Amnesia (Jaela)

[Corwin]

[19:51] <Annerose> roll 1d20+10 Serith
[19:51] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 28 > [d20=18]

[Anastasia]

"Bread," Finnegan begins with.

Carrots, honey, cinnamon, rolls, beef, lettuce. Words are tossed around as you fly along, a few minutes passing. It's hard to go - you're keeping on it, but it's easy to forget a word, to lose concentration. Just easy to slip away a bit. Entirely manageable, but it's notable. Interestingly, you notice the same in Mirajane and Finnegan. Sylvie and Ellese both seem more on the ball.

"Mother, one interpretation of the Styx is that it steals the truth away and replaces it with the empty hate of evil." Mirajane speaks up, the chain stopping. As other eyes turn to her, "No lie can defeat the truth of 21, and Ellese is already changed to them. That's what I think, anyway."

[Corwin]

"Glorious," Jaela deadpans, before thinking only to Ellese, 'Speaking of, I've been thinking about whether 21 can synergize with your meditations. You've taken it as far as you can with my help, but maybe that's the help you need?'

[Anastasia]

"That's an idea," Sylvie says, "Remember that 21 simply is. It works on its own rules and accord, it can slice you as easily as it slices evil."

Ellese considers it slowly, as Mirajane blinks and shakes her head. She's about to say something when...

Any of you have extra-ordinary senses?

[Corwin]

Blindsight 60ft, the usual darkvision.

[Anastasia]

You can sense something moving on the water below the party.

[Corwin]

'Attack! Move left!' Jaela thinks sharply to the others, opting to err on the side of caution. Her aura should already give any devils inconvenient burns, but she calls down a Flame Strike that sets the water below to boil while she moves with the rest of their formation aside and bestows Celestial Valor upon all of them!

Swift action for Flame Strike, move to the left as a group, Celestial Valor on the group as standard.

Damage if evil outsider within 60ft:
[21:44] <Corwin> roll 2d6
[21:44] <Serith> Corwin roll for Serith < 6 > [d6=5,1]

Flame Strike Ref DC 29, -4 to save if evil outsider within 40ft:
[21:44] <Corwin> roll 15d6
[21:44] <Serith> Corwin roll for Serith < 63 > [d6=6,6,5,3,6,6,5,4,4,4,2,1,3,5,3]

[Anastasia]

You only have time for the swift, so don't mark off celestial valor yet.

You summon a pillar of flame which strikes the Styx below. It bursts into greasy steam where it hits, a rise of the water disrupted. Whatever it was, you don't sense it anymore with your blind sense.

Finnegan's at your side already, Val ready to defend you. Ellese is starting to chant, while Sylvie stares down and Mirajane says, "You saw ti in time."

[Corwin]

"I guess," Jaela says dubiously, fortifying herself with Foresight. "I expected... more." After a moment to ensure nothing is coming after them, she adds, "Formation change. Mirajane, swap with me and sweep around with true seeing as we go."

[Anastasia]

"Yes, Mother," Mirajane does that as Finnegan comes close, "I expect it's probably a trick or projection, maybe not intelligent."

[Corwin]

"Let's keep going," Jaela asserts, resolving to treat any such tricks with the seriousness of an attack.

[Anastasia]

At this Mirajane speaks up. "Resistance is light so far, Mother, but the devils are defending in depth so that should soon change. Gisfal's impression is that they're highly fortified and looking to wait us out. A strategy involving the Styx or a counter-force is the thought right now."

[Corwin]

'Relay to Gisfal that our main goal may be achieved with just our team, and not to risk Aurora should things take a turn for the worse,' Jaela thinks back.

[Anastasia]

'Understood,' Mirajane says, and after a few moments, 'It's passed on. I'll let you know about any further updates.'

[Corwin]

Jaela presses on with a nod, hopeful that their eventual destination is not located days away.