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The Dread Legion Advances...(Updated 08/02/2005)
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<blockquote data-quote="Edward Kann@StoryART" data-source="post: 2462260" data-attributes="member: 23128"><p><strong>Update 08/02/05</strong></p><p></p><p>...the fight was on...</p><p></p><p>The Barghest's gaze swept over me as they boiled upwards out of the darkness of the ship's hold. In the baleful yellow glow of those eyes my determination began to wane. A wave of despair struck me like a physical blow and I felt the flickering candle flame of hope waver, suffocated down to a barely smoldering glow within my breast.</p><p></p><p>My guard dropped a fraction of an inch as the pair of demons leapt into the air, maws filled with rows of slavering, razor sharp teeth gaping impossibly wide.</p><p></p><p>KRRRZZZZAKKKATHOOOOM!!!!</p><p></p><p>Candle's lightning bolt flashed from his hands, burning a zig zagging line of flame up the wooden deck of the ship and caught the Barghest on my left squarely in the flank. The momentum of the hound's deadly leap at my throat was intercepted by the bolt and the Barghest abruptly changed course, flying end over end in a high arc through the air...</p><p></p><p>...and over the side of the ship...</p><p></p><p>At the same moment, Scout, with a furious insect buzz bowled into me squarely in the right side. Throwing me bodily onto the deck and out of harms way but vanishing under a furious ball of snarling, howling, slavering teeth and claws. </p><p></p><p>The pair slid over the bloody deck to impact against the wall of the cabins and aft castle behind us. </p><p></p><p>Incredibly, Scout still struggled under the weight of the demon. His insect body was bloody and seeping from a half dozen wounds but his tough carapace seemed to have saved him, at least momentarily, where I would have been finished by the jaws of the beast.</p><p></p><p>"ZZZzzzzz...Do..Zomething...Anyzing!"</p><p></p><p>Spiral, launched into action. Dancing up next to the slavering, biting Barghest and driving the point of her rapier deep into its shoulder. Incredibly the weapon bit into flesh instead of bouncing harmlessly off. The Barghest snarled at her and dropped Scout with a loud howl when she grasped the hilt of her rapier and gave the triangle shaped blade a vicious twist.</p><p></p><p>I staggered to my feet, covered in blood from the deck and rushed the demon with a bellow, hacking at the demon like a man possessed. The Barghast, although wounded remained lightning quick and only one of my many blows glanced against it, the enchanted edge of the Legion Gladius tearing a steaming gash through its muzzle.</p><p></p><p>"Grahhhh...Fools...I will call others of the host to my aid...you can not win...cough...cough...cough...weeeze..."</p><p></p><p>My eyes flew open in surprise as the beast spat gutteral speach at me despite his wounds. I had no idea that such creatures carried within them a wicked intelligence capable of speech as well as Sorcery...</p><p></p><p>The last threats and the spell the Barghest intended to unleash died on its last, gasping breathe.</p><p></p><p>There beneath the slumping form of the slain demon trembled Scout, both hands grasping one of his throwing blades, covered in his own blood and the black blood of the beast over him. The demon bled from a half dozen wounds where Scout had stabbed upwards again, and again and again into the underbelly and chest of the creature.</p><p></p><p>Scout offered us a feeble smile.</p><p></p><p>"At leazt it zmellz better dan Frozzt..."</p><p></p><p>With a groan Scout passed mercifully into unconsciousness. Spiral and I pulled the dead Barghast off of him and shoved it over the side of the ship. </p><p></p><p>There did not appear to be more of them on board, at least no more rose out of the hold to attack us...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Edward Kann@StoryART, post: 2462260, member: 23128"] [b]Update 08/02/05[/b] ...the fight was on... The Barghest's gaze swept over me as they boiled upwards out of the darkness of the ship's hold. In the baleful yellow glow of those eyes my determination began to wane. A wave of despair struck me like a physical blow and I felt the flickering candle flame of hope waver, suffocated down to a barely smoldering glow within my breast. My guard dropped a fraction of an inch as the pair of demons leapt into the air, maws filled with rows of slavering, razor sharp teeth gaping impossibly wide. KRRRZZZZAKKKATHOOOOM!!!! Candle's lightning bolt flashed from his hands, burning a zig zagging line of flame up the wooden deck of the ship and caught the Barghest on my left squarely in the flank. The momentum of the hound's deadly leap at my throat was intercepted by the bolt and the Barghest abruptly changed course, flying end over end in a high arc through the air... ...and over the side of the ship... At the same moment, Scout, with a furious insect buzz bowled into me squarely in the right side. Throwing me bodily onto the deck and out of harms way but vanishing under a furious ball of snarling, howling, slavering teeth and claws. The pair slid over the bloody deck to impact against the wall of the cabins and aft castle behind us. Incredibly, Scout still struggled under the weight of the demon. His insect body was bloody and seeping from a half dozen wounds but his tough carapace seemed to have saved him, at least momentarily, where I would have been finished by the jaws of the beast. "ZZZzzzzz...Do..Zomething...Anyzing!" Spiral, launched into action. Dancing up next to the slavering, biting Barghest and driving the point of her rapier deep into its shoulder. Incredibly the weapon bit into flesh instead of bouncing harmlessly off. The Barghest snarled at her and dropped Scout with a loud howl when she grasped the hilt of her rapier and gave the triangle shaped blade a vicious twist. I staggered to my feet, covered in blood from the deck and rushed the demon with a bellow, hacking at the demon like a man possessed. The Barghast, although wounded remained lightning quick and only one of my many blows glanced against it, the enchanted edge of the Legion Gladius tearing a steaming gash through its muzzle. "Grahhhh...Fools...I will call others of the host to my aid...you can not win...cough...cough...cough...weeeze..." My eyes flew open in surprise as the beast spat gutteral speach at me despite his wounds. I had no idea that such creatures carried within them a wicked intelligence capable of speech as well as Sorcery... The last threats and the spell the Barghest intended to unleash died on its last, gasping breathe. There beneath the slumping form of the slain demon trembled Scout, both hands grasping one of his throwing blades, covered in his own blood and the black blood of the beast over him. The demon bled from a half dozen wounds where Scout had stabbed upwards again, and again and again into the underbelly and chest of the creature. Scout offered us a feeble smile. "At leazt it zmellz better dan Frozzt..." With a groan Scout passed mercifully into unconsciousness. Spiral and I pulled the dead Barghast off of him and shoved it over the side of the ship. There did not appear to be more of them on board, at least no more rose out of the hold to attack us... [/QUOTE]
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