LJ obliges with a downdraft that is both gentle and strong at the same time.
Between Devlyn's grapple, LJ's breeze, CH's magnetism(?), and E7's rain, Aidan's fire begin to fade. He looks up at the sky above and shouts ancient words in Infernal, Abyssal, Ignan, and Draconic.
"Ahgno catr sharoyth furi!"
Circles of magical fire appear everywhere in varying sizes. Their purpose becomes clear as creatures pour from them. From the fiery pits of the Nine Hells and the Abyss, pit fiends and balors fly. From the Plane of Fire soar winged salamders and efreeti. From elsewhere on the material plane red dragon glide through their gates. Elves, thier bodies glowing with magical fire, march out of their gate, armed with spells and spears, both waiting for release.
Norith shar! Deftol!
Biding the conjurer's words, the creatures act. Slamanders wrap themselves aorunf the strange web and melt with the help of cambion azers. Pit fiends and Balors work on dispelling CH's power and E7's rain(and by extension, Sky's storm). The elves launch meteor swarms and spears aflame with magic at the group, while red dragons breath fire down upon them. Two efreeti pull Devlyn off Aidan and throw him Allura. Aidan hovers and laughs maniacally.
"Who's up for a little Trial by Fire?"
Between Devlyn's grapple, LJ's breeze, CH's magnetism(?), and E7's rain, Aidan's fire begin to fade. He looks up at the sky above and shouts ancient words in Infernal, Abyssal, Ignan, and Draconic.
"Ahgno catr sharoyth furi!"
Circles of magical fire appear everywhere in varying sizes. Their purpose becomes clear as creatures pour from them. From the fiery pits of the Nine Hells and the Abyss, pit fiends and balors fly. From the Plane of Fire soar winged salamders and efreeti. From elsewhere on the material plane red dragon glide through their gates. Elves, thier bodies glowing with magical fire, march out of their gate, armed with spells and spears, both waiting for release.
Norith shar! Deftol!
Biding the conjurer's words, the creatures act. Slamanders wrap themselves aorunf the strange web and melt with the help of cambion azers. Pit fiends and Balors work on dispelling CH's power and E7's rain(and by extension, Sky's storm). The elves launch meteor swarms and spears aflame with magic at the group, while red dragons breath fire down upon them. Two efreeti pull Devlyn of Aidan and throw him Allura. Aidan just hovers and laughs maniacally.
Floating down, covered in black flames that burn through the wards, Aidan laughs.
E7's eyes burn with anger and disappointment.
"So be it."
Elemental power surges in his hands/branches.
E7's eyes burn with anger and disappointment.
"So be it."
Elemental power surges in his hands/branches.
"Light and Darkness, Fire and Rain, Earth and Wind, hear my plea. Seal this breach and shield the free!"
The elements are woven together, and both light and dark are joined. A shield of prismatic energy forms over the Eyrie and grows.
"A challenge? How enjoyable. Let's see..."
"Shadows and Suns, Flame and Ice, Gales and Sands, hear my cry!
Remove the shield so they may fry!"
Despite his attempt at mixed elemental magic, Aidan can only creates holes in the prismatic shield. Even that is taxing. He signals to a salamander and a cambion azer, and nods. They both disappear.
"You say you wish me no harm, yet you attack me and want to make me to feel pain. You know nothing about me, nothing! I try to distract you with a small forest fire, so I may leave, and my own so-called brother betrays me! Loss, pain, grief. All are consumed by the Flame. I'm happy now, and all you want to do is keep me from being happy. Leave me alone!"
Those last three words come out as a scream, and lava explodes from the ground around the Eyrie, causing the air to heat up and dry out.
The power that was herself underneath the power of the goddess began to come through as everything and everyone she loved was threatened on all sides, some of those threats much too familiar. Her whole body began to glow brighter and brighter. Much too bright to look at. That power ran through the Eyrie.
"NO! This is not being happy. This is hurting others and taking joy in it. If that is your choice, then you will have to live with its consequences
The power that was herself underneath the power of the goddess began to come through as everything and everyone she loved was threatened on all sides, some of those threats much too familiar. Her whole body began to glow brighter and brighter. Much too bright to look at. That power ran through the Eyrie.
"NO! This is not being happy. This is hurting others and taking joy in it. If that is your choice, then you will have to live with its consequences
For just a moment, the old Aidan shines past the shadowy flames, a grim smile on his face. It looks a bit forced.
"I said I was happy, not that I was having fun."
The power that was herself underneath the power of the goddess began to come through as everything and everyone she loved was threatened on all sides, some of those threats much too familiar. Her whole body began to glow brighter and brighter. Much too bright to look at. That power ran through the Eyrie.
"NO! This is not being happy. This is hurting others and taking joy in it. If that is your choice, then you will have to live with its consequences
For just a moment, the old Aidan shines past the shadowy flames, a grim smile on his face. It looks a bit forced.
"I said I was happy, not that I was having fun."
She steps forward, the glow increasing even more until it's hard to even glance in her general direction.
