As Shaa considers his next action, he starts to feel the harsh pull against his magnetic magic. What the… The earth elementals, apparently not super happy about being jammed together, were resisting. Ughh any job worth doing I suppose. Shaa knew the attack was going to be dicey. He was dealing with a GodLike being, he should have guessed the big lizard’s sock monkeys would be put together well. At they very least he seemed to have occupied them long enough to not attack anyone else, for the moment.

Shaa could see from the corner of his eye that the dragon was not quite done. With a giant flaming splash, it sent a wave of lava coming their way. The ground itself starts to shift as the massive beast pounds mercilessly into the earth. This was getting pretty dicey the longer it went on. So that’s how he wanted to play it did he? If he didn’t get lit up by the lava, it was getting pounded by the rocks. The big Minotaur was getting a bit insulted that he kept getting earth and fire attacks thrown his way. That was fine. He would show him what was what. But first things first, he had to get up off the ground for the moment.

At his command, a fluffy white cloud appeared and lifted him high enough off the ground to avoid the lava and the detritus from the quaking earth. Shaa was pretty fast on his own but had found the nice cloud super handy in certain situations. In this case, it was going to put him in position for his next attack on the elementals.

The elementals, still polarized to gravitate towards one another, continued to press against his control. They were moving slower but still moving. Hey you two ding dongs. I already had to teach you about Electromagnetism. Now I’m going to teach you about funnels. Shaa looks over at the oncoming lava and picks his spot. Using his stone creation ability, he forms a large stone funnel on the surface with a stone tube going down at the end then up with the end pointing at the elementals. As the large wave of lava crashed over the funnel, molten rock flowed in. The pressure of the lava flow forces hot magma through the small stone tunnel at increasingly high pressure until the high pressure molten rocks blasts into the elementals. Shaa wasn’t sure how resistant the elementals were to lava, but no matter how resistant they were, high velocity melted rock should do something. Thanks for the ammo scaley butt.

As Shaa watched the mayhem unfold underneath him, he could feel the fire element starting to fade away. Vulcana is a bit sad to see his fire form dissipate. He takes the opportunity to reach into his Jolly Bag of Gifts to see if the Universe will finally give him a freaking break today. He pulls the item from the bag and smiles. Thank you universe. A large dragon tooth is in his hand.





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Still in Right Flank

Action 1: Ability : Cloud Waltzing: Summons cloud to lift him up off the ground and out of reach of the earth and fire attacks

Acrion 2: Ability: Stone Creation: Creates a stone construct that is funnel shaped stone tube with it being wide on one side and super thin on the other. The thin side pointed at the elementals.


2 hit prevention- Iron Skin
4 hit prevention Mom (Soul Guardian)
4 Hit prevention Dad (Soul Guardian)

Passives
Bulls Strength
Fighters Sense
Guardian Shroud
Pull From Jolly Bag of Gifts: Dragons Tooth to summon Skippy the Lion Dragon. Currently it is just the tooth, Skippy is not activated yet.


Turn 3 of 3 Full Fire Elemental- fire immunity

Pet
Fire Pixy

Mount
Fluffy Cloud

    The Pawsage at her back was making her uncomfortable. The last time they had met was at the docks a long time ago, and it hadn’t been under the most friendly turns. She leaned forward onto Lorde Wolfe to try and create some distance, taking a moment to relish the closeness before returning her focus to the fight. Looking over the birds cerulean wings at the ruckus below, she sees the creature settle into the pool of lava, sending a wave of molten rock across the battlefield. People down there were cloying to escape certain death, and she could feel Wolfes desire to help.



    “I’m going now. Stay safe, If I don’t come back write a poem about me or something. See you on the other side.” She said, wistfully. Her words could disguise the fear and anxiety, but the ring could not. She dropped off the side of the bird, arms spread wide with her weapons following close behind. Hot wind whipped at her hair, blowing her veil every which way as a trail of smoke billowed from her various censers.



    Opening her eyes, she could see the massive dragon-god wallowing in magma, uncaring of the skies above. She maneuvered her descent to roughly above it’s head, before bidding her hammer closer. Once in hand, She hastily cast a sigil over the maul head. Icy blue chains wrapped around the bulk of the censer, a strong binding magic created by a madman, twisted to her own needs. She could only pray that it would work. One hand grabbing the Arkanon, the other grabbing Redolence, she bid the weapons motion to spin her once, twice, three time’s midair. At the apex of her spin, she lets go of the Fuming Maul Enlightened Redolence, and bids the Arkanon to slow her descent.



    The maul sails through the air, wind whistling through it’s various holes loudly enough to be heard over the turmoil below. It’s trajectory carried it fast towards the creatures head where it should impact square between the god-kins eyes. Not a second later, her hip censer billows with smoke, manifesting the Maul back into the air behind her.



    Gwendolyn watched from above, floating steadily down whilst hanging onto her weapon. Drifting towards oblivion. "Fly you fools" She muttered, bidding the rest of them to escape their doom. She thumbs the ring that Wolfe had given her. It thrummed with his very essence, which she called forth to comfort her as she floated slowly towards her doom. Feeling a well of energy deep within her widen, eager to be charged with pure power. This fight wasn't over yet.




Direct Mentions: Blue Raspberry  Lady Astrid Stormstone Spicy Pawsage
Location: Floating Downwards above Vulcadreus Head

Filter Veil - Airborne poison immunity
Arcane Glasses - Magic detection and Identification

Infinite Soul - Age immunity

Overwhelming Magic - Spell Damage ignore resistance/immunity

Dread Helm - Glowing red eyes, Nonmagical Darkvision

Offensive Action - Momentous Cleave W Enlightened Redolence/Frostfire Extract Blade in the Dark
    Enlightened Redolence: Flame/Light Damage (Spellblade), Exalted Blunt
    Momentous Cleave: A technique that applies massive amounts of strength and energy into the attack. This skill allows your next attack to cleave off any unarmored or unprotected limb, such as an arm or leg. (will just knock out if struck in the head) If the attack is blocked or guarded with armor of any kind, this attack will consume all of the hit proventions that armor or defensive source has, and can not obtain any new ones for the rest of the topic. Can only be used once per topic.
    Frostfire Extract: Applying the poison to a weapon gives its strikes a unique effect reflecting its name. For 2 posts after application, wounds inflicted by the poisoned weapon produce a moderately painful, localized burning sensation that slowly removes body heat from the victim. If these wounds are left untreated or unhealed, the poison will eventually induce severe hypothermia. Anyone afflicted by this poison can not cast spells that use or deal fire damage. Can only be applied once per topic.
    Blade in the Dark: The courier is always ready to strike, like a snake in the grass waiting for the perfect moment. The first time you would make a physical attack during a topic, that attack will ignore all hit preventions and will apply a wound that can not be healed or cured for the topic. This only applies to the first non spell attack you would make, letting Couriers blend in and seem harmless, before striking.

    Buff Action: Blue Raspberry's Energy Drinker (Sky Domain Exalted) (Wolfes Eternity Ring)
A spell that temporarily trades ones lightning magic for pure bodily enhancement. While under the effects of this spell, any other abilities or spells they have active will no longer deal lightning damage. In exchange, any time they would have dealt or been dealt lightning damage, it will instead be absorbed and increase their strength and speed greatly. With this enhanced speed, the caster will gain an additional action in the action system up to a total of five additional actions. These additional actions can only be gained every three posts with a two post period for their body to recover from the excessive energy that it took in. The spell can last as long as the caster wishes.


Free action - Slowing descent with Living Weapon: Arkanon Aurelia
Always there - Bringing Maul Back

"Huh? Wait, what!?" Blue called out in shock after Gwen dived off the back of their ride. They'd hardly processed what she said, being so distracted by the scene unfolding below them. It was true that they wanted to help the people down there escape the rolling wave of lava that was threatening to overtake a lot of their friends on the ground, but their cloudy mount could only lift so many people and it was already at capacity. That was, until Gwen jumped off.

