Denkou looked around at everyone's responses, a look that resembled pride on his face. Well, I guess it makes sense, he did do some pretty cool things in that war...

"If you believe your friend could be an asset in our fight tonight, by all means, feel free to invite him. Be quick about it, though, I'm not sure how much time we have before the reinforcements arrive. Once they do, we're heading across the drawbridge immediately. I won't waste any time and risk the lives of those men on the front lines any longer than necessary."

"I'll be back in five."

The thief nodded to the guard captain, and flashed a grin, waving to Katsuro as he darted off. "This won't take long~ The old coot's probably still taking drinks at the bar I left him in, I'm confident in my speed~" He said in a playful manner, turning to dash down the road.

"There's certainly no need for you to leave on my account, Denkou."

The almost-gravelly voice came from not 30 feet away, as Kasei walked slowly towards the group, carrying an ornately-carved, jewel-tipped cane and some bag slung over his shoulder. To Denkou, Kasei would appear as he always has. But the likes of Katsuro and Simon knew the Rebel Flame for much longer, and knew that he did not always have the bags under his eyes, the pale skin, or the gray and silver streaks in his otherwise sky-blue hair. His tunic, some high-society suit, was black, with red patterns along the collar and hem. It was open a bit, revealing his upper chest, where one could easily see a small, dimly-glowing yellow gem embedded in his flesh.

"Why don't you stick around a bit and have some fun with your new friends? The pockets of merchant street can survive without you." He said to Denkou, who looked depressed. Only now was it perhaps becoming evident that the thief simply intended to run away from the fight, his 'search' for Kasei merely being an excuse.

"I heard the sounds of combat echoing through the streets...needless to say, I'm surprised more people haven't shown up...honestly some adventurers can just be so lazy." The sheikah mused, looking around. He spotted Katsuro in the distance, heading off to do some task, but he also recognized Simon and an unknown guard captain. Turning to him, the Eloquent Shadow smiled.

"Hello, my name is Kasei. By the tense feeling in the air and that ominous fog, I guess the fight isn't over yet? Mind if I lend a hand?"

OOC: IIIIIIIIIIIIII will post his stat block tonight.

Simon Grendel
STR-3; DEF-5; AGI-2; INT-5; SPI-6; HP-28/36; SPL-48; WILL-9
DMG
Deku Staff: (base) 9 + (STR) 3 = 12
Deku 2H Sword: (base) 14 + (STR) 3 = 17 (-2 chance to hit)
Deku Boomerang: (base) 4 + (STR) 3 + (Gerudo Training Gloves) 1 = 8 (+1 chance to hit)
Bomb: (base) 5 + STR (2) = 7
Spell Damage: (Level) 14 + (base class) 3 + (INT) 5 = 22
Equipment
Deku Boomerang
Bomb Bag
Deku Staff
Deku 2H Sword
L1 Tunic
Gerudo Training Gloves
Abilities
Train: 2H Sword L1 - 3
Train: Boomerang L2 - 4
Learn: Elemental Burst L2 - 4
Learn: Life L1 - 2
Epic Poem L2 - 3
Learn: Shield L1 - 1
The Quill is Mightier than the Sword L1 - 2
Speak: Gerudic L1 - 1
Master of Linguistics L1 - 1
Learn: Fire L1 - 2
Defense Rating
(DEF) 5 + (L1 Tunic) 10 + (AGI) 2 = 17

Simon listened intently to what Katsuro had to say about the samurai turned unwitting reaper. Such was the costs of the quest of power. Come to think of it, hadn't Bertram, High Summoner Wizzrobe, called Dogura "reaper"? Simon couldn't quite remember, but he was pretty sure. He continued to follow Katsuro's tale of woe. So it seemed that Dogura had met an end, attempting to overthrow the Goddesses. Indeed, such a man, aided by the right magicks, could have taken heaven. Simon was kind of curious as to who this White Wing Order was. Still, the story grew sadder still, with Dogura becoming a redead to wonder the earth.

Being a scribe and understanding the histories, Simon realized that Katsuro said several times that he only had the one source. And he called the information uncertain. Perhaps there was hope for Dogura after all. Simon didn't want to instill false hopes on Katsuro though. There was only one source saying he had become a redead, but, unfortunately, there were no other sources in disagreement.

"Right," Simon answered the man's question, giving him the roman handshake in response. And within another moment he had the vials thrust upon him. He took them up with reverence. Seeing that Katsuro was headed off, he called after him. "I'll see you upon your return!" He wanted to tell Katsuro to not worry. That the dark concept he'd made peace with might not come to pass. He wanted to affirm to the young man that Katsuro himself had called the information uncertain. But he felt it wasn't his place.

Simon didn't have long to think about Katsuro's bravery though. It seemed Kasei had just arrived. Hearing only the timbre of the Eloquent Shadow's voice first, Simon's eyes grew wide in anticipation. He whirled around, careful not to drop the vials, just in time to see Kasei approaching them. Seeing that he was busy addressing the captain, Simon merely offered a wave in greeting. He would have likely ran over to hug their aged savior, but he didn't want to drop the vials in his hands. Such was the feeling of gratitude and hope swelling inside him now that one of the most talented of warriors was joining in the fight. Additionally, Denkou seemingly being trapped into helping was an added benefit.

OoC: Just a quick note about the timeline, since Orph brought it up to me on skype: By my best analysis, there has only been, in canon, almost six in-game years since the start of HA2. The only way to canonically measure the passage of time in HA2 is by the Grand Celebration, and there have only been five of them. Since, however, we're long overdue for the Sixth grand celebration, I would guess that in game time it has almost been six years. Ghoma was defeated just before the fourth annual Grand Celebration (though the topic itself started in late '07, and it took a year and a half to complete out-of-game, I would assume it only took a day or two at most of in-game time). Alpha has also confirmed to me that the South was sealed off less than a year before the start of HA2. So, with all of this information, here is my best guess at an official, canon, HA2 history:

Sealing of the south -->4 years --> Ghoma defeated, southern crusades begin --> (almost) 2 years --> present day

So the crusades in the south are still going at this point in time. Now, I don't know where everyone's personal storylines fit into that - ZV, I'm not sure when Gossip Isle would have happened on that timeline, or Kasei's War story. Initially, I had planned for this topic to take place in present day, during the midst of the Crusades, but given who is in this topic, I'm not sure that placement actually works.

