Scene #72: Target: Battle For The Dragons

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Guest Tremillian	Flying at half-speed, Fate leads the Unionites towards the Rookery. If they cannot fly, they can ride a floating platform beside him, but in any case, he's headed in. He prepares his first offensive spell: the Spear of Jadua, and cruises in for a closer look. "Are you ready? I haven't done anything like this in a while, so if you're a better tactical leader, feel free to take the lead," he says.
Alexandra Knox	On the floating platform, Lex looks torn. "... I don't know how good you are at tactics." The daughter of the goddess of strategy and tactics, among other responsibilities, "And I wouldn't want to presume I'm better based on so little information, but I do have a knack for tactics. Your call, I guess." She looks the part of a greek hoplite, though her nine foot long spear is made out of pure bronze, she has no helmet, and her shield is an abstractum.
Rynn	On one of the explorations across this new world, Arokh himself had reported a place where dragons lie. An area with dragons and their hatchlings. However the red dragon also reported that they were not like his kind, but more like the black wings. Primitive, wild, and lacked any proper intelligence of the elder dragon breed. Yet it was hard to ignore the fact that this collection of dragons was under the control of their allies enemies' control. This represented a possible threat to not only their allies, but also to Surdana. As Surdana was still rebuilding after the dimensional quake and the world of Drakan being scattered. When the union called for assistance on this location to reclaim it for their forces, Rynn quickly volunteered with Arokh at her side. The woman warrior was wearing her dragonscale armor and had not only her bow, along with quiver, but also her mythril rune sword at ready, including a shield to match. Her green eyes looked over the area, as Arokh flew along side Dr. Fate. The red dragon she rode, his golden fiery eyes watched the skies, even as they started to hover there in the air. His mighty wings flapping against the sky. He rumbled lowly but stayed silent as Rynn did the speaking for them both. "Normally Arokh's and my own response to this would be just swoop in and start attacking. But given we have yet to experience what this new world can throw at us.." Rynn gave a gentle shrug of her shoulders as she then readied her bow. Seeming very confident on the back of Arokh. Amazingly if one took close note, she had no saddle on him. Which was maybe curious form some who never seen a dragon rider, or those who have that may find a saddle a common place. Rynn huffed a bit of a bang from her face, before glancing around. "But-- as they like to say," Rynn then smiled ever so softly on her lips. "No time like the present! Lets go Arokh! Lets see what we can shake up!" Arokh snorted softly before he curled his body and swooped directly down. His wings tucking in slightly tight as Rynn kept a low profile herself. The Red dragon swooped around the Rookery mountain, pulling in tight to stir up some of the dragons who might take great offense to this in their own primitive ways of territorial breach. At least this should give Fate and Knox an advantage if something other then dragons show up...
Kagenashi	'Something other than dragons' does indeed show up after some time. The presence of Unionites approaching the Rookery doesn't go unnoticed to the Confederacy, and it just so happens that Kagenashi felt the need to respond to it. She flies toward the area in her invisible spiritual form, only reappearing once she alights on a rampart of the Grey Citadel, perched on the balls of her feet on the stone structure. Munashi slips out of the shadows and curls around her feet, following her masked gaze as she looks up at the approaching Union members. The nogitsune slowly draws Nageki from her back, tucked away in its sheath under her obi. With one hand on the hilt and one on the sheath, she slowly draws the excessively long, hook-lined sword and points the tip up at the Unionites in a threatening gesture. Her voice, however, is uncannily serene. "This region is under the control of the Confederacy. If you do not wish to be cut and bled for its possession, I suggest you return to where you came from."
Dimentio	Another heeded the call. But, they didn't show. Why not? Because they were invisible. As Rynn and Arokh swooped around the mountain, something was following them. And then, a voice called out. "Aha~. I believe you are trespassing. The Confederacy doesn't take lightly to trespassers.". Above and behind, a jester appeared, removing his own invisibility, as Dimenio laughed. "Ah ha ha, a girl and her steed. I could give you a chance to run..but you wouldn't heed it.".
