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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Funeris" data-source="post: 2594973" data-attributes="member: 22792">Chapter 2: Journey into Darkness Continued (Concluded)“Accendo Sphaera!!”  The arcane incantation rolled happily off Spinum’s lips.  Fire exploded outward creating an orb of heat and destruction.  With a gesture, Spinum commanded the fiery orb to spin across the earth.  The sphere scorched the grass as it tore toward the tree from which arrows were flying.Another arrow escaped as the orb crashed into the tree.  The metal-tipped shaft plunged through Gabrielle’s bosom.  The small halfling crumpled backward onto the ground.  She ripped the first arrow from her palm and grasped feebly at the second.  Spittle and blood fell like rain from her mouth as she yanked.Cassock hefted the war-mace, blocking a glancing blow from the first Inquisitor.  The priest shifted his block, bringing the metal back across his opponent.  A solid crunch sounded as the Inquisitor’s knee shattered.  Cassock grinned.Thorne screamed as the flames climbed steadily up the side of the tree.  He gritted his teeth and took his only option out.  The ranger leaped.  For an eternity he seemed to float above the licking flames before gravity kicked back in wrenching the ranger downward into the ground.  His knees cracked and buckled under the pressure as he front rolled and came up into a run.  The woodsman nocked another arrow and let the shaft soar.  The projectile bit into Spinum’s arm causing the mage to curse and momentarily loose control of the fiery orb.It only took half a second for Spinum to redirect the orb toward his ranged attacker.  The fire skirted across the earth, chasing Thorne.Ana released another arrow at Leiban.  Despite the armed cover afforded the Captain, her arrow found purchase.  The metal dug painfully through a joint in Leiban’s armor just between his ribs. He coughed blood tinged phlegm as he drew his own greatsword.Aramil stood awkwardly, his wounds painfully tingling.  The rogue drew his bow, unleashing a torrent of arrows toward the fast-moving ranger.  To the rear of the darting target, the tree with its camouflaged perched crumpled and crashed still aflame.  Aramil’s arrows pierced the ranger, slowing his progress across the sparse woods.  The ball of flame bowled into the ranger, pressing his body to the ground.  Shrieking escaped the flickering sound of the fire as Thorne burnt alive.Spinum laughed wickedly as he redirected the orb again.  It bowled through a few of the Inquisitors, heating their armor and forcing hoarse screams from the black masks.  The smell of roasted flesh quickly filled the battlefield.  Leiban yelped as the fire engulfed his body.--oo—oo—The priest of Ara’kull hissed in rage.  He reached for his God’s divine power, reached for some way to retrieve the victory he had foreseen. Suddenly a writhing mass of something ensnared Tobus.  He fought against the force but couldn’t slip from the constriction.  A cold metallic tang filled his mouth as one of the bonds gagged him.  He could feel something painful shred through the tough muscle of his tongue and the priest vomited.  With nowhere to go, the vomit returned to the pit of his stomach along with a gush of warm blood.“No, no, no.”  End-bringer whispered from behind.  “You will not interfere.  If you are meant to fail, you will.”  The cold voice terrified the priest and he struggled vainly against the invisible chains.  “And when you fail, you will pay.”--oo--oo--</blockquote>

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