Perhaps if he’d had more time to speculate on the concept, Cyran would have ruminated on the innate curiosity of one’s ability to stare into the abyss, this pit of sheer chaos, and spot their loved ones. Perhaps that was how, over the panic and pandemonium, he could hear the sound of his own name cut through it all like a knife straight through his heart. His goddaughter. She was here. Of course she was. He’d seen her, heard her, her joyful presence and sheer determination to carry the day. But now he could see, as he spotted her in the crowd - because Cyran would always, always, be able to find her - he watched as the demon overtook her, morphing her face and voice until it was nothing more than a caricature of itself, a malicious smile painted on her face. He’d thought it would be difficult to pile more anguish onto the already growing mountain of his own; but watching her allow that creature to take control once more, it tore the gaping wound further, forcing everything he’d tried so damn hard to keep contained to spill out.

CRACK! The plating on the dragon’s skull fractured with a sound akin to thunder, and lightning was soon to follow as two adventurers descended from the sky like a crackling comet - was that Leandros? - breaking through the scales along the vulnerable parts of the skin. Targeting Vulcadreus where it was guaranteed to do some lasting damage, and through it all, he could feel her gentle presence, like the thrumming of forgelight keeping him warm. I’m here. I’m here. Del was somewhere on the dragon, still holding on. She hadn’t been cast out into the lava. She was fine. For now. Who knew how long that would last? Nevertheless, Cyran clung to those promises, wondering if Del truly intended to keep them. In this case, he supposed if they did not matter whether they were lies or not, for they were beautiful ones. Her determination to hold this together, to fix things - Cyran could not focus on his own, not right now. But he would allow the light of that beacon to guide him.

From the safety of the sky that his wings had allowed him, Cyran could see her, climbing around its back. She was planning… something, he could feel through the edges of their bond as she tugged on dross and forgemetal to protect her during her ascent. He was not sure what, not yet. Whatever it was, though, Vulcadreus would not allow that to happen. Cyran watched as he drew himself to his full height once more, ready to buck them all off of his body, shedding scales that had been knocked loose by all the damage that had been done to him, like an obsidian rain. And from this distance, Cyran could also see the eerie glow of his neck, the primordial energy bubbling in its throat like a volcano ready to blow, aimed right at those below still holding off the elementals in the front line.

No!

Cyran darted forward, cutting through the sky as he drew closer and closer to Vulcadreus’s head, away from the others scrambling about to gather their bearings, away from anyone else until he was close enough to what might be considered the massive creature’s ear, the building anguish in chest unable to be contained, parting his lips in a scream.

“NO MORE!”^[1]

No more needless deaths. No more fanatics. No more sacrifice. No more divine meddling. No more murder in the name of this damned dragon. No more.

No more.

And with his scream, the ghosts lurking in the shadows stirred, all of those forgotten embers that had been killed in the name of this great beast, all of those unjust deaths raising up, their howls demanding to be heard, demanding to be felt, demanding to lash out at the entity for whom they had been mercilessly slaughtered. All of their voices rising in a terrible, horrible crescendo, for which Cyran was the conductor, the call of his own scream intermingling with the echoes of their replies. And behind him, two spectral figures manifested of ash and stardust - an elven woman, one whose grim smile was as haunting as her gaunt face, and a dwarven man wrapped in a scarf. Cyran didn’t stop to acknowledge them, not until he was perched on the mighty beast’s head.

There it was - the gash that had been wrought open by enough coordinated attacks. A weakness, an opening for him to take advantage of. Lips parted in a snarl, tears gathering in his eyes, Cyran sheathed his daggers, raising his empty hands as they coated in a darkened miasma, a pitch-black poison that had been brewing in his heart for gods knew how long. A poison born from him. All those ugly things that he’d tried so hard to ignore. Perhaps he himself was a poison, too. Didn’t matter right now.

So long as it could help them, Cyran would be as ugly as need be if the others could live.

It would not negate all of the horrid things he’d done, or tip the scales of judgment in his favor, but Cyran did not do this for absolution. The time for that had long since passed. All he could do now was prevent as much death as he could. All he could do was plunge his hands into this weakness, infect the rot into the scar until it eroded away, widened, created some kind of weakness that he could take advantage of.^[2]

Del was going to stop this bastard’s heart? Then Cyran would target his brain.

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ROUND SUMMARY

Cyran, seeing the coming breath attack, flies towards Vulcadreus’s HEAD. In an attempt to stop the breath attack, he summons his SPIRIT GUARDIANS before perching on Vulcadreus’s head and pressing his hands to the wound to erode and damage it with TOXIC TOUCH.

1. BUFF ACTION - Summoning Cyran’s spirit guardians (granting him spirit shroud and 4/4 hit preventions)

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The Spirit Guardian summons forth an ancestral spirit beside them to guard and protect them. This Guardian spirit can take on many forms but is no larger then a medium sized creature no matter what form it takes on. (A Medium sized creature is defined as being between 3 feet and 8 foot tall.) The spirit can only be summoned once per topic but has two hit prevention, allowing it to take two strikes from an attack before it vanishes back to the spirit world. This guardian will permanently remain until all of its hit preventions have been consumed. It can not attack or interact with objects and is only able to block and absorb attacks.

2. ATTACK ACTION- Casting Toxic Touch on the skin/scales of his skull fracture to widen it.

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Your touch becomes extremely toxic, your hands coated in a dangerous poison. You can touch a creature or enemy and cause that area to become inflicted with the toxin. The skin will burn and rot away, becoming useless for the next three post. In addition to dealing damage it will render that limb useless. They can strike with it or use it until the poison fades.

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)

0/2 POSTS REMAINING ON RESIST THE ELEMENTS - CAST BY DEL (LAST POST)

ROOOOOAAAARRRRR BOOOOM ratatatatatata skreeeeeeeee AHHHHHHH sup Javal pew pew pew HOOONK

Sumary:

Kamille activates Slipstream briddle and picks up Javal on the trainwreck of handsomeness. Flying close to Ulrich to allow Flint to wack him in the head to heal him. They fly up to try and shoot Vulcadreaus in the back of head with a Massive Fireball turned water, adding the third stack of Curse of the Seven Seas.

Kalaf attempts a claw attack at the crack in Vulcadreaus head, trying to help Cyran widen the fracture.

Mayhem drops close to the Black Quills and act as a shield to everyone around.