Another possibility, though, is that time has still been passing, and there has still been other Grand Celebrations, there just haven't been any topics about them. Each Grand Celebration happened annually in out-of-game time consistently from 2006 to 2010. There haven't been any since then, due to a lack of site activity. But five years have passed since then out of game, and it's possible that five years could have passed in-game as well. We won't know until we get another Grand Celebration and see whether it's considered the sixth annual or the tenth annual. If it's been six years, the crusades have only been happening for 2 years, but if time has still been passing, the crusades would have lasted 7 years so far - which is a long time... though I've been kind of working under the assumption that there's been a bit of a lull in the crusades for a little while now as the adventurers rest up and prepare for another push into the swamps, to account for some of the lack of activity. That same theory could also apply for a 7 year long crusade - a period of advancement followed by a lull as everyone regroups, then another push further into the south, then a lull, then a push, and so on and so forth. We burned through those initial Group of Beasts topics ridiculously fast, but it could easily be explained as having taken much longer to find them all and wipe them out in actual in-game time. Thoughts?

Also Kasei, as long as his stat block is up before the next fight, that's fine. Just be sure to use his real stats - an uber character might make the rest of this topic a little too easy hahaha

(actual post to come later)

OOC: My timeline is independent from everyone else's. Katsuro had to grow up for things to continue within my own story-like. So for me, a bunch of time has passed. Sorry if that's making things weird for everyone else =P

You can all pretend Katsuro is an atemporal God-like being who doesn't affect the time around him if it helps

OoC: Maybe he just trained in a Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a few weeks

I initially used an idea like that to make Drommlin suddenly an adult instead of a child way back when I was still using my Eternity Guardians plotlines... with Pit... *shame face*

Seriously though, that's an easy way to retcon the passage of time. Just say that at some point, he went to another place or dimension where time passes differently, so when he came back to Hyrule, he was older. Easy peasy.

Leth wrote:
Sealing of the south -->4 years --> Ghoma defeated, southern crusades begin --> (almost) 2 years --> present day

That's actually about where I'm at, story wise: The Civil War I had going on takes place during the middle stages of the crusades, and lasts less than a year in-game. When I talked with Alpha about it, we basically agreed that the South opening up was the reason the war could happen at all, what with so many monsters mustered together down there, and it was basically little more than a stepping stone on the way to liberate all of Hyrule.

The reason Kasei aged so much, is because he lost the magic that was preventing him from aging, and he's basically 'catching up' on lost time very fast.

Leth wrote: Also Kasei, as long as his stat block is up before the next fight, that's fine. Just be sure to use his real stats - an uber character might make the rest of this topic a little too easy hahaha

Well, darn, I guess I can't go with Kasei's Vagabond//Boss stats. Lv 9999, divine smite, World Quake, etc.

Kasei stats:

Sheikah Vagabond/Ranger 18
Alignment: Order
Stats:

HP: 61
SPL: 56

STR 4
DEF 2
AGI 6
INT 3
SPI 1

Racial Traits:
Weak vs Light
Strong vs Shadow
Shadowmeld: once/3 rounds for 1 round

Talents:
Goron Strength L2
Human Defense L1
Exceptional Spell L2
Exceptional Health L2
Train: Rapier l4

Spell list:
Fire L2
Elemental Burst L3 (Shadow)

Abilities:
Speak ancient Hylian l1

As Katsuro approached the far side of the drawbridge, the sound of battle grew louder and more ominous. He would have expected to hear shouting; perhaps rallying battle cries or the sound of orders being yelled across the battlefield. Instead all he heard was the hallow clanging of metal up on metal, and unsettlingly frequent screams of pain.

The fog was very thick on the far side of the drawbridge. All around him, Katsuro could only see clearly perhaps twenty feet in any direction; beyond that it was difficult to make out much more than blurry shapes and shadows moving through the mist. Anything further out than fifty feet might as well have been invisible. From what he could see, though, it was easy to see how so many creatures could have slipped past the soldiers and across the drawbridge - they were almost hopelessly outnumbered. There were at least two or three monsters to every soldier there... and Katsuro soon found out why.

As the Sheikah's eyes flitted around the battlefield, he saw two soldiers standing back to back, fighting off several monsters at once. As one of the soldiers was blocking a swing from a nearby Stalfos, a Stalhound came at him from below, knocking him to the ground and allowing the Stalfos to get in the killing blow.

But that wasn't the end of it.

Only moments after the soldier's death, Katsuro felt a wave of magical energy pulsate across the field, and the soldier that had just met his untimely end rose up from the ground, his eyes glowing with necromantic energy. The Redead Knight - for that's what the soldier had become - immediately turned and ran the other soldier through with it's sword. Within seconds, that same wave of dark energy coursed through the battlefield a second time, and soon both soldiers were standing there as Redead Knights, joining the other monsters in the hunt for anything living.

As Katsuro continued to look around for any information as to what was happening and why, he felt that dark pulse several more times in the course of the next few minutes. He couldn't see the creatures being raised, but he could be almost certain that's what it was for. After a few more pulses, he was able to pinpoint a source of the magical waves. It seemed to originate little further off to the east, presumably at the back end of the invading Redead army. Whatever - or whoever - they were looking for, it was back there.



Captain Shem's eyes widened when he turned around to see Kasei. Of course. Kasei. How could I forget? He walked up to the Sheikah and extended his hand.

"Kasei, good to see you again. I don't think we were very well acquainted, but I remember you leading some of our forces in the Civil War not too long ago. There's a lot of people who think you're dead... though I'm glad to see they're wrong." He said with a smile. He did not say anything about the change in the Rebel Flame's appearance. "In any case, I'm honored to fight alongside you once again, especially for such... grave circumstances." The twitch at the edge of his lips gave away the fact that he had been completely intentional with his pun. Perhaps Kasei's presence was reassuring enough to relax the captain a bit?

Shem was about to say something else when a sound caught his ears. He furrowed his brow and strained to listen and see what it was. He didn't have to try very hard - it was getting louder.

It was the sound of a hundred or more horses galloping along the stony roads towards the gate. Shem smiled.


The cavalry was coming.

OOC: Not gonna lie, just a tiny bit absolutely livid. What the hell happened? If I didn't receive the email notification, I'd have never found this place. I thought we lost TDC for good.

As in all things, I blame Alpha.

So what happened, for the uniformed reader, was that we lost a bunch of posts and the website got moved to a new URL.

