The Death of a Friend
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:58 am
They were walking the forests, returning to the Ashaba road after picking herbs… Amandel and Mephion walked in silence, well aware of the dangers the forest holds. With the road in sight, Amandel started to relax, believing that they were safe for the moment. “Not far to go now, Mephion” Amandel sent the thought to Mephion through the bond they shared… a bond so deep that none but them could comprehend. “I know, Master. I would prefer to stay in the forests, but you know that already” Mephion replied. Amandel chuckled to himself… he too would prefer to stay in the woods, but with things as they were around the dale, they just couldn’t risk it… besides, Amandel had to complete the patrol. They continued in silence for the most part, until disaster struck.
Before Amandel realized what was happening, an arrow struck him in the arm, punching straight through his armor and piercing his flesh between the bicep muscle and the bone, the bandits had struck. 3 bandits emerged from behind the trees, and Mephion lunged at one… Tearing the bandit’s throat away from his neck in a spray of crimson, the large black cat lunged for the next, while Amandel attempted to get close to the archer. Amandel screamed “Mephion! Run!!” but he knew she would not abandon him to fight on his own. Drawing his swords and yelling, Amandel charged the archer and ran her through in one clean motion, jerking his sword out through her side and tearing a large chunk of flesh away from her ribs while turning to face the last remaining bandit.
Just as Amandel turned to engage the last bandit, the bandit kicked Mephion down, and plunged his longsword into her neck, where it met the skull, severing her spinal chord and killing her instantly. Screaming with rage, Amandel set to the man with a ferocity he had never experienced before. As he engaged the man, Amandel’s vision blanked, and he hacked wildly at the man, severing his sword arm. Pressing his attack in a fit of violent rage, Amandel butchered the man, running him through and then removing his still beating heart from his chest. Bathed in crimson, Amandel released a feral scream “Garion I will have your teeth as my trophy for this! I swear it by the Seldarine! ” Breaking the arrow off at the fletching, and pushing the remainder of the shaft through his arm till it came free, Amandel offered a blood prayer to his gods, swearing vengeance for the death of his familiar.
After resting for a moment by the side of the road, and drinking three potions, Amandel gathered up Mephion’s corpse, and set off back to the town of Shadowdale, still holding the now still heart of the bandit that had killed his familiar, his friend.
notes: Garion is the bandit chief in Erevain's campaign on SD. Mephion was Amandel's panther familiar... he plans to have her resurrected (thus the reason he took her corpse back with him to shadowdale). No, i wasn't using her as a meat shield, we got ambushed by a random spawn on our way back to the road. i tried to unsummon her but it wouldn't work for some reason.
Before Amandel realized what was happening, an arrow struck him in the arm, punching straight through his armor and piercing his flesh between the bicep muscle and the bone, the bandits had struck. 3 bandits emerged from behind the trees, and Mephion lunged at one… Tearing the bandit’s throat away from his neck in a spray of crimson, the large black cat lunged for the next, while Amandel attempted to get close to the archer. Amandel screamed “Mephion! Run!!” but he knew she would not abandon him to fight on his own. Drawing his swords and yelling, Amandel charged the archer and ran her through in one clean motion, jerking his sword out through her side and tearing a large chunk of flesh away from her ribs while turning to face the last remaining bandit.
Just as Amandel turned to engage the last bandit, the bandit kicked Mephion down, and plunged his longsword into her neck, where it met the skull, severing her spinal chord and killing her instantly. Screaming with rage, Amandel set to the man with a ferocity he had never experienced before. As he engaged the man, Amandel’s vision blanked, and he hacked wildly at the man, severing his sword arm. Pressing his attack in a fit of violent rage, Amandel butchered the man, running him through and then removing his still beating heart from his chest. Bathed in crimson, Amandel released a feral scream “Garion I will have your teeth as my trophy for this! I swear it by the Seldarine! ” Breaking the arrow off at the fletching, and pushing the remainder of the shaft through his arm till it came free, Amandel offered a blood prayer to his gods, swearing vengeance for the death of his familiar.
After resting for a moment by the side of the road, and drinking three potions, Amandel gathered up Mephion’s corpse, and set off back to the town of Shadowdale, still holding the now still heart of the bandit that had killed his familiar, his friend.
notes: Garion is the bandit chief in Erevain's campaign on SD. Mephion was Amandel's panther familiar... he plans to have her resurrected (thus the reason he took her corpse back with him to shadowdale). No, i wasn't using her as a meat shield, we got ambushed by a random spawn on our way back to the road. i tried to unsummon her but it wouldn't work for some reason.