WIP

    Flint watched the three individuals each make contact with the top of the dragons skull, each impact was louder than the next until a large crack echoed across the battlefield. "Holy shit we're doin' it" Flint grinned as he knew this was a confirmation this thing could be damaged, and it seemed one more push like that could end this struggle once and for all. Flint's determined grinned wavered slightly as the behemoth rose to it's full height and spread it's massive wings. Soon after rising he noticed familiar a sound, like energy building upon itself. It was something he had heard at the very beginning of all of this and the expanding light at the base of it's neck confirmed that an onslaught of hellfire was soon coming their way. "Oh gods, Miss Kamille can this thing go any faster! It's about to get real hot if we don't get out of here fast-" His words getting muffled by the sound of wind rushing past as Kalaf accelerates. Kamille was right, this was turning out to be the most exciting ride in his entire life.

    His eye barely even had time to focus on the slowly falling purple blob that they were rushing towards, whatever or whoever this was Flint felt the urge to pluck them out of the sky. He held his left arm out as it wrapped around the individual and hoisted him onto the drake's back, he was 2 for 2 with the sky rescues. His eyes lit up in recognition as he realized he had helped pluck Javal out of the air "I was slightly worried that the lava had got you, it's good to see yer not burnt to a crisp yet." he chuckled as he lightly punched his shoulder. His attention was then caught on another familiar figure being carried by someone else who had been zipping across the battlefield this whole fight. He then tapped Kamille's shoulder "Hey, Ulrich's not lookin' too hot again. I just need to be able to touch him to heal him, again.".

    He felt like he was about to be flung off as Kalaf switched directions to the two floating individuals, once again he used his strong legs as anchors. As they quickly approached ¹he held out his open hand, it glowed with a soothing purple light and as it made contact to the back of Ulrich's head with a satisficing slap he pumped another major healing into him. "Yer welcome" were the only words he was able to get out as they continued. As they flew off his eyes narrowed in confusion at the other figure, was that a child? and he thought that he had an interesting childhood. He attempted a double take over his shoulder but they had traveled too far away for his one good eye to register clearly. 

    He would have to question that later as they rocketed towards the dragon's head, his eye then focused on the large glowing crack right at the top of it's skull. He smirked as stood up to get a better look, ²he then took a mote of purple light from his burning hand. Using his other hand he extended it to the length of a spear and took a step forward leaning off the edge of the drake. Like a whaler waiting for his hunt to breach the ocean surface, Flint eyed the fracture spinning the spear in between his fingers. Once Kalaf attempted to rip it open further he used both arms to spin the spear even more to gain momentum "JUST FALL ALREADY YOU ANCIENT LIZARD SHIT" and like an Olympic thrower he hucked the radiant harpoon right at the edge of it hoping to help in the process of widening.

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    Summary: Flint holds on for dear life as Kalaf rockets faster then helps his best bud Javal onto the back of the drake. As they fly by he smacks the back of Ulrich's head to be able to cast Major healing on him again and notice that there is a child here, how and why? He doesn't have time to question it as they continue to rocket towards Vulc's head and he attempts to help Kalaf widen the crack further by tossing a purity bolt as hard as he can into it.

Action 1: Support - Major Healing smack to the back of Ulrich's head
Action 2: Attack - Olympic toss of a Purity Bolt at the edge of the crack to widen it further

Passive: Bull's Strength

Vail lands on the dragon’s bottom eyelid with a forceful stomp. The light from his wings is no doubt a nuisance to the beast, no matter how large it may be. He quickly reacts to the beast’s inner eyelid, slamming one of his feet down to prevent its closure. The upper eyelid presents another challenge for him; should it close even partially, his intended damage would be mitigated. As the slick inner membrane begins to move, Vail’s left arm extends upward^[1], twisting as it ascends. His gauntlet wrapped fingers latch onto the squishy membrane as his wrist pushes against the beast’s eyelid.

The glassy surface of the eye offered a reflection of himself, his black garb contrasting with the heavenly glow of his wings. He pulls his free hand back and as he takes aim at his own head within the eye. He throws his gauntlet-covered fists forward multiple times, hoping to deal as much damage as possible^[2]. He can feel his arm moving more swiftly as he strikes, no doubt a result of his allies' spells. A feeling of reassurance arises in him, perhaps his allies could restrain the beast as he blinded it, although the glow rising through the beast caused some concern. Should these adventurers suffer at the hands of this monster, his rage would no doubt consume him.

For years I watched as these mortals hurt each other, destroyed each other, all for their own selfish ambitions. There was always some excuse, some way to justify another's suffering. You are much the same, turning a blind eye to the suffering you cause, all for this promise of rebirth. Therefore, I will aid in your desires, by blinding you... from your own demise.

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Summary: Vail lands on the dragon's right eyelid and casts Soft Body to extend his arm allowing him to reach the upper eyelid. He grabs onto the inner eyelid and pulls it upwards as his wrist pushes the outer eyelid upward. He then delivers four blows directly to the dragon's eye.

Support Action:
[1] Casts Soft Body on his arm, which extends to hold open the dragon's eyelid.

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For the next two post one of your limbs becomes incredibly stretchy, able to bend and form in very unnatural ways. It can extend up to three times its normal length and wrap around objects. This can be used to assault foes from afar or even restrain enemies with your limbs. You still take damage as normal while in this state.

Offensive Action:
[2] Punches the eye 4 times (Double Strike + Two Piece)

Active effects:
Divine Ascent [1/3]

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Two bright golden angelic wings spring forth from your back. These wings give off an immense amount of light and also give you the ability to fly. These wings will remain for three post and will allow you to move through the air much like other creatures with wings. These wings mimic the flight spell.

Equipped items:
Gauntlet's of Ginma: Hit Preventions [1/1]

Active passives:

Ravager's Mark (Bulls Strength Tattoo) - double strength
Two Piece - Punching eye again.
Double Strike Enchantment (Bare hands) - And again and again.

Holy Enchantment (Bare hands)  - Holy damage + ally trust.
Iron Grip - He's not letting go of that eyelid.

Controlled Immunity - poison/toxic reduction
Divine Ascent - Immense amount of light being produced by the wings, point blank in the dragon's eye. Kind of hard to ignore.

Increased Speed and Spell range from Gwendolyn's Grand Censer.

It had been a strange thing to stand in the middle of flame and fury and feel nothing.

The cascade of lava had not been entirely unanticipated; they are battling a God that once slumbered at a volcano's core, one with magma blistering through its divinely-spun veins, its body forged in the hottest fires this plane may offer. Still, it had been entirely unusual for Askr to be able to stand in lava and not feel it scorch his skin, not even searing at his clothing-- it is an experience he would not be opposed to undergoing again, solely for the sake of processing it further. But this is not the time for processing new sensations and experiences, let alone ones made possible by magic alone-- it is the time to fight for the safety of the Ash Lands and the rest of the continent.

