[IC] A Hero Tale: Mikhael

[RyuShura]

Mikhael snarled upon being revealed of their folly. Another foul creature looking to fill their stomach, nothing new there. What had went wrong thought? He wasn't the most knowledgeable about the arcane, so it made sense he would overlook something perhaps obvious that signaled the works of magic. But how was it capable of fooling Ezekiel? Did it possess some mastery none of them knew anything about? One really can't predict what may take life in these damned lands, can they? And what was that last comment the rogue mage made? It held very little context. Which leads him to believe it might have been a comment to itself. But he didn't have any time to contemplate any further. When Ezekiel made note of the reappeared apparition, Mikhael immediately moved to his side, raising the dagger overhead and slicing again at the living-smoke.

"If you can see it, that'll make this easier..." he muttered, "Try to trace the source of this spell... I'll distract it as much as I can."

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[tex]

Ezekial turned to Mikhael as he swept at the snake-like apparition and sighed. "I'll do what I can, Mikhael. But my senses are dulled by this mist, I'm not sure if I'll be able to.." He paused and turned, distracted by a sudden surge of energy that even Mikhael would have been able to feel. Just then, a second snake-like tendril of smoke latched on to Lucas from above, and encompassed his body in an instant. Ezekiel suddenly felt a weight lift from his shoulders, and when he turned around, Lucas was gone. "What!?" In moments, the scene went quiet again, and the two were left alone to weigh in on their newest loss.

"We are still trapped," Ezekial barked, "it's subtle, but I feel it. This is an illusion, a trap, as you've noted. I can't figure out where it's coming from, but it's far more complex than any kind of illusion I've witnessed before. It's attacking our brains, but also.. Affecting the terrain?" Ezekial turned to Mikhael and sighed, shaking his head. "I can't break it by simply overpowering the source of the magic. I don't you will be able to either. This is problematic."