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 Upon a multitude of limbs the monstrous Arachnari hauls itself across the undulating web. Alone within the nest you stand your ground and thrust the torch into its many eyes. With a screech it backs up, then attacks again, intent of having you as its next meal. Within the thrashing legs you dodge and weave, blocking the wide strokes of its armoured limbs as it attempts to bring you down. You are a skilled swordsman, and motivated by the need to stay alive but you are on its ground and it knows its own domain all too well.
With a flick of one of its back legs it breaks one of the thick fibres beneath it. Instantly the section of matted web beneath your right foot falls away, overbalancing you and sending your torch bouncing across the desiccated web. With the advantage gained the monster advances, a huge leg driving its way through your body before you can regain your feet. In a spasm of pain you lay pinned to the web, but as you die you see that the Arachnari may not survive the encounter either.
At your left your torch catches against a heap of desiccated refuse and bursts into life. With your last dying breaths you watch as centuries of dust and debris erupts into flames, the conflagration spreading quickly across the nest. As you close your eyes your last conscious memory is of the Arachnari Queen framed within an inferno of flame and smoke, its body ablaze as it tries to escape its own certain doom. Such things however, are of little moment to you. In this life the Arachnari has been victorious and your quest is over.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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Windhammer, Copyright Wayne Densley 2001 - 2007 All Rights Reserved
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