There was no time to sit there and flounder! They'd been flying to try and bring Gwen to the monster's mouth, but now it was lying down, bringing its mouth back down to the ground and away from them. And Gwen wasn't on the bird anymore, so that goal was completely out the window. They needed to immediately focus on a new goal- saving people from the lava! If one bird wasn't enough to do that, they'd just get another.

Blue's armor plating shifted and separated as their form expanded within it, morphing into that of another giant avian on the back of the avian storm cloud. With one foot, they grabbed the Spicy Pawsage and dove off. With their conjured ride now free of any passengers, they sent it diving down to scoop up anyone in need of a lift away from the wave of lava.

With all of the fire and heat around, Blue realized that trying to go in to attack this monster themself might not be the best idea. A rare moment of thinking from the ooze. No, instead they could focus on supporting other people in their attacks or taking down the smaller enemies like the Mephits and elementals.

With a bit of focus, the electricity crackling across Blue Raspberry suddenly disappeared, absorbed back into them. The blue feathers visible through the gaps in their armor now looked like they were glowing, some source of light illuminating them from within Blue Raspberry as the lightning energized the ooze and increased their speed and strength.

Quickly, Blue dove down to catch Gwen on their back again, Spicy Pawsage in their claws.

"Sorry, I'm not really good at writing poems, so I hope you stay on this side." Blue joked, not knowing the implications of Gwen's words. The meaning of a lot of sayings were often lost on the ooze, but they'd seen for themself that Gwen looked like she was in trouble slowly floating down toward the dragon and wanted to keep her safe.

Immediately ruining the possibly romantic mood, the giant bird spat out a blue bubble of acidic slime straight down toward Vulcadreus. They could focus on supporting others, but that didn't mean they couldn't do a little damage themself now and then.

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Action 1
Support? Action
Shapeshifter Plate- Transform into giant eagle

Action 2
Support? Action
Blue Raspberry's Energy Drinker
Absorbs Lightning Armor, giving Blue 1 additional action per turn.
Blue can no longer deal lightning damage with any abilities or spells.
3 post cooldown before being able to gain another action.

Additional Action
Offensive Action
Acid Bubble toward the top of Vulcadreus's head.

Free Action
Sending Cloud Waltzing to pick up up to 3 people in the front area to get them out of the way of the lava wave.

Passives
Electrical Surge- 1 charge
Armor hit preventions, Stalwart Armor
Dancing Chain recharging hit preventions

Current Position
In air above Vulcareus, toward the front. Holding Gwendolyn Mystwud and Spicy Pawsage.

The prideful part of Leandros feels mixed about having others come in to help deal with the elementals, but the realistic part of him is glad for it. He was able to leave a decent cleave in one of them, but finishing it off and handling the second one would have wasted time. The knight would resolve himself to catch back up with these two old friends after the battle was over.

"THANK YOU FRIENDS, I TRUST YOU TO HANDLE THE REMAINING ONE. I AM GOING HIGHER TO TAKE THE DRAGON ON DIRECTLY." The lion roars over the battlefield to Askr and the elemental. His attention snaps to the boulder headed his way and Kalaf above...there's a path up.

"LADY KAMILLE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO REACH THE TOP OF THIS BEAST!" Byrr's reins are flicked and the horse continues its gallop. Just before the boulder, it leaps high enough to nearly clear the rock but kicks off of it for extra height.

He stands in the saddle and jumps just high enough to let the dragon catch him in his claws. The faithful warhorse lands back on the ground and heads back past the rest of the fighters to clear the field and the lava, his part of the battle was over.

Leandros hangs in the air for a moment to catch his breath, "Take me to the wing Lady Kamille, I intend to make sure this thing never takes flight again."

As the dragon flies him to his requested spot, the knight surveys the battlefield for a moment. It looks like all of Charon is out en masse to confront Vulcadreus. It was helpful to get this quick survey of the field, it the pitch of battle it is easy to lose sight of friends and the battle can seem overwhelming. The sight of everyone banding together gives a new strength to the lion.

"Do not worry for me, get yourself clear as soon as I am dropped."

His wife had always said he could use more outside of the box thinking, step away from the discipline and structured nature of being a knight, but this was likely far from what she had in mind. She would probably scold him for being so reckless, but facing down a god is not a time to be reserved.

"YOUR DEATH WILL BE THE END OF THIS CYCLE BEAST!" He calls out as he is dropped from the sky, bolstering his own strength and those near him.

He raises his halberd high as he aims for the limb structure of the wing looking to cleave through it or at the very least cause significant damage as it is held in place. The knight lands with force trying to use every ounce of strength to drive the halberd down.

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Summary: Lee takes a ride on Kalaf to try and chop a wing off, Byrr flees the fight.

Action 1:
Support Action: Inspiring Presence (Impacts Leandros and Lady Kamille Verlithax whoever is with Kalaf

SPOILER: Click to show

An aura of energy begins to radiate from your person, filling your allies with hope and strength. You begin to inspire those around you to continue fighting, filling them with the will to continue going. Anyone who you consider to be an ally standing in your immediate area will feel their strength grow. For the next three post any ally affected by this spell, including you, will deal double damage with their physical attacks. (does not effect spells)

Action 2:
Offensive Action: Titanic Reach

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You have learned to maximize the reach of your blows by shifting your grip on the shaft of your polearm at just the right moment, making use of the entire length of it plus your armlength to enhance your striking distance. Any target within fifteen feet of you is now considered within your reach, however any blow made while making a Titanic Reach that isn't from overhead or thrusting produces a lighter impact. Conversely, any thrusting or overhead blow has a stronger impact then it normally would, removing two hit preventions instead of one.

Mount Action:
Support Action: Unstoppable Charge

SPOILER: Click to show

You can now command your mount to push through, regardless of the obstacles in its way. Your mount can leap over large obstacles such as walls, fences or trenches. You can also use this charge to send your mount smashing through a structure, such as an earth wall or other created obstacle. No harm will come to you or your mount while smashing through. Your mount cannot charge through an obstacle for three post after using this ability.

Passives:

8/8 Armor Hit Preventions

7/8 Devoted spirits Hit Preventions

Holy Damage on Halberd

Heat and Earth Treated Shield

Lion's Strength Tattoo and Baloth Muscles

Movement, as the dragon recoiled from the blow caused by Astrid. Not enough force to knock the dragon down, but enough to cause Vulcadreus to shift from the change in momentum. If he’d been climbing, perhaps he would have been knocked down by such a shift, but Cyran was not paying attention to that. Nor was he paying any more attention to the battle being raged below, of steel and the arcane and bestial magic, a cacophony of rage and hopeful screams and protectiveness and love and fear and determination. It was all so distant, the people he sought to protect. Human struggles and joys that Cyran did not truly feel part of. He would merely act as he always had, supporting from the shadows.

Others slung spells of ice and water at Vulcadreus’s sides and face, attempts in vain to quench the godly flames and the vicious heat. It cooled, momentarily. Enough to offer a small reprieve from this blasted heat. Even as unnaturally cold as he was, Cyran knew he could not stay long -

At some point during his ascent, though, just when the fire was reaching its fever pitch, Cyran felt a wash of cool over him, his own magic mirrored back once more.

Del.

It was always her, somehow.

From this distance, Cyran could not thank her for the spell, nor did he have the wherewithal in him to do so. Even now, she still cared about him, when she didn’t know what he’d yet done. All this care and love, and everything he’d done, each awful deed, each life taken, and surely the well would have to run dry somewhere, a dreaded day when she decided that she wanted better for herself, that there was nothing of himself worth saving, that she was more than the Crucible she was made to be but he was just some dirty, used blade that would only cut her the longer she clung to it-

Please, he wanted to scream. Don’t help me. Save yourself.

