkya for a third time and lashed a tentacle around her, driving the hook at the end into the middle of her back. She cried out and then fell limp in the creature’s grasp as blood poured down her back. Lavren cried out in grief and Thorn leapt at the creature, tearing at its body but still it held onto the dying elf maid. The foulspawn roared in triumph and surged at Erlmoor, forcing him back another step. He parried a thrust from one but the other drove its blade into his hip and almost took his left leg from under him. The paladin staggered and retreated further while behind him, Lavren looked from Dulvarna to Telkya and back again as indecision seized him. At last, the warlock made up his mind, deciding that to help Dulvarna was to help Telkya and with furious anger, he loosed another blast of black, eldritch energy at the foulspawn. The creature moved to its right and the bolt flashed past it and disappeared into the darkness of the corridor beyond. The warrior snarled at the elf in derision and then rushed at Dulvarna with its blade before it. It brought the sword up over its head and down toward the warrior woman but Aecris met the blow and turned it aside. Two arrows drove into the foulspawn’s belly as it wrestled blade to blade with Dulvarna and as it staggered from the missiles, the warrior woman threw her enemy back. She lashed her blade across, tearing another wound in the creature’s belly before it could react and the foulspawn fell back another step, bleeding and stunned. In the western passage, Erlmoor parried high and low with a prayer on his lips before twisting the blade of the warrior before him aside. He plunged his sword forward into the belly of the creature and as it cried out, the sword glowed brightly and healing energy flowed into Erlmoor from it. Lavren and Telkya also glowed for a moment and in the grick’s grasp, Telkya’s eyes flicked open. She began to try and wriggle free but as she did, the creature dragged her closer and bit down on her throat with its beak-like mouth. Blood sprayed forth and Telkya fell limp in the creature’s grasp once more. Thorn growled and leapt at the creature but it lashed out a tentacle and slammed the druid wolf into the wall before he reached its body. The foulspawn roared in triumph again and together they rushed at Erlmoor, each feinting one way and then slashing its blade into the dragonborn’s sides. He gasped and staggered back another step, blood pouring from him, but still he let forth his own roar of defiance, reminding the foulspawn that he was not yet beaten. Lavren hurled another bolt from his wand that flashed past the foulspawn and as he did, he heard an odd sucking sound from behind him. He looked over his shoulder and saw that a wall of the grey flesh had formed seemingly in an instant across the passage which the companions had followed to the terrible place where they now faught. “We’re trapped here,” he called to the others as they fought desperately. “Then we’d best fight our way out,” Enlishia answered as she looked over at the newly-formed fleshy wall. She raised her bow but as she did, a green vapour began to seep from the grey wall next to her and she stopped to cough as the burning gas entered her lungs. As her coughing subsided, the ranger raised her bow and took aim at the foulspawn before loosing an arrow. The shaft flew wide of the mark and drove into the fleshy wall of the corridor beyond the creature but Enlishia had already nocked another arrow and let fly. The second shaft drove into the creature’s shoulder as Dulvarna another flurry of attacks. The foulspawn staggered back a step and Dulvarna raised her blade over her head and brought it down toward her enemy. At the last, the creature raised its own sword and parried Aecris bare inches from the top of its skull. Its knees bent and it took another step back but still it forced the sword aside. In the western corridor, Erlmoor followed his roar by rushing at the foulspawn with his blade above his head. He brought it down on the enemy before him, the sword tearing down the side of the creature’s head and severing an ear before smashing into the shoulder of the foulspawn. The creature fell to its knees and Erlmoor swept his blade across and decapitated it where it knelt. Despite the searing vapour that surrounded him and burned his throat, Erlmoor roared and sprayed acid on the remaining foulspawn and the grick, forcing both to shrink back from him. The grick turned way, dragging Telkya with it and plunging its terrible beak into the elf maid’s belly. Thorn growled and leapt, tearing at the creature’s flank but still it refused to release its prey. Telkya’s blood cascaded to the floor and tears flowed freely down Lavren’s cheeks as he watched his wife die. Angrily, he lashed out with his wand and again a black bolt flashed past the foulspawn that Dulvarna fought, barely aimed by the warlock. The warrior lashed out wildly with his blade, cutting into Dulvarna’s shoulder and slamming her into the flesh wall beside her. Enlishia’s bow sang and two arrows drove one after the other into the foulspawn’s chest. The creature staggered back with the force of the missiles and as it did, Dulvarna pushed herself away from the soft, grey wall. She lashed out high with her blade before the foulspawn could recover and clove through its neck, taking its head from its shoulders. It collapsed beside the destrachan and Dulvarna started down the corridor, seeking another way to aid her friends. [/QUOTE]
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