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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 892802" data-attributes="member: 9255">UNDER A DARKSUNSEGMENT 069“Confrontations”The three of them were running as best as they could under the conditions.  The ground was shaking and the tunnels were threatening to collapse.  It had been a rough 10 minutes of flight and didn’t look to be becoming any better.  Templars and their thugs had swarmed into the building.  The alarms allowed clerics to seal off sections of the temple they wanted hidden (gem rooms and healing pits) while setting up defenses.Somehow, the templars were still able to follow the three of them however.  Even when Uncle Grind opened and closed earthen walls the templar force followed.  It was becoming obvious that this was going to end in direct confrontation.“Just a bit further- it opens up and we can take them down as they remain bottlenecked in the tunnel.”And as suggested, the tunnel then opened up into an underground lake.  Mania takes on side and Uncle Grind the other.  Cosa hides behind a rock cropping near the tunnel exit.A few tense moments go by before they hear the first dull thud of large feet.  Then they can hear them  -1/2 Giants!They rush through the opening into the underground lake.  Mania batters one with his Singing Sticks across the knee and thigh.  Uncle Grind produces a battle hammer out of thin air and strikes another ½ Giant across the knees.  If the pain did not get to them then the sudden appearance of six red heads with blurred images will.Mania hits low then as the large creature reaches down, he hits it high.  The ½ Giant can not seem to get a good shot off on Mania.  “Raaaargh!  Hold Still!”The templar and several human guards try to reach the battle but the four ½ Giants block the way.  “Move it!”, yells the templar in frustration and anger.Several more strikes knock the ½ Giant down before Mania.  Uncle Grind has not been as lucky.  With Cosa’s help, his remains standing.  The dwarven earth cleric is battered, bruised and bloody from several hits.As Cosa brings down the ½ Giant her Uncle steps back and prepares to heal himself.  Mania continues to smack his new ½ Giant.  He has received a single but damaging blow thus far.  “We can’t hold them back much longer Cosa yells stabbing for all she is worth against the kneeling ½ Giant.An elemental creature erupts out of the earthen wall and attacks the guards and one templar.  The templar was powering up ½ Giants from behind.Uncle Grind yells for the two fugitives to move behind him.  The Mirror images confuse the remaining ½ Giant.  “Raargh!   Magic too great!  Can’t kill!”Then the templar gets a brief glimpse of Mania as he runs across the exit opening.  “Mania…?”Keela is beside herself.  “You bastard!  I left you for dead!  You should be dead!  I’ll kill you for real this time!”  She rushes through the mirrors, some breaking apart as Cosa moves out of range.  “I’ll kill you!”The three run along the lake edge.  “Hewh!  Hewh!  You really….Hewh! Ticked her off!” pants the running cleric.  Mania and Cosa get ahead of him.“Remember to take the right tunnel kids!” Uncle Grind yells as he slows down.  He looks at them running further away.  With a tear in his eye, he turns while touching the wall.  “I love you Cosa.  I wish you knew that.” He says softly.  Keela finds herself recovering from being dazed by Cosa and begins to run.“Goodbye” the dwarf says as he pushes on a rock that conceals a lever.  Keela looks up to see the ceiling begin to crack and shiver.Cosa and Mania slow down and turn.  They hear the rumble then the world goes black with a crash.</blockquote>

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