Forgotten Blood III - Prion Prison (Part 4)
Log Info
- Title: Forgotten Blood III - Prion Prison (Part 4)
- Place: Am'shere - Prion Prison
- Summary: Adventurers have discovered a Charnite to create more Forgotten. Having found out the strange magical disease that has been crafted by them, they move upon 'Prion Prison' - a site of the first war against the Charnites in Am'shere - in order to take down the source of the disease.
OOC Notes Due to the extended length of this adventure, the GM has provided 3 re-rolls for the extent of the entire plotline in Prion Prison. Below is the number of remaining re-rolls at the end of this encounter. These re-rolls expire as this is the last encounter in this sequence.
- Aelwyn 0/3
- Andelena 0/3
- Elisabeth 1/3
- Rune 1/3
- Schara 2/3
- Skielstregar 0/3
As the dust settles, and the portal fades in light, the party is left tired after another heavy battle. Forgotten lay on the ground, slain former Sith-makar. The dead body of one Charn mage - another having Dimension Doored away somewhere into the facility no doubt.
The eerie sound of lava-flow continues to rumble from the halls whence they came. And now, with a Charnite having dimension doored away, there is sure to be a looming threat upon their presence.
What's more, they know there is another danger. They've learned there was an immune Sith-makar child in the community of Akochilistli Kuauhtla - who the Charn plan to kill. The Charn mage who was conversing through the once-active Portal has since returned to their side of the gate.
Skielstregar rolls Perception: 22
Skielstregar, just now getting over wave of exhaustion from the exertion of transformation, rights himself as he tries to squash the recent revelation: these people are the ones that did this to him. "They may be warning othersss, or releassing more Forgotten, we have not the luxury of licking woundsss overlong," he huffs, stepping towards the open doors to the west. "Thisss one seees... glowy thingsss in the next room.
"Also sssomething smellsss... strange..." he adds, sniffing.
As Aelwyn follows Skielstregar, he reaches into his butt-satchel and pulls out a wrapped bundle of ginger. And dried meat. He summarily begins gnawing on both, rumbling around his mouthful. "This one thinks everything smells strange in here." He mumbles then swallows. The mouthful is then washed down with a delicious swallow off his waterskin.
Rune rolls Perception: 36 Rune rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 17
With the enemies subdued for the time being, Rune moves to follow Skielstregar, giving a glance to the way they had come. "We should backtrack to that storage room later, but we can do that on the way out."
Leaving it at that, the rogue moves towards the next room, scowling once at the where the portal had once been. However, some concern shows on her features as Skielstregar notes the strange smell. "Yeah, I smell it too. I suggest covering your noses, just incase." Rune, herself, pulls up her mask.
"Smells like it's coming from that vat over there... probably not my area of expertise." She looks to those more magically inclined before moving towards the storage chests to the South, looking for any sign of things that might be useful, or at least... might be good to not be in the hands of their enemies.
As she heads further into the room, Rune coughs once and then calls back to the others. "That thing is giving off something bad. It reminds me of that disease that makes you hungry." She has clearly forgotten the name of it. "Skiel, Aelwyn, be careful."
Andelena converts a spell to Cure Serious Wounds: 18 Rune rolls Perception: 38
Schara is finally able to catch her breath, as she looks over all of the bodies, and begins reloading her firearm as well. 'I did not expect to have time to rest in spite of how badly I need it, but that is alright I suppose, there is still a mage remaining who is a threat, alongside many other things." She agrees. "That disease does not turn you into a forgotten, but causes severe hyperphagia, at least I believe so."
"There are things glowing in there?" She asks with a glance to the door.
"That was fucked," Andelena comments regarding the whole ordeal, before she goes to heal herself with a quiet prayer to Daeus. Her hands shimmer with light that washes into her form, and then she walks with the group, Deliverance still drawn and at the ready.
"I'm not liking where this shit's going," she murmurs quietly.
Aelwyn, at the mention of smell - and feeling at the edges of his nostril - fetches his leather mask and slips it around his snout. Custom made! He is stuffing ginger into the holes by the time rest of the group catches up with him. "This disease, it does not spread airborne, does it?"
The Dragoon was touching one his bitemarks, a stiff sway of his tail behind him. ".. and what is... hyper-what-swallowed?"
The temptation to search things is set aside for the time being as Rune groans softly to herself, shifting to focus her attention on finding them a way through the room. There doesn't seem to be much other options at the moment.
"I'll get the door." She calls out, knowing that time is not on their side at the moment. Darting to the door, she gives a tug, and finds that is /very/ heavy. However, she does eventually manage to get it open, only to reveal a room with yet more strange glowing vats.
"Shit..." She curses, "More vats, but these ones look different. How long can you guys hold your breath for?" Rune asks.
Skiel follows in after Rune, him holding up a cloth to his nose. But at her warning, he abruptly freezes. Not even bothering to waste time turning, he reverses back out the door. "Thisss one won't chance it. Whatever that thing isss, it mussst be purged," he frowns, pointing at the green glowing device. He nods to his Sister in Light. "Sssa. Thisss one doess not either."
He stares at Schara. ".... hyper.. fff... hyperfffa- hyper page. Sssa." Tailthump. There is a long silence before he mentions quietly. "If thisss one catchess it, do not give them any food of any kind. Jusst muzzle them."
"Long enough to the point where Chuiaa makesss commentsss," he answers Rune across the way before sucking in a large, chest filling breath, covers his nose with a cloth, and power walks across the way towards his half-sil friend.
"Yeah, me too, buddy," Andelena offers with a wicked grin to Skielstregar. "Let's fucking go."
The Sunguard takes in a nice and heavy breath, and she quickly strides across the room, rejoining Rune and Skiesltregar on the other side. She gives a flinty little glare at the glowing green thing along the way. Daeus's Light might be given to whatever that is later.
"Hyperphagia, a severe, and insatiable hunger. One which would possibly make you ignore the fact the jerky you are eating was taken from the body of a dead man." The artificer explains. "I can not hold my breath as long as a sith-makari, but I should be able to do so long enough to get across a room." She answers, before doing just that, and quickly making her way across.
