RavenSong
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As the entire scene appeared to escalate, it was evident that many among the party were being taken somehow.
Joanne glanced quickly as the horseman entered the fray, using his mighty ability sent a thunderclap throughout the forest and emitting a flash that was nearly blinding and much more so to the fiendish undead.
It gave the crusader courage but for a moment as she reached for her blade on the ground yet when she rose to follow up with her own attack the horseman was gone. "Gods." She gasped. "No, where are you? Edwin!!" She called and looked around yet not a sign of him or his valiant steed. "This can't be." It was here that then the feline magician would disappear through the altar and with a flash Midnight was gone as well along with the eyeless malice that inhabited the altar.
Realizing they were suddenly taken down in numbers and as the amalgamation of corpses began to recover from the decisive strike the horde of undead corpses came into view. Their yellow whispy orbs glowing through the darkness. They were many. And still without any semblance of leadership or fellowship Joanne suddenly felt terrified.
"I.. Iselai.." she called out weakly as she looked behind her through her helm. "..are you.. still here?"
Rothgar then budged in, "Ah if you don't mind we should hurry!" He called out. Joanne wouldn't hesitate. "I'm afraid we've lost this battle." She said under her voice, only loud enough for Iselai to hear as she began to dark towards the wizard who then ran himself.
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It was then that a strange river would come into view. It was wide and vast yet was misty. As if made out of fog. Unfortunately was no visible way across. "What now?" Joanne said with a small amount of worry in her voice as she looked back from where they came. She could swear the ground was shaking. Could it be the corpse amalgamate was after them as well?
Rothgar would then wave his staff a bit, "Ah yes, I know this place. The bargeman will see us through. You'd be relieved to know we are nearly there!"
A few more waves from his staff and suddenly a reddish arc of magic would appear, and out of the river then appeared a barge. However this barge was towed by souls. The bargeman would reveal a whip and strike at one of the rowers backs. "ROW! ROW!" he demanded as his executioner mask glowed brightly at the eyes all the same as the other spirits.
Once ashore by the party, the bargeman demanded, "Many want to cross the river, but few have the fee. Give me something worth my time."
Joanne looked at Rothgar then back at the bargeman, "I have nothing of value, for my oath to serve Dala has-"
"BAH! Dala.." he laughed in ridicule, "..pathetic. ha! Give us your armor and I shall let you pass."
"My armor? It's important to me, to us."
"It's important to us too."
Joanne then looked long and hard at the bargeman then behind her. "Very well." She'd remove the plate materials off her form and throw them in the barge save for the leathers that went underneath. "Now would you see us across?"
"Welcome aboard, sister."
Joanne would nod then get in the barge and reach out her hand to Iselai to help her in, then to Rothgar.
Once in route to the other side of the bank, Joanne sighed. "I.. have lost my faith.. and with that half of the company we set out with. Forgive me Dala." The nun would hang her head as she held herself up with her elbows on her knees. Her mind was reeling from the horrors she just experienced.
Joanne glanced quickly as the horseman entered the fray, using his mighty ability sent a thunderclap throughout the forest and emitting a flash that was nearly blinding and much more so to the fiendish undead.
It gave the crusader courage but for a moment as she reached for her blade on the ground yet when she rose to follow up with her own attack the horseman was gone. "Gods." She gasped. "No, where are you? Edwin!!" She called and looked around yet not a sign of him or his valiant steed. "This can't be." It was here that then the feline magician would disappear through the altar and with a flash Midnight was gone as well along with the eyeless malice that inhabited the altar.
Realizing they were suddenly taken down in numbers and as the amalgamation of corpses began to recover from the decisive strike the horde of undead corpses came into view. Their yellow whispy orbs glowing through the darkness. They were many. And still without any semblance of leadership or fellowship Joanne suddenly felt terrified.
"I.. Iselai.." she called out weakly as she looked behind her through her helm. "..are you.. still here?"
Rothgar then budged in, "Ah if you don't mind we should hurry!" He called out. Joanne wouldn't hesitate. "I'm afraid we've lost this battle." She said under her voice, only loud enough for Iselai to hear as she began to dark towards the wizard who then ran himself.
--
It was then that a strange river would come into view. It was wide and vast yet was misty. As if made out of fog. Unfortunately was no visible way across. "What now?" Joanne said with a small amount of worry in her voice as she looked back from where they came. She could swear the ground was shaking. Could it be the corpse amalgamate was after them as well?
Rothgar would then wave his staff a bit, "Ah yes, I know this place. The bargeman will see us through. You'd be relieved to know we are nearly there!"
A few more waves from his staff and suddenly a reddish arc of magic would appear, and out of the river then appeared a barge. However this barge was towed by souls. The bargeman would reveal a whip and strike at one of the rowers backs. "ROW! ROW!" he demanded as his executioner mask glowed brightly at the eyes all the same as the other spirits.
Once ashore by the party, the bargeman demanded, "Many want to cross the river, but few have the fee. Give me something worth my time."
Joanne looked at Rothgar then back at the bargeman, "I have nothing of value, for my oath to serve Dala has-"
"BAH! Dala.." he laughed in ridicule, "..pathetic. ha! Give us your armor and I shall let you pass."
"My armor? It's important to me, to us."
"It's important to us too."
Joanne then looked long and hard at the bargeman then behind her. "Very well." She'd remove the plate materials off her form and throw them in the barge save for the leathers that went underneath. "Now would you see us across?"
"Welcome aboard, sister."
Joanne would nod then get in the barge and reach out her hand to Iselai to help her in, then to Rothgar.
Once in route to the other side of the bank, Joanne sighed. "I.. have lost my faith.. and with that half of the company we set out with. Forgive me Dala." The nun would hang her head as she held herself up with her elbows on her knees. Her mind was reeling from the horrors she just experienced.
