Lisbarr gives Anri a suspicious glare. "Well if you were trying to demonstrate that you were on our side, there were better ways. Although given the tendency of everyone here to attack the wrong people I will give you a chance and see what you do next..."
The half-orc greets Anri with wild conjecture,
"Well, if the Tough Guide to Absalom is anything to go by, it sounds like you narrowly avoided a night at the old Grog Pit."
"He'd probably blame it on you," the rogue points to his eviscerated body double, "by saying you were inappropriately dressed, or something like that."
Norrin proceeds to dismantle the Devourer, with his fist.
The false Rahz-Ahk vanishes abruptly under Anri's attentions while Norrin vents his feelings beating up the Devourer's face. By now the stonework is looking very battered and it is clear that the arcane wards are weakening fast.
Akemi continues the pressure on False Lyan.
Bond of Pursuit.
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If Flyan moves, I can follow as a free action up to 6 squares away.
Akemi ignores everything but the false hobgoblin, reminding him again that she is his sworn foe.
save vs daze
Rothel concentrates hard, doing his utmost to ignore the taunts of his bearded evil twin and prods the exact right place - possibly more by luck than good judgement.
There is a horrible sizzling sound as the arcane bonds on the face break at last. The replicas remain, but there will be no more of them.
Rothel backtracks to the face, and manages to disrupt the final pattern to remov the magic from the face. As an afterthought, he suggests that Rahz-Ahk make nice for the swipe he gave Norrin.
The hairy-faced Rothel returns his spirit to activity, right above Akemi's head, where he heals both himself, not that he needed it, and the Lyan duplicate. Seeing the trap disarmed he tries to maintain the Faux Lyan's presence. First, the spirit attacks Akemi from above, raking ard with its ephemeral claws, and granting invigoration to the new Lyan. Next, the spirit impresses upon the avenger the faces of those she has killed before, harnessing any guilt she may have.
Even as Rothel disables the trap, his other self restores False Lyan and conjures the false Rahz-Ahk to claw at Akemi.
Nothing in Akemi's armoury prepares her for the corruscating attack.
As Lyan moves away from the negative counterpart of the real Rahz-Ahk, it claws out at him in delight.
Lyan sends False Rothel through a dimensional warp, then chases him through mortal space, drawing a claw from the minion. Meanwhile, his counterpart rushes about in a blur, hitting Akemi far harder than the original can usually manage against a foe.
The hobgoblins show their devastating mobility as the One True Lyan pins False Rothel up against Norrin, while his other self keeps Akemi uncomfortably occupied.
Lisbarr has decided that he doesn't like people who aren't who they should be at all. He starts whining in an angry sort of way and jumps up and down .
He fixes the false Lyan with a hateful gaze and tells him: "You shall be soooo sorry for this."
Lisbarr feels he has been more of an observer that a combatant in this fight. He looks guiltily at the others and tries to pretend that he meant to miss.
Objection!
Divine Guidance
Akemi's utter devotion to destruction encourages Lisbarr's aim more than he suspected.
"Oh! Right then..."
With an acknowledgement to Akemi Lisbarr turns on the False Lyan. "So there!"
Anri looks extremely annoyed.
"...the Half-orc just performed a backhanded insult, implying I'm dressed as a harlot."
Arc of the Flashing Storm (Movement) (Full Discipline) (Encounter): Anri Teleports to M14.
Anri says to False Lyan, "You are a suitable target for my anger."
Arc of the Flashing Storm: Dexterity vs. Reflex (Encounter)
Rushing cleats + Power lets Anri push target (if struck) up to 3 squares. He will take a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of his next turn. Anri will push him to J13 if she hits.
Edit: That damage roll just became 30. Critical Justice, baby! Rolling Bonus Magic Weapon Critical Damage!
As False Lyan is thrown by Anri's vicious teleporting palm-strike, Anri says:
"You cannot withstand a Master of the Four Winds."
This forced movement, incidentally, might activate several different powers Akemi has set on False Lyan.
After those may or may not be resolved, Anri will activate Centered Flurry with Starblade Flurry, striking False Lyan automatically with her thrown knife, dealing 7 damage and sliding him to K13.
The false Lyan grins as the cleats strike him, staying in place and increasing his own mobility.
Not so fast!
Because he has negated the main attack's push, Anri is still in Melee with him: this means she uses her normal flurry of blows instead. The cleats + Flurry of Blows means that he is still Slid 2 squares, and still takes 7 damage (it is in melee after all), pushing him (Edit: Changed my mind...) to M15
Anri and Akemi have combat Advantage against him, and Anri gains +2 AC vs False Lyan
The evil hobgoblin slumps to the floor. With great velocity.
Akemi gives a faint nod to the other warrior, from behind her porcelain mask.
Indeed! Awesome all around.:D
Anri nods back to Akemi:
"Thought you could use a hand. Love the mask by the way, I hear they're all the rage this season."