"This one hopes pleased comments." Aelwyn remarks with a flash of his teeth, before he also inhales in deep. His chest expands, his stomach and waist thins, and he does as well follow on after Skielstregar and Rune, glaive held casually over his shoulder. His eyes rapidly blinked as he made his way across the room; despite his laissez faire attitude, he obviously was intimidated by the prospect of getting hungrier than he already was.
Having crossed the door, closing it behind them, they seal it. And soon, that awful stench is gone. Allowing them to breathe once more.
Rune rolls Perception: 35 Rune rolls Disable Device: 33 Rune finds 5x Potions of 'Expiring' Cure Moderate Wounds
Once the party has transitioned into the other room, Rune pulls the door shut behind them, making sure to block out the effect of the glowing green vat. However, there is still some wariness about the other vats and barrels that surround them. "This... looks like some sort of storage facility." Her nose wrinkles. "A lot of it is blood."
The Charneth really do have a thing for blood, don't they?
Spotting a chest with a hefty lock on it near one of the glowing vats, Rune does side-track slightly into that direction. She's been good thus-far at not checking out every chest they pass, but this one seems important enough to take a look at.
Crouching, she takes a little bit to pop the lock, looking inside. "Looks like we have some potions here, guys. Seems like healing ones, so far as I can tell." Rune starts to hand one out to each person for the time being.
Skielstregar uses Potion of 'Expiring' Cure Moderate Wounds: 10 Andelena uses Potion of 'Expiring' Cure Moderate Wounds: 8 Rune uses Potion of 'Expiring' Cure Moderate Wounds: 19 Skielstegar rolls Perception: 25
Skielstregar blinks as he looks at Andie and Aelwyn. He doesn't comment, but his face gains a layer of frost as he crosses the threshold into the next room. "Which isss why thisss one sssaysss to muzzle them. They need not /any/ temptationsss," he rumbles seriously, scowling at the iron scent in the air from the barrels. He lumbers around with Malefic on his shoulders, sticking near Rune as she goes to work on a chest. And- ah! Benediction! "Thisss one will gladly take one," he grins, taking one and downing it in one go.
He's about to pitch the glass over to the corner, but he freezes on the spot. Looks ahead to the hole in the wall. And quietly puts the vial away. ".. the elementalssss from before..." he whispers to the party, pointing ahead.
Aelwyn strides towards the center of the room, letting the others do the exploring. He was more interested in keeping the doorways sealed and protected, glaive held at the 'ready' by his shoulder, hands folded over the haft. The healing potion is accepted with a gracious nod, but he doesn't use it.
"... elementals again?" The draconian rumbles quietly. "Are we blessed enough to ambush them before they ambush us?"
Skiel glances to Aelwyn, then to the opening. "... no... they are.. waiting."
Malefic clicks softly, maw smacking. As if they were ready to taste those delicious fire salts again.
"I'm not gonna turn down free healing," Andelena comments as she takes the healing potion passed to her. She downs it and stows the empty bottle away in her bag for disposal later.
Then comes the comments about elementals and Andelena's scowling again. "Fuck me in the ass. More of those bastards?" She sighs. "Alright then."
She walks up to join Skielstregar and Aelwyn, Deliverance at the ready. The Sunguard seems prepared to deal with what comes next--or at least as ready as she will be.
"Oh, I am not injured in any way, but thank you for the potion, regardless, it is appreciated and I will hold on to it until someone needs it." The artificer comments as she takes the potion and stows it away in one of the many pouches on her armor. The artificer moved to look at some of the various barrels of food, only to turn back around at the revelation. "More elementals? I do not know how much help I will be, but they need to be dealt with." The artificer sighs.
Skielstregar casts Shield. Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 21 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 23 (Miss)
Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 30 -- Damage: 12 Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 20 (Miss) Skielstregar rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 29 (Success)
Skielstregar shifts Malefic to another hand as he wafts a hand in the air, black ichor dripping from his talons. "Gird," he snarls, and the black ink swirls around him, forming into black wings before going >pop<. Still, those black bone spars jut from his back.
He rushes in, the invisible shield blocking some of the hits, but one gets through. "There isss door! Go passst, thiss one will hold off!" he advises, holding his halberd defensively to deflect.
The moment Skielstregar moves forward, the Large Magma Elementals strike towards his position. Fierce slaps of magma dripping onto his position. One of them finally managing to smash him a bit towards the wall!
Not a moment later, when the sounds of battle begins, there's a sudden SPLASH of purple and blue light behind Rune and the rest. A ripple of a door opening into the ether, and out come two Charnite mages, and four Forgotten.
One of the Charnite mages is wounded, and would be recognizable as the one who teleported earlier. "Kill them!" He calls out, pointing at them. "Before they destroy the research materials!"
Rune attacks with Acid Short Sword +1: 18 (Miss)
The moment that Skielstregar moves in to face the elementals, it seems that the trap is sprung and the mage and more Forgotten appear. "Shit, shit shit." Rune curses. "That's going to have to wait, Skiel, we've got incoming! Mages and Forgotten." She calls out.
Given little other choice in the matter, Rune rushes up towards the Mage that they had previously battled with, slashing with one of her blades to little effect as one of the Forgotten bats her blade away. "This is bad..."
Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 24 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 28 (Miss)
<OOC> Aelwyn says, "I'll five foot and setup territorial defender with some dramatic display. ._. That should increase my threatened area to 15 feet." Aelwyn rolls Perform: 20
Aelwyn was ready to rush in - before more Forgotten. His body was already reacting to the unfortunately familiar sight - yet as one does, one grins at the face of the most grim odds. "Why, already missed us?" There's a bit of a pause - and then his horns are lit on fire. His glaive burns its flame and his arm trails fire, as he steps forward Andelena while twirling the flaing glaive around him.
"This one shall render each of those bodies into works of art, pillars of flame, for this one dances with fire!"
