demons and cultists coalesce from every angle around the museum. One cultist falls, lina cuts into a vermlek, azalina falls the wounded howler, uerto hits another howler with a ray of singing light, but just as soon as those in the back feel a moment of relief, from the previously dark room emerges yet another vermlek, getting in lina's face. anguis gets torn into after stabbing a vermlek, but he still doesn't react or much seem to care.
Azlana takes a serious wound, but she simply takes a step back and shoots again, twice in rapid succession.
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Haruto strides forward, gazing on the battle scene with a distant frown. Seeing Lina facing two foes at once, he targets the more injured-looking creature next to her with a pair of magic missiles.
Lina takes the hit and charges through, attacking relentlessly.
The howler's quills seem to have little effect on Stalker's shadowy form.
First, Stalker slides over and tries to disrupt one of the vermleks attacking Lina, attempting to drag it into a position where Shayde could flank it. If successful on the first attempt, it then tries to trip the creature.
Shayde then steps up to stab the vermlek, preferably with newfound advantage.
"We may not be able to slay this many in a single assault. Do we have a plan to retreat if necessary?
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Hanna grunts and nods to Shayde "much as I hate to admit it, you got a point, ok everyone, try not to get surrounded, if you have the option to select new targets after the one you're already on, target anyone blocking a path out" she says as she tries to hit the creature in front of her and then step into the ruined building behind her. "And prioritize targets that are already wounded
the varmlek hanna was attacking drops, but is soon standing again after the varmlek keeping it's distance heals it with a necrotic spell, also healing the wounds from shayde on the other varmlek.
the varmlek near azalana steps back and calls to the abyss to summon a pair of dretches.
cultists attempt to attack hanna, and end up attacking the wall.
the howlers keep attacking their marks, biting into them.
the varmlek that was downed carefully crawls away before bursting out of the corpse it's in with a horrid display of gore.
anquis stabs the howler, embedding another quill in himself.
Azlana shoots again, twice in rapid succession at the thing to the north.
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Lina checks her surroundings, laughs dangerously, and steps in to flank one of the enemies with Stalker and strikes furiously.
Stalker's form seems to become more nebulous as the howler scores a solid blow. It focuses on defending itself to buy the others more time. It does, however, still lash out at the vermleck between itself and Lina, trying to knock it to the ground. If it succeeds on the first attempt, it follows up with a weakening slam.
Shayde snarls silently as the vermlek scratches him with its sword, dripping oddly luminous blood. In keeping with the idea of focusing down opponents, he attacks the cultist between himself and Hanna.
both of the recently summoned dretches drop unconcious, though the varmlek remains unaffected, before two more arrows sink into it's flesh. The varmlek still seems only somewhat annoyed, dispite looking a bit like a pincushion. It steps closer and strikes at azlana again.
The fight between demon cultists continues, anguis killing the howler.
The remaining varmleks attempt to fight, but end up utterly useless, unable to hit thier targets, and the attempt at summoning from one utterly fails.
The howler can't seem to strike at stalker properly, but it doesn't seem to understand that this isn't really working.
Haruto maneuvers around to hit all three of the creatures in front of Azlana with a color spray.
Haruto throws another magic missile barrage at the creature attacking Azlana.
Azlana steps back again, a little worried that she is going to be backed into the wall, but still determined not to let that happen. She continues to shoot at the thing attacking her.
(rapid shot, and +2 if evil outsider)
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One goes down, and Lina assesses the situation, and spots Azlana getting backed into a corner. She guards herself against the varmlek and moves across the area.
Stalker attempts to hinder the remaining nearby vermlek to leave it open for Shayde's attacks. Firstly it attempts to momentarily blind it with it's own opaque shadow-stuff; if it succeeds it follows up with a trip, otherwise trying again with it's other limb.
Shayde drives in with a stab against the hopefully vulnerable vermlek.
Both move back a few feet towards the others. (5=foot steps)
anguis impales one of the cultists.
