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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Aug 10, 2023 20:03:13 GMT -5
"I was starting to think we picked the wrong cave." The ranger can't help, but smile fully feeling the excitement of the fight. He could feel the adrenaline pick up as he hit his battle cadence and started to get into the flow of it. Gerhart points out a wrist and a thin wire shoots out of it, the tip embedding itself into the cave past the troll.[1]
"Keep an eye on Astrid, I'll handle the big fella for a bit." Without any more explanation Gerhart let himself be pulled forward suddenly before catching his footing and charging the king troll in a dead sprint passing just under the arc of the spear.[2] "Don't get distracted troll, can't fight us all."
The ranger tries to swing at its midsection with both swords, but the troll catches them before impact. Each blade still bites into it, the blow is just more annoying than deadly. King Troll does grimace as the scalded blade burns into his hand, using his brutish strength Gerhart is easily pushed back and sent stumbling. Blood drips from the wounded hand but slowly the drops crystalize along their paths until a sickly dagger is produce.
Eventually, Gerhart does catch himself and he stares down the distance between him and the troll. The blood weapons were still weird to look at but the smell was worse. An iron sting in the nostrils that festered with the smell of rotting, unpleasant to say the least.
"Good catch, let's see what else you have."[3]
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Post by Shitakibo on Aug 11, 2023 5:40:14 GMT -5
A barrage of spears came soaring over the battlefield at the shaman, who tucked herself tight to the ground before leaping in a graceful arc and twisting to the side to avoid the scattered trajectories. She landed atop the crystalline pillar, her toes and feet gripping it with the same ease she might stand on flat ground. From the raised vantage, she saw Gerhart holding his own for the moment against the king. Her sprites opened fire at a pair of trolls trying to turn about from the distracted group and flank Gerhart. One is hit in the back of the head and shoulder, the other taking two strikes low in the back. Both howl in pain as the searing bolts bore into their flammable skin and set them ablaze. Flailing about and trying to put out the offending fires, the pair clamored into the back of the group and started setting others alight.
"PULL BACK!" Warned Taki as the group shifted and clattered together, panic at the engulfing fire driving the massive group forward. They'd started stampeding away from the inferno, so Taki sprang from her perch out ahead of the ensuing mayhem. Landing beside Astrid, she covered their retreat into the open valley and awaiting defenses as about half the back line of trolls drove the others forward. Chasing their comrades in a futile effort to have their burning bodies put out, the trolls howled and stomped, crushing each other in their haste to flee the conflagration the shaman had started in their ranks. Pouring into the wide clearing like a foul smelling flood, the Trolls spread out in every direction away from the wailing backline as their bodies burned through before collapsing into a smoldering pile.
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Aug 13, 2023 18:59:30 GMT -5
While Taki and Gerhart keep the trolls distracted, Astrid has enough time to complete the concentration required to manifest Scern’s spell. With trolls screaming and burning around her and Taki and the King’s attention on Gerhart, Astrid mutters the final words and twists her hands into an upward motion. Most of her magic is a bright, shining blue, but this magic is a swirling, dangerous red.
Tendrils of magic rush forward along the ground until they reach the Troll King’s feet and burst up from the ground. Bright red chains, red hot with flame and sparks of electricity*, explode up and wrap around the Troll King, searing the skin of his arms, legs, and torso as they’re held fast in place. He roars in pain and annoyance and pulls at the chains to no avail. There might be enough time for the group to get a serious amount of damage off on him in the next few seconds before the chains fade.
“Hit him with all ya got!” Astrid shouts.
Infuriated, the Troll King moves his fingers, which is just enough to control his floating spears and send his gnarled blood greatsword into a protective frenzy around him. He may be held in place, but he won’t make getting closer any easier. Spears rocket up toward Gerhart and another collection flies toward Taki and Astrid.
Scern’s God Killer [post 1/2] - fire damage and holds enemy in place for 2 posts *electricity for flavor, not elemental damage -1 hit prevention from Gerhart’s Armor of Faith Seedling from Taki - heals minor damage Elementalist charges: 4
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Aug 25, 2023 10:31:43 GMT -5
Gerhart keeps the king engaged in mid-range fighting, focusing on keeping the spears from hitting him. He remembered how badly the blood burned just from the little ones, he wasn't willing to test how strong the king was. As he continues to back up and bait the king forward, electricity builds in the rangers steps.
