Wait no more ...

Zanzibar kept one hand on where the door used to be, while the other strayed automatically to the talisman around his neck. He could feel Sharrakamov waiting, ready for his call.
Not yet. Wait a little more.
A surge of impatience that was eclipsed by acknowledgement and agreement emanated. Somehow there seemed to be more than one, for Sharrakamov was possessed of infinite patience and calm, and not prone to unnecessary thoughts or emotions.
He watched as Wild Angel made a quick pass with her hand, with the result that Claw's metal claws began to glow white-hot. The pair moved in synch, Claw advancing from the side as Copper backed off. Another movement from Wild Angel and the lighting brightened erratically, flickering slightly.
Then Copper slid forward and slashed sideways with lightning speed, but Beren seemed to become insubstantial and her sword oassed right through him. She skipped back quickly for the move had taken her too close to Beren for comfort.
Zanzibar had been nervy ever since Copper had suggested taking Beren on. Fear for Rroyvan held him back - what could happen to his brother if the Deathless Ones got wind of his hooking up with Copper? Yet the urge to do something was irrisistable, and he owed them for getting him out of prison anyway.
Now he was feeling a bit superfluous - a door marker was better than dead, but still ...
A threatening rumble drew his attention back to the present. Beren had gone on the offensive and a piller of rock rose beneath Copper's feet, rising with great speed. She dove aside and rolled to her feet just as the pillar hit the roof with a crunch. By Claw a shaft went straight down; it was apparent that he had simply stepped aside when the ground had begun to sink.
A desperate glance to Angel elicted another spell, causing a large trench to open beneath Beren's feet. At a careless wave from the Deathless One lord the earth snapped shut again, and the pillar he had raised crashed down towards the sorceress. She flicked her fingers idly and it deflected to the side, smashing to peices beside Zanzibar. He shielded his eyes with a hand as dust rose and was quickly suppressed by a bone-chilling wind that tore through the chamber, followed by a deathly silence.
Glowing lights like hyperactive fireflies zipped from Wild Angel's outstretched hand, circling Beren and surrounding him with a net or cage of golden light. A high pitched metallic hum filled the chamber before a tidal wave of darkness crashed down over the light, swamping and extinguishing it. Once more free, Beren stood silently for a moment before a dark feline creature with blue electricity wreathing it materialized in mid-leap; it sprang directly for Ducky, outstretched paws made vicious with long, wickedly sharp, hooked claws, teeth bared and ears back.
Ducky reached across and jerked the diamond dagger from Angel's belt; slashing at the feral eyes, she clobbered it over the head with her ebony staff, laying it out flat. Angel swiftly made a glowing cage of yellow-green energy around it; within moments it rose and began to pace, making odd sounds like a cross between a mew and a growl. Ducky grimaced and handed Angel her bloodied dagger.
A swarm of bat like creatures dropped down on Angel as a dark shadow slithered towards her; Ducky guarded the magic-user with her staff. Beren stood motionless as the bats attacked - but as each touched Angel's shield they became tiny black butterflies that vanished into the darkened corners. Ducky jabbed as the living shadow with her staff and it recoiled. As the Sparif shard touched it it dissolved into nothing with an ear-piercing keen.
Now Beren moved. Making a motion as though he was throwing something aside, shards of ice-like glass flew towards the comrades but vanished before it reached them. Copper brought her sword up defensively; Claw moved to the side nervously.


End on a cliffhanger! Mwahahahaha!