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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4669636" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 14 - Lost in the Dark (Part 5)</strong></p><p></p><p>Dulvarna took a step back and surveyed her opponents, all the while summoning what remained of her strength for one final effort. When she came forward, she weaved her blade back and forth before her until she was sure that both gnolls had focused their attention upon it. Suddenly, she darted forward and drove her the point of Aecris into the shoulder of the gnoll before her, driving it back against the corridor wall again. The gnoll stabbed out desperately with its spear but Dulvarna swatted the thrust aside. The other gnoll came in from the right, thrusting its own spear forward but she twisted quickly and parried easily. A silver bolt from Litiraan’s hand struck the gnoll then and threw it back against the opposite wall to its companion. Black, crackling energy followed but the gnoll ducked back against the wall and survived but with a cowardly whimper, it acknowledged that it did not have long.</p><p></p><p>Telkya extended her hand and loosed a bolt of light to strike the huntmaster as he nocked another arrow to his bow. Enlishia glanced towards the gnoll and then took aim at the last hyena as it danced back and forth at Erlmoor’s feet. One arrow flew high over the beast’s back and clattered into the wall but the second drove into its side and drew a yelp of pain from the creature. It leapt desperately at Erlmoor but the dragonborn elbowed the hyena aside despite its teeth that tore into his arm once more. His blade came down and the hyena’s head fell free of its body. The beast died without a whimper and the huntmaster howled. Raising his bow once more, he aimed at Erlmoor’s throat and let fly. The dragonborn raised his arms and his blade desperately and somehow, his sword deflected the arrow. Instead of his throat, the arrow flew lower and drove into the dragonborn’s chest. With a gasp, Erlmoor fell back against the corridor wall and then drew in a ragged, painful breath.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna slashed out with her blade as the gnoll to her left tried to pushed itself away from the wall. Aecris slashed into her foe’s left shoulder and slammed the gnoll back into the wall. It stabbed out clumsily with its spear but only scraped the weapon along the wall. Dulvarna almost smiled but then she saw a flash of movement from her right. She moved her blade around and parried the spear of the other gnoll down but the point drove into her thigh nonetheless. The gnoll followed its weapon forward and Dulvarna was forced to dodge backwards as it snapped its wolf-like teeth close to her face. A silver bolt struck the gnoll then and spun it away from Dulvarna. The now-familiar black bolt from Lavren’s wand followed but flew wildly and struck the ceiling above the gnoll. Both gnolls cackled, seemingly in desperate jubilation. Victory was far from certain for either side and Dulvarna knew this as well as the gnolls did.</p><p></p><p>A bolt of light from Telkya’s hand struck the huntmaster and drove it back a step and then one arrow and then another followed. Both flew wide of the gnoll, one driving into the fence that surrounded the hyena pen and the other clattering into the wall beyond that. Erlmoor paused and drew in a few ragged breaths before raising his blade and charging at the gnoll. He raised the sword, his deep, baritone voice intoning a prayer to Lathander. His blade glowed brightly as he swung out crossways with it but at the last, the gnoll ducked and the paladin’s sword whistled through the air just above his foe’s head. The huntmaster threw down his bow and drew a small, jagged-bladed axe from his belt. He lashed out with the weapon and struck Erlmoor in the jaw, drawing blood and tearing the flesh down to the white bone beneath. The paladin’s head jerked away to the right and again the dragonborn let forth a pained gasp.</p><p></p><p>Breathing heavily, Dulvarna raised her blade again and lashed out from left to right, the point tearing at the chest of the gnoll on the left before cutting into the right arm of her other foe. Both staggered back, the last of their strength being summoned as well. They dived forward together, their spear points leading but Dulvarna parried left and then right with a speed that she was amazed that she could muster. A silver bolt seared through the chest of the gnoll on the right and the creature fell to the stone floor without another sound. Lavren’s voice uttered a quiet curse in elven, black lightning lanced out and the other gnoll fell as the terrible, eldritch energy seared its face and neck. Dulvarna looked down at them both, her breaths coming quickly and then turned towards the tow elves. Together, they turned back towards the main passageway to aid their friends.</p><p></p><p>Light struck the huntmaster again and drove it back a step but as it retreated, it evaded two more arrows that Enlishia quickly loosed from her bow. Erlmoor lashed out wildly at the gnoll but the huntmaster swayed the top of his body back beyond the reach of the dragonborn’s sword. Swaying forward again, the gnoll lashed out with its axe and Erlmoor in turn ducked back to avoid the wicked edge of the axe blade. A silver bolt missed the gnoll’s arm by a hands-breadth and Erlmoor roared his triumph for he knew then that his companions were behind him. A bolt of light from Telkya’s hand followed, striking the door frame beside the gnoll and then Lavren loosed black, crackling flame that struck the huntmaster in the chest. Two arrows zipped past the gnoll from Enlishia’s bow and with real fear in its eyes now, the huntmaster retreated towards the hyena pen. Dulvarna surged forward beside Erlmoor, her blade drawing blood from the gnoll’s arm and with the last of his strength, the huntmaster lashed out with its axe. The blade clove into the side of the dragonborn’s skull and the paladin fell beside Dulvarna. A searing bolt of silver energy pierced the chest of the gnoll and felled it a moment later but the damage had been done. As one, the companions rushed forward to Erlmoor’s side and despite their own hurts and exhaustion, they knelt beside their fallen friend.