The Runefang Chronicles (For Archangel99)
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Lazarus immediately flips around and pulls her head forward by the ears. "Hey! Listen to me, dammit! If you wanna get out of her alive, keep your mouth shut and follow me!" He growls.
He leads her to the pillories, and, keeping an eye on Scorch the whole time, uses the key on her neck to unlock the chains.
The pillory opened with a loud creak, and Elizabeth leaped into Lazarus' arms. "My hero," she cried.
All at once Scorch stopped thrashing and his head turned toward the group. "There you are," he growled, before lunging at the three of them. [Defy Danger]
All at once Scorch stopped thrashing and his head turned toward the group. "There you are," he growled, before lunging at the three of them. [Defy Danger]
[10! Praise the lord!]
Lazarus Immediately dives out of the way, pulling Elizabeth and the centauress down with him.
Lazarus Immediately dives out of the way, pulling Elizabeth and the centauress down with him.
That's his chance! He immediately leaps at the dragon as fast as his injured body will allow, swinging his staff down first at the right wing joint, and dealing 13 damage, before swinging hard at one of the ribs on the same side, and dealing 13 damage.
Lazarus' sharpened staff dove between scales, through muscle, past bone, and finally. into the dragon's heart. Scorch's roar of protest was cut off as the life was snuffed out inside him, and he collapsed; unmoving. The room was eerily quiet for a moment, before Gertrude hesitantly stammered. "M-Master?"
"Master's dead." Lazarus snaps, yanking the staff out of his ribcage and turning to Gertrude, a slightly crazed look in his eye. "You wanna join him or me?"
He stares down at her in disbelief. "Uhh... You do realise she was raping you for hours on end, right?"
Lazarus glares at Gertrude for a minute, then his shoulders slump a bit.
"Sorry. Just got a little hot headed there. I just killed a fucking dragon!" He says with a forced laugh.
"Sorry. Just got a little hot headed there. I just killed a fucking dragon!" He says with a forced laugh.
"I pierced his heart. There's no way he's alive. Want me to smash his skull to a pulp to be on the safe side?" Lazarus asks innocently, holding his staff up.
"Good. Let's get going, then." Lazarus says, turning and limping out of the room.
"Eleanor? You there?" He asks as he leaves.
"Eleanor? You there?" He asks as he leaves.
"Right... My mistake." He murmurs, taking off her blindfold and moving around her back to untie her wrists.
A pair of big green eye regarded Lazarus quizzically. "You defeated Scorch?" she asked aloud, before looking at the dragon's corpse. Rubbing her wrists she got to her feet. Now that she was standing, and they were in no danger, Lazarus realized just how much she towered over him. His head barely reached her human half's waist.
"Yes. As evidenced by the uh... Giant circular hole where his heart used to be." He says with a snort.
The three made their way out of the keep, to find Eleanor perched on the statue of Lethice out in the main courtyard. She sat on one of the long stone phalluses, legs and arms crossed, clearly waiting. When she saw them emerge, her eyes lit up. "You made it," she called. Taking to the air, she landed in front of Lazarus and looked the three of them over. "And, none the worse for wear, either. Who's this?" she asked, upon seeing Gertrude.
"Uhh... She's the centauress who was raping Elizabeth. Aaaand Scorch is dead. And my back is almost broken. Can we please go? I want to sleep..." He whines.
"Oh, pleased to meet you, I look forward to hearing how you aren't dead," said Eleanor, before flapping her wings and hovering over the statue again. "By the way, look what I found while you were busy." She landed in the center phallus of the statue and it actually lowered a few inches. With the low grind of stone on stone, the entire statue slid to the side, revealing a stairway leading down into mountain. "Don't know where it goes, but it's either this or jumping, right?"
"Aaaand I'd rather not turn into a mancake on the ground below... Let's go." He says, hefting his staff and leading the way heroically down the stairs.
It's only when he's surrounded by complete darkness does he realise there's no lights, and ignites the fires on the tips of his tails to light the way ahead.
It's only when he's surrounded by complete darkness does he realise there's no lights, and ignites the fires on the tips of his tails to light the way ahead.