She ought not to have wasted her precious resources on him.

It had helped, though - given Cyran just enough time to make his way up to the wing, so close that his shadows could almost taste it -

Visions of plants and animals and humans and monsters, of the tallest giants to the smallest mice, all so different from one another, and yet, they were all exactly the same, because they all met the same end. All marched towards death, death that made life so beautiful and fleeting, and horrible. Mothers holding their children and those children made orphans in war. Humans that performed experiments to prolong their own lives, only to rot in the end just like the rest. Humans who killed and were killed in turn. Corpses that decayed in the ground, that in turn fed the soil and helped the trees grow. Suns that exploded, not vanishing away into nothingness, because they gave birth to the dark, a new creation. Dark that made clouds and dust. Dust that formed moons. Moons that formed light. Light that fell to the ground -

Cyran screamed, squeezing his eyes shut and clenching his fist at the same time, finishing the action that he’d started. At the same time, the left wing was bound by shadow, halting Vulcadreus’s movement. All at once, the visions ceased, allowing Cyran to breathe again. Cyran panted, keeping his fist clenched in sheer concentration, spite and rage fueling his every conscious movement. Did Vulcadreus truly think that implanting images in their mind would instill futility in them? Simply because they moved in a circle did not make their actions useless! Ending where they began did not negate the fact that they had traversed through so much to reach that point. Life ending in death didn’t mean these precious seconds never happened in the first place. Good or bad, it only made them matter more.

But flimsy shadows would only last so long. It did not take long for Vulcadreus to retaliate, wrenching himself in a way that threw all his intruders off. Cyran did not have Del’s stalwart grip. He did not have anything to protect himself at all as he was thrown off Vulcadreus’s side.

And Cyran.

Fell.

Again.

Once more he took the plunge, hurtling through the air towards the ground, he closed his eyes. Perhaps this was his own cycle. Perhaps this was his punishment. But that, too, did not make it futile. That merely made it his.

He would fall until he could fall no more, and it was merely time to begin the ascent again.

Cyran closed his eyes. This had happened so often that he no longer feared the impact with the ground. Only what awaited when he pulled himself out of it. When he opened his eyes once more, a pair of umbral wings coalesced, the darkness from the scars on his back taking shape and form.^[1] Cyran ascended, shooting into the sky, far above the panic and the lava, the trembling earth and the dragon who was throwing himself into the lava. Where was Del? Cirice? … Caedes? So many others that Cyran had seen in the fray, thrown into pandemonium.

Every single inch of him hated, this pretentious being, almost as much as he hated Ziev.

“Del! Cirice!” He cried, unable to see them in the foray. Where were they, where were they…? They had to be fine - Cyran could still feel Del through the bond, and Cirice was a tough kid with plenty of tricks up her sleeve. They had to be okay. They had to be.

Because otherwise Cyran would jam this damn blade down Vulcadreus’s throat and ensure that the scaly bastard was never reborn again.

Darkness tinted the corners of his vision, Cyran feeling dangerously cold. He’d already taken so many lives. What was one more? Why not continue his own vicious cycle to end Vulcadreus’s? Why not stop pretending to be better than what he was? Cyran gripped Cold Steel in the palm of his hand so tightly that it hurt. The pain, again, secondary. He no longer felt the flames, thanks to Del’s quick thinking. He only felt the cold right now.

Cyran dropped, tucking his wings in until he hit Vulcadreus’s spine, tucked, and rolled. Cold Steel in his hand glinting against the hues of red and amber cast from the magma, the unmelting ice in the face of fury. As he ran, he was a whirlwind of metal, cutting at whatever vulnerable point he could reach. Vulcadreus may not have had a human anatomy, but he could be hurt by ice. Cyran had seen it with his own two eyes. This damned creature would remember these blades, shiver in hell at the memory of them. And he dipped, repeating a familiar motion down the dragon’s spine. Slash-slash-slash! One, two, three devastating cuts, neat and precise, hoping to dent the dragon’s back, find some place that would give.^[2] If he failed, that did not matter. Cyran would just have to start his own cycle again, carving one-two-three in these exact same spots over and over and over again until he struck vulnerable flesh.

And that was what he would do.

Cyran kicked off the dragon’s back, ascending to the sky once more.

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Round Summary

As Cyran falls off the dragon’s flank, he summons his spectral bat wings to take to the sky, ABOVE THE DRAGON’S REAR. He waits for the chaos from the burst of molten rock to die down before throwing himself downwards at the Dragon’s BACK, attacking with Cold Steel using CYRAN’S HAUNTING BLADE, which allows him to retreat to the sky once more. His final position is in the sky in the REAR.

1. Buff Action - Summoning Bat Wings to fly into the air (Post 1/3)

SPOILER: Click to show

A pair of large bat like wings that function like normal wings from the graft shop. These wings however can be retracted, morphing into the owners back to disappear. The wings can only be out and used for three post before they retrack, having a two post cool down. While the wings are open the owner can use a form of echo location. By clicking your teeth you send out sound waves which bounce off of objects and return to you. This allows you to detect any living creature in a 500 foot range.

2. Attack Action - Using Cold Steel (enchanted with Ice Rune) to perform Cyran’s Haunting Blade along Vulcadreus’s back, bolstered by Back Stab and Blade in the Dark

SPOILER: Click to show

A technique best utilized by fighters who have honed their speed and precision to deliver quick, deep incisions in a target’s vulnerable spots. When a fighter uses this technique, their speed allows them to deliver a whirlwind of attacks that deal double the damage of normal attacks. Within the time it takes to make one attack, you are able to deliver three attacks that all deal double damage. At the end of this strike (regardless if the attacks hit or not) You use your speed and agility to disengage from the enemy, allowing you to retreat without your opponent being able to attack you as you flee. This can be used twice per topic.

Ice Rune

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An Ice rune etched into the item causing the blade to appear blue and giving off a cold sensation. Small icicles form across the item and attacks from this weapon deliver icy cold freezing wounds, preventing the use of that limb for the next post.

Back Stab

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You are most deadly when unseen, and this skill allows you to strike at the perfect moment. As long as you are striking you enemy in the back or from an unseen position, you deal double damage with your strikes. You enemy must not be able to see you for this ability to work and it must come from behind them. However when these conditions are met, you are able to deal a large amount of damage.

Blade in the Dark

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The courier is always ready to strike, like a snake in the grass waiting for the perfect moment. The first time you would make a physical attack during a topic, that attack will ignore all hit preventions and will apply a wound that can not be healed or cured for the topic. This only applies to the first non spell attack you would make, letting Couriers blend in and seem harmless, before striking.

Passives

Frozen Solid

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A very unique gland that is frozen and iced over, installed in the body, causing the user to feel very cold to the touch. This graft will allow the user to not be bothered by non magical warmth or heat, and will constantly give off a small aura of cold around their body. This cold is not enough to deal damage, but can be uncomfortable if exposed to for an extended amount of time.

Spider Silk Boots

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A pair of black leather boots with silver spider web designs printed across the surface. While wearing these boots you gain the ability to walk up vertical surfaces as if it was flat ground. This lets you walk up walls or across ceilings like a spider, however does not let you cross non solid surfaces.

Expanded Mind (Astral Soul I)

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The moment a spell is cast in your surrounding area you immediately become aware of it. Not only do you know the spell is being cast, but you know everything about it, the domain its from, its element, its effect and any additional bonuses that are applied to the spell from its owners abilities.

