The Wolf and the Dragon, pt. 2

Author: Erusi

An infernal charged through the formation of rams, swatting its fiery arms from side to side. The formation broke and some of the rams bolted. The descent from Ironforge gave the dwarven defenders momentum, but with that came a loss of control. They descended into a wave of Felfire, spewed forth from the invading legion ship above, some lept from the descent at the last minute and prayed for hope their ram would land safely, others threw themselves from their mounts. Those who charged, hoping that speed would carry them through were burnt alive, their charred remains not making it much beyond several feet into the inferno.

Some, had called upon the light to see them through and for a time it had carried their dwarven steeds and them to safety, enabling them time to prepare for combat. The dwarven paladins were few and far between, but their holy light was quickly targeted by the demons.

“They’re picking off those who wield the light!” Gahdoan flipped his visor up again, swatting an incoming fel bat out the way that looked much larger through his visor.

“They’re trying to whittle-” Aevah paused, hoofing a keg of Thunderbrew up at a demon and then throwing her sword through it. The demon caught the keg with a brief snort, but instantly grew silent once the blade pierced the keg, the liquid within and then finally it’s face. With an agility unbefitting her armour, Aevah went to run up the demon to pull her sword from it’s face, but only served to knock it to the ground with the force of a tombstone. Yanking her sword free she continued “They’re trying to whittle us down, protect the healers!” She swung her sword off to her right, similar to that of a club, slicing an imp clean in half.

Hahfmood clapped his hammers together, a bell-like sound drawing the attention of a succubus who was closing on a gnome. “Come, foul demon, pick on someone your own size.” They exchanged blows for a moment; claw meeting hammer a few times. The succubus drew a whip as Hahfmood charged his hammers with flame, and the two stepped round each other a few times.

Whip now drawn the succubus lashed out at him, causing Hahfmood to raise a hammer to block the incoming whip, with an almighty crack, the whip wrapped round the hammer. Despite a brief struggle, the hammer was wrenched from his grasp and tossed into the snow. The succubus cackled, recoiling her whip and preparing to strike again. “Today shall be yo-”

“Coming through!” Gahdoan charged the succubus with his shield at full pelt, a Felhound already caught on the front of it, he slammed the two of them into the side of the distillery with an almighty smash, partially damaging the wall but annihilating the demons in a spray of Felblood and pained cries. He part laughed, part groaned as he winced at the pain from charging a wall.

“You are insane brother!” Hahfmood rummaged in the snow, “But this is part of the reason I stick around.” He raised his rediscovered hammer up triumphantly, only to have it snatched from his snowy grasp by a Felbat. “Son of an eredar!” He charged his other hammer with a small amount of lightning and tossed it after the bat. “You forgot one!” He yelled, drawing the attention of the Felbat. It went to grasp the other hammer in mid air, only to receive an almighty shock and drop from the sky. Hahfmood looked to Gahdoan, “I’ll be over there...collecting my hammers.” He sighed dejectedly, trotting off to the southern part of Kharanos.

Aevah glanced down the way towards her companions, “They are not letting up!” Her eyes were drawn to the sky to an almighty fireball falling from the sky, “look out!” She yelled, barely finishing the sentence before the fireball hit the ground hard. A Fel Reaver rose from the explosion and roared at the Kharanos fighters.

Gahdoan turned towards Aevah “Hahfmood was in that explosion!” He turned back and charged for the Fel Reaver. He built up immense speed in his charge, creating almost a wake in the falling snow, connecting hard with the left leg of the reaver it knocked it’s balance slightly, only to have it kick him back with a much greater force.

The shield buckled and shattered, resulting in Gahdoan being tossed like a ragdoll up Kharanos. Aevah ran forth as Gahdoan was pushed back, slashing at a Felhound as she leapt over both Gahdoan and a corpse. She would have taken his sword to assist her in her fight, but with the number of demons around she didn’t want him to be left unarmed. A quick view of her surroundings and she chose to stick by Gahdoan, rather than trying to search for Hahfmood near the Fel Reaver. She sighed, looking round for reinforcements, Kharanos was in disarray with corpses littering the ground and blood decorating the walls. She reached into her collar and pulled out a necklace, a large blue object on the end. “One time, one time only.” She muttered to herself, connecting with it with a kiss.

