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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1910247" data-attributes="member: 99">They had to get out of there.  Immediately.The Damning Darkness was slowly sucking the life out of them and they had no idea how far it extended.  If it blanketed the entirety of the City of Endless Summer then they were going to die here very soon.In the thin illumination of their magical lights they grabbed only what was essential before escaping.  Cathal hefted the faint weight of his prized Mithral Breastplate.  Marcus heaved Albius over his shoulder.  Speaks had everything of import already on his person and was the first into the hallway where he felt his muscles drained of even more of their Strength as the Shadowmage blasted him with another ray of darkness.  Marius appeared at Speaks’ side and made ready to attack any of the Shadowmen who came within reach of them.Lazarius reached out and lay a magically-infused hand on Cathal’s arm as they made their way to the exit.  He passed along the ability to See Invisible things to the Brigante warrior in case the Blue Demoness decided to engage them anew.  Cathal gladly received the enchantment as he stuffed the breastplate into the improbably small space of his Haversack.  Handy that.Marius noticed the others grunt in pain as they were continuously being damaged by the darkness around them but found himself starting to grow inured to the effects of the dark magic.  Perhaps he was nearing the edge of its effects.  But there was no time to contemplate this phenomenon further as a tide of Shadowmen surged from the darkness around them to invade their small island of light.Marius and Marcus were both struck and felt their conviction weaken further.  Marcus felt that he could barely continue to stand under the crushing weight of the unconscious Albius.  Only his certain knowledge that if he fell it would mean both of their deaths kept him upright.Unburdened by such weight or ongoing pain, Marius saw his chance to strike as the Shadowmage raised an arm to send a ray of darkness at Cathal.  His blade found purchase on the ephemeral creature and seemed to throw its aim off.  Lazarius stepped in to the space just vacated by the Imperial Explorer and layered on more of his Protective magic, hoping to ward off the Evil of the Shadowmen.Cathal attempted to slip past the closest of the Shadowmen and confront the Shadowmage directly but his weakened condition caused him to slip and his artful tumble became a graceless flop.  The Shadows took the opportunity to swirl around him, leaving him barely clinging to consciousness.  As he lay on the stone floor and gazed up at the black shapes that closed in around him, he thought he saw a light.  A wave of despair washed through him at having failed his companions but it was punctuated by solace:  “At last, my release.”</blockquote>

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