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Child of the 7th Age · 07-10-2003, 11:30 PM

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Callo watched as the ground began to shake beneath his very feet. He could hear the immense pounding of the dragon’s steps as it came closer to the room. Suddenly a tall, dark shadow appeared just a few feet from where he was hiding.

"Now!" Elentari yelled as the wyrm itself became visible.

Callo ran with Elentari towards the head to try to hold it off, but there was no use. The wyrm saw the attack and swung its tail around at a rapid speed. Callo ducked beneath the frightening blow and threw his stick aside. Weapons were needed here. He took an arrow from the quiver around his shoulder and quickly put it to his bow.

"Aim for its belly," cried Elentari. "Aim for the softest part!"

As he watched Elentari dive beneath the dragon towards its stomach, Callo looked for a spot to shoot. He aimed carefully and shot as close as he could, but it did not phase the monster at all. He stepped back for a moment to think, and then his eyes wandered toward the beast’s eyes.

"Elentari, keep the beast’s attention as much as you can," Callo yelled.

"Why, what are you planning on doing?" she yelled back still fighting with whatever she could to save her life.

Callo smiled a wry smile and began to back away from the beast but not turning his vision away. He climbed on top of a large boulder at the back of the room and began to climb upward. As he made his was in the direction of a slight crevice in the rock, he could hear the screams of others in the company. He began to climb faster and faster until he reached the dangerously high ledge on the wall.

As he climbed onto the ledge, Callo stood as much as he could. From this point he was high enough to be face to face with the dragon. He slowly pulled another arrow from his quiver and put it to his bow. He stared at the beast’s eyes in anger and glee. Aiming high at the wyrm’s eyes, he let the arrow fly. The arrow hit directly on the mark making the dragon let out a hideous cry. Many of the members of the company backed away as the dragon pulled the arrow from its pupil. Elentari searched to find Callo on the wall and then back at the dragon.

"He’s trying to blind the wyrm," Elentari said aloud. "Let’s go, everyone! Keep the wyrm’s attention! It’s losing vision as we speak!"

The company tried their best to fight off the dragon, but the beast did not seem to be fighting back with as much force as before. As Callo pulled out another arrow and set it to his bow, he quickly looked up to find the wyrm staring in his direction. Callo’s eyes widened as the beast made his way toward the wall. Callo shot many more arrows at it, but the wyrm kept on coming…closer to the wall. Aiming at the dragon’s now revealed belly, he shot another arrow, but the beast knocked it away.

"Callo, get down from there!" he heard someone of the company yell towards him.

Callo looked down below at the ground and then at the dragon. I might just have enough time, He thought as he began his journey back down the steep wall. Noticing the dragon was almost in reach of him, Callo jumped and fell the rest of the way until he hit the floor. He managed to find his bow quickly which had fallen from his hand on the way down, and put an arrow in shooting position. It hit the beast’s stomach, but it did not do enough damage to cause it to cease its walk.

Callo could hear, and at some points see, the others in the company trying to hold off the dragon. Their help was very fortunate for at times the dragon would turn away from Callo letting the Elf escape to a further distance, but eventually the dragon would catch up again. Callo shot many more times, but only a few of these were successful. The dragon continually walked forward until it had Callo up against the other side of the room unable to escape.

As the dragon picked up a broken sword that had been dropped by someone in the room, Callo saw Elentari come towards the side of the beast and shoot once again at its stomach. The wyrm flinched for a moment in pain, and Callo took another shot. In immense anger, the dragon quickly looked into Callo’s eyes and thrust the sword in to the Elf’s lower stomach.

Callo bent low in pain as he screamed a deafening scream. The dragon turned towards the others of the company contented with his defeat of the Elf and lashed out his mighty tail giving Callo one final blow. Callo was knocked to the ground roughly by the painful scales and he lay in deep pain for many minutes. He managed to lift his head to see the others one last time as they continued to fight off the beast, and he pulled the sword from his abdomen. His vision began to fade slowly, and Callo took his last breath. He now joined the other fallen members of their company.

