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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3672516" data-attributes="member: 11760">With a pained glance at Hazel, Bufer hesitates a moment, then raises his sword and saunters towards Artos as if he has all the time in the world."Just how stupid do ye think I am, Nachtmann?" he growls, almost nonchalantly. "Shove your deal, you poor damned fool. As far as I'm concerned, you and whatever fell abomination you're serving now can suck it."Flower's sling stone pings off Artos' greatsword as the undead knight's armor blocks Dinky's filthy mouth from locking on bone.Emus's greatclub slams into Artos' armor with a loud crash, but fails to knock him off his feet.Alas, Emmerson's divinely powered swing of his warhammer goes wide, as does Bufer's sword thrust, prompting more laughter from Artos."St. Daris is waiting to meet you, Artos." Tucker swings his flail menacingly, while keeping his shield held high. "And he's going to crack your head in two!"The undead knight meets Tucker's blow with his sword, shoving him back."Then Daris should have chosen a better vessel than you fools!" Releasing his sword with his left hand, he lashes out, touching exposed flesh through a gap in Emmerson's armor. "DIE!"Searing pain rips through Emmerson, but he manages to shrug most of it off through willpower.Standing at a reasonable distance behind Tucker to avoid the swing of his flail, Vonmora retrieves a silver chain tucked away in her belt. From it dangles a silver hand clutching a gemstone, and thrusts the symbol at the undead paladin."By the light of Yurabbos, be purged!"Presented with Vonmora's holy symbol, Artos pauses a moment, but does not break and run."That's not enough to work against me, you filthy groundhog!"There's a noise behind the adventurers and Skeeter woofs a warning: Oktav has panicked and runs past the group, running for the cloister door, tears rolling down his face.The moment seems to last an eternity: Artos turns from Vonmora, both hands on his greatsword, and swings his blade at the fleeing acolyte. His sword continues cleanly on through, blood and bits of organ spraying across the yellow grass of the cloister. The acolyte goes down in a wet heap.Tucker's flail lashes around Artos' shin, but the fallen knight is stronger than the deputy. Artos jerks his leg back and the flail shoots out of Tucker's hand."I'm killing you next, boy," he snarls, meeting Emus' greatclub with his sword, and turning the blow away. Skeeter attempts to get underfoot on Artos and trip him up, but succeeds only in having his big paws stepped on by heavy-soled boots.Flower, aghast at the fate of his charge, conjures up a wolf, his dire rat companion attacks, but Dinky's teeth close on boot leather and nothing more. The conjured wolf's attempt to trip Artos also fails, but its teeth close on a bony elbow and the wolf shakes with vigor, before fading back to whence it came.Seeing Vonmora's outthrust holy symbol, Emmerson does the same with his silver ankh-crucifix."FALL IN THE NAME OF THE LIGHTBRINGER!""The spirit of Yurabbos compels you! BE PURGED!"And Artos catches fire, a burst of flame dancing across his body a moment, his ancient tabard burning off like a dry autumn leaf in the bonfire."I told you to DIE, boy!"The undead knight's bony hand closes over Emmerson's, and the young paladin shrieks in pain. Emmerson collapses to the ground, his eyes staring at nothing, his face a ghastly gray."TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME, YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Bufer's voice echoes across the cloister as he reaches for the skeleton's arm with his free hand.With a yell, Bufer grabs the undead knight's wrist and Artos yells in pain and -- for the first time -- fear.The gnome jerks back as Vonmora and Tucker press the attack, but both Vonmora's morningstar and Tucker's shield go wide.With a grunt of satisfaction at Nachtmann's scream, Bufer does his best to avoid the skeleton's greatsword as he charges past him toward the dying Oktav.Emus sheds his self-control and flies into a rage, lashing out with his club and screaming wordlessly.As Bufer darts past Artos toward the fallen acolyte, the knight raises his greatsword to slice the gnome in half, just as he did Oktav, when Emus' club hits him.Only Artos' armor keeps the skeletal figure from totally exploding when the greatclub hits. As it is, his skull goes flying and the rest of him collapses into a heap of bone and metal.At long last, the abbey is quiet again, except for the sounds of the Bridgers' heavy breathing.</blockquote>

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