The Emperor of Solmaria

[deadestdai]

Xanthas leans up against the wall and bites back the pain. He quickly draws the arrows out with a grunt and looks at the others wide-eyed; expecting the worse, ranging from poison to enchantment. He resolves his composure however. "Sorry 'bout that," he says to Dylan, wiping himself off.

Dylan hardly noticed Xanthas' apology, He was more surprised at how the warrior had plucked two arrows from his body painlessly and with seeming ease. He blinked and the man's words finally registered inside his head. I uhh, yeah. Umm, be careful there friend. He then offers a steadying arm to Xan' and leans to retrieve the torch. (Will also re-light if there is not sufficient light and unless told otherwise by the other party members.)

 

[Li Shenron]

Noticing the quick move of Shadowleaf, Aramil moves himself close to the wall on other side and instinctively knocks an arrow too at the green light, trying to think if such a glow may remind him of anything in his knowledge of everything magic.

Aramil is always with the others, somewhere in between the line possibly, only he is very untalkative and quite uncharismatic, and generally thinks that talking too much is a sign of thinking too few...

 

[Lichtenhart]

"Mmmrrrrr.... we can't use the strategy we used before against them, if we have to worry about traps. We'll have to wait for them until Kinden can wipe them out again... Anyone with a shield on the front in case they have bows too. Xanthas, are you well?"
Darhaan moves to the front line to protect the others.

 

[Mithreander]

Aramil (thanks for your reminder, I did not mean to forget you!) can think of a few things magical that would cause such a light, fairy fire being one, and certain funguses being another, but can not reason what they are doing down here. He finaly concludes that it probably has to do with the unholy magic that was used to animate the corpses that he now sees aproach from two doors in the walls the no one had noticed earlier.

Darhaan moves forward to offer some protection to the others until Xanths can recover fully, and notes, with Xanth that there appears to be four of the abonimations ahead... about 20 feet, leaving about 6 seconds for everyone to react before the creatures were on him and the others.

 

[hippocrachus]

Xanthas offers Dar a humorless smile. "I'm well enough," he says, the incident having stripped him of his usual bluster. He sets himself for battle and tucks his shoulders about his sides nervously to avoid bumping Shadowleaf or Aramil.

 

[silentspace]

"Mmmrrrrr.... we can't use the strategy we used before against them, if we have to worry about traps.

"Eh? Strategy? We had a strategy?" Kinden shrugs.

Remembering how his arrow and Lenya's bolt had taken out a zombie earlier, Kinden will take a shot if he has one.

Otherwise he'll ready an action to turn when the lead zombie gets within striking range of whoever's in front, allowing them to get an attack of opportunity if he's successful again and they flee.

 

[Thanee]

(are you still here Thanee?)

OOC: Yes, I am, basically, but having a hard time to post currently , either EN World doesn't let me, or I'm too busy. Will be better soon, tho.

 

[Mithreander]

OOC: Great to hear from you Thanee! I'm looking forward to hearing more form you soon.

Kinden readies an arrow and lets it fly almost imediately, striking the creature int he front. Seeing no effect from his arrow does not concern the elf, for he remembered that his arrows showed no effect until the others had fallen as well.

Kinden falls back to allow the two fighters a chance at the advancing creatures, but the two fighters have problems with the cramped space of the corridor. THough both of them connect in their attempt to bring down the zombie, niether of their blows deal much damage do to the cramped swing of their weapons.

Further, when the zombie attacks the dwarf, only luck prevents him from being damaged, for he found that he could hardly dodge being next to Xanths, the claws of the creature, cruel and wicked, scraping against the armor of the dwarf's chest.

 

[silentspace]

"Xanthas, Dar, hang in there!" Kinden raises his hand towards the zombies and clears his mind, allowing himself to become a conduit for divine power.

[Attempt to turn. This is the second time today, he has one left after this.]

 

[Mithreander]

Kinden rases his hand towards the advancing creatures, and feeling the coursing power of his diety come through him as lightning through a rod, he's not surprised as the briliance of his dieties power stikes forward to connect squarly on the zombies ahead.

Shadowleaf, only having a second warning, turns away as he notes the constant glowing around Kinden increase ten fold. The light that explodes from the priest would have caused him harm, he sure, if he had not turned away from the briliance.

The others see the first zombie actually raise it's arms to ward off the light, but it's arms seem to desintigrate before the power of the devine light. The rest of it's body, with the bodies of the other three creatures join it's hands and arms in their new state. The only thing that reamins in the characters path is the dirt and dust of the creatures ashes.

The light fades as quickly as it came, leaving all of the group, blinking in the suddon darkness... except for Shadowleaf who sighs in releaf as the return of the shadows.