A Teacher for Laynie: Mystery at the Academy (Part 2)

[Rystil Arden]

"Great!" Elektra gives Vanitri a kiss as they place the map and receive the directions once again.

*Following the map's directions, which conveniently labels a route that bypasses traps and guardians, they slowly navigate the underground chambers and tunnels until they enter a large underground chamber. The chamber is dominated by a central spire topped by a golden pedestal on which rests a huge glowing red gem, sparkling with light and gleaming the colour of blood. The bodies of several students lie on the floor near the spire--moving over and checking them, they notice that none of them is the students they knew of having vanished so far, and they appear to be dead.*

"Bloody Hell!" Truman fingers his eyepatch.

"What's wrong, Truman?" Elektra asks worriedly.

"The eyepatch sees...we are not alone!"

*As if to verify Truman's statement, there is a hissing sound, and six large snakes materialise from the room's shadowy corners, encircling and surrounding them.*

(OOC: Vanitri wins initiative)

 

[Bront]

"Try to stay by me," Vanitri says as he draws his blades and attacks. "Lex? See anything?" Vanitri says, hoping she may pick up that this is quite similar to the start of his vision.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I don't know--what should I see? This seems to be like your vision, though. So let's get in on!"

*Vanitri draws his blades and slashes into one of the snakes, causing it to hiss with anger.*

*Elektra chants in the ancient tongue of Medibaria, throwing a sticky web of eldritch energy from wall to wall among the three snakes that Vanitri has not approached, hoping to hinder their progress. Two of the snakes are trapped in the web, and the third is stuck on the other side.*

"Brilliant, Lex! But still, we're going to need a miracle to survive these things."

"Or a deus ex machina. Got any of those?"

"Well, we already used 'when I touch the bad guy he dies for no reason' and 'powerful magical beast comes to our rescue'. Can you think of one that would work here?"

"No...we're just going to have to win!"

*Truman nods.*

"I've already put up some Mage Armour. I'll toss Burning Hands at the other three and then put up a Shield at the next chance."

*He chants as and shoots forth pure fiery energy from his hands, burning the snakes slightly.*

*The three snakes attack Vanitri, though he knocks the venom-dripping jaws of the first aside and dodges the second, the third strikes true, and tries to coil around its victim. Fortunately, Vanitri barely manages to wriggle loose, and he shrugs off the poison as well.*

(OOC:

SnakeA takes 3 Damage.

Sneaks D and E are entangled in the web.
Snake F is on the other side of the web.

Snake A takes 6 Damage.
Snake B takes 2 Damage.
Snake C takes 3 Damage.

Vanitri takes 5 Damage)

 

[Bront]

Vanitri dodges one of the snakes, and tries to get position on another as he pokes with both blades (5 step move max)

"Yes, it is. Mean's we've found the right place. Stay close, I'll try to take care of these things."

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Vanitri hits the snake again and it hisses again in pain.*

"If they fell to a Sleep, let's try a Colour Spray then..."

*Elektra casts a spell, 'Chromatos Espladas!'. Two of the snakes are stunned.*

*Truman puts his fingers together and speaks a single word of power 'Escutcheras', and a shield of force shimmers for an instant and then moves to defend him.*

*The remaining snake tries and fails to hit Vanitri.*

(OOC: SnakeA takes 6 Damage total 10. SnakeA and SnakeC are stunned )

 

[Bront]

Vanitri will dodge and double poke the remaining active snake, looking for a good posion.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Vanitri strikes twice, hitting once and cutting a gash in the snake's chest.*

*Truman shoots a missile of force at the snake.*

*Elektra glances at the entrapped snakes.*

"They're almost out. I'm going to fry them after I send you a bit more help--" she shoots forth two missiles of force at the last snake attacking Vanitri, slamming into it with two powerfully unerring strikes and knocking it out.


(OOC: SnakeB takes 7 Damage, then 4 damage, 11 total

SnakeB takes 9 Damage, 20 Total.

SnakeA and SnakeC are still stunned.

Others are almost out of the Web but still stuck in there)

 

[Bront]

Vanitri will take care of the stunned snakes, hopefully one strike each.

"Let 'er rip Lex"

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: You can coup de grace the uninjured one if you want, but if you do one each, it will just be two normal attacks against an unable-to-defend opponent, so we'll say you did a coup de grace)

*Vanitri lines up his blade and slits the uninjured snake's throat.*

*Elektra invokes a flame "Incendus!", and it shoots forth from her hands at the snakes and the web, burning them and hurting them greatly. She quickly backpedals behind the pedestal so they cannot charge her.*

*Meanwhile, Truman pulls his dagger and moves to the other stunned snake. Unable to slit its throat yet, he instead shoots a small ray of cold at one of the singed snakes 'Frigius'.*

*The other snakes, charred from the flames, surround Elektra, but they cannot attack her...yet.*

(OOC: C dies.

A is still stunned

D and E takes 14 Damage and F takes 8
Then D takes 2 Damage, total 16)

 

[Bront]

Vanitri flanks the one on Electra and strikes, while dodging the next closest one. "Got a snake problem ma'am?" he jokes in a business like manor.