Besides, Caedes's magic has ebbed away by now-- though his body is artificial, Askr knows that even synthetic skin can hardly withstand the might of a volcano, the hiss of a god. Before he'd even had time to contemplate a way out, a familiar face had charged by on the back of a steed, helping him on with knightlike skill and smoothness.

"Oh. Hello, Sir Leandros--"

And then, he's gone, charging back into close-quarters combat, a war cry on his tongue and a halberd in his hands, the same picture of the ideal knight he'd been back in the woods all that time ago.

"Goodbye, Sir Leandros."

He speaks both greeting and goodbye equally bluntly, watching the golden-haired knight as he goes back into the madness. Well. This leaves Askr and... a horse, one that seems perhaps mildly confused by its new rider, even as Askr pats its head gently to soothe it. He cannot say he understands what goes on in the mind of a horse, let alone a horse caught in a battle with a God. Do horses have a concept of Gods and divinity, hell, heavens? He does not know. He is curious, but he cannot ask, and this is not the place to ask, anyway.

Askr awkwardly takes the reins in hand, calling Yggdrasil back to his side and humming contemplatively as he surveys the battlefield. There are countless people charging the dragon, all eager to land a devastating blow, and Askr is unsure of what his own window of attack may be-- perhaps it is best to continue to handle Vulcadreus's minions, who he knows can be cleaved down with sword alone, rather than try to find a place in chaos he likely won't impact.

So he gently pulls at the reins, awkwardly trying to steer Byrr over to the right flank; it takes a few tries, a bit of quiet urging, confused noises, and gentle pleading before the horse takes off, headed for the part of the battlefield still populated by a few stray fighters and two hulking earth elementals. It is... a bit awkward to try and get a decent handle on Yggdrasil once more to recast his magic, allowing divine light to flow through his fingertips until the blade floats a short distance from his hand once again. [1] He swipes his arm clumsily forward, sending the blade hurtling toward one of the Elementals, remaining careful not to fall in the process. [2]

How does Sir Leandros do this?

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Summary: Askr steers Byrr, who has been left in his care by Leandros, over to the Right Flank to help with the Earth Elementals there. He recasts Telekinesis on Yggdrasil, before charging in (well, awkwardly clinging to Byrr while BYRR charges in), and using Yggdrasil to slash at one of the Earth Elementals, trying to deal some significant damage.

1. Cast Telekinesis on Yggdrasil (Longsword) (Buff Action)

2. Struck Right Flank Earth Elemental with Yggdrasil from a short distance (Offensive Action)

Passives:

2/2 Hit Preventions (Eik/Yr -- Dancing Swords [Chains])

Aagha, Boromir, and Cane each made their way onto the dragon now. At this point there was no safe place for them to be and the three were well aware of this. They descended down upon the crack created and Aagha attempted to launch arrows into what he could only hope was flesh. He first fired an arrow, then threw one of his knives into it. In the grand scheme of things the only thing he could do is keep trying physical attacks but if this failed he would have to choose to aim for my vital points such as it's eyes or mouth respectively. This thing was so large he wasn't even sure his attacks would do a thing. He kept mounted on Boromir and cane swiftly made his way to assist in attacking the creatures eye the best the wolf could. Things that were fleshy surely would take damage, the question was just what could they really do, but Aagha didn't have the time to think about that. He would just attempt to launch as many attacks as he could on his own.

Boromir would keep them moving now, but there would no doubt be pain from the surface of the dragon. They wouldn't be able to do this for long, but this seemed to be their best option.

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Aagha 2/2:
Arrow
Knife

Cane 1/1:
Assisting Eye attack

The chaos of battle is breathtaking. It has been eons since she’s tasted such delicious desperation and fear. The annoying presence of Vulcadreaus and his resistance of her influence served to sour her enjoyment. Taking control of the overgrown lizard’s mind might not have worked, but that merely proved that he was as brainless as any other so-call god. To be brushed off with a single word, she’s still not present enough in this world. Other measures will need to be taken.

With a beat of her great wings Mother Moon takes to flight, hovering above the dragon’s back and surveying the field of battle. Below she spots many of her host’s friends and allies, people Cirice was willing to do anything for, what doting Mother would not care for her child’s desires? How best to care for them but destroy the threat?

The darkness stirring all around, fed by the anger and determination of these mortals and their sheer tenacity heeds her call. The Night Mother directs these shadows, plunging them into the dragon’s hide and beyond, seeking its very core, its heart. His paltry resistance is nothing but the slightest hindrance as the essence of the god’s being is ripped from it and flows into Mother Moon as she floats above. The small burns on her maiden heal in an instant, the stolen vitality passing through the conduit of her vessel¹.

Fed. Sated for now. Now for fun.

Weakness is to be exploited and there’s a discolored and scored place on the dragon’s back below her, Cyran’s doing. Summoning Crestfallen into her hands she folds her wings in close to her body and falls towards the vulnerability, plunging the sword into the rend with the full force of gravity she delivers a devastating blow to the dragon’s back².

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Action 1: Debuff action: Consuming Darkness on Vulcy

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Now at full power the fiend is able to exert its presence on the world around it. It can cause dark energy to swarm enemies, inflicting minor amounts of damage and causing them to begin to go mad. You are able to drain the very life essence from someone, consuming its energy for your own. You can target a non player character or a creature and completely drain its life force. While this will not kill it, it will render that being completely useless for the rest of the topic, unable to fight or assist in any way. If used on a player character they will begin to feel extremely weak for a few moments, preventing them from casting any spells, be it offensively, defensively or even utility. This will take effect for two posts and can only be used once per topic. You will instantly heal yourself after consuming somethings essence, healing all minor and major wounds on your body. [\spoiler]

Action 2: Attack: Gerhart's Final Strike directly at the weakened spot on the dragon's back


Active effects:

Resist the Elements ends 
Wings (fiend 3 harbinger of evil) [2/3]

Doubled speed and damage, ignore light dmg







Passive effects:

Magic Blocker (on Crestfallen)

Dark damage that bypasses immunity(on crestfallen & attacks and spells)

Insight Rune

Aegis Animi: brain protecc

Overwhelming Magic: spell damage bypasses resistance or immunity

Benefitting from Gwen's Censer

SUMMARY: Caedes lands on Vulcadreus' HEAD and casts Summon: Dark Elemental; the aspect of the Shadow Weaver rises and leaps off, aiming a Chaos Bolt into Vulcadreus' Left Eye. Afterwards, Caedes pinpoints Askr on the ground and casts Resist the Elements (Fire) in hopes of protecting him from any fire attacks that Vulcadreus will summon forth.

