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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4742208" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 23 - Secret Knowledge (Part 3)</strong></p><p></p><p>The norker rushed at Dulvarna and lashed its axe downward. She twisted and moved to parry but she was too slow and the axe blade tore down the top of her left arm, ripping open her flesh. She cried out and fell back but Enlishia was ready with her bow. She loosed one arrow and then another, both flying straight and true and driving into the norker’s face. The shafts burst through the goblin’s skull and emerged halfway from the back before stopping. The norker opened its mouth as its last breath fled its body and then collapsed at Dulvarna’s feet. Still dazed from the black warrior’s bolt of energy, Dulvarna fixed the armoured creature in her gaze and rushed towards it, half staggering as she went. She lashed out with her blade and cut open the creature’s shoulder just before it could leap away to its right. The black warrior raised its left hand and hurled lightning again striking Dulvarna in the left side and throwing her against another set of iron doors set in the western wall of the corridor. The warrior woman shook her head to try to clear the confusion from her mind but as she pushed herself away from the doors, she staggered again. The black warrior snarled and hissed its derision as it raised its left hand once more.</p><p></p><p>The bronze warder raised its axe over its head and brought it down for a killing blow on Erlmoor. The dragonborn looked up and leapt away to his right, into the chamber where the black warrior still lurked. The warder moved to follow the paladin but then Telkya loosed another bolt of golden light into its left side and drew the construct’s attention. Lavren loosed a blast of black, crackling energy into the warder a moment later and then Litiraan loosed a silver bolt into the construct’s chest. It bellowed its familiar cry of alarm but then turned back towards Erlmoor. The dragonborn prayed fervently and then stabbed out with his sword towards the leg of the warder. At the last moment, it moved its right leg away and Erlmoor’s blade stabbed only air. He leapt away as the construct turned to follow him into the chamber but then the black warrior hurled another lightning bolt that struck his left arm. Once more Erlmoor reeled to his right into the stone and wondered how much longer he could stand against these terrible foes.</p><p></p><p>Enlishia rushed down the corridor after Dulvarna, firing arrows wildly as she ran. The shafts clattered into the stone around the black warrior but distracted it enough to give Dulvarna a little more time to recover. The warrior woman lurched almost drunkenly away from the iron doors and lashed out wildly with her blade, cutting only the air a blade’s length in front of her foe. She stopped and shook her head as the dazed feeling finally cleared and then fixed her eyes on her foe. The black warrior leapt back further into a wide chamber with four more pillars around a set of glowing runes. The cloaked creature raised its left hand and hurled lightning that seared into Dulvarna’s chest and threw her back another step. Still, the warrior woman fixed her gaze on the black warrior, determined not to be beaten by this enemy.</p><p></p><p>The bronze warder turned its back on the four pillars and stepped towards the doorway to the laboratory chamber, lashing out with its axe as it did so. Erlmoor ducked just under the huge blade and it struck the stone of the doorframe above his head. He roared his defiance and as he did so, Telkya, Lavren and Litiraan assailed the bronze minotaur with more bolts of divine and arcane energy. All but Litiraan’s silver bolt struck the stone around the warder but the wizard’s missile seared into the warder’s back. It half-turned back towards the pillars and Erlmoor lunged forward, stabbing wildly at the construct’s leg and missing again. He retreated further into the room, moving towards the north wall and one of the alchemical tables. The paladin glanced to his left as the black warrior came forward and one again, it lashed out with its left hand and hurled lightning. Erlmoor ducked back towards the table and bolt struck the stone of the doorframe close to the bronze warder. This seemed to draw the warder’s attention back to its dragonborn quarry and with lumbering steps, it ducked its head and entered the chamber.</p><p></p><p>Enlishia loosed two more arrows but again they struck only the stone next to the black warrior. Dulvarna turned to the ranger and nodded her thanks before rushing at her enemy. She stabbed out low with her blade towards the black warrior’s right leg but the creature twisted aside and leapt back, evading the blow. Again the creature extended its hand and again the lightning flew at Dulvarna. She ducked to her right but it struck her left shoulder and chest hard, spinning her around and slamming her back into the south wall of the passage. Dulvarna looked down at her blackened and smoking armour and wondered for the first time whether this would be her last battle.</p><p></p><p>The bronze warder stepped into the doorway and lashed out to the left with its axe, slamming the huge weapon into Erlmoor’s left shoulder and smashing him back against the chamber wall. He roared his defiance but knew that it would likely be his last battle cry. Again a silver bolt struck the minotaur in the back and golden and black bolts struck the stone of the doorframe but this time, the warder paid them no mind. Even within its dim spark of intelligence, it seemed to realise that its foe was doomed. Those who plagued it with minor hurts could wait until this enemy was beaten. Erlmoor leapt back behind the table and with the last of his strength, he chanted one of his most powerful prayers to Lathander. As the divine energy coursed through him he knew that he had called forth as much power as he could muster. Searing ribbons of light engulfed the bronze minotaur and it bellowed its alarm once more. The divine light seared its bronze skin and scorched it black in a dozen or more places. Erlmoor roared his triumph and breathed acid on the warder and the black warrior as he did so. The black warrior shrank back as the acid burned its armour and the flesh beneath and the dragonborn paladin roared his defiance once more as it hurled lightning into the stone wall above his head. The bronze warder took another step into the chamber and Erlmoor decided that he had done enough. If he fell now he had faught with every muscle and sinew in his body to aid his companions. It would be a good death.