Re: The Savage Brawl [Round 1: Afterlife]
02-20-2010, 03:24 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by SleepingOrange.
The flames burst from the ground, licking at Ekelhaft's gooey form and roaring as they stretched towards the ceiling. The ooze balled up, sinking all its eyes deep into its center and waiting for its aura to sap away the strength of the spell. Sure enough, the tower of fire became a column of sparks then a wisp of smoke much faster than Konka Rar expected; some of the magical entropy traced back to the caster, sapping his strength and licking at his mind. Ekelhaft slid forward again, teeth forming and sharpening as it went; it made something of a proto-mouth, gnashing and biting as it approached the lich.
Another blast of laserfire crackled towards the slime, but it was prepared this time, and split into two, which separated and continued to advance; facing both of them, Konka Rar realized he didn't have room to run past without getting within striking distance of toothy tentacles, and felt his magical power being suppressed more and more as his foe approached.
Ekelhaft, for its part, was... Worried wasn't the right word, but caution was beginning to dull the edge of its excitement and confidence. In the time that it had taken to quash the fire spell, it had felt itself boiling; rarely had it encountered a caster that was able to effect actual magic when Ekelhaft was around, and rarer still one that could actually damage him. It approached more slowly, waiting to see what else its enemy was capable of before going in for the kill.
Another blast of laserfire crackled towards the slime, but it was prepared this time, and split into two, which separated and continued to advance; facing both of them, Konka Rar realized he didn't have room to run past without getting within striking distance of toothy tentacles, and felt his magical power being suppressed more and more as his foe approached.
Ekelhaft, for its part, was... Worried wasn't the right word, but caution was beginning to dull the edge of its excitement and confidence. In the time that it had taken to quash the fire spell, it had felt itself boiling; rarely had it encountered a caster that was able to effect actual magic when Ekelhaft was around, and rarer still one that could actually damage him. It approached more slowly, waiting to see what else its enemy was capable of before going in for the kill.