Astrid hugs him; it’s awkward, but she’s not squeezing the life out of him; so why does it feel like this child just punched him through the gut? His breath leaves him all at once; and as quickly as clarity came, it fades. Nausea and anxiety overwhelm him in contrast to Astrid’s keen excitement over his relation— however mistaken that might be— to Zarius.

When he opens his mouth to answer her, to correct her, nothing comes out; the words die before they can even form on his tongue.

He purses his lips, brows twitching slightly as she keeps speaking; his lashes lower, half-lidded, and he’s overwhelmed with a rush of complicated emotions over her declaration that he’s told her to remain quiet for safety reasons.

Zarius really was true to his word about many things.

As she continues, Caedes turns his head to look towards the ground; magma bubbles, cooling into obsidian below. The adventurers left on the earth are specks. Each of Astrid’s words are sharp; blades burrowing deeper and deeper beneath his skin. For a brief moment, reality lapses into something dream-like; slow, and unreal; until Caedes can feel the sting of his nails biting into his wrist.

He squints his eyes shut, flexing his curled fingers; and eventually, he finally manages to utter a lifeless, “Yeah,” to her wonderings. The sound of his voice barely finds substance; nearly devoured instead by the howling gales and chaos around them.

Now isn’t the time for this; he can’t do this right now.

Focus, spiderling.

He opens his eyes as Astrid starts to lower him, and he meets the broiling scales of the dragon without hesitation, finding some ease of purchase upon them despite their intolerable temperatures. _{(1. PASSIVE: Surface Scaling)}

“Thank you.” Once again, his voice comes quiet in the chaos as Astrid makes her leave; as she moves away, the changeling wastes no time. Beneath his gloves, his white skin darkens; pitch black shadows reap through his veins, staining him in ebony hues; and in a blink, the shadows beneath his feet open up.

^{(2. SUMMON: Dark Elemental, Aspect of the Shadow Weaver)}

Eight legs writhe from the shadows, coalescing into an arachnid form, as it sloughs from the scales of the dragon itself. Whatever it is, to some extent, has a mind of its own; its form, like a liquid, leaps away from him, but remains connected to the shadows beneath him. As it swings around in the air, the elemental erupts into an amorphous creature of wings and gaping maw, and faces Vulcadreus’ left eye.

Darkness erupts within its maw, sparking and dripping from its open mouth, before it shoots a chaos bolt directly towards the dragon’s eye.

As Caedes blinks back into reality with the elemental’s exit, he searches for a familiar duckling amongst the chaos below.

Lingering anxiety bubbles into his chest as he searches for Askr, its claws ripping deep into his core, like some feral beast trying to escape. Magma broils, and obsidian cools; magic flashes, and the beast beneath him roils and writhes with each second it’s under assault— but, there.

There he is.

Caedes reaches out, managing to pinpoint Askr through the boons of years of marksmanship training, and for Askr’s safety and his own sanity, ensures that whatever comes next will not harm him. ^{(3. ACTION: Resist the Elements)}

Once he is certain that Askr will be okay, he turns quickly— intending to head towards the creature’s skull— when he realizes someone else has beat him there. A sobering reality begins sinking in as a familiar silhouette enters his vision. The complicated myriad of emotions, the numbness with which he’d faced the interaction with Astrid, all well up in his throat; like the magma of the dragon itself, broiling into a bitter frustration.

Cyran?

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Actions (Caedes):

1) Summon Action: Casts Summon: Dark Elemental to assist in the offense.

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You summon forth a massive creature from the dark domain. This creature will be transparent and its form will be one of smoky darkness. It will appear as a large winged bat, circling around your person and attempting to defend you or attack your enemies. This elemental will remain for three post and can fire the spell chaos bolt from its mouth.

2) Support Action: Casts Resist the Elements (Fire) to protect Askr Mimameith from fire attacks from Vulcadreus. 

(SECOND CAST THIS TOPIC, CAN NO LONGER BE USED.)

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You can choose yourself or an ally, coating them in an aura of energy. Upon casting this spell you must choose one of the eight elemental damage types (Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Water, Ice, Light or Dark) For the next two post the effected target will become immune to that single damage type, taking no damage from spells or effects of that damage type. You can only effect one person at a time with this spell and can only cast it twice a topic.

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Actions (Aspect of the Shadowweaver):

2) Offensive Action: Casts Chaos Bolt into/towards Vulcadreus' left eye.

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This spell allows you to fire a bright purple bolt of energy from your finger. This bolt will crackle like lightning, twisting and arching through the air. This bolt of energy can be fired up to long distances and deals a moderate amount of damage.
-Deals dark damage-

Passive (Caedes):

Sanguine Bond — STILL DON'T WASTE YOUR HEALING SPELLS

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Now reliant on drinking blood, your body has become weak without it and is actually unable to heal itself without the blood. You no longer benefit from healing spells from the Light domain (or similar specialty spells) and will actually start to feel weaker if in direct sunlight. Most vampires use this as an excuse to stay inside but this weakness can be navigated by covering up ones skin or diminishing the amount of sunlight you come into contact with. You are also now considered an undead for the sake of abilities and spells.

Surface Scaling

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This technique makes you an expert climber or scaler, giving you the knowledge of how to climb and cling to surfaces. Almost like a spider you have gained the unnatural ability to hang onto walls or solid surfaces and climb up vertical surfaces that normal people could not. You have expert knowledge of hand holds and vertical movement, letting you reach higher places than normal.

As Javal looks back to see that the elemental he was fighting before being stopped in his tracks and hit by the lava, his smile of relief wavers as he thinks, “Darn it I wanted to defeat that guy before the lava hit”, and I had to escape he shakes his head and looks over to the elemental hoping he could fight it once more later.



He smiles as he continues floating still in the air, “Huzzah I have done it. I have not been burnt by that pesky lava although I would have loved to fight it in combat right now is not the time for it. Flying is so wonderful I can see everything from up here. This is quite beautiful”.



As Javal ponders how amazing the sky is, the sky rider begins to fall a little bit before suddenly its effects are completely drained out and he begins falling from the sky and towards the lava below.



“Huzzah”, he shouts as he falls, “This should be alright I just have to believe in myself and I want to fall”.



