Lord's Rest Inn

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 *knuckles is a beautiful himbo*

*No brain, 9nly shoulders*

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The woods tremble with a battle. A glowing figure resembling Nick and a wounded Theren are engaged in combat with a huge Serpent. They flicker in and out of sight as they slip between the Duat and this world. The Serpent hisses loudly and slams Theren into a tree, pinning him, as Nick grows to be 12 feet tall and surrounded by a golden glowing avatar. Nicks avatar slams its fist into Serpents flesh.

 Thirteen attempts to hit Apep with chain lightning.

 The Serpent of Chaos absorbs the lightning. Theren staggers to his feet. "I dont think that'll work mate!"

“So do we just lie down and die?!”

 Theren spins his sword. "What are you? Insane?" he says, dodging the tail of the serpent. "We fight until we die."

“No I mean HOW do I fight?? I’M VERY PHYSICALLY WEAK!!”

 "Dont use magic like storms and such. Thats a sign of chaos in ancient Egypt. use, like, fire and stuff!"

“I WOULD ARGUE THAT HEAT IN ENTROPIC TER- oh never mind.” Bolstering his magic, Thirteen shoots a sunburst at the Serpent. It must make a CON save.

 CON: 20

 Take half of 42 radiant damage.

 The Serpent hisses loudly. Theren laughs like a maniac and charges the Serpent with glee in his eyes. Nick is struggling to keep his huge avatar present.

Suddenly, from behind, Threksos charges at the Serpent.

Attack: 16 Damage: 9 bludgeoning damage. His horns count as magical weapons for all intents and purposes *don’t ask why*

 "YEAH! REINFORCEMENTS!

*sorry wifi went out*

*sorry, had to get groceris*

The Serpent takes an additional 12 piercing damage and must succeed a Strength save or be flung 10 feet away and get knocked prone.

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 *I K N O W*

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*hoi hoi, characters for rn*

Rory is laying on the roof of the shrine, hidden from everyone below in the streets. He has one arm lain over his face

Anastasius is talking to a devil, from the looks of it a cambion that has come from a nearby portal. They're both sat crisscross in the grass

He feels something fluffy brush by his hand.

Mauric watches from behind a nearby tree.

 He looks out from under his hand slightly

They oddly enough seem to be getting along pretty well

It’s Caramel. <How are you doing?>

Mauric smirks and wonders if he should interrupt. He’s never conversed with a demon proper before.

 He sighs, speaking softly, "I'm... doing my best I guess..."

From the look of it, Ani is now telling the cambion a story

<I’m sorry about all of this. It’s been a fiasco and I certainly haven’t been a help. I made things worse the first time those thugs came after you.>

Mauric attempts to move slightly closer, such that he can hear but not be seen. Stealth: 16

 "Its ok." He lightly strokes her head, "They would've done worse I think if you hadn't done anything."

Ani just continues talking, but the cambion seems to hear an approach, looking towards where he's coming from

<Thanks for saying that.>  After a bit, Caramel muses, <Faith is a strange thing in a place where gods simply walk down the street.>

Mauric freezes like a deer in some kind of light.

 "Yeah... but it's about believing things will be ok" He smiles

They tilt their head slightly

<True. Do you think things will be okay?>

Mauric waves nervously.

 He hesitates, but nods

The cambion nods in acknowledgement

<I wish I was more optimistic, but when people tell me how it’s always the sappiest, most ineffective statements ever.>

Mauric mouths ‘Sorry’ and returns to behind the tree.

 "Optimism is a state of mind." He smiles, petting Caramel, "Just because you can look for the bad in the future, doesn't mean you should focus on it"

They continue talking

*cut*

<See? Sappy, just like that.>

Mauric slinks away. This is valuable information.