KP talked to THE GREAT AND ALMIGHTY NARRATOR (aka Jack) and got the whole story - apparently he's having a kid in a few days, so he's cutting back on unecessary expenses. He checked the main TDC site and when he didn't find any activity, pulled the plug, not thinking about the HA2 side of things. I can't really blame him, it probably should have been pulled down a long time ago when there REALLY was no activity, honestly.

Anyway. KP recently made a full backup of the site in case this very thing happened, and just moved it all over to his own website. So we're a missing a few weeks, but fortunately it's not all gone. He also says there's some issues with some of the coding he'll have to find and work out, considering how old this website is - I know right now I can't access the dossier page to fix my broken profile picture. And it seems randomly some of the topic links switched over to the new site location and others did not. All my links in the "Our Current Topics" page still linked back to TDC and I had to manually edit them to link to he new site. You guys might want to check the links ins your own posts/profile as well.

Actually Kasei, you were who I was most worried about. Most of us were talking about the site through the Skype group chat and the Facebook group, but as far as I know, you're not a part of either of those, so I didn't know if you'd ever find out what happened or find the new site location. I was really, really hoping the email
Notifications would still work so you'd be led back here - fortunately, they do, so that's good.

Anyway, that seems to be the gist of it.

OOC: ALL HAIL THE GREAT AND MIGHTY KP, WHO RAINS LOVE AND HOPE FROM ABOVE!

Well, great, guess I have some work to do.

And the only reason I'm not using the skype group is because BOTH my desktop and work laptop hate skype with a furious passion - they both freak out whenever I try and run that shit.

I'm here. Heart-broken to lose all of that epicness, but here. Last thing that I remember happening was a joint attack between Simon and Katsuro. Leadership had 2 tuns left, I believe (including the one we're on) and I still had full health with 14SPL left. 4 will if I recall.

And the only reason I'm not using the skype group is because BOTH my desktop and work laptop hate skype with a furious passion - they both freak out whenever I try and run that shit.

Kasei, if you've got a smart phone, you could always use the skype app? Or just request to join up with the facebook group, if you've got that too.

Heart-broken to lose all of that epicness, but here.

You and me both, ZV.

Well, it seems as though everyone is aware of the situation and is ready to move forward (I've been talking to Orph on skype), so I guess I can go ahead and get this moving again!
So, without further ado, I bring you:


<center>Streets of the Redead
Part II: A Long-Forgotten Foe</center>

Previously, on Streets of the Redead...

While the others stayed behind, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements and welcoming Kasei to the group, Katsuro scouted out the battlefield ahead. What he found was terrifying. Not only were the brave Knights of Hyrule vastly outnumbered, but every time one of them would fall at the hands of the advancing undead army, they were immediately raised back as an undead themselves, further strengthening the enemy force. At that moment the young Shadowclaw was sure: They were facing a powerful necromancer.

He raced back to the others to pass this information off to Captain Shem, and retrieve his recently acquired potions from Simon, just in time to witness the arrival of Drommlin, Lieutenant underneath Captain Shem, leading a force of a hundred or so battle-readied Knights of Hyrule. They all mounted up and Drom led the charge straight through the heart of the enemy force, to the rear of the army, putting the four Adventurers and Captain Shem face-to-face with their biggest threat yet: A giant, brown-skinned and purple-crystal-encrusted Goron calling himself Shar-Guthal, the Necromaster.

Shar-Guthal initiated the combat by summoning six undead creatures to assault them. The five men quickly jumped into action. Shem and Kasei swiftly disposed of two Redeads and evaded incoming attacks from the other creatures, Katsuro and Denkou moved to attack Shar-Guthal himself, and Simon stepped back to evaluate the battle and try to gain a tactical advantage. As it would turn out, Simon's actions proved to perhaps be the most helpful of all.

As Katsuro's blade moved in to hit the Goron, a sheet of purple crystal - the same as what could be seen on Shar-Guthal's back and arms - spread out over The Necromaster's chest, deflecting Katsuro's attack, and then disappeared just as quickly. Shar-Guthal retaliated at Katsuro with his massive fists, but the Sheikah evaded the attack. Just as Shar-Guthal was about to try a different tactic - magic - Denkou moved in, interrupting the giant Goron by forcing him to roll out of the way of the attack.

Simon recalled where he had heard the name Shar-Guthal before - it was a name associated with the personal necromancer of the Demon King, Ganondorf himself. Legends said that Shar-Guthal had been disposed of in the Imprisoning War following the downfall of the Hero, but here he was before them.
The Scribe also noticed that all of Shar-Guthal's power seemed to stem from a oval-shaped crystal in the center of the Goron's chest - his magic power, the protective crystal sheath, and his ability to summon undead all centered around this gem. He also noticed that when Shem and Kasei returned the two Redeads back to the embrace of death, the glow of Shar-Guthal's crystal seemed to weaken a bit. He then hypothesized that killing all the undead creatures that The Necromaster had summoned might weaken the crystal enough to at least temporarily allow them a chance to strike at him without interference.

Just as he passed this information on to Katsuro, one of the Redeads let out its terrifying scream, temporarily paralyzing Shem and Denkou. Armed with their new knowledge of how to combat Shar-Guthal, Simon and Katsuro jumped to defend their incapacitated allies - which leads us back to the present. Will the two Adventurers' attempted attacks be successful? Will Shem and Denkou succumb to the undead? What action will The Rebel Flame take? And what does Shar-Guthal have in store for our heroes?

All this and more, coming up.


Enemy Stats:

<center>Ancient Necromaster Spirit
Shar-Guthal
Level 15 Goron Necromancer
253 HP, 70 SPL
8 STR, 13 DEF, 7 AGI, 4 INT, 5 SPI

Abilities:
Will of Shar-Guthal: Shar-Guthal summons six random undead creatures. Cannot be used again until all previously summoned creatures are killed. 0 SPL
Necro Blast: An explosion of pure Shadow energy that effects all enemies in combat. 10 SPL
Jewel of Shar-Guthal: This gem will protect Shar-Guthal from all damage until it's power is drained by defeating all the undead it has summoned.
Dominion of Shar-Guthal: Shar-Guthal is weak to light magic. Shadow magic heals him. All other weaknesses and resitances normally associated with his race are ignored.
Unarmed Combat Level 4
Spirit of Dragonbane</center>

Redead x4
STR - 4; DEF - 8; AGI - 1; INT - 1; SPI - 1; SPL - 1; HP - 20
Abilities:
Screech of Fright - Once per turn, a Redead may unleash a terrifying screech that paralyzes all opponents on the battlefield. Unless an Innate Check of 10 is passed, the warriors cannot attack until the following turn (After the Redead in question has had another chance to attack).

