The two diverging paths meet up on a ledge on the opposite side, so the giant robot path (the robot stands about 3-4 meters tall) and the precarious bridge are simply alternate paths to the same endpoint.
The robot catches sight of the party. It looks down at its ball, (the ball reaches up to its neck. There aren't many joints visible to shoot at), and then stares, but makes no movements.
"You want to get stuck down here?" he clearly looks displeased.
"...I don't have time to argue."Gilles and the stranger operate the pulleys. [Left 8 -> 3] [Right 6 -> 2] The bridge sags to one side as Gilles' suit raises it effortlessly, whereas the man in the powered armor seemingly has to work to do it. He's weaker than he looks.
The party is able to simply walk to the next corridor under the giant robot's gaze; it doesn't seem to care.
...
The passage ahead is a far cry from the last cavern. Tapestries line both sides of the hall, and footsteps echo back from up ahead, indicating a large chamber.
One of the tapestries depicts a village. At the center square, there sits a giant pot heated by burning embers. The villagers seem to be going about their daily lives. The rim of the pot seems to have been vandalized, as there is a hole in the painting here.
Beatrice, stay on defense, conserve your strength.
Scout his mage power moves for me. I don't want to walk into a trap.
Raioyris squeezes his eyes shut and exhales.
"Let's see how strong your fleshly assets are. I want to see your graces.
I get the feeling that you'll turn out as breezy as your speeches."
Raioyris paces towards the magician. He swings his arm short, a fake punch, and then stoops for a tiger-tail sweep, kicking the magicians legs out from underneath.
During this time he rolls the scattered deposits of oil (from the robots) towards his opponent with mage power as discretely as possible.
If the sweep succeeds then mount and execute a number of heavy punches to the magician's face.
His 'moves'? This is a game to you?Beatrice sinks into the ground, dissolving into a puddle that rapidly expands to cover a wide area around Raioyris. It mixes with the water spilled by the downed robots, and Raioyris feels it bend to his will (Beatrice gives you one auto-pass mage-power action so long as it's not directly targeted at Eugenius).
Even with my power, it would be difficult for a spirit's Magehand to interfere with a Magician's mind. But together, perhaps...
...if you touched the back of his neck with your hand. Get me to his nervous system.Raioyris dashes at Eugenius and sweeps his opponent's feet out from under him. {7 ->> 2} Eugenius seems too slow at first... {4 -> 1} but then Eugenius falls headfirst into the void below him, as does Raioyris.
He feels a whisper at his ear:
"Some call me a hunter of spirits, these days. Your new nature has granted you a weakness--"Raioyris and Eugenius both fall back down onto the cold stone floor. A shot fragments into many pieces beside Raioyris' fragile human face, traced from a smoking barrel under Cynthia's left cheek.
"Stop it, you two!"{4 -> 1} Eugenius pulls up a wall of stone pillars as a temporary line-of-sight blocker, then reaches for his sword on the ground. But in the process Raioyris punches him in the jaw and rises up to his knees [5 -> 3].
"You cannot escape... your own mind..." he croaks.
A black fog starts to fill the room.
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