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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7513655" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 201, Part One - Waves of Rage</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Soundtrack</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd-rZmR6VRI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd-rZmR6VRI</a></p><p></p><p>And so, without the support of their king, the unit charged across the dark choppy waters to fight the titan She Who Writhes. Fortunately, their goal was not to defeat her (for only a regent of Risur had ever succeeded in doing so) but to distract her for long enough for Beshela to commune with her. This was still a very dangerous proposition, as Uru was first to discover, when a titanic tentacle struck Big Jack with full force. The titan buster was robust enough to withstand the blow, but only just! He hacked at the limb with his titan-biter axe and the kraken screamed in anger.</p><p></p><p>Rumdoom and Quratulain began hammering and chopping at tentacles. Chopping worked best. Even though he was giant in size, Rumdoom was just tenderizing the titan. Quratulain was slicing her up, and using her magical blade to pry open her defences. The non-frontline unit members hung back for now, and supported as best they could. Leon opened up a dimension door to speed Beshela and Asrabey’s approach. Uriel girded himself with the power of his staff. Gupta took aim with Reason, but realised bullets would do little good here.</p><p></p><p>She Who Writhes flailed her titanic tentacles about dangerously, but smaller members writhed out too, to ensnare anyone within reach. Big Jack was struck again by a giant, flailing limb, and knocked over. Uru struggled to right the construct while alarm bells sounded in the cockpit. Meanwhile, Rumdoom was grabbed by a local tendril, yanked towards the titan’s maw and swallowed. Inside was a large cavity, lit by a bioluminescent female form. This figure was surrounded by others – writhing, mindless victims, rapt with physical ecstasy, responding to the same song that now called to Rumdoom, urging him to strip off his armour and join She Who Writhes in sexual congress. But the leader of a doom cult was not to be so easily swayed, and Rumdoom refused her advances with a powerful fiat.</p><p></p><p>Outside, Leon struck the titan with a variety of curses, while Uriel weaved through thrashing tentacles to distance himself from the others, so that they could not all be attacked with a single blow. Another giant limb struck Big Jack just as he stood up, and this time lifted the construct into their air and tossed it away like a wooden toy. The damage was critical; Uru ‘ejected’ with shadow walk, and sailed through the air on Little Jack. Down below, Big Jack crashed onto the surface of the water and broke into pieces.</p><p></p><p>Even this early, the unit was flagging – forced to fight off blows at every turn – but they had done the first part of their job: Beshela and Asrabey had reached the main body of the kraken, and Beshela had begun her communion. Amidst the chaos of battle and the continuing torrent of water, the spot where Beshela touched the titan’s face began to glow. For a moment, the contained storm calmed, and the tendrils that made up the face of She Who Writhes parted, revealing her interior, the titan’s feminine avatar (and Rumdoom).</p><p></p><p>“Mistress!” Beshela called out. “You have awakened to a world in peril. We are not your enemies! We need your aid to save all our lands from the threat of a great power. Please listen to my-”</p><p></p><p>Her communion was rudely interrupted. With a single lightning fast movement of his blade, Varal impaled the Beshela through the back. He rapidly intoned the syllables of some eladrin curse, and then underwent a hideous transformation: His skin changed from its usual deep olive to a blighted seaweed-green, and his cloak of smoke peeled away as shadowy tentacles erupt from his back. He shrugged Beshela’s body off his sword, dropping her body into She Who Writhes’ interior and proclaimed: “I am Asrabey Varal, Archfey of Obedience and loyal ally to the rulers of this new age! After centuries of spilling blood in vengeance, now I see the path of justice is one of order and control. We must obey the Obscurati! Champions of Risur, we have been allies, and I respect your devotion, but you walk the wrong path! You shall either abandon your rebellion, or you will taste my blade.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7513655, member: 79141"] [b]Session 201, Part One - Waves of Rage[/b] [B]Soundtrack[/B] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd-rZmR6VRI[/URL] And so, without the support of their king, the unit charged across the dark choppy waters to fight the titan She Who Writhes. Fortunately, their goal was not to defeat her (for only a regent of Risur had ever succeeded in doing so) but to distract her for long enough for Beshela to commune with her. This was still a very dangerous proposition, as Uru was first to discover, when a titanic tentacle struck Big Jack with full force. The titan buster was robust enough to withstand the blow, but only just! He hacked at the limb with his titan-biter axe and the kraken screamed in anger. Rumdoom and Quratulain began hammering and chopping at tentacles. Chopping worked best. Even though he was giant in size, Rumdoom was just tenderizing the titan. Quratulain was slicing her up, and using her magical blade to pry open her defences. The non-frontline unit members hung back for now, and supported as best they could. Leon opened up a dimension door to speed Beshela and Asrabey’s approach. Uriel girded himself with the power of his staff. Gupta took aim with Reason, but realised bullets would do little good here. She Who Writhes flailed her titanic tentacles about dangerously, but smaller members writhed out too, to ensnare anyone within reach. Big Jack was struck again by a giant, flailing limb, and knocked over. Uru struggled to right the construct while alarm bells sounded in the cockpit. Meanwhile, Rumdoom was grabbed by a local tendril, yanked towards the titan’s maw and swallowed. Inside was a large cavity, lit by a bioluminescent female form. This figure was surrounded by others – writhing, mindless victims, rapt with physical ecstasy, responding to the same song that now called to Rumdoom, urging him to strip off his armour and join She Who Writhes in sexual congress. But the leader of a doom cult was not to be so easily swayed, and Rumdoom refused her advances with a powerful fiat. Outside, Leon struck the titan with a variety of curses, while Uriel weaved through thrashing tentacles to distance himself from the others, so that they could not all be attacked with a single blow. Another giant limb struck Big Jack just as he stood up, and this time lifted the construct into their air and tossed it away like a wooden toy. The damage was critical; Uru ‘ejected’ with shadow walk, and sailed through the air on Little Jack. Down below, Big Jack crashed onto the surface of the water and broke into pieces. Even this early, the unit was flagging – forced to fight off blows at every turn – but they had done the first part of their job: Beshela and Asrabey had reached the main body of the kraken, and Beshela had begun her communion. Amidst the chaos of battle and the continuing torrent of water, the spot where Beshela touched the titan’s face began to glow. For a moment, the contained storm calmed, and the tendrils that made up the face of She Who Writhes parted, revealing her interior, the titan’s feminine avatar (and Rumdoom). “Mistress!” Beshela called out. “You have awakened to a world in peril. We are not your enemies! We need your aid to save all our lands from the threat of a great power. Please listen to my-” Her communion was rudely interrupted. With a single lightning fast movement of his blade, Varal impaled the Beshela through the back. He rapidly intoned the syllables of some eladrin curse, and then underwent a hideous transformation: His skin changed from its usual deep olive to a blighted seaweed-green, and his cloak of smoke peeled away as shadowy tentacles erupt from his back. He shrugged Beshela’s body off his sword, dropping her body into She Who Writhes’ interior and proclaimed: “I am Asrabey Varal, Archfey of Obedience and loyal ally to the rulers of this new age! After centuries of spilling blood in vengeance, now I see the path of justice is one of order and control. We must obey the Obscurati! Champions of Risur, we have been allies, and I respect your devotion, but you walk the wrong path! You shall either abandon your rebellion, or you will taste my blade.” [/QUOTE]
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