Vivi sits down as Yavanee and Valonia examine him, explaining the details of his conditions to Yavenee in elven and ensuring she translates accurately to Valonia.
"For months now they have been torturing me, trying to get information on my former friends and companions. I have at most been able to get a hour of sleep per day, sometimes less than that, and always while chained to something heavy. Well, always after the first night where I surprised them with an escape attempt." Vivi laughs at that, causing him to cough more.
"Between sleeping conditions and the abysmal quality for the little food and water they provided to sustain me, I am surprised that I am only slightly sick. It does not add anything to the exhaustion though. I suppose that a few nights in a good bed with actual meals should probably cure most of what ails me, apart from some of the breaks and cuts from my torture sessions, but I don't remember seeing an inn here... so it might be a tall ask. Besides, we have business to complete here first and I refuse to sit it out."
There is no response from the cavern ahead with the hags, almost as if they could possibly see through the less then clever reply from the ranger.
Yavenee identifies the sickness that ails the monk as something that typically afflicts one who has been exposed to poor living conditions for an extended period of time. She knows a solid days rest and square meals would probably alleviate the conditions, but there may be magical means to correct it as well.
Vivi winces both at the silence and at his friend's attempt at foolery. This isn't going to go well...
Taking up position near the other side of the entrance, Vivi attempts to blend into the wall so as to get the jump on anyone or anything that attempts to investigate.
Taking his coat back from the little witch Sunday gently lays it on Niosa before headinf further into the cave with the others.
"Well they know we're here." Sunday comments.
Valonia composes herself for a moment, before drawing upon the nymph's look of profound sorrow as she unleashes a blast of song before lightly touching Vivi on the shoulder.
"You should be feeling marginally better now" she mutters lightly afterwards, before drawing her greatsword in preparation.
With their plan in place and the newest member of her horde in relative safety for now, Krysta did her part and dug straight down for about ten feet before making her way to where the hags were located. When she got close to them she slowed down her pace and went even deeper as she edged behind them and then tunneled up to get into striking position to pop out behind the rear most hag.
Vivi feels the melodic magic flow through him, the song reaching deep and making him feel more alert and less drained than he had been in months. Vivi smiles in appreciation, nodding emphatically.
I will really need to thank her later once I get over these mental blocks.
Standing a bit taller, the monk proceeds to get into position once the cavern's hags fall silent.
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"Well they know we're here." Sunday comments.
"Without a doubt." Yavennee replies, uttering a chant as she rests her hand on Sunday's chest before he can embrace his rage. As the spell takes effect, he begins to grow.
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The nymph takes the offered coat, a brief exchange from her tear-filled eyes all she can offer in thanks.
Sunday nods to the nymmph.
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Feeling the cavern get smaller he then looks down to the even smaller Witch. "Wanting a bigger shield, eh?"
Vivi's expression turns to one of surprise as the dragon suddenly burrows into the earth. What kind of dragon flies through stone as most do through air? He recovers his composure, only to see Sunday grow to the size of his former captives.
"Remind... me... later... .... ... questions... to... ask..." he says, though he keeps his voice low in an effort to not reveal his location.
The hag above Krysta has no idea that she is below her, the dragon successfully able to burrow quietly enough through the rocks.
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Feeling the cavern get smaller he then looks down to the even smaller Witch. "Wanting a bigger shield, eh?"
"Not that it hurts to have a bigger shield." Yavenee says with a chuckle "But I rather enjoy seeing you lay waste to these monsters."
Sunday smiles. "I'll try to not bore you."
Deciding that the time was nigh Krysta erupted from the ground behind the hag she'd moved in to ambush and her jaws snapped out at her.
Krysta bursts out of the group and snapped at the hag, but she misjudges the sheer size of the large creature and can't get her jaws around her quickly enough. The creature looks behind at the dragon, not entirely surprised to see her there. Regardless if they knew she was coming, the party has advance knowledge of the plan and can act before the hags have a chance to do something about the attempted ambush.
Hearing the roar of the dragon coming up further in the cave, Vivi breaks into a sprint into the cave to provide assistance.
Yaveneee quickly speaks a word of magic, twisting time itself to accelerate her companions, moving closer to where the battle would unfold but staying out of the past of the warriors.
Feeling time around him seem to slow somehow, Vivi gives Yavenee a nod before setting off toward the hags. The ordinarily fast monk covers even more distance due to the time distortion, able to reach the hag that Krysta burrowed behind.
"Hey.... UGLY.... payback... TIME!"
Spitting out the words, the monk follows up with a punch and a kick to his former torturer, the blows aimed at what would normally be vital spots on a human.
With his doubled size and accelerated movements from the Witch's magic Sunday bounds through the tunnel into the middle of the cavern pausing, to himself and only as much as his enhanced perceptions let him, he noticed something and went right as his allies went left, his blade and spirits dancing ahead of him.
With Vivi having reached her position and flanking the hag to distract her Krysta unleashed a flurry of strikes once again. She went more for precision than raw striking power. It seemed that her efforts were wise and worthwhile as she managed to get a few solid hits on the hag before her.
Sunday's first attack comes within an inch of hitting the hag, missing by the slightest of margins. The wisp attack succeeds, but seems to do minimal damage that doesn't seem to affect her.
Similar to Sunday, Krysta's first attack comes up just a tad short as the hag is able to avoid her bite. One wing and both claws are able to connect however, one of them critically so. Krysta also finds that the hags seem to be resistant to the damage she delivers to them, not all of it going through.
Vivi comes running in and finds Krysta behind a large hag, throwing his body into the creature he easily lands both of his attacks and deals full damage to the ugly female hag.
Yavenee casts a spell to make everyone quicker and Valonia and Raja both move up, getting into position. Delendir runs into the room and looses a volley of arrows at the the northern hag, missing his first two shots but landing the third one. The hag's skin seems to not take full damage from the ranger's arrow.
The hag to the south that stands in front of Krysta attempts to bite and claw at her, but the dragon's scales are too tough to allow damage to be done and she misses all three times.
The hag in front of Sunday slams her left claws into his body followed briefly by her right claws. With both claws embedded in his chest, she rips them sideways rending and ripping his skin.
The third hag moves to flank Sunday with unusual quickness for such a large beast. Once it position it lunges forward and slashes him with her claw .
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R: 34+24
P: 19
Sunday pops his neck side to side before chopping away at the Hag in front of him.
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Vivi hears the cackles of the two hags behind him as they confront Sunday. Need to finish this one quick so we can aid him.
Squaring off against the back of the hag between him and Krysta, Vivi throws a left punch, following it quickly with a left kick and a right punch before attempting a right kick that is just enough off so as to miss before landing on the ground again.
"How... feel... NOW..." the monk yells at his foe. "Soon... end... dead... like OGRES!"
With a vast array of buffs active, Valonia and Rajah enter the fight, ready to slaughter the hags.
As Valonia and Rajah tear into the surrounded hag, Yavenee looks past them all to the hag behind Sunday, her eyes going black as she teaches out to twist fate.
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With her target still not down and her confidence rising Krysta tore into the hag once more.
While she didn't connect with everything most of Krysta's strikes were true as she ripped ruthlessly into the hag once again.
Vivi lands his first three hits, but misses his fourth.
Rajah and Valonia charge in and delivery several severe blows, one of them critically wounding the hag and it's enough to put her down to the ground.
The hag behind Sunday is willful, but Yavenee's hex still affects her.
Four of Krysta's strikes land on the hag to the south, only missing her last one. Her and Sunday's combination of attacks finish off the southern hag quickly, leaving only the one behind Sunday.