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4742208, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 23 - Secret Knowledge (Part 3)[/b] The norker rushed at Dulvarna and lashed its axe downward. She twisted and moved to parry but she was too slow and the axe blade tore down the top of her left arm, ripping open her flesh. She cried out and fell back but Enlishia was ready with her bow. She loosed one arrow and then another, both flying straight and true and driving into the norker’s face. The shafts burst through the goblin’s skull and emerged halfway from the back before stopping. The norker opened its mouth as its last breath fled its body and then collapsed at Dulvarna’s feet. Still dazed from the black warrior’s bolt of energy, Dulvarna fixed the armoured creature in her gaze and rushed towards it, half staggering as she went. She lashed out with her blade and cut open the creature’s shoulder just before it could leap away to its right. The black warrior raised its left hand and hurled lightning again striking Dulvarna in the left side and throwing her against another set of iron doors set in the western wall of the corridor. The warrior woman shook her head to try to clear the confusion from her mind but as she pushed herself away from the doors, she staggered again. The black warrior snarled and hissed its derision as it raised its left hand once more. The bronze warder raised its axe over its head and brought it down for a killing blow on Erlmoor. The dragonborn looked up and leapt away to his right, into the chamber where the black warrior still lurked. The warder moved to follow the paladin but then Telkya loosed another bolt of golden light into its left side and drew the construct’s attention. Lavren loosed a blast of black, crackling energy into the warder a moment later and then Litiraan loosed a silver bolt into the construct’s chest. It bellowed its familiar cry of alarm but then turned back towards Erlmoor. The dragonborn prayed fervently and then stabbed out with his sword towards the leg of the warder. At the last moment, it moved its right leg away and Erlmoor’s blade stabbed only air. He leapt away as the construct turned to follow him into the chamber but then the black warrior hurled another lightning bolt that struck his left arm. Once more Erlmoor reeled to his right into the stone and wondered how much longer he could stand against these terrible foes. Enlishia rushed down the corridor after Dulvarna, firing arrows wildly as she ran. The shafts clattered into the stone around the black warrior but distracted it enough to give Dulvarna a little more time to recover. The warrior woman lurched almost drunkenly away from the iron doors and lashed out wildly with her blade, cutting only the air a blade’s length in front of her foe. She stopped and shook her head as the dazed feeling finally cleared and then fixed her eyes on her foe. The black warrior leapt back further into a wide chamber with four more pillars around a set of glowing runes. The cloaked creature raised its left hand and hurled lightning that seared into Dulvarna’s chest and threw her back another step. Still, the warrior woman fixed her gaze on the black warrior, determined not to be beaten by this enemy. The bronze warder turned its back on the four pillars and stepped towards the doorway to the laboratory chamber, lashing out with its axe as it did so. Erlmoor ducked just under the huge blade and it struck the stone of the doorframe above his head. He roared his defiance and as he did so, Telkya, Lavren and Litiraan assailed the bronze minotaur with more bolts of divine and arcane energy. All but Litiraan’s silver bolt struck the stone around the warder but the wizard’s missile seared into the warder’s back. It half-turned back towards the pillars and Erlmoor lunged forward, stabbing wildly at the construct’s leg and missing again. He retreated further into the room, moving towards the north wall and one of the alchemical tables. The paladin glanced to his left as the black warrior came forward and one again, it lashed out with its left hand and hurled lightning. Erlmoor ducked back towards the table and bolt struck the stone of the doorframe close to the bronze warder. This seemed to draw the warder’s attention back to its dragonborn quarry and with lumbering steps, it ducked its head and entered the chamber. Enlishia loosed two more arrows but again they struck only the stone next to the black warrior. Dulvarna turned to the ranger and nodded her thanks before rushing at her enemy. She stabbed out low with her blade towards the black warrior’s right leg but the creature twisted aside and leapt back, evading the blow. Again the creature extended its hand and again the lightning flew at Dulvarna. She ducked to her right but it struck her left shoulder and chest hard, spinning her around and slamming her back into the south wall of the passage. Dulvarna looked down at her blackened and smoking armour and wondered for the first time whether this would be her last battle. The bronze warder stepped into the doorway and lashed out to the left with its axe, slamming the huge weapon into Erlmoor’s left shoulder and smashing him back against the chamber wall. He roared his defiance but knew that it would likely be his last battle cry. Again a silver bolt struck the minotaur in the back and golden and black bolts struck the stone of the doorframe but this time, the warder paid them no mind. Even within its dim spark of intelligence, it seemed to realise that its foe was doomed. Those who plagued it with minor hurts could wait until this enemy was beaten. Erlmoor leapt back behind the table and with the last of his strength, he chanted one of his most powerful prayers to Lathander. As the divine energy coursed through him he knew that he had called forth as much power as he could muster. Searing ribbons of light engulfed the bronze minotaur and it bellowed its alarm once more. The divine light seared its bronze skin and scorched it black in a dozen or more places. Erlmoor roared his triumph and breathed acid on the warder and the black warrior as he did so. The black warrior shrank back as the acid burned its armour and the flesh beneath and the dragonborn paladin roared his defiance once more as it hurled lightning into the stone wall above his head. The bronze warder took another step into the chamber and Erlmoor decided that he had done enough. If he fell now he had faught with every muscle and sinew in his body to aid his companions. It would be a good death. [/QUOTE]
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