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[Tiruin]

Err, move to anywhere near 14-8 if no trading or otherwise is needed by anyone else Oh wait I got moved. Thanks!

Cyra was tired. Tired not from fighting alongside this motley band of anti-Imperial folks, but tired from facing off honorable people who were loyal and obedient--both signs of virtue, but needful of balance with wisdom and insight to be of any use for a wholesome character. She only wished she was as good with words as she was with tending to her horse and weaponry. But she had to try.

"No, what you did was cutting your way through till you got into position good enough to threaten people with either submission or death. And the soldiers of the Empire never surrender. Your time to reason with the Empire has long passed."

"Commander, with all due respect, I am but a simple mercenary--a soldier for hire, tagging along with these folks not because of coin, but because of their purpose. You won't listen to me but listen to my meaning--we have moved along with Imperial soldiers rather than cutting them down; this occurred on the road near the Dark Forest. We had cleared the path on our side, until I scouted out a detachment being attacked by spiders: We could've let them die, with none the wiser and less 'effort' on our part, but the people you call unreasonable rode up and talked to them. It was a quaint chat, and both parties moved away all the better--we healed their troops, they enjoyed some performances from us."

"We mourn for all those good soldiers who fought under the Imperial name--they fought as true soldiers, down to the orders given to them. Their officers however did not listen. Those who did were like those we met at the Dark Forest; As a Commander of many men, wouldn't it make sense to question the validity of our statements even if there would be no emissary or official to back them up? The lives of those still living under your command rely on your decision here--fight us with battle and they will do the same. Stand as a real soldier of the Empire and give way to logic instead. Reason is only personal logic."

She made sure at least the last sentence got through, detailing the time and day the encounter happened.

"Do you know of our encounter with your forces sent near the Dark Forest? By my memory, they were the ones who could vouch for us."

[Haspen]

"Hrm. I do not leave the Capital nor I have intimate knowledge of the frontlines. But if you alone are willing to surrender and beg someone in the army to vouch for you, I could extend my mercy this once."

[birdy51]

Miguel moves to 14,8!

[CrimsonEon]

Alec to 12,7.

[Haspen]

~~Enemies Turn!~~

Commander Aserbaena looked over the ones in the gallery, then raised her sword... and darkness arrived to engulf them, their friends noticing the burst of dark smoke just for a brief instance...

Everyone inside the darkness began to choke as the air was very thin! And their motions were slowed!

"Welcome to the Void, another of the ingenious traps made by my ancestors... There's almost no air for you to breathe. You're separated from your friends. One by one, I shall slay you, then watch your lives expire, and then I will drag your friends in... till last of you rebel filth perishes. Embrace your suffering, because that's all you have left!" She then drank a portion of her elixir as her pendant flashed once more!

//All units outside the Void are 'paused'.
//Ciera Zephyr, Cyra Hayes, Efa Llewellyn and Fezz Scordato are the only ones active now!

~~Void Turn 1~~

Ciera Zephyr cannot breathe and loses 15HP!
?Strange Pendant? flashes! Commander Aserbaena does not lose any HP!
Cyra Hayes cannot breathe and loses 15HP!
Efa Llewellyn cannot breathe and loses 5HP!
Fezz Scordato cannot breathe and loses 15HP!

Objectives:
Slay Commander Aserbaena and hope that's enough to break the Void!
Tip: Regenerative abilities of any kind lower Breathless damage from 15 to 5 instead of healing you! Your MOV is halved inside the Void (and so is Aserbaena's).

Spoiler: HP (click to show/hide)

Players:
Ciera Zephyr: 25/44
Cyra Hayes: 30/46
Efa Llewellyn: 29/41
Fezz Scordato: 32/48

Enemies:
Commander Aserbaena: 55/55 (Elixir: 2/3) (?Strange Pendant?: 1/2)

[Swordstar]

4-4, heavy lance,  canto to 3-5

[Haspen]

Hit: 153+15+15+10-15-10-75 = 93
Hit roll: 21, hit!
?Strange Pendant? flashes! No damage!