Meanwhile in the Exodar,

“Are you sure you don’t want a cookie?” Eudaimonia offered up the remnants on the plate from the meeting of the Echoes. Erusi grinned, shaking a hand. “I am fine thank you Consul.”

“I think,” Erusi added, “I think, today went well. People are prepared.” Erusi took a sharp intake of breath, the normal glow in her eyes disappearing slightly.

Eudaimonia picked up on straight away, “What is wrong?” She put the plate down and seemed instantly on edge.

“Grab your weapons, I need your help.” Erusi raised her hand towards her staff, it moved fast; connecting with her grasp. In one fluid motion she shook it and it turned to a holy mist, retreating up her sleeve. Eudaimonia was at her side, weapons at the ready. “Where are we going?”

“Kharanos, but I need a clear path to give us a portal.” Erusi interjected, heading for the main walkway of the traders tier.

“The descent to O’ros!” Eudaimonia snapped her fingers over one of her hammers, maintaining a steady grip on it. She had already begun sprinting for the centre of the Exodar.

“When I tell you to jump, do it!” Erusi waited a moment and sprinted after Eudai. “Jump!” Erusi shouted after her and sure enough Eudaimonia obliged. Diving underneath her; Erusi returned to her dragon form, and leapt up, catching Eudaimonia out of the air on her back.

“Hold on tight!” Erusi threw in, leaping over the crystal barrier and flew up as high as she could within the confines of the Exodar.

“Demons?” Eudaimonia guessed, based on the attacks that had been happening recently.

“Correct, we have been called to help.” Erusi added, a portal having formed a few feet above O’ros at the base of the descent. “Charge your hammers, I need as much lightning as you can muster.”

Eudaimonia spun her hammers in her hands, holding them above her head. Erusi doubled over and the two went into a dive, the lightning from Eudai’s hammers begun connecting with the crystal corridor as they descended downwards.

Aevah slashed at a Voidwalker and then bashed one of it’s binding cuffs away with the hilt of the sword, as half of it dispersed her eyes were drawn skyward to a sparking blue portal. A brief smile crossed her face as a dragon burst forth from the portal carrying someone atop it. An almighty roar filled the sky as the pair dove towards the Fel Reaver.

“Now!” Erusi screamed, Eudaimonia directed her hammers forwards, dragging lightning from the sky and emptying the hammers into the Fel Reaver. It lit up brighter than the setting sun before it’s head popped from the sheer force of the incoming lightning.

Erusi grinned, “Ready to hit the ground and give ‘em hell?” She asked, “Oh yes.” Eudaimonia gripped Erusi’s back, knowing full well what she was going to do. Sure enough, Erusi dove forwards, rolling and coming back towards Kharanos.

Eudaimonia slid off Erusi, allowing her to transform back. The two ran into the swarm and bashed away a few demons, allowing them to catch eyesight of Aevah. “Is that who we are here to see?” Eudaimonia smashed her hammers into a succubus as Erusi split it in two with a wave of light.

“It is indeed,” Erusi threw a wave forward past the demons that enveloped Aevah and Gahdoan in a protective shield. Looking around they both took stock of the battle. “Looks like there was some time before we were called.” Eudai added,

Erusi simply nodded, kneeling down and putting a hand on one of the bodies. “We have time,” she rose back to her hooves and flashed her hands forwards, blasting open a gap between them and Aevah.

Closing the gap, Aevah smiled at Erusi, a smile that she felt she hadn’t made in a long time. “Thank you for coming.”

Erusi nodded, “I told you that you would need it one day.”

Aevah shook her head, “We were doing just fine, the Fel Reaver was...was cheating.”

Eudaimonia looked expectedly between the two, then at the demons bashing on the barrier around them. “I hate to interrupt, but we kind of have a problem to deal with.” She swung at the barrier, catching a demon on the other side by surprise before bringing her weapon back inside.

“Eudaimonia, meet Aevah, my wife.” Erusi smiled at Eudaimonia and then at Aevah, popping a small kiss on her cheek. Eudai nodded, smiled at the pair and looked towards the barrier. “Perhaps we do proper introductions later?”

Erusi flicked her wrist out, her staff forming up in her hand. “I need a minute with the barrier down, perhaps you can...buy me some time?” She smiled at the two of them, clasping at her staff with both hands.