Legends of the Chosen.

[werepyrezeke]

Talronelle hears the somewhat familiar sound of wailing spirits surround her after a short time, yet they do not attack- they merely block of the passageway behind her.

Avek is surprised to see that the small cut he inflicted on one fo the two Shadelings seal itself up.

[MasterOfDisaster]

"Sh*t" swore Avek.," I can't kill them with my blade." Suddenly he realized it. "But maybe with some light." Avek put away his sword, and took out flint and steel. He saw a perfect place to start a fire and ran towards it.

[draconicdm]

The horse jerked and neighed in fear, though not enough to escape Talronelle.

Well, of they weren't hostile, Talronelle saw no reason to engage them. Carefully, she resumed her course, though keeping a watchful eye on the spirits.

[ThatOneGuysBro]

In the deep recesses of the Emerald Forest Dresbin trailed the fleeing demons that he was contracted to slay. The forest leaves glistened a brilliant green as the sun shined, a few scattered rays seeping through the canopy of foliage. Having sprinted far ahead of Avek in his angst to shed the blood of the otherworldly beasts Dresbin grew fatigued and winded. A few paces before him came into view a small oasis of rich plantation that encircled a pristine lake slaked by a humble waterfall that fell almost noiselessly. A sizable stone caught his gaze and he sat upon it as he rested is wearied legs.

Thoughts swirled around his mind about the recent appearance of the demons. ‘I’ve never seen a beast like that before. That must have been a demon! Why, I wonder though? Demons appearing for the first time in years. I thought Dravik Hakar was slain, that the demons were leaderless? Ah well, no use in hounding the matter with questions. They’re here and they need to be exterminated. That’s all I need to know.’ With this reaffirmation in his convictions he knelt down by the crystalline waterhole and delving his hands into the cool water he slowly raised them to his chin before the revitalizing feel of coolness washed the weariness from his face. Shaking the water from his head like a feral beast, his dirtied hair swayed slightly as it followed the motion. Wiping the water from his face he then slid his hand through the threads of his hair as he sighed. He thought aloud to himself. ”But really, I thought I’d be doing something more than dirty mercenary work. This is my time to radiate as the hero the land thirsts for!” His tone dropped to a considerable boredom as he continued. “But instead I’m hunting backwater weakling demons in this dratted forest. I should be out leading the charge on the front lines!” He sighed again.

His eyes then snapped with a sharp, silver glistening as they gazed at the path he would pursue, narrowing his focus on only the demons he would soon cut down. He straightened his stance as his body tensed, able to feel nearly every muscle prone to flex in an all out attack against the demons. His voice sounded with a deepness. “I’ve dawdled too long. That Avek character will probably have caught up to me soon. Time to move.” With that he shifted his head to the left with force as a piercing crackling came from his neck. A grim yet wild smile crept on his face from cheek to cheek as his eyes shot open with a wild silver flame. He sprinted further into the Emerald forest as he pursued his quarry.

[werepyrezeke]

Dresbin finds a strange black Dragon with torn wings in a clearing. Its red eyes gleam with malic as it charges him.
As the three shadelings- one havigng returned to life- charge Avek, he manages to start a fire in a nearbye pile of dead leaves. The flames dont last long, but the shadelings screech in pain. Two of them, having gotten to close, disintegrate. One runs off into the forest.

Talronelle finds a circle of ten men in black cloaks, all frozen in place with a distant look in their eyes. They are surrounding a small altar.

[draconiccdm]

Talronelle wasn't afraid of a fight, but she would rather get to her destination quickly.

Noticing the altar, Talronelle figured she wasn't going to get out of here peacefully. The second she let go of the horse, it turned and barreled off in the other direction. "Blast and damnation!" Talronelle snarled as she set her scythe in a ready position, now she had lost her only source of blood.

Baring her teeth in anger, she began to walk quickly and purposefully towards the men. If they didn't part, she would cut her way through.

[MasterOfDisaster]

"Took you long enough," said Avek to Dresbin." Come on let's go get the last one." He then turns and runs after the demon.

[ThatOneGuysBro]

As the ebony scaled beast came out of the shadows of the trees into the clearing Dresbin smiled, his pronounced canines and wild eyes giving him the look of a demon himself. As he ran to meet the beast he stopped mid-sprint as Avek's voice sounded somewhere in the woods. 'Damn, I knew I took too long!', he cursed in his mind. "Stay back! This one's mine!"

Again he charged the beast. His eyes widened as it opened its mouth, flaunting its many rows of wickedly jagged teeth. Quickly he jumped to the side seeking cover from the rich thick wooded trees that surrounded the two. From the dragon's deathly maw came a grey hue of smoke that burst into a black flame that withered all it touched. Straight from its jaw protruded a line of singed greenery, a poisonous fume rising to the clear blue sky that loomed overhead. The sun fell gently on the beast's scales like glimmering shields. Its eyes dimmed from the exposure to the sun, now a dull blood-red.

From the trees Dresbin ran, circling around the dragon. Climbing onto a tree with little grace he made his way onto a sturdy branch near its base. With a mad leap he drew his broad sword and swung earthwards as the blade rang against its scales, nary a scratch left to mark his endeavor. As the beast shook Dresbin lost his footing before falling onto the ground still grasping his sword. From a worm's-eye view he could see perhaps the beast's only weak spot; it's underbelly. Looking up he laid still on the ground, now nose to snout, staring at an ebony death in the face.

[werepyrezeke]

Avek/Dresbin: The missing shadeling appears in the clearing- atop the dragon's back. It's cackling.

Talronelle: The men stand still, not defiantly, but rather, absently, as if they dont see you- or anything else. You sense magic heavy in the air around them.

Vega: YOu see the informant slain by Arzsooth.
Arzsooth: yOur blade severs the informant's head.

[draconiccdm]

Tallronelle, unfazed, hefted her scythe and swung at the closest one.

If they were so bent on staying where they were, they would die, and she was fine with that.

[MasterOfDisaster]

"There you are you little Bitch, Dresbin!" Called Avek," keep them busy!" Avek then worked on making the fire once again.

[chibirobo99999]

Vega looked to Arzsooth. "A little harsh, no?" He said with a cocky tone. He put away his weapon and looked at the informant's corpse.

[chimneylover]

Arzsooth laughed and said "are you jealous that you didn't get the kill?" Vectus started to walk towards the door. "looks like we are going the same way...I guess its better to travel in groups."

[chibirobo99999]

"Sounds good to me." Vega replied. "And, FYI, I GAVE you that kill."

[ThatOneGuysBro]

Dresbin was oblivious to the sudden appearance of the Shadeling that had mounted the ancient beast that breathed the very air he did. For a brief moment a grave silence fell around him. The lizard's gaping maw opened, heavy strands of salivation hanging from tooth to tooth, gaseous fumes seeping from the depths of its throat. With a roar that tore the very air asunder Dresbin's eyes widened as his body stiffened, unresponsive to the plethora of thoughts that surged through his mind.

The monster raised its head as it poised itself to wrap its jaws around Dresbin before his mind again took control of his body. With a push from his strong calf's he narrowly escaped the dragon's hold as he tumbled away. "Damnit!", he cursed at himself. Rising to his feet he began to run, circling the beast, before he finally saw sight of the creature that loftily sat from atop it. "Well how about this?!" he yelled in a wanton tone. With the momentum he had accumulated he slid under the belly of the beast, hacking his thick steel into the rear leg. It was sloppy, but the leg was severed as the monster crumbled under its own weight, unable to support itself with a missing limb. It roared viciously at the new found pain that surged through its body.