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#41

Jessica swung round as she saw the blade enter Peters body, "Peter" She cried, this gave the demons an oportunity, one knocked her down while another pushed her into the ground holding her still, The magical blade which now led quite alone next to her and the demons glowed a little brighter, as if it was pleased with what was happening. Jessica struggled fiercely against the crushing weight which was now making her sink into the wet grass below them, She tried her best to reach for the sword while trying to push the demon off the weight of it made her feel sick "We must wait for Gor'nuk" said the one who had knocked jessica down "I know that" shouted the other as he pushed his body more onto jessica's. Jessica struggled as she suddenly found it hard to breath, the demon had placed one scaly hand around her neck. Her fingertips reached help-lessly for the blade which now had become a brilliant bright blue which also seemed to pulse, One finger touched it and then some how it seemed to move further away, with one tremendous effort Jessica managed to lift herself and the demon of the ground and threw herself onto the blade grabbing the hilt she lifted it and tried to stick it into the demons side, The other demon had seen and kicked out at the blade terror on his face, Jessica kept a tight grip on the blade. the demon shifted slightly and caught Jessica's arm as she tried once again to raise it and make a strike, it held it tightly to the floor "Go and get Gor'nuk now" screamed the demon as Jessica kicked out at the leaving demon. Was this it was it all over her journey her adventure, she would be taken and that would be the end of everything, tears filled her eyes as she thought of her long lost loved ones. "This can't be it" she thought to herself "What have i been doing it all for" she managed to shout out before the demon slammed her head into the floor.

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#42

Peter snarled and scanned for another target. His eyes lit on what looked like a pile of demons. He didn't know why they were doing it, and he didn't care. He grabbed the nearest one and hauled it to its feet, and dispatched it. That got the attention of another, who turned in time to get his sword plunged into its head. He swung into the next. He wasn't really feeling his wounds any more; rage and adrenalin drowned them out. He couldn't hurt the real target of his anger, but the demons were an acceptable substitute. He hauled another one off, and realized they were piled on top of Jessica, pinning her to the ground. "Get off her!" he roared. "You deal with the champion first! Or are the demons of this age so pathetic they don't know that?!"

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#43

Gerald gave a battle cry and leapt at the demons. He lifted his greatsword up and cleaved through his first target from neck to hip. He was hit from the left with a demonic body, and shouldered it back. He saw Peter catch a sword in the back through to his chest, and the subsequent tackling of Jessica. He gripped the huge sword in one hand and started to run to help the girl.

A demon intercepted him, trying to gut him with a deft twisting slash, Gerald just laughed. The demon's blade bounced harmlessly off his blessed plate mail. "Aye, not what ye expected, was it?" was all Gerald offered to the shocked expression of the demon before he took a mighty one hand swing of his sword that decapitated the creature. As the demon's body fell away, Gerald saw Peter blowing through demon's like molten metal through grass. "What in the hells?" Gerald whispered to himself as he saw Peter's fury. And then he heard Peter's comment to the demons about fighting the champion first.

"Aye! That's right ya blasted hell-spawn! Ye must defeat Peter and I before the girl goes anywhere," Gerald roared lifting his blade high over his head. A demon ran up hissing, and thrust it's blade at Gerald. Gerald used his armored forearm to turn the blade aside, and dropped the heave sword onto the demon's head, cutting from skull to groin. Gerald tracked his progress to his companions. In the minute in a half he had been trying to get to them, he had made it about twenty feet. They were closer, but still just a bit far away for him to aid him with his prayer. His prayer to his god was increasing his strength by almost triple, hence, his ability to wield the thirty pound, eight foot long blade in one hand.

Just a few feet closer, and his paladin prayer would increase Peter's already adreniline enhanced state, and make the girl a worse force to be messed with, considering the damage her magic blade was doing.

Gerald just smiled and howled to his god.

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#44

Even through the rage and the blood, Peter felt it. He knew a paladin's magic when he felt it, though he hadn't experienced it in a long time. It flashed through his body, driving away the muscle strain and fatigue that were quietly beginning to wear on him, and making his sword cut through demon flesh harder. Somewhere in the back of his mind, it occured to him that he'd once had magic like this, but it had been so long ago that he couldn't even remember what he'd do with it even if he could call it up.