Gibdo x2
STR - 6; DEF - 12; AGI - 1; INT - 1; SPI - 5; SPL - 1; HP – 30


Results at the end of the last round:
Leadership Boost (Agility): 2 Turns
Simon: 28/36 HP, 48/48 SPL, 9 Will
Denkou: 28/41 HP, 7/37 SPL, 9 Will, Stunned 1 turn
Katsuro: 64/64 HP, 16/40 SPL, 5 Will, Leadership Cooldown: 5 turns
Shem: 41/71 HP, 11/11 SPL, 9 Will, Honorable Kill cooldown: 2 turns, Stunned 1 turn
Kasei: 61/61 HP, 51/56 SPL, 9 WILL

Shar-Guthal: 253/253 HP, 70/70 SPL
Redead 1: DEAD
Redead 2: DEAD
Redead 3: 20/20 HP
Redead 4: 20/20 HP
Gibdo 1: 30/30 HP
Gibdo 2: 30/30 HP


Actions already taken this round:
Katsuro vs. Redead 3 (Sword)
Simon vs. Redead 3 (Boomerang)

...Correct me if I'm wrong on that.
Also, that means that we're just waiting on you, Kasei!

OOC: Soooo, before I post (I'll do that sometime in the next 2-ish days), I suppose y'all would want to see, you know, all your stuff not being lost.

I lucked out, my Firefox browser saved the original version.

It's not formatted correctly, and it's not -all- there, but at least now those hours of writing haven't gone to waste. Who da man?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:03 am Post subject: Reply with quote
As Katsuro approached the far side of the drawbridge, the sound of battle grew louder and more ominous. He would have expected to hear shouting; perhaps rallying battle cries or the sound of orders being yelled across the battlefield. Instead all he heard was the hallow clanging of metal up on metal, and unsettlingly frequent screams of pain.

The fog was very thick on the far side of the drawbridge. All around him, Katsuro could only see clearly perhaps twenty feet in any direction; beyond that it was difficult to make out much more than blurry shapes and shadows moving through the mist. Anything further out than fifty feet might as well have been invisible. From what he could see, though, it was easy to see how so many creatures could have slipped past the soldiers and across the drawbridge - they were almost hopelessly outnumbered. There were at least two or three monsters to every soldier there... and Katsuro soon found out why.

As the Sheikah's eyes flitted around the battlefield, he saw two soldiers standing back to back, fighting off several monsters at once. As one of the soldiers was blocking a swing from a nearby Stalfos, a Stalhound came at him from below, knocking him to the ground and allowing the Stalfos to get in the killing blow.

But that wasn't the end of it.

Only moments after the soldier's death, Katsuro felt a wave of magical energy pulsate across the field, and the soldier that had just met his untimely end rose up from the ground, his eyes glowing with necromantic energy. The Redead Knight - for that's what the soldier had become - immediately turned and ran the other soldier through with it's sword. Within seconds, that same wave of dark energy coursed through the battlefield a second time, and soon both soldiers were standing there as Redead Knights, joining the other monsters in the hunt for anything living.

As Katsuro continued to look around for any information as to what was happening and why, he felt that dark pulse several more times in the course of the next few minutes. He couldn't see the creatures being raised, but he could be almost certain that's what it was for. After a few more pulses, he was able to pinpoint a source of the magical waves. It seemed to originate little further off to the east, presumably at the back end of the invading Redead army. Whatever - or whoever - they were looking for, it was back there.



Captain Shem's eyes widened when he turned around to see Kasei. Of course. Kasei. How could I forget? He walked up to the Sheikah and extended his hand.

"Kasei, good to see you again. I don't think we were very well acquainted, but I remember you leading some of our forces in the Civil War not too long ago. There's a lot of people who think you're dead... though I'm glad to see they're wrong." He said with a smile. He did not say anything about the change in the Rebel Flame's appearance. "In any case, I'm honored to fight alongside you once again, especially for such... grave circumstances." The twitch at the edge of his lips gave away the fact that he had been completely intentional with his pun. Perhaps Kasei's presence was reassuring enough to relax the captain a bit?

Shem was about to say something else when a sound caught his ears. He furrowed his brow and strained to listen and see what it was. He didn't have to try very hard - it was getting louder.

It was the sound of a hundred or more horses galloping along the stony roads towards the gate. Shem smiled.


The cavalry was coming.
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:08 pm Post subject: Does anyone even use post subjects? Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
Shem wrote:
"Kasei, good to see you again. I don't think we were very well acquainted, but I remember you leading some of our forces in the Civil War not too long ago. There's a lot of people who think you're dead... though I'm glad to see they're wrong."


Kasei nodded his head, shaking the captains hand. "I suppose I should apologize formally for that...for various reasons, I had to go underground after the war. Personally, I'm just glad that so many people have helped turn the South into a safer region for everyone." He meant the statement completely; were it not for the valiant efforts of many soldiers and adventurers, victory over the exiles would have been meaningless, as Ganon's hordes would have simply amassed again, under a new leader, to wreak havoc across the land. Noticing a wave from nearby, he turned and saw Simon, an old acquaintance, was also taking part in this battle. Kasei returned the wave, silently reminding himself to ask Simon about where Orpheous and the others might be, before returning his attention to the captain.

Still Shem wrote:
"In any case, I'm honored to fight alongside you once again, especially for such... grave circumstances."


At this, the Rebel Flame allowed himself a smile and a light chuckle at the joke, and even Denkou seemed to catch on, smiling despite his clear distaste for the situation he was now stuck in. "Don't worry, I have a bone to pick with any who would disturb the peace." Kasei responded lightly.

Before either of them could continue the conversation, both Kasei and Denkou turned to the sound of galloping cavalry. Good, it's best to go into this fight with as much assurance as we can muster...still, it'd be nothing short of foolish to charge into the fray without any comprehension of what lies in wait. The Sheikah mused, before turning back around and stepping closer to the bridge. "Katsuro!" He called out, "What's going on over there?"
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Dammit all to hell.

Katsuro thought as he pulled his hood down and listened to the sounds of the battle.

