The depths of torment (Afina, Surraruthru)

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru blinks at the sudden shift.

"Hm. I wish I could have seen the magic... I wonder what it was... Or how to counter it."

[Anastasia]

This is so close on timing that I'm going to ask for a Dex check here, Afina.

[Ebiris]

[19:38] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+12 +25 more if this counts as opposed and I can use moment of prescience on it
[19:38] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 17 > [d20=5]

[Anastasia]

You do so as reality cracks. A shudder, and at the same time Jaela's voice is heard. It echos as you travel forever in an instant.

"Bel coming from below. Unable to assist in time. Taking down dimensional interdiction now. Escape off plane at once! That's an order! Evacuating myself."

The three of you hear it over and over and over again, plunging and tumbling, until the endless expanse of Air is before you. You can breathe. The air is clean and untainted, purifying all of you with each breath. You fly there, nothing in sight from horizon to horizon.

[Ebiris]

"I think we made it just in time," Afina says, looking around before she opens a gate to Aurora's last location on Elysium, assuming they'd go back there. "That wasn't a fight we were prepared for. And I shudder to think what Bel's presence will do to Lifasa... but it's not our day. Not yet."

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Afina: 303+20/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), moment of prescience (CL 25), greater heroism (CL 25), haste (CL 25), death ward (CL 28), recitation (CL 28), sublime revelry (CL 29), celestial valor (CL 24), shield (CL 25)
AC 99, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement
Spell charges: 5/9/9/8/7/8/3/8/0/1/4/2

[Anastasia]

Baleruk bristles, "Soon," he says, "SOON EVEN THAT FOOL WILL KNOW OUR WRATH! SURRARUTHRU!" Baleruk declares, pointing one finger at you, voice dropping to a whisper, "You will punish them with all your magic."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surrarithru raises an eye ridge.

"You refused to help me gain my power, which might have been even Moore significant had you helped, and now try to dictate its use to me?"

Surraruthru snorts.

"I'll be using my power as I will, and will break everything that stands in my way."

[Anastasia]

Elysium. Aurora at last, soldiers ready. A cheer goes up as the three of you come through, while Baleruk adds, "Hah! Finally spoken like a true dragon, even if you dress like a gaudy human woman." He smiles, a toothy and sharp smile across his still transformed face.

[Ebiris]

Afina raises a hand to the assembled troops, keeping herself firmly out of the draconic posturing. "For now we'll remain on alert until all our forces are accounted for and we know we're not going to be pursued here," she says to the pair, looking for someone in charge she can go check in with.

[Anastasia]

You see Adrian and Calleigh nearby, having a conversation and just starting to turn to you.

Lemme move you into that thread, pending one moment and a possible Iddy post first.

[Iron Dragoon]

"And yet you just desired the use of the power they grant."

With that, Surraruthru begins heading to at least a semi-quiet area near by to relax and begin reweaving his Tapestry to include the higher ranking officers likely to deploy again.

[Anastasia]

Surru, who are you adding to it now? Just officers in general who may deploy?

[Iron Dragoon]

Yeah. Primarily like Afina, Jaela, ect. Whoever is around that's likely to go back out. If there's not enough of them to fill all 9 slots for it, then just generic offers.

[Anastasia]

That'll work for the moment. One sec.

[Anastasia]

As Surru goes off, Afina sees Adrian hurrying over. Calleigh too, darting at her like a tactical courre strike.