It didn't matter. Nothing mattered right now, except carving through these demons until they were dead or fled. Each one that fell would make that pink flaw in his talisman shrink a little more. In a way, he could even make the case that they were somewhat responsible for his troubles. Reinvigorated, and temporarily stronger in the bargain, he waded into the fray in deadly earnest, his face a mask of blind fury. He killed demons because it had been a battle against demons that had started it, and because it was the only way to break the hold of the magic on him. He killed demons because he could not kill her. His sword flashed through demons, adding more bodies, parts, and blood to the pile at his feet.

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#45

Jessica felt slightly stronger as Gerald approached nearer and nearer. She managed to push the last demon off of herself and grabbed the sword thrusting it down into the demons body. The sound af searing skin could be heard through the cries of battle, the demon screamed as the blade seemed to boil him from the inside out. Jessica with a slight smile on her face swung round and caught another demon in the throat the blade slicing through without to much force, it left the neck slightly smoking but the cut was so clean, there was no jagged pieces off flesh around the neck line. Jessica looked at the other two as she countinued to cleave her way through demon after demon "surely thats all of them" she thought to herself looking around there were still at least four maybe even five situated in the clearing, she ran at one and with a graceful twist sliced it in half "WHAT HAPPENED" cried a nastily high voice from the shadows, Gor'nuk stepped into the clearing carrying his sword by his side, he looked around such anger on his face "YOU" he cried pointing at Peter "demon slayer, you have killed alot of my good men before and now you are here again killing more. I should of cut you from head to toe when i had the chance." cried Gor'nuk moving slowly towards Peter, Jessica looked between Gor'nuk and peter before moving swiftly in front of peter and holding the sword out, the demons eyes widened in wonder "Leviathan" he whispered looking at the sword, the bright blue now glinting in the little sunlight which was not being obscured by the trees, Leviathan seemed to pulse at its name and Jessica shivered as the power ran through her arms into her head, without another thought Jessica swung the great sword and it caught Gor'nuk's throat still with his evil grin on his face his head flew a couple of yards away from the body. Gor'nuks body fell to the ground with a thump and as the demons realised what had happened they began to flee trying to escape the on-slaught which awaited them. Jessica sighed heavily was this fight over or was it just beggining.

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#46

Peter just had time to glare at what was apparently the demon in charge and ready his sword for another swing before Jessica was in the way. Before he could get around her, she'd neatly taken the demon's head off. He hissed in subdued anger. "Don't protect me. They can't kill me. Not yet." Then he wheeled, stepping around her quickly. He stalked down the field, hoping to catch a few more of the retreating demons before they all fled. Dark blood dripped from his sword as he moved. He was still seething, but now that the tide had turned, he was starting to thing more rationally. It was just as well, he couldn't have kept that pace up forever, and he didn't fancy becoming a punching bag for a horde of demons. It didn't mean he wouldn't try for a few more while they were still around.

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#47

Gerald noticed when his companions had gained the strength boost from his prayer, he hacked another demon with a heavy slash at the hip level and cleaved it in two. Gor'nuk stepped out, and muttered something Gerald couldn't hear over the voice of his god, and then Jessica took the beast's head. Gerald rushed to his new found friends, keeping his guard up, and him lips moving slightly to keep the aura of strength emanating from his body. He finally gripped his blade wtih both hands, after removing his holy symbol from beneath his plate-mail. The instant that symbol was removed, the power of his god almost doubled, and he knew his allies would feel it.

If the demons returned, they would be hardpressed to kill the three warriors.

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#48

Jessica lowered her head as she recieved the scolding from Peter and walked a short distance away where she removed Sly who had hidden in her cloak pocket away from the battle, She sat at the base of a tree and sighed. Sly cocked his head slightly and stuck out his forked tounge, Jessica smiled slightly before placing the little beast on the ground where he curled himself up and uncurled again flicking his long tail this way and that. Jessica looked at the blade which was still gripped tightly in her hand, she examined it closer moving the blade closer and closer to her face, she could feel the heat slightly on her face, it was a pleasant heat if she kept it the same distance away. She lowered the sword quickly and looked up towards the other two who had gone off to run down the last of the demons which had fled. Jessica shrugged "let them go and do what they want" she thought to herself. "after all they are here just for the demons!" Jessica picked up a stone and chucked it across the ground where it struck one of the bodies which now led littering the ground where she sat.