It sounds as if all order has fallen apart within their ranks. I haven't heard anyone call any orders across the field- no sounds of a captain. They must have fallen apart as a unity entirely.

The man decided that it might be too dangerous to get any closer. Soon thereafter, he realized exactly why he was correct. He watched anxiously as a fallen soldier's corpse jerked back to life and turned on its former comrade. What's more- an ominous pulse of fell magic sweeping over the battlefield every couple of moments.

That magic... It's giving me chills. I've seldom felt this kind of energy before...

As he watched the battle continue, he realized slowly that a pulse of that energy washed over the battlefield every time one of Shem's soldiers returned to life under new orders.

That tears it. It's definitely a necromancer back there calling the shots. If that's the case...

His eyes struggled to pierce the fog further, but to no avail. He swallowed as he watched more soldiers turn. He swallowed hard and pulled his hood back over his head, retreating back into a shadow.

I've got to get this information back to Shem.


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Quote:
"Katsuro! What's going on over there?"


Katsuro popped out of the earth and landed softly in front of the group. "Well if it isn't Kasei. I'm touched you recognized me- wish I could say the same." He smiled as he extended his arm in a roman handshake. "Good to see you again, brother- though, you're not as pretty as I remember." He said jokingly. "We'll have to talk, but later. Shem, we've got problems." His tone turned more serious as he faced the knight.

"It's worse than we feared. The detachment sent across the drawbridge has lost its foothold on the battlefield; there doesn't appear to be a chain of command anymore. Every soldier is fighting for the man at his back. They're vastly outnumbered."

He turned his eyes back towards the fog across the bridge.

"... That's not all, though. For every one of our soldiers that falls, they add to their ranks. I saw men fall in a bloody heap, and after a strong magical pulse, they got back to their feet and turned on their former brothers..." His eyes turned to Kasei, "No doubt you felt those pulses... Every time you feel that dark magic sweep across the battlefield... Even now- they're adding more of our fallen soldiers to their army."

He turned to Simon and extended a hand, "I'll be taking those vials now. We need to start moving now. Those men up there are fighting a losing battle and the longer we wait, the harder our fight is going to become." He tucked the vials into his pocket and turned back to Shem, "But that's not all that I have to report."

He lifted his thumb and forefinger to his jaw and massaged it gently as he closed his eyes; the kind of look one gets when they feel a headache coming on.

"The dark pulses of magic... They were coming from one specific area, I'm sure of it. I'm certain I don't have to spell it out for you..." He sighed and dropped his arms. "You guessed it. A necromancer; a bloody powerful one, at that. When we carve through the army of our own fallen friends... We've got that to deal with."

He brought his palm up to his eyes and massaged them as he pondered, "Hell... At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if were dealing with a full-on lich up there." He swallowed and pulled his hand down over his mouth, a sympathetic look coming over him.

"Those poor bastards up there... They've got no idea what they're dealing with... And maybe we don't either, but they've got an eeno's chance in hell without us. Who's ready to put these bastards back in the ground?" [Leadership - Agility]

Suddenly, Katsuro felt the rumbling under his feet and turned his eyes up towards the castle.

He turned to Shem, "Is that the...?" He said, seeing the look of confidence across Shem's face. And then he knew. He shared a smile with the knight, and unsheathed his sword as the galloping grew louder, the glow of the sword radiating powerfully.

"Took them long enough," he said half jokingly. "On your mark, Shem." He turned towards the bridge, ready for battle at the captain's order.
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Simon stayed attentive to his surroundings, despite not contributing much at the moment. He gave a warm smile to firm ally, Kasei, who had returned his wave. But seeing as how the wartime General was still addressing the Captain, all the young scribe could do was listen. At least Shem's spirit was up.

Then Katsuro returned from his reconnoitering; with the Sheikah came his report. With every fallen soldier there was one more enemy to fight? Surely, these odds would be staggering. Then, the son of Dogura asked Simon for the vials. Simon didn't waste time, and he handed them over immediately, still treating them as delicately as he could. "There you are," he commented as he did so, as if to say he fulfilled the expectations to the letter.

"I agree, we need to depart as soon as possible." In alignment with Katsuro's thinking, the longer they delayed the stronger their enemy would become. Yet, the Sheikah continued to speak, and things grew grimmer still. There was a very powerful nercromancer leading this army, and he might just be a lich. The tension Simon was feeling was palpable. The sooner they could at least rush out to meet his foe, the less he would have to fear it. Still, Katsuro's bravery seemed pretty unshakable, at least to Simon. It gave him the determination to be swift and decisive. He would have started to run out into the battlefield now, but he too heard the rumbling that caught him off guard.

The cavalry had arrived, and Simon reveled in Shem's beaming smile. Still, with hundreds of horses rushing at him Simon made a rather intelligent decision. Realizing he wasn't going to outrun a horse, Simon moved to hugne of the buildings along the side of the stone thoroughfare. He was still prepared to join his comrades in battle though, he would just have to follow behind the horsemen.
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Shem's lightened countenance didn't last very long - as Katsuro detailed all that he had seen out in the field, the smile on Shem's face slowly melted away into grim determination once again.
"Din's fire - it's worse than I feared." He said, staring at the stony streets. He was somber for a moment before he shook his head and looked back up at the group. "Well. That just means we have to get out there and get this done fast - I don't want to lose another soldier." He growled, his grip tightening on his spear.

"And we won't, if we have anything to say about it!" Came the call from behind them. At that moment, the reinforcements rounded the corner and galloped into the courtyard. It was an entire company of soldiers - at least one hundred men - all armed to the teeth and ready for battle. At the head of the company rode a soldier in bronze colored armor, with a red cape billowing behind him and a fierce-looking spear clutched in his hands.

"Lieutenant Drommlin! You finally decided to show up." Shem said, staring down the approaching company as they slowed to meet him. Drom - for that's who it was - brought his horse to a halt and swiftly dismounted in front of the captain, going into a bow as his feet hit the floor. "Captain." He said, with his arm across his chest. Shem nodded, and Drom moved to be at ease. He glanced at Kasei briefly and temporarily seemed surprised to see him there before gathering his composure again.