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate chants, gestures, and grows.. into a golden and blue dragon, colored similarly to his outfit. The dragon continues to fly via levitation, and not react quite like a dragon, but let it not be said that Fate was uncreative. There's even a saddle for Lex. "Sorry, ma'am, but I'm afraid this is an assault. Breath of Belili!" A blast of scorching golden fire is aimed right at Kagenashi.
Rynn	Rynn and Arokh both heard the voice and they both looked in the direction at the same time. Rynn reading her arrow on her bow to pull when the Jester appeared. Arokh this time spoke, his voice deep and just a touch rough, "You are correct, Jester. We wont run from the likes of you or any of your group." Rynn then speaks up as Arokh circles around, keeping her sights trained on the Jester and Arokh makes sure he keeps Rynn such away to keep aim. "And we are here to free these dragons from your forces on behalf of the Union!" Rynn at last let the arrow go from her bow. The tip of it flickered with magic as it then sparked into a flaming arrow. Arokh after Rynn fired the arrow pulled away ever so slightly to go on a more evasive run, yet keeping his gold draconic eyes on the Jester unsure of what this individual was capable of doing.
Alexandra Knox	Lex lands in the saddle, and as Fate passes by Kagenashi, she does not neglect to make an attempt at stabbing the Nogitsune, the tip of her formation spear fortunately reaches quite far forward. "It will do as a lance." She's informing Fate, "Which means it will do to help drive out the Confederacy, to arms."
Kagenashi	Kagenashi is immediately alert when she sees Dr. Fate transform. That's definitely something she wants to keep an eye on...even more clearly so when the dragon blasts fire at her. At least she's agile, but even still she has trouble completely avoiding that burst of flame. A backwards flip clears her of the worst of it, even as the flames lick at her legs and scorch her stockings. Nothing she can't deal with just yet, and at least she avoids being impaled by Alexandra's spear too. Rather than landing, however, she rolls in midair and tucks Nageki's sheath onto her back before grasping the longsword in both hands. "Very well," she intones calmly. "Then you will be forced back." Her attack comes in a rush forward through the air, delivering a slash of the hook-lined blade along Fate's side before slicing up at Alexandra in passing.
Dimentio	Dimentio doesn't bother dodging the arrow, which pierces his forehead, burning and stabbing him. The smile doesn't fade, but it sure as hell hurt. "I am Dimentio~, and I will be your downfall.". One of his disembodied hands takes the time to toss the flaming arrow to the ground, showing no hole in his head at all, and no blood, whilst the other points at Rynn on the dragon. "Let's exchange fire!~". Out of his finger tip, small bursts of energy fly out, aimed straight at her!
Alexandra Knox	When Kagenashi passes her, Lex is taking the attack, her arm bleeding from the blade, but not bleeding to the point of being unusable, and she already has a plan. Her spear is sharp on both ends, and she makes use of this fact. She pulls her arm back almost right away, trying to drive the spike on the spear's butt into Kagenashi to repay the damage in kind right away.
Rynn	Rynn takes notice of how the arrow acts against him and narrows her eyes. "He is almost as bad has the Desert lords.." She murmurs to Arokh. Arokh only growls in response sensing something off. Though when the energy comes, Arokh quickly attempts to barrel roll down. This however doesn't succeed fully and Rynn is impacted in the shoulder. The force, nearly knocks her off, but Arokh quickly corrects in order to protect her. He roars in anger before he uses his speed to swoop directly up, "My turn!" The red dragon bellows, before he flips around and then blasts a fireball right for the Jester. Sadly it seems for Dimento he doesn't get in turn any words of who these two are. At least, not yet.
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate gets scratched a bit. Probably more luck on his part, as it wasn't a direct hit. That sword looks awfully sharp. He tries to keep distance from Kagenashi while allowing Lex to do her part with her polearm. Being this big makes it a little harder to aim at Kagenashi, but he keeps trying. He aims a couple of claw swipes at her, then starts circling her, trying to match his attacks timing with Lex.
