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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Fallen Templar on April 21, 2025, 06:03:09 PM »
Phaerys stood ready for any unwelcome surprises in the fight ahead of them. The Ataran strode forth to enter the portal and join the rest of the Companions.

On the other side, they stood face to face with Darkness itself. Already Gulgrim was on the attack, prompting Phaerys to look for any weak points as the shields weathered the Ork's assault. But before he could draw any viable conclusions, unforeseen variables were already beginning to surface - Vee had been left incapacitated by Darkness, and Jharm had been banished from the area... along with the Shaiton subordinates. The Companions were left with a singular adversary, but without the command and control provided by Jharm.

Phaerys clutched at the seismic charge that still lay in his hand. It was still primed. It was not a good idea to hold onto it for too long.

Taking Gulgrim's movements into account, the Ataran threw the explosive to one side, and levitated the thing to guide it like a missile. It skirted around the battle to close in on Darkness from the side. There it would stop just short of hitting the shield and impact the ground instead, the detonation causing a violent tremor.
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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Kitharsis on April 21, 2025, 09:34:59 AM »
Kitharsis is attempting a bit of trickery with his swords.  The fifth sword is seeking out the source of the power behind Darkness.  He is counting on Darkness being distracted by Gulgrim and his other four charged swords battering against the barrier.

The four swords attacking aren't just a distraction.  They are infused with quite a bit of his power, and pack quite a punch.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Kitharsis on April 21, 2025, 09:32:30 AM »
A flux of power from the other side of the portal announces Gulgrim's arrival.  A look of concern marks Kitharsis's face as the sand at his feet rises up once more.  As he enters the portal an amber glow faintly colors his eyes.  His power rises in anticipation.

The three Shaiton leaders and a figure seemingly made of shadow stand behind a purplish shield as Gulgrim releases his frustrations against it.  Darkness chooses to talk to the Ork, rather than retaliate.  The shield flickering and pulsing as Gulgrim rages against it.

Then, before anyone can react, Darkness pulls something from inside Vee and absorbs it.

The Shaiton leaders along with Jharm are teleported away without ceremony, leaving the Companions without Jharm's direction for this fight.  Vee is effectively incapacitated after whatever it was that Darkness had pulled from her.

As Soul Reaver tends to Vee Gulgrim continues his onslaught.  Kitharsis senses a massive amount of power flowing into Darkness from behind him.  In the battles with the other Shaiton leaders, each was drawing power from a large crystal.  Could Darkness derive his power from something similar?

Kitharsis's five sandstone swords begin to circle his body.  As they cut through the air they begin emit an amber glow.  Small shockwaves burst from each of them as they speed off toward Darkness.  The glow from the swords leaves streaks of light behind them as they fly straight toward the shadowy figure.

Four of the swords aim directly at Darkness, while one of them takes a different path.  The fifth sword bounces off of the purplish barrier surrounding Darkness.  It's glow abruptly cuts off as it spins in the air past Darkness.

The other four swords continue their assault, glowing just as fiercely as before.  The fifth sword, no longer illuminated, continues its speedy flight, searching for the source of power flowing from behind their foe.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Shadow Chorus on April 20, 2025, 05:19:08 PM »
So much talking. Not enough fighting. Gulgrim's temper is only growing worse the longer his opponents hide behind shields and refuse to join a proper fight. His form continues to swell in size as he loses his usual grip on his scale in his frustration.

"Stoopid. Panzee. Gits. Stop hidin'. And fight! WAAAAAAAGH!" Gulgrim accentuates each phrase with a thunderous slam of force into the shield, green lightning dancing across his frame as he hammers away at the barrier between himself and his foe, Fists like Trukks slam repeatedly against the barrier, and roiling balefire pours from the Avatar of Gork and Mork's maw like a river of emerald hate. Any sense of strategy or or the usual Kunning of the Warboss has been thrown out the window in the face of his mounting frustration at his enemy's cowardice, Brutal Kunnin' giving way to Kunnin' Brutality, Gork's fury transcendent in the Avtar of the twin gods.

In this moment, the task of thinking or making battle plans belongs to others; Gulgrim is a being of pure fury and aggression, unwilling to back down until he has finally drawn his foe into the fight and punished them for their weakness.
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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Soul Reaver on April 17, 2025, 05:23:50 AM »
Soul Reaver is trying find out what happened to Vee by way of a healing spell.

Healing isn't Soul Reaver's strong suit as he has to magically 'imitate' Divine magic to do it, which makes it inefficient.  But the way he's doing it might not only heal Vee, but also let him sense what's wrong with her and thus give him a clue what Darkness did to her.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Soul Reaver on April 17, 2025, 05:21:02 AM »
Soul Reaver lowers his eyes, takes a deep breath, and then sets his jaw firm.  The stoic mask returns to his face.

"Then we proceed into the maw blindly.  It would not be the first time."

He hefts Blooddrinker in both hands and heads for the portal after Jharm.  His Daemonic troops fall in line behind him without him even having to utter a word.

When he arrives, he witnesses Gulgrim bashing away against Darkness' shield.  He starts forward in alarm when Darkness seizes... something from Vee's chest, but he is too slow to stop him.  Whatever it was, it must have been painful indeed, judging by the way she was grasping her head.  After her disappearance, Jharm, too, is banished.

Sensing power building within Darkness, his first instinct is to charge into the fray, but he holds himself back.  He had to check on Vee first.  They couldn't well afford to lose another warrior, and Vee might know what it was Darkness had stolen from her.

Keeping his eyes on Darkness, Soul Reaver sidles over toward Vee, quietly whispering words of magic to help anchor himself to this place in this Plane - he did not want to find himself simply banished form the room like Jharm had been.  The Daemon troops fan out around the periphery of Darkness' shield, hanging back slightly to give Gulgrim room, but ready to strike once ordered.