"Bad news, Lieutenant." Said Shem, assuming his more authoritative voice. "We've got an army of undead creatures knocking on our front door. The Outer Patrol is out there keeping them at bay for the moment, but they're not gonna last much longer. Thanks to some expert reconnaissance by the young Shadowclaw here," He said, gesturing to Katsuro, "We know there's a necromancer out there somewhere who's putting us through all this - even raising our own dead against us." Drom raised an eyebrow at the mention of Katsuro's name, but didn't say anything. Shem continued, "The plan is to mount up and charge straight into the front of the opposing force, driving a wedge straight through the middle of them and giving us a clear path right to the big bad. If you and your men can hold off the oncoming horde, the five of us will deal with the necromancer, and hopefully bring an end to the conflict without too much more bloodshed."

"Yes sir!" Drommlin saluted, before turning and mounting back up on his horse, then offered a hand down to the Captain to let him up behind him. Four of the nearby soldiers offered to help the horseless heroes up onto their own mounts as they prepared to charge across the drawbridge.

"Alright men, you heard the Captain." Drom shouted back at the soldiers behind him. "No quarter given, no mercy shown! Let's send those monsters crawling back to the graves they came from!" He yelled. The soldiers behind him roared in agreement, raising their spears.

"For the Goddesses! For our comrades! And for the glory of Hyrule!" He bellowed. The men were in an uproar now.

"CHAAAAAAARGE!"

With a thunderous cacophony of voices and the beating of hundreds of hooves on the road, the company surged forward, underneath the gate, and across the drawbridge. Drommlin raised his spear in the air, and the tip began to glow with a brilliant white light. With a shout, Drom thrust the spear forward, and an explosion of light burst out of it and over the battlefield, burning away the fog and illuminating the field like the coming of dawn. With clear vision, the soldiers were able to swing their weapons with pinpoint accuracy, mowing down the monsters that got in their way and cutting a clean path straight through the heart of the undead force. All around them the shrieks of the monsters rang out in defiance, and the cheers of the few weary soldiers that were left could be heard as well - and the company pushed onward, through the creatures and towards the east.

The light emanating from Drom's spear provided the light the soldiers needed to hold off the undead horde, but the further east they travelled, the more it seemed like the light was being choked out - like they were entering an unnatural shadow. A feeling of dread began to wash over the company as they pressed on, as if they were being oppressed by an evil presence. Several hundred yards from the drawbridge, the light at the end of Drommlin's spear finally puttered out, like a candle in the wind, leaving only the light of the clouded moon overhead to illuminate their path as they continued to cut down the gibdos, redead, and stal-kind in their way.

They soon found what they were looking for.

Just ahead of them, the company could see a large, dark, shadow of a figure, with dim purple lights glowing faintly in various places around it's body. They were still a little too far away to see it clearly - but they had made it past the main force of the undead horde.

"This is our stop!" Shem shouted back at Kasei, Denkou, Simon, and Katsuro as he leaped off the horse and rolled to his feet, hoping the others would follow suit. Drommlin raised his spear again, and the hundred or so soldiers under his command split down the middle and turned north and south, creating a wall on either side of the five heroes.

"Do us proud!" Drommlin shouted as he disappeared into the fray.

As the five of them approached the dark figure, the cloud covering the moon began to move out of the way, allowing a little more light to light up the battlefield. What they saw might not have been exactly what they were expecting.

Standing before them was a large Goron several feet taller than the average male of it's species. Instead of orange skin and a rocky hide, this Goron had a dark brown skin and, most curiously, purple crystal-like formations in the place of the typical rocky exterior. His back was covered in the crystals, as well as his fists and the top of his head. In the center of his chest was a large purple gemstone, pulsing with a dark glow - the same glow that was emanating from his pupil-less eyes, very similar to the undead eyes of the creatures they had fought in the courtyard. He held no weapons, and wore no clothes, save for a loincloth around his waist. His mouth formed into a sneer as the adventurers approached.

Who dares defy the might of Shar-Guthal?
Came the deep, gravelly voice of the Goron. It boomed across the field, hitting the adventurers with almost a physical force.

"By the authority of King Harkinian II, we've come to put an end to your terrorization of the Hyrulean populace!" came the reply from Captain Shem. He spoke in the most threatening and ferocious way he could muster, but compared to the thunderous voice of the Goron before them, the captain sounded like a kitten meowing at a mountain lion.

You think the five of you can stand before the might of the Necromaster?
The Goron asked incredulously, before bursting into awful, booming laughter.

AHA HA HA HA HA! I think not. I have waited centuries to exact my revenge upon the Royal Family for what they've done to me - and I will not be defeated by a petty knight and his mewling companions.
So saying, Shar-Guthal brought his hand up to his chest to stroke the gem embedded there.

But, if you are so eager to die, I will be more than happy to oblige you.
The gem suddenly began glowing much brighter, and that same dark wave of dark energy that Katsuro had felt earlier pulsed out across the field. From the ground around the Goron came a handful of monsters, clawing their way out of the dirt and into the open air. [Will of Shar-Guthal]

Come then! Let me give you the death you seek!
[Music: Dance with Death]


ANCIENT NECROMASTER SPIRIT
SHAR-GUTHAL
Level 15 Goron... Boss.
HP: 253 SPL: 70
STR: 8, DEF: 13, AGI: 7, INT: 4, SPI: 5

Will of Shar-Guthal: Shar-Guthal uses his mastery of the dark necromantic arts to summon 6 random undead creatures. Cannot be used again until all in-combat undead are defeated. 0 SPL
Necro Burst: An explosion of shadow magic that effects all enemies in combat. 10 SPL.
Unarmed Combat Level 4
Spirit of Dragonbane

...and one more key component of this fight that you will have to discover on your own... huehuehuehuehue


Oh, and also:

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Redead x4
STR - 4; DEF - 8; AGI - 1; INT - 1; SPI - 1; SPL - 1; HP - 20
Abilities:
Screech of Fright - Once per turn, a Redead may unleash a terrifying screech that paralyzes all opponents on the battlefield. Unless an Innate Check of 10 is passed, the warriors cannot attack until the following turn (After the Redead in question has had another chance to attack).

Gibdo x2
STR - 6; DEF - 12; AGI - 1; INT - 1; SPI - 5; SPL - 1; HP – 30





....also I'm really bad at balancing fights to match the strength of the party, so this might be too powerful and kill you all in like two rounds. Or you might end up beating him in two- okay, well, much faster than I'm anticipating. We'll see! Wheeeeeee
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Just before the cavalry was entirely upon them, Simon saw Shem's spirit break at Katsuro's report. If the Captain, an experienced military man who now doubt had seen the undead utilized like this before, was disheartened by the information, things might be a lot more hopeless than he had previously thought. The real question was what aspect did Shem find more troubling: the fact that the more knights fell the more powerful the enemy forces became or the possible nature of the commander on the other side of the battlefield? Simon himself shuddered to think at what opponent awaited them. He just wanted to charge out now and get it over with.