<OOC> Schara would like to _attempt_ to sense motive the mage first Schara rolls Sense Motive: 4 <OOC> Schara says, "using the last death ray charge on the injured mage" <OOC> Schara says, "Also reactivating the titan armor and trying not to vomit" Schara attacks Charn Mage with Death Ray (Death Ray): 26 -- Damage 17 <OOC> Schara says, "dazzled for one round"
Schara ceases her preparations as the mages, and their forgotten entourage manifest right into their midst, where she is completely caught off guard, and confused. "I do not understand. You were injured, your ally just died, the person in charge abandoned you for their own safety." The elf rambles, all the while readjusting their arm as the coils glowed white hot, wires splitting madly with the strain on them. "How are all these atrocities worth dying over?"
She was not waiting for an answer as the death ray erupts into another gout of flame that burns the mage badly, sending globs of molten metal spraying out of the artificer's left arm, leaving only the rough skeletal metal framework underneath.
Forgotten Bite (Bite) Aelwyn: 29 (Critical Hit) -- Damage: 14 Forgotten Claw (Claw) Aelwyn: 17 (Miss) Aelwyn rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 21 (Success)
Aelwyn AoO Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 24 -- Damage: 13 Rune AoO Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 18 (Miss) Forgotten uses Breath Weapon (Acid) on Aelwyn, Andelena, Schara -- Damage: 5 Aelwyn rolls Reflex Save: 19 (Success) Andelena rolls Reflex Save: 20 (Success) Schara rolls Reflex Save: 19 (Success)
The Forgotten shift immediately as Rune assaults the already wounded mage. One of them biting at her while another jumps onto Aelwyn. Crying out in hunger as it BITES into Aelwyn's shoulder in the midst of his dance.
The wounded mage backs off a bit, holding up his hands to defend himself, only for Schara to get a shot in. Her death ray blasting across the side of his face, partially blinding him for a moment, and carving a nasty wound across his face revealing some of his bone!
Not a moment later, another Forgotten shifts to the side and lets out a heavy molten breath of blue glowing acid-stuffs towards Aelwyn, Schara and Andelena, splattering on the ground at their feet!
Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 12 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 29 -- Damage: 5 Skielstregar rolls Fortitude Save: 30 (Success)
<OOC> Skielstregar says, "skiel moves and provokes aoo from the elementals, runs in and hits the healthy mage with PA+FF+AS+Vital strike and rage (jesus christ)" Skielstregar activates BLOODRAGE: RAWR Skielstregar attacks Charn Mage Malefic (+1 Called/Omnious Halberd): 31 -- Damage 37
Skielstregar perks as he hears that his friends are subject to a trap! "Ssseriouesssly?!" he shouts, stepping back and taking a whap in the back for leaving. And he steps around the corner.
Eyes lock on the mages and Forgotten. Nearly instantaneously, his corrupted Forgotten features and strength return, black bone spars trail behind him as miasma coated legs pump forward, Malefic raised high. "You will perish for hiding behind defiled kin!" he snarls. It careens down with a SLAM, threatening to cleave them in half.
<OOC> Andelena says, "Andie's converting her last 3rd level spell into a Cure Serious Wounds for Aelwyn, and then she's going to go and flank the Forgotten on the other side of Skiel. (And to put herself in AoO range if that mage casts a spell. >:) )" Andelena rolls 3d8+6: 14
"Damn it! Aelwyn, hold on!" Andelena curses, before murmuring another prayer for the dragoon in front of her. The Sunguard's prayer for healing is answered by the Knight, and Aelwyn's wounds are mostly closed, holy light licking away at them.
She steps around and joins in behind the Forgotten that Skielstregar is immediately threatening. "We're not going to suffer this shit any longer," she growls. "Face the Knight's judgment!"
Forgotten Bites Rune: 24 (Miss) Forgotten Claws Rune: 19 (Miss) Forgotten Bites Andelena: 22 (Miss) Forgotten Claws Andelena: 15 (Miss)
Charn Mage casts Mirror Image: 5 Images
Charn Mage casts black Tentacles.
The mages carefully move just beyond the reach of the Adventurers. With the most wounded one touching themselves and creating a fivesome of extra images around their body. The other one stepping back and throwing a splash of blackness forward that lands onto the ground. Massive tentacles splashing and spawning up from the ground, grabbing each and everyone, wrapping around their bodies. The Forgotten similarly are grabbed as the tendrils remaining assault them with fierce 'slaps' of their black bodies!
Andelena casts Liberating Command on Rune. Rune rolls Escape Artist: 40
"Shit!" Andelena curses on account of being grappled, before she looks over at Rune. Her eyes narrow. The half-sil woman might be their best option for getting out of this mess.
"Daeus, liberate her from her prison!" the Sunguard prays, and once again, the Shining Knight hears her call. Rune's released from what's keeping her down.
<OOC> Rune says, "Going to full round on the Forgotten that's already in rage of me. Using two-weapon feint." Rune rolls Bluff: 27 Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 13 Rune uses a free re-roll. Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 25 -- Damage: 21 Rune rolls Short Sword +1: 22 -- Damage: 4 Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 23 -- Damage: 6
The sudden emergence of the familiar black tendrils causes another string of curses from Rune, though these are in Draconic rather than the common tongue. The call from Andelena seems to empower her, though, giving Rune the ability to break free from the tendrils.
In a glance, it becomes clear that Rune won't be able to reach the mages through the tendrils, so she focuses on the threat that is in front of her. Slashing one distracting blade towards the face of the Forgotten, she follows up with three stabs which all seem to hit their mark, causing a significant amount of pain.
Rune rolls Perception: 19 Skielstregar rolls Perception: 33 Andelena rolls Perception: 28
Aelwyn CMB: 24 <OOC> Aelwyn says, "I'll try to remove myself then, since those things hit pretty hard. Is it standard action?" Aelwyn rolls Perception: 21
A good chunk of Aelwyn's shoulder is torn into. "Sshh-!" His show comes to an abrupt end and he flings his head towards Andelena. "Tch, this is what happens with rabid fans." He growls with a playful thump of his tail. "This one owes her plenty by now."
Yet as if on cue, the black tentacles appear and latch onto the dancing Dragoon. There's a sudden hiss and growl as they stretch around his ruddy scaled form - but he was too slipper, escaping from their grasp and ducking out of the mess. "This one understand red collections of letters carry these themes." He hmmhs with a flick of his tongue - before he pauses and looks down at his feet. "The floor is... lava?"
