The water foiled all of Scythes efforts to escape,and continued to crush down on him.Finally,he knew there was only one way to escape from a watery grave,and that was to toss away his human disguise and assume his real form.As his bones began to groan from the agonizing pressure,he began to change.His wings spread,and took on a whiter shade than before.Feathers began to sprout along his body,and his face bulged out into a hooked beak.....
Lucius continued the flood,and finally stopped when he could no longer manage it.What had once been a grassland,then a burning, desert,was now a raging ocean,clotted with whirlpools and tides.But he knew he could relax to a degree,for Scythe would surely have drowned by now.But as he was about to reverse the effects of his spell,an eerie sound filled his ears.Like the song of a pod of whales,it spread out for miles through the mini ocean.In one spot,the water boiled and glowed yellow,then exploded outwards as something broke the surface.
What emerged from the ocean was a huge Phoenix like creature,with a wingspan of 15 feet.Electricity crackled around it,and its plumage was the brightest white.Scythe gave another cry,then dove back into the water.Lucius tried to cast another spell,but was instantly snatched up in Scythes talons and ripped out of his air bubble.Lightning poured into Lucius from contact with his opponent,and the water he was drenched in didnt help at all.As they soared high above the lake,Scythe dug his talons deeped into Lucius,piercing his armour,then released him.The Paladin plummeted through the air,hitting the surface like a brick,then sinking... |