Fantasy Roleplaying

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #7600 on:** February 24, 2010, 08:46:54 PM

Annette had backed away from the wall, for the first time in a very long time she was terrified of this seemingly unstoppable enemy. She continued to fire more and more of her magic at the beasts as they continued to advance, and nothing even seemed to slow them down. In a desperate attempt to both kill the enemy, and dispel her own fears Annette charged up a massive amount of mana and fired it towards the oncoming DemonDracons. She smirked as she felt that was certain to finish them off.

But her eyes widened as she looked on in horror as they just continued to advance as if her attack hadn't even happened. She stepped back and couldn't will herself to fight anymore...but she also knew for a fact that death wasn't on her to do list anytime soon.

Nick22 · **Reply #7601 on:** February 25, 2010, 05:17:28 PM

The Demonbred reached the top of the wall, and Margas was forced into hand to hand combat with the monsters. The Demonbred towered over him, and it was all Margas could do to parry and block its attacks. Margas warily kept one eye on its stinger.. magic.. he was certain.. would not do much damage to it.. after all, he had been using magic this whole time, with little effect. the Demonbred continued to swarm over the wall, and began surging over the defenses of the exhausted defenders..
Minna Ducked away as a Demonbred swung its stinger at her.. lIke margas, she had been forced to abandon her magical attacks, and rely on her fighting abilities.. Ilsa called to her from trying to stop further Demonbred from reaching the top of the wall " Minna! Climb down the wall.. We're going to regroup...inside the city..

Noname · **Reply #7602 on:** February 26, 2010, 02:18:59 AM

The lines of defenders fell back to the city. Adykon, Vespion, and Lucien did their best to hold off the Demonbred, even succeeded in killing one, although it took all three of them to do it. While their leader and cleric fell back, Lucien decided to take on another Demonbred, one that was badly injured already.

"Come here ya piece of demon-crap! I'll show you what happens when someone messes with MY city!" The ensuing battle did little to weaken the demonbred. In fact, if anything, fighting against it seemed to make it fight harder. Not only did it fight harder, it became stronger, and its wounds began to heal. Lucien quickly realized that, despite his fne sword and armor, this was a losing fight. As he turned to flee, the Demonbred's tail whipped around, and the sharp stinger stabbed him in the leg, injecting him with poison!

Advancing on the injured warrior, the Demonbred moved in for the kill, when suddenly, a red mass of wings and claw fell out of the sky, and onto the Demonbred. It was Toby!

Chiletrek · **Reply #7603 on:** February 26, 2010, 03:37:12 PM

Still in the upper wall, and even though the blades of Eriol's swords could be between the sharpest in the whole city (if not more) he is only doing little damage to the enemies he is now facing. - "They are sure beyond anything I have seen, these guys are truly demons." - the male Gaean Panther said wearily when a strong wind appeared from his left and making it's way in front of him. - "Whoa!, this is...." - he turned to his wife, who was sending a powerful spell.

"Eriol, come down here, we need to regroup." - Arianne called for her husband. - "Hurry up because my spell will not last long!." - and that was true, the Demonbreds began breaking the wall made by Arianne and Eriol had no choice but to go down.

Eriol was very annoyed because he had to retreat, but it was a losing battle, still, even if he is "snapped up" as Adykon would say, he is always attentive to Arianne and once both Panthers were reunited, Eriol asked her. - "What now?" - as he asked, both of them saw Adykon, Vespion, Lucien... and Toby!.

"We should go help them." - Arianne exclaimed and Eriol nodded, both Gaeans ran to meet with them, arriving in no time.

Noname · **Reply #7604 on:** February 26, 2010, 05:11:28 PM

The young red dragon forced the Demonbred off of Lucien, but could do little to really injure it with his claws and fangs. Switching tactics, Toby used a bit of fire magic, forcing his foe back. These Demons weren't invincible; a couple dozen had been killed already, at the cost of hundreds of lives on the opposing side. Something had to be done to stop them, and soon.

Lucien realized what might do it; how to stop the Demonbred. Despite the pain of the wound in his leg and the seeping poison, he managed to shout out "Don't fight them! That's what they want! Defend yourselves, block the blows, and avoid their attacks but don't strike back!"

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #7605 on:** February 26, 2010, 10:54:17 PM

Annette heard Lucien speak and for a moment actually considered the option as she raised her staff and blocked the next attack coming at her. She then realized with a rather slack look that, in blocking the attack, her overbearing fear was lessened to the point where she could indeed see that Lucien was telling the truth! She then began to dodge, block and counter every blow that the Demon Dracons sent her way.