Schara rolls Escape Artist: 23
Schara finds herself restrained by the sudden magical appendages springing into existence on the floor below them. In her current state, she decides it best to focus on tearing herself free, contorting oddly and surprisingly easily in the full body armor enough to slip away and off to one side. "Skielstregar was fighting fire elementals, yes?" She wonders aloud as Aelwyn makes his observation. "I do not see them now, do you think they are beneath the ground?"
Forgotten Bites Skielstregar: 27 -- Damage 7 Forgotten Claws Skielstregar: 20 (Miss) Skielstregar rolls Fortitutde Save: 23 (Success) Forgotten Bites Andelena: 10 (Miss) Forgotten Claws Andelena: 24 -- Damage: 8
Charn Mage uses Dispel Magic -- Targeting Skielstregar's See Invisibility: 26 (Success)
Skielstregar uses CMB: 20 Forgotten AoO's Skielstregar: 20 (Miss) Forgotten AoO's Skielstregar: 29 (Hit, Crit) -- Damage: 14 Skielstregar rolls Fortitude Save: 18 Charnite Mage AoO's Skielstregar: 15 (Miss)
Forgotten Skielstregar gasps as he's grabbed and yanked to the ground. "CRAVENS! Can't do anything yoursself! Hiding behind bodiesss!" he snarls, ripping free and rushing forward through the tentacles. A maw tears into his leg, him roaring in pain as black and red blood coats the floor. Tails seem to fling out of the mages, him uncaring as they hit as he leaps over the chest and twirling Malefic to bare.
"I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE DRAGONFATHER FORSAKEN CHARNITES IN MY DRAGONFATHER BLESSED AM'SHERE!"
Andelena uses CMB: 15 <OOC> Andelena says, "RPP rerolling the grapple escape CMB check." Andelena uses CMB: 22 Andelena rolls Perception: 17 Andelena rolls Perception: 15
_Escape._ It's the only thought on Andelena's mind. Which is why she throws a fist at the tentacle that's wrapped around her and it releases her with a little "wuf!" as she lands on the ground.
She steps out of the masses of tentacles and her eyes narrow. "Ground's warm--and less warm over here!" she says. "Seems real damn likely to me, Schara!"
Forgotten Bites Rune: 21 (Miss) Forgotten Claws Rune: 28 -- Damage: 6 Forgotten RAGES: HANGRY ACTIVATE Forgotten Bites Andelena: 31 -- Damage 9 Forgotten Claws Andelena: 20 (Miss) Andelena rolls Fortitude Save: 26 (Success) Charnite Mage uses Acid Arrow at rune: 15
The Charnites are trying to retreat, but the Black Tendrils are having trouble keeping hold of the Adventurers. The Forgotten struggle inside of the area, trying to strike at the fleeing Adventurers.
One of the Forgotten, at the edge of the tentacled region, manages to get a fierce BITE onto Skielstregar's body as he flees. Only for him to reach the one who casted the field of tendrils and threaten him.
The Large Magma Elementals suddenly burst from the ground. One amidst the field of tendrils, swiping at Rune, while the other appears outside of it near Andelena and Aelwyn, splashing its fiery lava onto them - but failing to burn them as its hands come down on the two of them!
Rune rolls Bluff: 27 Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 28 -- Damage: 25 Rune rolls Short Sword +1: 9 (Miss) Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 9 (Miss)
Movement is still quite a difficult task for Rune as she tugs at her feet, trying to make sure she has some ability to react to attacks that come her way. However, at the moment, she has bigger concerns. Those concerns being a large elemental appearing at her back and the Forgotten still trying to chomp at her.
She breaks into another series of slashes, trying her best distraction techniques, allowing the smell of her blood to distract the Forgotten as she drives a blade into it.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Andelena: 25 -- Damage: 11 Large Magma Elemental Slams Aelwyn: 30 -- Damage: 7 Aelwyn rolls Fortitude Save: 28 (Miss) Andelena rolls Fortitude Save: 17 (Miss)
<OOC> Aelwyn says, "Full round the angry forgotten person. ._."
Aelwyn rolls Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 26 -- Damage 15 Aelwyn rolls Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 21 -- Damage 13
<OOC> Schara says, "going to shoot at the forgotten near andelena, then take a step back" Schara uses Dragonspitter: 25 -- Damage: 5
Schara is cut off from the rest of the group, not wanting to risk getting stuck in the tentacles again for the time being. With most of their left arm unusable, the artificer bends the majority back, no longer hinging smoothly, to expose the firearm from before, which is still capable of causing a crack like thunder through the room as it sends a projectile straight into one of the remaining forgotten.
Forgotten rolls CMB: 14 (Fails) Forgotten rolls CMB: 18 (Fails)
Charnite Mage uses ray of Enfeeblement on Skielstregar: 7 Skielstregar rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 19 (Success -- Halfed to 3)
Skielstregar uses Breath Weapon: DC 19 Reflex Save -- Damage: 4 Charnite Mage rolls Reflex Save: 12 Large Magma Elemental rolls Reflex Save: 7 (Takes No Damage)
Forgotten Skielstregar gets the breath sucked out of him as the magic slams into his chest. He snarls, /grabbing/ the energy from the spell and throwing off to the side. "I am /fueled/ by your heretical necromancy, how DARE you try and take me back to that!" he snaps at the mage, stepping up and crushing the chest underfoot. He deeply inhales, an air of frozen air blasting out. Most of it misses, but still coats the mage and the magma elemental. It doesn't affect the elemental.
<OOC> Andelena says, "5 ft step, full round attack on the raging forgotten." <OOC> Andelena says, "Power Attack+Furious Focus" Andelena rolls Deliverance: 28 -- Damage 17 Andelena rolls Deliverance: 19 -- Damage 17
Andelena's in a bad place and she knows it. Bloodied, bruised, the Sunguard is running out of options because she's boxed in and has run out of most of her healing ability.
