The Hordes of the Blight - The Adventure

A pair of blightwings make their attack runs, aiming for the two Lokira in the group. One misses the nimble Aparix, but another cuts a little too close for comfort to Bellator.

As for the rest of the battle, it's chaos. Most of the guard is around the broken gate, trying desperately to prevent more monsters from getting in, even as the ramparts are flooded with Blightwings. More and more of the townsfolk are entering the fray, and their numbers are beginning to match those of the blight. Lorez and the caravan lieutenant stand atop a house, firing blasts of energy at groups of monsters, while the caravan leader struggles to keep his Trihorn under control as it lunges at the hounds surrounding it. The barkeep stands tall with a bow in hand, deftly firing shafts into the Blightwings harassing the ramparts, and Ghost Tracker flies about, doing her best to keep the attention of the Blightwings on her and not on the beleaguered guardsmen.

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Zakhar continues to battle the giant.

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The giant lets out a sound which can only be described as a bellow, and turns its attention towards Zakhar. Its tentacles whip around and wrap around Zakhar with no amount of dexterity, not inflicting any damage but restricting his movement.

Meanwhile, one of the blighthounds darts around Bellator, flanking him, while a blightwing dives in for the attack.

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"Hey! Get back here!" Aparix shouted out the door as the blightwing left. "I'm not through with you, you flying armadillo!"

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An unseen hand suddenly latched onto the giant's ankle; while it was not enough to fell the monster, it did stagger, trodding on two Blighthounds before it regained it's balance.

Blast From The Past:

Meanwhile, some ways away from where she had fallen, a clawed, fuzzy hand burst from the ground as Mitsuna clawed her way back to the surface. In her surprise, she had lost focus; and reverted to her Therion form. She fell over onto her hands and knees, coughing up sand, dirt, and a sinister looking black fluid. After several moments, she looked up...

To see Lorez, not three paces away, staring wide eyed. The two women stared for an awkward moment before Mitsuna snatched a pebble and threw it at the other spell caster. It didn't really do any harm; but, it distracted the Lokira, and when she returned her gaze, Mitsuna was gone.

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Combat:

Another blighthound moves to flank one of the party, this one going for Paladin. A blightwing meanwhile goes on an attack run against Bellator, its talons piercing through his defenses.

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Bellator was bowled over by the assault, standing slowly...That last hit had torn deep into his hide, the Lokira was bleeding pretty badly now..."Eh, heh....Not bad, little beasties, but a little blood won't break me...No, no...You'll be dead loooong before me!!" He charged, picking a hound as his victim, leaping at it and smashing into it with his axe, the unstable enchantment he put on his axe seeming to...Well, be unstable, arcs of energy lancing across the battlefield, and even backlash onto Bella himself...When the attack was over, he stepped back, hands seared from the magic, wounds agitated by his charge, and dropped to one knee, trying desperately to catch his breath.

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The blast of energy wreaks havoc upon the pack, with many members severely wounded, and one Blightwing falling from the sky. Despite this, two Blighthounds leap forth, one of them stretching its blades wide and sweeping past Bellator and Paladin. Its attack falls short of Bellator but still manages to nick Paladin. The other, barely standing, moves to flank Aparix.

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Two blighthounds fall, howling as the flames burn their flesh. Meanwhile, the last two Blightwings close in for the attack. One dives for Aparix, claws tearing and threatening to inflict grievous wounds. Another goes for Zakhar, managing to get a scratch in through the giant's tentacles.

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(I am so sorry, I just realized it was my turn. Whoops. I done Derped. Also, Dazed is evil!)

Zakhar continues to fight the giant.

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After Zakhar managed to shake off the Giant's tentacles, it hefted its blade arm and swung again, this time swinging low to the ground, forcing all in its path to jump or dart back, further compromising their position. One guardsman was too slow and was knocked aside, mercifully as the blade began to slow down.