"There we go!" He grins as he sees the chains burst forth from the ground and grab the Troll King. Time for Gerhart to steal a little bit of Astrid's move set.
Lightning sparks from his plant step as he shoots forward again at even faster speeds. Gerhart dodges left, then right, zipping through the menagerie of spears as he passes as more and more energy gathers around his sword.
In one final flash, Gerhart zooms past the king in a blast of electricity leaving a large searing wound over his abdomen.[1,2] The king was far too tough to simply be cut in half like that, but it was a grave injury.
It roared and gurgled in pain trying to summon more spears and send them out but it was left paralyzed by the electricity. The smaller trolls stop a moment to look back at their king, they hesitate, unsure what they are to do if their king is about to die. Should they flee or do they then fight to become king? Answers they likely won't have much time to consider given the adventurers surround them and the oncoming barrage of ballista bolts and catapulted rocks aimed at thinning the herd.
1. Astrid's Valkyrie Strike 2. Gerhart's Final Strike
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Post by Shitakibo on Aug 26, 2023 2:00:12 GMT -5
Hewn logs, tipped with iron spikes rained from the Ballistae. Boulders and stone shot peppered the trolls as jugs of burning pitch and tar were hurled onto the open plateau the WEF had chosen for this operation. The battle in full swing, it was all Taki could do to avoid being crushed, run through or swarmed by smelly, bloody brutes. With Ryu at her side, she managed to find open ground just outside the chaos for a moment. Almost on reflex, she cast another pair of Flame Sprites. The six floating balls of flame danced and swirled around her body as she surveyed the field. More trolls tried to make a mad dash towards the flaming beacon, only to be razed by the artillery mid charge.
She leaped over another of the king's stray spears, carefully balancing across the shaft before leaping over the field. Twisting in a graceful arc, each sprite chose a target and rained down a flaming chunk of rock upon the trolls below. Flesh, furs and leather ignited as more of the lesser Nightcallers. Another wave of panic and mayhem followed as they began to wildly flail about and bump into their friends, spreading the flames. She landed not far from Astrid, Ryu in her wake as the pair did their best to corral the horde of howling beasts into falling artillery. Gerhart displayed incredible prowess in keeping the King isolated and out of the larger battle. Keta kept close to the man, helping empower his magic and debilitate any nearby.
Slowly the tide was turning, the horde beginning to succumb to withering fire, precise artillery and incredible skill.
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Aug 27, 2023 17:08:59 GMT -5
He’s hit! Gerhart got a great hit off on the King! And wait a second, that magic looked familiar. “WAS THAT ME SPELL?!” she screeches in delight.
The explosion of artillery around Astrid as she recovers from casting the spell means there’s no time to stand around waiting to get hit or having a moment of pride shared between two doofy orphan friends. Taki rains fire down on the trolls in tandem with the artillery. This is their chance to end the Troll King! Astrid grabs her hammers and charges forward, dodging around ballista bolts and explosions of crusty dirt. It’s not a short jaunt.
Trapped in place, having taken a grievous wound, the Troll King’s breathing is labored, but above all it is angry. His body is in great pain, and glancing around, these tiny creatures, these brats, can not be allowed to defeat him or his kin. They are all powerful. THEY ARE THE RULERS OF THE NIGHT!
His scream turns from agony to rage, and a powerful energy exudes from the Nightcaller Troll King. Muscles snap and ripple under his strength, and somehow the already tall troll becomes yet even moreso, standing at nearly twenty feet in height. The chains of Scern’s spell threaten to break and release under the pressure. He bares his tusks and fangs at the adventurers who dare defy him and he lets out a terrifying roar* that sends chills down the spines of all who can hear.
With fear stricken into everyone’s hearts, the ballista fire pauses, and the trolls who survived the onslaught manage to collect themselves enough to take advantage of the fear their enemies now feel! They cry out warcries of victory and rebellion and strike back at their attackers. Injured trolls begin climbing canyon walls to attack the artillery above while others focus on the adventurers who have caused them much pain.
