OOC

 

This thread is open to any and all Arcadians from the Fire Division who have posted since last week in this thread. I'm not too particular about posting order for this one, but please bear in mind that once you have posted you should wait until the current 'round' is over before posting again.

OOC

 

For the sake of continuing with the mission I will be autopiloting the thread at this point by skipping over the initial beaming down/reporting in phase and moving on to the next phase of the mission.

Cut Scene

 

The first phase of the mission was easy enough; upon being beamed down from the Arc Angel it was a simple matter of the Arcadian's reporting in and preparing for the next phase of the mission - despite the poor visibility the Arcadia operatives were able to easily locate one another and as soon as the entire team was gathered the next phase of the mission was to proceed North through the woods to make rendevous with the scouting party that had arrived ahead of the Fire division. Hopefully, during the time between the briefing at headquarters and now they might have managed to gather more useful information on the enemy - his base of operations, goals and agendas and where possible, any exploitable weaknesses.

Despite the mist and chill and overall dreary ambiance, the forest thus far contained no threats, and the team was able to make good progress through the accursed forest, maintaining visual contact with one another at all times. After about half an hour of navigating the forest the team would soon find themselves at a clearing. Amidst the shrubs and grasses, broken stumps of pillars and weather-worn statues dot the landscape, ancient ruins that have been mostly reclaimed by nature. What they are looking at right now are the remains of an ancient Wood Elf city, back in a era when the Wood Elves of Florencia still constructed cities of brick and stone instead of magically weaving their dwellings right out of the forest trees.

Enemy Counter

 

Erinyes x 4

Enemy Information: Brought to unlife from the wrath of the unavenged dead, Erinyes can be considered to be the equivalent of a cross between an Air Soldier and Spellcaster Heartless. Erinyes typically prefer to swoop down on unsuspecting foes to rake at them with their razor-sharp nails, or fire basic elemental blasts (i.e. fire/ice/lightning) at them from a distance.

Quote:

 

My muse is dead, so Star's post will come after someone else posts.

OOC

 

Thanks Erin, your method for controlling combat is pretty nifty indeed.

Enemies are numbered so that everyone will know who or what to target

Kaloo

 

Erin's practiced reflexes saved him from being mauled as the boy conjured up a cloud, lowering the already chilly atmosphere around himself just as as Erinyes #1 dived right into the cloud, not knowing what to expect. While it took more than just chilling cold to stop an undead creature that is incapable of sensations of the flesh, the reduced visibility created by the elemancer's cloud did do a good job of confusing the undead hag, who missed his head entirely, and in a rather comical fashion smashed face-first into a pillar, emitting a shrill cry.

Normally, an impact like that would've knocked someone unconscious, but one would need to bear in mind that undead are immune to stun effects. Hissing and spitting like an angry feline, the Erinyes rose to her feet, a black ichor oozing out of a gash in her right temple that ran all the way down to the cheek. Flapping her wings in rage and with an angry panther-like snarl, Erinyes #1 raised her hands above her head as a blizzard of snow and ice began to gather in the palms, before leveling her hands in front of her and putting them together to launch a lance-like projectile of ice in Erin's general direction!

Caith

 

Erinyes #2 had her sights set on one of the Arcadians who didn't appear to be ready for combat, Yumi. The vile creature's predatory instincts drinking in on the girl's fear. She sensed a vulnerability, a chink in the armor, so to speak and swooped towards the source like a tiger pouncing on a lamb. However, said Erinyes would never find her target as Chizu threw herself forward to intercept the fiend in mid-flight. The Erinyes shrieked as Chizu's blades of wind clipped her wings, sending the fiend spiraling out of control in mid-flight and crashing onto the ground below.

Rising to her feet, the Erinyes stared Chizu in the eye, snarling angrily as she spread her arms out, arcs of electricity crackling around her claws. But for now the creature appeared to be putting up a show of defiance rather than actually attacking, still enraged over being denied a shot at an easy target. Although it nonetheless still presented an opportunity for Chizu and her teammates to get a free shot in on the fiend while she is still steaming with rage.

Captain

 

Erinyes #3 hissed in alarm as Damon hurled what appeared to be the remnants of a stone pedestal at her; the undead hag narrowly avoiding the half-ton of sculpted marble as she raised altitude to avoid the projectile, letting it smash into the ground below. However, in avoiding one projectile attack the Erinyes was left open to another attack, and Meglumar's water blast nailed the undead hag in the side of her head, sending the Erinyes wobbling in mid-flight.

Beka

 

Thanks to Chizu's intervention, Yumi only had one Erinyes to deal with, although is even one of them something a girl who, despite her special powers, hadn't had much in the way of combat experience deal with? Erinyes #4 snarled as she swooped in on what she sensed to be a feeling of helplessness, a flicker of malevolent glee in her yellow feline eyes. The undead hag's eyes momentarily widened as Yumi picked up a tree branch and chucked the piece of timber at the hag's face.

A wicked sneer crossed the Erinyes' face - did she really think a meager projectile like that could save her? And this was when Yumi pointed her finger and the branch exploded in midair, sending forth a hail of wood splinters and a cloud of smoke. Erinyes #4 shrieked as the sudden explosion obscured her view and caused her to sail right over the brown-haired girl's head and crash into the nearby bushes. Hissing, the Erinyes rose to her feet, ripping apart the blanket of vegetation as it trudged towards Yumi on feet, clawed hands outstretched in eagerness to exact vengeance.

OOC

 

And a summary on the current situation...

Enemies: Erinyes
#1 - Attacking Erin with an ice spell.
#2 - Confronting Chizu; is open to attacks of opportunity.
#3 - Down, but is it out? Confirmation might be needed.
#4 - Readying a claws attack on Yumi.
#5 - Attempting a diving attack at Damon.
#6 - Idle/on standby

My characters (Lavender, Selene) and NPC (Louis) will provide support to the others as needed, i.e. if a character specifically calls for assistance.