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Ardasan. "I shall tear the..."
Molly disappeared in a swirl of darkness and reappeared behind Ardasan. She plunged both her sword and dagger into a gap in the undead knight's armor. Ardasan bellowed in pain and whirled to face her, his sword trailing green flame, but she vanished again.
Mazael sprinted forward, Toraine at his side. Romaria blurred into the shape of the great black wolf, fangs bared, eyes blazing like blue stars. Lucan and Timothy lifted their hands and began casting spells.
Ardasan roared and plunged his sword into the earth. The sigil of fire near the hilt blazed bright, and a globe of green light appeared around him. The globe expanded, and a wall of green light slammed into Mazael. He staggered, a deathly chill spreading through him, and he felt the light draining strength and warmth from his body.
"Perish!" said Ardasan, "and rise again as my thralls!"
Lucan growled and thrust his hand. A symbol written in lines of crimson fire blazed on his palm, and red light strained against green. The globe of green light shattered and vanished, and the horrible chill faded away.
Mazael dashed forward and swung Lion for Ardasan's head. But the undead knight whipped his sword up with superhuman speed, and Lion clanged off the blade. Ardasan stabbed for Mazael, but he dodged and struck back, Lion leaving a groove in the ornamented black breastplate. Darkness flickered, and Molly reappeared behind Ardasan, driving her blades through the gaps in his armor. Toraine drew closer, and Lucan began another spell. Ardasan howled and flung out his arms. Invisible force erupted from him in all directions, throwing both Mazael and Molly into the air. He struck the ground hard, armor clattering. He saw Molly tumble over the grass and slam into a rock at the base of the hill.
She did not get up again.
Mazael staggered back to his feet as Toraine dueled Ardasan. The heir to Swordgrim was a capable swordsman, and his blade danced and darted around Ardasan. Yet the undead knight drove Toraine back step by step.
Mazael hesitated. Wouldn't it be so much easier, so much better, if Ardasan cut down Toraine?
Mazael growled and threw himself forward. He would not leave any man to the mercies of an undead horror.
Besides, Mazael wanted to kill Toraine himself, if it came down to it.
He attacked Ardasan, Lion leaving a dent in the revenant's shoulder plates. Ardasan wheeled with terrific speed, his sword picking off both Toraine's and Mazael's attacks.
A black blur shot past Mazael, and Romaria slammed into Ardasan's legs. Her claws could not penetrate his armor, but her size and strength knocked him off balance, and he staggered. Ardasan roared and brought his sword up for an overhand chop, and Mazael darted forward and plunged Lion's tip into the revenant's exposed armpit. Ardasan growled and ripped free, and Toraine’s curved blade whirled to bite into the back of the revenant's knee.
Yet Ardasan was not slowing at all. Lion's fire hurt him, but did him no lasting injury. Ardasan was already dead, so Mazael had to find some way to destroy the spells animating the revenant. Usually Lion's fire was enough, but with an undead creature of such power...
Timothy thrust out his hand, and a blue spark leapt from his palm and slammed into Ardasan. The revenant flinched, but the spell did little damage.
But the creature's attention focused on Timothy, which gave Lucan the chance to strike.
A ribbon of crimson flame shot from Lucan's fingertips and hammered into the revenant. The spell threw Ardasan back, fingers of crimson lighting crawling up and down his armored limbs. Ardasan bellowed in fury and pointed his sword at Lucan, the sigil of green fire brightening. A sphere of rippling darkness shot from the blade and flew at Lucan. Lucan made a chopping gesture, and a shell of blue light flashed around him and unraveled the dark sphere.
"His sword!" shouted Lucan. "Lord Mazael, his sword! Get it away from him, and
Molly disappeared in a swirl of darkness and reappeared behind Ardasan. She plunged both her sword and dagger into a gap in the undead knight's armor. Ardasan bellowed in pain and whirled to face her, his sword trailing green flame, but she vanished again.
Mazael sprinted forward, Toraine at his side. Romaria blurred into the shape of the great black wolf, fangs bared, eyes blazing like blue stars. Lucan and Timothy lifted their hands and began casting spells.
Ardasan roared and plunged his sword into the earth. The sigil of fire near the hilt blazed bright, and a globe of green light appeared around him. The globe expanded, and a wall of green light slammed into Mazael. He staggered, a deathly chill spreading through him, and he felt the light draining strength and warmth from his body.
"Perish!" said Ardasan, "and rise again as my thralls!"
Lucan growled and thrust his hand. A symbol written in lines of crimson fire blazed on his palm, and red light strained against green. The globe of green light shattered and vanished, and the horrible chill faded away.
Mazael dashed forward and swung Lion for Ardasan's head. But the undead knight whipped his sword up with superhuman speed, and Lion clanged off the blade. Ardasan stabbed for Mazael, but he dodged and struck back, Lion leaving a groove in the ornamented black breastplate. Darkness flickered, and Molly reappeared behind Ardasan, driving her blades through the gaps in his armor. Toraine drew closer, and Lucan began another spell. Ardasan howled and flung out his arms. Invisible force erupted from him in all directions, throwing both Mazael and Molly into the air. He struck the ground hard, armor clattering. He saw Molly tumble over the grass and slam into a rock at the base of the hill.
She did not get up again.
Mazael staggered back to his feet as Toraine dueled Ardasan. The heir to Swordgrim was a capable swordsman, and his blade danced and darted around Ardasan. Yet the undead knight drove Toraine back step by step.
Mazael hesitated. Wouldn't it be so much easier, so much better, if Ardasan cut down Toraine?
Mazael growled and threw himself forward. He would not leave any man to the mercies of an undead horror.
Besides, Mazael wanted to kill Toraine himself, if it came down to it.
He attacked Ardasan, Lion leaving a dent in the revenant's shoulder plates. Ardasan wheeled with terrific speed, his sword picking off both Toraine's and Mazael's attacks.
A black blur shot past Mazael, and Romaria slammed into Ardasan's legs. Her claws could not penetrate his armor, but her size and strength knocked him off balance, and he staggered. Ardasan roared and brought his sword up for an overhand chop, and Mazael darted forward and plunged Lion's tip into the revenant's exposed armpit. Ardasan growled and ripped free, and Toraine’s curved blade whirled to bite into the back of the revenant's knee.
Yet Ardasan was not slowing at all. Lion's fire hurt him, but did him no lasting injury. Ardasan was already dead, so Mazael had to find some way to destroy the spells animating the revenant. Usually Lion's fire was enough, but with an undead creature of such power...
Timothy thrust out his hand, and a blue spark leapt from his palm and slammed into Ardasan. The revenant flinched, but the spell did little damage.
But the creature's attention focused on Timothy, which gave Lucan the chance to strike.
A ribbon of crimson flame shot from Lucan's fingertips and hammered into the revenant. The spell threw Ardasan back, fingers of crimson lighting crawling up and down his armored limbs. Ardasan bellowed in fury and pointed his sword at Lucan, the sigil of green fire brightening. A sphere of rippling darkness shot from the blade and flew at Lucan. Lucan made a chopping gesture, and a shell of blue light flashed around him and unraveled the dark sphere.
"His sword!" shouted Lucan. "Lord Mazael, his sword! Get it away from him, and
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