Insight Rune

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A small abstract rune tattooed somewhere on your face or head (above the collarbone) This tattoo prevents anyone from lying to you, normal or magic. They can still tell the lie to you or in your presence, but you will immediately be aware of the lie. This effect can not be removed from you or ignored.

All Eye

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A pure white eye ball that replaces one of your two primary eyes. This eye works like a normal eye, however has the added effect of being able to see through vision impairing effects, such as mist, smoke or dirt. This eye is also immune to blinding effects from things like flashes and magic.

Cat’s Grace

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Your reflexes and basic body movement become extremely agile and nimble, allowing you to move around without the fear of falling or tripping over something. As long as you are moving you can not be knocked over or knocked off of something. If you do fall you will take no damage, landing safely on your feet as long as you have fallen less than two hundred feet. (falling off a mountain does not help you)

1/2 POSTS REMAINING ON RESIST THE ELEMENTS - CAST BY DEL

As the field of her shield began to fade, she watched as friend and fellow assaulted the battlefield. A pair of the nearby Mephits had been overwhelmed by the pair of Snow Owl's magic. The dragon descended, it's mass causing a heavy quake that her Geomagnetic Sense read as it began to form. There was no time to waste, her senses sharpened by the rush of energy and adrenaline from the information.

"EVERYONE HOLD ON!!" Taki shouted to those close by. Spiritual and Primal magics combined as the shaman's eyes took on a bright teal glow. From below her feet, A large, wide shard of crystal¹ sprouted from the ground. Flat on it's top as a platform, the shard of mineral sprouted sparking shards in overlapping patterns. A split second later, a second pillar² punched up from beneath the ground to chase the first. Companion and champion alike on the RIGHT FLANK were raised above the shockwave of the the quake and the flow of boiling magma that chased it. Displaced by the great beast, it popped and hissed as it cooled. Radiating heat in all directions, she knew that the proximity alone could scald and drain the strength of others. Ryu and Keta stood at her side as Kamille's proffered companions³ defended the group from any Mephits that might have managed to reach the top of the pillars.

"Yukina, Shuna, time for your other ability. Cool the area so we don't all start getting roasted." Instructed the shaman, as her companions dipped from the edge of the platform. Thermal updrafts carried the pair into the air with little effort as they began to circle the area around the pillars. Moments later, blue-white crystals of ice⁴ began to condense in thick clusters about the base of the two pillars. It covered a wide swath of the boiling magma in a blanket of magical snow, which steamed and hissed and fought against the immense heat. The pair then flew towards the pillars as they completed the spell casting, and Taki let out a quick series of whistles. Her companions pumped their wings and headed up into the sky to watch over the battlefield and keep out of harm's reach.

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TL:DR Taki casts Crystalline Shard, empowered by her Spirit Guardians for Size and Lightning Pixie for the shards that attempt to assault the Mephits.  She casts the spell again for the others under protection of her shield, raising a pair of platforms above the shockwave and magma. Kamille's pair of Companions protect the group from Mephits who get through. Shuna and Yukina proceed to cast Snow Flurry in the area surrounding the pillars to cool the magma's heat then fly up and behind the shaman in defensive/scouting positions. Taki and her companions are in Defensive Positions on the RIGHT FLANK at the end of this turn.

1: Defensive Action to cast Crystalline Shard under Taki(Empowered by Spirit Guardians and Lightning Pixie)
2: Supporting Action to cast Crystalline Shard under the remainder of the group(Empowered by Spirit Guardians and Lightning Pixie)
3: Kamille's companions Defend the group from wayward Mephits.
4: Yukina and Shuna cast Snow Flurry in the area around the pillars before taking up Aerial Defensive positions.

Active:
Kamina [Lightning Pixie Activation 2/3]
Shuna polymorphed into Snow Owl
Extra Arms (to allow near simultaneous casting?)

Passive:
Geomagnetic Sense
Surface Scaling
Silent Step
Silent Spell

Kamille chuckles as she pulls Flint to Kalaf's back, and the drake imediately flies off again, leaping into the skies so abruptly that it almost flings its additional rider back to the ground.

"Looks like I'm the lucky one today! Pleasure to meet you, Flint! My name is Kamille! I hope you enjoy your ride today - hold tight!"

The battlefield was a mess. There was lava and fire and toxic fumes everywhere. She took a look back to where Shaa was battling the elementals, and was pleased to see he was working things out - not that she ever doubted he was able to. On the middle section of the battlefield, she saw Mayhem cracking under the behemoth's paw, doing his best to hold together as he got stomped. He roared in discontentment and tried to launch another strike when the pressure of Vulcadreaus' attack gave him a break, imediatelly stepping back and running to the LEFT side of the battlefield. On his way out of the front, he picked up a figure that was tiny in his big stony hands, carrying Buttfellow away from the danger.

Allan and Poe remained close to Taki as ordered, fighting off the mephits that tried to break through her shield. She hoped they could handle things for long enough.

Then, she spotted some guy falling from the sky, right after a powerful storm got the most part of the toxic fumes out of sight.

"I hope you didn’t use all of your luck just yet, Flint! Can you help me grab that guy?!?"

Kalaf circled overhead once more and as he dove, he turned his scaly neck towards the falling figure. With Flint's help, they should be able to hoist him up the drake's back, quickly getting away from the toxic cloud once more. The drake resumed to a slower paced and more stable flight to allow all of his riders to safely settle in.

"HALLELUJAH IT'S RAINING MEN! Nice to see you again, Ulrich! You don’t look so good! Here, let me help..."

The Witch skillfully turned backwards on her saddle, so she could properly reach towards Ulrich and place a hand on his shoulder. Closing her eyes, she casted a cleansing spell, and it felt as the poison from the fumes swiftly burned away from his blood, allowing him to recover fully from its effects.

It was then that she heard someone in the battlefield below call for her name, and she opened a bright smile when she recognizes Leandros' shinning armor. She turned back to her original seated position in her saddle.

"KALAF! WE'RE GONNA PICK UP ONE MORE! CAN YOU HANDLE IT?"

"By the fires......."

Despite his grumbling, Kalaf once again turned his neck to the ground, but instead of heading directly for the knight, he first extended all of his four paws at the elemental that was trying to hit him. The drake exposed his claws at the elemental, using the momentum from his flight to try and push him to the ground as he swooped by. Only then he made a sharp turn, coming back to carefully take Leandros in his claws.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, LEANDROS? YOU BETTER NOT BE THINKING ABOUT DO-"

But of course he was. The drake circled overhead again, as he followed the path Kamille had in mind for what Lee was asking. Despite thinking it was maddness, the Witch complied and nodded along, so that Kalaf would do exactly as the knight was asking. She had seen that move before, or something similar, as Astrid-

"ASTRID?!!?!?"

As she saw Leandros jumping to strike with all his might, towards the LEFT wing of the giant dragon, hoping to damage the dragon's wings enough to avoid it taking the sky - smart move, they didn’t need that thing to be flying right now! - she spotted a familiar figure being flung back from Vulcadreaus snout.

....Astrid!

She needed to give her some time to get her next move in, as she had complete confidence the girl could pull anything she set her mind on. And if she wanted a dragon down, there would be a dragon on the ground soon! They would have so much to talk after this...!

"Flint! Tell me this is not this is not the most exciting ride you ever took!"

Maybe a bit too exciting, even. Kalaf circled back to the RIGHT side of Vulcadreaus, where Kamille stood up on her saddle, stretching out her arms as she prepared another massive fireball. Once again, she manipulated her magic as to bend the element of the spell, turning it into a massive ball of water and aiming it at its head.


Kamille's actions:

Kamille directs Kalaf and, with the help of Flint, they catch Ulrich falling

[1]Kamille casts Remove Condition on Ulrich

Kamille directs Kalaf to where Leandros is to catch him as well, taking him to Vulcadreaus' wing. After he leaps, flies over to the opposite side.