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#49

Well, he wasn't going to catch any more of them for this fight. Their leader's death had broken their ranks, and Peter just didn't have the energy left to chase them down. He'd burned through the driving fury and all the adrenalin, and the enhancement spell on him was starting to wear thin. His wounds were starting to ache, although by far the worst was the large gash in his back. It hadn't killed him, but that didn't keep it from hurting like mad. And it just now occurred to him that he'd been inexcusably rude.

He made his way over to where Jessica was sitting, then carefully sat down next to her, wincing as he pulled on his back. "I must apologize. I should not have spoken to you in such a harsh manner. Battles like this one bring out the worst in me. I can't much help it. Please do not hold it against me."

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#50

Jessica took a side-wards glance towards Peter as he spoke then looked towards the tops of the tree's. There was a small crack in the twisted limbs of the trees above making a space in the canopy where the sun belted through warming just a small spot of earth, through the gap Jessica could make out some clouds floating in the sky before the warming rays where engulfed by a large cloud, Jessica sighed and looked down upon Sly "I don't hold it against you" She said absent-mindedly stroking Sly's smooth lethery wings, he cooned quietly as if he was purring the sound reverberating around the silent clearing, "And i don't blame you for getting the way you did!" Jessica closed her eyes slowly and took a deep breath leaning her head against the tree behind her "I panicked" she said quietly "You.. you were injured and i panicked, I thought i might as well be of some use..." she stopped abruptly but kept her eyes tight shut.

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#51

Gerald finally quit muttering the prayer to his god. He knew he shouldn't have done it, but with the odds stacked against them like that, how could he have known. He had often gotten mixed feelings after using such prayers, some of deep contempt for hiding such a useful skill, other overjoyed he finally decided to show them he was not just a knight, but a Paladin of such high rank that his god magically helps him whenever he even thinks he might need it.

He approached him companions, stuck his blade into the ground, and collapsed into a sittin position. Peter looked as if he had gone to see the butcher, on the wrong end of the cleaver, and the girl looked exausted. Gerald could heal the wounds, he thought, but his magic was very limited in use each day, and it was almost exausted for now. That quick battle had drained nearly all of his stored energy, and he had barely even used it.

Hopefully, his companions whouldn't mind him hiding his skills untill he thought they needed them. Hopefully...

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#52

Peter smiled at Jessica. "It's all right. Don't put yourself into danger on my account." He pulled his talisman out from under his shirt again. The flaw hadn't shrunk as much as he'd hoped it would; just by about a third. He wasn't as close as he'd previously thought. He frowned for a moment, lost in thought. Then he shook himself a little. "No one can do anything permanent to me as things stand, but I wouldn't want you to get hurt." He leaned back a little, wincing a little.

As Gerald approached, Peter raised a hand in an attempt at a salute. "Your timing in that battle was wonderful, Sir Paladin. It would have been a much uglier fight without your god's magic." He thought for a moment. "Whichever god it is."

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#53

Jessica blinked and looked at peter. The dragon now curled up in her lap and eyeing peter cautiously before standing up and rubbing itself against his leg, Jessica smiled "Sly's not usually so kind to strangers. Must like you" she said slowly watching as Gerald came closer "Thank you Gerald, I must say it was because of you that it all ended well." Jessica got to her feet and took a deep bow, her hair covering her face slightly. "unfortunatly it's not over there will be more and plenty more battles awaiting us but for now we should find somewhere to rest." She looked down at peter at this moment "are you able to walk?"

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#54

Peter thought about it for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, I think so." He slowly got up, resisting the urge to swear at the pain. It wouldn't help, and would just hurt his ribs. Plus, there was a lady present. "Shall we go," he asked, gasping slightly.

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#55

Jessica looked at Peter worry filling her eye's, She didn't want to heal him with magic again it would probably just leave him in more discomfort than he already was in. She searched quickly through her bag for the vial of potion that she had kept stored away for emergencys! "Fast regrowth" she said to herself pulling the small diamond shaped bottle out of her bag, The liquid was clear and seemed to gently sparkle "Here" she said handing the bottle to Peter "There's not alot left but enough to heal you i think!" Jessica closed her eyes quickly then reopened them.

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#56

Peter accepted the bottle and swallowed the contents. It helped, some. At least it closed the wound in his back, healed a few cracked ribs, and did something about some of the other, minor injuries he'd taken. He simply had too many wounds for the potion to handle all of them, but it had healed the worst of them. The rest was just an annoyance. "Thank you, my lady," he said, still embarrased about his earlier behavior. "I hope you weren't injured as well; I don't want to have used up your only potion if you needed it more."

