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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1619312" data-attributes="member: 13737">Lancheng, ChinaX12, KevinInitiatives: Jackal 28 (5VP, 5S), Raisa 18 (2HP, 1L, 3S, stunned), X12 15 (2HP, 3S), Kevin 14-2 (5HP, 5L, 1S, -1 Super Strength) Kevin keeps trying to mimic Dara.  He fails again but it elicits a response as she grogily opens her eyes as the three of you flee the rushing shadows. "Do that... again and... hurt you," she murmers with disgust in her voice. Will save (DC 9):  12 success The shadows flow like water, fast enough to force you to run as hard as you can just to stay ahead.  As it fills the corridor behind you, lamps go out, until all that's left is a pair of lamps flanking an exit into a courtyard.  Relief is quickly replaced by dread as you realize there is a immense, gleaming, portculis sealing you off from the courtyard. Luckily, the wall of shadows chasing you comes to a sudden halt ten feet from the portculis, it's surface rolling like water.  Through the gate, you see Raisa in hand to hand combat with the Jackal, the beast towering over her with claws that are as long as her arms are.  Surprisingly, she looks bruised, but not really hurt.  The entire stone floor of the courtyard, plus where you are, is crushed and broken, with concentric rings, as if an explosion took place.  In the middle of the courtyard in a now ruined fountain, attached to the fountain's statue by chains, is Michael.  He too appears badly wounded. You see a handle, obviously a release, and if the other four exits leading from this courtyard are any indication, there is a wheel to raise the portculis some five to the right of the gate. And speaking of Raisa, she's just in the process of delivering a massive elbow as you arrive, that hits and clacks the jaws of the Jackal together.  As she does, Jackal seems to shrivel quite a bit, losing perhaps a foot in height. Attack roll:  21 hitsDamage save (DC 16):  8 (VP to re-roll is 9, becomes 11) fails (1S) If the Jackal notices his loss of stature, he doesn't seem to react, instead digging his foot claws into the crumbled stone, then leaping into the air over twenty feet, coming down with a massive swipe of his clawed hand.  The blow slashes her from shoulder to hip, sending her sailing across the courtyard to slam into the wall hard, where she staggers, dazed. Attack roll:  28 hitsDamage save (DC 24):  17 fails (1L, stunned) ... oh, that was a power attack btw <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Horribly, he's not finished, following through with his slash to punch his claws clear through Michael's stomach.  The statue crumbles, the chains break from the force of the blow, and Michael is left dangling from the Jackal's massive hand, groaning and trying without success to pull the claws out.  The Jackal roars and tosses him aside like a rag doll. "One down, witch!" he shouts at Raisa. Raisa, X12, Kevin are all up.  Raisa will have to use a HP to unstun to get an action.  Dara is disabled, but conscious now, barely. Brazilia, SAASAP Corporate HQMichelle drags the car back to the balcony.  It takes about half a minute for her, the car and Vince to cover the distance.  As you drag it along, Vince manages to keep the man terrified enough that the gun he's recovered from the glove box is shaking, along with the man. Meanwhile, Ms. Vaile listens to the information provided by Johan without interrupting.  "This could be a problem," she says, frowning.  "John," she says as the car bumps up to the balcony.  "Would you be a dear and pull Mr. Rameirez inside?  I believe he has a blaster in his vehicle, but I doubt it would be able to affect you." Again, it kind of surprises you that she knows each of your names, and seems to have a fairly good handle on what your powers and abilities are.</blockquote>

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