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Disc Lorde -> RE: =AQ= Golems at Granemor War Stories and Poems (5/30/2013 16:59:11)
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The Maeshalanadae Chronicles: Golem! Golem!
Next: Good Knight and Good Luck
Granemor. This city just couldn't seem to catch a break.
First it was the attack by The Devourer's forces, which succeeded in destroying the city. Following the defeat of said forces, it was rebuilt into the fortress in now was. Since then it had twice come under attack from mutants from No Man's Land, led the first time by Visia and the Mutant King, and the second by the warlord Kragoth. There was also an attack by a horde of mutant dragons, which was quickly forgotten. All times the wall and the city's knights had held the city safe, while the heroes of Lore had vanquished the invading armies.
Now this city had the misfortune of being the military target of a villain called Zadd the Golem Builder. The heroes of Lore were as ready to defend Granemor as ever, but it's own knights were stretched thin. Well, hopefully that wouldn't be a problem. After all, the wall had protected Granemor for several battles, and it should protect it for another while the heroes took out the trash.
The battle had been going on for a while when the wizard Disc Lorde arrived. He teleported to a location a ways outside granemor and then walked the rest of the way. (Teleporting directly into battle was inadvisable, and the process had a tendency to leave one disoriented for a bit.) Wasting no more time, he attacked a golem made of gemstones, then several more in rapid succession. He hastily scooped the fragments into his bag and moved on. This war was a fairly decent way to make gold. Not the best, but it allowed him to combine business with pleasure, which was nice. Then he encountered a stone golem, which was not exceptionally only durable but also a masterpiece of golem-building, resistant to all elemental damage. Disc Lorde wished he had the ability to manipulate raw mana, like the Archmages of old. But that knowledge was held only by Beleqwaya, and he would not know it until Beleqwaya took on new students. Well, at least he had some research notes, weak shadows of the Archmages' might though they may be. The monster eventually fell.
Many more foes fell before his might before he encountered another stone golem. Ugh, I don't have time for this, he thought. Distracting the golem with a quick illusion, he took off. However, the golem spotted him and took pursuit. Seeing his old comrade Cerrana looking for a new fight, he ran past her. "I'll let you take this one Cerrana", he called. She was better equipped to handle this monster than he was. Glancing back, he saw amusement on her face as she raised her sword.
Later on he was taken a rest and healing break when Cerrana sat down beside him. "Hello Cerrana", said Disc Lorde, "Thanks for helping me out earlier." "Not a problem", replied Cerrana. "Besides, someone needs to be there with brawn when the spells fail", she said, smirking. Disc Lorde decided not to respond to that, and instead changed the subject. "Where are your sisters?" he asked, "I haven't seen them this war." "Astreaea and Nox are watching Gambler. Someone has to make sure she doesn't try to get into a staring match with a Robocockatrice or burn down the house or anything like that, and we can't leave her tied up in the basement all the time." "I see", replied Disc Lorde. In some ways, he reflected, being an only child was nice. Rested and healed, the two heroes charged back into the fray.
The next few days of the war proceeded in much the same manner. Before long about half the golem army was defeated. Disc Lorde reflected that there wasn't an army in existence that could withstand the heroes of Lore, provided they had enough time, and they had plenty of time, this time. The wall was doing it's job wonderfully...
BOOM!!!
...So much for that.
Golems poured in through the new hole in the wall. The disorganized horde of heroes, and the more organized but less numerous 'Emoran Knights, moved to stem the tide flowing into the city, but Disc Lorde feared that it would not be enough. "Well, this just got interesting." Disc Lorde glanced to his right to see Cerrana smiling in amusement at the new development. "Yeah", said Disc Lorde grimly. "That's one word for it."
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After several more days of fighting, the vast majority of the golem army was defeated. However, a considerable force remained, and they had almost reached the queen. "Release the calvalry!", General Herous called. "Huh", said Disc Lorde, "Calling in the calvalry, literally." The calvalry stormed out of the tower, crushing many of the golems. General Herous then struck, destroying a whole squad with one sweep of his blade. "Well", said Disc Lorde, "He's not general for nothing." "Take care of his golems.", Herous called, "I'll take care of Zadd myself!" It was then that Disc Lorde noticed the squad of strange-looking golems, resembling the Azamay golems that had gone rampaging a few years back. Disc Lorde took a quick look at the squad of golems and the squad of heroes. There seemed to be about one for each hero. He grinned at Cerrana. She grinned back.
The augmented Azamay golem proved to be a tough fight. It was tough and powerful and had some good tricks. Nonetheless, Disc Lorde managed to beat it down. Then, all of a sudden, it stopped attacking. Disc Lorde had a bad feeling about this. He started whacking furiously with his staff. Finally, when it was almost broken, it glowed ominously. Disc Lorde braced for impact.
BOOM!!!
Disc Lorde was thrown backward by the blast. He landed a few dozen feet away. As he lay there, he heard explosions go off all around him. He sat up. He hurt all over, but he'd had worse. He picked himself up and dusted himself off, then looked around for the other heroes. They were in varying states from the blasts, from barely scratched to (temporarily) dead. Cerrana was in the former category.
"Well, you survived," Cerrana exclaimed in mild surprise. "No need to be surprised," Disc Lorde replied. "I may not have trained to weather a blizzard, like you have, but I'm pretty tough." They glanced around. The other heroes were getting up, some of them now owing Death another favor. One of them shouted "That was a blast!" Disc Lorde and Cerrana groaned at the lame pun. "Well, I need to be getting back to my estate," Disc Lorde said. "And I to my sisters," Cerrana replied. "Until the next war?", Disc Lorde asked. "Until the next one.", Cerrana replied.
Author's note: Thanks to The Gambler for letting me use her characters in this story.
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