Qora, Nightbird & Kisai
Shambhala - Palace of Heavenly Virtue
kenseido wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:20 am
""High Master, you saw for yourself. Seiryu is not a beast tamed; he has not been stolen. He chose me; I am the servent. His wishes are my command."
Anger flares in the High Master's eyes at those words. You sense that old, terrible wounds lie there. But he remains silent.
Even under attack from Qora, the leader of the Lemurian traitors laughs, a sizzling, mocking sound. "So the heir of Saito shows himself at last. He chose you, you say... he
CHOSE you! What utter insolence. What indescribable arrogance! Seiryu is no mere spirit or eidolon, pitiful hominid. Tell him, Szzarvak! Tell him the truth of the Dragon!" he goads.
The High Master's ancient eyes close for a long moment. When he speaks, his voice is coarse with emotion. "We serpents are the children of dragons," explains High Master Szzarvak. "Mightiest of dragons, king of the primordial oceans we crawled out from,
Seiryu is... was... the Lemurian God."
The High Master continues. "Centuries ago, when this world had need, the Dragon sought out a champion. A mighty, virtuous hero whose lineage could be bonded to it by blood. It sought out not one of us, its children... but the ancestors of Saito."
The leader of the Lemurian traitors levels a clawed finger at Kisai. "It bestowed its blessing upon the race that caused the genocide of its own children aeons ago. Do you expect us to believe that, hominid? That our God would reward the species that destroyed our glorious civilization? Long have we laboured and toiled to make things right - to reverse this final, ultimate injustice and regain the favor of the Dragon, and today it will be done!" He makes a chopping gesture in the air and turns to the High Master. "Your resolve wavers, High Master. Since you will not see reason, perhaps this will force your hand. Hazzvarash! Bring the child!"
Another Lemurian Arch-sorcerer steps out from behind one of the pillars. The air shimmers before her as Kisai senses that she activates ancient counterspells of unparalleled might. In one hand, effortlessly, she grasps no other than a blood-splattered Zhang by the scruff of his neck. "Father!" he cries as the sorcerer dangles him over the edge of the parapet.
The High Master's eyes open wide. "Sins of the father..." he whispers.
"...must be borne by the sons," finishes the leader of the Lemurian traitors. "Surrender or the child dies!"
OOC
I fiat and reverse your attempt at edit scene: Kisai gains 2 HP. Unfortunately, this is something that is very hard for Kisai to accomplish, and here his status as the dragon's chosen works against him rather than for him.
High Master Szzarvak takes no action on his turn and a new round begins.
The Lemurian traitor deactivates her Concealment 10 (Concentration, Limited to blending in) and appears. Kisai then detects that she activates a small (10ft radius) zone of extremely powerful counterspells, effectively functioning as Nullify All Powers.
A DC 25 Acrobatics check as a Standard action allows you to grab Zhang from the Lemurian's grasp safely. If you fail, you are immediately subjected to an unarmed attack from the sorceror.
Round 1
-- Lemurian Traitor Hazzvarash (carrying Zhang)
-- Nightbird *
22 Qora
18 Lemurian Arch-Sorcerors (squad) (-1)
13 Kisai
-- High Master Szzarvak
Nightbird is up!