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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4878579" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 22 - Howls From Beyond (Part 1)</strong></p><p></p><p>A passage led eastward from the maze of flesh-like corridors and the companions rested in its entry before making their way onward. When they were ready to go on, they followed the eastern passage in a serpentine course that led them left and right before ending at double doors leading eastward. Dulvarna pushed opened the doors onto a wide chamber filled with howling winds that swept past the doorway. Before the companions, a rushing vortex of energy whirled around the centre of the room and within the vortex could just be seen the form of a humanoid figure. Before Dulvarna could take a step into the room, a figure appeared before her, seeming to be the same tiefling as had appeared when the companions had first come to the pyramid, the being they now knew as Draxius. He appeared insubstantial as he had before and spoke before anyone could react.</p><p>“Not all of us appear as we did,” Draxius said. “One of us has become an abomination. Kill us three times and win your freedom.!”</p><p></p><p>The image began laughing and slowly faded away until all the companions saw was the terrible room beyond. Enlishia raised her bow and rushed past the others, battling through the winds until she had passed through into the centre of the chamber. There, she a being more terrible than anything else she had ever beheld before. It had once been a man, or perhaps a tiefling, for two small, twisted horns grew from its oversized, bulging head. Its skin was grey-blue and while its upper body seemed to be that of a man, its lower body ended in several, long, ropey tentacles. In place of arms, it had two long tentacles that ended in cruel barbs and was chained by these to two stone menhirs that held it in place.</p><p></p><p>“We have found the abomination,” she called to the others though she doubted they had heard her through the howling winds. </p><p>She nocked an arrow to her bow and took aim at the chained creature as it began to manically strain at its bonds. A shower of light brought Lavren to the ranger’s side and as soon as he saw the creature, he raised his wand to hurl a spell at it. Before he could, the creature cried out as it summoned all of its strength and snapped the bonds that held it.</p><p>“That is a shard of Draxius,” Lavren said in amazement.</p><p>“So it would seem,” Enlishia answered. “And it seems angry.”</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna burst through the vortex next, moving toward the dais on which the abomination stood with her sword raised. Erlmoor came next and then Thorn and Telkya followed, the druid already in wolf form. Thorn rushed up the single step onto the dais to challenge the abomination while Telkya appeared as Lavren had, in a shower of light on the far side of the dais from her husband. The freed creature lashed out with a tentacle and hurled Thorn back off the dais and toward the swirling winds. It lashed out with its other tentacle a moment later and struck Erlmoor in the chest, flinging him back into the vortex. Enlishia raised her bow and then paused as she looked from one menhir to the other.</p><p>“The vortex is fed by the menhirs,” she called to the others. “If we topple one then it will end.”</p><p></p><p>She looked toward Dulvarna, who nodded, and then she made her way past Lavren to where she could clearly aim at the abomination. She raised her bow and fired but the arrow flew past the creature and into the vortex where it swirled away as it was snatched by the powerful winds. She loosed another shaft and this one flew straight and true, only to bounce harmlessly off the blue-grey skin of the creature. </p><p></p><p>Lavren slammed his shoulder into the menhir and began pushing on it but just as it started to shift, the abomination lashed out with a tentacle and threw the elf back into the vortex. Dulvarna moved to lend her own strength to the effort but as she stepped toward the menhir, the room shifted suddenly and nauseatingly around her. Suddenly, she stood before the doorway through which she had entered the room as though she had never battled through the winds.</p><p></p><p>The prismatic vortex battered Erlmoor and he fell to the stone floor of the chamber, bruised and shaken. He rose again at once and battled through the winds to emerge by the dais once more, heading toward the menhir that Lavren had tried to topple. He heard a growl from Thorn as he was sucked into the terrible winds but then a moment later, the druid emerged in human form and rushed over to the menhir where Erlmoor stood. He shoved his weight against the stone and it moved a little more away from vertical as though it were about to topple. Telkya circled around the dais and lent her own strength to the struggle but still the stone would not fall and the abomination had at last seen what the companions were doing. It lashed out with its tentacles and struck Telkya and Erlmoor, hurling them both back from the dais and into the swirling prismatic winds.</p><p></p><p>Shouldering her bow, Enlishia moved to aid Telkya, throwing her body against the menhir and pushing with all her strength. It moved further away from the vertical and then toppled with a loud crash next to the abomination. The vortex faded to a whine before dying away altogether and Lavren turned back toward the dais, raising his wand toward the abomination. He loosed a black bolt of energy into the side of the creature and it roared in anger lashing out a tentacle toward the elf. From the end of the appendage, a bolt of prismatic energy lanced out and struck the warlock in the chest, throwing him back a step toward where the vortex had been.</p><p></p><p>From the doorway, Dulvarna rushed forward but circled to the right as she did, seeking to come at the creature from the opposite side to her companions. Erlmoor rushed forward himself from where he had been thrown and leapt atop the dais, lashing out with his blade as he did so. The abomination twisted and parried his blade with the barb at the end of one of its tentacles and then shrank back as the dragonborn roared and sprayed acid from his mouth. Thorn shifted to wolf form and leapt atop the dais, snapping at the flailing appendages of the creature but as he lunged, the creature twisted away from him. Behind the druid wolf, Telkya circled around the dais, uttering a prayer as she did so and then stopping to brandish her amulet. A column of burning light descended on the abomination, burning its ugly blue-grey flesh and drawing another roar of anger from it. Suddenly, the creature whirled around, lashing out in every direction with its tentacles and hurling Enlishia, Thorn and Lavren back from it. A tentacle lashed out at Erlmoor but he ducked under it and thought for a moment he had escaped. As he raised his blade to strike at the creature again, another tentacle lashed in from his right and threw him back off the dais.