"You want to hurt someone? You need to lash out to make your pain less? Okay, Aidan. Go ahead. I'm right here. I've been through hotter flame than anything you can summon. I can take it. Do your worst."Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper, but as easily heard as if she had been shouting.
"A challenge? How enjoyable. Let's see..."
"Shadows and Suns, Flame and Ice, Gales and Sands, hear my cry!
Remove the shield so they may fry!"Despite his attempt at mixed elemental magic, Aidan can only creates holes in the prismatic shield. Even that is taxing. He signals to a salamander and a cambion azer, and nods. They both disappear.
"You say you wish me no harm, yet you attack me and want to make me to feel pain. You know nothing about me, nothing! I try to distract you with a small forest fire, so I may leave, and my own so-called brother betrays me! Loss, pain, grief. All are consumed by the Flame. I'm happy now, and all you want to do is keep me from being happy. Leave me alone!"
Those last three words come out as a scream, and lava explodes from the ground around the Eyrie, causing the air to heat up and dry out.
"Fire has always been the most vain element. Greedy in its short-lived life."
"Your life does not measure up to the destruction you demand for your 'happiness'"
"Go. Join the one you worship. Join his circus of destruction."
In the midst of the conflict, CH's eyes darken once again. The darkness spreads over his body, then it fades altogether. He has disappeared along with the dark.
A cool breeze remains where he stood.
"People of the Eyrie! I, Tarvek, Fourth Captain of teh Servants of the Board, come bearing vital news! Despite your hostilites to ourselves, we come to tell you that, as a Champion, your 'Aiden' is in significant danger! We have recently discovered that occasionally, those few Champions who live past the need for them may become a threat to the peace!"
Suddenly, up on the Sanctuary, the heat from the fire causes a great surprise. The entire Sanctuary, formerly frozen solid, explodes in an enormous blast of ice shards. The dragon opens his eyes, and the shards stop in midair.
"What is this?" He spots Aidan fighting (from his perspective) Lynora and her allies. He hesitates, then flies down to Lynora.
:Take the boy up to the Sanctuary. I can dispose of him for you:
"People of the Eyrie! I, Tarvek, Fourth Captain of teh Servants of the Board, come bearing vital news! Despite your hostilites to ourselves, we come to tell you that, as a Champion, your 'Aiden' is in significant danger! We have recently discovered that occasionally, those few Champions who live past the need for them may become a threat to the peace!"
A voice whispers on the wind.
"Tarvek. Fourth Captain of the Servants. Why do you hide your soul?"
The eagle beneath Tarvek falters, as spirits try to force it towards the Eyrie grounds.
"I name you criminal."
"The Daughter of the Wind the victim."
"People of the Eyrie! I, Tarvek, Fourth Captain of teh Servants of the Board, come bearing vital news! Despite your hostilites to ourselves, we come to tell you that, as a Champion, your 'Aiden' is in significant danger! We have recently discovered that occasionally, those few Champions who live past the need for them may become a threat to the peace!"A voice whispers on the wind.
"Tarvek. Fourth Captain of the Servants. Why do you hide your soul?"
The eagle beneath Tarvek falters, as spirits try to force it towards the Eyrie grounds.
"I name you criminal."
"The Daughter of the Wind the victim."
Tarvek betrays no sign of fear on his face, but his hands themselves, patting the eagle reassuringly, are shaking as he shouts, "I come in peace! We have come in good faith to warn you! Where is the one they call 'Aidan'? I would speak with him!"
Suddenly, up on the Sanctuary, the heat from the fire causes a great surprise. The entire Sanctuary, formerly frozen solid, explodes in an enormous blast of ice shards. The dragon opens his eyes, and the shards stop in midair.
"What is this?" He spots Aidan fighting (from his perspective) Lynora and her allies. He hesitates, then flies down to Lynora.
:Take the boy up to the Sanctuary. I can dispose of him for you:
:It is not so simple as that, Frost, though I sincerely appreciate your offer of aid. The boy still has some chance to be saved.:
The glow that emanates from her is blinding and it is painful to even try to look at her.
"Well, Aidan? What are you waiting for? You want to strike out at someone to show how powerful you are, start with me."
Tarvek betrays no sign of fear on his face, but his hands themselves, patting the eagle reassuringly, are shaking as he shouts, "I come in peace! We have come in good faith to warn you! Where is the one they call 'Aidan'? I would speak with him!"
"Now you would claim peace, yet a short while ago you would attack a child."
"My child." The last words carry the chill of death.
"Feel free to speak to the latest victim of the Flame. If he does not kill you I will. There is a special place in the spirit world for those such as you."
Tarvek betrays no sign of fear on his face, but his hands themselves, patting the eagle reassuringly, are shaking as he shouts, "I come in peace! We have come in good faith to warn you! Where is the one they call 'Aidan'? I would speak with him!""Now you would claim peace, yet a short while ago you would attack a child."
"My child." The last words carry the chill of death.
"Feel free to speak to the latest victim of the Flame. If he does not kill you I will. There is a special place in the spirit world for those such as you."
