Equivalent Exchange--Episode 2: Blood is Thicker

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: You're lucky--it rolled a 3 on Toughness save )

*The chimera seems to be preparing to leap past Selim's stunned form to finish off the troublesome girl, but Elysia waits for the perfect moment and throws a dagger with great force, launching right into the chimera's chest and sending it reeling backward, stymied, roaring in agony.*

(OOC: Chimera injured and stunned, but then unstunned because it doesn't get a turn. Selim and Elysia's turn again)

 

[Raylis]

Another draw another throw, Elysia lets out a growl as the weapon leaves her hand, this has gone on too long, they're going to loose the soulmeld.

OOC: Again!

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Is this an individual throw or an attempt to combine with Selim?)

 

[Raylis]

OOC: Combined if he attacks

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: 'Kay, she hits, threatens a critical, and does not confirm. I'll hold off on calculating the result until Selim goes)

 

[Festy_Dog]

Selim learns his lesson when he drops his guard, and so he raises it again rather than have himself gutted.

(ooc: power attack +4/-4; defensive attack +4/-4)

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Selim's attack is unsuccessful, but he raises his defenses again. Meanwhile, Elysia's attack just barely misses a vital spot where it could have caused another injury.*

"Don't let them hurt you again!" the soulmeld calls out, reacting to when the chimera had been badly hurt and stunned by Elysia's previous dagger, "Fall back to where it's safe!"

*The chimera complies and retreats back into the larger room, and the soulmeld, who had apparently readied a small alchemical array for this eventuality, completes the circle and brings up a wall of stone to block the end of the passageway. Before he does, they catch a glimpse of him, and he seems to have made decent makeshift repairs of the damage they caused him.*

(OOC: Chimera made the save, but if that crit had confirmed, it would have been injured again.

Of note, Laura's body is on Elysia and Selim's side of the new wall)

 

[Raylis]

Elysia runs at the wall, slamming it with her fist "Damn! she stays leaning on the wall for a moment before looking back at Laura.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Apparently Laura's death was highly exaggerated--they looked like mortal wounds at the time, perhaps because of the violent frenetic energy of the chimera, the desperation of the time, or the gore, but Laura seems to be alive, if unconscious for the moment.*

 

[Festy_Dog]

Selim approaches Laura's unconcious form and nudges it with his foot.

"She is not dead," he says with a hint of surprise, "The apprehension of this killer has been more difficult than I expected. Shall we continue? That is, assuming you have a means to get through the wall, or we wait for Laura to regain conciousness."

Selim sits down next to a wall and takes a moment to clean his weapon and gather his wits.