[2]Kamille casts Massive Fireball turned water damage (adding second stack of Curse of the Seven Seas)

Kalaf's actions:

[1]Swoops in to attack LEFT elemental with its claws, trying to throw it off balance, while its focused on Leandros.

Picks up Leandros in his claws, releasing him as he shouts.

Poe's actions:

[1]Strikes with katana the nearest mephit (Holy rune)

Remains close to Taki on the platform she builds

Allan's actions:

[1]Shoots at a different mephit (Holy rune)

Remains close to Taki on the playform she builds

Mayhem's actions:
[1]Hit 'n run Vulcadreaus
Picks up Buttfellow on his way to the LEFT

Active buffs and effects:

Overwhelming magic: All of Kamille's spells ignore resistances

Zhantal (Book golem): All of Kamille's spells can’t be countered by skills or spells

Unwavering will (Kalaf): Reduces damage taken by half

Tearing wounds (Kalaf): Deals damage that can't be healed

Holy rune (Allan and Poe): Extra damage to evil aligned creatures

Secure saddle: Butt glued to the saddle
Curse of the Seven Seas (second stack): Two posts of continued water elemental damage causes slowed breathing, further restricting movement and has the added effect of restricting spells that require spoken words.

   "oh the pleasure's all mine, Miss Kamille" Flint said with a tip of his hat. Flint couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh as they rocketed into the sky, and by some miracle his hat stayed firmly planted atop his head. "what in the hell is happenin'?!" Flint's eyes bounced across the chaotic battlefield, it seemed like every couple of seconds someone was making some kind of huge powerplay. He looked down to his hands and wondered what he could even do against this living mountain of a beast, this wasn't some bandit leader or a group of bounties hunters. Hell, the paint monsters he had fought earlier this week are nothing compared to this. His gaze returned to the battlefield and seeing everyone giving it their all to take this thing down, inspired Flint to do the same. He clenched his fists as his heart burned like the sun, he would help these powerhouses any way he could. Even if it meant putting himself in harms way for them to give them an opportunity, he now truly believed he wouldn't let anyone drop today. 

    This newly found sense of purpose would be put to the test as Kamille's voice brought him back to the present. "I never run out of luck, and don't worry I got him" he replied as he spotted some guy falling from the sky. He used his legs as an anchor for himself as they dove, once they were close enough to him with his not burning hand he firmly grabbed the man's arm and with help from Kamille hoisted him onto the back of the drake. He kept his firm grip on the guy's arm as Kamille got rid of the poison "Alright my turn" following her a ¹he took a deep breath as a warm, soothing purple light transferred from his hand and into Ulrich removing the damage from earlier. He then let go of his arm and patted his shoulder "Alright, Ulrich was it? you're all good now and you owe me as well" he joked with a smirk. 

    His attention was soon ripped away as Kalaf whipped their neck to the ground and towards a shiny golden knight and one of the remaining elementals. Flint's smirk turned into a grin as he saw his opportunity to do some actual damage, and as they flew closer Flint felt his burning heart bolstered. He assumed it had something to do with the knight but it didn't matter to him at the moment as Kalaf clashed all four paws into it. Again he used his legs as an anchor to rotate his hips and drive his radiant fist directly into what he assumed was it's face. The second he made contact he could feel the burning of the  immense heat on it's cragged surface, yet he grit his teeth and followed through with his swing. He hoped the momentum of the drake, his own strength and spell, and whatever the knight was doing to him would be enough to shatter the elemental. He wouldn't be able to see what kind of damage he dealt but nonetheless he shouted "Eat shit you overgrown pebble!" as they soared away.

   He let out another hearty laugh as the golden knight, he now knows was named Leandros, dropped from the drake's back and plummet towards the wing of the beast. "Holy shit that guy's crazy, I love it!" he said between laughs, he wanted to follow after him so badly but he knew he would either be turned into a fine red mist or be burnt to a crisp. Both sounded like awful ways to go for him, but he was content being on the back of the drake as he used his burning fist to light a cigarette that was hanging on his lips and inhaled deeply. He smirked once again when he heard Kamille "I don't know a quarter of the things that are happenin' but I have to admit this is one of the most heart poundin' days of my life!" he stated as he glanced across the battle field. He looked for a certain purple tiefling to make sure he was fairing alright, he knew he could hold his own as he was way stronger than Flint but he wanted to make sure one of his only actual friends was okay.
    

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Summary: Flint has a moment of introspection as the chaos of the battle field continued around him. He then caught Ulrich and healed his wounds with major healing. Then lastly delivered a burning smite empowered punch to remaining elemental on the left. 

Support Action: cast major healing on Ulrich once he was caught and hoisted onto Kalaf
Offensive Action: Burning smite punch into the remaining elemental on the left, bolstered by Leandros' Inspiring presence

Passive: Bull Strength

Cirice’s teeth chatter as her sword lodges in the white-hot sludge of the dragon’s oozing pustules. Before she has a chance to do much else, the dragon begins standing up. As Cirice watches, he lifts to his full height and with a splash belly-flops into the lava pool. The downdraft of the dragon falling to earth catches Cirice in its grip and tears her from the sky.

Plummeting down at incredible speed, its all she can to to position herself enough to land on the dragon’s back rather than the lava pool. The landing is anything but graceful, but she manages a makeshift tuck and roll and skids across the shining scales. The world spins around her as Cirice tries to gather her bearings. Her head clears and she sees a figure slashing at the dragon’s spine, its hard to make out who it is at first, but as he soars into the air she recognizes him.

“Cyran!” she shouts in a mix of joy and terror. He’s here, he’s fighting with everyone else for this world. He’s in danger.

Her shadow twitches and broils behind her as the whites of her eyes turn black as night. Friends, family all in danger, the world hangs in the balance. She crouches low, claws scraping against the thick scales as she grips the dragon’s back and tries to overtake his mind. She puts her all into it, letting the darkness of Mother Moon enhance her, empower her, consume her¹. The heat beneath her palms is nothing, the pain not registering as her face twists into a sneer.

“Come now Vulcadreaus,” purrs the deep, sensual voice of Mother Moon, “Submit.²”

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Action 1: Buff Action Abyssal Infusion

SPOILER: Click to show

The pact you have made continues to increase, the fiend gaining more and more control over your very body. You even find your self giving up or losing control to it every now and then. You can allow your physical appearance to continue to change as well, looking more like the fiend each and every day. Once per topic you can allow the fiend to take full control of you, granting you their strength and speed. For three post your speed is doubled, allowing you to move twice as fast as normal, and your strength is doubled as well, causing you to deal more physical damage for the duration. You also ignore light based damage from spells or attacks while in this form.

Action 2: Offensive action: Profane Command on the goddamn dragon

SPOILER: Click to show

Your influence as a being of darkness has become so powerful you can now influence others, slipping into their minds and corrupting their soul. You can choose a creature you can see, be it a civilian, a wild animal or even a summoned creature by someone else, such as an elemental, and posses their mind. For the next two posts that being will turn on its allies or owners and do your bidding, now protecting and attacking for you. If used on a player character they will find it hard to resist, being tempted to fall under the fiends influence as well, turning on allies or friends. This can only affect one being at a time. Good aligned beings will find it easy to resist this effect while Evil aligned beings will almost always succumb.

Active effects:
Resist the Elements [2/2]
Wings (fiend 3 harbinger of evil) [1/3]
Doubled speed and damage, ignore light dmg



Passive effects:

Magic Blocker (on Crestfallen)

Dark damage (on crestfallen & attacks and spells)

Insight Rune

Aegis Animi: brain protecc

Overwhelming Magic: spell damage bypasses resistance or immunity

WIP, I've been working on this for 2 hours but want to get it posted.

