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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 3810082" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>Chapter 267</p><p></p><p>A CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE</p><p></p><p></p><p>Allera pulled herself to her feet, her body shaking. Already wounded by the wizard’s <em>chain lightning</em>, his <em>cone of cold</em> nearly pushed her over the brink into death. Only her earlier <em>mass cure</em> had given her enough strength to survive the deadly blast. She was all too aware of the chaotic melee raging just a few steps away, but she could barely move, and her magic felt as though it lay on the far side of a chasm, distant and inaccessible. </p><p></p><p>She realized she was resting against a smooth, hard object. She blinked her eyes and saw Nelan there, just a few inches away, gesturing to her. Memory returned; her allies were trapped behind the wizard’s <em>forcecage</em>, and she, Shay, and Dar stood alone against the cleric and his allies. </p><p></p><p>Including Talen. </p><p></p><p>She turned her head to see Dar facing off against the man she’d once followed into Rappan Athuk on a mission of mercy, to find and recover another man whose fate was bound to that of Camar. Knowing what it would mean, she summoned her strength and cast another <em>mass cure</em> spell. The spell poured warmth back into her body, and she could see the effect it had both upon Dar and Talen. </p><p></p><p>She felt an almost palpable tug drawing her to Dar’s aid, but she knew that her presence in the melee would only be a distraction, and possibly a fatal one, for Dar. Instead she bent low and started toward Shay, who appeared conscious, but who otherwise had not moved since Dar had separated her and Talen just a few moments ago. </p><p></p><p>Talen’s command to the scout was a shock, but that was nothing compared to Shay’s response. The scout stirred from her torpor, picking up <em>Beatus Incendia</em> off the ground before turning slowly to face Allera. </p><p></p><p>“Shay, no!” </p><p></p><p>But the scout did not respond, save to approach the healer. Allera gave ground, retreating to the glowing <em>forcecage</em>. She glanced into the interior of the magical prison, but there was no help there; the others were trying to revive Honoratius, who apparently had collapsed. </p><p></p><p>Allera glanced at the exit, on the far side of the <em>forcecage</em>. The <em>wall of force</em> was still up, but even if Shay was not much faster than she was, she could not just leave Dar to his fate. </p><p></p><p>“Shay, don’t do this... Shay, if we don’t stop them, then Talen, he will be lost to us forever... and undead monster, serving Orcus!”</p><p></p><p>The scout paused. Her vacant expression did not change, but Allera could sense the war that had to be waging inside her mind. Allera did not have a spell that could purge Talen’s mental control over her, so she could not intervene, only pray silently that the scout’s willpower would be enough. </p><p></p><p>Allera could only watch as Dar and Talen met again in a clash of steel. She almost felt the vampire’s short blade as it pierced Dar’s side, but then the fighter took down Talen with his own stroke, the steel slicing open a wide gash in the side of his head, cracking the skull beneath. </p><p></p><p>Talen went down, and Dar stepped forward to end it. </p><p></p><p>Allera saw the cleric of Orcus step forward silently, his scythe coming around in a deadly arc. She opened her mouth to shout a warning, but Shay’s scream drowned her cry, a sound of agony that echoed and resounded off the walls of the vault. Allera drew upon her magic, but even as she drew upon the healing powers she commanded to cast another <em>mass cure</em>, she felt a white-hot knife of potency stab into her mind. Caught off guard, she could not muster her full strength in time to stop the spell from dissipating. </p><p></p><p><em>The wizard!