Turn 67
[4] Wanderer carefully moved out of shrubs and bushes to investigate the graveyard. Keeping a lot of distance from the open grave-trap, he crept forward as silently as he could. Renald quickly found out that presence of dark spirits caused undead to rise, and that there is a powerful spirit in crypts below nearby chapel.
[1]
We should expect company. I have a feeling the undead mage is near. - Reynald said to demigoddess, trying to keep an eye on the undead flock and locate any enemies on the ground. Suddenly something heavy flewn above them; it almost made the gargoyle change it's flight level. A rotting, undead dragon!
[2 +4] Aaron hastily shifted into a shadow dragon!
[Dread Knight Kupameth: 6 +2] The wraith raised some kind of a charm - a strange, ancient old bone, and a nova of dark energy shot out of it, enveloping whole village.
Your flashy tricks won't work dragonruler! What will you do, when you find yourself out of luck? - dread knight asked mockingly and laughed!
[Aaron: 6 -5, Dread Knight Kupameth: 6 +2] Shadow dragon started dancing with fire and quickly charged at Kupameth, but the latter dodged his attack with a swift pirouette, caught him by tail and pinned him to ground!
[Elemental Maelstrom: 5, Plant sprouting: 6] Plantlife tried to stop the dread knight from performing a follow-up attack, but died in the fire of elemental maelstrom! Fires engulfed Kupameth, but it seemed that they did only negligible damage!
I'm getting to understand more of why you feel so vengeful. And then I understand how malleable that can be. - Serrana said to Erlath's spirit.
Oh and that was a 'yes' to helping this halberd. - she said then, showing the weapon to spirit once again.
[6] Erlath's spirit merged part of it's essence with the halberd to greatly strenghten it, but at a risk of getting weaker should it get destroyed.
[3 +1] Exorcist chanelled her faith to create a protective shield!
[Serrana: 1 -3, Dread Knight Kupameth: 1 +2] Serrana focused and hit the ground with bottom tip of her staff, then started shooting holy bolts at the dread knight. Kupameth dodged all of them however, dashed closer, punched exorcist and then thrown her away! She skidded on the ground until she hit wall of far away building!
This enemy is too strong, I will try to create an exit for us to escape. - Pguhyuh shouted when dread knight thrown Serrana away!
[Smoke: 1 -1, Dread Knight Kupameth: 6 +2] Fzbxr tried to spew out some smoke, but he was the next target of dread knight after Serrana. Highly unprepared for the rapidly coming threat, he received several deep slashes!
[3 -2] Pguhyuh panicked due to dread knight getting closer and tried to open a portal to Underwold using shard he possessed, nearly breaking it. He wounded himself and some dark energy coming out of the shard deepened the wound!
[Dread Knight Kupameth: 3 +2, Pguhyuh: 1] Dark spirit approached demonologist with speed of light and stabbed him at stomach!
[Dennis: 4 -2, Dread Knight Kupameth: 5 +2]
Tweren't intended to keep you out. We were really hoping to save ourselves from That. - Duke tried to masterfully taunt Kupameth, trying to point at empty space behind it, but he pointed at Pguhyuh instead.
Yeah, I can see what you wanted to save me from! - dread knight riposted.
[Dennis: 6 -2, Dread Knight Kupameth: 6 +2] Duke wildly charged at the dread knight preparing a mighty strike with his glaive, but dark spirit blocked it and riposted, lightly slashing his face!
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Ok you two, heal up, I won't be of much use against this guy. - Lysander said, switching his sword to a shield. Using the warshape so frequently made the ability somewhat exhausted, and changing the weapon won't be possible for a while!
[Lysander: 1 -1, Naablvat: 6 -1, Stumpy: 4 -1] Demonologist backed off and sat down, but couldn't rest too well hearing noises of battle. His demon companion rested much better and fully regained strenght. Arcane energy gathered upon the gargoyle and managed to fix it up a bit.
[Vivian: 4 -1, Dread Knight Kupameth: 5 +2] Alchemist tried to blast the dread knight with dark explosive dust, but wraith jumped away, quickly picked up a rock and thrown it at her!
[2] Roboson ran towards the village, but he couldn't enter it! Some kind of strange force field made of dark energy blocked the entry!
[5] A tall man with vaguely glowing runic tattoos came from the east in search of other survivors. Stan Alexander Tanerus - a demonologist; he was hiding in forests for a long time until he finally decided to come out. He reached gates of Height Keep, probably the only safe place in this part of world.
Dread Knight Kupameth: -10 HP [502/512]
Undead Dragon: [256/256]
Dennis: -35 HP [25/60]
Aaron: Shadow dragon form, -20 HP [60/80]
Pguhyuh: -35 HP [25/75]
Vivian: -10 HP [20/30]
Serrana: -40 HP absorbed by Living Faith, -20 HP [40/60]
Smoke: -80 HP [40/120]
Naablvat: Well Rested
Stumpy: +20 HP [80/120]