The demons all turned to Zelda, hissing and growling, as her prayers began to weaken the darkness. The lifebreak spell from the first archeaodaemon struck out at the nearest Hero, a powerful blast that would leave most on their knees.
The second demon's Unholy Darkness was weakened by Zelda's prayer, but it struck K'Pandolu still. It began another Gigaflare, directing it at Zelda. The spell was almost instantaneously released.
The Ultima Demon was unable to stop Ashelia from healing, but it retaliated with an Almagest spell. A rift opened above Ashe, stars twinkling in the darkness, and life force equivalent to her usual magical power was drained from her.
Ramza's voice grew near hysterical as he continued to grapple with the corpse of his brother. "Do not give in! There must be a way for you to overcome this! We will find it! Please, do not abandon hope!"
"Hope...abandons me. I ask only for...for mercy, Ramza. Someone whispers... in my ear. Whispers, beckons... cries, taunts... Oh gods, end it...please! Grant me...grant me swift mercy!" Zalbaag seemed to be rapidly losing himself to the dark power animating him. His pained pleas degenerated to pants and growls, and he threw himself at Ramza with renewed enthusiasm.
Though there was no sign of the human within the corpse, the body that had been Zalbaag's had the muscle memory of an expert fighter. He hooked a foot around Ramza's and threw him down. He looked at the the younger Beouvle, vulnerable in his graceless sprawl on the stone floor, but Zelda's prayer drove him to distraction. The vampire turned his bloodstained maw toward her, crossing the chamber to launch himself on her.
[[OOC note: Responses may be slow as I am headed out of town for a week. Zalbaag attacking another party member will be the point of no return for Ramza. He'll actually join the fight after this. Characters can feel free to intercept the attack, and/or attack Zalbaag, but Ramza will need to deliver the killing blow.]]
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The second demon's Unholy Darkness was weakened by Zelda's prayer, but it struck K'Pandolu still. It began another Gigaflare, directing it at Zelda. The spell was almost instantaneously released.
The Ultima Demon was unable to stop Ashelia from healing, but it retaliated with an Almagest spell. A rift opened above Ashe, stars twinkling in the darkness, and life force equivalent to her usual magical power was drained from her.
Ramza's voice grew near hysterical as he continued to grapple with the corpse of his brother. "Do not give in! There must be a way for you to overcome this! We will find it! Please, do not abandon hope!"
"Hope...abandons me. I ask only for...for mercy, Ramza. Someone whispers... in my ear. Whispers, beckons... cries, taunts... Oh gods, end it...please! Grant me...grant me swift mercy!" Zalbaag seemed to be rapidly losing himself to the dark power animating him. His pained pleas degenerated to pants and growls, and he threw himself at Ramza with renewed enthusiasm.
Though there was no sign of the human within the corpse, the body that had been Zalbaag's had the muscle memory of an expert fighter. He hooked a foot around Ramza's and threw him down. He looked at the the younger Beouvle, vulnerable in his graceless sprawl on the stone floor, but Zelda's prayer drove him to distraction. The vampire turned his bloodstained maw toward her, crossing the chamber to launch himself on her.
[[OOC note: Responses may be slow as I am headed out of town for a week. Zalbaag attacking another party member will be the point of no return for Ramza. He'll actually join the fight after this. Characters can feel free to intercept the attack, and/or attack Zalbaag, but Ramza will need to deliver the killing blow.]]