Dragon Age:
Old Gods and New Demons
Notices and maybe spoilers:
Mhairi does not die during her joining.
All the recruits remain at Vigil's Keep after the events in Awakenings. (I think that's about it)
The demonic looking dragon opened its mouth spitting out a ball of fire. Maleth dodged it but just barely. The two other mages, Wynne and Morrigan were near him.
Darkspawn were still pouring onto the roof of Fort Drakon. The other warriors held them at bay. Maleth had something else more important to deal with; the Archdemon.
Morrigan summoned a ball of energy and threw it at the Archdemon's face.
"Take that you foul loathsome creature!"
The Archdemon's mouth began to light up. Maleth realized that it was preparing a powerful attack.
"Morrigan move!" Maleth yelled but it was too late. Blackened fire erupted from its mouth. Maleth, with his staff in his hand ran in Morrigan's direction. He held his staff in front of himself just in time as the fiery blaze slammed into a force field.
"Wynne, you and Morrigan come closer. I have to close the force field." They followed Maleth's command.
The Archdemon kept its attack focused on the mages. Maleth started to feel the strain of the force field he erected. He knew he could not keep it in place forever. He dropped down on one knee as the strain became greater.
Suddenly he felt his strength stabilize. Then, slowly but surely his strength began to increase. He couldn't look back but it knew it was Wynne's doing. Morrigan was a powerful witch but healing was not her strong point.
"We cannot stay inside here forever." Wynne's stern voice came from behind him.
"I agree." Maleth said while maintaining complete focus on the force field.
"And this demon's power shows no signs of letting up. We need a plan." The Senior Enchanter sounded desperate and she had every right to be. If they didn't do something soon, they would all die a painful fiery death and all they had been through would have been in vain.
"I, as usual, have an idea and we must all work together to accomplish it." Morrigan said in her usual know-it-all tone. "Wynne you shall overload the force field with as much telekinetic energy you can gather. This should send a wave of energy outward stunning our foes for a time. Meanwhile I shall use a particularly useful ice spell that I learned from Flemeth. Are we understood?"
Wynne nodded in agreement.
Morrigan's plan seemed conceivable. Maleth was actually impressed with her skills. He'd have to tell her later…If there is a later. He thought
Morrigan began reciting the incantation to her spell. Meanwhile Wynne was drawing on power for hers. Maleth hoped they would be ready soon because he was definitely starting to tire.
"Wynne now!" Morrigan yelled. Wynne brought her staff to the ground hard sending a powerful wave of telekinetic energy outward causing Maleth to fall to the ground in fatigue. The wave was strong enough to reverse the stream of fire from the Archdemon while stunning nearby darkspawn.
Morrigan, channeling her powers through her staff, released the strongest ice spell Maleth had ever witnessed. Strong gusts of ice cold air and dagger sharp spears of ice rushed toward the Archdemon's face. It roared and howled in pain as the ice cut its skin.
Maleth looked around for Alistair, the only other Grey Warden who could kill the beast. He seen him engaged with Genlock. "Alistair the Archdemon is weakened! Attack him now!"
Alistair nodded as he decapitated the Genlock and began running toward the Archdemon. Alistair used the Archdemon's forearms as leverage to hop onto its back. He took the sword he carried and embedded in the Archdemon neck.
This sent the Archdemon into a rage. It stood on its hind legs failing and thrashing about causing Alistair to fall.
Maleth gathered his strength and reached out with his power to telekinetically slow Alistair's fall.
"Attack it with lighting! Aim for the sword!" Maleth shouted to Morrigan and Wynne.
Maleth and Wynne attacked at the same time. A single stream of lightning burst from both of their staves. Morrigan was gathering her power. When she released it, it came forth as a mighty lightning storm.
The Archdemon roared a final time before it collapsed to the ground unmoving. Maleth blinked. The Archdemon was finally dead. All of Ferelden was saved. Without warning a blast of energy escaped from the Archdemon's body sweeping outward. Maleth knew he was falling but never felt himself hit the ground.
When he came to he was no longer atop Fort Drakon surrounded by fighting and darkspawn. He found himself alone in dark room made of stone. Then he heard a woman's laughter.
Morrigan! I know her voice anywhere. "Morrigan!" He called out into the darkness.
"Yes darling, it is I. Did you miss me?" The disembodied voice said.
"Why did you leave so suddenly? Why did you hide yourself from me? And where is our child!" Maleth could feel the anger rising up inside him.
"So many questions. Don't worry they will all be answered in time. And for the record I do not hide myself from you." She stepped out from the darkness wearing a black sheer gown.
Maleth eyes went straight to her stomach. It was flat! "You aren't pregnant! You lied to me!"
Morrigan laughed harder now. "My dear I thought you smarter than that. If I was not pregnant how did you survive the Archdemon then? Hmm?"
Maleth could not answer her question.
"The…child is merely resting. Nevertheless he shall awaken soon." She smiled
Maleth shivered. He did not like the sound of that one bit. "I'll find him and save him from you."
Morrigan continued to smile. "Oh I'm sure you will." She turned away from him. "Maleth you must save me. Save my soul!" She sounded so scared and childlike. Both were unusual for Morrigan.
Maleth moved slowly toward her. "What do you mean, save your soul?"
She did not move nor did she answer.
He placed his hand on her shoulder. She spun around with a supernatural reflex. She had become some sort of winged demon. She raised her clawed hand a swiped Maleth in the face. Everything went dark.