RP One Shots

[Philote]

Something green and similar to blood spills out of the creature as Hiram tears into it. The creature roars and with one swipe, Hiram falls back to the ground as he cuts loose the tentacle he was hanging on. With every swipe, the ring fades, pops, and reappears on a different tendril, keeping the demon from calling on its magic. Growing wrathful, the demon bends down and belches out a waft of green flames in Hiram's general direction.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

Hiram jumps up and sprints away through the remaining Legion as the fire burns hot on his heels. He runs up to his companions, scooping up the halfling and pulling Riven into a headlock before dragging them round a corner into the nearest side street. As the fire shoots up the street they were previously on, he lets out a huge breath and hunches over, hands on his knees.

Speaking between gasps, he says. "I'm getting to old for that kind of foolishness. What the hell is that thing?"

[Zaleramancer]

"ItwasanillusionImadebutnowIt'sturningrealbecausethere'ssomethingunderitthatglows." Jelia gasps for breath. She might be ever so slightly panicking. A pair of snake-like eyes peeked out from one of her pockets. Her familiar was used to knowing when to duck and cover.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"An illusion." He asks, still trying to catch his breath. "Well that's a bloody relief. For a second I thought I'd told a damn diabolist about the ring."

He pushed himself up off the wall and takes sabre in hand once more. "That's probably what you saw. Think you can help me get close enough to cut the real thing out?"

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[Philote]

The legionaries keep the demon busy while you all regroup. You all see a flash of light, and as you look back you can see several of the legionaries die as their armor grows larger and constricts around them until they are eventually crushed by it.

[Zaleramancer]

Alright. This was probably her fault, so it was time to do something.

Jelia started digging through her still hovering suitcase.

"I'm going to try something, but a need a little time."

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[Philote]

The demon's attention turns to Cicero and a stray casting of the ring goes his way. As Cicero throws his knives, the street gives out from under him and he is dropped into a forgotten vault containing sixteen different piles of gold bars. Surprisingly, none of the gold is melted and running through the street like the rest of the gold in the city. Many of the legionaries stand around stupidly near the demon staring at their weapons as if their minds had been struck from them. The amount of legionaries still capable of fighting is quickly dwindling.

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[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"That I can give you." Hiram says, stepping out of the alley. and spying the dazed Legion. He clears his throat.

"God damn, are you lot the most disgraceful sorry sack of louts I have ever has the misfortune to see in combat. Who trained you boys? Oh that's right, a damn wizard!" He calls out in the voice he used to scold his own men. He starts running down the street gesturing to the Legionaries. "Stagger yourselves you blasted idiots! Two men at least covering each of the beats sides! Stagger your attacks, keep its focus shifting from group to group to group."

He rushes up and slices the creature on the belly while it's facing the other direction. "Like that. One, Two, Three, Four, Five." He shouts, pointing at individual groups of Legion soldiers. "Stagger around it and wait for me to call out your number before pressing the attack. Everyone else stay defensive when it's facing another group, take the opportunity to get some stamina back. When I call stop, everyone back off. This formation is giant monster combat 101. Move it maggots! Three!"

[Philote]

Just as the demon charges up another casting of the ring, another strike catches it off guard and it is forced to refocus it's efforts. Besides the ring though, the demon is still mighty and the combined efforts of the legionnaires is only working to keep it from advancing. Anytime the demon finds an opening though, Hiram is ready to step in first and deal the creature a serious blow. About this time, Cicero rejoins the group, his pockets looking a little fuller, and his nimbleness perfectly completes Hiram's own mighty stance.

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[Zaleramancer]

Jelia's suitcase hovers in the air, open as the wizard dumps things out of it. She snatches up a length of silvery rope and begins tying object to it with nimble fingers, silently thanking her father for teaching her how to make fast knots. A golden pentacle, several feathers, and a few silvery medallions are added to the rope with speed.

 

[Philote]

The silver thread begins to twirl around Jelia as she begins to perform a jig. The many charms placed along the ropes length shine as they dance in the light of the dieing city. A wind picks up around Jelia, following the path of the silver rope as it twirls around her. This was an old trick she had picked up, a Fairy Wind that she learned directly from a Fey Trickster who had the spell ready to protect from the tricks of his own kind. Once the wind has picked up into a silver gust that lifts Jelia off the ground, she sends the wind forward in a bellowing gust that ripples down the street and throws the demon off its footing. The illusionary parts of the demon begin to get pulled away from the live parts formed by the ring. The true Ring of Kings is revealed beneath where the demon once stood as the demon tries to step into the wind.

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[Philote]

With both the original spell and the ring removed from the demon, it begins to fade and crumble away. Cicero, is left holding the Ring of Kings and the hand full of remaining legionaries catch their breath. One legionary notices Cicero's newly acquired loot and goes up behind him to strike the back of his neck and take his plunder. Riven and Hiram both notice this man as he takes his action and even Cicero's keen senses as a thief notices that something is coming up behind him.

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[Gentleman Vaultboy]

The man drops from Hiram's grip, who had walked up to grab the man. Hand hovering uselessly, he extends it to Cicero with a stern expression on his face, palm up.

"You weren't the one entrusted with that, Cicero." He says.

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