The best she can do is to step off to the side and hope that Daeus will see her through this. She stares down the raging Forgotten now that her attention is fully on it. "By Compassion, be _brought down_," she intones--
And Deliverance bites true twice, sinking her blade into it. The Forgotten falls.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Andelena: 16 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Aelwyn: 19 (Miss)
Charnite Mage uses ray of Enfeeblement on Skielstregar: 9 Skielstregar rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 27 (Success -- Halfed to 4)
Large Magma Elemental AoO Slams Rune: 26 -- Damage 10 Rune rolls Fortitude: 20 (Success) Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 28 -- Damage: 5 Charnite Mage rolls 1d6: 3 (Mirror Image Destroyed)
Pulling herself free from the tangle of tendrils, Rune nearly trips in the process as the elemental swipes out at her from behind, sending searing pain up along her back. It seems to have more of an impact than one might expect, causing a whimper that rune barely contains as she moves forward towards the many versions of mage before her.
"You think that these illusions will save you, but they won't. It's only a matter of time before I cut down all of them, and then you." She snarls, and then offers a very colorful series of curses against the Charnites in Draconic to follow.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Andelena: 31 -- Damage: 8 Large Magma Elemental Slams Aelwyn: 20 -- Damage: 5 Aelwyn rolls Fortitude Save: 28 (Success) Andelena rolls Fortitude Save: 28 (Success)
<OOC> Aelwyn will try to throw a potion to Andelena, then. <OOC> Aelwyn says, "That's what I was thinking. Or risking the AoO, but probably will just take the 5 foot."
Schara has to take some time to clear out the dragonspitter on their arm as she skirts the edge of the tentacles, trying to get back to the others. "Just hold on, it's not much, but I still have some healing!" The artificer calls out. Best case, she would be able to do so, worst, the enemy would realize this attempt to kill them. Still, better them than one of their injured allies.
Forgotten RAGES: HANGRY ACTIVATE Forgotten RAGES: HANGRY ACTIVATE Forgotten rolls CMB: 11 (Fails) Forgotten rolls CMB: 15 (Fails)
Charn Mage casts Acid Arrow on Skielstregar: 8 (Miss)
Taking another hit from those elementals, Aelwyn's past boast of being able to dance with fire might seem quite suspect. Still, the Dragoon's smouldering body was still in fighting condition, as he takes one of the found potions off his hip and gives a strong fling. "Andelena! Catch!" The draconian calls out, before stumbling out of the lava's reach.
Schara has to take some time to clear out the dragonspitter on their arm as she skirts the edge of the tentacles, trying to get back to the others. "Just hold on, it's not much, but I still have some healing!" The artificer calls out. Best case, she would be able to do so, worst, the enemy would realize this attempt to kill them. Still, better them than one of their injured allies.
Skielstregar attacks Charn Mage Malefic (+1 Called/Omnious Halberd): 27 -- Damage: 25
Forgotten Skielstregar is blasted again and against with strength sapping energies, trying to get the titan down and out of the fight. He sags, leaning against the vat briefly as he trembles slightly. A memory of fighting against a fiend plays before him, too scared and drained to even lift his weapon.
But not this time. He instead careens his halberd skyward, turning his hips as the back end catches the mage in the leg and pulling them to the ground. "Perish for your actions!" he spits, letting Malefic fall and bury its chomping maw into their skull.
He turns. Looks at the duplicate mage. Looks down at their feet. And pulls out the black metaled warhammer.
Andelena uses 'Expiring' Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds: 13
"Thanks!" Andelena calls out to Aelwyn as she catches the potion, downing the potion's contents as she steps off to the side. It's a bit of healing. A small balm of relief for her wounds, but not nearly enough for the extent of all of her injuries.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Rune: 19 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Andelena: 26 -- Damage: 11
Charn Mage uses Ray of Enfeeblement on Rune: 11 (Miss)
The assault of the Magma Elementals if fierce and unending. People constantly under their assault while the mages weakening Skielstregar with their magics - before Skielstregar finally reaches one of them and cuts their body open with one final massive hew of Malefic!
Two of the Forgotten are still buried deep in the tentacle field. Screaming in raging anger at this point. Trying to eat the Tentacles. The others have fallen to the Adventurers.
Rune rolls Bluff: 23 Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 17 -- Damage: 21 Charn Mage rolls 1d5: 5 (Destroys Mirror Image) Rune rolls Short Sword +1: 11 (Miss) Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 27 -- Damage: 13 Charn Mage rolls 1d4: 2 (Destroys Mirror Image)
"Really? You're following /me/?" Rune glares behind her at the elemental. Apparently, they really were the bane of her existance while here at Prion Prison. "Go away, I've got more important assholes to stab."
Largely ignoring the creature, she continues after the mage who seems to keep back-peddling. Her blade slices out, spearing through one of the forms. "Four." Another misses as he ducks out of the way, followed by a final stab which makes that one disappear as well. "Three." Her words are starting to sound ominous.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Rune: 21 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Rune: 15 (Miss)
Aelwyn used a Potion of cure Moderate Wounds: 8
Forgotten rolls CMB: 11 (Fails) Forgotten rolls CMB: 10 (Fails)
Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 20 (Miss)
Skielstregar strikes Floor with Adamantine Warhammer: 17 -- Damage: 22
Forgotten Skiel drops Malefic, the weapon standing upright on its own accord and watching on with glee. He rushes forward, taking the hammer up on high with two hands, ducking under the magma elemental's swipe as he leaps!
And crashes the hammer down on the floor beneath the mage! It cracks and crumbles, leaving spiderwebs across the stone work. But the makari recoils, his hammer vibrating violently from the crash. "BAH! It isss too thick here!"
"I really thought that would work. Oh well!" Malefic shrugs. Metaphorically of course.
Schara continues pulling her way across the magical field, taking most of their time to avoid getting stuck back again. "I'm sorry,just please hold on a bit longer, I'll do what I can now!" The artificer calls over, with just a hint of desparation with how much time was wasted getting back to them.
<OOC> Andelena says, "Channel Energy as a swift to activate Greyflame, full round attack on the fire elemental." Andelena rolls Deliverance: 27 -- Damage: 20 Andelena rolls Deliverance: 9 (Miss) Andelena spends RPP to re-roll. Andelena rolls Deliverlance: 26 -- Damage: 15
It's a last stand now.
