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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 4167338" data-attributes="member: 5203"><p>A short but sweet update this time...</p><p></p><p>------------------------------</p><p></p><p> They had arrived somewhere in the midst of a large, bowl-shaped depression, with a slope so gradual that it was difficult to make out the far edges. The air was still, and a bright yellow disk burned directly overhead in an approximation of the sun, so no shadows were cast. Light from the orb would occasionally refract through one of the crystal trees, creating a bright spot or flash in the air. The ground below them was hard, and felt like some sort of smooth coral.</p><p></p><p> “So,” Arrie said to Tolly, “care to get us closer to where we’re going?”</p><p></p><p> “And soon,” Osborn said warily. Off in the distance, he could hear faint scrabbling sounds, reminiscent of multiple boots or clawed feet on the hard coral ground.</p><p></p><p> Turning slowly, Tolly began to focus his will on finding a path out of the forest and toward the Citadel. The rest of the party focused on this task as well, except Osborn, who kept a wary ear open as they began to move through the forest behind Tolly. Autumn shot the hin an inquisitive look.</p><p></p><p> “They’re keeping pace,” he answered, gesturing off to their right, “but not coming closer.” A few minutes later, however, the scrabbling noises suddenly stopped in mid-stride.</p><p></p><p> Gradually, the slope increased as they walked, as though they were getting closer to the edge of the depression they’d arrived in. But after nearly half an hour, everyone stopped.</p><p></p><p> “What?” Arrie asked.</p><p></p><p> “We should have come out of the dell by now,” Tolly said. “And I know we’re not going in circles.”</p><p></p><p> “You know,” Kyle said, “if there is an intelligent being in control around here, it’s probably far more adept at manipulating Dream than we are. It could be manipulating the landscape to keep us trapped here.”</p><p></p><p> “You mean, screwing with us?” Arrie said.</p><p></p><p> “As always, straight to the point, Arrie,” Tolly said.</p><p></p><p> Osborn looked up, and his eyes widened in shock. “Look out!” he cried, suddenly vanishing from sight. At that moment, Nidru, Yuri, and Arrie were all struck in the back by greatswords that were swung at them from above their heads. Autumn narrowly avoided a fourth blade. </p><p></p><p> Four figures swooped down out of the sky, expertly dodging the crystal trees. Each was centaur-like in appearance, but with thicker, more muscular bodies. Long, serpentine tails flowed behind their draconic lower bodies, their scales shimmering iridescent in the light overhead. None of them had wings or any obviously method of flight, and tiny horns protruded from their brutish skulls. The four creatures glared at the party as they came around for another pass. Two dove in from behind, their blades whirling in a frenzy and leaving deep wounds in several members of the Legacy, with one sword stroke even finding Osborn’s dog Rupert. But the party’s counterattack was equally devastating, leaving one of the dragon-like creatures gravely wounded, and another dead, with several of Osborn’s daggers piercing its flesh.</p><p></p><p> Kyle flickered, and suddenly they were all surrounded by a cloud of caustic vapors, which seemed to be harmless to the Legacy but which burned the flesh of their enemies. In addition, each of Kyle’s allies was surrounded in a personal aura of flames, and Kyle’s hand was surrounded in a nimbus of black energy.</p><p></p><p> Hissing from the pain caused by the acid, one of the creatures came in low and emitted a piercing scream, blasting the entire group with a wave of sonic energy. Another charge Tolly and drew blood, but came within range of the spell the Ardaran had readied, and a moment later his assailant was simply gone. Nidru called upon her power to heal everyone in the party, closing up the deep wounds the creatures had inflicted.</p><p></p><p> A joint attack from the three women warriors felled one of the centauric beasts, and a <em>vampiric touch</em> from Kyle convinced the last remaining foe to seek the safety of the sky. It rose into the air, trying to put distance between itself and the Legacy.</p><p></p><p> On the ground below, Yuri jumped. The draconic being never saw her coming until her greatspear slammed into the middle of his back, driving him back to the ground, where he was finally slain in a barrage of sorcery and steel.