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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7634280" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 232, Part Two - Retreats and Reversals</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Retreats and Reversals</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><span style="font-family: inherit"> “We’re close!” responded Uriel: when Korrigan wondered, they all could hear him. Uriel was already working up a storm, to blast the pirates with lightning and douse the pyres before the flames took hold. This turned out to be a bad idea – though Hunlow remained dormant (Gods were slow to react to mortals) storms were nonetheless his to command here on… <em>Hunlow</em>. Uriel was punished with a lightning bolt for his temerity, and swiftly dismissed the brooding stormclouds before Hunlow could wreak any more harm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Quratulain switched to her lantern blaster and began to pick off priests; Uru hid and tried to catch his breath; though snared in gears, Gupta managed to get off a shot with Reason, killing one of the priests before he could launch another attack on the outcrop. But there were many more priests, any many more ‘banishments’ followed. This was clearly their preferred tactic, knowing all too well that the Gyre would grind their victims up if they were too weak to pull away. Bhalu, for example, could not free himself from the grinding gears, and no one else was close enough or able to help: all were facing deadly threats of their own.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> The welfare of a comrade would ordinarily be at the forefront of Korrigan’s mind. But now, the forefront of his mind was in serious danger of being torn out by Admiral Taracle. The Admiral had abandoned all pretense at humanity, flung himself on Korrigan and attempted to chew his face off; his hood fell back to reveal a disgusting mouth - three assymentrical mandible around an all-too-human tongue. Caught in his clutches, Korrigan was unable to remain aloft and fell towards the deck below. At the last minute, he transformed into a bolt of Avilona and shot the only way he could – straight up, as far above the battlefield as possible, there to hover, prone, for a moment while he contemplated this situation and realised that it was the worst he had found himself in since the Great Eclipse (and very possibly since Yerasol IV).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Uru was in serious danger too. Too fearful of reprisal to reveal himself again, he took to the skies on Little Jack and won clear of the thick of the battle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Quratulain threw a grenade to clear some space on the decks between her and Admiral Taracle, then shot at him as he stood up. Rumdoom, who in giant form could wield the Stone of Not far more easily, struck one of the priests, who was instantly obliterated, then ran the length of the ship he was on to strike another.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Gupta used her Icon of Apet to escape the gear-teeth and shot at another priest; Uru shadow-walked to escape the gears, then summoned the genius loci – spirits associated with all things man-made - to cause the vengeful ghosts of those murdered by the pirates to rise up and surround Admiral Taracle, causing the very deck itself to encase him. Taracle smashed his way out with his axes, but at least he didn't attack anyone else.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> The pirates renewed their attacks on the unit, and the priests uttered further banishements. Korrigan was still within range and was caught by more misty teeth! Quratulain dodged and parried, her amour and forcefield soaking up cutlass blows and turning dealing aelectrical damage to her attackers; meanwhile she continued to harry the priests with shot after shot, dropping two more, before the Gyre teeth caught her. She wrested herself out of the gear-teeth, jumped ships again, and attacked Admiral Taracle at close range. These were accurate shots, but the vile demi-god was yet to show signs of fatigue.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Having meditated for a moment to restore herself, Calily Buen proved her worth by attacking the priests on the beach, emerging from invisibilty with a flurry of blows, and entering the Stance of the Paper Wind to fend off further blows. This was the esoteric technique she and her fellows sought for a lifetime to master.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Korrigan escaped the gears again, using bolt of Avilona to hurtle even further into the air, hoping to find himself out of range at last. He was close to passing out, at which point the Rites would kick in and stun all of his subjects – not ideal under any circumstances, but deadly under these.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> In desperation, poor Bhalu tried to Fourmyle Jaunt, though the attempt might easily have failed, so far from Fourmyle. To his surprise, it worked and he fell down on his back to stare up at the sky and the distant gear-like nebula above him. Alive, for now, but very badly injured. How long before the others fell, and the pirates came looking for him? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"> Then, just in the nick of time, the Coaltongue appeared over the clifftops!