Arcadius and the Shadow Dragon

PART VI - BATTLE AGAINST THE EVIL ONES

Without hesitation or warning, I charged the Drow lady, and at that moment called forth the light of Pelor blazing like the sun itself. I knew that she was most likely of all of them to have magics to allow the escape of these fiends. It was clear they must be destroyed. Upon reaching the magic circle, I called upon Lord Pelor to protect me as I triggered whatever magical defenses would be up. They were indeed, and I was covered in icy cold, as if from the very void. Praise be that Pelor had guided me to protect myself against such elemental attacks. I called upon Lord Pelor to smite this vile doer of evil, and his power flowed through me to strike her down in a single blow, holy power shining forth from my blade.

The remaining Drow were for a moment stunned by the sudden onslaught of my attack and the brilliant sunlight burning into their eyes. The Drow lord recovered most quickly of them, and for a moment he reached for an amulet at his breast, then seemed to think better of it and instead waved his hands, producing a cloud of deepest darkness around all of us. In that dark, I heard the sound of the Drow and his guards advancing quickly. Another strange sound, like a sword or dagger being drawn from something wet and slimy, came from where I'd last seen the other Drow woman.

Fortunately, I am blessed and honored to be a Paladin of Pelor. I called forth his light and drove away the darkness. I flanked to the left and quickly struck down one of the Drow guards. This put me on the far side from the Drow servitor woman. She, however, had disappeared. Meanwhile, the Drow lord and the other guard quickly turned to face me. The guard charged me as the lord prepared to cast another spell. I darted past the guard, dodging the opportunistic attack he made. I then charged the lord and, again calling forth the power of Pelor, smote him such a blow that he was for a moment blinded. Using this chance, I ran him through. Thinking that the amulet he wore might be their means of escape, I snatched it from him.

Suddenly, I felt a stabbing pain.