</p><p></p><p> The Legacy stripped the creatures of armor and weapons and then threw the bodies into Kyle’s acid cloud, preventing them from healing their wounds. They located a nest not far from the site of the battle, high up in one of the crystal trees. There they found a variety of valuables, including a fist-sized lump of uncut emerald, and an ancient but well-preserved tapestry depicting Emperor Tlaxan I.</p><p></p><p> As they collected the valuables and packed them away, Osborn heard a low, quiet chuckle, which seemed to came from both everywhere and nowhere, resonating inside his head. He motioned for the others to be quiet, but no one else heard the laugh at first.</p><p></p><p> Suddenly, the laugh came again, now audible to everyone. It seemed to resonate from the crystals themselves.</p><p></p><p> “Tolly,” Arrie said, “Leave. Now.”</p><p></p><p> “You don’t think I’d let you leave that easily?” a voice surrounded them, deep and menacing. “You’ve bested my experiments – obviously that means you will be my next subjects. They clearly weren’t strong enough.”</p><p></p><p> Something a short distance away caught Osborn’s attention; a pile of bloody flesh, peeled away in strips from some large creature. Walking over, he flipped the edge of one strip over with his boot, and saw that it was covered with glimmering silver scales. At the same time, Yuri spotted what looked like the remnants of an eggshell laying on the ground just a few yards away, but judging by the curvature of the shell, it would have been an egg the size of a house.</p><p></p><p> “If whatever came out of that shell is around here,” she said, “we’d best not be.”</p><p></p><p> “You know, this is stupid,” Arrie shouted to the air. “We’re racing to stop a being who wants to destroy pretty much everything, and you’re hanging us up.”</p><p></p><p> The mocking laugh vibrated the crystals around them. “And who do you think created me? It’s not all going to end, child – it’s all going to come <em>here</em>.”</p><p></p><p> The ground a few feet away exploded upward, disgorging an enormous winged creature that at first looked like a blue dragon, which at first filled Tolly’s heart with joy, for blue dragons are the servants of Ardara. But as the dragon advanced, his heart sank, for he realized that the scales were not blue, but a glittering, translucent sapphire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 4167338, member: 5203"] A short but sweet update this time... ------------------------------ They had arrived somewhere in the midst of a large, bowl-shaped depression, with a slope so gradual that it was difficult to make out the far edges. The air was still, and a bright yellow disk burned directly overhead in an approximation of the sun, so no shadows were cast. Light from the orb would occasionally refract through one of the crystal trees, creating a bright spot or flash in the air. The ground below them was hard, and felt like some sort of smooth coral. “So,” Arrie said to Tolly, “care to get us closer to where we’re going?” “And soon,” Osborn said warily. Off in the distance, he could hear faint scrabbling sounds, reminiscent of multiple boots or clawed feet on the hard coral ground. Turning slowly, Tolly began to focus his will on finding a path out of the forest and toward the Citadel. The rest of the party focused on this task as well, except Osborn, who kept a wary ear open as they began to move through the forest behind Tolly. Autumn shot the hin an inquisitive look. “They’re keeping pace,” he answered, gesturing off to their right, “but not coming closer.” A few minutes later, however, the scrabbling noises suddenly stopped in mid-stride. Gradually, the slope increased as they walked, as though they were getting closer to the edge of the depression they’d arrived in. But after nearly half an hour, everyone stopped. “What?” Arrie asked. “We should have come out of the dell by now,” Tolly said. “And I know we’re not going in circles.” “You know,” Kyle said, “if there is an intelligent being in control around here, it’s probably far more adept at manipulating Dream than we are. It could be manipulating the landscape to keep us trapped here.” “You mean, screwing with us?” Arrie said. “As always, straight to the point, Arrie,” Tolly said. Osborn looked up, and his eyes widened in shock. “Look out!” he cried, suddenly vanishing from sight. At that