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“Hiya, gran!” Astrid shouts toward Kamille, waving her arm while she stands on her hammer only inches above the heated plates that are Vulcadreas’ scales. Sudden movement below shifts her balance, and the massive dragon drops out from underneath her. “Ack!” she cries, being flung through the air with her hammer barely in tow. Waiting down below is the massive crater of lava. Falling in that won’t be fun. She’d probably be fine, but that doesn’t mean it will be fun.

Luckily, the child is not afraid of falling after having thrown herself off Bellighul’s tower many dozens of times while she learned to use the very gift she manifests now. A pair of wings flail in the wind from under her cloak, the limbs of them coated in soft brown feathers with leathery bat wings protruding from the bottom. Astrid rights herself and flares her wings out, catching herself with them like a parachute and riding the hot wind upwards. Sure, she could have simply teleported herself back onto the dragon’s back, but seeing a ten-foot wave of lava washing over the edges of volcanic rock draws her attention. People are going to need some help.

It doesn’t take her long to notice one of them, a silvery-haired elven man, plummeting from the dragon’s front legs as they snap whiskers of dark magic. They could use a hand, so she shouts, "Oi, there's a big wave a' lava comin'! Ya need a lift?" She can’t exactly see their face, but the “PLEASE,” is desperate enough. Pulling her wings in close, Astrid zips down to catch the man midair and swoops back up. Damn his luscious lochs blocking her vision. She manages to peek under them and get a look at the rescuee.

“Hiya, mister, I’m Astrid, at yer service! Where d’ya want me ta drop ya off?” It’s a bit hard to hear as a powerful wind rips around them at full force, deflecting debris in the air and pushing toxic fumes away from them.

Caedes gasps as gravity stops; there’s a sharp pain on either side of his arms simply by the sheer downwards force coming to a halt; but he’ll take that over what lies below any day. “Thanks,” he manages to choke out, gritting his teeth as the adrenaline fails to mask the pain in the palms of his hands. He looks over his shoulder at the woman who— wait a second.

No, that’s a child.

Where the hell is this kid's parents?
Why the fuck is she so strong?
Who's letting this kid fight a primordial god?

For a second, he simply looks back at her, too stunned by the absurdity of the idea that there is a child on the battlefield. “…To the head.” He answers finally, but then repeats himself when he realizes that the sound of the wind around him drowns out his voice. “The head!"

"Sounds good ta me!" Astrid shouts cheerily. "I just gave him a good bonk up there an' I'm rarin' ta do it again!"

"Did you?" Caedes remarks, "That's... impressive." He looks briefly at his hands while he speaks; the skin there, once a pale white, has darkened to a deep grey from the burns.

As she pumps her wings to get some more height, Astrid realizes that this man's body temperature is surprisingly cool to the touch. Looking down at him, he's pale, silver hair, red eyes... HMMM... "Hey, yer name don't happen ta be Caedes, does it?" she asks bluntly.

He grits his teeth, but perks up when he hears his name. The man's eyes narrow sharply, and he looks over his shoulder at her. "...Why? How do you know that name?"

He recognizes it, it must be him! But wait, while Astrid's fairly certain this is the mysterious guy who was dancing with Zarius almost a year ago at the ball, she has to be sure. After all, Zarius told her not to go spilling all of the beans for their safety. But... how the heck does she fish for information when they're dodging flying rubble and lava spittle!?

"Erm-- ACK. Hot! Ah, a couple a' friends mentioned the name when we were talkin' 'bout another friend. D'ya know Beist or Kamille?"

Caedes, himself, finds it hard to keep up an act of intimidation when this child's holding him like a godsdamned cat. She jolts with the arrival of some of the flying rubble, and he winces in return— bidding himself not to look down at the lava below.

He chokes back a, 'Watch it!' because he doesn't feel keen on being let go if he pisses the child off.

When she mentions Beist and Kamille, he narrows his eyes slightly; but Beist and Kamille are both trusted compatriots, and so, it does something to alleviate his initial skepticism. "I do." he answers after a hesitant moment. He looks towards the massive draconic beast as it's assaulted by numerous adventurers. "But it's been some time since I last saw either of them."

Upon hearing that this guy knows Beist and Kamille, Astrid perks up, though there's a bit of snarky deviousness in her expression. "Well, ya ain't lookin' all that hard! Kamille's over there!" With surprisingly little effort, Astrid turns Caedes quickly to see Kamille flying on Kalaf and picking up others to avoid to lava onslaught.

"Kamille's me gran," Astrid continues, correcting the way she's holding Caedes as if that makes it any less comfortable despite the fact that his legs flailed about like a limp doll. 

Caedes gasps, well below the mood to play games this far in the air, when Astrid suddenly turns him without warning. "That—- that she is." The changeling's grasp is cold— and after Astrid turning him— he's holding loosely onto her arms for support.

For the first time, he starts to acknowledge some of the other individuals who are here; faceless static giving way to familiar form and understanding. Of course, the Witch of the Moonglade arrives where trouble brews.

Weird though. She doesn't seem the 'gran' type.

Astrid decides to ask the question again. "So, are ya Caedes or not?"

For just a moment he's silent; and then Astrid sharply turns him like a gods-damn toy and he clears his throat after a sharp gasp. Gods above and below, he wants to be put down. "—- Uh, look, Astrid; it's good to meet Kamille's granddaughter, but I don't know if this is the best time for introductions. For what it's worth, I am— but I'd *really* appreciate you not going and spreading that around if we live through this, alright?"

It takes everything in Astrid's power (and she has a lot of it) not to drop Caedes from the sudden burst of excitement that escapes her in the form of a gasp. Sure, there's a lot going on around them, but now she's focused. Her grip stays steady, but any fear of death and destruction are completely gone from her eyes. Now she just looks childish and excited.

"Ahhh! I can't believe I finally get ta meet Zarius' boyfriend!" she squeals, her arms sliding around Caedes' torso for an uninvited and frankly very awkward mid-flight hug. Somehow, this works out well enough as they approach Vulcadreas' head, and she works to get Caedes in a decent position.

"Don't worry, I won't tell no one." Likely story. "Well, I'll tell him. He can't keep nothin' from me!!" As she sets Caedes down, there's a huge grin on her face. Whether or not the day will end in victory against the god, Astrid has won something. "He did say ta keep it quiet 'cause of safety an' stuff, so don't ya worry!"

She looks around, realizing she hasn't seen the charcoal fellblood, but then again, he's quite stealthy. "Wonder where he is, anyway. Tends ta show up fer this kinda stuff. Must be keepin' his family safe." That seems like a perfectly reasonable assumption considering Zarius and his family live in Darkveil and the whole volcano exploded. Just as they reach the point of contact with the head near Blue and Gwen, Astrid's attention snaps back to reality.

Wait, wait, wait, there’s no time for idle chatter! There are people to save! Several don’t seem to have any help, so Astrid focuses her magic and creates a perfect duplicate of herself nearby, and then that duplicate creates another, and that one creates another, until a small group of physical but not too combat-effective Astrids take off for the folks needing help down below. It's a good thing she makes regular use of Replicants to help her out in the workshop and in battle or else she might feel more exhausted. ((Exact number to be determined based on who needs help being lifted.))

Two duplicates, Bstrid and Cstrid, rush down to help some familiar faces, scooping up Keyke and Nit when they reach them. "Hiya Keyke!" Bstrid says as she scoops her up. "Didn't want ya ta get hot feet."

One duplicate, Dstrid, stops her descent and looks at the big dragon. She wonders what it’s like inside, so she summons up a familiar spirit, the ghostly visage of Melodia, who immediately looks around and is shocked by the circumstances surrounding her. Did the child summon her into literal hell? No, it’s just Darkveil.

