Gardevoiran

The Narrow Path

As you grabbed Maggy, the roof caved in onto you. Maggy had barely enough time to dodge out of the way before you were separated from her by a wall of flaming debris. A large wall, at that.

Worst of all, the orc was trapped with you.

"Nowhere t'run, wimp," the orc's voice chortled as he raised his ax again, the rune on his chest gleaming against the moonlight. The ax flew down before chopping to your side, dodging you entirely as the orc's attention was grabbed by something else.

An audible roar, echoing from the inside of the stronghold. "Deh hell?!"

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The fireballs didn't do much but whir past the orc as he ran up again, throwing a hefty punch your way. A golden ring outfitted his finger, and it was sure to leave a mark for a while unless you dodged it right.

Maggy, on the other hand, had arcane bolts shooting out of her hands left and right, colliding with bandits and sending them to the ground. She slowly walked towards your fight when something else caught her attention.

There was a fire that started because of your fireballs. The shelter above you was ignited and, within time, would definitely fall and separate you from Maggy. You could rush to her side, but the way into the stronghold would be separated from you as well, and you came to save her father. This was a pickle.

The Crucible - Winner Take All

Bonesword - Express Elevator, Going Down!

There was no time to stop! If Bonesword tried turning around, he and Charlie would die for sure. That's not what he signed up for in this fight. Hell no! The ground was thin and it was time to go!

The skeleton drew his Religious Cutlass along with his Shroomblade before Charlie leaped into the air, Bonesword hopping off and cutting through the ground before hopping back onto Charlie, riding him out of the Big Top and into the sky heading towards the City of Echoes. Bonesword sheathed his blades one by one before grabbing hold of Charlie and beginning to manipulate him into a form more suited for this environment. Large tufts of dandelions appeared along Charlie as they grew to astronomical sizes, allowing for the basil-isk's fall to be slowed. Like dandelions in the wind.

"... this place isn't a tournament. It's a death trap!" Bonesword shouted as he descended, manipulating the dandelions more and more into causing the fall to slow down. Best case scenario on the ground would be to find someone and try and team up for the time being. He had to. There was no hope for him otherwise.

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The orc grabbed your hand mid-swing as he simply stood, his ax raising into the air and catching the machete. "Yashah loikes reloiabiliteh. Oi ahm dat reloiabiliteh."

Maggy re-appeared behind the orc as a large ball of acid was flung at his back, singeing it as the orc grunted slightly. "MEN. TAKE DOWN TH'MAGE."

The orc sent a headbutt into you, knocking you back a few feet as he smirked. A blue rune on his chest shone as he cracked his neck, ready to bring you to your knees, begging for mercy, before a final slash would come and simply end you.

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The bandit leader, the same orc that got mad in the bar from the monster city, slowly turned to you with the most annoyed expression. You crushed nobody, broke his wall, and you're standing in that man's dinner. You could barely see the moon poking over the horizon line as the orc looked at you, brandishing his ax.

"Tob'as Skinna. Yashah want'd me t'take yer' head t'him on a spoike." Oh dear.

The orc charged at you, swinging his ax through the air as he aimed to chop you clean in half. A green light appeared behind him and his lackeys as he brought the ax around. Seems like someone's looking out for you.

The Narrow Path

"Do it when you think the best time is. I'm going in to find my dad," Maggy said as a dark blue aura surrounded her before she vanished in front of you. She knew how to cast invisibility? That was a rare illusion spell.

You clearly hear over the wall the speech of the bandit leader. "Wus goin' awn?"

Then a lesser bandit. "S-Sir! Someone's trying to get in!"

"Well, kill 'im! D'ya need meh t'do it fer' ya?!"

"N-No sir!"

"GUD! Make sure he duzzn't git pas' my rum. I dun' wan' t'use m'new ax!"

Worm - The Malfesant Throne

Anomaly

Isolation Ward

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What the fuck? '... you don’t have to keep carrying the emotional baggage around by yourself...?' Does she not know how your power works?

Xoxi calmly took a minute before talking, trying not to just start damning her mother to hell and that being the bulk of what she said. "My mother... she left my dad for this rich guy. My dad said he had a punchable face, but he also said that he wasn't the same guy my mom was with when... this happened," Xoxi paused as her psychic hands flew around her sides. "I looked a lot like her, apparently. Even had her personality, but none of the disloyalty and shit she did when I was growing up. When I heard that she was arrested for what she did to me, I-I didn't know how to respond. I was happy she was getting what she deserved, but I was sad still because it was my mom, as heartless of a... b-bitch as she was." Xoxi swore, something she did only when she was troubled. Either that or angry. It felt good.

"... I-I remember what my dad did at her trial. He went off. The last time I saw him that mad was when the Gamestop clerk sold me a faulty game and refused to let me trade it in. He shouted at her, not stopping until she was in tears. Police had to restrain her horrible boyfriend from punching him in the face. I... I was happy to be defended. It was awkward being there, my entire side bandaged up and my arms missing, but seeing my dad shout swear after swear into my asshole mom felt fantastic." Xoxi smiled as she shivered again. It was cold in that room, and she didn't have her hoodie on over her tanktop. It sucked. Yeah it did.

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"What...?" Maggy is taken aback by the wink before shaking it off. "N-Nevermind... let's go get my dad before nightfall."

You can clearly see a few entry points that are able to fit you, but if you can get through them undetected is unknown. There's a small little crack between the walls in a spot where a log hasn't been put, a cave underneath the structure heading into the fort, and the trees above the fort with a few vines hanging down. You could also make your way down. It's your path to take.

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"A good man!" Maggy dodged the question as you and her ran through the forest. Gobbo turned to run back to the inn. He'd be better suited to not be on this mission. Plus, he'd like to try and learn some skills from Brock and Jen if that was possible. It looks like you and Maggy were going solo.

You enter a small clearing in the forest, a large bandit camp in sight. It wasn't well made, but it was now on alert since the mist slammed into the top of one of the shelters that sat in the camp. Maggy's hand held a green bubble of acid as she spoke to you once more before you two were going to run into that camp and save her father. "What can you do?"

Worm - The Malfesant Throne

@SkinnyTy
She can't do anything. Sorry dude.

@Kiddo
I don't know. Right now it's likely a mixture of both. The only thing Xoxi can recognize it as right now though is a headache.