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#57

"No no it's fine i'm unhurt" jessica said smiling "shall we find somewhere to rest then" She said looking deeply into Peters eyes. As she walked away from the other two she pulled her right sleeve up and looked at the large burn which seemed to be growing up her arm from where she had used the sword with the demon at the bar. It looked like a large black blue and purple bruise which just seemed to grow and grow and grow. Jessica pulled her sleeve down and turned round to the others "Well come on then" She called with a large smile on her face.

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#58

Peter nodded, and started following her. He hadn't missed her examining her arm, although he hadn't seen what she was looking at. If she wanted to keep secrets, it was up to her; gods knew he had enough. "Well, I'm not sure that anywhere we rest will be safe for very long. I think we've gotten your warlock's attention. But we can probably take some time."

A soft, feminine laugh reached the group. A woman was standing near the edge of the clearing, smiling at them. She was small, with dark brown hair and a pretty face. She was wearing a simple, dark green dress. "I have never seen so few people send so many demons running," she said quietly. "I owe you a boon for that; my grove is warded against their master's sight, but with so many running around here, they would have found it."

Peter twitched visibly. "What do you want?" he snapped. He should have known she couldn't keep out of anything.

She held her hands up. "I'm merely offering you a safe place to rest for the night, in return for keeping those fools from stumbling upon my grove. That's all. You will find safe places much fewer and farer between in your coming journey."

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#59

Jessica jumped and stared at the woman who had appeared out of nowhere "You know her?" she asked Peter as he twitched by the side of her Jessica looked the woman up and down taking in all the detail. She had instantly grabbed the hilt of the sword out of shock, you could never be to sure, but now she relinquished her firm hold and brought her hand up to her face pushing her hair out of her eyes. Her sharp eyes watched the woman carefully keeping in mind there were many spys in the world of late, Wether they be woking for the Warlock or someone else, it didn't matter to her, spys were spys and none of them could be trusted. As Jessica countinued to look at the woman her mind became more and more at ease that she wasn't a spy, but it appeared Peter did not like her either way. Sly had poked his head out of Jessicas pocket where he had situated himself while getting ready to move, he hissed angrily looking at the woman before Jessica silenced him by pushing his head back into her pocket.

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#60

Peter visibly made himself calm down. No good would come of starting a fight with her now, and if he made a fuss, she was likely to decide he was interesting. "That's the sorceress Desiree," he growled. Then in a lower voice, he muttered, "She hates warlocks, so I doubt very much that she's working for your friend, and as long as we leave in the morning, she probably won't cause us too much trouble. All the same, don't trust her as far as you can throw her."

Desiree laughed quietly again. "Either you've forgotten, or you simply don't care, Sir Peter. I can hear every word you're saying, so you might as well stop trying to be quiet." When the little dragon hissed at her, she smiled. "My my my my. I didn't realize there were any of you left. I'm afraid you don't like me either, little one." She shrugged elegantly. "I mean you no harm. If you decide that you do not wish to accept my hospitality, I will leave you with best wishes for the future and return to my grove."

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#61

Jessica looked at Peter "It would give us a safe place for the night and we do need are rest!" she said slowly thinking things over in her head. She wasn't sure but she knew she was tired and only being able to sleep for an hour or so wasn't going to cut it. Jessica smoothed her hair down as she countinued to think, she took into account the words peter had said "All the same, don't trust her as far as you can throw her." Jessica looked at Desiree for a moment before turning to Peter "I think we should except if just for the night and then countinue when the sun comes up!" Jessica leant lazily against a tree behind her and yawned. "It would be good to get some sleep!"

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#62

Peter shrugged, watching Desiree warily. "As long as we leave at first light." He didn't want to be here, he didn't want to spend any more time around the sorceress than necessary, and he certainly didn't want to have to talk to her.

The sorceress shook her head at him. "I suppose you're never going to like me. Ah well." She smiled at Jessica as she started walking into the woods. "If you're coming, you must stay close to me until we reach the grove. I've warded it, and if you lose me, you'll never find it." She laughed. "I know better than to ask Sir Peter to stay close to me, but he can handle himself, and he's been here before so he won't have a problem spotting the place."

