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Tue 31st May 2022 05:17

Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 6

by Midnight Erebus

Erdan, Lord of the Hive
The Draconic Necromancer
 
The battle that brought me to Liminal. We had received a lead that Erdan was making his lair in a cave near the Chaos Woods. We knew there was a massive reward from several countries for his death or capture and he was infamous for creating undead plagues where ever he went. He was also notoriously hard to catch. See, unlike his children we found, this was an ancient dragon and ancient dragons are a different beast entirely. See dragons are known for their powerful magics, but unlike the average individual, they don't simply have a single magical talent they specialize in. They are our version of Wizards. Spellcasters that can naturally learn the magical talents of others and turn their spells into their own power, as well as create spells of their own. This talent is rare among most races, but dragons? EVERY dragon eventually acquires this skill as they age and it only grows more powerful as their heart of mana grows and condenses throughout the centuries. Worse, he rarely acted in his true form, instead carving out the minds of other beings and using them as puppets he can channel his power through, even going so far as being able to transform them into simulacrums of himself. Even worse than that, he himself can shapeshift. All this makes it next to impossible to pick out his true body.
 
All of this meant that most of the younger hunters were not meant to engage the dragon. We were to set up weapons at the entrance of the cave. We were an insurance policy to insure that he didn't escape. Poisoned ballista bolts, magical bolas, my shadow magic to help restrain him, nets... we were ready to unleash enough hell on him to stop an entire army in their tracks. And yet when he came charging out of the cave he simply plowed through it. Nets and bolas tore. Ballista bolts and magic attacks bounced off, and my shadow magic? Well one of the shadow tendrils I had did manage to find a hole in his defenses from the sheer number of attacks and hooked into one of it's wings. Unfortunately I was too slow detaching it from myself and was pulled into the air. I think a couple others were as well. All we could do was hang on and hope for the best as Erdan flew directly towards the center of the Chaos Woods. I myself was forced to unconsciousness as he unleashed a magical scream. When I woke up I was already being helped aboard a ship in the Liminal Plane.

Continue reading...

  1. First Day on the Wanderpus
  2. The Results of Midnight's Final Exam
  3. After Action Report: Destruction of the HTTP Wanderpus
  4. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 3
  5. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 2
  6. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 1
  7. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 4
  8. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 5
  9. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 6
  10. Midnight's Old Journal, 12/23/3540
    23rd Day of the 12th Month, 3540 AM
  11. Midnight's Old Journal, 01/01/3541
    1st Day of the 1st Month, 3541 AM
  12. To Liminal's Moon
  13. Midnight's Old Journal, 05/11/3541
    11th Day of the 5th Month, 3541 AM
  14. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 1 - The Basics & Growing Up
  15. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 2 - Past Influences, Beliefs and Opinions
  16. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 3 - Relationships with Others, Likes and Dislikes
  17. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 4 - Self Images and Etc.
  18. The Storm
  19. After Mission Report: The Floating Island
  20. Midnight's Private Journal: After Legends Rise
  21. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Pot & Kettle
  22. Midnight's Personal Journal: After Call My Name
  23. Expanded Questions About Midnight - The HTML Wanderpus
  24. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Ascension
  25. Midnight's Private Journal: After Ante Up
  26. Midnight's Private Journal: After Teeth
  27. Midnight's Notes: The World Fair
  28. Midnight's Journal: After Hello Tomorrow
  29. Midnight's Journal: After Pretty Little Things
  30. Midnight's Journal: An Interesting New Sword
  31. Midnight's Journal: After R.Y.L.A.H.
  32. Midnight's Journal: After Diners, Dungeons & Dives
  33. Midnight's Journal: After Palm Reader
  34. Midnight's Journal: After Bookwyrm
  35. Midnight's Journal: After Veldt
  36. Midnight's Journal: After Where You'll Find Me Now
  37. Midnight's Journal: After A Bard's Tale
  38. Midnight's Journal: After Valhalla's Calling
  39. Midnight's Journal: After Broken
  40. Midnight's Journal: After They Know Me
  41. Midnight's Journal: After Welcome to the World
  42. Midnight's Journal: After Villainous Thing
  43. Midnight's Journal: After Curses
  44. Midnight's Journal: "The Librarian's Defeat"
  45. Midnight's Journal: "The World Changes"
  46. Midnight's Journal: After Sleep is for the Weak
  47. Midnight's Journal: After creature
  48. Midnight's Journal: After Dear Fellow Traveler
  49. Midnight's Report: After Love From The Other Side
  50. Midnight's Report: Handclap
  51. Midnight's Journal: A Story to a Giant
  52. Midnight's Journal: Constellations
  53. Midnight's Report: Wolf
  54. Midnight's Report: Of Bees and Bones
  55. Midnight's Report: Building Steam (Flower and Geoff)
  56. Midnight's Report: Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Ep. 1

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