Andelena's bloodied and battered, caught between two fire elementals. But she seems at peace with what's happening.
Because she knows what prayer to make. "I am with you," Deliverance reminds her in her maternal tone.
"Be with me one more time," Andelena responds. And then together, the two female voices intone: "Holy Knight, may I be the servant that delivers your judgment!"
Deliverance, that beautiful blade, shines with light, and Andelena stares back at one of the fire elementals bearing down on her. The Knight's listening. He is working through her. The fact that Andelena's blessed blade cuts through and bears down onto the fire elemental is proof of it. Two incredibly solid strikes that tear down into the fire elemental's body, but it's not down yet.
For the Sunguard will go until she's put down.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Rune: 15 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Andelena: 20 (Miss)
Charn Mage attacks Skielstregar: 21 (Miss)
Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 18 -- Damage: 17 Charn Mage rolls 1d3: 3 (Destroys Mirror Image) Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 20 -- Damage: 23 Charn Mage rolls 1d2: 1 (Hits Mage) Rune rolls Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 26 -- Damage: 19 Charn Mage rolls 1d2: 1 (Hist Mage)
The moment that Skielstregar comes up on the other side of the mage, Rune knows that it is over. "You hear that? That breaking sound? That's the sound of your doom, mage." Imagine, only a few months ago, Rune had been nearly petrified of these mages, but here she stands in the heat of battle, ready to take them down.
There is a nod to her silver-scaled companion before the rogue dives in with a full flurry of force, driving the Mage back against the wall. One blade stabs into an enemy, "Two." Leaving only a duo remaining. "Now, which one is it..." She stabs forward, and both blades find purchase in flesh. "There you are..."
And down the mage goes.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 15 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 17 (Miss)
Aelwyn rolls Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 21 -- Damage: 7 Aelwyn rolls Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 9 (Miss)
Forgotten rolls CMB: 28 (Success) Aelwyn rolls AoO Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 29 (Crit) -- Damage: 39
Aelwyn, rejuvenated, starts to step closer into the fray once more. His glaive is twirled around him - and then he slams the blade down once, but the other misses the large elemental. "Tch. This one is not enjoying this heat as much as he would have thought."
Yet when the Forgotten begins to rush Schara - the Dragoon then swings his blade around, balanced on one foot. "Schara! Hold me!" The Dragoon hisses, as he leans hard against the armored artificer - and then with the added momentum, he swings his glaive about hard. It slices the Forgotten into two, while Aelwyn slowly turns to a halt.
Forgotten rolls CMB: 13 (Fail) Forgotten takes 8 Damage.
Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 20 (Miss) Large Magma Elemental Slams Skielstregar: 12 (Miss)
With everything seeming to be winding down, at least in a few ways, the artificer is left with what options were still available. Schara takes out the potion from earlier and hurls it at the cleric. "I know I was being a prejudiced and terrible person earlier, but please heal yourself, you've done more to help everyone else than I have been capable of doing." The artificer shouts over, only for one of the forgotten to break free and charge at her.
Before she can react however, she is left to catch the spinning swinging sith. It was a good trick, and the forgotten goes down.
Skielstregar attacks Charn Mage Malefic (+1 Called/Omnious Halberd): 16 (Miss) Skielstregar uses a free re-roll. Skielstregar attacks Charn Mage Malefic (+1 Called/Omnious Halberd): 25 -- Damage: 25
And down the mage goes.
Crimson eyes snap to Rune, Skiel giving her a sharp, feral grin and nod. His attention drifts behind Rune, and he suddenly absconds. Drifting around on all fours, he leaps past dead bodies and under swings of the elementals as a black pool follows behind him. The silverscale slams himself against the wall to stop, and Malefic reforms in his hands. "I'm here! Together, Sissster!" he rallies, bringing the halberd down in a fell cleave.
Two massive Magma Elementals stand on either side of Skielstregar and Andelena, bearing down upon them. Their heat constantly spewing against their bodies. The elemental resistance spell on their bodies keeping their bodies safe from the heat.
Andelena rolls Deliverance: 22 -- Damage: 17 Andelena rolls Deliverance: 12 (Miss) Andelena spends RPP to re-roll. Andelena rolls Deliverlance: 19 -- Damage: 21
"Together, Brother in the Light!" Andelena roars as she brings Deliverance down for another strike, the Knight's light still burning brightly on Andelena's blade. One strike and the magma elemental's roiling like it might break.
Then comes the second strike and the magma elemental does in fact break, Andelena wheeling around on the remaining elemental with a sharp steel-gray glare in her eyes. Her face is bloodied and bruised, but all she feels now is His grace, His power, His movement as though it is hers.
"Daeus will not see us falter!" she rallies with a shout to her allies.
Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 26 -- Damage: 0 Rune rolls Acid Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 16 -- Damage: 5 Rune rolls Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 23 -- Damage: 0 Rune rolls Short Sword +1 (Acid Sword): 25 -- Damage: 1
With the mages down, the elementals are the larger therat than anything else that remains. Rune turns towards the one in front of her, brandishing her weapons and slashing out. Despite the fact that the weapons impact, there is simply a clang of metal against hard magma. "Shit... I don't think I can really do much to these guys. They're practically made of stone."
Just as she informs the others of that, is when Rune finds herself being slammed by the elemental, shoving her back into the wall and burning a bit of the leather coating off of her armor. It drives the breath from her lungs and has her gasping for breath. "I fucking hate elementals."
Large Magma Elemental Slams Rune: 27 -- Damage: 14 Rune rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 20 Large Magma Elemental Slams Rune: 23 (Miss)
Aelwyn rolls Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 29 -- Damage 4 Aelwyn rolls Flaming Glaive +1 (Attack): 23 -- Damage: 6
Aelwyn twists around and bows deeply at Schara, hinging from hips. "This one's gratitude for the lead." The Dragoon flashes his teeth, before he takes a step and starts to do annoyingly showy flips of his feet in the air - and a long swipe of his glaive, trying to cut into the monster. Yet his glaive does nothing, fire does nothing against fire. The fiery sith-makar growls at the elemental.
