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Max heads home, writes up everything he remembers from the trip to the moon with Cam and Adana, and then when his girlfriend gets home, he presents it to her happily.
"Also," he adds, once she's been updated. "The portal hub in Pantheon got a ton of renovations, I think we're calling it the Belfry now. It's very cute."
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castmyown
The dragon's head whips around and he spits fire at Max.
This may not be good for the scroll.
This may not be good for the scroll.
castmyown
It's not really good for Darren, either. His spell fizzles. Max actually hasn't tested being interrupted during a chant before - too much risk, with this kind of delicate magic. And now he gets to find out.
The force of the unfinished chant drives itself down his throat, like his head was yanked forcibly underwater and he's gulped down a gallon or two of water. He doesn't even notice being on fire, he's too busy doubling over and throwing up, retching pitifully. Interrupted chants - bad.
The force of the unfinished chant drives itself down his throat, like his head was yanked forcibly underwater and he's gulped down a gallon or two of water. He doesn't even notice being on fire, he's too busy doubling over and throwing up, retching pitifully. Interrupted chants - bad.
onthewind
The dragon can breathe fire. That's - great. Just great.
"Rae!" she screeches. "Sooner rather than later!"
"They're not in my domain," informs her god. "I'm looking. Hold on."
"Great," hisses Idania. She is going to take out her anger on the dragon. This is going to suck.
She zips to where Phix is being held, and tries the 'stab between scales' technique again. Stab?
"Rae!" she screeches. "Sooner rather than later!"
"They're not in my domain," informs her god. "I'm looking. Hold on."
"Great," hisses Idania. She is going to take out her anger on the dragon. This is going to suck.
She zips to where Phix is being held, and tries the 'stab between scales' technique again. Stab?
namesthesky
The dragon snatches at her with his spare forefoot.
And pins Darren with a hind foot, snarling. "Sphinx's little assassin..."
There is a flash of Spring's favored colors from an upper balcony, and then she's gone.
And pins Darren with a hind foot, snarling. "Sphinx's little assassin..."
There is a flash of Spring's favored colors from an upper balcony, and then she's gone.
castmyown
The 'assassin' in question can't manage to reply, it comes out as a gurgle. Being stood on after having a chant interrupted - also bad.
onthewind
You know what else is bad? The only person here that's in any position to fight getting snatched. Idania is not only snatched, but the knife goes flying. Those are both bad things. Very bad things.
Right, okay. Her pouch of nasty materials is in her house. Her knife is on the floor over there. She has no scrolls, but Max and Phix probably do on their persons. Except, now she can't reach them. Because she is snatched.
"Hey, asshole! Kill us and Rae's collapsing the ceiling on your ass!"
He - can't actually do that. Not without a shit ton of work that really isn't worth the effort. But. She doesn't want to die.
Right, okay. Her pouch of nasty materials is in her house. Her knife is on the floor over there. She has no scrolls, but Max and Phix probably do on their persons. Except, now she can't reach them. Because she is snatched.
"Hey, asshole! Kill us and Rae's collapsing the ceiling on your ass!"
He - can't actually do that. Not without a shit ton of work that really isn't worth the effort. But. She doesn't want to die.
shesepankh
The dragon stands on her a little harder.
"You are not a sphinx," he muses, peering at her.
Phix is being stood on hard enough that it's hard to believe that she can breathe, let alone speak. She seems to be mouthing words but nothing's coming out.
"You are not a sphinx," he muses, peering at her.
Phix is being stood on hard enough that it's hard to believe that she can breathe, let alone speak. She seems to be mouthing words but nothing's coming out.
onthewind
"Nnnope," hisses Idania, trying to keep hold on her air. "You picked the -" She's interrupted by needing to breathe, but she keeps talking, because it's buying time and also maybe going to keep her alive. "- wrong person to fuck with! I'm -" Another breath. "- acolyte of a god, he's smiting your ass!"
"I've contacted Cricket," informs Rae, to Idania only. "He is dispatching help."