"We did not intend to harm the child. As a matter of fact, she was the first to attack to kill. We lost a good man because of her." His voice is bitter. He is silent for a moment, then continues in a calm voice again. "But you say that Aidan has succumbed to the flame? This is terrible news. I must report to my master." He directs the eagle to leave, and the eagle seems glad to be gone. They fly back to their forces, where they soon vanish from sight.
:It is not so simple as that, Frost, though I sincerely appreciate your offer of aid. The boy still has some chance to be saved.:
The glow that emanates from her is blinding and it is painful to even try to look at her.
"Well, Aidan? What are you waiting for? You want to strike out at someone to show how powerful you are, start with me."
"You are a fool. A kind-hearted fool, but one nonetheless. The Flame will consume anything left of the boy, and many more innocents."
"How many loved ones will die for your kindness?"
"I cannot hold these shields forever. Nor can I summon an army to match this. The Green will let the Purge happen and rebuild, salvaging what we can."
"It is your choice. Make it. Before someone else does it for you."
:It is not so simple as that, Frost, though I sincerely appreciate your offer of aid. The boy still has some chance to be saved.:
The glow that emanates from her is blinding and it is painful to even try to look at her.
"Well, Aidan? What are you waiting for? You want to strike out at someone to show how powerful you are, start with me."
"You are a fool. A kind-hearted fool, but one nonetheless. The Flame will consume anything left of the boy, and many more innocents."
"How many loved ones will die for your kindness?"
"I cannot hold these shields forever. Nor can I summon an army to match this. The Green will let the Purge happen and rebuild, salvaging what we can."
"It is your choice. Make it. Before someone else does it for you."
Frost seems quite interested in making a choice, but keeps himself from doing so.
"We did not intend to harm the child. As a matter of fact, she was the first to attack to kill. We lost a good man because of her." His voice is bitter. He is silent for a moment, then continues in a calm voice again. "But you say that Aidan has succumbed to the flame? This is terrible news. I must report to my master." He directs the eagle to leave, and the eagle seems glad to be gone. They fly back to their forces, where they soon vanish from sight.
The voice follows easily.
"Yet you admit attacking. And you would claim your actions compare with those of a child defending herself in the only way she knows."
"You hide in false intentions and semantics."
"Your spirit is marked. You are already dead."
"You are a fool. A kind-hearted fool, but one nonetheless. The Flame will consume anything left of the boy, and many more innocents."
"How many loved ones will die for your kindness?"
"I cannot hold these shields forever. Nor can I summon an army to match this. The Green will let the Purge happen and rebuild, salvaging what we can."
"It is your choice. Make it. Before someone else does it for you."
"You know, I always end up making the same choice. They will not die. I might. I have before. But I don't think I will this time. Not this time. Sky, don't forget to fix the wards. It's important."
Not that anyone could see it through the light surrounding her, but she had on what Yorri referred to as her stubborn face.
"There's no such thing as hopeless."
The light spread out moving towards Aidan, forming a bubble around the two of them.
A man-shaped form of blackness appears, then coalesces into CH.
"Well, that's one less fool. Kinda liked his eagle though. Tough spirit that old bird had." he shrugs, and looks towards the bubble and sighs
"Not again... Well, it's better than turning this whole place to slag."
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"
Getting no response from Lynora, she turns to Jack Hammer. "What's going on?"
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"Getting no response from Lynora, she turns to Jack Hammer. "What's going on?"
"The Flame has seduced one of the children with its power. It controls him. Completely, it would seem judging by the Army of Fire it summoned and the destruction it is already wreaking upon the world."
"Pretty much business as usual."
At the entrance to the Eyrie stumbles a man, who is carrying a huge obsidian sword. "I--I, D--Dral, re--re--request shelter fr--from she wh--who is kn--known a--as Ly--Lynor--Lynora, G-Goddess of B--bards!" He stammers. "I b--beg of y--you!" He seems rather shellshocked. "Otherwise I--I am a dead man!"
Lilsa wanders out of her room, looking dazed. When she sees Lynora and the others, she runs to them.
"What's going on? Listen, there's a spirit bound in the Place of the Winds, and it's not happy to be there. I need to go free it. Do any of you know the way?"Getting no response from Lynora, she turns to Jack Hammer. "What's going on?"
"The Flame has seduced one of the children with its power. It controls him. Completely, it would seem judging by the Army of Fire it summoned and the destruction it is already wreaking upon the world."
"Pretty much business as usual."
She seems too distracted to really take in what he has said. "What? Oh--oh yes. Well, I need to go free the spirit. Where is teh Place of the Winds?"
he went along with enough of it... [/ooc]
he went along with enough of it... [/ooc]
At the entrance to the Eyrie stumbles a man, who is carrying a huge obsidian sword. "I--I, D--Dral, re--re--request shelter fr--from she wh--who is kn--known a--as Ly--Lynor--Lynora, G-Goddess of B--bards!" He stammers. "I b--beg of y--you!" He seems rather shellshocked. "Otherwise I--I am a dead man!"
CH turns.
"Yes, you are a dead man."
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