<OOC> Schara says, "shoot last forgotten, then I'm going to move, and I think I get an aoo" Large Magma Elemental Slams Schara: 26 -- Damage: 9 Schara rolls Fortitude Saving Throw: 12 Large Magma Elemental rolls 2d6: Additional 7 Damage Schara rolls Dragonspitter: 25 -- Damage: 5
Skielstregar attacks Charn Mage Malefic (+1 Called/Omnious Halberd): 31 -- Damage: 23 Skielstregar attacks Charn Mage Malefic (+1 Called/Omnious Halberd): 9 (Miss)
<OOC> Andelena says, "Andelena 5-foot steps over the corpse and gets to taking out the fire elemental." <OOC> Andelena says, "Power Attack, Furious Focus" <OOC> Andelena says, "+ Grayflame" Andelena rolls Deliverance: 26 -- Damage: 23
Forgotten Skielstregar grins wickedly, steam rising off his body from all the blood and ice on him. "His LIGHT UPON US!" he echoes, turning around and slamming Malefic into the magma elemental. "Keep going!"
"Hey! This one tastes like granite!" Malefic monches.
Schara sends another shot at the remaining forgotten, the force and trauma enough to send the forgotten toppling over. The artificer draws a dagger from a spot on her armor, intent on splitting the elemental's attention, but finding it solely on them, as they are badly burnt from one of their strikes.
Her brother in Daeus has set her up for the kill. So naturally she's not going to waste this chance. Andelena raises her blade and stares down the magma elemental, the silvered light wicking off the blessed blade.
"Knight's Judgment send you to where you belong, fucker," Andelena snarls, and she shoves the blade into the magma elemental. The entity roils and disintegrates around her blade, and the Sunguard...
She wobbles for a moment, huffing hard. But she remains standing. Panting. Trying to catch her breath.
The silver light on her blade wicks away. Andelena looks up to Schara and smiles just a little. "Thanks," she says. "Lemme--lemme catch my breath and then I'll heal you." Still she's not focused on healing herself until others are tended to.
"Right... well, that was unpleasant." They all seem to be in a bit of rough shape, but it seems likely to Rune that if they were going to bring more reinforcements, it would have come with that last group. "I'm going to go check out that room West of here across the magma. Stay here and rest if you need it."
Moving around the still writhing tendrils, Rune makes her way through the sauna-like room into what appears to be little more than a bedroom for the mages. It is empty and unimpressive.
Even a quick rifle through the drawers only finds her some robes, which Rune slices into with her blades and turns into some rough, make-shift bandages. On the way back, heading into the strange storage room, she explains, "Just a bedroom. Nothing too interesting, but I turned some robes into bandages if we need them."
Looking to the others, she adds, "There's some chests in one of the side corridors, and the room the Forgotten were in, but I imagine those are empty now. Might want to make sure of that, though. So we can let those who might be able to discover more about their research into here to check it out."
Rune rolls Perception: 38
Skielstregar pants as the forgotten effects abate, him leaning up against the wall after Andelena delivers the killing, final blow. "Buh..." he groans, sliding down to sit on the floor with his legs splayed out. "Good... good work, Warrior Andelena. And... Ssschara and... everyone. Everyone did good..."
Giving himself a moment, bruised and battered, Skiel's giving off a steam, as if his body is too cold for the air its in. He grunts, getting to his feet as he follows Rune into the adjacent room to keep with her just in case. A glance is given to the made bed. Wordlessly, Skiel reaches over, pulls at the sheets, and shoves a pillow off and onto the floor. There, that'll show those stupid Charnites.
Finished with his act of rebellion, he returns to the main room with the white and red glowing vats.
Seeing the rest of the creatures fall, Aelwyn bows his head deeply. Then he walks over towards Andelena, bowing deep enough to touch the floor with his horns. Yes, he was very flexible and he was very grateful. "This one's gratitude to her and to her gods." He says, before he straightens. Looking around, he follows on after Rune and Skielstregar just in case, but soon returns to the rest of the party.
"Are we in condition to venture forth?" He asks, twirling his unlit glaive in his hands. "This one feels as if the party is slowly worn down by these rabid beasts."
Schara is left completely exhausted from the ordeal as their armor slows down to it's inactive state, and again the artificer is almost doubled over even while they are still reloading their weaponry. "I will be fine, the others need healing more." Schara shrugs as she stands back up straight. "I do not have time to rest however, we can't leave their research here to be returned to. And we need to return to make sure everyone at the village will be alright."
As she approaches the others, Rune also pulls out a piece of paper, "I also spotted this, which... I think is the larger concern." Waiting until the group has somewhat gathered again, she unrolls a bit of paper that looks freshly inked.
It has a rough map of Am'shere on it, with three locations marked. Each of them is marked with 'Release Subject'. The three locations are larger Sith-Makar communities. One of them being Akochilistli Kuauhtla. "Looks like this isn't over, not by a long shot. Looks like they plan on releasing either infected subjects, or Forgotten near the major communities."
There is weariness in Rune's expression, "We need to get word back so that we can get guards to protect the child who was immune, and we need to make sure these communities know that they are in very, very real danger."
Andelena uses a Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds: 11
Rune rolls Perception: 26 (And discovers 5 mimics and 2 chests) Rune rolls Disable Device: 33 Rune rolls Disable Device: 33 Rune finds 10 x 'Expiring' Potions of Cure Moderate Wounds.
Andelena nods to Schara, popping open her potion and downing it with a small sigh. "Alright," she replies to Schara once she's finished off the liquid. "Just looking out for everyone."
She goes over to Skielstregar and Rune, looking at the map. "Either of you need healing?" she offers, looking to the two. "I'm very nearly tapped out but other people get first dibs, not me."
Aelwyn walks forward next to Andelena - and promptly lifts up his tail to twap the cleric on the head. "This one thinks she is the first one that gets 'dibs'." The ruddy sith-makar points out with a low growl, before sliding his hand down on his hip. "Then perhaps we shall return as soon as we can. It seems these news have already traveled through the portal."
