"It sounds like he fooled us with the door. I think he is in the corner." Mawl moves to a point where he can swing into the corner. Screaming at the man in an attempt to intimidate and trying to knock the invisible off of him.
"Show yourself you rat!
Cassie whimpers "He's here! He's still here. I told you he wouldn't leave me!" she tentatively raises her hand and points to the area where she hears the man talking. "He's going to punish you! You should go before it's too late. Master will kill you like he did the rest of them!"
"Master isn't killing anyone else today, Cassie. Or ever again if I can help it."
"Mawl! Are you pretty sure he's in that corner? If so, stand back and I'll glitterdust him!"
Once the man is revealed, Surexeria steps up and attempts to run him through!
Sorix waits for Mawl to move. Horillo continues advancing and casts his spell on Mawl to protect him from evil. Cass continues trying to warn the others about her 'master' and attempting them to flee before it is too late. Surxeria waits on Sorix while Mawl strikes out at the corner of the room but doesn't hit anything, perhaps the man dodged his blow. He tries to sound intimidating but after the second time not hitting the man his words come off as hollow.
When he finally steps back and Sorix casts her spell in the corner where Mawl and Cass indicate they heard the man. As a burst of glitter appears it quickly becomes apparent that if he was even ever there, he no longer is, but Cass is no covered in glitter. Luckily, knowing what is about to happen she closes her eyes before the spell goes of and manages to avoid the blinding light of the spell. Surexeria looks around, still with no target to attack and waits to act.
Moments later the man appears, but there is more than one of him, as he attacks Sorix and shouts at her "No one else gets to abuse her beside me!"
He swings two maces at Sorix, and connects with one bashing her pretty good.
”You like hitting girls, huh? How about when they hit back!?!?”
Seeing her master cut into the woman who was trying to help angered Cassie. Though she wasn't willing to grab her whip or do anything else, she could at least try to focus these poor souls before he struck them down.
Cosing her eyes and sucking in a breath to calm and pace herself, she slowly begins to sing. Her voice starts soft like a whisper, slow and controlled "It's like a stooooooooorrrm, that cuts a paaaaaaaaath. It's breeeeeeeeaks your will, it feeeeeels like that."
Her voice gradually gains volume and strength the more she sings. "You think you're looooossst, but your not loooooooooooooooost on yourrrrrr ooooooooown, you're not alone."
Mawl rushes over to where the man appeared and again attempts to bluster and intimidate, while striking out with inspiration.
"Your trickery will be your downfall! You don't want to make me mad"
Seeing the magic user appear, Horillo moves round and to surround the man, taking out his dagger as he does. His new position will make it easier for Mawl to flank the man to completely surround him. He stabs at the man.
”Ouch! Why you…” Sorix winces as she’s struck by a mace. She steps 5 feet into the doorway and swiftly pops a scroll of obscuring mist out of one of her spring-loaded wrist sheaths.
With the man now visible again Surexeria moves up behind him to attack. When she strikes out she ends up not hitting the man but some illusion of him which immediately dissipates. Sorix steps out of the corner and retrieves a scroll hoping to find an opportunity to use it. Horillo moves up to attack the man with his dagger but ends up missing. Cass starts singing and even though you don't know the woman you find the tune oddly inspiring. Mawl continues to try and intimidate the man with no success and fails to connect with his swing.
The man not worried about the others with all their missed attacks continues to focus on Sorix, landing another solid blow on her. The man steps down know Sorix can't do anything as he calls on a dark blessing and another copy of him appears.
Cassie continues to inspire her allies, singing softly [smaller]"I will stand by you, I will help you through. When you've done all you can do and you can't coooo-oope."
She looks over hesitantly at her whip laying at her feet, trying to decide whether she should risk picking it up or not. Her hand twitches, but doesn't move from her knee.
Sorix groans with an ”Ugh!” as she’s hit with another mace blow. ”Take note of where he is—it’s about to get really misty in here! And when you do attack, you might want to close your eyes; yes I'm serious!” She looks woozy on her feet as she steps 5 feet behind the wall that connects to the doorway then activates her scroll of obscuring mist.
Surexeria keeps pace with the man, stabbing at him and hoping to hit him with her blade this time instead of the false copy. ”Clever man, but surely you realize this tactic won’t save you forever! Best bet is to give up and beg for mercy, ya scurvy dog!”
Surexeria strikes out at the man again, once again hitting his illusion rather than the man himself. Sorix moves into one of the larger offices and casts her spell as mist spills out into the room making it difficult for everyone to see.
As Sorix hits an image of the man, Horillo is able to discern which are the remaining images or the real man, so tries to strike with his dagger, through the mists that grow, but the shadows swirl around the man making him hit only air.
[b]"You know you are going to die here, and now"[/ooc] As he swings with his morningstar and two hands.
Horillo and Mawl move up to join Surexeria but with the mist all around it makes it difficult for them to see the man and neither get close to hitting him.
With the mage hiding somewhere he turns his attention to the woman that keeps messing up his spells and lashes out at her with his weapons.
Luckily he ends up missing as well.
