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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7443824" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 57, Part One - King's Gambit</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qBRmM00R4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qBRmM00R4</a></p><p></p><p>Confronted by a thrashing dragon, Uru scuttled up the wall and took in the whole scene: the inexplicable, writhing dragon; a semi-translucent hemisphere, about twenty feet across, within which King Aodhan and Dame Jillian were fighting for their lives; a procession of undead led by a doddering necromancer, who were seeking a way past the dragon. Uru vanished into the shadows and aimed at the necromancer.</p><p></p><p>With Venkio gone, the rest of the unit and their allies chased after ‘Cedric San’, with Quratulain and Rumdoom arriving in the vanguard, and Sevitar placing a sinister shroud over his quarry. Amielle Latimer fanned out and sprinted through walls. Korrigan and Leon had done all they could with the lantern, and teleported down from the roof into the foyer just as the entire palace and its occupants were translated into the Bleak Gate. Job done, the Ob soldiers, wraiths and golems guarding the remaining, easternmost lanterns, began marching towards the throne room to lend their weight to the assault.</p><p></p><p>San reached out a hand and used a baleful spell to cause the thrashing dragon to grow still. Then Uru made his shot and hit. San’s cry of irritation betrayed the fact that the shot had hurt him, but he was not dropped at once as Uru had expected. In fact, he blithely cast a spell behind him – some sort of necrotic zone – then ordered his followers to foil pursuit and continued to walk calmly around the now dormant dragon, headed for the magical dome. The flayed dire jaguar, and Cedric’s ‘students’ – four dread wights – launched themselves into combat, their attacks augmented by San’s spell. The wights were even more frightening than they looked – their claws capable of freezing a victim stiff, as Andrei learned to his cost. </p><p></p><p>He wasn’t the only one to be brought to a sudden halt: Suddenly, every single one of King Aodhan’s subjects was stunned by a horrible wave of despair. They knew at once this meant the king had fallen.</p><p></p><p>King Aodhan had put up a brave fight, ably assisted by his personal bodyguard, the green knight. But for almost a minute he had been trapped in hand-to-hand combat with four vicious RHC traitors. These had been joined by four shadow assassins, each bearing a syringe loaded with lethal poison. The royal might of the king, empowered by the faith of his people, had seen him fend off blow after blow, using his magical Six-loa Sabre to set fire to his foes, even snatch away one of the syringes. But aid had not come swiftly enough, and the poison in his veins overcame him. He slumped to his knees and his head fell forward. “Where’s that bloody Romana woman?” snarled Ludo Marcione. Cedric San then let go of the arm of the noble woman he had escorted back to the throne room. An invisible Romana was revealed only as she came into contact with the dome.</p><p></p><p>In the bunker, with the rest of the wedding guests, Duchess Ethelyn of Shale felt a cold shiver down her spine. To raise her own spirits she talked with Kai. “You don’t seem very worried,” was all she could think to say, noting the blithe play of the child. </p><p> “I know my daddy is all right,” Kai said. </p><p>“How do you know?” asked Ethelyn with a smile.</p><p> “I’m with him,” said Kai.</p><p>“But he’s fighting outside,” said Ethelyn.</p><p> “Yes, he’s fighting <em>now</em>,” said Kai. “But I’m with him later.”</p><p></p><p>Although Korrigan was stunned in the foyer, where Leon had teleported him, a second ‘future’ Korrigan appeared just a few feet away, with Kai strapped to his back, channelling the power of Reida. This second Korrigan invoked Kai’s connection with Av and ran through the air, as if his very being was lighter than all around him. He rose above the dragon – whom he now knew to be Inatch the Hex Eater, or Harkover Lee – and threw himself at Ludo Marcione’s dome. It repelled him, painfully, and the necromancer caused wraiths that had perished here to coalesce once more and assail him. Korrigan brushed them aside, drew on Kai’s link with Vona and radiated Pure Positive Energy, healing the wounds of himself and his allies, including Dame Jillian and the King.</p><p></p><p>Aodhan’s eyes flickered open. He saw enemies all around him; saw the avaricious Romana closing in, outstretched hand greedy to claim his crown; and he saw Korrigan, hovering in mid-air, the source of this temporary reprieve. The poison in his veins would soon overcome him once again, if he did not first fall to the knives, claws and bullets of his enemies. In that desperate moment, Aodhan made a noble decision: He closed his eyes again, and the crown disappeared. Along with it went his kingship, and his regenerative powers. No sooner had he done so, his foes were on him, stabbing and slashing and shooting at his corpse.