He shifts his weight slightly to fall quicker shouting, “Huzzah”



He suddenly spots Kamille nearby and says, “Oh hello there Lady Kamille how’re you doing on this fine day”, and he returns to keep falling.



Suddenly he is caught by Lady Kamille’s trusted drake Kalaf.



He sighs in relief, “Thank you so much guys if not for you I would’ve had to fight that lava and that sure wouldn’t have been a nice sight”.



(Epic)



As Kalaf attempts to strike its head Javal jumps on its head and runs down its neck ready to help it stop another breath attack here and now.



As he sprints and reaches the neck he readies his blade and strikes directly slashing at its neck with Theseus’s full power hitting it with a Javal Style: Twin Slash (1).





He then calms himself and closes his eyes remembering the ocean waves from his childhood during his time on the Black Dragon pirates and gathers water from the air.


Suddenly he opens his eyes and pushes the gathered water at Vulcadreus neck once more hoping to stop it from charging its breath once more.



Over with Javal’s company Nadia zooms through the sky looking where she can help. She looks at the wandering earth elemental and quickly fires off her ray bow at it and quickly zooms away back to the right flank, Meryl laughs loudly as she sees this overjoyed.



Caspian is worried as he sees the lava below him, “Sh-shimmer we have to help somehow. I don't really want to attack Mister Vulcadreus but I still want to help”.



Shimmer buzzes in understanding and points the two toward the earth elemental from earlier.



“You’re right Shimmer Let’s get this guy once more”, Shimmer zooms by the earth elemental, and Caspian charges cold energy once more in his hand and throws it at the elemental’s head as Shimmer fires off another sticky substance at its face before they zoom away towards the right flank.


Summary: Javal falls after sky rider’s affect wears off gets saved by Kamille and hops on Kalaf before he jumps off him as they scratch Vulcadreus’s head. He then runs on Vulcadreus towards it neck and uses Smashing Wave and slashes at it with his Katana (Angelic Light, Water Rune & Double Strike). Caspian and Shimmer zoom by earth elemental that was attacking Javal earlier and hits him with sticky substance and Ice Spike. Nadia also flies by earth elemental that was attacking Javal and fires Ray bow at it.

Their combined attack on the dragon's wing was successful, but it came with a cost! At their point of impact, shrapnel consisting of the dragon's scales burst forth at the two adventurers! They were caught off guard, and Ulrich lost his grip on the wing, falling to the fires below!

Stunned by the sudden shrapnel and the ever burning heat around them, Ulrich couldn't concentrate enough to conjure any sort of flight spell to save himself! He collides with the flap of the dragon's wing which bounces him away causing him to flail for something to grab onto! He can see the light of the lava below growing closer, and then he feels someone grab his arm; a familiar voice crying out as they catch him just in time!

He looks up to see someone he hasn't seen in a very long time; Astrid! He's hit with a bit of emotion as he looks up to her wide eyed! "Astrid?! Is that you?!" He yells; small bits of lava jump out beneath his feet as if it were scalding hands reaching for their prey. "It's a bit hard to fly when you've just taken shrapnel to the face!" He explains with a chuckle; a bit of red running down his cheek from where the shrapnel cut him.

She then pulls him into a hug and he's surprised by her strength! She was able to do this while concentrating on flying! She's certainly become quite the adventurer in the time he hasn't seen her! "If this dragon doesn't kill us, Leni definitely will," he responds nervously. He can already see the irritation on her face in his mind. "And I've missed you too! It's been quite some time!" He says with a warm smile as they make their way to Vulcadreaus' back.

He's finally regained his composure from the previous explosion of shrapnel; a cloud starts to form below them and follows along their flight path. He asks for Astrid to loosen her grip, and he lands onto the cloud as if it were a flying platform.

"Was that you streaking through the air earlier?! Wow, you've learned quite a few new things on your adventures, haven't you?!" He exclaims excitedly. He couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in the girl. He and Leni did help her learn how to harness the magic of the Sky Domain all that time ago. Of course he'd be happy seeing her shine brightly!

He begins to focus and channel his magic into the points of his fingers; sparks of lightning begin to dance their way around them.

"How about we do something about this dragon then?"

SUMMARY:

Ulrich is hit with the shrapnel exploding from Vulcadreaus' wing. He's stunned to the point that he cannot cast anything to enable him to fly. He's then saved by Astrid, and they have a bit of a reunion as they fly towards the back of the dragon. He creates a cloud for him to fly on and they prepare for an attack on the dragon.

ACTIONS:

1.) Create a cloud to ride on so that Astrid isn't so encumbered by carrying Ulrich.
2.) Chambers Lightning Bolt to fire next round.

"...Ah..." was all Ube could muster as the dragon flung the storm of stone their way. They had to think of something quick before they received a worse pelting than a downcast of cats and dogs. 

Cebu immediately recognized the danger her friend was in as she began to soar higher, trying to find a safer higher to avoid a majority of the falling debris. Regardless, she would attempt evasive maneuvers as best as she can. ¹Meanwhile, Ube's summon was determined to perform its duty as it placed itself between the demon and the dragon's attack. 

As the group ascended higher and higher, only one thing was on the fellblood's mind: The fact that Cebu was in danger here. Although they never were clear on how old the manta was, she was still an incredibly important friend and was also not meant to be here at all. Ube continued to stare at the ground below, the world's worst game of "The Floor Is Lava" waiting patiently down there. A bad idea began to form as they gauged the time it would take to fall completely down. It wasn't the smartest thing but at the very least, it would give enough time to possibly make a man-made eye of the storm. 

With baited breath and slight regret filling in, Ube tugged on Cebu and pulled her close as they began to plummet. ²While they did, Ube called forth their pink lightning and began firing bolts at the rock and stone in hopes of clearing enough to fly through safely. Was this any at all a good idea? No. Is it happening anyway? Yes.

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Ube has taken 1 minor wound
Dark Elemental has taken 1 major wound
Defensive Actions
1. Dark Elemental is shielding Ube with itself

Offensive Actions?
2. Ube is firing Chaos Bolts to literally help clear the air of boulders

FRONT

The earth elemental at the front slogs through the lava flooding the battlefield before it gets molly whopped by several attacks from some airborne minions. It's knocked back off the edge of the crater and falls into the pool of boiling lava, likely sinking to the bottom.