The cultists swing thier scythes uselessly, missing both times.
The blinded varmlek shakes out the black gunk in it's eyes, it's strange body nearly causing the attack to fail, but the blade did manage to actually connect with some of the wretched creature's actual innards.
The varmlek that burst out of it's host body burrows into the ground.
And the howler keeps missing.
The other varmlek steps up to stalker, and takes it's shot at the shadow beast.
None of them seem to be learning thier lesson.
The varmlek, full of arrows, seems to decide that the magic missles are more annoying then the arrows, because it moves over to attack uerto.
Haruto nimbly jumps backwards, dodging the varmlek's assault, then points at it, firing a ray of heavenly fire back at it.
Azlana shoots again at the same thing, even though it moved to attack Ueto instead.
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(rapid shot, and +2 if evil outsider)
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Lina leaves the unconscious dretches for the moment, while still placing herself between the demons and the aasimar, and goes after the vermlek near Haruto.
Shayde grunts as the vermleck deals him a vicious blow. He wouldn't be able to hold out forever here. Still, he aims at least one more blow at the vermlek in return.
Stalker focuses on defense, in order to continue holding off the howler and the other vermlek.
the varmlek attacking uerto finally falls, but the varmlek attacking shayde doesn't much seem to care about the most recent damage it sustained.
the cultist misses again, hands shaking, while anguis impales another.
Azlana shoots at the demon to the north of her position, trying to take the pressure off Lina.
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Might not confirm, but here's the damage just in case. :)
"Make certain these two never awaken," Haruto says, waving vaguely at the dretches as he walks closer to the remaining enemies.
Observing the creatures attacking the shadow, Haruto fires a pair of magic missiles at the most injured-looking varmlek.
Badly wounded, strangely glowing blood dripping from his gashes, Shayde steps back from the battle, and then exhales as he summons a cloud of shadowy mist, obscuring sight to cover a retreat.
Stalker, its substance growing somewhat thin, follows the step, and keeps up its defensive posture to ward off the demons that remain.
Lina moves up and in beside Stalker with her weapons drawn.
Azlana, instead of attacking again, moves northwest, making sure to stay far enough away from the bad guys to not get within attack range.
She then channels to heal her party.
[I] the howler, upon seeing lina's holy symbols, snarls and backs up a bit, before releasing a horrid howl, grating and sounding somewhat reminiscent of grinding glass. Some of it's wounds stitch up from the healing, but it seems to be alone in this, among the demons, as the varmleks don't seem to heal. Anguis shifts in posture in response to the positive energy, and looks to azalina. He doesn't do anything this round.
Meanwhile, the varmlek seems to swell with some sort of irritation at lina, gripping it's blade tight in both hands before taking a swing at lina's holy symbol.
The cultist hanna is fighting
... drops dead from burning hands.
Lina ignores the Howler's cry. The holy symbol hanging from her belt may make an appealing target, but the vermlek leaves itself open and she strikes back, throwing off its aim. That flows right into her attack routine with both weapons.
With the poor visibility in the area, Haruto decides to use the safe option of another magic missile at the Varmlek.
Azlana shoots at one of the remaining demons:
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Some of Shayde's wounds heal up, and Stalker seems to grow more substantial with the healing.
Unshaken by the Howler's howl, and no longer quite so critically wounded, Shayde slips through the mist, attempting to slide out of sight as he comes around behind the vermleck, while Stalker tries to render it more vulnerable.
only the howler and the armored man remains, the howler closing in on lina and attacking, and the armored man watching and leaning on his spear.
Azlana shoots at the remaining howler:
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After the howler is dead (obviously not due to her efforts) she waits to see what the armored man will do.
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Lina gets bitten by the howler but she doesn't let it slow her down, moving into more spinning attacks against it.
Haruto holds off for now, wanting to reserve some of his magic for later.
Shayde slides around into a flanking position, while studying the howler for a future strike.
This creature being to big to try to trip easily, Stalker just tries to hit it with a weakening blow.