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4878579, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 22 - Howls From Beyond (Part 1)[/b] A passage led eastward from the maze of flesh-like corridors and the companions rested in its entry before making their way onward. When they were ready to go on, they followed the eastern passage in a serpentine course that led them left and right before ending at double doors leading eastward. Dulvarna pushed opened the doors onto a wide chamber filled with howling winds that swept past the doorway. Before the companions, a rushing vortex of energy whirled around the centre of the room and within the vortex could just be seen the form of a humanoid figure. Before Dulvarna could take a step into the room, a figure appeared before her, seeming to be the same tiefling as had appeared when the companions had first come to the pyramid, the being they now knew as Draxius. He appeared insubstantial as he had before and spoke before anyone could react. “Not all of us appear as we did,” Draxius said. “One of us has become an abomination. Kill us three times and win your freedom.!” The image began laughing and slowly faded away until all the companions saw was the terrible room beyond. Enlishia raised her bow and rushed past the others, battling through the winds until she had passed through into the centre of the chamber. There, she a being more terrible than anything else she had ever beheld before. It had once been a man, or perhaps a tiefling, for two small, twisted horns grew from its oversized, bulging head. Its skin was grey-blue and while its upper body seemed to be that of a man, its lower body ended in several, long, ropey tentacles. In place of arms, it had two long tentacles that ended in cruel barbs and was chained by these to two stone menhirs that held it in place. “We have found the abomination,” she called to the others though she doubted they had heard her through the howling winds. She nocked an arrow to her bow and took aim at the chained creature as it began to manically strain at its bonds. A shower of light brought Lavren to the ranger’s side and as soon as he saw the creature, he raised his wand to hurl a spell at it. Before he could, the creature cried out as it summoned all of its strength and snapped the bonds that held it. “That is a shard of Draxius,” Lavren said in amazement. “So it would seem,” Enlishia answered. “And it seems angry.” Dulvarna burst through the vortex next, moving toward the dais on which the abomination stood with her sword raised. Erlmoor came next and then Thorn and Telkya followed, the druid already in wolf form. Thorn rushed up the single step onto the dais to challenge the abomination while Telkya appeared as Lavren had, in a shower of light on the far side of the dais from her husband. The freed creature lashed out with a tentacle and hurled Thorn back off the dais and toward the swirling winds. It lashed out with its other tentacle a moment later and struck Erlmoor in the chest, flinging him back into the vortex. Enlishia raised her bow and then paused as she looked from one menhir to the other. “The vortex is fed by the menhirs,” she called to the others. “If we topple one then it will end.” She looked toward Dulvarna, who nodded, and then she made her way past Lavren to where she could clearly aim at the abomination. She raised her bow and fired but the arrow flew past the creature and into the vortex where it swirled away as it was snatched by the powerful winds. She loosed another shaft and this one flew straight and true, only to bounce harmlessly off the blue-grey skin of the creature. Lavren slammed his shoulder into the menhir and began pushing on it but just as it started to shift, the abomination lashed out with a tentacle and threw the elf back into the vortex. Dulvarna moved to lend her own strength to the effort but as she stepped toward the menhir, the room shifted suddenly and nauseatingly around her. Suddenly, she stood before the doorway through which she had entered the room as though she had never battled through the winds. The prismatic vortex battered Erlmoor and he fell to the stone floor of the chamber, bruised and shaken. He rose again at once and battled through the winds to emerge by the dais once more, heading toward the menhir that Lavren had tried to topple. He heard a growl from Thorn as he was sucked into the terrible winds but then a moment later, the druid emerged in human form and rushed over to the menhir where Erlmoor stood. He shoved his weight against the stone and it moved a little more away from vertical as though it were about to topple. Telkya circled around the dais and lent her own strength to the struggle but still the stone would not fall and the abomination had at last seen what the companions were doing. It lashed out with its tentacles and struck Telkya and Erlmoor, hurling them both back from the dais and into the swirling prismatic winds. Shouldering her bow, Enlishia moved to aid Telkya, throwing her body against the menhir and pushing with all her strength. It moved further away from the vertical and then toppled with a loud crash next to the abomination. The vortex faded to a whine before dying away altogether and Lavren turned back toward the dais, raising his wand toward the abomination. He loosed a black bolt of energy into the side of the creature and it roared in anger lashing out a tentacle toward the elf. From the end of the appendage, a bolt of prismatic energy lanced out and struck the warlock in the chest, throwing him back a step toward where the vortex had been. From the doorway, Dulvarna rushed forward but circled to the right as she did, seeking to come at the creature from the opposite side to her companions. Erlmoor rushed forward himself from where he had been thrown and leapt atop the dais, lashing out with his blade as he did so. The abomination twisted and parried his blade with the barb at the end of one of its tentacles and then shrank back as the dragonborn roared and sprayed acid from his mouth. Thorn shifted to wolf form and leapt atop the dais, snapping at the flailing appendages of the creature but as he lunged, the creature twisted away from him. Behind the druid wolf, Telkya circled around the dais, uttering a prayer as she did so and then stopping to brandish her amulet. A column of burning light descended on the abomination, burning its ugly blue-grey flesh and drawing another roar of anger from it. Suddenly, the creature whirled around, lashing out in every direction with its tentacles and hurling Enlishia, Thorn and Lavren back from it. A tentacle lashed out at Erlmoor but he ducked under it and thought for a moment he had escaped. As he raised his blade to strike at the creature again, another tentacle lashed in from his right and threw him back off the dais. [/QUOTE]
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