Seeing the tide start to turn for his kin, the Troll King pulls harder on the chains, and the effects of a magical piece of cloth around his waist start to activate. These chains won’t hold him! They can’t! The pain from them only serve to make him angrier, and with all his might, the King takes one mighty step forward. This is progress.
Astrid finds herself frozen in fear and unable to move forward to strike the King while he’s still unable to move freely. It’s a strange feeling, one that she doesn’t feel often. She’s almost as rattled as the time she nearly died fighting in The Pits with Vikram. Now the Troll King doesn’t seem to be impeded by the chains. Move. MOVE!
Astrid suddenly disappears from existence.
Troll King has entered a Berserker’s Rage. Lasts 4 posts. His melee attacks ignore armor (unless you have something to counter this like Knight), his size is doubled, he can break structures by dashing, his melee attacks can sweep to hit multiple targets, he cannot be knocked unconscious while raging, and he ignores any pain he feels while raging. *Blood Cry - all who can hear are frightened by the King and will try to run away. This lasts for 2 posts. Raider’s Loincloth - the Troll King ignores any attempts to impede his movement, magical or not.
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Aug 31, 2023 19:53:13 GMT -5
As the troll king roars out, he pulls back his fist as his blood swirls around the knuckles for a sickening set of spikes. The fist comes crashing forward into the ranger who can barely brings his swords back to protect himself. Flesh meets steel and in a rare moment the flesh wins as Gerhart is sent tumbling backwards knocking through some of the other trolls like a bowling ball.
He lays there knocked out for a second, that was a hell of a punch. Thankfully he had done all that training with Shaa and Zarius, it was much harder for things to get through that armor, but this was going to hurt in the morning. Right now, his mind isn't on the fight though. In this strange unconcious state his mind floats, first to Cirice. Memories of her fill his mind before a voice starts to try and pull at him.
"Wake! The fight is not over!"
In the upper parts of the canyon the sound of fighting has erupted. Mages try and hold the trolls back with fire, but the bloodlust in their eyes keeps them powering through the pain. Seige weapons quickly lose their potency as the trolls close ranks.
The King pounds his fists into the ground as he charges across the field like a gorilla. The half-dwarf has disappeared and the other looks dead, so its attention turns to Taki. He launches himself towards the druid, aiming to crush her under his fist and will continue swinging until he makes contact or is somehow repelled.
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Post by Shitakibo on Sept 6, 2023 6:32:52 GMT -5
A great roar swept the battlefield, and the shaman felt herself compelled to leave the area of the King. Some strangeness about it seemed to wash over the field and turn even stout and veteran soldiers aside. It seemed unreasonable, but likely it was akin to a magical effect of some kind though she still found the compulsion just as strong. The shaman vanished into the brush, her skin shifting patterns as she slipped by undetected and searched for where Gerhart had gone sprawling as the King advanced deeper into the field. Astrid had picked a fine time to pop out of the battlefield... where had that stubby lass gotten to?
Spotting Keta on the battlefield dancing about as a pair of small trolls tried to corner the spirit, Taki circled around to find her standing not far from Gerhart's unconscious form. As she approached, she stepped out from behind a heavy boulder that had broken apart after being tossed by one of the siege engines on the hill. All four of her Flame Sprites1 opened fire on the pair of harassing trolls, dropping them in an instant and reuniting the group. She knelt beside Gerhart and checked his vitals, then slid him off the wide field of fire and behind a fallen tree. With an arcane word2, her hands and eyes took on a misty glow before infusing itself into the fallen warrior. Bones knit themselves together, bruises healed, cuts sealed themselves shut and pushed any toxins out. It would take him a moment or two to wake up, but he was out of the worst of danger for now. Leaving Keta by his side, Taki slinked off into the brush again to try and hunt more of the smaller Nightcallers, and see just how strong the compulsion really was.
