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[b][u]Thaum: Group B[/b][/u]

Syed had managed to create an impressive barricade against the now raging Mother Firon, and it seemed for a moment that their little group was safe- Until Aria spotted the giant skeleton looming overhead, sword once again raised and poised to strike at any moment. 

The narrow alleyway provided no possible covers for the group, and the only way they could conceivably escape to was the exit of the alleyway. Aria looked up, noting with a start that that despite the many twists and turns that the alleys that Atlas had led them through, they were now closer to the tower than ever, the entrance a short sprint away from the mouth of the alley. 

A quick glance showed that all of her fellow guilders were very much fatigued and weren’t going to be able to run much further- Syed was hunched over beside the brick wall of the alley still looking rather sick while everyone else, including her, were gasping for breath. 

“Just a little more,” she frantically urged the group to keep moving. “we’re too close to give up now!” The skeleton rattled, sword now raised at its highest and about to slam down into the alleyway. “Hurry!”