The invisibility ends on the prisoner, suggesting he either tried something or the spell's duration is around a minute.
The monster shuddered as Jennifer's shot landed even as Ross' unseen tentacles of force bound the creature. Ignoring both details, the demonic being looked to Median. "Ah, newcomer. Would you care to take up my offer? You can have great power for only some of your soul, and you seem like a good shot." The wound, despite the rifle's caliber, seemed less impressive than it could be.
"Salim." Joseph's voice full of conviction. "Lead the way!"
The big guy picks up his bound invisible guest and drapes him over his shoulder and follows his fellow weirdo.
Median ignored the Demon, still trying to find out what the invisible force wanted.
She also shot the demon again for good measure.
Fight - Round 4
Nurai
Jennifer - Will Save to break the hold
Ross
The rifle shot thunked into the demon, who nodded. "Too much to hope, I suppose." Syar'ammag suddenly vanished from the grasp with a word that seared the air behind it, appearing behind Median. "Are you sure you wouldn't like to negotiate? Perhaps half your soul, extraordinary power and I leave you with all the important internal organs?"
"Sorry. Demon in military exhibit. Must run", Joseph said in passing, following close behind Salim.
(fail)
Median tumbles away from the demon
and then shoots again.
Not really seeing how you could just lose part of your soul. Seems pretty all-or-nothing to me.
... and this freaking museum is a LOT more messed up than I thought it would be. I'm not sure even my craziest fans are going to believe this one.
Salim gives the wand an appraising look, and bops both himself and Joseph with it before they head off.
"Never hurts to be invisible!" he tells the man.
Then he remembers the prisoner also became un-invisible, and bops him with it too.
Fight - Round 5
Median
Syar'ammag
Nurai
Jennifer - Will Save to break the hold
Ross
Salim
Joseph
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Joseph and Salim enter the room with there now again invisible prisoner in tow as Median shot the thing again. The demon sighed. "You must have noticed that doesn't work well by now, surely? And you can manage with only half of many things. Let me show you. Perhaps you could do with less life?"
As the attack drained Median of her life several of the creatures wounds closed. "Ah, much better. Yourself?"
"...I have no idea what's going on, but I'm pretty sure we're meant to kill demons, or whatever that thing is."
Joseph was psyching himself up for the fight as he lugged the unconscious invisible thief on his shoulders. But that all changed when the big guy entered the room to see the demon draining Median's life away, the strange psychic who helped Joseph throughout this whole night.
This a real corporeal demon. Fu<k The Veil.
Joe dropped his unconscious payload near a museum wall, and sprung himself at the lower vibrational fiend.
The godling roared.
Salim knows this is a Nabasu - and one that's collected several souls in the past, if you're ay judge. It can use a variety of spells, such as Darkness, Teleport and Mass Hold Person, it massively reduces damage from any weapon that is neither good aligned nor cold iron, but most dangerously it can consume the life of its victims, and any it consumes completely become Ghouls bound in its service - and it grows stronger.
The Demon's eyes widen as Joseph attacks, and for the first time it actually moves to dodge the assault - barely. It stands taller, glaing at Joseph. "Cip el im cin el sleep."
Fight - Round 5
Median
Syar'ammag
Nurai
Jennifer - Will Save to break the hold
Ross
Salim
Joseph
"...Speaking of Sleep...why don't you? You look like you're awfully full, those souls must really be weighing down your metabolism." Salim says, waving the pocket watch at him as he did the thief.
"Actually, I'm gonna take my own advice and..." Salim manages before passing out himself.
Fight - Round 5
Median
Syar'ammag
Nurai
Jennifer - Will Save to break the hold 2 rounds remaining
Ross
Salim
Joseph
The demon watched Salim start snoring. "Is this like those fainting goats, where one is left behind so the herd can flee? If so, I encourage this development in humanity, it is a sensible approach when fleeing your betters. Observe."
Syar'ammag jerked his head. One of the heavy field guns twitches - the flies towards Joseph.
Some of Median's wounds heal from her natural healing ability (fast healing 5).
She then aims her spell (moving if necessary) so its area doesn't impact any of her friends, and casts a lightning bolt at the demon.
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Tearing herself out from Syar'ammag's magic, Jennifer announces with her release with an incomprehensible scream.
Round 5
Throwing the cannon triggers the use of Joseph's Retribution (Su) ability. The godling reacts to the attack with a superhuman reaction time.
Using this ability counts against your attacks of opportunity for the round, and you cannot use it if some condition or circumstance prevents you from making attacks of opportunity. You may use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your highest ability modifier.
Joseph then winds up for another attack.
Despite being shocked the electricity did nothing, and the demon moved with uneartly agility between the combined assault of Jennifer and Joseph before retaliating.
Once again, Joseph uses his Retribution (Su) scion ability to retaliate.
Round 6
Joe continues to wail into the evil outsider.
Some of Median's wounds heal from her natural healing ability .
Disappointed that the lightning bolt did absolutely nothing, Median returns to contributing with her sniper rifle, because a little damage was better than nothing.
(point blank)
(point blank)
Her screams are cut short as Syar'ammag's own claws slash across her body, but that doesn't stop her from retaliating. Right now, taking down this demon is all she has left.