One of the blighthounds, meanwhile, noticing the new fire giant, darts towards it and attempts to nip at it, heedless of its flames.

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Aparix barely ducked under the blade as he ran out into the main portion of the battlefield. "Ah, sheesh," he breathed out, raising his weapon. "Least it's not hard to miss a target that big!"

He spoke truly, as the metal bolt flew forth, directly aiming itself at the giant's eye and landing somewhere pretty darn close to it.

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The Channeler, having returned to her human form, watched in awe from around a corner. She had heard of elementals... but she had dismissed them as fantasy. She had stood corrected.

But she was not to be outdone. Her mind reached out to the giant, Noxa's will flowing through her. For a normal person to attempt this was paramount to insanity. For Noxa it was simple.

The giant ceased fighting the defenders... and turned on the other Blight Scorned!!

Combat:

Status:

The giant roared, holding a hand up to its head in pain. In that moment, Mitsuna was able to tap into and overcome its weak mind. When its hand came down from its face, it looked around in confusion - for its friends and foes had switched places.

Meanwhile, also affected by Noxa's illusions, one of the Blightwings dived at its comrades, talons out.

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By some miracle, Bella managed to catch his second wind, even in the midst of the assault, standing up and readying himself...He was quiet for now, simply striking at one of the Blightwings as it flew by, focusing his energy for something...He just needed to endure a little longer...!

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If the dwindling number of Blightspawn feel any fear, they don't show it as they continue their attack. One Blighthound, darts towards Mitsuna, eager to get a hit in on the troublesome channeler.

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The last remaining blightwing makes an attack run on the party.

Meanwhile, the rest of the battle is going well. Not all of the guards are able to disengage, but many of them do and form a spear wall, enough to keep any more Blightspawn from entering through the breach. The only weak link is around the giant - a minor detail soon to be remedied.

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Zakhar looks incredibly wounded and staggers as he fights. "I do not feel so good. Assistance would be nice," he says as he makes an attack on the remaining blighthound.

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The Blighthound whimpers and falls under the flurry of blows from Zakhar's hammer.

The giant, meanwhile, percieving foes all around it, swings is blade wide, inflicting hefty damage to all Blightspawn around it. With a single blow it fells the last Blightwing, seriously wounds the last Blighthound, and cleaves a random Blightmare in the background, further allowing the guards to strengthen their position.

The last Blighthound, meanwhile, despite being at death's door, lunges for one of its undominated kin, bringing down another Blighthound before suddenly shaking its head and looking about it in confusion.

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Aparix calmly walks up behind the blighthound and puts a chunk of metal in its skull.

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Mitsuna allowed a smile to creep over her face. "Praise Noxa," she whispered as she watched the handiwork of her goddess, enabled through such a modest vessel as herself...

...and thus, didn't notice until it was too late that she was being attacked. The next few seconds were a blur; and then suddenly, she was on her back, with long scratches on her arms and face, and numerous tears in her robe. A guard she hadn't met was fending off a Blighthound. She struggled to her feet, dropped back to her knees, and started coughing up blood again for a while before she passed out...

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"Eh, heh...Should have finished me off when you had the chance, beasts! Too late now..." Bella laughed for a moment, grateful for the assistance, but he was more focused on ending this...He chanted almost incomprehensibly, swinging his axe around above his head, the rune inscribed on it glowing more and more brightly..."I call upon the essence of all things, repel that which is corrupt, and sanctify the land...Celestial Rain...!!" After a moment, his chanting raised to a wild shouting as the rune seemed to...explode, knocking Bella's axe to the ground, but sending a wave of light across the battlefield, burning away any traces of the blight it touched (Hopefully including the monsters,) and soothing the wounds of the defenders...

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Aparix all but mercy kills the last Blighthound, and Bellator's Celestial Rain wreaks havoc on the remaining Blightspawn in the background. The Giant falters slightly, but still stands.

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