Turn 79
Freeze Crimson's body again. Only the remaining hand this time, though.
Secrecy! Action sent!
"Marcus here."
Prevent No from using his current body's shards, using control magic. Then run away to a close by location, and hide all of this body's shards and essences. Then come back.
"Undo what you did!"
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SPD
[3+1=4] vs
[5-1=4] vs
[2+1=3] vs
[6] vs
[5] vs
[2]CMP [2+1+1=4]
POT [6+1=7]
CMP [2]
POT [2]
STR [6]STR [1-1=0]CMP [6]
POT [1+1=2]CMP [5+1=6]
POT [1+1=2]CMP [4]
POT [6+2=8]CMP [3]
POT [5+1=6]The body James now occupied was injured and near the dragon. Either would had been trouble enough alone, but a mix of two was dangerous. James fixed up both the busted knee and shoulder, before deciding to go further. Remembering the spell he somehow managed to accidentally cast on the techpriests, healer attempted to replicate it. Choosing to cast weakened version saved James problems, as he felt some muscles move unnaturally and a bit painfully. No matter, it was good enough to move, and so he charged metal man now inhabited by the soul of his adversary. No did not manage to put much of resistance with one hand missing and was quickly forced down on the ground by James.
Next came restraining spells from Crimson and Kahel, though the two did not want to use too much power on a body that would soon return to rightfull owner and it showed. Neither forced a spell that lasted beyond a minute, although for that minute Nos' only hand became entirely paralyzed, allowing James to pin offending mage down harder.
While all this comotion was going down, Marcus took his part in securing what was important - soul shards. Allowing this mad bodyswaping mage to spend them all on silly goals, like killing chessmaster himself, would not be allowed! Simple one command geass spells were easy to create, even on such a short notice as this and Marcus used his full power to force one simple command into the mind of No: "DO NOT USE THE SHARDS". Future treasure thusly secured, Marcus took care of what he had allready, tossing what shards this body had up into a thicket of branches in one of plum trees. Nobody would find them unnless they knew where to look.
Beirus was last, as his spell took a while to charge up. With mighty commands, Nos' soul was pulled out of Crimsons' body, yet curse No had cast previously came into effect. Amulet of magic protection began shining brightly on James body, as the soul within was torn out by disintegration of that particular part of the spell. As curse partially disintegrated, James' soul was returned back to his original body, Crimson found himself completely pinned in his old metallic self and No blinked as his sight revealed Crimson in a chokehold beneath him.
wait a sec......oh wow....I think that guy scrambled there bodies. HA that's a fun twist.
more essences. 3
CMP [3+1=4]
POT [1+1=2]
CMP [2]
POT [5]
CMP [6+1-2=5]
POT [3+1-2=2]Flare looked at mages dogpiling one of their own, snickering at the silliness of it all. Dragon flew off somewhere northeast, but a battle would occur sooner or later, and he would not be caught unprepared again.
PREPARE TO OPEN WARP PORTAL NEAR THE DRAGON
CMP [4]
POT [1]Something went wrong. This though somehow managed to occupy entirety of Romanticcarnus' mind as warp portal size of a poppy seed sizzled between his hands. Snort from the dragon reminded him in what kind of situation he was however, and sorceror reflexively moved in a defensive posture. But the strike never came. Instead, dragon extended its wings and flew off northeast.
{I would like a confirmation that XXXXYYYY is still playing}
CMP [5]
POT [6]Finaly, he was getting somwhere, Gambler thought as his powers returned fully. The curse was nearing the end, and then he'd be able to return to forging the pillars that would support his master plan.
TARGET d12{9}-> Azenfar
Dragon took off again. What was happening here was simply too confusing. Curse wielding mage said that he'd take care of this, did something, and then they all began doing something to his last servant. The only person remaining continued his overly elaborate greeting. It seemed cruel to kill someone so dedicated to tradition. That meant that the closest suitable target was... speedy mage. Who had just killed armed mage and stole his sword. That little pest. Dragon had wanted to fight the arms mage properly, like a knight of old. Such insolence would not stand.