And, in perfect timing, the company of soldiers rounded the corner on their steeds. Simon examined the exchange between Drommlin and Shem. The name seemed to strike a chord with Simon, who studied the Lieutenant intently. Wasn't Drommlin the name of one of Leth's companions? Or perhaps Simon was mistaken, and he had just heard the name Drommlin because the man was clearly a well-respected lieutenant. Either way, Simon was sure he'd find out more information in the future. He edged closer once he realized they'd be riding the horses out. He wasn't too excited about the prospect; he had no experience in horse-back riding. Originally, he might have not have even tried to mount one of the horses if it hadn't been for the knight offering him assistance. He gave the soldier an embarrassed smile as it took two tries to get the scribe secure on the warhorse. While the whole thing made him sensitive about his lack of experience, he was extremely grateful for the help.

"Thanks," he called to the rider who had now gone back to his own horse. He didn't have time to think about that now though. For they were about to charge. Fortunately for him, the thundering noise of the horses breaking into a whirlwind of speed covered up his guttural scream of terror at the thought of being lurched off of the beast. Of course, he soon realized that his poise was fine, and thus quit screaming after four seconds at the most from when they started moving. Besides, there were greater fears, like who this necromancer was.

At least Drommlin's spear was projecting light for them. Being towards the back of the ranks, Simon found that any undead that he rode by had already been slain (or was it re-slain) by the knights leading the charge. That was fine with him. It meant he didn't have to use precious energy he needed to save for the fight. He also didn't have to adjust his position on the horse, which he was worried might cause him to fall off. Still, it was encouraging to see the undead falling so mercilessly to the attack.

It was only once the light started to dim that Simon's thoughts turned once again to the actual task at hand: reaching the necromancer. They must be growing nearer to the foe. And suddenly, through the fog and by the light of the moon, he saw the glowing specter. Hearing Shem call for a halt, Simon realized he had no idea how to stop the horse. He thought of all the verbal commands that came to mind. "STOP. HALT. Slow?" Still, it seemed the one phrase he could not think of was 'Woah!"

The horse continued, and Simon had no idea what to do with the reins. Luckily, since it was a warhorse, it realized that its fellow steads were coming to a stop, and so it too slowed down and eventually stopped. Simon had a bit of trouble dismounting and in the end, just fell off. He stroked the beast's head and ultimately decided it was better to walk away now before he did anything else to embarrass himself. Thus, he turned to greet the necromancer with his allies.

Upon first beholding the necromancer up close, he realized that this summoner was anything but a normal Goron. Something was severely wrong here. And then, the booming voice poured from the oddity, making Simon nearly jump out of his skin. So, his name was Shar-Guthal. At least they knew that much now. He listened as Shem gave the statement of facts. He almost wondered if there wasn't an implied ultimatum to the knight's formal message. Perhaps, if the terrorizing ceased Shar-Guthal would be spared (though no doubt taken for an extended stay in the dungeons).

There was the added bonus that Shar-Guthal called himself THE Necromancer, which was a very confident title to give to one's self. Surely there are other necromancers. Still, his powers seemed great, perhaps he had earned the right to be arrogant. After all, against him, even five capable fighters didn't seem like enough of a force. This was a necromancer who had summoned a massive fighting force akin to a small army. And then, Shar-Guthal made his comment that mixed everything up for Simon. It got those gears going in his head. Shar-Guthal had apparently lived through centuries of waiting to exact revenge on the Royal Family. Obviously, he thought that the Royal Family must have slighted him. But for him to have lived for thousands of years? Was it possible the Goron was dead?

The foe before them seemed corporeal, seeming every bit physically there just like the undead enemies he had just summoned to deal with these five intruders behind his front lines. Even with faced with four Redeads and two Gibdos and a necromancer threatening to overtake North Castle, Simon felt that knowledge was power. There was something beyond the fact that he was centuries old that made Simon believe that Shar-Guthal might be dead. His eyes seemed very similar to the type of enemies he was employing, dead and empty. Simon needed to know if this Goron was more of the affinity of the traditional Goron biology, or if perhaps he was more like the undead. He drew in all the details before him that he could observe about the necromancer, hoping partially to recall Shar-Guthal from a book he had read, a story he was told, or just the eclectic information a scribe just ends up obtaining through osmosis over the line of their work. If nothing could be learned of his history, then at least Simon might develop a working theory as to the weaknesses of this foe - if any [Insight Check - Shar-Guthal].

OOC: Getting this battle started off the wrong way - with a stalling action.
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"Lieutenant Drommlin! You finally decided to show up."


Drommlin. I won't forget that.

Katsuro thought as he looked the man up and down. Having a name like that in your back pocket could be very helpful someday.

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"Bad news, Lieutenant. We've got an army of undead creatures knocking on our front door. The Outer Patrol is out there keeping them at bay for the moment, but they're not gonna last much longer. Thanks to some expert reconnaissance by the young Shadowclaw here, we know there's a necromancer out there somewhere who's putting us through all this - even raising our own dead against us."


When Drom turned in Katsuro's direction, he lifted his shield-hand and flicked his wrist for a small non-nonchalant wave. "The Overwatch is pleased to be of service." He stated firmly. Yeah. That sounded good.

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"The plan is to mount up and charge straight into the front of the opposing force, driving a wedge straight through the middle of them and giving us a clear path right to the big bad. If you and your men can hold off the oncoming horde, the five of us will deal with the necromancer, and hopefully bring an end to the conflict without too much more bloodshed."


When the knight atop his horse extended his armored hand down to Katsuro to lift him up onto the steed, the man grimaced. "Uhh... No thanks. I'll tag along from beneath." He began to sink into the ground as the lieutenant began his speech.

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"Alright men, you heard the Captain! No quarter given, no mercy shown! Let's send those monsters crawling back to the graves they came from! For the Goddesses! For our comrades! And for the glory of Hyrule!"

"CHAAAAAAARGE!"


