"Hah, Strike! Take that you mangy looking demons!" If there was one good thing to be said about this situation then it was the fact that these demons weren't tough in the slightest to deal with which made thinning out their overwhelming numbers a whole lot easier. To reward herself for her efforts, the staff turned fairy began to take in the remaining essence from the nearby demons she turned into corpses moments earlier. Taking dark satisfaction in the feeling of power it gave her until a certain sheriff's yells broke her out of her thoughts.

"Ugh, can't a girl appreciate a fulfilling bloodshed here? I'd rather not chase down every little monster that flying meathead can't handle by herself." She groaned out loud but then again if Astra did die here then that would leave their 'merry' group with one less person to deal with all these invading creatures. Numbers were something they couldn't spare after all, outside of that creepy elf girl and the company she brought anyways, which could easily result in things steamrolling on them if nothing is done to prevent such a thing. A realisation that had Taotie rolling her eyes as she started flying towards an overwhelmed Astra before firing off a blast of magic at a nearby creature that had it's fangs latched onto her. "Save your thanks for later unless it's in the form of any cash on you!"

Actions:
Essence Eater F
Flight F
Mana blast F - Magic F - Fires a small blast of magic towards a nearby enemy - Grade F - 0 post cooldown - 5ft range

Seeing the result of the attack, Zeldrin was worried that they wouldn’t last in another round unless it was a more opportunistic assault. “Ratigan, Whiskers, back to me,” he called out while he surveyed the area for something to target while his rats rested. Someone called out helping the one who had rushed in, but he didn't think it was wise to focus all of their attention in that direction. He also didn't think his next move would help in clearing them out.

Since these things followed movement, Zeldrin assumed that someone would come after his rats that were retreating anyway, so he touched the earth floor and brought forth Bingbong. "Time to get their attention, my friend." Bingbong gave a nod before rolling forward to slam into any creature that maybe following the route the rats had taken. Even if it didn't hit anything, it was something else for the creatures to track during the battle.

Actions:
1 & 2?: Recall the rats to him.
3: Bingbong Ball Bash: Magic C (E), Magic Range (F), Earth Affinity (F) - summons a stone Armadillo named Bingbong that rush forward and slams into a target before disappearing. - E - (1) Cooldown

“You’re so cool!” The blushing priestess was in awe. Wanting to twirl his mustache with her tongue. The pink hues in her face stayed, eyes sparkling as she naturally commanded her death march. Squeezing her body next to the sheriff to keep herself warm in the desolate rocky basement. His muscles throbbing with masculinity and blood was comforting.

The Shield Maidens were wonderful. Wrinkling the bones of these pathetic creatures as they squished and stampeded themselves against their shield wall. Splattering sounds and the crackle of bones echoed, the sounds of battle was like an orchestra. Nyana the maestro.
Popping her young lips with excitement “My lovely shields, peel back to the second line.” Slowly retreating step by step while staying on guard. Using [Block!] to cover their own retreat. Some would be ambushed from behind, hoping their flesh withstood the damage. They appeared to have armor but it was simply an illusion, they might as well been naked as preferable as that would’ve been.

“First Order, cover their retreat.” Spear heads were already readied forward. The second line of defence, unlike the shield maidens, had actual armor. [Light Armor E] equipped with [Two Handed Pikes E] It was a simple method of war. Funnel and separate the enemy with cannon fodder when first engaged then retreat to a bigger fighting force to pick off the stragglers.

When faced with an enemy the first order would bless their enemies with a prayer infused spearhead. The markings of their weapons are engraved with Sheegigro’s blessings. If one were to look closely at the patterns it was symbols and drawings of humans. On fire. Dismembered. Tortured. Crying. Flayed. Demonic and chaotic.



However if you accounted for the numbers the lizard creatures seemed endless. “If someone has the capacity to do so, pretty please, close their entrance.” She hinted at the earth bender or even the superstrengthed viltrumite. If they didn’t manage to do it on their own, she had the idea of clogging up the massive ravine with her servants corpses, however long that would take.

“Semi circle formation.” It would take too long to form a full protective circle around her so she made the quick call for half. This would make it harder for the creatures to flank behind the defensive line but also makes the area they control much tighter. If the other adventurer’s wanted to follow through that would be great, but she could hardly care. If they wanted to be individuals and get swarmed one by one then so be it. Especially the newcomer samurai. She’s a female, hearing her squeals would be nice. Maybe even louder and more beautiful of the crunching of bones or the clanging of metal.

“You’re doing good, handsome.” Nyana's eyes smiled. Spanking the sheriff, coping a small gentle handful of his buttocks.