RIGHT FLANK

The minotaur on the right continues to tango with the two earth elementals. Snow starts to fall from the sky and sizzle against the flood of lava, the sheer amount of it managing to cool the area enough to make it traversable for one sword boy on a pony to charge up and shatter one of the remaining earth elements made brittle by the sudden shift in temperature. The other earth elemental struggles to slog through the slowly solidifying lava, but does go to try and bash the rider for their effort.

LEFT FLANK

The punted constructs are saved and the shower of stones deflected. Crisis averted for the time being.

DRAGON

The cumulative strikes to the dragon’s plated exterior all converge on the dragon at once. Spells shifted to water, weapons enhanced with arcane formulas, and rare enchanted items all boosted by all manner of spells, abilities, a mysterious cloud of vapor, and a vicious determination to put an end to what could easily lead to the end of life on Charon all rains down on the risen primordial god combining into an immeasurable amount of damage. 

Vulcadreaus' legs buckle and it staggers in the lava before letting out an ear-splitting roar which one adventurer uses as an opportunity to take a massive risk and enter the inferno. The heat is intense and enough to nearly fry them on contact, but they manage to get their attack off out of sheer determination and desperation. A splatter of goo that glues the dragon's mouth shut all but seals their fate.

Yet the glow in the throat does not rise further. Instead, it recedes. In fact, all the heat recedes. Those standing on what was essentially a giant cast iron pan now notice the surface cool completely. Those down near the lava and in the sky watch as the angry red glow of the superheated rock rapidly disappears into solid stone. The energy even fades from the lava field at the edges and eventually all the way to the dragon's legs which get locked in half-submerged. 

The adventurer staring into the very eye of the god which they left a decent mark on watches as the light in its eye dies, leaving an endless inky black void staring back.

For a moment, everyone holds their breath. The dragon is still like a massive statue, and the entire crater is cool and solid. For the first time since the battle began, there is brevity from the heat. In fact, it’s unnervingly cold. A tense silence spreads over the battlefield.

Then it starts, quiet at first, the sound of cracking stone.

Was this it?

The cracking noise continues to grow and those closest to the dragon’s body would see cracks like a spider's web form across each and every plated scale one by one. Pieces start to chip off and tumble down to the ground below, causing a rain of debris that luckily no one is in the way of. The chips scatter across the hardened surface of what was a boiling lake of lava only moments before.

It’s breaking! That’s good, right?

Right?

A prickle runs up every adventurer's spine, a sensation forewarning of something stirring deep within the husk of the great dragon. 

Something is wrong.

Something is very, very wrong.

Those on the dragon's back feel it first. A sudden rippling tremble that runs under their feet before there's an intense white glow that pierces through every hole, cut, and crack they had managed to put in the dragon's rocky exterior.

Without a second to react, the whole body of the dragon erupts in a violent explosion.

The force of the shockwave blast is powerful enough to send every adventurer in the air spiraling out of control, throw those on its back hurtling towards the ground, destroy each replicant keeping those aloft in an instant, and knock anyone near the ground clean off their feet. Everyone in the area feels their skin blister and burn from the intense heat while getting pummeled with the flying shards of the dragon's own scales and the concussive force of the blast.

It is complete carnage for a majority of those swarming around the dragon, with only a few barely managing to minimize the damage with resistances, armor, and summons protecting them. 

From inside the now exploded husk rises a gleaming bright semi-amorphous being of pure uncontained primordial energy. It spreads a pair of flaming wings out over the area before launching itself up into the air, quickly rising up to hover over the surroundings and scattering the thick plumes of smoke that normally cover the skies of the Ash Lands away. Sunlight radiates down as the rays finally manage to peak out and touch the ash-covered lands for what is probably the first time in anyone's lifetime. 

Those with an affinity for the earth would feel their connection to the magic domain stir as if pulled on and drawn towards this being.

This is the God of Rebirth.

It's true form, pure and unbound. And as those bearing witness to its very own resurrection, they may also notice that the cooled lava starts to change as well, sprouting tiny buds of plant life that poke out through the rubble and ruin until there is a blanket of green sprawling across the slopes of what remains of the volcano.

It's brilliant and awe-inspiring, while also terrible and fearsome. A cycle renewed. An inevitability unleashed.

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ROUND SUMMARY
This summary includes the most important information to consider for the next combat round. This includes active threats and information on the boss creature gained as a result of actions taken in the previous round. Use this new information to strategize and coordinate efforts with your fellow players. If you choose to take damage or use hit preventions at any point within your own reply, please include that in your Action Summary.

NOTE: To make things easier to track as people move about the battlefield, please indicate somewhere in your Action Summary if your character is in one of the following positions in relation to the dragon (FRONT, REAR, LEFT FLANK, RIGHT FLANK).

Damage dealt to PCs and NPCs:
Delaela Fenastra-Asiliari : -1 leg hit prevention (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon, -1 Gauntlets of Ginma hit prevention from attack recoil/contact, +1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Leandros Aurthurian : Leandros -1 Devoted Spirits hit preventions (fire damage) from the heat of contacting dragon, -2 Devoted Spirits hit preventions (fire and earth damage) from the explosion, Byrr received 1 major wound (fire and lava) from the explosion
Gwendolyn Mystwud : -2 armor hit points (fire and earth) from the explosion
@shitakibo : -2 Devoted Spirits hit preventions (fire and earth) from the explosion
Blue Raspberry : -1 thermal core hit prevention (fire) from heat of contacting dragon, -2 armor hit preventions (fire and earth) from the explosion
Shaa Rhunn : -2 Devoted Spirits hit preventions (fire and earth) from the explosion
Lady Keyke Runi : Keyke received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Nitin received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Fin received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Rosemary received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Carminda received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Arashi Tento : Arashi received 1 major wound (fire) from going inside the dragon, and 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion ARASHI IS FALLING AND VERY CRISPY AND ON HIS WAY TO A MEET AND GREET WITH THE DEAD GODS
Lady Astrid Stormstone : Astrid -2 armor hit points (fire and earth) from the explosion, Buttfellow -1 Armor of Faith hit prevention (earth) and +1 minor wound (fire) from the explosion, all replicants are destroyed
Cyran Fenastra-Asiliari : -1 Spirit Guardian hit prevention (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon, -2 Spirit Guardian hit preventions (fire and earth) from explosion
Lady Kamille Verlithax : Kamille received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Kalaf received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Mayhem received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Poe received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Allan received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Flint Caldwell : +1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Vail : -1 Gauntlets of Ginma hit preventions (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon, +1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Askr Mimameith : -1 Dancing Chain hit preventions (earth) from the explosion
Aagha "Pack-Runner" : Aagha received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Boromir received 1 minor wound (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon and 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Cane received 1 minor wound (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon and 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion CANE RETREATS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO SAFETY
Lady Cirice Lunestre : -1 Dancing Chain hit prevention (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon and +1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Caedes Oleander : Caedes received 1 minor wound (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon and 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Aspect received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Javal Zarrias : Javal -1 armor hit prevention (fire) from the heat of contacting dragon and -2 armor hit preventions (fire and earth) from the explosion, Nadia 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Shimmer 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion, Caspian 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Ulrich Ambriz : +1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion
Ube Calisto : Ube received 1 major wound (fall) from hitting the ground, Dark Elemental received 1 major wound (fire and earth) from the explosion and dissipated

Active environmental threats:
FRONT: The fissure is covered and no longer a threat.

