Attack on Sylica

[Anastasia]

"Anything."

The voice is a voice you know - the voice of Sylian.

"There is no reality, nothing. Only what we bring and what we project from ourselves. That the Incarnations are anything remotely close to human and understandable means they must not have occurred naturally."

The voice comes from everywhere and nowhere, as if spoken by every bit of emptiness here there is.

[Ebiris]

"Do you really think so?" Alicia says, knowing that her voice will be heard by the lich.

"Humans were created by the Incarnations, that we and they share commonality makes more sense than not."

[Anastasia]

Syala becomes on guard, continuing her circuit around Antenora.

"There is much that I suspect but do not know. But - there is more I can help you with. Antenora seeks to become One?"

[Ebiris]

"She does, but help would be counter-productive. Any outside interference, even well-intentioned, could taint the process," Alicia replies. "And your intentions can't be assumed that far. Why do you plague Oberuth with those dreams?"

[Anastasia]

"It's needed," Is all Sylian says, "We will meet again." Then the voice is gone, as meanwhile Antenora...

> roll 1d20+11
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{31}

An extraordinarily well timed 20.

Around Antenora is a sense of her. It's as if Antenora fills the air, everything about her distilled into a simple sense of her being.

[Ebiris]

That's going to be cold comfort to Oberuth. Anyway, she and Syala continue their orbit, though from what she's sensing... 'It feels like she's making progress, doesn't it?'

[Anastasia]

'Yes,' Syala agrees simply, turning to watch Antenora a moment.

> roll 1d100 meanwhile
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 meanwhile --> [ 1d100=20 ]{20}

> roll 1d20+11
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{30}

Antenora choosing the right day to get hot on the dice, yowza.

Antenora expands. The sense of her expands. Antenora. Antenora. Antenora. Antenora. Antenora. Antenora. Antenora. Antenora.

(Alicia. Marie. Syala. Jessica. Latha. Naeys. Seira. Amaryl. Donald. More and more and more.)

[Ebiris]

Alicia likewise stops and turns to stare. 'She's really doing it. It's happening right now,' she says, surprise and awe colouring her telepathic voice.

[Anastasia]

More. More. More.

> roll 1d20+11
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{31}

The DC was 30 on all three checks. I don't fucking believe it. 20, 19, 20. Unreal. Moment of DM honesty: Doing this without Eblis directly instructing was as close to a suicide trap as I could make with any chance to avoid it and succeed left behind.

I'm honestly stunned.

A spark. A spark begins to glow with Antenora. A strange spark, so much HER that it is impossible to describe as anything but her.

Then there were three. Well chosen.

[Ebiris]

I did wonder when you acted surprised at us not going back to Eblis, but I figured becoming One is and should be a deeply personal thing and instruction would be counter-productive, just like I told Sylian off here.

'It's done. And so fast,' she says, sharing a look with Syala before they fly in towards Antenora.

[Anastasia]

Got it in one. Somehow it fucking worked out. I'm running out of words to express my sheer shock.

A pulse. Antenora is more and yet...a pulse. AS she floats in the air, another comes. Clad in her armor burned black, her dress tarred dark. Della the Bloodflier is before the two of you, leering, cold. She raises her spear - a dreadful, cursed thing, and charges at the two of you.

At the same time? PULSE.

BEAT.

Cascading. A cascading mountain atop a river that reaches forever, reaches on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on - !

The thing. An endless thing. A river and a mountain moving together at once and apart, stretching far, to at the end where a sense of sorrow resides, a sense of curiosity.

Init.

[Ebiris]

[19:22] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+22 nerveskitter
[19:22] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+22 nerveskitter --> [ 1d20=5 ]{27}

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Alicia: 564+20/564
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), many moments of prescience (CL 31), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 31), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), foresight (CL 30), many moments of prescience (CL 30), extended spell turning (CL 31), true seeing (CL 30), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 30), barkskin (CL 30), telepathic bond (CL 30), protection from energy x5 (CL 30), extended repelling shield (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 30), epic mage armour (CL 30)
Defences: AC 84 (touch 36), CMD 83, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +1 enhancement to attack/damage, +4 Str, +4 Dex, +2 Con, +4 Int, +2 Cha, +2, +1 natural armour, insight to AC/reflex, +10 insight perception, +5 enhancement to natural armour, +4 morale attack/saves, +7 shield to AC, +11 armour to AC
Perceptions: Darkvision 60, low-light vision, true seeing, perception +53
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/8/9/9/9/9/8/8/8/8/7/6/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/10/9/4

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+9 Syala
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+9 Syala --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
> roll 1d20+9 Della
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+9 Della --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
> roll 2d6+10 Horror
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+10 Horror --> [ 2d6=7 ]{17}

Init is Horror's Sorrow (34 doubled) > Alicia (27) > Horror (17 flat) > Della = Syala (21) > Horror's Range (8 halved)

The strange thing, a mountain and a river and more, merely is there and...

Will save, use your ranks in Sense Motive in place of Wisdom for the save.

[Ebiris]

[19:36] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+52-9+30
[19:36] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+52-9+30 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{91}

[Anastasia]

But the path is not forever. You walk the path for merely an age unthinking, until at last you finish it and return. You are there, a second and an eternity since you left, blurring together to be the same second of time.

Go.