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Post by Lorelei on Oct 4, 2021 7:30:44 GMT
Lorelei risks taking the moment to bring her Broken Pattern back up. While she could simply pull and cast her racked spells from it, she bends it to her will as a Pattern Lens and surveys what is happening beyond the range of her mundane senses. The better she understands the tactical situation, which powers are in play, etcetera, the better her chances of deploying her remaining resources to their best advantage. While the Blood of Amber allows its possessor to force their will upon the world [with the degree of success determined by proximity of the Pattern and certain other factors], it is best when one utilizes the flow of fate...
She also draws her sword. The section of Pattern reflected in its blade made it the perfect tool to more precisely direct her magic. It might also discourage those from the Courts-end of reality from being so eager to engage her. Have a Lesser Pattern, Lorelei's connection to her blade was weaker than it could otherwise be, with her not being able to draw on its full power; even so, it was a formidable weapon... .
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Post by Brian on Oct 4, 2021 8:42:03 GMT
Fighting continues. The ghostly silhouette form continues to grow a golden disk from its hand. Brian and Hammett continue to cut their way through the demons. Hammett uses his power words to improve his progress at the cost of draining his endurance - not an issue for him just yet. Suddenly, he is struck by spell of some sort and falls to the ground writhing in pain. Brian breaks through the last of the demons and delivers a long cut along Vada's forearm as she draws her sword. Hissing she begins a defensive fight backing away from Brian's pressure. Lorelei and Dio manage to get their powers up and can rejoin the fight. I try to drive Vada away from her Prize with my sword Pressure.
"You have Inconvenienced me considerably." I bark at her. "You can yield, and you can negotiate terms that will be better for you. How you lose this fight is all thats at issue now."
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2021 15:03:27 GMT
Dio:
Forming the Logrus tendrils into weapons is easy enough but wielding them without touching the aura of Lorelei's spell is more difficult and requires extra finesse. An added difficulty is that while she was bringing up the Logrus, Hammett and Brian have become separated; Hammett in more immediate danger from the demons surrounding him and Brian from Vada herself.
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2021 15:10:11 GMT
Lorelei:
All sorts of powers are active in the chamber from the haze of her spell, blotting out some details of the other effects. Near to her is the mysterious Dionisia with the Logrus falling about her and two tendrils reaching out into the room towards Lor's companions, the white Silhouette, which is now changing from two dimensions into three dimensions, radiating in hues of various shadow and trump magics. Hammett, Brian, and Vada glow in their ways or from their own devices. Somewhere in the press of demons, a few emanations come from the burnt man and Dorian, but they are difficult to make out buried as they are in her spell. There is another source of power near to Dorian, but its nature, she is unable to make out.
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Post by Hammett on Oct 4, 2021 15:17:34 GMT
Struggling against the pain of the spell that has engulphed him, Hammett tries to focus and activated the "power word" Magic Negation, and free himself from it's effect.
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2021 15:29:11 GMT
Brian:
"Inconvenienced you in what way? I have never seen you before today and, I must say, I'm not very impressed with what I have seen."
She continues to fight defensively and give ground. Her other arm reaches to her belt when a bullwhip is holstered.
Brian can't see where the chest is due to the haze from Lorelei's spell concealing the floor. He could take some time to carefully study the ground but it would result in getting stabbed by Vada.
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2021 15:38:35 GMT
Hammett:
No need for the power word as the spell only affects him for a few seconds but leaves him diminished and at a disadvantage against the few demons that surround him.
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Post by Hammett on Oct 4, 2021 15:57:14 GMT
Hammett goes full defensive as he struggles to his feet, then stays fighting that way until he can recover his strength and bearings.
When he can he begins backing up towards where Brian and Vada are fighting, hoping to get out of reach of the immobilized demons nearby.