Active minions: See Bestiary for creature details
RIGHT FLANK
1 earth elemental makes an attempt to slam Askr Mimameith

Boss abilities discovered:
Immunity to magical and non-magical fire and earth damage
Immunity to non-magical weapon attacks
Gifts Ungiven appears to have no effect
Exterior can be cooled with ice and water damage
Interior appears to be made out magma or plasma
Tremorsense
Interior does not appear to have any recognizable anatomy
Charm, Fear, and other mind-altering abilities appear to have no effect
INSIDES ARE VERY SPICY
Definitely has no heart
Phase 2 has been activated

Action System is Active

The deadline to get your reply in for this round is September 3rd, 11:59 pm ET

The same moment he feels the bolt of holy energy leave his halberd, the beast seems to explode. In that flash of light and sound, Leandros lets himself imagine he dealt the final blow. It is a peaceful image as his ears ring and vision blurs from the force. When the light clears and the rubble surrounds him, that peace fades and the Lion pulls himself up from the debris using his halberd to prop himself up.

"Death....life...rebirth...cycles....you are nothing but another beast mad with power. We control the cycle of our lives, not you! The power of death and birth is not a power to be held at your whim, but something we will protect!"

The Lion reaches out to help some of his fellow adventurers to their feet. First, Del, an new but immediately familiar friend, one of the pair to help him end the scourge of the desert. Then comes Ulrich, another new friend but battle breeds a quick kinship between warriors.

"I hope you both have some fight in you still." He smiles broadly, letting some of his magic through to heal the both of them. Aches and bruises will remain, but major injuries knit themselves together.

"I have no way to get back into the sky, but that is where I am of the most use."

<insert conversation between them all and an exchanging of items.>

"We will survive this, I will make sure of that." Each one of them was a wealth of fighting experience and no stranger to battle, but of course Leandros' first instinct is to protect others and put the burden on his own shoulders.

When Ulrich is ready he will climb atop the cloud and face down the dragon again.

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Summary: Leandros will heal Delaela Fenastra-Asiliari and Ulrich Ambriz before trading some items and taking off towards the sky once more.

Action 1: Support action
Major Healing -- empowered by Living Aura

SPOILER: Click to show

A healing spell that heals the target of all wounds, regardless of how severe. This will heal them of deep wounds such as cuts or gashes. It will also heal them from things like burns or wounds that may prevent them from continuing on. This will not return any lost limb or organs however and you must touch the target to use this spell.

Action 2: Buff Action
Battle Cry 0/2 uses
You send forth a cry of war, calling out into the air. You and all of your allies are driven to battle, filled with courage and strength. Any allies affected by this cry will deal double physical damage for the next two post, making their physical strikes from weapons deal increased damage for the duration. In addition all allies affected by the cry can not be feared or forced to turn against their allies. They will ignore the effects of any fear type spell or ability until the end of the cries duration. Can only use this feature twice per topic.

Passives:

8/8 Armor Hit Preventions
4/8 Devoted spirits Hit Preventions
Holy Damage on Halberd
Heat and Earth Treated Shield (both used)
Lion's Strength Tattoo and Baloth Muscles

    Why was there a samurai already in the mouth of the god. Had he always been here? So many questions with so little time to answer. Lord Wolfe had already blocked off the gaping maw with more of his slime, and time was of the essence. But, wait. Things were getting cooler. The burns from her fight with the Ashen Father didn’t ache as much. Had her poison actually taken effect? No, something was wrong, the god’s power was fading! They had won! She hugs Lorde Wolfe with joy, before sitting up and raising a hand in victory!



    That was when the world turned upside down, or at least, backwards. A wall of force greeted her back, disintegrating what was left of the straps holding her breastplate on. Her helmet was impacted by a huge chunk of rock, denting it and twirling it backwards on her head. It took several seconds before she could gather her bearings. She could feel wind, and she felt as though she…was falling. Shit, ShitshitshitSHIT she thought, barely coordinating ripping her helmet and melting armour off of her skin. Discarding the two, freefalling beside her, she turned her body around to witness the birth of the God of Renewal itself.



    Gwendolyn couldn’t see Wolfe quite yet, but her target remained in view. She’d find him afterwards…surely he would have survived that. Right? Several other adventurers remained in freefall, but there was no time for saving. Only time for action, maybe this was a vulnerable moment for the godkin. Her Fuming Maul Enlightened Redolence arrested her momentum, catching her between the arms and nearly ripping her shoulder out of socket. Arkanon floated to her legs, taking some of the burden off and righting her in the sky.



    Her maul and Arcane weapon took position under her feet, acting as a rotating staircase as an exhausted Gwendolyn ran upwards and onwards, taking advantage of the pillar of smoke she had cast earlier. She closed her eyes as she approached, her hammer vaulting up and launching her forward at the dragons maw. Her feet touched the searing heat of it’s tongue, and she collapsed. It was worse than inside the volcano, and she surely couldn’t survive in here long, but sacrifices would have to be made. Two arms outstretched, she began carving a sigil unto the flesh of the god, and closed her eyes, ready for whatever awaits.



    Back at Mystwud Manor, Alvina awoke. “It would seem a paaawn of mine is in danger. That won’t do at all. The marriage hasn’t even gone through. Maids” She shouts, ordering each and every servant in the Manor at once. Each of them collapsed, their life force siphoned through the Archfey at once as each of her thousand eyes opened with light. The energy conducted itself through the ether, enforming itself as an icy cold glow around Gwendolyn, protecting her, comforting her. She needed a break, and the Archfey acquiesced. With the rest of her unfathomable power, Alvina activated the sigils that Gwendolyn had carved. Manifesting from within, filling the mouth with the frozen sea chains of an Ice-wind Dreadnaught. The chains spilled out like an anchor winch lifted from the deck and let loose into the icy abyss, before lifting themselves up with an unearthly power and wrapping themselves around the god’s boiling maw.



