The Meeting
Everyone is enjoying the food and drink. Raia and Sia discuss "important" topics and Shadow pretends not to be off put by Sir Barrus's constant vigilance. Servers replace the finished platters with new fresh food. The chefs brag about whose food was more thoroughly consumed. Gaul and Smough discuss what their fist move will be once their fleet has been made immortal. Lexianna tends to Jalen who is a messy eater. Karnariel and Stella chat while eating from a single plate of food.

Without warning a harsh golden light floods the room and fills every corner with radiance.

Sia, Lexianna, and Blaze are stricken with an blindingly agonizing pain as their blood curdles and their powers are stripped away.
Flame, Gaul, Smough, Stella, and Karnariel can't access their powers but aren't afflicted in any other way.
As the light fades eight Hands appear in the room and strike all at once.

Karnariel, who was moving before the light faded, throws himself at the Hand targeting Stella and using his forearm blocks the strike aimed at her. Stella draws her sword and is instantly encased in a suit of armor that seems almost alive. Stella engages Hand 2 and locks blades with them.

Hand 3 which was targeting Smough lunges to impale him. Smough snaps his fingers and the shadowy figure that broke up Flame and Blaze's fight comes crashing down on Hand 3's sword, the blade of which gets stuck in a crevice. In a single fluid motion Smough's Ninja cuts deeply into Hand 3's shoulder. Opting to forego the obvious deathblow.

Shadow throws up his hood completly obscuring himself from sight. As Hand 4 impales an empty cloak he is hamstrung with an arrow. Three more in noncritical body parts and Hand 4 is crippled. 

Hand 5 should have had an easy target in Lexianna but Sir Baruss crashes into him like an avalanche. Sir Baruss body checks Hand 5 instead of producing a weapon. Hand 6 is in hot pursuit but as he engages Sir Baruss it is obvious he never stood a chance. Sir Baruss lays into him with a flurry of heavy blows.

Hand 7 is about to tun his blade through Sia. Raia flings a platter of sushi at Hand 7's face. It hits but only just so. Raia attempts to grapple Hand 7 but in her drunken state is outmatched. Hand 7 easily slips her grasps and cuts deeply into her arm.
"Traitors." Hand 7 whispers as his second attack bites into her thigh. Before Hand 7 can make another attack he is chomped by Chron who violently jerks him back and forth, killing him.

Hand 8 who has chosen to hang back fires a crossbow bolt at Flame. The bolt whistles through the air, straight for the base of Flames skull."

Servants flee from the chaos and guards who should be aiding in the fight are all dead.