Andelena turns a first level spell into a Cure Light Wounds on Skielstregar: 11
Skielstregar huffs as he steps back into the Charn mage's room, him hefting the warhammer and giving it a heavy SLAM against the wall, making stones tumble to the ground. He peers in, large head swinging one way and another before he chuffs and returns back to the group. "Nothing in there. Jussst messs hall."
He looks at Rune, scaled brows rising. "... grrr. Why can they not jussst stop thiss?" he hisses, shaking his head before nodding once to Andelena. "Sssa. Thisss one will take sssome healing. Just a little bit. Leave sssome for yourssself Warrior."
He leans out into the magma hallway, black bone spars still on his back and folded up. "Rune, do you wisssh to check the door down the way? Climb on," he offers. One eerie bone spar slams into the wall, taking most of his weight.
Before Skielstregar can skitter away from her, Andelena--who's been headpatted by a sith-makar tail and finds it hilarious, judging by the smirk on her face--murmurs a small curative prayer for Skielstregar, and her brother in Daeus is healed a little for her efforts.
"Guess I'll focus on myself then," she replies, but she looks around to make sure nobody else wants healing before she does.
"A little rough around the edges, but I think I'll be okay. You and Aelwyn took the worst of it, so worry about yourself first." Rune raises a brow. "Besides, I don't know that I want to have Dolan getting mad at us for how rough a shape you're in."
As Skielstregar offers to take her to the other room, Rune gives a nod. A nod followed by one of those somewhat uncertain expressions. "It's fine. It's only a little creepy. Just a little creepy." She repeats.
Then, Rune climbs on. Let's just say that the entire trip through the Magma room, she is making these little scared sounds and closing her eyes as if this were more frightening than the Charnite Mages. A quick peek through the door.
"Oh come the fuck on." She groans. "Mimics... those five are mimics." Luckily, there are two other chests that are not currently likely to eat her, so Rune tends to those instead, coming away with an armfull of additional healing potions. "We should get these back to the others." She notes to Skielstregar.
Schara rolls Heal (Take 20): 28
Skielstregar grimaces at the healing at first, but soon sighs in relief as his wounds are mended. "Thank you Andelena." He turns, and smiles to Rune. "Only a little creepy," he repeats warmly.
The entire trip is the creepiest skitter across the wall, bone spars slamming and anchoring into the wall as one of Skiel's hands is gripped onto Rune's arm to keep her secure. "... ssseriously...? Pleassse no mimics..." he murmurs, head peeking out from above the doorframe as he watches Rune work before returning with the half-sil.
"I'll take some of those," Andelena says merrily. "Just in case something tries to latch onto us our way out." Notably, however, she only takes three of the bunch before downing them.
"We should try and clean up a bit before you go home to Brydion," Deliverance informs Andelena.
The Sunguard wipes her mouth. "Shit, Livvie, you don't think I know that?" she says with a little snort. "We're alive. That's what matters."
Aelwyn uses 'Expiring' Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds: 7 Skielstregar uses 2x 'Expiring' Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds: 30 Andelena uses 3x 'Expiring' Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds: 22
Schara, while others take off and others receive the healing which they need, takes some time to investigate the various vats and devices in the room. The artificer remains stuck in this for some time, and the way their head tilted one way and another on time almost like a metronome, they were deep in thought. "I am not surprised they have more plans in motion. We need to make sure everyone is safe at those cities as much as possible. Which, that should start here. I am sorry to say that our work is not finished here just yet."
The artificer wanders over to a few of the vats. "They are color coded, this white one has undead bones inside of it. This one is filled with blood, and, a lot of blood, from forgotten, but infused with some sort of magic. Judging by what I could find, they are both used together to create what was in the other room, mixed with disease creating magic."
The artificer pauses, looking back to the room, and shaking her head. "It makes sense why they were working so close to a volcano, now, and that is why we need to deal with this place. They were attempting, I am uncertain if they succeeded, on aerosolizing the disease spreading compound, specificially, as a reaction to heat."
Schara stops, and freezes up, before pointing to the room they came through. "We have to deal with it, as soon as possible. I am sorry to ask more of all of you after everything we have been through, but we can't leave it for them to dump into the lava if it is ready to be used."
Skielstregar rolls Intelligence: 17 Rune rolls Knowledge/Local: 20 Aelwyn rolls Knowledge/Local: 9 Schara rolls Intelligence: 13
Skielstregar imbibes more potions, him sighing in relief as those seem to be the ones that aren't cut with water the most. A snicker leaves him from the exchange between Deliverance and its wielder. But, his attention stays on Schara.
He stares. Fists curl tightly. And he advances forward with Malefic in hand. "Back. Thisss one will destroy these, and the one in the other room. Freeze it then break, ruin thisss disease. You all exit, thisss one will smash it and stay far behind to not spread if they catch anything."
And he gets to work once everyone is all clear. Two swings shatters the white and blood vats. And then he steps into the next room. A breath held earlier turns into a blast, freezing the green compound, ruining it before obliterating the glass housing with another righteous hit. Scattering it to nothing.
With another curse under her breath, Rune shakes her head, "A lot of Makari settlements use heat sources. It means they are exceptionally vulnerable to this kind of attack. /And/ there's already three vats missing. So they are already on the move..."
As soon as Skielstregar suggests destroying the remaining sources of such diseases, Rune nods her head and is quick to follow the long way out, using the broken wall to avoid direct contact with any of the substances.
"We need to get this intel to the Makari, fast. Let's go."
Aelwyn does not object to the destruction. He was already feeling quite ill at the prospect of having to deal with more of these Forgotten. "Then let us split as soon as we can - who knows how fast their network can move." He then picks up his glaive and starts to make his way out of this lava-cursed place.
"Right fuckin' behind you," Andelena murmurs behind Rune and Skielstregar, the Sunguard not wasting any time as she goes to follow them. White cloak covered in her own blood and others streaming behind her, her armor dented in places--she'll be recovering from this ordeal for some time to come.
And yet she finds herself murmuring a prayer for all the people lost to this place. And a prayer for all the people who would have been lost if the Charnites' plan had gone through.
"Knight give them Justice," she murmurs at the very end. "Knight give them _Justice_."