Dimentio	The fireball smashes into Dimentio, and seems to stop his flying. He's probably plummeting to his death! Or not, as suddenly, a small portal appears not far from Rynn and Arokh..and two Dimentios emerge! "Let's step things up, shall we?", they say at the same time, before both creating a rather large energy ball in their hands. One Dimentio fires at Arokh, and the other at Rynn!
Kagenashi	Even a little blood is enough for Nageki. Every drop that falls on the cursed blade doesn't stain it, but instead moves into the trenches carved into the blade, causing them to begin to glow a bloody crimson color. But Lex and Fate are quick to respond. Not only does Alexandra's spear stab into her side and draw blood, but even as she brings up Nageki to block the heavy swipes from Fate, he still breaks her guard and rakes his claws across her back with the next swipe. There's no cry of pain, however, merely an uncomfortable hiss behind her mask before she curves away through the air and turns back to face the pair, sword raised to point the tip at them both. For a brief second, she simply hovers there. Then the nogitsune rushes in through the air, speeding toward Fate before ducking down to try and thrust Nageki up into his chest. The moment she swoops down, she leaves behind a greenish-blue orb of ectoplasm that suddenly lashes out as a bolt of lightning at Alexandra.
Rynn	Arokh and Rynn look at the two before she actually leaps off Arokh to avoid one of the energy balls. However for her mighty dragon ally, he doesn't fare to wall and it slams into him. He lets out a roar in pain and Rynn-- actually recoils as if she was hit. Though when the final attack does come, Arokh avoids it and swoops down quickly to catch Rynn before he makes impact. Though as Arokh goes to get her, Rynn takes aim with her arrow once more, this time rapid aiming and releasing the arrows at the two Jester's now. Including as Arokh tosses her up, in order for her to properly remount once more. Which her footing is a little off as she does so, "Just a touch out of practice with that.." She says softly to herself. Arokh's only reply to all that is, "Just focus on what needs to be done." "And what do you think I am doing?"
Dimentio	Both Dimentios are hit. One is only lightly grazed in the leg, but the other is impaled in his head..and plummets to the ground. He isn't coming back, but luckily he was just a magical clone! "You killed me~, good show. Now, try to dodge this!". Dimentio's hands spread..and a sort of visible energy field is created around Arokh and Rynn. If they don't get out of it soon, who knows what'll happen? Dimentio snaps his fingers. Suddenly, anything inside the field will be treated to a nice..lightning storm! "Zzzap~."
Alexandra Knox	Celestial Bronze conducts electicity as well as any metal, and Lex gets a shocking reminded of this. She waits for Fate to close in on Kagenashi again, and once she gets a good opportunity, she aims the tip of her spear right for the Nogitsune's sword-wielding shoulder, her arm rushing to strike the joint ferociously.
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate takes a good jab in the chest. Given his size, it's more like a small knife wound, but it still hurts! His levitation is thrown off for a split second, but he tries to swat Kagenashi away with a tail swipe. Other than that, dancing towards and away, trying to help Alex make the most of her opportunities while limiting the amount of damage Kagenashi can do. It's not easy. "I'm sensing some kind of reaction with her sword. I'm not sure what kind of magic it is, but it's getting stronger the more damage we do to each other." He says.
