count: island - 1
ooc: good job finally pressing in. now to see it through
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]

Astra intercepted another creature attempting to reach Taotie. The impact glanced harmlessly from her body (her clothes only getting worse for wear) before she grabbed the creature and crushed it. Her radiant gaze burned another creature down before it could enter the chamber.

Gadg8eer remained above in the warehouse. From his position he could continue gathering supplies, but the sounds of battle echoed from the basement below with no sign that the fighting was ending. (He'll need to go back down stairs if he wants to join the fight)

The Siren Sisters' telepathic song reached a handful of the creatures pressing against the First Order. A handful hesitated and turned their attention toward the unfamiliar thoughts filling their minds. The First Order took advantage of the opening, driving their pikes into distracted foes and dropping the handful. Behind the pikes, five Shield Maidens materialized once again and immediately formed up to reinforce the line.

McCoy's rope cracked through the air and struck one of the creatures climbing through the opening. Using the opening, McCoy slipped into one of the descending passages leading down.

Zeldrin followed behind McCoy successfully with Ratigan, Whiskers, and Repscallion close behind. The passage quickly grew darker as broken stone and ancient masonry narrowed around them.

Taotie was able to fly toward the opening but her magic would need heed her call currently. (She's currently using her E grade transformation as a pixie, so the E grade ability will be used until she cancels her form or the hour expires. Her F grade ability was used to keep her flying). One of the monsters still at the mouth of the fissure will leap at the 4ft pixie fluttering towards it. (defend yourself)

As McCoy and Zeldrin descended, movement appeared ahead in the gloom. Several of the pale creatures rounded broken stonework farther down the passage and rushed toward them on all fours, using the walls and collapsed rubble as readily as the floor. They had 4 creatures crawling toward them at any given time. The passage was narrow enough that Zeldrin and McCoy could not stand shoulder to shoulder. 

Above, the defenders noticed the pressure easing. Creatures still emerged from the fissure, but only in scattered bursts rather than the constant stream from before. Roughly half as many now reached the chamber. Shield Maidens disappear as they fighting up top became very much in hand but not yet ended.

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[hider=sister valeria]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/piCDdsq.png[/img]
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