“A-Astrid, what is going on?? What are you–”

The duplicate cuts her off. “No time fer that, Melodia! Will ya go inside the big dragon an’ see if he’s got a weak spot or somethin’ ta tell us how he’s doin’ uhhhh health-wise?”

Melodia looks dumbfounded, and time seems to pause for a moment while she considers what the heck this kid just asked her to do. “You want me to… go inside… the dragon?”

“Aye.”

“And do a damage assessment or look for a weak point.”

“Aye! Sounds like ya got it! Astrid’s at the top! Ya can tell her all about it up there! Thanks! I'm gonna go save folks!” Then Dstrid dives down to help the rescue mission.

If a ghost could die again, Melodia just might, but the girl she promised to look out for asked her to do something, so the incorporeal woman lets out a sigh and quickly rushes inside the molten body of Vulcadreas to see if she can find anything of note to report back to the adventurers outside.

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Meanwhile, on the ground, Buttfellow finishes scraping off the remnants of hot goop from the exploded Mephit and looks toward the looming wall of lava. It doesn’t have a face that can emote, but the banged-up Blixto^TM model-Buffalo head looks about as despondent as a metal construct possibly could. The arcane runes along its body seem to twist in time as if calculating its options. That’s when an even larger golem, the very same one that plummeted from the sky and struck Vulcadreas in the head, comes charging up and simply scoops the smaller golem into its arms and lifts it over its head.

Buttfellow isn’t sure what to think about this because, frankly, it cannot process emotions in its prototype state. It can, however, calculate options when there is danger afoot. Buttfellow itself seems to be out of danger with the height that Mayhem has lifted it, but Mayhem is in danger of excess heat from the rushing magma. It reaches one heavy metal arm down and casts an aura of golden magic across Mayhem to protect the other golem from the wrath of the wave.

Spicy Pawsage goes for a heckin’ ride with his other BFF Blue Raspberry, though the hellhound isn’t all that stable on the bird’s back, and he’s not very comfortable in the bird’s claws. He is, however, unharmed thanks to the knight’s efforts, and he will probably get dropped off with Astrid soon enough, or at least one of her many duplicates might pocket him soon.

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Direct mentions: Lady Kamille Verlithax (see buttfellow action below), Caedes Oleander , Lady Keyke Runi

Positioning: Astrid is at the FRONT near Vulcadreas’ head, carrying Caedes up to the top with her. Spicy Pawsage is in Blue Birdberry’s claws, also near the FRONT by Vulc’s head. Buttfellow is on the LEFT being held aloft by Mayhem. The duplicates are flying around all over the place, so they’re wherever the person they’re carrying is.

Actions:

• Buff Action: Astrid uses her Bat Wings (post 1/3), gains echolocation from them.
• Support? Action: Astrid casts Replicant to make a physical duplicate (Bstrid).
• Persistent effect: Howling Gale (Defensive)
  
  SPOILER: Click to show
  Your mastery has become so pervasive that you are like a maelstrom, able to create a tornado like effect that encircles you beginning at ten feet from your body and going out another five feet from there. The harsh winds buffet and slice at any you deem an enemy while being completely harmless to yourself and allies. You can see through the effect but others cannot, and it automatically blocks any sky domain or ranged weapon attacks that are used against you, while speeding up those same spells and attacks that you and your allies use.

Minion/Pet Actions:

• Free action: Spicy Pawsage mildly panics in Blue Birdberry’s claws.
• Defensive Action: Buttfellow casts Armor of Faith on Mayhem.
• Support action: Bstrid casts Replicant to create Cstrid.
• Support action: Cstrid casts Replicant to create Dstrid.
• Support Action: Dstrid casts Call Ghost and has Melodia go inside of Vulcadreas to do damage assessment because it’s funny.

Tracking:

• Armor/shield hit preventions: 8 (+ activated items for more preventions)
• Minor wounds: 0
• Major wounds: 0
• Gold Coin: 1
• Silver Coin: 1
• Arcane Activation: 1 use remaining, Post 3/4
• Buttfellow’s Mana Bulwark: 2/3 spells cast (Ancient Arcanatek Core)
• Buttfellow's Lightning Armor: post 2/3
  
• Buttfellow's Wounds: 1 minor
• Call Ghost: post 1/3
• Bat Wings: post 1/3
• Number of Replicants: 4
• Electrical Surge charges: 3
• Howling Gale (no duration listed)

Active Passives:

SPOILER: Click to show

• Sun Sparked Goggles - immunity to blinding effects
• Diplopia Armor - creates afterimages that makes it hard to target the wearer
• Greaves - Lightning-grounded enchantment
• Raider’s Loincloth - Prevents movement from being slowed or restricted
• Arcane Proxy - can be the source of spells if within 100ft of user
• Bull’s Strength tattoo - double strength
• Night Vision - see in the dark (except magical darkness)
• Touch of Divinity - I don’t fuckin’ know, but I'm listing it
• Baloth Muscles - right arm, smash through structures
• Arcane Soul - Lightning damage on bonded weapon (war hammer) ignores resistance/immunity
• Arcane Focus - Bonded weapon is spell focus, can cast spells through it
• Always There - Cannot be disarmed from bonded weapon. Can summon bonded weapon.
• Stalwart armor - Ignores effects that bypass armor
• Master Combattant - Can wield two-handed weapons in one hand
• Immovable Bastion - Cannot be forcibly moved or knocked down by spells or effects
• Light as a Feather - ignore armor weight
• Electrical Surge - Gain charges for casting lightning spells
• War hammer - bonded weapon (lightning damage), Pale Ice, Heavy
• Battle hammer - silvered, ice rune, weapon tether

Caspian jumps with glee as he sees that his ice spike attack worked and destroyed one of the fire mephits on his master’s friend, “Yes, just like master Javal does”, he mumbles.



“Eek no way no way”, he screams as he sees the oncoming wave of lava coming his way.



“Darn it, darn it, uh what would master Javal do in this case? Uh none of my water spells can come even close to helping me here”, he shouts.


Caspian bows down praying for anyone to help him in his time of need; his prayer is quickly answered as he feels himself getting thrown into the air and dropping down on Shimmer’s back.



“No way Shimmer thank you thank you I'll give you treats everyday for the rest of my life”, Caspian yells as they fly through the air.



Shimmer only buzzes in happiness in response, zooming through the air as fast as she can toward her master.



“Oh yes you're right we must help master Javal fight against that earth elemental fellow”.


Shimmer as she zooms close to the earth, the elemental reeling its fist back spits the elemental with her sticky honey substance aiming at its feet.



Caspian charges his hands with cold energy and throws an Ice lance at the elemental’s fist hoping to cancel out the impact or destroy its fist.



The pair then zoom away from the fight to keep their distance floating above the right rear area.



Javal smiles as he sees the elemental retaliate winding up for a large punch aimed at his chest.



Javal then changes his expression into a serious glare at the elemental he touches his warlord banner and sends out a wave of Javal’s will hoping to stop and scare the monster in his tracks.



He then grabs the sky rider from his jacket and raises it above his head while his other hand is still holding onto his katana. He then catches the wind and flies into the air above attempting to avoid the oncoming lava wave.



Nadia zooms seeing her master and her fellow retainer/rival in danger from the lava wave she quickly picks up Meryl and shrieks, “My liege not to pull such dangerous stunts like that ever again” before zooming away with a laughing Meryl to the left flank.

