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Tirenia shoved her blade into the Shadow's throat and watched as its corpse fell to the floor. She had no time to savor her victory. The cloaked ones were upon her. | Tirenia shoved her blade into the Shadow's throat and watched as its corpse fell to the floor. She had no time to savor her victory. The cloaked ones were upon her. | ||
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"Soldiers of Dereth! To me!" she cried. The Queen's Royal Guard, scattered and battered by the sudden attack, converged on Tirenia. They wore a patchwork of armor and cloak. Many had been asleep when the Vault had been breached. None of them had ever expected an attack in this most secret of locations. Now they paid the price for that arrogance. | |||
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The creatures swarmed through the portal. Virindi, Drudges, and Shadows clawed their way forward, slicing through her soldiers with fearsome savagery. Her men screamed and died. Surely, they were being resurrected at the Queen's palace. The Queen must know of the assault. Surely, reinforcements were on the way. | The creatures swarmed through the portal. Virindi, Drudges, and Shadows clawed their way forward, slicing through her soldiers with fearsome savagery. Her men screamed and died. Surely, they were being resurrected at the Queen's palace. The Queen must know of the assault. Surely, reinforcements were on the way. | ||
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"Fall back! To the warehouse!" Tirenia's men turned and ran. She decapitated a Drudge who had the bad sense to turn his back to her, then followed after. | |||
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But her retreat did not last long. A great boom sounded behind her. An explosion of some sort flung her to the ground. She lost her grip on her sword, and it clanged away across the stone floor. | But her retreat did not last long. A great boom sounded behind her. An explosion of some sort flung her to the ground. She lost her grip on her sword, and it clanged away across the stone floor. | ||
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Loh-Gann unsheathed his blade and plunged into the Justicar's back before it even knew a threat was upon it. In a matter of moments, the Lugian was dead. Loh-Gann rifled through its pack and tossed aside the usual assortment of jewelry and worthless armor. | Loh-Gann unsheathed his blade and plunged into the Justicar's back before it even knew a threat was upon it. In a matter of moments, the Lugian was dead. Loh-Gann rifled through its pack and tossed aside the usual assortment of jewelry and worthless armor. | ||
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"Doesn't look like there's anything there," Ghunjara said bitterly. | |||
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Loh-Gann picked a tattered leather coat out of the creature's pack and flung it over his shoulder. He turned to leave, but a glint caught his eye. | Loh-Gann picked a tattered leather coat out of the creature's pack and flung it over his shoulder. He turned to leave, but a glint caught his eye. | ||
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There, beneath the scattered remains of the Lugian's inventory, gleamed a bright, silver blade. | There, beneath the scattered remains of the Lugian's inventory, gleamed a bright, silver blade. | ||
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Loh-Gann smiled. | Loh-Gann smiled. | ||
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