[ July 11, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]

07-10-2003, 11:30 PM	#155
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Eruwen's post: Callo watched as the ground began to shake beneath his very feet. He could hear the immense pounding of the dragon’s steps as it came closer to the room. Suddenly a tall, dark shadow appeared just a few feet from where he was hiding. "Now!" Elentari yelled as the wyrm itself became visible. Callo ran with Elentari towards the head to try to hold it off, but there was no use. The wyrm saw the attack and swung its tail around at a rapid speed. Callo ducked beneath the frightening blow and threw his stick aside. Weapons were needed here. He took an arrow from the quiver around his shoulder and quickly put it to his bow. "Aim for its belly," cried Elentari. "Aim for the softest part!" As he watched Elentari dive beneath the dragon towards its stomach, Callo looked for a spot to shoot. He aimed carefully and shot as close as he could, but it did not phase the monster at all. He stepped back for a moment to think, and then his eyes wandered toward the beast’s eyes. "Elentari, keep the beast’s attention as much as you can," Callo yelled. "Why, what are you planning on doing?" she yelled back still fighting with whatever she could to save her life. Callo smiled a wry smile and began to back away from the beast but not turning his vision away. He climbed on top of a large boulder at the back of the room and began to climb upward. As he made his was in the direction of a slight crevice in the rock, he could hear the screams of others in the company. He began to climb faster and faster until he reached the dangerously high ledge on the wall. As he climbed onto the ledge, Callo stood as much as he could. From this point he was high enough to be face to face with the dragon. He slowly pulled another arrow from his quiver and put it to his bow. He stared at the beast’s eyes in anger and glee. Aiming high at the wyrm’s eyes, he let the arrow fly. The arrow hit directly on the mark making the dragon let out a hideous cry. Many of the members of the company backed away as the dragon pulled the arrow from its pupil. Elentari searched to find Callo on the wall and then back at the dragon. "He’s trying to blind the wyrm," Elentari said aloud. "Let’s go, everyone! Keep the wyrm’s attention! It’s losing vision as we speak!" The company tried their best to fight off the dragon, but the beast did not seem to be fighting back with as much force as before. As Callo pulled out another arrow and set it to his bow, he quickly looked up to find the wyrm staring in his direction. Callo’s eyes widened as the beast made his way toward the wall. Callo shot many more arrows at it, but the wyrm kept on coming…closer to the wall. Aiming at the dragon’s now revealed belly, he shot another arrow, but the beast knocked it away. "Callo, get down from there!" he heard someone of the company yell towards him. Callo looked down below at the ground and then at the dragon. I might just have enough time, He thought as he began his journey back down the steep wall. Noticing the dragon was almost in reach of him, Callo jumped and fell the rest of the way until he hit the floor. He managed to find his bow quickly which had fallen from his hand on the way down, and put an arrow in shooting position. It hit the beast’s stomach, but it did not do enough damage to cause it to cease its walk. Callo could hear, and at some points see, the others in the company trying to hold off the dragon. Their help was very fortunate for at times the dragon would turn away from Callo letting the Elf escape to a further distance, but eventually the dragon would catch up again. Callo shot many more times, but only a few of these were successful. The dragon continually walked forward until it had Callo up against the other side of the room unable to escape. As the dragon picked up a broken sword that had been dropped by someone in the room, Callo saw Elentari come towards the side of the beast and shoot once again at its stomach. The wyrm flinched for a moment in pain, and Callo took another shot. In immense anger, the dragon quickly looked into Callo’s eyes and thrust the sword in to the Elf’s lower stomach. Callo bent low in pain as he screamed a deafening scream. The dragon turned towards the others of the company contented with his defeat of the Elf and lashed out his mighty tail giving Callo one final blow. Callo was knocked to the ground roughly by the painful scales and he lay in deep pain for many minutes. He managed to lift his head to see the others one last time as they continued to fight off the beast, and he pulled the sword from his abdomen. His vision began to fade slowly, and Callo took his last breath. He now joined the other fallen members of their company. [ July 11, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.