The Games of Saberhaven
Eclavdra vs. Querlak
Through the double doors on the other side of the arena enters Querlak, member of rival group The Dark Ones. The Githyanki supreme lord steps through with seven images around him all covered with a flicking aura of flames around them and they all seem slightly distorted, like seeing through a haze. Only his massive silver sword stands out with cold clarity.
Querlak suddenly flies across the Arena at incredible speed. Just before he reaches the halfway mark, Eclavdra raises a hand and chants softly. A flash of white light streaks out from her hand and strikes Querlak in the chest, exploding into a globe of light about 15' across. The Githyanki flies out of the globe looking a little ill, the focuses his eyes down on Eclavdra and charges.
His sword flashes forward lightning fast. His first swipe coming up into Eclavdra's head, but is rejected by an odd sound of striking metal. His second strike hits her in the abdomen, but instead of watching her guts come out, there is only that annoying metal hitting metal sound again.
Eclavdra smiles a trifle grimly as she casts another spell on Querlak. Abruptly his aura of flame and seven images vanis,; leaving one slightly blurry pissed off Githyanki lord. Querlak chants a quick spell and extends his hand out holding a big, heavy stone. It shatters and pieces of shrapnel fly at Eclavdra. The first few strike her skin with that annoying ping sound, but most of the shards of stone fly into her skin.
Knowing she is in trouble, Eclavdra grabs her wand at her belt and levels it at Querlak. A pale amber cone springs from it, engulfing Querlak. A look of bafflement crosses his face as he runs panic stricken away from Eclavdra.
As Querlak turns and flies incredibly fast away from her, Eclavdra takes a breath and uses the time to call upon her god for healing magic, and her wounds close up. She looks up at Querlak who is flying up and down in front of the double doors trying to escape. She smiles and walks toward him. As she closes the gap, she begins more arcane chanting and levels a finger toward Querlak. A ring on his finger flashes and she curses as she starts to stiffen up. See summons her will and keeps her muscles from becoming frozen.
Looking disgusted with herself, she calls up more power and says in a clear voice, "I think you should take a nap." The ring flashes again and both Eclavdra and Querlak yawn. Knowing she is running out of time Eclavdra starts going through a chant, then flings both hands out. A cone of superheated air comes out sucking the moisture out of Querlak's body. Querlak looks very gaunt and his cheeks are sunken in. She repeats the chant and another wave of air rolls out of her hands draining more moisture from him.
He starts to look skeletal. Eclavdra stares in dismay, her lovely face painted in an expression of shock. She then chants one more and super heated air pours out of her hands. Querlak's eyes lose their panic stricken look as he turns, dodging the cone. He collapses on the ground, his hand gripping the pommel of his sword. Suddenly he seems to be rapidly rehydrating; he looks healthier and now stands proud before his opponent. He says, "the tables have turned, Bitch!"
Eclvadra steps back and breathes a curse. They both begin spell casting and finish at the same time. From Querlak's hand a shimmering cone of force rips out and smashes into Eclavdra, at the same time Querlak's under armor abruptly bursts into flame. Eclavdra bounces back on her feet not looking too hurt while the Githyanki starts to roll on the ground. She chants rapidly as he rolls around some more on the ground. She curses as the spell strikes both of them again though Eclavdra looks far worse off for it.
Querlak finally finishes getting the accursed fire out of his under armor. As he stands up a beam of light streaks out from the drow's hand and hits him again, sending him to the ground. This hit is truly powerful as he's rocked back in his steps. The life searing energy must be getting to him. One of Querlak's rings flash and he vanishes from view. Eclavadra then takes out a potion and drinks it down, she then vanishes also.
The crowd, who had been up until now cheering madly, starts booing the contestants. Abruptly, Eclvadra appears striding up into the air. Immediately a shimmering of the air is seen flying toward the drow priestess. She summons up power in her and hurls it outwards. Abruptly the crowd sees Querlak visible, and plummeting toward the ground no longer looking blurry. He strikes the ground with hard impact, after falling nearly 40 feet. He pushes himslef up on his feet, looking woozy, both contestants being in terrible shape after battling so long.
Both stare at each other resolutely though. The pretty Drow starts casting a spell, but Querlak beats her to it as a bolt of lightning leaps from his hands and slams into her. Unfortunately for him, it strikes the protections surrounding the priestess and dissipates harmlessly. Her spell leaps into Querlak, and he freezes in place. Eclavdra floats down and looks at the judges then wearily lifts her mace up to strike him in the head. She then looks up again and they declare her the winner. The exhausted competitor waves for the healing priests to enter. She then exits the Arena.
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