Ciera strikes once more!
Hit: 153+15+15+10-15-10-75 = 93
Hit roll: 35, hit!
Damage: 42+2+1-25 = 20dmg

Charge roll: 8! //crap

Ciera strikes again!
Hit: 153+15+15+10-15-10-75 = 93
Hit roll: 24, hit! //fuuu
Damage: 42+2+1-25 = 20dmg

Ciera attacks once more!
Hit: 153+15+15+10-15-10-75 = 93
Hit roll: 66, hit! //FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Damage: 42+2+1-25 = 20dmg
Ciera gets Elixir (2/3) but no inventory space! Elixir (2/3) has been discarded!

//Dingdingdingding!!

"G-gah! No! My... magicks!" Commander Aserbaena collapsed on her knees, propping herself with her blade. The void swirled and then collapsed into a cloud of smoke that dissipated.

"I... I was almost sure... g-ghh-" She then faceplanted the carpet as the delicious air filled the lungs of those once trapped with her in the Void.

~~Chapter 10 Complete!~~

The sounds of the combat downstairs went quiet after a while. Then, General Carlinn and others caught up with those at the gallery's entrance.

"Julius! The reinforcements will harass us constantly. We, or at least you people should continue into the Upper Keep immediately. Upper Keep is connected with the Lower Keep, but not the Right and Left Wings of the palace. One needs to fight through these two corridors, by the audience hall and the armory, to get upstairs. If you order us to, me and Magister's mages will hold the passages. Commander Fyra will go with you to show you the way to the Throne Room, or if the Emperor won't be here, to his personal quarters. What are your orders?"

//If General Carlinn is ordered by Julius to stay, you lose support of him and the mages, but Commander Fyra, Ram and Renault Istair will continue along with you.
General Carlinn's blockade will stop Infinite Reinforcements from occuring in the next chapter, and will be able to stop or at least greatly reduce any other reinforcements that might show up.
Discuss and decide, but remember that Julius (Furtuka) has to pass the decision ICly!

[Blade Master Model 42]

"Whoa, what the heck happened in there? Are you guys okay?" Sheila looked down at the woman who had decided to get in their way. There were way too many holes.

[Swordstar]

Ciera swayed and then fell off her pegasus onto the ground. She coughed and looked up at Sheila, managing to get out,

"Some... some kind of void. Couldn't breathe or move really. Killed... killed her and broke it."

She started coughing again, before slumping to the ground, still woozy. She'd hadn't really recovered from almost dying before she'd chased after the commander and been stuck in the void. The effects of all that had happened seemed to all be catching up at once.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Leo immediately moved to Ciera's side and started in with the healing.

"Easy, Ciera. I have you."

[CrimsonEon]

Alec instinctively pulled his arm in front of his face to shield from the apparent explosion of void a few moments ago, but soon was already rushing forward.
: "Shit!" The bard cursed as he shoved his way through the doorway, immediately strafing past Leo and straight towards Ciera, fumbling around for a the smaller blue flute he kept inside his jacket, "Easy- deep breaths, Ciera."

[Swordstar]

"Ha... ah... That's... that's better. I think it's just... everything adding up. You know? I... I took a couple of hard hits there... And then the... the lack of air... I thought... I thought we were going to die in there. I could barely breathe and we had barely any medicine and no healer and... she said that she was just going to watch us die... I think I'll be ok though. You... you don't have to worry about me. Ok?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

Leo switched his heal staff to his left hand and held his right out as he leaned over.

"Here, let's get you back to your feet and on Mazin again."

[Swordstar]

Ciera took the man's hand and slowly stood up before leaning against Alec.

"I... I think it might be better if I just... stay down here for a bit."

[SeriousConcentrate]

Leo nodded, understanding that she wanted to be near Alec after that experience, and moved away to give them some space. Besides, there were other wounded that needed tending to. He moved from Fezz to Cyra to Efa, healing them to the full extent of his considerable ability.