1 Command frontline to fall back to second line
2 Second line [First Order] is reinforced, attack with spears.
3 Command to form a semi circle defensive formation to make it harder for the creatures to flank.

count: island - 1
ooc: didn't go very speedy. probably gonna need to skip some folk this round unless the 4th gets us all busy again. be sure to state posting plans.
Time: late morning
Weather: warm and clear
Mentions: @Wheatley@Dreadnought404@DoubleChecker@sunphoenix72@Zeldrin Marfex@IAmTheIsland@Gadg8eer
TLDR:
music: battle in warrens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tsCTAwhCes

The battle spread farther into the chamber as more creatures climbed over broken stone and around the edges of the defensive line.

Astra's eyes successfully erupted with a powerful beam burning through a few creatures in front of her eyes, killing them in a straight line as their bodies swelled and burst from the heat. As the light flashed, a sharp pain shot through her eyes. Astra's vision washed out into bright white before fading to darkness. For the moment, she could no longer see while the remaining creatures continued clawing and biting at her beneath the pile. (Using C precision with F natural weapon typically breaks the natural weapon and deals damage to user in exchange for more power. Aside from temporarily blinding herself for a round, she wouldn't have been able to fire the other beams which were listed as F grade abilities.)

K.i.D.'s equipment continued recording, but the growing number of creatures entering the chamber made it clear the battle had reached him. The information could wait. The monsters could not. (looks like your ability states it can't be used in combat and it is combat right now)

McCoy shifted his position enough to find another clear lane between the defenders. His shots struck true once again, dropping two more creatures attempting to bypass the line. Astra remained below the lip of the fissure beneath the swarm, leaving no safe shot toward her position, not that he could see her regardless. The party was yet unaware of her plight other than she went down and never came back up. The flash of light may have suggested sign of life though.

Taotie felt the stolen essence settle within her, but the unfamiliar energy refused to cooperate. Her wings failed to lift her from the ground and the mana she gathered dispersed before forming a spell. Before she could try again, one of the pale creatures reached her. It sprang from the side atop broken masonry, leading with both hooked forelimbs in an attempt to latch onto her shoulders and drag her to the floor while its jaws snapped toward her neck. (using essence eater ability put her other f grade abilities on cooldown. Defend yourself)

Ratigan and Whiskers successfully returned to Zeldrin. Bingbong, however, rolled straight ahead. Rather than striking the creatures pursuing the rats, the stone armadillo barreled toward Nyana's defenders that were actively in front of most of the party defending. It hit the defender in the back hard enough to send her flying before she disappeared into defeated fragments of light.

Nyana's commands were carried out quickly but ineffectually. The Shield Maidens withdrew in good order only to disappear into fragments of light same as before. As the gap closed, the First Order advanced through it with leveled pikes. Their charge caught several creatures before they reached the retreating shields, killing some outright and forcing others back toward the fissure. (shield maidens spell ran out again. Spear guys killed some more monsters but now need to defend themselves from the latest wave)

Kaitori met the first creature with a clean cut across its neck before making her retreat. A second creature lunged immediately after. Its claws missed by centimeters as she narrowly avoided the attack and continued moving back behind the offensive line toward the rest of the party, though two more creatures continued pursuing her from the flank. (defend yourself from the creatures the 2 running up to attack you)

More claws gripped the edge of the fissure while additional creatures continued climbing toward the chamber. The defenders had reduced the first waves, but the flow from below had not stopped. The sister was strained as she called to the party,

"The seal is still weakening. I need you to drive them back through the red door below before I can put it back as it was!"

The "Scan saved to data storage" notification let him know it worked, but there was no time to fiddle with that part of the OS on the goggles. Fortunately, it seemed staying still was working to keep the monsters at bay, but not to stop them from proceeding up out of the hole. Realizing they weren't smart enough to tell where he was when he stopped moving, he bolted from the battlefield proper and had his goggles attempt to detect useable objects around the street outside, hoping to see something he could repurpose. Normally, theft was not his way of doing things, but this was an emergency and lives were more important than property.

One could say what the goggles were doing now was also "scanning", but this was basic detection functionality that didn't really count. It could not reveal information, only highlight the things he would need, and in some sense it was less a property of the goggles and more a property of his own imagination-based superpower to kitbash almost anything into existence.

Actions:
1 - Tactical retreat to just outside the warehouse's front entrance In My Shoes - Item: "NeoGear" F
2 - Look for parts to use for constructing weapons/traps/etc. Imaginateer - Artisan Tinkerer F

"What in tarnation, girl?! Don't you go bein' a night sally!" McCoy said in surprise as his rear was squeezed. The man was quick to move his free hand behind him, slapping Nyana's hand away. "I ain't seein' no good way forward into that there fissure, let alone a way to approach the 'red door', wherever that is." One thing was certain: standing where he was standing would not change the things a lick (and possibly leave him open to another squeezarooni).