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next.....Blackfangs</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4669636, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 14 - Lost in the Dark (Part 5)[/b] Dulvarna took a step back and surveyed her opponents, all the while summoning what remained of her strength for one final effort. When she came forward, she weaved her blade back and forth before her until she was sure that both gnolls had focused their attention upon it. Suddenly, she darted forward and drove her the point of Aecris into the shoulder of the gnoll before her, driving it back against the corridor wall again. The gnoll stabbed out desperately with its spear but Dulvarna swatted the thrust aside. The other gnoll came in from the right, thrusting its own spear forward but she twisted quickly and parried easily. A silver bolt from Litiraan’s hand struck the gnoll then and threw it back against the opposite wall to its companion. Black, crackling energy followed but the gnoll ducked back against the wall and survived but with a cowardly whimper, it acknowledged that it did not have long. Telkya extended her hand and loosed a bolt of light to strike the huntmaster as he nocked another arrow to his bow. Enlishia glanced towards the gnoll and then took aim at the last hyena as it danced back and forth at Erlmoor’s feet. One arrow flew high over the beast’s back and clattered into the wall but the second drove into its side and drew a yelp of pain from the creature. It leapt desperately at Erlmoor but the dragonborn elbowed the hyena aside despite its teeth that tore into his arm once more. His blade came down and the hyena’s head fell free of its body. The beast died without a whimper and the huntmaster howled. Raising his bow once more, he aimed at Erlmoor’s throat and let fly. The dragonborn raised his arms and his blade desperately and somehow, his sword deflected the arrow. Instead of his throat, the arrow flew lower and drove into the dragonborn’s chest. With a gasp, Erlmoor fell back against the corridor wall and then drew in a ragged, painful breath. Dulvarna slashed out with her blade as the gnoll to her left tried to pushed itself away from the wall. Aecris slashed into her foe’s left shoulder and slammed the gnoll back into the wall. It stabbed out clumsily with its spear but only scraped the weapon along the wall. Dulvarna almost smiled but then she saw a flash of movement from her right. She moved her blade around and parried the spear of the other gnoll down but the point drove into her thigh nonetheless. The gnoll followed its weapon forward and Dulvarna was forced to dodge backwards as it snapped its wolf-like teeth close to her face. A silver bolt struck the gnoll then and spun it away from Dulvarna. The now-familiar black bolt from Lavren’s wand followed but flew wildly and struck the ceiling above the gnoll. Both gnolls cackled, seemingly in desperate jubilation. Victory was far from certain for either side and Dulvarna knew this as well as the gnolls did. A bolt of light from Telkya’s hand struck the huntmaster and drove it back a step and then one arrow and then another followed. Both flew wide of the gnoll, one driving into the fence that surrounded the hyena pen and the other clattering into the wall beyond that. Erlmoor paused and drew in a few ragged breaths before raising his blade and charging at the gnoll. He raised the sword, his deep, baritone voice intoning a prayer to Lathander. His blade glowed brightly as he swung out crossways with it but at the last, the gnoll ducked and the paladin’s sword whistled through the air just above his foe’s head. The huntmaster threw down his bow and drew a small, jagged-bladed axe from his belt. He lashed out with the weapon and struck Erlmoor in the jaw, drawing blood and tearing the flesh down to the white bone beneath. The paladin’s head jerked away to the right and again the dragonborn let forth a pained gasp. Breathing heavily, Dulvarna raised her blade again and lashed out from left to right, the point tearing at the chest of the gnoll on the left before cutting into the right arm of her other foe. Both staggered back, the last of their strength being summoned as well. They dived forward together, their spear points leading but Dulvarna parried left and then right with a speed that she was amazed that she could muster. A silver bolt seared through the chest of the gnoll on the right and the creature fell to the stone floor without another sound. Lavren’s voice uttered a quiet curse in elven, black lightning lanced out and the other gnoll fell as the terrible, eldritch energy seared its face and neck. Dulvarna looked down at them both, her breaths coming quickly and then turned towards the tow elves. Together, they turned back towards the main passageway to aid their friends. Light struck the huntmaster again and drove it back a step but as it retreated, it evaded two more arrows that Enlishia quickly loosed from her bow. Erlmoor lashed out wildly at the gnoll but the huntmaster swayed the top of his body back beyond the reach of the dragonborn’s sword. Swaying forward again, the gnoll lashed out with its axe and Erlmoor in turn ducked back to avoid the wicked edge of the axe blade. A silver bolt missed the gnoll’s arm by a hands-breadth and Erlmoor roared his triumph for he knew then that his companions were behind him. A bolt of light from Telkya’s hand followed, striking the door frame beside the gnoll and then Lavren loosed black, crackling flame that struck the huntmaster in the chest. Two arrows zipped past the gnoll from Enlishia’s bow and with real fear in its eyes now, the huntmaster retreated towards the hyena pen. Dulvarna surged forward beside Erlmoor, her blade drawing blood from the gnoll’s arm and with the last of his strength, the huntmaster lashed out with its axe. The blade clove into the side of the dragonborn’s skull and the paladin fell beside Dulvarna. A searing bolt of silver energy pierced the chest of the gnoll and felled it a moment later but the damage had been done. As one, the companions rushed forward to Erlmoor’s side and despite their own hurts and exhaustion, they knelt beside their fallen friend. [B]Next.....Blackfangs[/B] [/QUOTE]
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