Rynn	Arokh watches as the Lightning field moves around them. Rynn clings closely to Arokh as Arokh tells her to hold on. Thankfully for the Jester this means he wont have to worry about any more arrows and also thankfully for him, Arokh takes on the full brunt of the blast in order to protect Rynn, even though she cringes in pain, only feeling half the injure that Arokh takes. Arokh after the massive storm blast impacts him, starts to actually fall over in the skies and starts to head for the ground below them. Rynn continues to hold on, her teeth gritting, "Arokh! Wake up!" She can only watch the ground come ever closer. Her eyes go wide, yet before the ground comes, she can feel the wind rush by her as Arokh pulls sharply up. Rynn then slams her hand against her hard scale hide. "You tell me to focus! What about you!?" Arokh grunts, "You ever try avoiding a thunder storm? There is a reason I land in such conditions!" Those draconic eyes peer right at Dimento as Arokh flies right for the magic user. "Your name was Dimento right?" The dragon asks as he then starts to spiral around. "My own is Arokh, champion of a war you'd never know or even probably care about. However if you think you can honestly defeat us, you are very wrong." Arokh's eyes narrow sharply as he growls lowly. "And I assure you-- I am more then just talk." Around his teeth start to form an electrical charge. He grits his sharp teeth before flapping his wings back and then blasting out an electrical breath attack that streaks across the sky right for Dimento as Rynn shouts, "Have a taste of your own trick!"
Dimentio	ZAP! Dimentio is struck, and plummets. Before teleporting back up, three of him! The three Dimentios circle Arokh and Rynn, the first one still grunting from the electrical shock that hurt like /hell/. "Fighting fire with fire? Sounds good!", they say. One of the Dimentios opens a field around Rynn and Arokh, whilst the other two circle and ready energy blasts! The first Dimentio snaps his fingers..and bursts of fire start, attempting to scorch them! Meanwhile, the other two Dimentios begin an onslaught of energy bullets! Things are stepping up!
Kagenashi	Kagenashi doesn't choose to linger in her stabbing spot for long. The moment Nageki pierces Fate's armor, she slips back, letting her barely avoid the worst of that sweeping tail as it scrapes against her right shoulder. The follow-up from Alexandra is what gets her, however; the spear digs into the meat of her shoulder, drawing out another hiss of pain. But she's closer now, and before she makes the attempt to escape, she tries to make use of this position. Only a twist of her sword is needed to swing Nageki's hooked edge against Alexandra's side, and as she pulls herself free of the spear and back out of range again, another flick of her wrist sends a cutting arc of crimson energy toward the wound she caused in Dr. Fate's chest. Once those attacks are completed, Kagenashi takes a moment to put Nageki's blade against her own wounds. The glow of its carvings begins to intensify as she gives it her own blood.
Rynn	Arokh pulls away to avoid the fire, but it seems that was the setup of this really. As when the energy bullets are launched, they slam into Rynn knocking her directly off and then impact into Arokh as he tries to go and get her. Arokh has to quickly recover as Rynn starts to fall from the sky. His wings pull in tight to gain more speed and pulls himself down to move past Rynn, who is already trying to make herself not fall that quickly. Once Arokh is under her she lands on him a bit roughly and her hand glows as she uses some magic to heal the bullet impacts on Arokh's body, including a few on herself that got past her armor. Arokh focuses on the attack for now, as Rynn tries to keep them going. The Dragon lets out a roar and then actually goes to breathe fire on the clones as he passes overhead, including moving himself around in order to get ready for the counter assault.
Alexandra Knox	Kagenashi hits Lex just below the edge of her breastplate, drawing more blood. In return, Lex twists and turns her spear, trying to enlarge and aggrevate the shoulder wound she has already inflicted before Kagenashi manages to remove the weapon from her shoulder. When Lex sees what Kagenashi does after, she asks something of Dr. Fate. "Can you burn her wounds shut?" The sound doesn't carry far, she's being fairly soft.
Dimentio	Dimentio has tricks on his sleeve. This is shown when all three clones suddenly..flip into 2D! The flames harmlessly dodge past them because dimensions are weird, and the Dimentios recombine into one, as they turn back to 3D! "Tsk tsk. Learn to aim better.". Dimentio floats upwards..and points his right hand at Rynn, a gatling burst of shots raining out at her at a high speed and strength! "Can you take it~?"
