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LiteratureWinged TerrorThere had been forty adventurers that had set out from Windhelm for the ruins of Eastwatch. Forty fine warriors, mages, and rogues that were veterans of various escapades across the kingdom. All sent in a bid by the local duke to reclaim Eastwatch from the dread Tethys, the demon that was said to rule over a force of demons, monsters, and evil beings that worshiped her as their deity. Forty had gone in. And over the course of the past few hours there was only one left making their way down to the lowest depths of the ruins. Erika flicked her fingers, a gust of wind blasting away the ashes of the monsters she had just incinerated with magical flame. Her eyes flicked to the side of the hallway, red blood still oozing out of the chest of the armored warrior that had come this far with her. A strong man, his tower shield had saved her many times through this whole affair. He had deserved better than being impaled by the dead manticore. Then again everyone had deserved