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan felt a sharp tingle on his forehead where the king had touched him just an hour or so earlier and the Crown of Risur appeared upon him, marking him as Aodhan’s successor. Romana gave a cry of frustration and made as if to cast a spell. But no sooner had the Crown appeared, than the Loop of Reida was broken, and both this ‘future’ Korrigan, and the ‘past’ Korrigan vanished. (“We have to go back now,” said Kai into his ear. “See you later.”) Romana’s spell fizzled out harmlessly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7443824, member: 79141"] [b]Session 57, Part One - King's Gambit[/b] [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qBRmM00R4"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qBRmM00R4[/URL] Confronted by a thrashing dragon, Uru scuttled up the wall and took in the whole scene: the inexplicable, writhing dragon; a semi-translucent hemisphere, about twenty feet across, within which King Aodhan and Dame Jillian were fighting for their lives; a procession of undead led by a doddering necromancer, who were seeking a way past the dragon. Uru vanished into the shadows and aimed at the necromancer. With Venkio gone, the rest of the unit and their allies chased after ‘Cedric San’, with Quratulain and Rumdoom arriving in the vanguard, and Sevitar placing a sinister shroud over his quarry. Amielle Latimer fanned out and sprinted through walls. Korrigan and Leon had done all they could with the lantern, and teleported down from the roof into the foyer just as the entire palace and its occupants were translated into the Bleak Gate. Job done, the Ob soldiers, wraiths and golems guarding the remaining, easternmost lanterns, began marching towards the throne room to lend their weight to the assault. San reached out a hand and used a baleful spell to cause the thrashing dragon to grow still. Then Uru made his shot and hit. San’s cry of irritation betrayed the fact that the shot had hurt him, but he was not dropped at once as Uru had expected. In fact, he blithely cast a spell behind him – some sort of necrotic zone – then ordered his followers to foil pursuit and continued to walk calmly around the now dormant dragon, headed for the magical dome. The flayed dire jaguar, and Cedric’s ‘students’ – four dread wights – launched themselves into combat, their attacks augmented by San’s spell. The wights were even more frightening than they looked – their claws capable of freezing a victim stiff, as Andrei learned to his cost. He wasn’t the only one to be brought to a sudden halt: Suddenly, every single one of King Aodhan’s subjects was stunned by a horrible wave of despair. They knew at once this meant the king had fallen. King Aodhan had put up a brave fight, ably assisted by his personal bodyguard, the green knight. But for almost a minute he had been trapped in hand-to-hand combat with four vicious RHC traitors. These had been joined by four shadow assassins, each bearing a syringe loaded with lethal poison. The royal might of the king, empowered by the faith of his people, had seen him fend off blow after blow, using his magical Six-loa Sabre to set fire to his foes, even snatch away one of the syringes. But aid had not come swiftly enough, and the poison in his veins overcame him. He slumped to his knees and his head fell forward. “Where’s that bloody Romana woman?” snarled Ludo Marcione. Cedric San then let go of the arm of the noble woman he had escorted back to the throne room. An invisible Romana was revealed only as she came into contact with the dome. In the bunker, with the rest of the wedding guests, Duchess Ethelyn of Shale felt a cold shiver down her spine. To raise her own spirits she talked with Kai. “You don’t seem very worried,” was all she could think to say, noting the blithe play of the child. “I know my daddy is all right,” Kai said. “How do you know?” asked Ethelyn with a smile. “I’m with him,” said Kai. “But he’s fighting outside,” said Ethelyn. “Yes, he’s fighting [I]now[/I],” said Kai. “But I’m with him later.” Although Korrigan was stunned in the foyer, where Leon had teleported him, a second ‘future’ Korrigan appeared just a few feet away, with Kai strapped to his back, channelling the power of Reida. This second Korrigan invoked Kai’s connection with Av and ran through the air, as if his very being was lighter than all around him. He rose above the dragon – whom he now knew to be Inatch the Hex Eater, or Harkover Lee – and threw himself at Ludo Marcione’s dome. It repelled him, painfully, and the necromancer caused wraiths that had perished here to coalesce once more and assail him. Korrigan brushed them aside, drew on Kai’s link with Vona and radiated Pure Positive Energy, healing the wounds of himself and his allies, including Dame Jillian and the King. Aodhan’s eyes flickered open. He saw enemies all around him; saw the avaricious Romana closing in, outstretched hand greedy to claim his crown; and he saw Korrigan, hovering in mid-air, the source of this temporary reprieve. The poison in his veins would soon overcome him once again, if he did not first fall to the knives, claws and bullets of his enemies. In that desperate moment, Aodhan made a noble decision: He closed his eyes again, and the crown disappeared. Along with it went his kingship, and his regenerative powers. No sooner had he done so, his foes were on him, stabbing and slashing and shooting at his corpse. Korrigan felt a sharp tingle on his forehead where the king had touched him just an hour or so earlier and the Crown of Risur appeared upon him, marking him as Aodhan’s successor. Romana gave a cry of frustration and made as if to cast a spell. But no sooner had the Crown appeared, than the Loop of Reida was broken, and both this ‘future’ Korrigan, and the ‘past’ Korrigan vanished. (“We have to go back now,” said Kai into his ear. “See you later.”) Romana’s spell fizzled out harmlessly. [/QUOTE]
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