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Post by Brian on Oct 4, 2021 16:02:58 GMT
Brian:"Inconvenienced you in what way? I have never seen you before today and, I must say, I'm not very impressed with what I have seen."She continues to fight defensively and give ground. Her other arm reaches to her belt when a bullwhip is holstered. Brian can't see where the chest is due to the haze from Lorelei's spell concealing the floor. He could take some time to carefully study the ground but it would result in getting stabbed by Vada. Can I take advantage and get a good strike in while she is making her way to the bullwhip? Or can I try to go after her footwork to trip her up.
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2021 16:12:29 GMT
Brian:
Vada seems a practiced hand at reaching for her whip so there might not be much of an opening to strike her that way. The mist also makes focusing on footwork difficult. But either tactic could be worth a shot...
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Post by Brian on Oct 4, 2021 16:14:06 GMT
I'll try to make a play for the feet..but feint like I'm going for the whip
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 4, 2021 16:22:08 GMT
Dio:Forming the Logrus tendrils into weapons is easy enough but wielding them without touching the aura of Lorelei's spell is more difficult and requires extra finesse. An added difficulty is that while she was bringing up the Logrus, Hammett and Brian have become separated; Hammett in more immediate danger from the demons surrounding him and Brian from Vada herself. Dio will work as carefully as she can keeping the tendrils away from the mist. But seeing Hammett being in danger she does help him to whip and pull away the demons. He seems like a decent guy afterall. She will not check if she killed demons shs will just impale them on a tendril and sling them away, unless they too are anchored if so she will just start ripping parts out, giving Hammett this way a chance to get his bearings and defend himself.
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Post by Lorelei on Oct 4, 2021 18:54:31 GMT
Lorelei silent berates herself for not giving her next spell similar modifications, but she had already lost a couple of spells as they traveled in the plane under circumstances not very conductive to spell-work.
Dionisia seems to be helping Hammett, so she gets a pass for now.
The white Silhouette is still a concern, but is not currently engaged in the overall conflict despite his earlier spell, if it was his spell.
There is too much activity to act directly against the burnt man at this moment.
Vada is occupied with combat by Brian. She is also extremely close to the chest. As she reaches for her whip, Brian feints giving Lorelei the perfect shot. Lorelei hits Vada with the Coat Rack spell [mentioned in the Merlin-series where it had been used against Jasra in the Keep of the Four Worlds], effectively freezing Vada in a skin-tight time-bubble/paralysis... no movement [although others can move her about], no thoughts, no awareness of her surroundings or the passage of time...
Lorelei's spells are now down to Water of Life and the other unidentified spell... .
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2021 3:06:14 GMT
Everyone:
The ghostly man golden ord expands, and a gate opens up, allowing a tall red-haired man dressed in green to enter the area. They both stay high above the battle and are unaffected by Lorelei's spell. He looks about the scene of fighting with some curiosity.
From the large hole in the wall come the sounds of a galloping horse in the air (don't ask me how). Bursting through is the great beast Pinewer fashioned by Edmund in reflection of Morganstern (recognized by Lorelei and Hammett, unknown to the others), and it must be Edmund riding the beast, fully covered in his red and green armour and helmet, glowing a disorientingly purple flame, his two axes held out in preparation for battle.
Pinewer lands on the ground, Lorelei's spell pins his front hoves to the floor, the horse's momentum pitches it over, and the sickening sound of its two front legs snapping like dry branches fill the room. Edmund goes flying off, landing headfirst into the floor along with another sound of breaking bone and crushing skull.
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2021 3:12:05 GMT
Dio and Hammett:
Dio manages to assist Hammett by using the Logrus tendrils to injure the demons near him. This would usually be a quick and easy job but the need to avoid the aura of Lorelei's spell hampers her work.
Hammett has learned a few new tricks and has powered up his sword, yet is still amazed at how easily he can cut through the surrounding demons - sometimes without even touching them!
They both find themselves isolated from any other attackers just in time to watch Edmund and Pinewer enter the battle poorly. Other deomans beyond Hammett's reach and unable to reach him, gasp and wince in sympathy as they see Dorian fall. A few chuckle, but most have better manners.
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