((Ah crap lol.  But alrighty, no cave, but Ultima is about to get a nasty surprise.   >:) >:) >:) >:)  ))<br/><br/><strong>Giselle Do'Urden<br/>Time; Early Morning going into early afternoon<br/>Location; The Northern Trek<br/>Tagged; Lionel</strong><br/><br/>His profound and amplified voice had little sway over the half Drow as it might have had over someone else.  She had seen it all before in some form or another, but regardless nodded her agreement since he was spot on, she wouldn't stand by and let him face this Ultima alone.  But as for killing her in no time flat, she might not have been strong as the leo-sapian, but she didn't have to be either since her speed and acrobatic skills made fights much more fun for the ranger.  She could duck, dodge, and counter all in the same breath without pause or failure as long as her footing was firm.  Many such enemies, while perhaps not on par with the demon that was coming, had fallen to the assumption that she was weaker than she appeared.  "You're damn right I won't sit by while this thing tries to kill you.  I'd be doing my own family name shame if I did, and it would go against everything I stand for anyway big boy.  And while I appreciate the concern, you haven't seen me fight so don't presume to tell me how.  I fight my own way, just as you do.  I wouldn't try to get into a physical brawl with this demon if he's as strong as I suspect, but neither will I fight from a distance.  I'll be fine, I promise you."  She reassured him, not offended in the least by his concern for her well being but in truth it truly wasn't necessary.  His stated reason for fighting the demon only reinforced her own resolve to face the creature alongside the librarian and former knight, just as she had suspected.  The buff was appreciated greatly, but fire, well, fire had never held any sway over her ever since she had gained one of her father's twin scimitar blades as the right handed icebrand glowed briefly even in its scabbard, letting her know about the same time there was a powerful demon that at least used fire on its way.<br/><br/>It was confirmed when Ultima himself appeared, and Giselle had to whistle in awed respect for the opponent they had come to kill.  He certainly cut the impressive if dark figure of warrior demon.  Still, he was a demon, and thus he'd be dead before the day was over if the two had anything to say about it.  Giselle pulled her blades in a blink of an eye, her movements supernaturally fast and precise as she stood ready, her eyes overflowing with the intense fire that Lionel had seen earlier.  She'd wait her turn, wait for an opening, and then strike as fast as a cobra, laying waste in her own way.  A thousand little cuts could take down even the strongest of enemies, a fact she'd take advantage of if it came to that.  She was about to dodge to the side, a grin on her face as she was prepared for the attack, only to have Lionel block the charge cold.  "And I told you before, do not presume to tell me....LIONEL!"  She shouted, seeing him get marked instead by the demon.  Giselle turned and ducked as the Dark Lord's blade, engulfed in flame, missed her head by mere centimeters.  She wasn't done by a long shot however as the icebrand snapped up and swept across the blade, absorbing the very fire that had covered it with an audible hiss.  "Oh sorry, were you needing that?!"  She hissed in turn, her left hand blade cutting a swath across the demon's belly as she completed the dodge, doing enough damage to show she wasn't to be taken lightly as she moved with a fluid grace and deadly precision of a dancer or an assassin.<br/><br/>Huge physical attacks were nothing to such speed and grace as Giselle continued to dart and weave around the demon as he tried to keep up, disappearing and reappearing only to hit nothing but air, the tell tale magical signature of his dimensional door hopping easy for her to sense given her half Drow nature.  "You obviously haven't fought a Drow before!  Magic is our specialty, as is sensing its use!"  She explained, again landing two more strikes as he tried an overhead chop, both blades cutting into the demon's chest before she slipped away to the creature's back, jumping in a sideways cartwheel as the blade in the monster's hands swept low before she rolled backward as it came overhead again, her blades again singing their deadly tune as she slashed at his left leg before standing fully again.  A thousand little cuts, and she was winning already as the wounds bled and hissed, ice covering those she had made with Icingdeath, the legendary icebrand that had slain demons that employed fire as well as elemental beings made of the same.  He was slowing down, unable to keep up with the fast blur of black and silver, and Giselle had only just begun as she waded in, her blades much too fast as she landed hits on his arms, chest, and even a couple on his face before using his marked chest as a springboard to get away from another slow attack from the demon.  Landing lightly on her feet, Giselle didn't turn her back on the demon, not about to take the chance he'd find a sudden burst of strength as she spoke once more.  "You made the fatal mistake of underestimating a Do'Urden, rangers and warriors that come from the world of Toril.  I was trained by the best swordsman of my world, and you are now dead."  She hoped Lionel would take that moment to finish the beast as she pointed Icingdeath at the fiend, unleashing a Melf's Acid Arrow that slammed directly into the demon's chest.  Even if it worked, it wouldn't be enough to kill it as the green arrow of acid started to bubble and hiss as soon as it made contact, eating away at anything it touched.