Considering that, the lawman decided to move. He began striding towards Kaitori, who seemed to be under immediate pressure [Action 1]. And, reaching her, he was quick to unfurl his lasso. "What yer head!" He said, moments before swinging the rope around and whipping towards one of the attacking creatures [Action 2]. He would follow up with a second hit [Action 3].

Actions:
1 - Stride 20ft towards Kaitori
2 - Lasso Whip - Fighting Style E + Range F (10ft) + Generalist F [Lasso] - Grade E 1 Post Cooldown - 7 Base Effectiveness
3 - Lasso Whip - Fighting Style F + Range F (10ft) + Generalist F [Lasso] - Grade F 0 Post Cooldown - +1 combo

“Hmph!” She huffs and puffs as the squeeroni escaped her grasps.

Perhaps she has to invest her time in more seductive knowledge later on. Was her perfect beauty that the God Of Human Suffering granted her not enough? Or was this situation of battle and blood not a normality to these pathetic humans? The handsome sheriff was too distracted by the height of the battle to fully embrace her. She would have to fix that, so she could later flay his skin and skewer it. Victory was the only thing that they wanted, however there was no prize to be won here if they won. Their suffering was actually rising and it was much more preferable.

If she did celebrate and call it quits, her own beliefs would be at stake. There was still innocent fae in the crossfire that were in-danger.

You shall purify all who is labeled under the act of required baptism without endangering innocence around you

If only they were all humans would she be able to betray them all and cause chaos, but these nitwits were present. In the ancient scripture of Sheegigro it saws she cannot baptise the filth without endangering innocent fae. However, how innocent were they? They were involuntarily charging into battle without much tactics or teamwork.She thought about of a moment, a finger tip pressing against her cheek. Coming to the conclusion that stupidity didn’t categorize them out of it. They were still potential servants of Sheegigro, she would have to show them his glory.

You shall harvest and conserve Ecto Escortia Divinae into self divinity and to those who require purification

Expose them to the power of her god.

Her staff sung bright. A holy muse casted throughout. Hear it. Keeping her joy alive. Light of friends. From a long way through the abyss, shone a light. Her voice carrying it, guiding it into materialization. “Hands of Sheegigro”

The warp of chaos introduces itself in her words, causing it to mystically echo. Halting itself into a standstill as she begun to channel its power. “God Of Human Suffering, I borrow.”

Infinite corridors enter her mindseye. Her astral form seeks the construction of flesh.
Asking for flesh of [Strength E][Vitality E][Speed E]. Pointing her staff purposefully. Emitting a radiance that began to print out bones, nervous systems and fibers until divine skin shined lusciously.

“Steeled torment.” Her thoughts of metal structures, wishing them into reality. Downloading [Heavy Armor F] and [Two Handed Greatsword F] onto her puppets. Layering them in godly protection.

For once in the battle, she closes her eyes. Concentrating. Unlike her other shield maidens who were effortlessly casted without a thought. The Hands Of Sheegigro were almost a longful prayer. A true representation of their Gods seduction. "Forever nectarious.” Their metal hulls form normally, but their flesh was purely tainted. Their pupils discovering the darkness of the basement would blink and elastically glow into a predatory energy. Like newborns they would yawn and test their jaws. Teeth shrieking outwards as the specimens from the abyss shown their long fangs.

They smiled like the rest of her minions but it wasn’t a gentle personality at all. It was urgent and greedy. Their expressions were of leashed killers, ravaging with a thirst of death. “Grant my children their desires.”

She calls for damage.

“Your blessed blood”
[Blight - Poison - F]
[Blight - Acid - F - 7]
Their greatswords sharpened by the maw of chaos began to drool. Red droplets were imagined into existence. Coating their weapons with pain. Sizzling the concrete ground beneath them. Peppering the tiles from where they stood in wet excitement.

"Slice, Lacerate, Butcher and wet."
"Weapons free my darlings."

Superiorly arm and weaponized with the toxic pleasure of Sheegigro's love. Nyana could not care for the status of her shield maidens they were simply designed to stall an enemy. In comparison, they were feeble illusions to hide the true representation of her divine. What came fourth were devilishly tane-like fae. As beautifully corrupt as one another. Perhaps even more monsterously violent as their reptilian cave dwellers. The priestess had commanded them free reign over the battlefield with no sense of purpose or direction, only to charge and die. Throwing themselves in all directions, ready to attack the cave monsters with.

Blessed Blood - Fighting Style - Greatsword - F, Two Handed Greatsword - F, Blight - Poison -F, Blight - Acid - F, Continuing - F
Minion attacks with a greatsword coated with sheegigro's blood, infects the target with continuing poison and continuing acid.
Action: 1
Cooldown: 0

1:Channel spell
2:Summon Hands Of Sheegigro x5
3:Command Hands Of Sheegigro.

