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[Anastasia]

Syala focuses her will, in moments a bee about as large as you and much broader slowly forming in the air. It hovers in place, making no aggressive move. You can see the tiny hairs on its body, antennae twitching as Syala goes to it, strokes its head like an oversized dog.

"Whew..." Syala takes a breath, "So, imagine dozens of these facing down against worthy heroes as they strive for the dragon?"

[Ebiris]

"I was picturing something more icy and crystalline looking, but still... impressive that you can make such a thing real," Alicia says in surprise at the feat Syala just accomplished.

[Anastasia]

"Just," Syala says, "We did the same when we expanded Sylica, creating new animals to fill it. This is also just a giant bee, nothing touched by winter's power." Patting it a few more times, "A proof of concept."

[Ebiris]

"I'd thought of that as being a part of Sylica's expansion, and like it not something we can repeat casually," Alicia admits. "I may have been limiting myself."

[Anastasia]

"It's not easy," Syala admits, "Easier for me with animals because I'm tied to them." She focuses a moment, a tiny, normal sized bee appearing in her hand. I understand there's ways yet to grow better at it, and it gets harder with both size and the strength of the creatures." The bee flies off without prompting.

[Ebiris]

"That makes sense," Alicia nods. She doesn't try it herself regardless, since she has no reason to create life right now. Even if she just made an insect, she'd feel obligated to it.

[Anastasia]

Syala returns to her giant bee, "This one's a worker, it'll serve a queen well."

A prayer, a soft one, 'My Queen, all the portals,' A lantern archon named Rolens prays, 'Guide my path back to Sylica!'

[Ebiris]

Alicia has a look at where Rolens is to see how much guidance they need.

[Anastasia]

A valley in Ysgard - you don't know it offhand, but there's infinite Ysgard, after all. Dozens and dozens and dozens of portals are yawning wide there, thousands of demons pouring in - from lowly manes and dretches to commanding mariliths and raging balors, and stranger things yet. Rolens is at the lip of the valley, fluttering along and staring down in mute horror.

[Ebiris]

"Demons are invading Ysgard. Quite a lot of demons," Alicia says to Syala, reminded of one of the first invasions Sylica had to fight off.

Of course infinite Ysgard or not, can she tell where they are in terms of proximity to any of the local powers? Sylica included of course.

Teleport back to Sylica, child. Before you are seen.

She rods Rolens to not stick around when a casual unholy blight would kill him. Not the worst thing that can happen on Ysgard, but the demons might be looking for prisoners.

[Anastasia]

They're about 100 miles from a planar border with it and where they could march in.

Rolens vanishes at that, your words obeyed without question.

Syala blinks at that, "Let's take a closer look. Show me."

[Ebiris]

"They're not far from Sylica," Alicia says, guiding Syala's divine sight to the location. "Could be Malcanthet finally striking back at us."

Alicia's avatar meanwhile goes to meet Rolens so she can find out what he was doing there and what he saw before that prayer attracted her attention.

[Anastasia]

Demons pour in, more and more and more. Some fight, some brawl and some are already spreading out, into the caves and over the valleys, taking control of the area. A thousand different banners fly, a riot of colors and symbols.

Rolens is now in Sylica near Mercia, shivering all over, quaking in the air.

[Ebiris]

"It's alright Rolens, you're safe here," Alicia's avatar says, resting a hand on his spherical surface. "Tell me what you saw there when the portals began to form?"

"Lets mobilise our armies," Alicia says to Syala. "I'll call Marie back as well, this could be bloody."

[Anastasia]

"I was out f-flying," Rolens whimpers softly, "And I went over that valley and there they were. So many portals!"

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"Let's," Syala concurs, as...

Okay, as far as this part it goes, what's your plan?