Black swats away Tassadar's hand and replies to the questioners, "Yes, I'm real, obviously! I'm just as much a part of Mordrin as my counterpart here. Ziggy, your assessment is closest to the truth. While Green over there comes from our nurturing, life-giving side, I derive more so from the destructive, awesome side."
Green scoffs at Black's comments and offers his own perspective on the matter, "More like you represent the brash and loud-mouthed part of us, Black. Anyway, that's pretty much the story. We can and do act independently of one another, though there's a limit to how far we can be apart before the connection snaps us back together. Makes us handy in cases where it's better to share the work, but It sure does get old to have to argue with yourself over most decisions."
"Oh wow, it speaks. I thought it was...you know just an extension of your will..." He looks at the double, flabbergasted.
" You both will be relieved to know that is simply what everyone does themselves. Your situation just happens to be aloud instead. Though no less daunting. "
"It must be quote interesting to have another part of yourself speak to you where everyone can hear. Usually its all in your head." He taps his head. "Hello, Black. May I know since when you've been able to manifest as a different entity? Can you manifest at will, or if not, what conditions are you subject to?"
" This isnt exactly the time to be discussing capabilities and powers while in the Lion's Den. Tassadar. Or anyone for that matter. Caves do send sound waves long distances. "
"But I've never seen such a curious phenomenon before. And I don't know when I'll get to see it again. Research, you understand." He offhandly flaps off Kael's comments while having his attention rivetted on Black."Argh if you want to be such a bother about it," as he glares at Kael, before shifting his gaze to Black, "Let us conduct our interview in private."
"Point in my direction and whisper, amd I shall hear you as if you were speaking next to my ear" He instructs Black using the spell.
Ziggit winces at being called Ziggy, "Lissen friend, I ain't one for complainin' but the names I get, but Ziggy jus' sounds plain awful."
"If you want ta shorten mah name, plenty of folks used to call me The Git, or just Git."
"Anyways, wat happens if either of yas die, do ya know? Do you like get forced back togetha? Or does that part of ya personality die? Do ya both die?"
"It sounds like a useful ability ta have, though I'm not sure I would want da complications of dealin' with my own self. Seems paradox like."
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Kael glares at Tassadar with ferocity of a hawk bearing down on prey.
" Better. This is still not some field trip. "
"Be sensible. Only those nearby can hear, which is a lot softer then the rest of the conversation that the rest have been making. May I ask why you haven't said anything to the rest yet?"He continues. "Considering they've been jabbering more then I have?"
Light presses on, uninterested until Ziggit asks the very thought she'd had. ..."what does happen if one or the other dies?"....
Walking a bit ahead, Light listens carefully in hopes to catch any signs of movements as her crew-mates make noise she fears gave away the element, if any, of surprise.
" I did. "
As Light steps forward, she comes to a large pool of water. With her exceptional eyesight she notices the faintest purplish light beneath the surface, even with her Ioun Torch overtaking the other light source. The source of the light seems to emanate from far off. Almost as if there is an underwater cave beneath.
The Mayor seems taken aback by Mordrin's splitting, but quickly regains his composure. "At this point, I don't know why I'm surprised anymore." Shaking his head to the group, he steps up next to Light.
"Come, this way." He says softly, walking back to and then along the tracks.
Black sighs heavily as the questions continue to pour in. He points back toward Tassadar and whispers, "Perhaps Kael is right about the timing for this barrage of questions. Since we're able to speak a little bit more quietly, here's the low-down. I am Green are both part of Mordrin. In a sense, we are different parts of his personality, but we are still independent of one another, though we are not at full strength when we separate. If one of us is destroyed, thankfully it is not permanent, as the one who is destroyed simply returns to the other. Anyway, that's enough to be getting on with now. Let's get going."
Green turns to Ziggit and chuckles softly, "Sorry 'bout that. New acquaintances and all that..."
Tassadar ignores the sigh. A new phenomenon to look into!
"How long can you stay split this way? Can you feel what your double is feeeling? In what way is your strength compromised during the split?"
As you press forward into a small opening in the cave. A familiar voice rings out from all around you in a happy tone. "Ahh! Glad you could make it to my domain. Though I must say, you are a rather loud lot and I seemed to have miscounted earlier, twins of some sort? Ah well, no matter, it will be really loud about three times soon regardless... But enough about that... lets soften you up a bit hmm?"
At that moment, six creatures appear, seemingly from out of thin air. An ever-gnashing maw, filled with row after row of mismatched teeth, dominates this frightful creature’s orb-like body. Though the same Ofuda like textures of paper and strange kanji adorn them. They each strike out at each party member except for Black.
Green feels the teeth of the beast sink into his arm and winces in pain.
Kael seems to parry the blow before it comes close unsure what these creatures might be.
" Well, it seems he is very well aware of us. Mayor, do these small creatures have people inside? "
"Not very likely, I've never seen these creatures before!"