Astra realized with a building of burning pain behind her eyes that she could 'push' the radiant energy harder from her eyes but she would hurt herself to do so... in this case.. considering the odds in numbers and the threats involved for the city as a whole if these creatures were allowed to run free and wreak havoc... if her and the party did not stop them here... restraint seemed more prudent than her mother's advice ~

'If You not hitting hard enough for it to hurt.. Your not hitting HARD Enough!'

Astra could push this newfound power... and likely end up blind... but that would not serve the immediate needs. She was sure she's eventually regenerate any such self-inflicted damage... but even with her Sonar hearing to guide her blows...with all the ruckus from the howling beasts and cacophny of battle ... her sonar returns were ...iffy. Better coordination would be possible sighted ~ with the party.

So she eased off the on the flow of the radiant energies pouring forth from her eyes... noting she could 'feel' this pool of energy was not 'endless'.. she could exhaust the power. She knew not how she knew or how she 'felt' it would slowly build again... but it was a resource she now would put to more of a tactical use.. than just trying to match the creatures savagery with her own.

Easing on the flow of the emitted energy so as not to hurt her eyes... Astra first focused the beams on the creatures holding onto her body trying to bite and claw her ~ severing griping limbs and necks to free her of some of their weight using that brief opening to fly with her super-strength [lift 600lbs] up through the fissure back into the room with her comrades to hover above the rift.

She turned move radiant beams on the creatures that grabbed at her as she rose incinerating or severing limbs that tried to forestall her ascent into the chamber...

Once she was back in the room she turned her radiant eye beams on any of the creatures that leap to grab her as she floated up to the roof to gain some space to see how she might assist her comrades... the flow of monsters had truly been unexpected ... it was clear to Astra Teamwork would be needed to FORCE them back!

Astra shouts above the battle ~ "All together now... Push Them BACK!!!"



Actions:
1. RADIANT VISION - [Prec] C "E" {2}, [Natural Weapons: Energy Eye Beams] F {1}, [Fighting Style: Energy Eye Beams] F {1},
[Tec: Range 10'ft] F {1}, [Tec: Blight-Radiant] F {1}, Energized F{1} <Damage: "4", Blight:Radiant "5" ~ 10'ft>
{Unleash ~ Blight Radiant Beams upon creatures restraining her}
- Unleash the radiant magical energy building within her through her eyes emitting Searing Beams of Radiant magical Energy
2. Move - Flight F {30'ft}, Super-Strength E {600lbs} {Fly up through fissure - pushing free of creatures with super-strength to return to party - ending flight floating near ceiling}
3. Energy Eye Beam-Natural Weapons - [Prec] C "E" {2}, [Fighting Style: Energy Eye Beams] F{1}, [Natural Weapons: Energy Eye Beams] F {1}, Energized F{1} - <Damage: "4" ~ 100'ft> {Unleash ~ Natural Weapon Beams upon creatures restraining her}
- Unleash the radiant magical energy building within her through her eyes emitting Searing Beams of Radiant magical Energy

Note to self, save the eating for a time when she wasn't being swarmed by a bunch of ugly looking demons as Taotie felt a sense of wrongness spread through her body upon trying to fly around after absorbing the essence of some nearby demon only to end up clutching her body as if she got some real bad food poisoning. In fact that wouldn't even be very far from the truth as Taotie managed to collect her bearings enough to spot one of the demons trying to take advantage of her current state. Good, she wasn't done yet blasting their kind to pieces and if they wanted to continue throwing themselves at her uselessly then so be it.

"To think there'd be a time where I wish I was in my staff body right now...ugh I hate that I even thought about that for even a moment and fortunately I got just the stress doll to load my resentment into!" Fortunately the disturbance she felt course around her body was gone for now which left her perfectly free to retaliate against the oncoming demon. It was perfectly free to attempt an attack on her as long as it didn't mind eating a magical blast of hers for breakfast, in her hands mana would build up within them until Taotie launched it just as the demon leapt into the air, leaving itself vulnerable to her counterattack.

Actions:
Mana blast F - Magic F - Fires a small blast of magic towards a nearby enemy - Grade F - 0 post cooldown - 5ft range

Facepalming for a moment, Zeldrin wasn't sure what the best action to take was, but he didn't think apologizing now was the most appropriate thing to do. He'd just have to avoid summoning Bingbong for the moment while there wasn't a clear path toward something that needed bonking. It also wasn't likely that he would be able to get to the front lines without , so he looked at his animal summons. It was hard to send toward what was likely certain doom for them, but there wasn't another choice. "Help hold the line, Repscallion. And watch the others' backs."

He'd bring the two rats in after letting them rest for a moment, so the lizard moved forward and began hitting the claws of the creatures that were climbing up with its tail and claws to try and knock them back in the hole.

Zeldrin would then move forward so that he would be able to be a more active participant in the fight.

Actions:
1 & 2. Repscallion move forward and attacks any creatures that he can to send them back into the hole
3. Zeldrin moves forward.