</em> she thought. The enemy arcanist had vanished, but he was obviously still here, and strong enough to counterspell her magic. </p><p></p><p>All hesitation abandoned, Allera leapt forward toward Dar, hoping somehow that she could forestall what looked like the inevitable conclusion of the battle between Dar and the enemy cleric. She sensed the danger behind her too late, a mere heartbeat before a hard impact crushed into her side. She felt a rib crack, and staggered to the side. She managed to keep from falling, barely, but as she turned to look behind her she felt a cold chill grip her. </p><p></p><p>Both of the statues of Orcus were there, and as her lover coughed up the last of his life a few feet away, the golems rushed her, their maces coming up to make just as certain of her fate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 3810082, member: 143"] Chapter 267 A CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE Allera pulled herself to her feet, her body shaking. Already wounded by the wizard’s [i]chain lightning[/i], his [i]cone of cold[/i] nearly pushed her over the brink into death. Only her earlier [i]mass cure[/i] had given her enough strength to survive the deadly blast. She was all too aware of the chaotic melee raging just a few steps away, but she could barely move, and her magic felt as though it lay on the far side of a chasm, distant and inaccessible. She realized she was resting against a smooth, hard object. She blinked her eyes and saw Nelan there, just a few inches away, gesturing to her. Memory returned; her allies were trapped behind the wizard’s [i]forcecage[/i], and she, Shay, and Dar stood alone against the cleric and his allies. Including Talen. She turned her head to see Dar facing off against the man she’d once followed into Rappan Athuk on a mission of mercy, to find and recover another man whose fate was bound to that of Camar. Knowing what it would mean, she summoned her strength and cast another [i]mass cure[/i] spell. The spell poured warmth back into her body, and she could see the effect it had both upon Dar and Talen. She felt an almost palpable tug drawing her to Dar’s aid, but she knew that her presence in the melee would only be a distraction, and possibly a fatal one, for Dar. Instead she bent low and started toward Shay, who appeared conscious, but who otherwise had not moved since Dar had separated her and Talen just a few moments ago. Talen’s command to the scout was a shock, but that was nothing compared to Shay’s response. The scout stirred from her torpor, picking up [i]Beatus Incendia[/i] off the ground before turning slowly to face Allera. “Shay, no!” But the scout did not respond, save to approach the healer. Allera gave ground, retreating to the glowing [i]forcecage[/i]. She glanced into the interior of the magical prison, but there was no help there; the others were trying to revive Honoratius, who apparently had collapsed. Allera glanced at the exit, on the far side of the [i]forcecage[/i]. The [i]wall of force[/i] was still up, but even if Shay was not much faster than she was, she could not just leave Dar to his fate. “Shay, don’t do this... Shay, if we don’t stop them, then Talen, he will be lost to us forever... and undead monster, serving Orcus!” The scout paused. Her vacant expression did not change, but Allera could sense the war that had to be waging inside her mind. Allera did not have a spell that could purge Talen’s mental control over her, so she could not intervene, only pray silently that the scout’s willpower would be enough. Allera could only watch as Dar and Talen met again in a clash of steel. She almost felt the vampire’s short blade as it pierced Dar’s side, but then the fighter took down Talen with his own stroke, the steel slicing open a wide gash in the side of his head, cracking the skull beneath. Talen went down, and Dar stepped forward to end it. Allera saw the cleric of Orcus step forward silently, his scythe coming around in a deadly arc. She opened her mouth to shout a warning, but Shay’s scream drowned her cry, a sound of agony that echoed and resounded off the walls of the vault. Allera drew upon her magic, but even as she drew upon the healing powers she commanded to cast another [i]mass cure[/i], she felt a white-hot knife of potency stab into her mind. Caught off guard, she could not muster her full strength in time to stop the spell from dissipating. [i]The wizard![/i] she thought. The enemy arcanist had vanished, but he was obviously still here, and strong enough to counterspell her magic. All hesitation abandoned, Allera leapt forward toward Dar, hoping somehow that she could forestall what looked like the inevitable conclusion of the battle between Dar and the enemy cleric. She sensed the danger behind her too late, a mere heartbeat before a hard impact crushed into her side. She felt a rib crack, and staggered to the side. She managed to keep from falling, barely, but as she turned to look behind her she felt a cold chill grip her. Both of the statues of Orcus were there, and as her lover coughed up the last of his life a few feet away, the golems rushed her, their maces coming up to make just as certain of her fate. [/QUOTE]
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