Rynn	Rynn gets aimed at, but once again, Arokh moves himself to take the brunt of the attack. The bullet of energy slam across his body, ripping into his wings. Rynn can feel her dragon companions pain and grits her own teeth. "..that was a stupid move Arokh." The Dragon clings onto a part of the mountain trying to get his bearings after the massive assault. A bit of blood dripping down past his scales. "And your armor wouldn't have even held up that long." Arokh reminds her, as he looks at the Jester. Lowly growling. "He is a heavy magic user.. and they have always been a pain to deal with." Rynn draws out her sword. Arokh raises an eye ridge. "..you are not honestly thinking.." "I trust you." Rynn says firmly. "We have to change it up or we will never win this." Arokh inhales deeply before he huffs out smoke from his nostrils. With a hard push off, he goes right back for the Jester. It looks like the Dragon is actually going to take a bite out of him, however Arokh pulls away last moment and Rynn leaps off with sword and shield to bear. She actually goes to try and impale the Jester, before flipping off. Arokh comes in the other side, this time moving in to actually clip Dimento with his tail as Rynn starts to fall and while she falls, she readies up her Bow once more and fires off several arrows, as Arokh tries to play distraction. As the final arrow is fired Rynn hisses under her breath as she continues to fall, "Any time now Arokh.."
Dimentio	Dimentio is easily impaled. There's no hole or blood, but the sword does slam into him, and it /does/ hurt! "Agh~! That..oh..". But before he can say more, Dimentio's whacked with a tail and smashed with several arrows. As he's hit by each one, he ends up teleporting to get out of their way! "Now..now I'm mad~. Suddenly, Dimentio splits into five! Each Dimentio begins to rotate rapidly..and firing both hands at once, creating a true bullet hell for Rynn and Arokh! "TAKE THAT~!".
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate thinks for a moment. Can he close the wounds without healing her? Blood clotting seems easy enough, maybe the slightest of healing would do it, but not enough to help the internal damage. "Health of Hathor, seal these wounds," and glows a golden aura that expands to a considerable area. It should stop the bleeding, but not do much more than that. ((taking a turn for that, if that's okay.))
Rynn	Arokh by this point is already swooping down to go after Rynn. It is actually for this reason does the clone barrage sail by him as he swirls around these attacks. Rynn herself can only hold up her shield to protect herself. The barrage impacting her shield. A few of the energy bullets get by and graze across her exposed face, and a few clip her hair, while some others do find her legs, and the final one blasts the shield out of her hands, before slamming her in the chest. Arokh screeches slightly in pain, but he manages to keep himself under control, as he swoops in and catches Rynn in his claws. He then takes her over to an area out of sight of the Jester, or so he hopes, resting her on the ground. She wasn't dead-- not by any means, but the impact knocked her out cold. The dragon nudges her softly with his tail, before his gold eyes narrow softly. He then shoves off where he has rested Rynn and pushes himself back into the air. It wont be long till Dimento see's Arokh come back into view around the mountain side and the roar may indeed be enough of a statement he wasn't out of the fight. However Rynn was missing and not with him. "Dimento!" Arokh roared out. "Now its just you and I! No more distractions!" Rynn might be slightly hurt if she heard that.
Guest Tremillian	"Fiery Serpents of Sekt, strike my enemy!" Fate shouts, as his fire forms serpents that twine and slither rapidly toward Kage. The excess heat, if it hits, should dry up some of that blood. Still, the back and forth, circling dance continues, and Fate believes himself to be improving at it.
Dimentio	As Arokh comes, Dimentio laughs, recombining with the other four into one Dimentio. "Very well, reptilian foe! Just you and me, mano e~ mano!". Except Dimentio doesn't punch people. No, he blasts them! Finger pointed at Arokh, Dimentio rapidly circles him, firing energy bursts without stop! "Can you take the pressure, lizard?~".
Rynn	The Blast slams into Arokh and it causes him to swoop downward, but he comes right back up. His scales charred from the impact, but his gold eyes burn with the youthful inner fire. His wings flap hard as he goes to pass right by Dimento as he bellows out, "My name is not lizard," Arokh then arcs his body around as he then swoops right back down for the demented jester. "It is Arokh!" Arokh rushes right for the mad man, his claws extended as he goes to slams them into the Jester on passing, attempting to cut a gash in the much smaller foe.
