"Well I always thought it would end this way." said Hiatsu as he recalled his blade, and destroyed the seal on his arm he turned to the king,a dn said "This is not my fault, but yours I told you not to listen to the demon, yet you asked what he wanted, adn when I tried to weaken him he got free, because I had to hold his form for, so long, but now I will be going good luck." he said turning, and runnin out the door.
Flee the town by the time I escape Gil. will have vanished.
((I wasn't banishing him just withdrawing his power to the point he passed out which shouldn't have took a roll))
Thank you for pointing this out to me. I didn't realise you'd edited the post after I'd written it up. I'll come back to this.
If King Erik had planned on giving the summoner a moment to rectify its mistakes, he was never going to be able to now. As the first guard fell, and the second fled, half of the regiment in the room closed in. Within moments, nearly fifteen guards would be attempting to make the summoner into an impromptu weapon-rack. Three would move to guard the possible exits/entrances, and ten more would be rushing out of the castle to try and stop the possessed guard.
The King himself was stunned, caught off-guard by the sudden burst of violence and magic, and did not react until after his guardsmen had already moved in to attack. Seeing no other option, or perhaps not intent on anything other than slaying the traitor's demonic brethren, he raised his longsword and moved to aid his soldier's in cornering and slaying the summoner.
[2-2] The guards block the doors before Hiatsu can flee. He will have to fight his way out.
I'll be employing player vs player combat for this. Erik has advantage Weapon (+1) and Guards (+1, extra 3hp), but I'm not going to assume he wears his armour when holding court. Hiatsu has advantage Magic (+1) in place of a weapon.
[5+2 vs 6+1, Draw] Erik draws his longsword and advances on the summoner, guards converging on him from all sides. Hiatsu raises his hands and chants, gesturing at the guards closest to him. Four of the guardsmen scream as strange tendrils burst from their torsos, then crumble to dust, taking several of their organs with them. Hiatsu dodges a direct thrust from the King, but suffers a glancing blow from one of the swordsmen. [King 5hp, Hiatsu 2hp]
[4+2 vs 6+1, Hiatsu] Hiatsu ducks another swordstroke from one of the guardsmen, ducks and picks up one of the fallen guards' swords. He flings it inexpertly through the air, but partway through the blade malforms, growing several sharp scything blades and cutting through another five guardsmen in its path. [King 4hp, Hiatsu 2hp]
[6+2 vs 2+1, King] Before the summoner can employ his magic further, three of the guardsmen grab him from behind and the King stabs at Hiatsu's belly. Hiatsu manages to squirm to the side but still takes a deep wound to the side. [King 4hp, Hiatsu 1hp]
[4+2 vs 6+1, Hiatsu] Hiatsu grasps the arms of two of the guards holding him. The guardsmen sprout thorn-ridden tendrils that wrap around their fellows, tearing them away from the wizard and choking them to death. Their job done, the tendrils slump inert to the ground. Only the King is left to face Hiatsu now. [King 3hp, Hiatsu 1hp. Guard bonus destroyed.]
[1+1 vs 5+1, Hiatsu] Erik sweeps his blade in a long arc, aiming for Hiatsu's throat. The mage ducks and rolls, then reaches up and grasps the hiltguard of Erik's sword. The guard sprouts several spines that pierce Erik's hand. The king yells with pain. [King 2hp, Hiatsu 1hp]
[3+1 vs 4+1, Hiatsu] Keeping hold of the guard, Hiatsu keeps up a mumbled chant as he forces the king down to the ground. The steel spines continue to grow, piercing the king's arm. Blood runs freely from the wounds, the sword physically bound into the king's forearm by the spines. Most of the spines stop, but Hiatsu focuses on one last spine, growing closer and closer to the King's heart... [King 1hp, Hiatsu 1hp]
[6+1 vs 3+1, King] With a roar of pain and rage, the King swings his bloody, useless arm and brings the longsword with it - straight into Hiatsu's neck. The blade bites, nicking its edge on the collarbone, but the effect is good enough. Blood fountains freely from the wizard's throat and he crumples to the ground, a glassy look of surprise in his eyes. [King 1hp, Hiatsu 0hp]
With the wizard dead, the spirit bound in King Erik's sword flees. The cruel steel spikes running through his forearm retract back into the sword, leaving the King gravely wounded with several holes in his sword arm. When the courtiers and healers finally reach him, he is lying in a bloody heap by the throne, moaning incoherently from the pain with a crude bandage (in truth, his own cape) wrapped around his ruined hand. The royal chamber is strewn with bodies, palace guard and that of the summoner.
The King, of course, lives. The royal alchemist, Drua, is able to prepare a tincture to dull the horrendous pain of the king's wounds enough for him to deal with matters of court from his bedside. By the very next day he is already forced to deal with noble accusations even in his state of ill health, but such are the responsibilities of a king. His spirit heals and hardens soon enough, but it remains to be seen whether his sword arm ever will.
The King may not raise a personal guard regiment this year, as his men are required to replace those palace guard lost in the fight. The King has lost the use of one hand - temporarily and perhaps permanently. Hiatsu is dead.
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