count: island - 1 ooc: situation is getting dicey 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] K.i.D. reached the warehouse entrance but found his path blocked by a faint orange barrier stretching across the doorway. People outside continued about their day without noticing anything unusual inside. Searching the warehouse, he found broken shelving, loose lumber, coils of rope, iron nails, empty barrels, cargo hooks, damaged lanterns, hammers, crowbars, pickaxes, shovels, and several cracked crates. None were immediately useful in the middle of the fight, but many could be repurposed with enough time. McCoy's first lasso caught one of the advancing creatures around its upper body before slipping free as it continued forward. His second strike wrapped briefly around another creature's arm before it shook itself loose. Both monsters hesitated for a moment, sweeping their heads from side to side as they searched for whatever had disturbed them before resuming their advance. Nyana's Hands of Sheegigro completed their summoning and charged into the melee beside the First Order. Greatswords carved into the creatures pressing against the front while the pikemen continued driving back those attempting to force their way through. The front line held, though more creatures continued climbing into the chamber along both flanks. Within the fissure, Astra burned through a few of the creatures pinning her arm before the radiant beam blasted stone. The damaged debris of the fissure gave way with a loud crack. Rock and broken masonry collapsed onto the swarm, crushing many of the creatures beneath the debris and briefly choking off the route they had been using. Astra could then blast the rock off of her and fly back up to the chamber. The party would note she was covered in bloody wounds and her outfit was in tatters. Any normal person likely woulda been dead several times over. It was also notable that after the collapse, no more creatures funneled into Astra's portion of the fissure so now the full force of the monster horde was pouring from the fissure. Nyana's minions were be struggling. Taotie's Mana Blast struck the creature lunging for her and killed it before it could reach her. Two more immediately changed direction from the opening and rushed her position. One bounded across broken stone while the other stayed low, attempting to close the distance before springing upward with claws extended. (defend yourself Taotie) Repscallion found little room to fight between the First Order and the charging Hands of Sheegigro. The lizard managed only a few glancing strikes before larger combatants filled the space. Zeldrin likewise found himself unable to reach the front as the defenders occupied the available ground. Kaitori took advantage of McCoy's distraction. Her cuts dropping the 2 creatures pursuing her, leaving the flank around her temporarily secure. More claws reached over the edge of the fissure as additional creatures continued climbing into the chamber (notice the pattern XD ). Sister Valeria's breathing had become noticeably heavier as cracks of orange light spread farther across the seal beneath her hand. [color=ed1c24][b]"Stop holding the chamber. Push them back through the first gate below. I can restore the seal once they're behind it, but these creatures will not stop coming while the passage remains open. Be careful about collapsing any more of the opening or we will not be able to fight them and they will just find another way out in time."[/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]