Noname · **Reply #7606 on:** February 26, 2010, 11:08:23 PM

Before long, the Demonbred that was attacking Annette lessened the pace of its blows. He looked at her, red reptilian eyes staring into her own, then turned away in search of another battle. It didn't take long for Adykon and the others to catch on and form up behind a line of Dracon soldiers armed with shields and swords, but they didn't attack. Within half an hour, the Demonbred had slowed their attacks, and within another 15 minutes, they stopped attacking altogether. The battle continued on the other three sides of the city, but for now, it was halted.

Lucien managed to limp towards the dracon lines. His leg was swollen and the poison had taken a severe toll on him. His reddish scales were pale, his breathing shallow, and his eyes were starting to take on a glazed appearance. It was all he could do to get back to Vespion before collapsing. After a hastily cast spell of "cure wounds", Lucien was sent to a healer to get treatment for the poison.

Chiletrek · **Reply #7607 on:** February 26, 2010, 11:24:19 PM

"This is crazy, I can't believe it worked." - Eriol said, not smiling at all and as he only had to block some few more attacks before the Demonbred stopped. - "If omly the solution would have appeared before, then more lives would have been saved."

Arianne stood in front of Eriol and then she embraced him, that seemed to calm down the male Panther, she then let go as Eriol tried to regain his strenghts to go see what happened to Lucien, who was with Vepion at that moment, she then asked the mage as Lucien was taken away. - "Will Lucien be ok?, he sure had a bad face."

Eriol looked back and said before Vespion could reply. - "He did get the solution to this mess with the Demonbred and saved as all... for now, but it would be a shame if he cannot be saved." - Arianne looked at Eriol with a serious (but not angry) face before turning to hear Vespion again.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #7608 on:** February 27, 2010, 02:36:47 AM

After seeing the fighting come to a stop for the moment Annette slid to her knees and shuddered. "I...I can't believe we stopped them...by not fighting. They were almost unstoppable." She then looked up and asked, "We've caught a breather for a few minutes, we....we should gather up the wounded and get them healed."

metadude1234 · **Reply #7609 on:** March 01, 2010, 02:10:13 AM

The demonbred that was using Jake as a weapon let go of jake and threw him into a nearby building. "uhhh......" moaned Jake, Jake got up and struggled to limp away from the demonbred and get back to the house for some healing. Sasha followed Jake and helped him get back to the house. Once at the house they both walked inside, Jake limped over to the couch and he lay down. His shirt was ripped, but not enough to reveal the mark of the prince. Sasha went and got vaessa. Once Sasha had returned with vaessa, vaessa pulled out a healing potion to heal jake bruises and injuries.

meanwhile Rex was in the kitchen organizing some food for everyone with the help of some of his other siblings. They were cooking up a lot of pork just incase any wounded soldiers from outside needed some help. The food smelled delicious!!!. One of Rex's younger brothers were preparing some water that had some minor chemicals in it that would make everyone feel a littlebetter and not feel so down about the situation outside. Once the pork and water were completed Rex and his siblings brought them out and placed them on the table.

Once Jake was healed he got up from the couch and walked over to the table and he sat at one of the cushions next to Sasha. Rex had also sat down at the table but he was sitting next to selturma. "So Selturma.." said Rex "what do think about the war outside???"

Noname · **Reply #7610 on:** March 01, 2010, 02:17:09 AM

"I hate it. I wish this would be over soon. This really stinks, you know. I feel so helpless." Selturma shifted her weight from foot to foot, uneasy about the way things were going. Rex's mother tried to keep everyone calm, and to aid in the recovery efforts after the battle was over.

Minbenthac had stood for centuries, proud and strong. Its citizens were not prepared to throw away their independence after all this time. Very few in the city had any love for Dememoras, and the ones who did were little more than traitors.

metadude1234 · **Reply #7611 on:** March 01, 2010, 02:38:49 AM

"yeah....." replied Rex "this war sucks because we're probably gonna die.....if not...then well i want to start learning some things like advanced training so i can help fight in any wars after this if we're still alive...". Rex then picked up a piece of pork and he began chewing on it and then he swallowed it. "tasty". Jake had almost finished his bowl of pork, Jake loved the pork that his mom made. Once Jake had finished his bowl he got a second bowl and began eating.

Nick22 · **Reply #7612 on:** March 01, 2010, 05:52:53 PM

Marcus paused, as the cries of the Demonbred stopped outside.. He went over and sank into a chair.. I do hope the worst is over.." He said weakly.. he looked at his mother and father and then over at Rhiga.. "How are you feelingRhiga?' His eyes fell on the egg on the middle of the table, the egg which contained his (as yet) unborn child, and he tensed.. He would give anything, even his life to protect her and thier child..
_ margas sank to a knee.. it had a tremendous effort on hs part to follow Lucien's instructions, but to his amazement, it had actually worked. When he had stopped actively fighting, the Demonbred attacks had slackened then finallt stopped. Marcus looked over at Ilsa and Minna, all three of them were exhausted.. their armor was dented and weighed heavily on their shoulders..
" Lets get back to the others' Minna said wearily..