"I've contacted Cricket," informs Rae, to Idania only. "He is dispatching help."
"Laughable," rumbles the dragon.
Meanwhile, Cricket is tearing through the castle, vial of sand around his neck bouncing in his fur. "IOBEL! EDARIAL! IOBEL! EDARIAL!"
Meanwhile, Cricket is tearing through the castle, vial of sand around his neck bouncing in his fur. "IOBEL! EDARIAL! IOBEL! EDARIAL!"
onthewind
"Not! Totally not. Why, wanna test it?" Breathing break. "Rae! If he kills me, drop the ceiling!"
royal_obligation
Okay then. That's. That's a thing.
"Going. Get Iobel and Zevros and the mirror, call - Cypress or Prime or something, please!"
And then he dashes off to the portal, charging for Iobel's wonderful knockout spell.
"IOBEL!" hollers Cricket, continuing to dash madly through the palace.
Meanwhile, the dragon squishes Idania harder. "You're bluffing," he says.
Meanwhile, the dragon squishes Idania harder. "You're bluffing," he says.
onthewind
Oh, that one got the leg. Idania's mind is briefly white noise and entirely lost to pain. She makes a sound.
"She is not," declares Rae, from her vial of sand. He is playing up the god-hood. His voice echoes around the room. "Unhand my acolyte. Or enjoy being introduced to the ceiling."
"She is not," declares Rae, from her vial of sand. He is playing up the god-hood. His voice echoes around the room. "Unhand my acolyte. Or enjoy being introduced to the ceiling."
The dragon's eyes narrow. "You," he decides, "are also bluffing. If you could kill me you'd have done it instantly."
onthewind
"Collapsing the ceiling," informs Rae, "would kill everyone in the room, including my acolyte."
"And," hisses Idania, whimpering and breathing heavily. "And, h-he will be super pissed if you - if you kill me!"
"To the point," adds Rae, "Where I won't care if two other people die to kill you."
They have maybe done this sort of thing before. Idania is going to hug him, after this. Best god.
"And," hisses Idania, whimpering and breathing heavily. "And, h-he will be super pissed if you - if you kill me!"
"To the point," adds Rae, "Where I won't care if two other people die to kill you."
They have maybe done this sort of thing before. Idania is going to hug him, after this. Best god.
royal_obligation
That's when Edarial arrives through the portal.
He's mentally counting down to when the knockout spell's ready, but then - sees Phix. Identical to Iobel, and also obviously in pain and pinned beneath a dragon.
There is a strong emotional response. Edarial loses hold of the charge.
He recovers, half a second later, curses himself, and starts charging again, ducking back through the portal.
He's mentally counting down to when the knockout spell's ready, but then - sees Phix. Identical to Iobel, and also obviously in pain and pinned beneath a dragon.
There is a strong emotional response. Edarial loses hold of the charge.
He recovers, half a second later, curses himself, and starts charging again, ducking back through the portal.
"Sphinx trickery," diagnoses the dragon, and he squishes Idania as hard as he's squishing Phix - that is to say, hard enough that she can't talk. "Silence. I want to speak to whoever is operating your conspiracy in, shall we say, a civilized manner."
onthewind
Well. She tried. She makes another sound, and she joins the 'can't talk' community.
"You are acting in a very uncivilized manner," declares Rae, as the only one that can currently talk. "So why should I talk to you?"
Rae can bluff, too. Doesn't, but Idania is in danger. Desperate times, and all.
"You are acting in a very uncivilized manner," declares Rae, as the only one that can currently talk. "So why should I talk to you?"
Rae can bluff, too. Doesn't, but Idania is in danger. Desperate times, and all.
"For your pet human. Or don't you want her after all?"
".... I'm listening," he says, grudgingly. "Talk."
"I want the surrender of the entire coalition of sphinxes once and for all -"
royal_obligation
- Edarial pokes his head back through the portal, and hits the dragon with the knockout spell.
The dragon collapses.
He's still heavy, but no longer actively squeezing.
He's still heavy, but no longer actively squeezing.