Soul Reaver arrives next to Vee and lowers himself into a crouch.

"Vee, what happened to you?  What did Darkness do?"

His brow furrows as he places his gauntleted hand on her shoulder.  Healing magic flows into Vee, trying to find any damage that may need repairing.
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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Veldanya Venalla on March 16, 2025, 07:57:03 PM »
Alrighty, the final battle has begun.  Darkness stands before the Companions seemingly all on his own.  Should anyone intend to try and detect Jharm they would sense him a distance behind the group as well as the other Seraph and Shaiton forces.  Vee is laying on the ground, not unconscious but seemingly unresponsive though one can sense that something has changed within her.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Our Side
« Last post by Veldanya Venalla on March 16, 2025, 07:54:01 PM »
As Gulgrim charges through the portal all he sees before him is the 3 Shaiton leaders and a shadowy form standing in front of them, seemingly devoid of any features other then being of human height.  The Orkish avatar barrels forward directly at the 4 figures.  Calmly the shadowy form raises a hand, aiming its palm at the barreling Warboss.  A shield of shadow surround the 4 shaitons as the Companions on the other side can sense a serious flux of power.  Gulgrim slams against the shield, the purplish surface flickers and pulses as it absorbs the phenomenal power behind the rage-filled attack.

"Ahh I was hoping you might be the first one through.  You and your kind intrigue me greatly.  Such power and strength but sadly seemingly without much direction.  With said direction you could be almost unstoppable, even more powerful then my Shaiton."

The three Shaiton look at Darkness, slight confusion flickering over their faces at this statement.  It is at this time though that Vee comes through the portal, followed by Jharm and then the rest of the Companions. Darkness chuckles as he gazes at Vee and then Jharm and then the others.

"Ahh and the rest of them finally decide to arrive. Seraphim, it has been quite a while since we last...met."

His gaze then locks onto Vee.

"It is as I thought.  It was faint and hard to detect for some reason but now this close it is clear.  You have something of mine and I demand it to be returned...at once."

Darkness extends a hand in the direction of Vee.  A faint tendril of shadow extends from his palm and flies directly at the woman, striking her in the chest.  Her body shakes and quivers as she unleashes a howl of pain.  A sound like something tearing is heard through the area as Darkness pulls his hand back firmly, a orb seeming to slip out of Velgeims chest and flies into Darkness' palm and disappears into him.  Inhaling deeply he lets out something akin to a pleasureful sigh.

"Ahh there it is...the last bit of me finally back where it belongs. So love..."

As he is speaking he pauses mid-sentence as two orbs, roughly where a humans eyes would be, flare bright red and Darkness grabs his head.

"What....what is this?  S...such images, such sensations!"

After a moment he seems to steady himself, his "eyes" still glowing bright red as he gazes at the Companions.

"Ahh...I see it all now.  The truth of things."

Venagon raises a hand towards Darkness.

"My lord, is all well?"

Darkness lets out a chuckle, a grin appearing over his shadowy face, glowing bright red like his eyes.

"Well?  Oh yes...more then I would have expected.  There is little need for foot soldiers in this fight nad whats to come.  See to the fight outside...all of you."

Bringing his hands up a shadowy orb surround each fo the 3 Shaiton and Jharm and with a gesture all four disappear.  A moment later Jharms voice is heard in each fo the companions minds

"My friends, I have no idea what is going on but I am alongside my troops outside the fortress.  At this moment there isnt much I can do directly.  Fight on and should the chance arise I will join you as soon as I can."

Darkness simply lets out another laugh and gives a beckoning gesture towards the remaining Companions, Vee now laying on the ground and clutching her head.

"Now....Companions...show me your all and die...or side with me and we shall remake all anew."

The Companions can feel massive power flowing into Darkness from somewhere a distance behind him.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Veldanya Venalla on March 16, 2025, 07:27:34 PM »
The Seraphim glances over at Soul Reaver and shakes his head.

"Waver? No i would not say it has.  That said...something seems...off.  I can't really put it to words but I feel as if something is up.  Things that I have sensed that simply do not seem to add up.  It matters not, we must push on at once.  Even in his current state I worry about Gulgrim on his own, least of all should Darkness somehow manage to turn his rage against us."

Meanwhile Vee watches the two talk as she focuses inwardly.

Its you isnt it?  You are this Lady that the Seraphs are waiting for and yet you prevent me from saying anything.  I have no idea what sort of game you are playing now but suffice to say...im not pleased.

No need to get so upset.  Im sure it will all go according to plan.  You shall have your answers, I shall have my form once more and Darkness shall finally fall beneath me. Whether you are "pleased" or not means little to me at this point.

So in all reality...you are saying I am simply a means to an end?  That certainly doesnt sound befitting of a "Lady of Light" now does it?"

It is at this moment a sharp pain flashes through Vees head, causing her to scowl deeply and grip her head for a moment

That shall be enough.

Jharm suddenly tenses up slightly and turns to Vee as if he had sensed something.

"Is everything alright Vee?

The woman rolls her neck, a frown on her face as she pulls her revolvers out of their holsters and checks they are fully loaded.

"Everything is just fine.  I think its time to get to the bottom of all this."

Then without further hesitation she charges forward and through the portal.  Jharm looks at each of the remaining comrades and grips his hammer tightly.

"Im not sure exactly what that was...but at the same time I agree with her.  Time to finally finish this.  With me my friends!"

He then moves through the portal as well.
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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Veldanya Venalla on March 12, 2025, 08:24:41 PM »
Sorry for the delay.  I blocked off some time last week to post but it got stomped on. 

Looking forward to the Big Bad Battle!

No worries, I know how that feels lol.  That being said, Ill look at getting a post up by the weekend.
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