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7634280, member: 79141"] [b]Session 232, Part Two - Retreats and Reversals[/b] [B]Retreats and Reversals [/B][FONT='inherit'] “We’re close!” responded Uriel: when Korrigan wondered, they all could hear him. Uriel was already working up a storm, to blast the pirates with lightning and douse the pyres before the flames took hold. This turned out to be a bad idea – though Hunlow remained dormant (Gods were slow to react to mortals) storms were nonetheless his to command here on… [I]Hunlow[/I]. Uriel was punished with a lightning bolt for his temerity, and swiftly dismissed the brooding stormclouds before Hunlow could wreak any more harm. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Quratulain switched to her lantern blaster and began to pick off priests; Uru hid and tried to catch his breath; though snared in gears, Gupta managed to get off a shot with Reason, killing one of the priests before he could launch another attack on the outcrop. But there were many more priests, any many more ‘banishments’ followed. This was clearly their preferred tactic, knowing all too well that the Gyre would grind their victims up if they were too weak to pull away. Bhalu, for example, could not free himself from the grinding gears, and no one else was close enough or able to help: all were facing deadly threats of their own. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] The welfare of a comrade would ordinarily be at the forefront of Korrigan’s mind. But now, the forefront of his mind was in serious danger of being torn out by Admiral Taracle. The Admiral had abandoned all pretense at humanity, flung himself on Korrigan and attempted to chew his face off; his hood fell back to reveal a disgusting mouth - three assymentrical mandible around an all-too-human tongue. Caught in his clutches, Korrigan was unable to remain aloft and fell towards the deck below. At the last minute, he transformed into a bolt of Avilona and shot the only way he could – straight up, as far above the battlefield as possible, there to hover, prone, for a moment while he contemplated this situation and realised that it was the worst he had found himself in since the Great Eclipse (and very possibly since Yerasol IV). [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Uru was in serious danger too. Too fearful of reprisal to reveal himself again, he took to the skies on Little Jack and won clear of the thick of the battle. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Quratulain threw a grenade to clear some space on the decks between her and Admiral Taracle, then shot at him as he stood up. Rumdoom, who in giant form could wield the Stone of Not far more easily, struck one of the priests, who was instantly obliterated, then ran the length of the ship he was on to strike another. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Gupta used her Icon of Apet to escape the gear-teeth and shot at another priest; Uru shadow-walked to escape the gears, then summoned the genius loci – spirits associated with all things man-made - to cause the vengeful ghosts of those murdered by the pirates to rise up and surround Admiral Taracle, causing the very deck itself to encase him. Taracle smashed his way out with his axes, but at least he didn't attack anyone else. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] The pirates renewed their attacks on the unit, and the priests uttered further banishements. Korrigan was still within range and was caught by more misty teeth! Quratulain dodged and parried, her amour and forcefield soaking up cutlass blows and turning dealing aelectrical damage to her attackers; meanwhile she continued to harry the priests with shot after shot, dropping two more, before the Gyre teeth caught her. She wrested herself out of the gear-teeth, jumped ships again, and attacked Admiral Taracle at close range. These were accurate shots, but the vile demi-god was yet to show signs of fatigue. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Having meditated for a moment to restore herself, Calily Buen proved her worth by attacking the priests on the beach, emerging from invisibilty with a flurry of blows, and entering the Stance of the Paper Wind to fend off further blows. This was the esoteric technique she and her fellows sought for a lifetime to master. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Korrigan escaped the gears again, using bolt of Avilona to hurtle even further into the air, hoping to find himself out of range at last. He was close to passing out, at which point the Rites would kick in and stun all of his subjects – not ideal under any circumstances, but deadly under these. [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] In desperation, poor Bhalu tried to Fourmyle Jaunt, though the attempt might easily have failed, so far from Fourmyle. To his surprise, it worked and he fell down on his back to stare up at the sky and the distant gear-like nebula above him. Alive, for now, but very badly injured. How long before the others fell, and the pirates came looking for him? [/FONT] [FONT='inherit'] Then, just in the nick of time, the Coaltongue appeared over the clifftops! [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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