Peter raised an eyebrow. It was true, he had been here before, but it had been so long since then that he'd forgotten it was in this area. Just as well, he probably would have avoided the region entirely if he'd remembered. It couldn't be helped, and the girl was right, it would be good to get some undisturbed sleep. He didn't like or trust Desiree, but he respected her enough to admit that her wards would prove useful.

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#63

Jessica nodded and followed Desiree into the woods keeping close to her heels, She watched around her as she walked keeping her piercing glare on the trees around them just incase anything decided to jump out at them! She looked warily over her shoulder to see if peter was following to, She wondered why Peter didn't like Desiree but didnt dare ask.

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#64

They walked through the forest for several minutes. Desiree was followed closely by Jessica, with Peter sulking some distance away. Nothing had appeared to menace them as they walked. They were silent for some time, or at least until Peter had fallen a good twenty feet behind the two women. Then, without turning, Desiree murmured something to Jessica in a quiet voice, too low for the demon-slayer to hear it. "You must not rely on Sir Peter too much, girl. He will never betray you, but once he gets what he is after, he might leave you. He is very close to getting what he wants, and it would be a great pity if you should suffer for his carelessness, princess. He is very good at slaying demons, and would likely be willing to teach you some of his skills if you should ask. Just be aware that the day might come when he isn't there."

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#65

Jessica stared at the back of Desiree's head "but how does she know?" she thought to herself as Desiree called her princess, she hadnt told anyone and she didn't know this woman. She shrugged it off and listened carefully "I feared that, but as long as i get to where im heading without to much complication then he is free to leave" Jessica took a sidewards glance at Peter as he fell further and further behind then turnt to face the way they were going again "So how do you know Peter? If you don't mind me asking!"

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#66

Desiree laughed softly when Jessica asked how she knew Peter. She replied in an amused tone. "Sir Peter saved my life once. Unfortunately, soon after, there was a... a misunderstanding, and he's never forgiven me for it. Usually, he avoids me. He is a good man all the same, if occasionally a fool. It is not my place to say more." There was an undefinable change in the surrounding atmosphere, and Desiree smiled as she and Jessica stepped into a large clearing surrounded by enormous trees. A small spring bubbled up next to a tiny cabin. All in all, it was quite pretty. "My grove," Desiree murmured. "Make yourselves comfortable."

Peter looked around the clearing warily. He was still annoyed at being here, but he'd decided he'd make the best of it. He grunted at Desiree's comment, then sat down on a rock and started doing some small maintainences on his sword.

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#67

Jessica looked around the clearing it surely was pretty she couldnt deny that. She walked over to the spring and sat next to it placing her hand in the cold water which seemed to bubble harmlessly around her fingers, her hair falling in front of her face as she looked into the image of herself in the water, her blue eyes staring back at her. It seemed so peacefull here unlike the rest of the forest. A gust of wind blew through the groove making her hair whip around her face as she looked up and towards the trees where they had entered.

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#68

((OOC: Yeah, I just realized I got nothing. If you want to have a conversation neither char will mind talking (as long as you don't expect them to talk to *each other*), but I guess otherwise... we can fast forward and leave? Sorry. ^^;;))

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#69

OOC: We might as well skip to leaving cause i can't think of anything to do while we are here it's not like theres anything important that needs to be done. :D

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#70

The night passed uneventfully, and they got several hours of unbroken sleep. Peter rather suspected that Desiree might have something to do with that, since he didn't sleep all that soundly. But if she did, it was harmless as spells went, and if she didn't say anything, he wasn't going to either. That was as far as his appreciativeness went.

In the morning, they left Desiree's grove to continue on their way. Peter pointedly ignored the knowing and to his mind, smug look, she gave him as she bid them farewell. I'm not going to play your games sorceress. Not this time. Hint and nudge all you like, but I won't take the bait.

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#71

Jessica turnt and bid farewell to Desiree before turning and walking once more into the forest, they still had a long way to go and infact they hadn't gotten far at all, they had left the town just yesterday and had maybe moved half a mile away, they still had to get through the other side of the forest and back onto the road which would lead them round to a lake which they would have to follow for a couple of days before being lead back into another forest. The trip had always been a long one and a tricky one as well. Jessica looked briefly over at Peter before turning her attention back to the path they were walking along, the sun was still quite low in the sky giving it a slight red hue to it as it cast its long rays over the world.