Oh crap! Everyone stood still in shock, not knowing what to do. However, the bugbear seemed as if not to notice them and was on his way to just get some lunch. However, he sniffed with his large nose and looked down the corridor at the open door to where the party was and squinted (it seems that bugbears have bad eyesight). He either did not like what he smelled or saw since it seemed to dawn on him that something was not right.
He hefted the scythe in his large hands and lungered down the hall at the first person he saw - Kasas.
Kasas, knowing that 1 swipe from that weapon would be fatal, made a risky decision and bolted TO the bugbear to get to the room where the 3 goblins were killed and close the door, hoping that the bugbear would then choose the other people in the party.
However, the bugbear followed him, grunting and grinning and when he came to the closed door, kicked it open and made for Kasas inside the room.
Relord, Ropin, Masiry and Erky were all running after the bugbear now as well and tried to gang up on him. Kasas was able to dodge and weave the great arcs the bugbear made with his weapon, but only barely. Relord suddenly had a thought and cast Shatter at the bugbear and his weapon, hoping to break it. After chanting the spell words, a loud sonic boom was heard in the small confines of the room and everyone in the path of the sonic blast stood motionless for a moment. Kasas and Masiry were affected slightly, but the main job was done - the bugbear's metal bladed scythe shattered into many pieces and he was left with a wooden staff.
However, the power of Relord's blast had another unexpected result: the metal hinges on the laarge wooden door also broke and the door fell to the ground with a loud thud. Now that the bugbear was without his weapon (that he liked), the bugbear decided to pick up the door and use that (since he could get at leat 2 people in one swing and he was all about efficiency...
He was surrounded, but he not only had a large shield now, but also a pretty useful battering weapon to hit multiple targets, which he used as quickly as possible. Relord and Ropin each got bonked a few times, but the most serious was Kasas. As he was trying to get through the door again to get som espace between him and the bugbear, the bugbear got an Attack of Opportunity on him (a free hit) and smacked him hard, making Kasas roll out of the doorway on his back, just barely keeping his eyes open. Meanwhile, Masiry and the others each got some good hits on the beast and were able to take him down.
After looking down the corridor where the bugbear came from and not hearing anything, they decided to jimmy the door shut (they did not have the key) and rest as they were planning. However, they still did not want to go back to the room with the Thoqqua, so they decided that the room where they killed the bugbear was good enough even if did not have a door now. After a little debate, they pushed and lugged the begbear to the door entrance, making a mound in front of the door, as a way to make it difficult for someone or something to go over.
Finally, they were able to rest a little bit and each found their own private space to zone out in. Since Erky was still recovering from the shock of almost dying (as well as Kasas), she felt hungry and looked in her burnt backpack for something edible. Previously, she had found some strange apples in the experimentation rooms; 4 of them pure white and 5 of them a very deep red - all of them shiny and fragrant.
The fire had ruined a few of them, but there were still 3 red ones left and 2 white ones, so she picked a red one and started to eat it. With each bite, she seemed to gain more strength and vivality, and even the other adventurers noticed it. 'Wow, that was a good apple!' she said and offered them to the others. 'How about you Kasas? You look beat. Do you want one?'
Before Kasas could answer, Ropin and Relord both said: 'You ate the apple?!' 'What else do you do with apples?' replied Erky. But Relord mentioned that they were a little strange and should be careful. He then asked to see one of the white ones and concentrated on it but could not determine if it was just a white apple or something else. Then, his curiousity piqued, Kasas took a white apple and cast identify on it.
Holy Cow! After casting the Identify spell on it, Kasas almost dropped the apple on the gound. His face was almost as pale as the apple and he whispered: 'This apple has powerful magic in it - a Power Word: Kill matrix that I have only read about! Do NOT eat this apple! Give me the other one!' He grapped the other one and did another spell and this time he looked closely at Erky. 'And this one' he said, holding the red one, 'is also a powerful spell, but it cures all when eaten. We need to use these sparingly!'
Erky looked shocked at what she had done and looked at her scarred hands, seeing that they were fine now. Good thing she did not eat the other apples!
So, they could get a good rest now and after packing the apples away, everyone tried to get some shut eye.
Would they make it through the night?
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