Near the Crossroads
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The fire elementals press Ama'bael, Vanderkaus, and Lycka hard, heat radiating from off them. Back towards the rest of the combat, the wall of fire has damped out to nothing, and the air elementals appear to be dissipating into nothing. The earth elementals, chipped, shattered and showing cracks across their forms continue to try and pound anything in to the ground around them, but are obviously becoming less and less functional with every passing moment.
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Drowning out the sounds of battle around them, Lycka's furious, ear-piercing howl of rage sends ripples through the approaching elementals, her sword swinging into thin air as the red-robed wizard slips hastily through the defences. She steps quickly infront of the two mages, gesturing for Ama'bael and Vanderkaus to do the same.
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María looks baffled as the mage heads into the portal, and instinctively let's out a sound and loud scream. Kitty tries to jump on the mage as soon as he notices him, but it's too late and his sharp claws land on the ground, and with a quick move turns around, facing the two large elementals that were behind the mage. He growls, angry.
María shouts: "BWRING AELTHAS HEWRE QUICKLY"
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_Inspired by the magnificent charge, and flashily jumping war horse, the Hoarrans take heart, pressing hard back against the earth elementals from their sides as the non-combatants, invisible but dusty, start bunching forward to where the defenders are starting to make a decent stand, the two lycans still clawing and scratching at anything that gets close to their rage.
The fire wall itself is slowly beginning to fade, and the air elementals seem more intent on stirring dust up, rather then facing the lance of the charging paladin. Arrows still strike out from the tree, where only one earth elemental is still set on shaking the elf out.
Beyond the slowly dwindling wall of flame, closer to the portal, Ama'bael, Vanderkaus, and Lycka become the last of the wizards guardians to bear witness to the sudden appearance of two large fire elementals who split and charge towards them. From behind the huge creatures of flame, a slim red robed wizard, his head shaved and dark tatoos flaring with a dark light appears rushing quickly between the two elementals and, with a polite nod to Maria, enters the portal itself.
Heartbeats later… the portal collapses._
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Ama'bael watches those rushing forward to face the elementals and per Aelthas' previous command she stays by the mages, her serving as a short wall, but there by them none the less.
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::Mariston urges his mount on and jumps the damped flames, lance lowered to strike::
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((Sorry for not posting, finals have really kept my attention these past few days))
Fadia stays to the rear of the fighters, launching off arrow after arrow at the attacking elementals. Between each arrow, she moves herself into a more favorable defensive position with regard to the mages, then hunkers down and casts blessings of barkskin and agility on herself.
She shoulders her bow there, then readies her scimitar and her exquisite shield. As she rushes to engage the elementals, her armor's shield activates, and she takes a defensive stance to try and keep them at bay.
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_The ice arrow sends shards through the elementals, and hampen the fire from the wall for a moment. The two lycans, easily clearing the wall and settling in to combat.
The Hoarrans are fighting defensively against the rest of the elementals as they squeeze in from the sides, and a few of the elementals wander after the elf who squirrled up the tree, grabbing the tree itself and shaking it in an attempt to either uproot the tree or shake the elf out.
The ice arrows hitting the fire wal lower the flames enough that Mariston could likely charge through the wall with only a little singing to himself and mount if he's charging quickly enough, and a good jump from the mount will probably clear him from almost everything but a momentary heat._
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::Locking the fluttering standard in place behind his sadle and then lifting his lance then couching it, Mariston urges his mighty warhorse forward. Gathering speed he speeds his way across the field to engage his enemy, judging the height of the wall of fire and if his mount can clear it on a jump::
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Armed with bow and half full quiver, Eluriel scrambles light as a squirrel up a tree. She takes a stance beyond the groping reach of the earthen creatures to send rapid-fire ice arrows hurtling towards the flames.
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Lorelai lifts up her bow at Aelthas's call to her and quickly fires an enchanted arrow into the mass of elementals as he begins his charge. Without bothering to see how her shot fares, the half-elf shapeshifts into her werecat form with a loud roar and runs after Aelthas. Her arrow zips ahead and punches into an elemental, releasing it's magic in an blast of icy shards which pelt nearby elementals. Lorelai follows Aelthas up the same tree and launches herself down onto the same elemental, using her claws and muscles to try to rip it apart.
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Used to the presence vanderkaus and having fought many fights with him and his master, Kitty uses the armoured dwarf and the grass around him to cover and hide, waiting patiently, like a predator and Kitty won't doubt twice to jump on any living thing that approaches Vander or María
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_As the wall of fire rises, Vanderkaus tightens the grip on his axe and lifts his great shield from the ground. The years of hard battles fought giving him enough to hold his stance and protect Maria, the nearest mage.