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Javal Zarrias: 

Defensive Action: Use Warlord Banner on earth elemental
Defensive Action: Use Sky Rider to fly
Passives: Bulls Strength, Drake Gland, Horns, Prehensile Tail, Thorn Cloak, 8 hit preventions (full set of armor)
Nadia Sadrine: 

Passive Action: Pick up Meryl on Flying Rug
Passives: Lightning Rune

Meryl Greine: 
Passive Action: Get on Flying Rug
Passives: Lightning Rune
Caspian: 
Fire Ice Spike at Earth Elemental

Asleipmir: run away from battle.

Shimmer: 
Fire Sticky Substance at earth elemental similar to honey within a five foot radius, trapping anyone standing within it for one post, as a form of self-defense, and can carry one individual in flight.



Summary: Greater Dragoonfly picks up sea domain apprentice flies near javal. dragoonfly shoots sticky subtance at earth elemental attacking javal feet and sea domain apprentice fires ice spike at earth elemental attacking javal. Nadia picks up meryl and flies away. Javal uses warlord banner to attempt to freeze earth elemental in fear then use sky rider to fly. Asleipmir runs away from the battle.

As Arashi shoots the lightning bolt, the Mephit explodes in a burst of fire... as he looks at his slightly burnt hand he mutters "Well good to know they explode..." As he begins flying away he notices as some guy falls from the sky and clears the smoke out, that's bound to be helpful let's just hope the guy is ok... as the mephits flank him Arashi stops and waits for them, but he gets distracted as the dragon stands up before dropping down into the lava... a wave of molten rock shooting out across the battlefield... he'd be safe but what of the others? at the same time an earthquake rumbles through making movement harder for those still in the ground. The fight was getting more and more dangerous as time went on... he had to finish off these two little annoyances and go help! Even if he probably can't deal that much damage to the dragon... he had to find someway to help!

The distraction lasted long enough that the Mephits were already trying to slash at him with their fiery claws, without a second to waste Arashi got in position. he flew a bit higher, doing a backflip¹ over one of the mephits at the last possible second positioning himself behind it and avoiding both attacks. This might be a bad idea but I'm not sure I should use that just yet so this is the best I can do in such little time... He raised his sword to a ready stance and Flew towards Both Mephits as fast as he could, slicing them in half with one slash each² as he shot through. hopefully the speed at which he was moving allowed him to either get to a safe distance before they exploded. Or if the explosion was immediate, to have as little contact with the flames as possible hopefully reducing the damage he took...

Either way they should be taken care of...

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Summary: Backflipped over one Mephit and slashed at them both while flying through as fast as possible hoping that his speed would minimize the damage from the explosions or allow him to dodge them

1) Defensive Action: Dodging both claws by backflipping over one of the Mephits

2) Offensive Action: Slicing both Mephits in half with his Katana using double strike Enchantment

Passive:

1 Minor Wound

Active Effects:

Fly spell

The toxic gas had more of an effect on him than he realized. He'd begun to slowly fall out of the air; the gas must've had some effect on his body, his magic! He readied himself to inevitably make a hard landing onto the ground— and mostly become soup if he wouldn't be able to get away.

He then felt his arm being grabbed from out of the air. He quickly grasps onto his savior's arm and looking up he sees a familiar face along with one he did not recognize. They hoist him up onto the dragon as he coughs repeatedly from the toxic fumes he'd just escaped from moments ago.

"It quite literally is raining men! Hello, Kamille! Glad to see you're doing so well!" He says to her as she casts a cleansing spell upon him. There was a warmness that seems to envelop him from within, and it felt as though the toxic fumes that had joined together with his blood was burned away. "Ah, that was pleasant! Thank you!"

The other man who hoisted Ulrich up onto the dragon now placed his hand on his shoulder. Ulrich could feel the sensations of the minor burns he'd taken fade away as the man casted a healing spell upon him. "I thank you for your assistance! And of course, after this is all over! Find me afterwards! If there's anything you would like my help in, I'd be happy to help!"

He then feels a new strength empower him as a familiar voice calls from below. He peers over the side to see a familiar head of blonde hair dangling from Kalaf's claws as they fly overhead above Vulcadreaus' left wing. Before Ulrich could say anything, the claws release the knight, allowing him to plummet down towards the massive dragon's left wing. An idea quickly struck him as he realized Lee's intended action!

He stands up facing towards Kamille and the man he now knew as Flint. "If we all survive this, I hope to have drinks with you all sometime!" He says with a warm smile. He then falls backwards off of Kalaf and adjusts his body into a dive, angling himself to where he was now diving straight behind Lee.

As the two plummet closer towards Vulcadreaus' wing he can hear Lee shout something as he raises the halberd above his head for the strike. Ulrich begins to ready his own spell as lightning sparks start to dance around his body. The sparks begin to gather into his forearm causing it to glow with a brilliant blue glow. He then chambers his fist to strike the moment Lee makes contact. As Lee mightily brings down his Halberd; Ulrich's momentum catches up to the knight, and his arm streaks forward with his open palm striking the back end of Lee's halberd. A massive jolt of momentum accompanied his strike adding strength to his mighty strike! The knight would feel something suddenly pulse through the weapon's shaft before he felt lightning course through the halberd down into it's point. A massive burst of lightning would then burst forth from the weapon!

He didn't know if their combined attack would have an effect, but it was worth a try!

"Hello Leandros! Fancy seeing you here!" Ulrich says with a grin.

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SUMMARY:

Ulrich was helped onto Kalaf's back by Flint. Kamille and Flint used their magic to heal Ulrich of his wounds and poison status. He then drops down from Kalaf to aid Lee in attempting to would Vulcadreaus' left wing.

Support Action(?): Uses Static Charge to augment Leandros' strike on Vucadreaus' left wing in an attempt to further wound the dragon.

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Static Charge

You channel lightning magic through your forearms, causing them to illuminate and become charged with static energy. This can be done while holding other objects, such as a weapon. When you make a physical weapon attack, such as with a sword, hammer, bow or even your fist, you can cause the electric energy to discharge, flowing from your arms into the attack, attempting to shock and even paralyze your enemy. If the attack is successful it will deal heavy amounts of lightning damage and paralyze the limb struck, rendering that limb useless for the enemies next post. If the attack is blocked, such as with a shield, armor or other weapon, the enemy will still receive a medium shock but not be paralyzed. This spell has a three post cooldown when used.

Active Passive: Bull's Strength

(I am so sorry I keep doing this, I have the Chronic Illness Brain Fry and also dnd in twelve minutes)

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Summary: With the Elemental seemingly having been defeated and rendered inert, Askr turns to direct his blades toward the other elemental, aiding in the assault with one quick slash from Yggdrasil and a second from Glasir. He still has Resist the Elements active, but he hitches a ride out of the way of the lava on an UByrr with Leandros.

1. Attacks Left Elemental 2 with Yggdrasil

2. Attacks Left Elemental 2 with Glasir

Passives:

Resist the Elements from Caedes Oleander (last post)

Aagha panicked a bit at the incoming onslaught of lava, but quickly noticed that something was turning into a flying creature. He gulped hoping that it wouldn't be too rude for him to hitch a ride with and sharply whistled before running to the oncoming large blue bird. He would jump on in an attempt to save himself and Boromir. Ignis and Cane made their way over as well as quickly as they could and aagha pulled open the scroll. Ignis understood without any hesitation or an order being necessary and dove into the scroll so that Cane and Boromir could be safe alongside aagha on the large blue bird. Hopefully they weren't all too heavy. This was the only way Aagha could think to keep them all safe for now.

This battle was turning into a massive cluster. "I have no way to fly or get airborne! I hope you don't mind us hitching a ride. I'll pay you back for it one day! Honest!" With that, Aagha, Boromir, and Cane braced themselves for whatever was to come next. He watched the battlefield carefully. They had seen that the mephits were definitely arrowable. He could be useful after all! A deep sigh of relief left from his slightly parted lips.