Ross exhales heavily as he tries to telekinetically bind the demon's limbs, though the strain of the battle has worn on him.
Nurai watched as she waited for the bindings of hold person to fade. Her shadows itched to jump in, but Nurai waited, cleared her head, considered all the new factors, no rush.
As the bindings slid from her, she and her shadows walked forward. They brush past Jennifer, casting as she went alongside some suitable words of encouragement before continung to walk on, to get a bit of distance between themself and Syar'ammag for their next.
Fight - Round 7
Syar'ammag
Nurai
Jennifer - Will Save to break the hold 2 rounds remaining
Ross
Salim
Joseph
Median
Median's shots landed, deforming flesh unpleasantly but not doing the horrific damage a firearm should. Jospeh's second blow lands with a grunt on the demon, its eyes flickering to the Godling as it does, but it avoids Ross' attempt to grapple and Jennifer's claws. Nurai is able to enchant Jennifer in casual manner as the Bloodrager's assault happens, and Salim snores gently.
Surrounded by attackers, Syar'ammag grunts, but is clearly starting to feel the preasure and pure number of wounds inflicted, his demonic resitance to harm the only reason he isn't a bleeding heap. He continues to attack, however.
Joseph's in it to beat the crap out of this demon, using Retribution (Sp) again.
Round 7
The fight continues.
Median shoots again.
(point blank)
(point blank)
Jennifer - Will Save to break the hold 2 rounds remaining
Seeing the concentrated attacks on the demon having an effect, Jennifer is emboldened enough to focus and lands two solid attacks that rake across its chest and torso.
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Ross sighs. Xaoth's magic, though strong, wasn't tremendously useful against this thing. He grabs the pistol he carries in his worn-out backpack and fires it at the demon, hoping to do...something.
Fight - Round 8
Syar'ammag
Nurai
Jennifer - Copy and paste 'I do not need to make a will save' 200 times.
Ross
Salim
Joseph
Median
Extra wary now of Ross, the demon avoided the man's good alinged attacks...and was mauled by Jennifer's claws. Ross' bullet bounced off, the pistol not hitting him somewhere weak enough to matter, but Median's higher calibre shots punch through. With a grunt Syar'ammag reached out to drain the life from Joseph...
"Not enough," he muttered.
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Round 8
I go to my Father's Halls!
Joseph says to himself, his eyes filling with righteous tears as he knows the end is soon. Where I shall be well met, a place reserved for me at my Father's table!!
With the last of his strength, Joseph ceases plummeting the demon with his fist, and reaches in to grab the demon and hold him down!
The godling roars, his voice shaking what unbroken glass remains in this room.
A surge of hope making its way through the red fog of rage in her mind, Jennifer continues her attacks.
Hoping they could finish off the offensive creature, Median continued to shoot.
(point blank)
(point blank)
Unfortunately, not her best shooting. She tried to control her breathing and take her time.
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Salim shakes himself awake and looks at the demon, then around at the injuries on everyone else.
"Hm. Maybe it's time to stop being subtle. I don't get to do that very often!" he cries, then whips his cloak, and a blast of magical energy shoots out from underneath it.
The demon staggered under the assault, unable to shake Joseph's extrodianary hold despite its impressive, otherworldly strength. Finally dropping to its knees as it is simply overwhelmed by magic and gunshots, Syar'ammag stares directly into Jennifer's eyes. "I. Will. Re-"
Syar'ammag failed to finish the statement before Jennifer's claws tore its throat out and the demon faded away before its body hit the floor.
Breathing very hard, Joseph stands over the fallen demon, a smile of tired elation crosses his bloody face. The big man's black shirt and muscular arms also covered with demonic blood splatter. Standing about 5 feet away is the Jennifer girl he met earlier, bloody claws dripping with the remains of the demon's throat.
Joseph looked to the bloodrager, panting. "(Huff) Claws, huh? (Huff) Cool."
Relieved that was done, Median filled everyone in on her captive that was tied up and left upstairs, and then she started following the unseen creature again, trying to figure out what it wanted... surely it was on this level.
Median notices the shape and a second, slightly larger one. The smaller seems to be searching for the larger, but for some reason can't find them.
Jennifer stares at the remains of Syar'ammag, but when Joseph mentions her claws she notices them as if for the first time. She half smiles at them before she takes a deep breath, causing her claws to recede, and for her to return to normal size. She sits down heavily, fatigued, and notices her surroundings for the first time in her new state.
Uh, guys? There is some kind of metallic liquid slowly covering the ceiling...
... and what kind of freaky museum is this anyway?
She was going to have a lot of fodder for her next supernatural novel, that was for sure.
Joseph looks up and sees the metallic ceiling expand. "Crap. We just beat the Level Boss. We should probably go."
Ross sees the demon fall and looks over at Nurai, ”Hard to think we did all that.” He crosses his eyebrows, ”Especially the, ah, throat thing.”
Zaoth thunders in his head,
"So...where did that Nabasu come from anyway? Was it our culprit?"
It takes a moment for Salim's question to register for Jennifer. She takes a deep breath and shakily stands up. When she speaks, all of her previous bluster and attitude is gone.
"It came from me. We've been connected for a long time. When I tried to grab ahold of the creature in this room, it wasn't invisible, it was incredibly... empty. When I grabbed it, the connection between us was severed."