Receiving some unexpected support from Akemi, Lisbarr finds that his handwaving was much more effective than he thought. Baffled by the effects of being missed and then hit by the same attack, False Lyan is in no position to do much when Anri flings herself at him. Headbutting and punchling with a few added kicks, Anri brings the apparation to a permanent end.
Lisbarr looks more impressed than he thought he would when Anri attacks the correct person.
"I take it you are on our side then. Good technique."
"...the Half-orc just performed a backhanded insult, implying I'm dressed as a harlot."
The half-orc's face reddens as he holds his hands up in protest, "Oh Lady Anri, no. The evil version of me over there and I have diametrically opposite views. My goddess has taught me not to judge anyone by how they look or dress. Indeed, Avandra encourages us to strike back against those who would violate your well-being and freedom."
"Victim-blaming is a particular affront to the goddess because it's used so often by those that maintain the status quo in opposition to the kind of change she favours."
Norrin connects his sword to the back of a distracted False Rothel's head.
Akemi seeks to clear her head, as she takes a swing at the false spirit before her.
save vs daze
Norrin explains his philosphy to the newcomer as he swats the false deva hard on the back of the head. False Rothel's eyes cross.
Akemi swings feebly at the gloating rakshasa spirit, but manages to shake off the effects of the earlier attack.
Rothel takes in what they are left to deal with, having finally focused more on the rest of the room than the face. He directs Akemi to retry her efforts. "Akemi, while the spirit's progenitor is temporarily at leave of his senses, use this proferred opportunity to attempt once again to eradicate his spiritual companion." He carefully steps back away from the Un-Rothel, as the true Rahz-Ahk moves to stand directly above it.
NegaRothel can do no more than stand stock still, eyes wide in concern at not being able to act while his spirit is threatened once again. He is, however, unable to break the hold over himself.
Rothel guides his companions to the best way to eliminate his other self, taking advantage of the evil version's temporary stunning.
Grinning wolflshly as the battlefield narrows, Lyan locks (and knocks) down the false Rothel.
MBA vs FRA
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Akemi uses the opening provided by Rathiel to strike again.
Lyan and Akemi grab their advantage. As Akemi lands a distracting blow, Lyan swings in and pushes the moustachioed menace off his feet.
Lisbarr moves to attack the false Rothel, hoping to give others a better chance to Do Their Stuff. He hopes his skill has finally returned.
The half-orc's face reddens as he holds his hands up in protest, "Oh Lady Anri, no. The evil version of me over there and I have diametrically opposite views. My goddess has taught me not to judge anyone by how they look or dress. Indeed, Avandra encourages us to strike back against those who would violate your well-being and freedom."
"Victim-blaming is a particular affront to the goddess because it's used so often by those that maintain the status quo in opposition to the kind of change she favours."
"Yes Half-orc, but you still THINK it. Tell me, my training vest covers everything except my arms and neck. There is possibly the tiniest sight of my collarbone. Do you find the sight of bare arms enticing? Does my neck suggest servicing others carnal desires?"
Anri grimaces as she feels the affects of Rahz-Ahk's presence. She seems to stumble drunkenly, whirling around... and stabbing at False Rahz-Ahk with a vengeance!
Power: Drunken Monkey, dex vs. will.
(Divide this in half)
If attack hits, target is slid 1 (+1) squares (in this case to K15). After taking the damage from being hit, it makes 1 basic melee attack against one enemy of choice, with a bonus to the attack roll equal to my wisdom modifier (+5)...and I choose to make False Rahz-Ahk attack himself. (This is a legitimate target for the attack. :D)
If Anri hits, she'll automatically activate her starblade flurry of blows. While she is weakened, it only does half damage (3). She will slide False Rahz-Ahk to J-15 if she hits.
Power: Drunken Monkey (Enc.) (Move): Move your speed +2 (10 squares). During this movement, ignore difficult terrain and gain a power bonus to all opportunity attacks (+5).
If her attack hits, Anri will stumble quickly and obliquely to H-19, acting as flanking against False Rothel. She will invoke 1 opportunity attack from False Rothel.
If she does get a save against the weakening effect:
And if she doesn't: Eh. Oh well.
Anri blinks a few times, and says, "Huh. That thing over there shouldn't have...am I going to need to go back over there? Bah! Things should act like they're supposed to when I hit them!"
Lisbarr is pleased to discover that his powers are restored enough to hit the fallen false deva.
Anri, in the meanwhile explodes in another flurry of movement, and discovers some interesting facts about spirit companions along the way.
From his clever hiding spot, Norrin strikes at Rothel's bizzaro world counterpart.
A beautifully placed arrow strikes the false one at the base of the spine and severs a vital nerve cluster. With a final sneer, the simulacrum collapses and disappears, taking its shadowy spirit companion with it.
The room falls silent.
Lyan, barely injured, looks about. "Hrnh. Thought I was better than that."
Akemi takes a guarded stance, her fullblade still bare. She eyes Anri with suspicion.