Kagenashi	Alexandra's vicious twist does manage to open up Kagenashi's wound even further before she escapes, but at least she's able to make use of the spilled blood before those swirling serpents rush over her and burn over her form. Her wounds are swiftly forced to close as she flinches under the rush of fire, scorching at her clothes and skin and forcing her to slip back through the air to escape the serpents. "Clever," she remarks, struggling to maintain her calm tone against the pain her wounds have created. Still, the black fox isn't going to let herself get caught again, and her next approach is a dance of her own as she weaves through the air. Suddenly, she seems to separate into three separate versions of herself. The three copies dance around each other as they approach Alexandra and Dr. Fate in a confusing swirl of scarlet, and only when they suddenly rush at them from three different angles do two of them vanish into thin air. It's the third that rushes in to Alexandra's side to deliver a strong kick to try and knock her off her seat before she stabs Nageki down into Dr. Fate's back.
Dimentio	Dimentio's not keen on getting clawed by a dragon, and teleports out of the way of Arokh's strike. "I'm afraid you missed.~". Dimentio creates another magical field around Arokh..and also floats upwards, pointing both hands straight at the Dragon. "You could try to surrender now..but it would never work!~". Snapping one finger before turning it back into a firing position, the field is suddenly rained by explosions, as Dimentio fires a gatling gun of energy shots at Arokh! "Try and escape! I dare you!~".
Alexandra Knox	Lex sees the intent of the attack before it lands, and makes a successful gamble for which one is the real one. Thus the strong kick is caught by Lex's shield, it destabilizes her, and she grimaces regardless of catching, but Lex manages to stay in place. She immediately responds, trying to smack the fox with her shield, hoping to throw Kagenashi into the fortress walls. She's avoiding drawing blood that way.
Rynn	Arokh growls at Dimento. "Surrender?" He then roars out, "Surrender?!" Arokh turns himself right around and then goes right back for the Jester, even as the Jester gets ready for his own attack. "We of the Order do not surrender to /anyone/! We fight to the bitter end!!" As the Barrage comes, Arokh flies right into it. It rips into his scale and his armored hide, yet he continues on. He goes right past the Jester, before turning himself around. His head rears up as the flames lick around his muzzle and teeth. Then with a hefty throw of his head and hard expel, a massive fireball roars across the sky right for Dimento. During this, Rynn slowly starts to open her eyes once more to find herself on a ledge, as her green eyes peer up at the sky she can see the flaming ball rushing right for the one they were facing. "Arokh!" She calls out, "You bloody idiot!!"
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate roars in pain as he is stabbed. He tries not to roll or move excessively in response, but it's hard. Good thing Lex can hold on. He flails with his wings and tail at Kage, trying for blunt trauma this time, and still half-levitating/half-flying. Dr. Fate is not as good as a real dragon, and all thoughts of "improving" leave him. He will continue the fight, but is less sure of his abilities in this form. Instead he focuses on positioning Lex as best he can and leaving the brunt of the fighting to her.
Dimentio	Dimentio takes the hit hard, screaming and cackling simultaneously. The Jester is entirely on fire. "Now..now you see the full wrath of..THE MASTER OF DIMENSIONS!". Dimentio flips both fingers at once, still cackling and screaming..as they transport to a green room of sorts. "Welcome..to Dimension D!". But, before Dimentio can say anything else, he's creating a pocket field. A massive pocket field, bigger than the last one, that engulfs everything in the dimension except for a modest area around Dimentio. "Ciao.~". And then, he snaps his fingers. A MASSIVE wall of fire rolls down the pocket dimension, scalding at insane rates. It's going to be one hell of a burn.