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Sept 15, 2023 23:02:11 GMT -5
With each step the Troll King urges forward, Scern’s chains attempt to hold him back. Red hot with lightning, they snatch at the Troll King, but when their magic comes to an end, they snap and dissipate, and the King charges forward to deliver a series of powerful blows with spiked fists to Gerhart before charging at Taki whose unfamiliarity with fear sends her into the brush and out of sight from the king. And with the small one gone, his attention turns to the targets on the cliffs being assaulted by his tribe. As if the tide could turn for the Troll King! He beats his chest and charges forward, looking for anyone and anything to rip into as the rage muddies his thoughts. Blood from his fallen comrades gathers up behind him and form into glistening red ballista bolts of his own. His muscles snapping and flexing, straining against his inherent magic, the King flings his bolts up at the cliffs, knocking into several of the artillery above and taking advantage of his enemies’ fear. Then the red glow of fire catches his attention, and he looks over to see Taki’s flame sprites take down a pair of his brood. When they retreat to their master, his eyes lock on the orochi woman kneeled over the warrior he swore he ended only seconds ago. The Troll King lets out an angry roar and charges toward Taki and Gerhart with his fists poised to kill. How many times will he have to beat them down?! Just as he charges past, Astrid reappears on the battlefield in exactly the same spot that she left. Somehow, her fear of the Troll King has completely subsided. She chocks it up to spending a few seconds in a pitch black dimension clearing her mind. She sees the king heading towards her friends and jumps to act, but he’s fast, so she can only cry out, “Taki! Gerhart! Watch out!!”
Troll King’s Rage [round 2/4] His melee attacks ignore armor (unless you have something to counter this like Knight), his size is doubled, he can break structures by dashing, his melee attacks can sweep to hit multiple targets, he cannot be knocked unconscious while raging, and he ignores any pain he feels while raging. Troll King’s Blood Cry [round 2/2] - fear effect ends at the end of Taki’s turn unless stopped by someone else’s abilities Fade from memory clears physical/mental effects upon return
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Sept 16, 2023 9:05:20 GMT -5
Maybe Gerhart wasn't too stupid to die after all. The Troll King really did pack a punch, literally. The ranger's eyes creak open slowly as the pain trembles in his chest, his vision flooded with a bright light.
"Wake up Child of the Glade."
"Am I dead?"
"No, your time has not yet come."
"Then how come I see a bright light at the end of the tunnel?"
"That....That's me." The celestial form of Madadh-Allaidh forms to stand in front of the ranger. How did he end up in concert with such an idiot? He was grateful to the boy, but it was hard sometimes for the old god to watch what was happening. "Gather yourself, your friends need you."
Gerhart grins wide and nods, "Let's go!"
The healing from Taki seems to be the surge his physical body needed to reconnect with his spirit. There is a bright flash of light as Gerhart is standing again, constellations swirling over his skin and eyes, wings sprouting from his back.[1,2] The fear and panic amongst his allies begins to fade as the ranger brandishes his swords once more.
"Good to see you back!" Gerhart calls across the field to Astrid before charging in to meet the Troll King before he can reach Taki.[3]
Despite the recent injury, Gerhart seems to be moving with more purpose than before. The Troll King is fast, that's for sure, but the ranger is keeping up. The other problem is how smart the Troll King is, it's already met the duelist's longsword and purposefully avoids it to prevent getting hit by the fire damage again.
The pair trade parried blows for what feels like hours to the human, but its no more than a few seconds in reality. Gerhart leans back to dodge a punch before coming back with a clearing swipe then kicking it in the chest sending the Troll King back a step, its guard broken.[4]
"NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GET HIM."
1. Beacon of Hope 2. Calming Aura 3. Rushing Charge 4. Guard Break
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Post by Shitakibo on Sept 17, 2023 1:29:13 GMT -5
Relieved to see Gerhart come about once again, she was just as glad that Astrid had reappeared and was seemingly doing okay. She felt a wave of calm push through the compulsion to cower from the Nightcaller King as Gerhart took on a radiant form and attacked. Frustrated by the King's attempt to instill fear on the battlefield, the shaman strode forward, letting magic well up from deep within her spirit.
"NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GET HIM." Gerhart shouted as his attack blasted through the Troll King's guard and left him wide open. Taki tossed her arms wide, threw her head back and willed her form to change1. Each arm grew thick, each hand popping, cracking and shifting as it became a wide, serpentine head with crimson eyes and deep green scales. The Arid Mesa was not a place you typically would encounter a Hydra, but she'd chosen the form for it's particular traits for this situation. Wading forward, Hydra-Taki's five heads lashed out with vicious speed2. Thick, powerful jaws snapped down with heavily curved fangs, tearing through flesh and bone and thick, nearly armored skin. Before even a drop of the creature's gnarly blood had been spilled, each head took in great gulps of air before exhaling an inferno3 of flame from each and burning through the biting wounds.
The Nightcaller King howled in pain and rage, it's powerful body thrashing wildly as it was scorched to bone and cinder in several places. As she released the King to drop to the ground, each head turned it's still burning maw to the battlefield and swept the area away from her fellow guildmates with incinerating blasts. Each of her Flame Sprites4 picked a target and fired heavy molten projectiles and bored into Troll flesh. She postured defensively before the group, knowing that there was still life in this powerful foe and still plenty of it's smaller kin to be dealt with.
1: Amplified Shapechange [Hydra w/ Fire Breath] 2: Multi-headed Bite 3: Fire Breath 4: Flame Sprite Firebolt x4
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Sept 17, 2023 16:05:09 GMT -5
A refreshing aura washes over the field when Astrid sees Gerhart get up. “Aye, let’s take ‘im out!” she shouts, rushing forward. Taki morphs into the monstrous form of a hydra with a vendetta and unleashes absolute hellfire on the Troll King while he’s wide open. Some of the regular trolls notice and turn to come defend their sire, but with the effects of the King’s frightening roar, the members of the WEF manning the artillery start to collect themselves and return fire. It’s a disorganized effort, one of desperation as many of the forces suffered heavily from an onslaught of the trolls. Few attacks hit their mark, but with an opportunity now given to regroup, they could be ready soon.
Each bite, slash, and hot fiery breath from Taki only serves to enrage the Troll King more. Fire prevents his regeneration, but his rage causes him to ignore the pain. He roars angrily, struggling against the hydra’s hold. His blood flows and evaporates into a poisonous, sticky red substance burned into the remains of his skin. He stumbles back, staying on his feet only out of sheer willpower, when Taki releases him. Weakly, his weapons of blood raise to float around him and defend him again.
With his focus on Taki, Astrid rushes in at blistering speed, both hammers in hand. She whizzes past the Troll King’s back leg in a flash, delivering such a powerful strike that the leg below the knee is blown off and flies across the field with a crunchy thud from how charred it is. The King’s stance falls again with nothing to support his weight and no ability to regenerate his leg in time.
He lets out another angry roar and sends his spears flying at Astrid. A bolt of lightning strikes down from above and absorbs the strike from one that aimed true. Collecting herself from the dust, Astrid looks at the Troll King and points down. Something within her pulls on the same magic from the day they put an end to Vikram, the same power that sapped the celestial’s hold over the swordman now takes effect on the King. Suddenly, the Troll King’s rage subsides and his strength falters.
“NOW’S OUR CHANCE!!”
Bullet Dash Momentous Cleave Dancing Chain (reflavored as a lightning bolt) GIFTS UNGIVEN BABEY - halts active prestige class abilities and prevents use for 2 posts
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Sept 17, 2023 19:13:15 GMT -5
"That cannot taste good' is the only thought that passes through Gerhart's mind as Hyrda Taki surges past him. He looks back seeing the WEF forces starting to push back and regroup from the small troll assault. Gerhart flaps his celestial wings to give him a quick push backwards to get clear of the line of fire. The ranger would just have to hope Hydra Taki had a way to get out of this.
As much as the Troll King hated all the little mosquitos buzzing around him, the hydra in front of him took precedent. When the heads descend around him, he grapples one, but the other four hit hard as he attempts to flip the hydra onto its back. The King fights through the flames for a moment but lets go and stumbles back win Taki releases him. Seeing the battlefield around him the King does move in again and takes hold of Taki, but its not as firm as he would like as Astrid strips him of his power. He struggles with the Hydra to try and hold her in place as the artillery blasts come in.