moment, Nidru, Yuri, and Arrie were all struck in the back by greatswords that were swung at them from above their heads. Autumn narrowly avoided a fourth blade. Four figures swooped down out of the sky, expertly dodging the crystal trees. Each was centaur-like in appearance, but with thicker, more muscular bodies. Long, serpentine tails flowed behind their draconic lower bodies, their scales shimmering iridescent in the light overhead. None of them had wings or any obviously method of flight, and tiny horns protruded from their brutish skulls. The four creatures glared at the party as they came around for another pass. Two dove in from behind, their blades whirling in a frenzy and leaving deep wounds in several members of the Legacy, with one sword stroke even finding Osborn’s dog Rupert. But the party’s counterattack was equally devastating, leaving one of the dragon-like creatures gravely wounded, and another dead, with several of Osborn’s daggers piercing its flesh. Kyle flickered, and suddenly they were all surrounded by a cloud of caustic vapors, which seemed to be harmless to the Legacy but which burned the flesh of their enemies. In addition, each of Kyle’s allies was surrounded in a personal aura of flames, and Kyle’s hand was surrounded in a nimbus of black energy. Hissing from the pain caused by the acid, one of the creatures came in low and emitted a piercing scream, blasting the entire group with a wave of sonic energy. Another charge Tolly and drew blood, but came within range of the spell the Ardaran had readied, and a moment later his assailant was simply gone. Nidru called upon her power to heal everyone in the party, closing up the deep wounds the creatures had inflicted. A joint attack from the three women warriors felled one of the centauric beasts, and a [i]vampiric touch[/i] from Kyle convinced the last remaining foe to seek the safety of the sky. It rose into the air, trying to put distance between itself and the Legacy. On the ground below, Yuri jumped. The draconic being never saw her coming until her greatspear slammed into the middle of his back, driving him back to the ground, where he was finally slain in a barrage of sorcery and steel. The Legacy stripped the creatures of armor and weapons and then threw the bodies into Kyle’s acid cloud, preventing them from healing their wounds. They located a nest not far from the site of the battle, high up in one of the crystal trees. There they found a variety of valuables, including a fist-sized lump of uncut emerald, and an ancient but well-preserved tapestry depicting Emperor Tlaxan I. As they collected the valuables and packed them away, Osborn heard a low, quiet chuckle, which seemed to came from both everywhere and nowhere, resonating inside his head. He motioned for the others to be quiet, but no one else heard the laugh at first. Suddenly, the laugh came again, now audible to everyone. It seemed to resonate from the crystals themselves. “Tolly,” Arrie said, “Leave. Now.” “You don’t think I’d let you leave that easily?” a voice surrounded them, deep and menacing. “You’ve bested my experiments – obviously that means you will be my next subjects. They clearly weren’t strong enough.” Something a short distance away caught Osborn’s attention; a pile of bloody flesh, peeled away in strips from some large creature. Walking over, he flipped the edge of one strip over with his boot, and saw that it was covered with glimmering silver scales. At the same time, Yuri spotted what looked like the remnants of an eggshell laying on the ground just a few yards away, but judging by the curvature of the shell, it would have been an egg the size of a house. “If whatever came out of that shell is around here,” she said, “we’d best not be.” “You know, this is stupid,” Arrie shouted to the air. “We’re racing to stop a being who wants to destroy pretty much everything, and you’re hanging us up.” The mocking laugh vibrated the crystals around them. “And who do you think created me? It’s not all going to end, child – it’s all going to come [i]here[/i].” The ground a few feet away exploded upward, disgorging an enormous winged creature that at first looked like a blue dragon, which at first filled Tolly’s heart with joy, for blue dragons are the servants of Ardara. But as the dragon advanced, his heart sank, for he realized that the scales were not blue, but a glittering, translucent sapphire. [/QUOTE]
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