Kagenashi	Kagenashi does her best to hold on as Dr. Fate flails in the air, and it seems like she might actually be able to as her sword feeds from his wound. At least until Knox brings her shield around, and /wow/ can she hit with that thing. Kagenashi is sent flying from the impact, tumbling through the air toward the castle walls. It's only thanks to some quick midair adjustment that she doesn't just crash right into them, instead 'landing' feet-first against the wall in a crouch. She has to switch her grip to her left hand by now thanks to all the damage to her right side, but now Nageki's blade is suffused in a bloody mist that steams off the metal in a sheath of power. Alexandra and Fate certainly seem to have the advantage here, but if she's lucky... The nogitsune kicks off the wall again, spinning and swirling through the air as she rushes toward her opponents. Four orbs of fox fire seep from her mask and orbit around her, and only once she comes close does she start her attack. The four orbs lift and burst into lightning that rushes toward Alexandra one after the other, and as she approaches Fate, Kagenashi begins a rapid spin with her blade held out to cleave into his chest like a saw.
Alexandra Knox	Quick responses negate the worst of the fire, Lex nearly blocks one, only a few licks of flames passing her shield from that one. Two others do slightly more, and the pain prevents her from stopping the last one. She burns. Again. Lex retaliates, jumping from Dr. Fate's back and trying to grab the Nogitsune so she can bash that shield she's got into Kaganashi's head from point blank range.
Rynn	Both Arokh and Rynn get pulled into the pocket Dimension, while the Jester readies himself, Arokh quickly slams Rynn into safety and actually protects her with his own form. The flames rush around him, his wings actually like a mighty shield to protect his human companion. Though Rynn can feel the pain and clings onto Arokh, once the flames end. Arokh staggers back down on all four paws and Rynn stares up at him. "..you idiot.." Arokh can only crack a smile in his weekend state. "..I survived the Dark Union losing my rider.. I wont lose another the same way.. not twice in my lifetime." The Dragon grimaces in pain, his red scales charred and parts of his membrane of his wings torn. "..Just stand ready, Rynn." "Ready for what? We were defeated by..." Arokh then goes to push himself back into the air. "We were not defeated! Only delayed! Have faith in us Rynn! Have faith in yourself again!!" The dragon calls down to her as he goes to meet Dimento once more. Those draconic eyes looking him down as he rushes right for him. Arokh has no words for the mad Jester, only a roar of anger and then this time a hard chomp of his own teeth and if he takes hold, he will simply throw him into a mountain side.
Dimentio	"WHAT?!". Dimentio did not expect survival. Dimension D vanishes..and in Dimentio's shock, Arokh easily is able to grab him. Dimentio doesn't struggle, it'd be futile. But he now has an enemy. Or..maybe a tool. He's not certain yet. Dimentio collides into the mountain side, sliding down it. He's still barely conscious..and uses this time to escape back to Castle Bleck to pass out. Arokh has won. Tonight.
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate tries to dodge the saw, but is just caught off guard. He watches her try to tussle directly with Kage. If Kage uses magic and Lex doesn't.. maybe.. "Thoth, master magician, close the Eye of Ra on my enemy, cut her off from the Atziluth!" Fate waits to catch and or help Lex, but focuses on disrupting the magic around Kage.
Kagenashi	Kagenashi rises up after her spinning attack to try and become level with Alexandra next, and just as she rises into the air, she finds herself face with a shield swinging straight for her face. The woman in red is forced to lean back to avoid that impact before it smashes against her head. Thankfully, she's quick enough to do just that, even though Alexandra's shield grazes against her mask with a painful-sounding scrape. She makes use of the momentum even then, swirling to deliver a horizontal slash of her sword to Knox's chest again with Nageki's vastly increased cutting ability. ...and then she suddenly falters in midair. She's relying heavily on magic right now to keep up in this fight, and Fate has abruptly disrupted it. "What-?!" She falls, but she's able to think quickly in that moment. Even though Nageki's power is wavering, she can still try to use its enhanced strength to dig the sword into Fate and hopefully keep herself from falling down a height she probably won't survive. It's just a matter of whether or not she can actually /keep/ herself there, though.