Gerhart has been gaining altitude as the chaos gathered. They had him on the ropes and this could be the end of it.....Time to be stupid. Once he hits about 50 feet, Gerhart angles himself downward as his wings disappaite.
Faster and faster he falls as he readies his swords, lightning starting to crackle through them.[1] Gerhart pulls his legs in a moment as he falls just to add a cool flip and more momentum as he slams both swords into the King's shoulders with hard force.[2]
The king roars and tries to swing, but the arms don't respond. His hands twitch to try and control his blood weapons, but nothing happens. It was the King's turn to feel fear as its head whipped to Hyrda Taki with the knowledge it has no defense.
1. Static Charge 2. Guillotine Drop
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Post by Shitakibo on Sept 17, 2023 19:35:56 GMT -5
Hydra-Taki watched the battle with keen eyes and serpentine reflexes, a wicked fanged grin crossing her features at the renewed sound of artillery battering the field. She wrestled and fought with the Troll King as Astrid and Gerhart both unleashed powerful attacks of their own. Terror gripped it's features as one leg was sent careening off across the field and it's limbs didn't want to respond after Gerhart's aerobatic attack. Slithering forward with all the determination of a certain kill, she pinned the down with her bulk before unleashing another torrent of flame1. These weren't spread like the first attack, but rather all concentrated on one spot. Bubbling, boiling blood sizzled and steamed as a terrible hole opened the King's chest up the way one might burn out a log for making a canoe. Inside, thundering heavily like the beats of a drum, were a pair of meaty hearts covered in soot and ash as the ribs and muscle flaked away. Taki let out a mighty, triumphant roar as all five heads lashed out again2, the two outers each grabbing a heart and tearing them free as the other three crushed the Nightcaller King's head and neck. She flung the hearts to the ground before the caustic blood could do much, then reared and let out a vicious hiss. The other Nightcallers were being felled by heavy stones, flaming balls of pitch and oil, and heavy bolts from powerful ballistae. All around, sighs of relief and the sounds of victory over such a force were rolling through the rank and file of the Winged Expeditionary Force... They'd conquered... by a thread, but this was only the first of many trials for the renewed guild to come. As the main forces began to mop up, Taki shifted back to normal, taking an excessive drink from her canteen before filling it with water conjured from her broach3 and using it to rinse her mouth and hands.
"BLECH!! that thing tastes like a mix of bad wine and stale pepper sauce... about time it finally went down... Excellent work both of you, your attacks were superb!" The shaman said after a moment to catch her breath.
1: Flame Breath 2: Multi-headed Bite 3: Spring Broach Active [3 post cooldown]
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Sept 18, 2023 19:56:24 GMT -5
With his power drained, mental clarity comes to the Troll King, and he only has a few seconds to process before swords sparking with electricity slam into his shoulders. He roars in pain and anger, but he’s completely helpless to do anything with his arms paralyzed and only one functioning leg. With all his might he wills his regenerative powers to give him the means to stand and fight, but Taki’s flaming breath quickly takes him over, searing into him and opening him up.
No! It can’t end this way! He is the Nightcaller Troll King! He has earned his title as sire of the Nightcaller Trolls! This will not be the way his reign ends! It cannot end in fire!!
But alas, there is nothing he can do. Like a worm washed out of the dirt during a rainstorm, he fries in the heat of Taki and Gerhart’s sunlight. The source of his regenerative powers ripped free of the shell of his body. As his clan is destroyed by the artillery around him, his weapons of blood lose their form and fall to the ground in dumps, soaking into the dry dirt. The last breaths of life escape the Troll King, and he collapses. A lifeless husk lies before the adventurers.
Astrid lets out a relieved sigh, honestly glad she wasn’t up close and personal to see the open cavity missing two beating hearts. The meaty slap of the still beating hearts on the ground makes her feel a bit queasy, but those hearts are exactly their prize! A rare and difficult monster part to acquire, they are the group’s for the taking.
The half-dwarf lets out another breath, hands on her hips as she looks around. “Looks like the rest of the guild’s got the last trolls handled,” she says. “That was… Phew, that was real intense. Are ya both alright?”
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