<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=120334.msg5275536#msg5275536">Quote from: Krayz on 29-09-2011, 18:18:34</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Setting down his book again, he turned to face the black knight. "I am not a demon," he said, "or at least, not quite. My name is Kestriel the Heartless, and the conjuring of demonic powers is my specialty." He looked the man before him up and down appraisingly. "You have the power," he noted simply, "but not the mastery. Any man can pick up a sword, but no matter how strong he is, the better swordsman will win." He shrugged. "A recommendation, for any further practice. Calling is a far safer means of summoning than opening a door for them; if you open the door, preparations are almost always critical. But if you call them out, then only those you call can come forth."<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Demvarien nodded. "How would I..."<br/><br/>Then silence from the blackguard. He turned his head. "My knights have engaged. We're under attack," he said coolly.<em>Souls...</em>the hissing, guttural voice of Anarazel said to his mind.<em>Defend your new home</em>, the much purer voice of his deity demanded. Demvarien bowed his head to the empty air, his hand clutching tighter around his sword's hilt. Then, in a blur, he was gone.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The two Dark Knights tore into the heroes' ranks from both sides, supported by Cecilia's undead. They cleaved the weaker, do-gooders in two with the powerful blows of their swords. What quickly would've been wholesale slaughter, however, was held off as the sorceress lifted her arms above her head and the clerics began to chant. Bolts of stunning, jarring lightning struck the knights, throwing them backwards, while the undead ran in fear as the clerics channeled positive energy to turn them. As they passed out of the entry chamber, the sorceress cast another spell, erecting a thick wall of ice to close it off.<br/><br/>And so, they sealed their escape and their fate as they made the only choice available to them: descending deeper into the labyrinth.