Alexandra Knox	As she flies past Kaganashi, Lex is struck. She has no intention of falling, and with her spear arm she tries to hook around Kagenashi's, trying to force herself up while the nogitsune still has her blade dug into Dr. Fate. Her climbing is quick, but not friendly, and several steps are kicks as much as they are steps, when she finally gets herself back onto Dr. Fate's back she finishes off her animal abuse by trying to stab the fox in the lung.
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate bleeds lots, and his focus on magical disruption is itself disrupted. He quickly tries to get all three of them above ground. He teleports them all onto ground level, and attempts to finish this. Gathering himself for one good attack, he says, "Spears of Jadua, volley!" He tosses a handful of bolts at Kage, hoping it will be enough. If not, he will have just enough energy to help them escape, and endure a stay in the Union medical. Here's hoping!
Rynn	Once Arokh sees that Dimentio has left, the Dragon returns back to Rynn. The wounds are great on him, far more then they are on Rynn. She does use her magic, to help numb some of the pain but knows they will need to fight the right herbs and like in order to honestly deal with it. With notice already sent to the others, Rynn and Arokh take their leave. They did what they could, they were able to at least push back one of them and Rynn had faith in the other two. She just knew for Arokh and her though-- this was going to be a rough night...
Kagenashi	Kagenashi finds even more difficulties tossed her way as she struggles to keep her hold. First Alexandra is climbing over her, kicking and straining her grip on Nageki's blade. Still, she's just able to avoid that thrust to her chest by releasing part of her grip on the cursed sword and twisting to the side moments before the three of them are teleported to ground level. Only /then/ does she let herself pull Nageki free and fall to the ground, curling into a ball and rolling when she lands to mitigate the damage. It's a good thing she's so prepared, too, because Fate's barrage falls down on her only moments later. The first hit is avoided, but she's been slowed by the many hits she's had to endure. One sends her flying back, and several more are able to strike her at that point once she's sent out of her evasive maneuver. It's a struggle, but she manages to push up from her ensuing tumble and find her footing again with Nageki held in her grasp. Thankfully, the loss of the magic disruption and the constant feed of blood to Nageki have returned the sword's powers to it, and now Kagenashi has little choice but to take a gambit and attack those in the Union with its full strength to try and drive them away. The sheath is pulled from behind her and the sword is tucked into it, and for a moment, Kagenashi concentrates...before swiftly drawing the weapon again in a slash aimed for Alexandra and Fate. It's not a single slash that hits them, but a storm of them, energized slashes whipping from all directions as Nageki's gathered power is suddenly unleashed in a single cutting whirlwind.
Alexandra Knox	Lex bleeds, the cutting winds going deep into her skin. She's in pain, and she's losing blood, but at least she's on the ground. She runs towards Kagenashi as soon as the winds subside, shield first, trying to tackle the nogitsune with her shield more than anything else.
Guest Tremillian	Dr. Fate breathes heavily. He shrinks and turns back to the man in the mask and garments, garments and flesh that are severely lacerated and bruised. "Excellent, you are nigh besting Fate itself.. Know that whatever happens, you have my respect. You are a fine fighter, but I am not prepared to yield just yet." He speaks the true name of Ra, and with yet another burst of magic, he tries for a shockwave to knock her back, not over the side, but into a rock, and hopefully, into submission.
Kagenashi	Kagenashi is already looking worse for wear. Her clothes and flesh are torn and burned, wounds closed by flames and re-opened again. She struggles to remain upright, though she at least does so admirably, even as she holds Nageki up in front of her after her own attack. Her breaths come heavily and sound ragged even behind her hollow mask. Again she tries to bring her sword up to block Alexandra, but the girl's shield strikes her with surprising force, sending her stumbling back several feet. With her guard open, it's an easy shot for Dr. Fate's burst to follow, sending her flying into a rock with a pained shout that's abruptly cut off by the dull crack of her impact. The nogitsune tumbles down from the rock to sprawl face-down onto the ground, and this time it certainly seems she's not going to be getting up.