[Taocow PBEM] [Everyone Back Together] Book 3 - Chapter VI - Down Another Rabbit Hole

[Kitsune]

[Alex]
Once she gets out of the water, Alex signs herself as well. "This is 
strange."

The wilderness scout shakes her head several times. "Is everybody alright."
[/Alex]

On 10/02/2011 21:13, Aaron Clausen wrote:
> [GM]
> The knife finds its target in part of the main body, despite the fact 
> that Alex's vision is largely obscured by the inky water.  At first 
> Alex feels nothing, as the knife seems to try to worm its way into the 
> thick hide of the creature.  And then, she feels something like an 
> electric shock, only more sustained.  Her body is in pure agony.
>
> Everyone else sees the water beginning to literally boil.  The 
> creature flings its tentacles far and wide, smashing the stone of the 
> cavern floor to rubble.  One of the tentacles flings itself at Ted 
> [Strike: 13], and Ted is unable to leap out of the way [Dodge: 12], 
> and is flung against a wall some thirty feet away [Damage: 8 SDC from 
> impact].
>
> Another tentacle flings itself towards Louissa [Strike: 15], but she 
> manages to leap out of the way [Dodge: 16].
>
> For Lady Frost and Justin, for a few moments they feel the tentacles 
> strengthening their grip, but then the tentacles start to spasm, and 
> in an instant the two are released.  They can see strange streaks of 
> black surrounding the blackness whipping around the vast body of the 
> creature, as its color seems to begin changing to a ashen grey.  The 
> water around them begins to bubble and they are literally lifted up to 
> the surface of the pool.
>
> After a few more moments the tentacles and body, now completely ashen 
> grey, completely surface.  Standing atop the body is Alex, her eyes 
> fiercely lit, her red hair flowing as if in a fierce wind.  In her 
> hand is her knife, its runes glowing as bright as her eyes.  Her 
> entire body seems lit with a fiery halo.
>
> The wolfen priest makes the sign of the cross over his chest.
> [/GM]
>