Kael smirks, " It seems our mysterious person is fond of Daemons. Cacodaemons to be exact. Not the worst of creatures, the lowest of daemons. "
Kael thrusts out with his Ninja-to
"There's a guy I know who'd get a real kick out o' these critters." says Ziggit assuming a more combat ready stance.
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Kael: 30
Tassadar: 23
Cacodaemon#1: 22
Cacodaemon#2: 16
Cacodaemon#3: 15
Cacodaemon#4: 11
Cacodaemon#5: 10
Cacodaemon#6: 8
Mordrin(Black&Green):7
Ziggit: 6
Light: 6
Goldwill: 4
Kael strikes back first with a lightning fast draw of his Ninja-to. Sticking the creature with the blade. Though, it seems to do less damage than intended.
"They're vulnerable to good or silver, or fire damage. Focus fire on them as they heal themselves rapidly."
Tassadar attempts to tumble between 2 Cacodaemons, drawing his silver mace at the same time.
Tassadar takes two AoO from the creatures.
They both lash out at Tassadar after his maneuvering leaves an opening. Only one manages to sink it's teeth into his arm.
The group now methodically attack again. The one that Kael had slightly injured previously seems indistinguishable from the others now, its wound seeming to be gone.
Kael parries successfully and strikes the Daemon hard, though it still seems to absorb some of the damage.
Goldwill steels himself and punches the Daemon with his brass knuckles.
Smashing the creature hard. It reels back, seeming to shrug off some of the damage but nevertheless, looks pretty messed up.
"Eh, the ol' dour face and the mayor already have done some work on theirs, so I'ma guessing let's get theirs done firs'."
Ziggit shoots out his spear to attack the one troubling the mayor hoping to finish it off after his attack.
One of the cacodaemons sinks its teeth into Green a second time and finds that his victim suddenly absent. A sound like the crack of a whip echoes through the cave, and suddenly, Black is no longer Black, he is once again Mordrin, though the heat of battle may be too intense for some to notice the subtle differences in appearance.
"Well that sucked. Guess we'll have to see what I can do to help with that, eh?" The wounded cleric raises the branch of twisted driftwood he uses as his holy symbol and calls out a few words of prayer, ending his chant with an exclamation of "Guide us now as we strike down these unholy monstrosities!"
"..."
Kael moves to give himself a bit of room before striking. He positions himself opposite of the Mayor striking at the previous Cacodaemon between them.
Light moves away with ease and blasts a cacodaemon with her musket. Kael flanks one and strikes it with his Ninja-to. Both seem injured but still able to fight. A font of multicolored light springs forth from Tassadar's fingertips. The one that Light shot falls from the air and rolls around on the floor screeching.
The Cacodaemon that is unaffected by Tassadar's spell looks like it's about to attack him. But then it stops and turns to Light as if directed to. It's eyes flash and it lets loose a torrent of gibberish from its maw.
The cacodaemon that is being flanked by Kael five-foot steps(flys) up to Kael and takes a bite. While the one on Goldwill does the same.
It avoids Kael's parry and bites him on his neck.
Goldwill dodges away from the attack.
The one that dropped Green will look at Ziggit and its eyes glow and gibberish spews from its mouth.
Ziggit removes his spear from the toothy monster and the creature is ripped apart as each branch of the Spear leaves grievous wounds as it's extracted.
Ziggit then turns his attention to the downed monster from Tassadar's spell.
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Ziggit's strike finishes off the Ofuda Cacodaemon that was stunned by Tassadar, it then shreds into a pile of paper, like the others before it.
Tassadar moves to give Ziggit flanking while brandishing his silver mace.
Mordrin beats a hasty retreat southward, finally coming to a stop just behind Light. As the woman reloads her musket, Mordrin lays a hand on her shoulder, "Aim well, my friend."
Goldwill steps up to the one daemon that took out Green and launches a haymaker!
But he only clips the wing of it and does no damage.
Light relieves her gun from an aimed position and slams the butt of the stalk into her foot before returning to an aimed position.
Kael, having dispatched the Cacodaemon plaguing himself, went to the aid of his comrades. tumbling between the fray and ending south of Ziggit, attempting to alleviate the man of the pressure from his Ofuda creature.
With a doube gripped strike, Kael twisted around and corkskrewed his Ninja-to at the distracted cacodaemon.
Kael's strike pierces the central eye of the Daemon and it shreds from his blade to the floor. This time however a small gray stone can be seen among the shredded paper.
The other two Daemons left can now be seen producing the same type of stones from there mouths and they both bite down on them.
A loud concussive noise is made as the stone breaks apart. Causing some of the paper-like teeth of the Ofuda to instantly shred.
Another loud bang is heard from the one that Tassadar is currently engaged with.
Mordrin takes a few step forward after the concussive blasts ring out in the tunnel. He watches his allies reel from the sound and calls out, "Are you all alright? Be careful over there!" As he advances, he raises his holy symbol once again and sends out a wave of blue light to wash over his companions, healing their wounds.
"Don't worry so much about us. Be more concerned about ending the fight first. This is probably only one of the obstacles placed in our paths, and there are more to come."
Light aims at the Cacodaemon in front of Tassadar.