Continuing to sing, Cassie looks around for her master, wondering if perhaps he finally left? With much trepidation, she reaches out and snatches up her whip into her right hand and slowly takes her feet. Her hand trembles with fear, hoping that this group has scared him off and that he isn't going to return to hurt her anymore.
Could I actually be saved? Is he gone?
Surexeria tries to focus through the misty fog. It was always a pain when a fog rolled in on the sea, and an unnatural one inside this building was no different.
Mawl, struggling in the fog, again attempt to slow the man with intimidation, while swinging away at him.
"You are nothing but a bully picking on weaker targets you can dominate. Show yourself and get the beating you deserve."
Horillo, stands firm and attacks with his dagger, cornering the meancing cleric. "We have him now, surrender and your life will not be wasted, continue and you will join your brethren in hell."
Maybe the mist was more trouble than it was worth! At least I’m still alive, for now.
”Um, get him!” Sorix calls out fairly weakly. Sorix takes a half-hearted swipe with her dagger at the foe.
Surexeria finally manages to connect an attack as she stabs the man in the arm with her rapier drawing first blood on him. Sorix steps up and back into the open as she feebly tries to stab the man with a dagger but can't even find him to try and hit with the mist all over the place. Horillo on the other hand has better luck this time managing to also finally land a blow on the man with his dagger.
Cass can hear the sounds of battle in the mist but can't really make anything out, she gets bold and decides to pick up the whip while continuing to sing her inspiring song. Mawl continues shouting out empty threats and missing his attacks.
Hearing the caster once again the man turns to try and finish her off.
He connects and while the others can't see it you hear a thud as a body hits the floor. The man defiantly calls out "If I go down, at least I'm taking some of you with me!"
Surexeria continues her assault, gritting her teeth when she hears a body hit the floor and then the prick taunt them.
Mawl is getting angry and frustrated, swinging wildly. "Welcome to your well deserved end you Rat"
Mawl, struggling in the fog, again attempt to slow the man with intimidation.
"Who was that? I heard fall." Horillo speaks out. [b]"Mawl, Surexia, Sorix, answer me!"[b/] He strikes out at the man once more with his dagger.
Sorix succumbs to the man's relentless attacks and falls unconscious.
She stabilizes at least and is no longer currently in danger of dying unless she's attacked again.
Unable to see what's going on and unable to move from the wall to assist even if she could see, she clutches her hip in her hands and continues to sing in the hopes that these people can rescue her from certain death.
Surexeria manages to land another minor blow to the man. Sorix lays on the floor in a pool of her own blood, but at least she isn't bleeding any longer. Horillo attempts stabbing the man again with his dagger, but this time misses while Mawl still can't hit the man and his threats continue to prove empty. Cass hesitantly continues to sing for the group, hoping to finally be free.
The man turns his attention to Surexeria and just barely makes her out in the mist as he slams both of his weapons into her with solid blows. He laughs to himself then calls out to Cass "Don't get your hopes up sweetheart, these fools will die like the others and then I'll get back to you!"
Surexeria takes a swipe at the man before taking a step back into the fog, hoping to either draw him back in or for him to change targets...
"Now you have made me mad"
Horillo growls at the confident follower of devils "Don't think your luck will last, your gods always forsake their followers sooner or later."
Cassie continues to sing, hoping her companions are able to end the threat, but it doesn't sound promising.
Surexeria can't find the man again with the mist all over the place she tries to strike out but only hits empty air. Sorix lays silent on the ground while Horillo futilely stabs at the man who deftly dodge the strike. Cass continues singing, her voice cracking now and then as the fear of her potential saviors failure becomes more and more a reality. Mawl has the same issues as Surexeria, as the mist clouds his sight and he can't find the man to hit, which continue to make his threats hollow.
For the first time since Sorix conjured the mist, the man can't find Surexeria to land his attack either, giving her a brief reprieve.
Surexeria reaches into her pack and grabs a vial, downing the liquid and breathing a sigh of relief as the injuries she had sustained fade a bit.
Mawl screams again in anger and frustration, "Your type of trickery will never win. Hit someone your own size."
Cassie is nearing the end of her song and she knows she doesn't have much more that she can do to help these folks kill her torturer from her position. She can't tell them to come to her for help without him hearing either. Hoping that they overcome the challenges in the other room, she sings the last verse of the song.
As Cassandixia's voice begins to loose its potency, Horillo calls on Erastil to bless his allies in their efforts to complete the fight, after moving slightly back from the nasty cleric.
Surexeria steps back from the man, pulls out a potion and drinks it to heal some of her wounds. Horillo steps back as well as he casts a spell to try and help the group put an end to the the foe they are facing. Cass sings the end of the song with nothing else left to do then pray these potential saviors come through. Mawl swings again, but the mist seems to really be giving him a hard time as he doesn't even come close to hitting the man.
With no one left to fight the man turns his attention to Mawl and attacks.
He easily finds Mawl to hit him and lands a solid blow as he laughs.
Cassie finishes her song, the last words slipping from her mouth as she still hears this "saviors" engaging in combat with her master.
”Alright, you dickless pansy...let’s get serious!” Surexeria goads as she darts back in and thrusts her rapier for his spleen.
"That all you got? I'm going to rip off your arm and beat you to death with it."