The Adventurer lay on his back in a shallow pool of muck, staring at the sky through the twisted cypress trees of Stinkwell swamp. His shoulder felt as if it was on fire. Damn, magicians It felt like he was laying there for hours, as a battle waged around him. I gotta get up Dan thought to himself as he attempt to rise."Oh no you don't," a voice said as an impossibly large drow figure blocked his view of the sky. A weight fell down on him. "You don't throw me out of a window and expect to get away with it, do you?" The drow warrior grabbed Dan's head and thrust the Adventurer's face under the grimy water.
After a few agonizing seconds the drow pulled Dan's head back above the water-line. "I'm gonna...," Mankiller didn't even let him finish the threat as he thrust the Adventurer back under water. Dan's neck strained against the strong opponent to little avail.
40 seconds passed and Dan's lungs were crying out for oxygen, just as they used to when he swam in college. The Adventurer let some of the air out to relieve the pressure and went really still, hoping another ruse might work on this drow. After a few more seconds of motionlessness the drow's hands left Dan's head.
Dan exploded into the motion, sucking in oxygen as he spun around. Mankiller was a little surprise but had apparently drawn one of his knives to make sure the job was finished. Dan kicked the drow, pushing his opponent off of him and allowin him time to recover. The lack of oxygen and sudden movement left the poor Adventurer seeing triple.
Hit the one in the middle, a voice said as Dan snapped his whip at the dagger-wielding drow. The leather snake wrapped around the drow's right arm causing him to gasp in pain and drop the knife.
"You're proving to be an interesting adversary...You've caused me to make two mistakes, thus far." The drow smiled at him and then became serious, "I won't make another." Mankiller brought is left arm up and said something in drow. Suddenly the whip crumpled to the ground and the drow was gone. "You aren't the only one with magical weapons, human," said an unmistakeable voice.
Great, he's invisible now , Dan thought as his vision started to clear and his arms and legs ceased shaking.
((Just moving the topic up...and making room. ;0 ))
