D&D D20 - Irongate

Dear Diary,

After meditating and watching my friends do their own things for the past eight weeks, especially with Traubon(He seems to have this fixation on the person who sold some magic item to us by way of a friend of ours, I always forget her name. I will have to ask Maren again, what her name is.), I was hoping to continue to have some rest and relaxation and ponder the greater meaning of my purpose with my friends and my god, but as chance has it, Traubon heard some information about the Caravan Master and his death with a surviving child hidden in wagon. Maren decides to give testimony as to our innocents and somehow we get sucked into investigating the cause. I thought that the man was hired to bait us and ran away, maybe he was just a loose end they wanted to cut. I never am sure about these things. It is easier to just listen to what ever everyone says and follow their directions. Sometimes I am not sure what they are saying. Anyways, Just as we get there, we find out that child knows me. I am dumbfounded as I have never seen her before. Not sure why but Maren wanted me to stay in hallway first, then after three minutes was called in by Maren. Which we then sent message to have rest of group come help with investigation. We need Alphonse to magically check out some of the weird stuff the Keystone Cops have found. Then the little girl smiles at me and I am caught off guard as she changes into a large Demon that is familiar. We have fought this thing before while riding with Caravan Master.

It is a vicious battle, it must have improved itself as most of my attacks miss and those that do hardly do any damage at all. I feel helpless but at same time very protective of all those who cannot defend themselves against this thing. Maren tried to cast some kind of spell and was disrupted or something which he promptly ran to back. By then the Demon called forth an ice wall and blocked Maren from helping me. I do not know how he did it, but several seconds later the wall disappeared. Which the Demon promptly called forth another wall at same spot between Maren and me. Leaving me to fight it alone. After what seems like only seconds, a blast opens a way in the ice wall with Maren stumbling through. In the meantime, I have been pummeling this thing with almost no affect. Maren finally sends some pretty colored lights at the thing that seems to do lots of damage to it. Go Maren... Soon the Demon fights solely on Maren and ignores me.  I feel even more shame for not being able to protect him. After what seems like an eternity, Maren yells at me to leave, which to me sounds like being a coward. Unfortunately my youth has scarred me and I refused his demand. Even the second time he yells at me to run away, I refuse. I each time tell him to leave first. I am sure I can help better this way...

Before I know it, Maren crumples to the ground from one of the Demons attacks. I do not know what came over me, I just acted. I as fast as I could, ran to him and picked him up, I had just enough time to notice a big bloody gash on his neck almost as big as his mouth. Hmm, yes his mouth is big and so this gash. Without thinking, I jump through the hole of the ice wall and run down the hallway to the exit, as soon as I get through to the hallway, I taunt the unholy thing to chase me, I did not know it can teleport so many times. I hope there is only a limited amount of times it can do this. It pops in at the far end of the hallway I just went to, effectively blocking my exit out. So as fast as I can, I run to the door on my right just before the Demon can reach, but the way is blocked by several cops who look like they are preparing to do battle. I do not think they are a match. But I guess they have to try. Or someone with more power comes along. Oh that is right, I forgot my other friends are coming. I wonder where they are? I hope they come as fast as they can.

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