[i][h3]The Vale[/h3][b]The Town,[/b]
[b]Currently[/b][/I]

Theodore's bolt struck true at this range, striking dead center in the chest of the far larger shadow. Like a rage of pitch colored flame, it evaporated, burning away into smoke that did not cloud the sky or cling to the ground. As it did however, the black beast froze, almost as if lost in time, fading from top to bottom until there was no more to menace their good paladin. It was certainly more extreme than the other aspects of darkness, that was for certain, almost as though its ties here to the world were far, far stronger, ever more real. Perhaps the purple wizard had been correct, that the enemy [i]was[/i] too soon, and if that were correct, the darkness here was growing in power much like it had been in their own world just before it fell away into that abyss.

The philosophical musings ended as one of the small shadows crashed into the earthen road from above him, landing several feet away and too dispersing back into the nothing from which it crawled. Dashing across the roof and sliding down with feline grace, the one responsible delivered a swift arcing kick clear across the gnome's head; the second shadow she landed a blow upon too evaporated away. Two foes down in quick succession and the pair had all but evened the odds of the skirmish.

All of this unfolding, the bard perhaps got more than he bargained for. In one step, the seemingly chain wearing being stepped in, turned aside his sword and lashed forward with its own as one swift, practiced action. The attack struck well enough to perhaps be a surprise, as was the fact it almost did so as if commanded in its own strange way. The cold ebb of seemingly losing part of one's self was what followed, rapidly consumed by the apparent anger that had gripped Cesar.

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Theodore's critical strike eliminates the [i]Night Fury[/i], sending it up in smoke. Not long after, Katia defeats the other two [i]Shadows[/i] on her side of the village. Fixated on Cesar, the [i]Shadow Soldier[/i] strikes and lands a blow, dealing 5 piercing damage to him as it uses its shield to bypass his two-handed form.

[b]Score[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoKLL-6zjA]To Battle[/url]

[b]Map[/b]
[url=https://www.myth-weavers.com/map.html#id=4370]Town[/url]

[b]Initiative Order[/b][list][*] Theodore (19)
[*] Katia (16)
[*] [i]Shadow Soldiers (15)[/i]
[*] Thea (14)
[*] Wick (9)
[*] [i]Birbin (9)[/i]
[*] Haemar (8)
[*] Cesar (4)
[*] [i]Shadows (4)[/i]
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