The appearance of the air elementals on the other side, followed by the hail of arrows, making him sure that there is more around that can meet his eyes. Realizing so, the opens the eyelid on his chest plate that is known to reveal all invisible near him.
A moment later, as the ground itself pushes himself up, the bald dwarf smirks to himself, downing his helmet over his head as he quietly mutters to himself:_-At least oi did nay git aw dressed up fer nothing.
The sight of the werewolf launching himself towards the enemies makes Vanderkaus sure that this is not going to be an easy fight. His eyes dart around for a brief moment.
-So, dem trying ter stop dis by fire and stone, eh. Tis be un bad day fer dem, since dwarves are also skilled in using dose, aye.
His eyes, closing behind the helmet, while some diamond powder is thrown over his head. The little pieces of the substance sticking to his armor as it becomes covered by stone. Another prayer and his axe begins to glow red, soon its metal expelling a hot bright fire.
-Less see huw dem feel when we hit dem back with deir own weapon – a loud roar is heard – Git near ma friend, oi dare ye, and Gorm’s wonders wull strike ye down.
Although there’s no smile on his face, his teeth can be seen from under the helm. The dwarf taking his defensive stance ready to charge anything that approaches.
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As Aelthas shifts form, Lycka's voice rings out loud and clear over the din, a soaring battle song sweeping across the field, lifting spirits, bolstering courage and hardening the resolve of the defenders. Her husband's charge is boosted by a spell of Haste, though Lycka herself remains close to the mages, coral shield held high in a well practiced defensive stance.
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Aelthas seems unsurprised by the sudden elemental appearance, instead he turns and looks to the others, his voice deep to be heard over the sound of the firewall.
Protect the mages.. they must complete this, use your bows on the elementals, but the mages are the priority for now. Lorelai, with me.
With a quick glance over to Lorelai, his body is already shifting. The snapping of bones and the low guttural growl coming form him. His lips pinned up after fully changing to show off his fangs as he lets out a long howl and charges the treeline to the northwest. Just as he seems about to hit the wall of fire, he launches into the air towards the nearest tree, his claws digging deep into the bark to gain support before pushing off the tree itself and clearing the firewall, claws and teeth slashing at the nearest elemental as he lands.
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_As he looks to the west, a wall of fire suddenly rips up from the ground, stretching across the road. A number of air elementals appear shortly after on the opposite for the wall from the adventurers, blowing loose dust to the west where it appears to cloy and stick to invisible people, outlining a long line of people. From the sides of the road stretching back the ground begins to break up and the dirt itself rises in to humanoid shape on both sides of the road, rushing the road.
A horn blast echoes out, and several of the invisible figures come in to sharp view as they let loose with arrows that shatter against the stone. Scattered across the field, slim forms start rising from the undergrowth where they've been guarding from this entire time, and add their own arrows against the elementals, calling out the alarm._
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_Aelthas simply stands beside Lycka in the middle of the gathering, his eyes focused to the west now, occasionally glancing at the group members who are spreading out to protect the mages, giving a slight nod as if accepting where they stand.
Any nearby movements draw his attention, sniffing lightly at the air hoping to pick up scents of friends and any possible enemies. For the most part he appears calm and collected, but any who know him well can tell he's on edge as he waits for something to happen._
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_On the other side, Ronan prepares some components and then pulls out a scroll from his scroll pack. Unfurling it, he nods to Caramella to indicate that he's about to begin. Given she's not really listening to him in the first place, he expect she knows what to do without giving her instruction.
The chanting starts as he reads from the scroll, pouring his magic into the circle as he reads.
For a few moments this continues until the spell is complete.._
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_María follows Bingo's instructions diligently and without errors, she's deeply concentrated on it. Meanwhile Kitty stays alert and vigilant, not interrupting his masters doings.
After the gnome stops chanting, María takes a deep breath and smiles."So it is"._
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_After casting a few abjuration spells on himself, the gnome takes a scroll and two carafes of amber dust from his pack. He hands one of the carafes to Maria. He then breaks the seal on the scroll and begins chanting Draconic, giving instructions to Maria.
The mages use the amber dust to draw a precise and intricate pattern on the ground. They begin at the center point and draw several arcane designs inside a circle with a ten-foot diameter. The mages work in unison, each drawing an equal pattern on opposite sides of the center point. A square with four gates is drawn around the circle - one gate on each side - each precisely centered. As the designs are drawn and the pattern is completed, the runes begin to glow with a bright yellow light, then suddenly disappear. No trace of the pattern or the scroll remain. The gnome stops chanting and sets down his empty carafe. He looks at Maria.
"It is done."_
