[Neb]

Neb didn't even notice Kaz, he raised Swift Vengeance and prepared to strike when an overwhelming wave of psychic energy hit him, his brain felt like it was being fried, his vision dimmed and darkness engulfed him, he could hear the mind flayer thing approaching and WILLED himself to see it through the superior mental force that was destroying his mind, suddenly, it felt like something in his mind clicked into place, he saw, but not through his eyes, he felt as if his vision was placed a few inches in front of his body, everything was also unnaturally bright, his other senses were gone, he felt no pain, he heard nothing, he smelled nothing, he saw the mind flayer thing approaching cautiously, aware that it's psionic attack had not worked, as Neb suddenly ran forward with Swift Vengeance raised, ready to sever the thing's head from it's body, it raised it's left hand as if holding a sword to parry Swift Vengeance, and suddenly, it held a sword, it was almost completely two-dimensional and totally black, but not as much black as a total absence of all colour, it made a whummmmmm noise as it swung it upward to deflect Neb's strike, and Neb knew that it was Vorpal, the whummmm sound was the sound of air molecules being sliced in half as the blade was swung through the air.

The thing mainly parried Neb's attacks, seeking to wait until the poison overwhelmed him, Neb knew this and desperately sought to end it's life before that happened, suddenly, the weakness of the poison left Neb's body, he felt light and strong, dexterous and cunning, he knew that the poison had not left him, but that he was seconds away from death, he had seen this clarity in others just before they died, a strange smile spread across his face as he gripped Swift Vengeance in both hands and charged forward towards the thing, it brought it's blade down on his left arm, almost severing it, Neb didn't even feel it, he only felt his arm go limp and weak, he continued his charge, impaling the thing on Swift Vengeance and burying it in the thing's chest up to the hilt.

The thing writhed in agony as Neb pulled out the blade and swung it again and again until the thing was no more, Swift Vengeance fell from his fingers as his vision fled, darkness engulfing him once more, he felt all strength leave his body as he fell forward, he never felt himself hit the ground......