With that, Katsuro dipped into the shadows, submerging himself in darkness. The thundering hooves above his head sent shivers down his spine, the cries of the rallied soldiers making his hair stand up on end. He propelled himself through the shadows under the horses and the battlefield. He heard the cheers of the soldiers whom thought themselves left for dead. A smile of confidence breached Katsuro's lips as he watched the scene unfold overhead as if through a one-way mirror. Drom's spear produced a magnificent light that cut through the fog and brought with it a form of hope that was damn near tangible.

That wasn't however, enough to draw Katsuro's attention away from the terrible power they were closing in on.

It's him.

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"This is our stop!"


He heard Shem confirm from above. He zipped through the shadows and angled himself upward, coming to a slow steady pace as he shadowmelded out of the earth and onto the battlefield. As everyone dismounted their horses gracefully or not, his eyes cut through the fog to observe the creature.

"It's... It's a..." He stammered, clearly shocked.

The Goron stepped into full view, much larger than any Goron he'd ever seen, save for Shigure, his grandfather's old war ally. Purple crystals jutted from the Goron's back, fists, and head as well as one large crystal that appeared to be embedded in his chest. His eyes were luminous with the same purple glow, and it was clear anyone with a magical backbone that this opponent was tremendously powerful.

"A Goron with this kind of magical control? I thought I'd seen everything."

He stated before the assailant began to speak; and speak he did.

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Who dares defy the might of Shar-Guthal?


Katsuro raised an eyebrow.
Shar-Guthal? That's not a Goronic name... That's...

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You think the five of you can stand before the might of the Necromaster? AHA HA HA HA HA! I think not. I have waited centuries to exact my revenge upon the Royal Family for what they've done to me - and I will not be defeated by a petty knight and his mewling companions.


Revenge upon the Royal Family? This... This couldn't be... Not possibly... Could it?
The man gritted his teeth as he contemplated several possibilities.

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But, if you are so eager to die, I will be more than happy to oblige you.


Katsuro gripped his sword and reaffirmed his stance as several undead abominations clawed their way out of the dirt, eager to serve their master. With the hum of dark magic surrounding them, and Shar-Guthal powering up for combat, Katsuro had to consider his situation for just a moment.

Oh, man. This is not how expected tonight to go. It was such a simple mission. How do I always end up in these situations? If only the captain were here... Why didn't I send for reinforcements when I had the opportunity? Gah!

He swallowed and stood up straight as Simon appeared next to him. He turned to see the man examining the Goron closely.

"Lemme know what you see, Simon. As for myself, I've got a hunch." He turned to the others, "When was the last time you guys saw a Goron cast a spell? They're just not made for it." He turned back to the monstrosity. "What separates this one from the others? I'm thinking it's got something to do with those crystals." He studied the giant closely as the undead summons were now on their feet and lurching towards them. "Furthermore... If any of you go down... You'll be getting back up under his command. Man, what a mess..."

Katsuro smiled and closed his eyes, "There's no turning back now. Too late for regrets." He opened them with a wild look in his eye. "Watch my back, father." He whispered as he bolted from his position, weaving in and out of the undead creatures, closing the distance between himself and Shar-Guthal at a surprising rate. While he failed to match the breakneck speed of his father, he was already upon the self-proclaimed Necromaster.

He disappeared into the ground, zigzagged, and exploded out from the earth directly in front of the Goron, his brightly glowing sword on a crash-course for the monster's chest-crystal.

"EAT THIS!"
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Simon watched in awe as Leth slaughtered the Big Octo just as it was about the thaw. Saber meanwhile had managed to actually hit one of the Zolas judging by all the thrashing about. From what he could see, Simon hoped the Zola hadn't hit the Tantari Mercenary in retaliation. Then, he spotted the other two Zolas warming up their fireballs, and he immediately ducked out of the way, thinking they might be attacking him. After all, his work with the poem definitely seemed to be giving his allies the boost they needed. Too little, too late though, as Simon had failed to shout a warning at Leth who got nearly the full blast of their magical attacks.

Luckily, it seemed that their cleric ally knew some awesome healing abilities. It seemed Phineas got Leth healed back up nicely. He nodded to the cleric's work, finding a sort of solace in it. Then, to answer the man's question, he added, "He was swimming for one of the Zolas. It seems he probably landed a hit, but it's tough to say if there was any retaliation." Without pausing to waste another moment, he drew his boomerang from his belt and threw it in a wide ark, hoping to hit one of the Zolas that had attacked Leth [Attack - Deku Boomerang at Zola 2].

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OOC: This was for Group of Beasts, if you couldn't tell. I accidentally posted it here in a rush to get to work on time. I'll move it in about five hours, so please don't delete it before then. In the meanwhile, post around it. Expect typos, this edit was brought to you by a phone keyboard interface.
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OoC: Okay, so, initially I wanted to go back and re-post all those lost posts for continutiy's sake and for general cohesiveness within the topic. Even started deleting some of the recent OoC posts to get ready for that... But the longer I thought about it, the less appealing that idea has become. It would just be to complicated too orchestrate everyone posting their stuff old in order again, or at least it would just take way too long, and I really want to get this topic moving again. We're so close to finishing, guys! We're right at the climax of the event; the epic showdown! I really want to actually finish a topic for once :p

So, with that in mind, we'll be picking right back up where we initially left off, halfway through the round. Katsuro and Simon are attacking a redead. We have yet to see what Kasei/Denkou and Shem will do. The missing posts are summarized in my post above, or if you would like, you can re-read most of them (we're still missing half a round) in detail in Kasei's "missing story" masterpost above as well.

So! Let's get this show on the road again!

Leth wrote:any chance of getting that reply in soon?

OOC: I am not even going to lie, I thought I posted and I forgot.

Denkou still out? Good. That means its' all Kasei, baby.

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Kasei appeared unmoved as his flame eradicated one of the undead foes, but looked over in the direction of the enemy to notice Denkou and Shem succumbing to the fear-inducing effects of the Redead.

"I suppose I should pick up the pace." He muttered, before resting a hand on his blade, allowing the magic to flow. With but a thought, he swung his rapier in an arc, allowing his Fire spell to ignite the very blade, adding an infernal feeling to the weapon. "Goddesses, guide me." He prayed, before turning to the nearest undead foe. Katsuro and Simon would be enough to defend the others from the necromancer, but if the undead were allowed to flank the combatants, this fight would get much more difficult, quickly.

Kasei lunged forward again, thrusting into his selected foe.

OOC: SO basically I'm retarded when it comes to keeping track of shit.