    And Gwendolyn slept, unaware of being used as the arcane conduit of one unknowable being reaching out and binding another. She dreamt of Wolfe. What a useless pawn Alvina pondered, though the up-close view of Vulcadreus was to be praised. Such power, She hungered for it. 




Location: In Dragon Mouth Asleep
Free Movement: Using living weapon as a rotating staircase to run back up to the god Speed x2 Gwendolyns Grand Censer
Buff Action: Dual Cast Divinities Blessing Elemental Mastery: Ice 
    You target yourself or an ally, coating them in a shield of divine protection. Until your next post they will ignore all damage received from any source, absorbing the damage as energy. They can then release that energy from their body in a burst, healing all allies in a 20 foot range and dealing light damage to all enemies in that same range. This spell can only be used once.

Attack Action: Scerns God Killer Elemental Mastery: Ice 

    A very powerful spell that was crafted by Scern and used against Ziev in the battle over the Sol Stone. To cast this spell, you must have made no offensive actions on your last post (nothing that intended to deal damage, injure, hurt or afflict some kind of negative effect). When you cast this spell, you target one enemy you see within 20 feet causing red hot burning chains to burst from the ground and wrap around the target. The target will take medium amounts of fire damage and be unable to make movement or take any actions (including casting spells) for their next two posts. This spell can only be used once per topic and cannot be used against Player Characters (unless permission is given).


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

Infinite Soul - Age immunity

Overwhelming Magic - Spell Damage ignore resistance/immunity
Blue Raspberry's Energy Drinker - Lightning for Actions
Grand Censer- double speed/+10 to range (1/3)

Dual cast - (1/2)
HP Remaining: Hood, Padding
Gwendolyn's Grand Censer: Speed x2, Range +10

As the fire breath approached and the heat inside the dragon kept rising, Arashi's skin began to sizzle, peeling off and going up in flames, as he let go of the arrow it pierced the dragon's throat from the inside, a blue light might've been seen from the outside as the arrow made way through the stony neck and almost all the way through to the obsidian scales... at that point the dragon seemed to cool down, Arashi panted had they done it..?

Holding his left arm and looking over his wounds, his clothes were bit burnt, some of his hair too, and his skin was mostly charred and leathery, even showing having consumed parts of his flesh... he began to wonder how he would get out, something seemed off... as the dragon began to rumble Arashi smiled sadly, "So this is how I go huh..? well at least it worked..." he let out a single laugh-like exhale As the husk known as Vulcadreaus exploded in flames and obsidian shrapnel sliced through everything around it.

Being almost at point blank from the explosion Arashi's burns got worse, although he couldn't feel his skin anymore did he even have any left? he felt pain as the shockwave broke his bones and ruptured some of his inner Organs, he screamed in pain but he couldn't hear it, not only was the explosion louder than anything he could muster, but it also ruptured his eardrums leaving him deaf.

Cookie who was out in the distance with the fleeing townsfolk, saw the explosion, and felt her heart sink. she knew something had happened she's had a bad feeling for a while, silently hoping, and praying to whatever fae spirits brought her here that Arashi would be fine... But once she saw the explosion, she knew what had happened..."Nooooooo!!" she yelled as she cried a few of the townsfolk who she had talked to impeding her going back to the battlefield. she began to weep silently, before shaking her head "Dad..."

As the fiery explosion receded, his consciousness began to fade as he fell one last time... I'm sorry I could not say goodbye, Celeste... I'm sorry I could not see our debt paid, Keyke... I'm sorry I left you alone, Cookie...

the Pain faded again this time completely as he began feeling almost at peace, despite the pain he had been in, and the things he had yet to do, the moment seemed almost bittersweet for him... he couldn't hear the wind, but the last thing he could feel before fading completely was the pull of gravity and his last thought aside from his friends became: Will I even feel the thud..? He chuckled before he let go

Then there was darkness... Until he felt a magical warmth, as something seemed to help him regenerate from his wounds, he still wasn't awake, but he was starting to... feel? his mind a scrambled mess as it had just shut down completely before being stitched together, emotions he couldn't understand washed over him, it was almost a panic attack as his whole being, his consciousness, his soul, were being brought back from a few steps past the threshold. Maybe it would be easier had it been after he got used to the whole being dead shtick? but accepting your death and having it reversed so quickly was a bit of an emotional whiplash... if being dead carried any sense of time or emotion... he didn't feel any after stepping through the boundary, but maybe his biology was still stressed from the whole affair... or maybe that's just the nature of revival, confusion.

Regardless of his struggles mentally processing what was happening, as the healing began, he felt a jolt of pain as his nerves were reconstructed but his wounds were still not fully healed. It lasted a fraction of a second as the powerful healing magic cured his wounds a lot quicker than he even thought possible. Then as the warmth faded, his eyes still closed, He felt a gentle hand on his shoulder, shaking him awake...

Slowly opening his eyes, he was a bit blinded by the radiance of the place, was this even the Ashlands? the peaks and the crater of the former mt drakolt made it obvious enough but it was sunny? and green... he wondered how long he was dead as he looked around, until he noticed the second ball of fire in the sky... that absolute shithead He thought as he realized his sacrifice had meant nothing and the god had faked it's own death before, who would've thought, being reborn...

with a sigh he nodded at the woman who he assumes was the one to bring him back "Thank you, really, I had hoped we had already saved it..." He looked at everyone around who seemed to just have gotten some healing, he let out another sigh "I'm sorry if my death caused any trouble... I'll give my all to take this thing down! once and for all!" After that he channeled sky magic again¹ and began ascending slowly, he raised his hands and just as the sky began to cloud thanks to someone's magic, a lightning bolt fell on his hand materializing his lightning spear. "I guess it's time for round two!"

He flew at top speed towards the plasma dragon in the sky as chains erupted to hold it in place and attempt to bring it down, still some distance away but after reaching his max speed Arashi threw The spear² towards Vulcadreaus' stomach with all his might, transferring as much force and momentum as he could into it, he was stopped on his tracks by this transfer as it became a lightning bolt that flew at insane speeds towards it's target, whether this form of the dragon was even tangible or not, the electricity should hopefully do some damage still.

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No Actions taken Boi's dead

Edit: Boi's been revived! Thanks @shitakibo!

Actions taken:

1) Flight spell (Again)

2) Throwing lightning spear at Vulcadreaus Stomach

Wounds:

Holy revival! No wounds anymore! yay