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #7613 on:** March 02, 2010, 01:53:44 AM

Annette was busily casting minor healing spells towards the soldiers that were more heavily wounded than others. She was also helping a few of them walk back away from the wall. She stopped for a moment as she saw Ilsa and Minna and stepped over to them. "Are you two alright?" she asked with concern

Nick22 · **Reply #7614 on:** March 02, 2010, 02:10:40 AM

"if you could help us back to my castle "Minna said tiredly.. " I'd be much obliged.. I need to rest.. and recuperate.. Have you seen Lucien? She asked.
-Thanks for the concern Annette, but I'll be fine" Ilsa said 'once i get this armor off and wash up I'll be good to go.. we've survived.. barely.. now the concern is tending the injured and honoring the dead.. we lost a large number of Dracons, their losses were quite small in comparison.."
_ i could use a tall stiff drink "Margas cracked.. "in all seriousness I need my left shoulder looked at, and I have a fair number of bruises on my side.. as for my armor, it will need to be burnished and repaired..

Noname · **Reply #7615 on:** March 02, 2010, 02:41:39 AM

All of the armies attacking Minbenthac halted. With the Demonbred apparently disabled, the other three forces hesitated to attack. Dememoras saw this from a distance, and he knew that the final phase of the attack must be started. The three dragons, red green and blue, flew towards the center of the city. The fourth leader of the armies, the one who guided the Demonbred, looked up at them, they looked back down, awaiting her signal...

"Vespion, what's happening now?!" Adykon was fed up. This day had seen more wonders and horrors than he had ever imagined seeing in a year. This chaos HAD to end sooner or later...

"Adykon, you're guess is as good as mine. I think we are about to be attacked again, and soon!"

Selturma listened to the fighting at the windows of the house. Something bad was about to happen. She could feel it. "Rex, if enemy soldiers got into here, what could we really do?" They stood little chance if it came to that.

metadude1234 · **Reply #7616 on:** March 03, 2010, 01:18:40 AM

Rex looked to Selturma "don't worry, if they came in i'd protect you" said Rex boldly "i'd never let any of them hurt you, not while i'm still breathing". Once Jake had finished his second bowl...he was finally full. "uhh...don't...think...i can....fit any...more in..." moaned Jake "but....it...tastes...so good!...". "Jake your such a pig...." said Sasha as she started giggling " Sasha had a large smile on her face and she whispered somthing into Jake's ear. Jakes eyes went wide open and he too smiled. (you'll never guess what she said, mua ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haa!!!)

Noname · **Reply #7617 on:** March 03, 2010, 02:00:04 AM

Selturma looked over at Jake and Sasha. "What's so funny, you two? There's a war going on outside, people are dying in the hundreds or thousands, and there is a good chance we might not live to see tomorrow!" It was an unusually blunt and realistic assessment of the situation coming from a girl who was known for being very happy and bouncy.

Then again, the happiness was sometimes masked by a tough exterior; this was the case when Selturma had first met the party, and it was like that again now. At least, in this moment, the dracon girl was serious.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #7618 on:** March 03, 2010, 05:02:29 AM

Annette smiled gently as she handed her staff towards Minna. "Here, you can use my staff as a crutch. And chances are it might heal any lesser wounds you may have." she said as she placed her arm around Margus and helped him towards the center of town.

Chiletrek · **Reply #7619 on:** March 03, 2010, 10:07:50 PM

Eriol was walking between the destruction caused by the Demonbred army, thinking along the way. - "I haven't seen anything like this in many years." - He then heard a group of Dracon soldiers of Minbenthac so he decided to go check it out. The soldiers were organizing themselves, gathering their injured and transporting the most critical ones first t owhere healers are. At that time, Arianne appeared.

"This is awful, Eriol." - It was the only thing she was able to say as she is also looking at the destruction caused in the once pride and untouchable city.

"I'd like to say it is over, but we both know that is not true." - Eriol replied to his wife as was helping get a soldier from below some debris.

"But we can try to use all the available time before the next attack." - she said with a serious tone of voice, using a bit of her magic to help push some debris away from the injured soldiers.

Eriol looked back at Arianne as soon as the trapped soldier was back to his partners. - "To stay some time here to help the soldiers was good, but we should find the others, they may have a plan, or an idea of what may happen next." - Arianne nodded and after saying good bye to the soldiers, they went find Adykon and the others.