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 [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tsCTAwhCes[/url] 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.[i] (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.)[/i] 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. [i](looks like your ability states it can't be used in combat and it is combat right now)[/i] 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. [i](using essence eater ability put her other f grade abilities on cooldown. Defend yourself)[/i] 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. [i](shield maidens spell ran out again. Spear guys killed some more monsters but now need to defend themselves from the latest wave)[/i] 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, [color=ed1c24][b]"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!"[/b][/color] [hider=the monsters] [img]https://i.imgur.com/7bw9GJv.png[/img] [/hider] [hider=sister valeria] [img]https://i.imgur.com/piCDdsq.png[/img] [/hider]