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Island Empire - A Warlock Alone Part2


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A shield of sorts forms, but it is only partially effective. It stops the creature's advance on the Bard, but it then turns its attention to Micheal. A cold creeps into his bones as the being directs a negative energy at him. But the Warlock's will is too strong and the attack is rebuffed. Nac'Losin extends a blessing and that further reduces the cold draining feel of the attack. Willum's voice never wavers. The marines switch tactics and shower the deck with holy water. Much of it freezes as it comes in contact with the creature, but an unearthly wail attests to its effectiveness.
 

Steady men we can win this...hold firm in your faith and we shall be victorious over evil..Michael calls out while trying to fold the semi effective shield back around the creatue..slowing his advance in any direction
 

Micheal and the creature engage in a battle of wills for a few seconds, though it feels much longer. You sense that the creature is an elemental being of the dark cold depths of the sea. It is an ancient evil from the intersection of the negative plane with the planes of cold and water. Finally, the thing realizes it is in danger of being enveloped and it leaps free rocketing up a mast. Two crewmen are thrown to the deck by its passage, they are both battered by the fall and rimed with frostbite. The being pulls in cold and moisture blanketing the ship and icy fog. The sorceress and priestess manage to get off another spell each before the thing is hidden somewhere in the rigging by the fog.
 

Having somewhat planned for this..Michael will order that the warming braziers he had commisoned in the captial be lite to produce a couterdraft to the cold air descending. He will then turn his energies to using blast of wind charged eldritch mite to push the cold air to the side of the ship thus freeing up a line of vision.
 

The braziers are lit and Micheal and the Sorceress get they wind working in their favor. Soon the swirling creature is visible on a spar well above the deck. Archers dip arrows and bolts in holy water and fire a volley. It seems to have some effect, but not much.
 

More than one way to skin a cat hey say "michale comments "Gentlment please bring up a few kegs of holy water and place in a barrell then rig a fire pump and hose to it so that we may douse this creauter...while they are doing this michale will contiume to trhow positive energy at the beast
 

As Michael, Remona and Nac'Losin continue to blast the thing, the crew continues to sing and finally the fire hose ends the foul creature's existence.
 

'Interesting creature" Stand down men.....lets get the ship cleaned up and back in order..then inviting the ladies to his cabin he says "any idea what that was"?
 

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