Maalim: A Land Awakened

Jason drenched from the downpour, keeps pushing forward. However, as each droplet lands around him, he feels them ripple. As time goes by and they keep treading along in silence, he discovers that he can feel the rain itself. This wasn't in the way his captain had described, how some folk were able to read the air, this was something else. Once again, Jason felt a tug fester in his soul. Something that seemed to crash against the cage of his mind, keeping him awake as the rain exhausted him, but also in constant agony as it felt like a hammer striking steel.

(personal roll to see if something fun, mechanically, happens -w-)

17

As time stretched on, Jason for the briefest moment, felt the pressure from both the rain and within, crumble his will. However, that brief moment was all that the thing inside him needed. Once again, energy seeped out of his body, briefly illuminating his body, before disappearing. Jason felt as all the water on his body, that had been weighing down on him in that moment, travel around his body, forming in front of him, collecting to form into a simple ball of water. With barely a few seconds passing, all the water that had drenched Jason, was now gathered there, but in another second, the magic was again sealed by Jason's will, and it collapses into the ground.

Once again, being was shown that he was no longer the same, Jason turns his gaze downwards and slightly picks up his pace. Moving with the purpose of getting away from the spot that the magic had leaked out, with hope that somehow, by placing distance between it, he'd be able to run away from it.

(Used the cantrip Shape Water for that little bit of flavor)

Makani half turns to the rest of the group upon noticing the creature-

"Be wary, A serpent stalks above us." 

Kathleen nods and holds her bow in her hand. She is pretty much completely drenched by the rain but her spirits are much better than they were before she met the group. She takes a deep breath, smelling the damp soil beneath her and inhaling the rain soaked air. She breathes out and keeps her eyes wide open for danger.

Ready Action to shoot any enemy that might attack the party.

Ria tenses slightly and unslings her bow, nocking an arrow to it. Shaking a few stray strands of wet hair from her face, she looks for the aforementioned serpent.

Ready Action to shoot attackers.

Trinity draws his short sword and crossbow, and loads a bolt.

[ready action to shoot someone]

"Uh..." Asphodel, who had been watching the other members of the party, raises his finger before dropping it. He turns to Katznii and whispers, "Did anyone else see the guy in front of us just.. glow? Glow ups are a must but.. now?" He watches Jasons back more intently before shaking his head, brushing it off.

Upon hearing Makani warn him, he casts guidance on himself and takes a look around. He leans to the side to get a better view in front. 

Leaning in, Katznii confides with Asphodel quietly. "From the fight before, it seems our companion is awash in magic that is....unstable. Best keep a weary eye as we move along."

Only the roar of falling rain clouded the air as the team followed the long snake body curled in branches and trunks of the trees. Only Trinity found where the bulbous black eyes watched, a tongue slithering in and out as the massive head nestled itself in a more amassed section of its coils.

Yet it made no movement towards them, just watching the passers by.

The familar roars trail from somewhere behind them, closer.

Ria shifts slightly. "The big, loud, dangerous sounding thing is getting closer," she says tersely, shaking her hair out of her face again. Several sparks literally fly out of the red strands as her hard-won control over her magic slips somewhat. "Do we need to worry about the snake or not?"

"Land eel hasn't tried to kill us yet. But that?.." he points behind him, "that might." He frowns. His nerves slowly creeping into his stomach, leaving a pit of dread at the thought of discovering what was calling through the trees. His eyes flicker from branch to branch, still trying to spot the serpent. 

Kathleen says, "Maybe if we leave the snake alone, it won't bother us. The allosaurus on the other hand, might be hungry."

Ria nods. "Great, then let's not bother it and keep moving." She replaces the arrow in her quiver and gives the others an expectant look.

(Confirmed to move forward?)

((Yep.))

(Yessir)

((Yee boi )) 

Asphodel nods in agreement. 

(Yep)

(Yes)

(Si. Spanish for yes XP)

(Yeah)