David Thompson
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Bee eyed the glowing line that led to the Lich's phylactery. Even though she now knew exactly where it was, it wouldn't make a difference if she couldn't get there. The path up the mountain was treacherous. They'd need to fly all the way up to its top, then down into the blistering hot caldera to locate the small side cavern housing the item. Worse, only those who could fly would make it in. It was no small ask order. The volcano was tall enough that the air was rather thin, and it would take them a lot…-
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The hit sent me rocketing down and into the side of a mountain. Far above, the black suit of the Demon Lord slowly vanished from view as the dust cloud billowed around me and blocked its view. My System Diagnostic skill disconnected briefly as I lost line of sight. Undeterred, I picked myself out of the crater and zipped out of the top of the caldera of the volcano I had just dug a 0.563 kilometer tunnel through to reengage in the sky. A few seconds later, the skill resumed its work and continued…
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Even after repeatedly rubbing her tongue with her shirt to cleanse it, Bee still couldn't get the taste of what she'd done out of her mouth. She would have liked to rinse her mouth out with some water, but there was no time. She had to chase down the fleeing Death Knight. After seeing what she did to the Witch Doctor, it had quite understandably turned and ran. Normally, she would have considered it an overreaction. It was a much higher level than her, after all. But maybe it could sense that she'd closed…
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Throughout this entire operation, Bee had been impressed by the speed and efficiency of the Nighty Knights. Already, they had gone above and beyond in proving that they could hold their own. But when she called them to form up, every single one, injured or not, was standing behind her in less than three seconds. The group stood before two of the most powerful and evil opponents the world had likely ever seen, demons that belonged in myths and legends. Yet they stood firm. Despite the situation, she felt a…
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I hovered before the demon lord, pretending to be a man in a suit. We stared at each other across the room as everyone else ran. I was out-leveled, but this was nothing new. When I first got here, everything I fought was at a much higher level than me. But there was a qualitative difference in the Demon Lord, too, a particular pattern and intensity of energy that I had never seen before. That told me that it was more than just powerful. It had a kind of influence on the world itself. As we continued to…
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Arthur stood atop one of the gatehouses, looking down over the city. From his vantage, he scanned the city blocks that his army had taken, their status obvious by the colors of the uniforms flooding through the streets. The cordon they were maintaining was growing ever larger as they subdued resistance and rescued the populace. Despite what he'd expected, Arthur felt that he could actually call this invasion a rescue. The people did have some pretty mixed feelings about welcoming them, of course. On the…
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I was alone in the courtyard except for the Lieutenant in front of me—the demonic Death Knight. It stood with its shield planted firmly in the ground between us, deflecting my laser. Despite that, the sheer power of my Sanitation Lamp was slowly eating away at the shield. Still, by my estimations, it would take another 20 to 30 minutes before I could actually break through. Even focusing on one spot was unacceptably slow. Still, I kept it up anyway. The beam of energy used very little power. As I had it…
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Archibald chased after the two airborne Lieutenants, trying to herd them back towards the Custodian of the Void. Even though they were little more than ephemeral shapes, it was clear that they were panicking. The reaction was one that Archibald couldn't help but revel in a little bit as they fled before the angry dragon. They'd probably thought they were safe, but what about Void being occupied for the moment? But nope. Now, they really had reason to be afraid. The air demon let out a screeching howl…
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After so much searching, Archibald was finally getting to fight again. But the sense of freedom and elation that he felt was starting to fade. He remembered why he hadn't really liked fighting the demon Lieutenants in the first place, despite how satisfying each blow was, as it was pretty much impossible to actually win. In the past, they had driven them off a few times. With the help of other dragons, they had subdued them. Still, they never had anyone actually been able to kill one, not before Void, at…
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My fight had gotten a lot easier. The first Lieutenant fled and was quickly followed by three others. They flew out into the city to take on my allies. Suddenly, I only had to deal with three Lieutenants, which was far more manageable. Now that I had an instant of breathing room, I took in the enemies before me. There was the death knight, of course, his black armor as shiny as ever. The other two were new to me. One appeared to resemble a skeleton not unlike the ones I'd met so long ago, but wearing…
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