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I would say it would be fair that it would, yeah.
@AThousandCurses@Estylwen@Psyker Landshark

IRIS RECORD, 3F, CATHEDRAL


The Umbralist hissed as the shield slammed against him, his body left wide open with the impact of solid steel against him. It left him vulnerable, in that state in which he no doubt saw stars, disoriented with the pain of a blunt object brought upon him with physicality surpassing an ogre. Staggering, he was wide open as Iraleth's sword struck true. Her blade would cleave the man through, and for a moment, that was that. The villain had been defeated, his blood raining upon the cathedral floor as the paladin stood proud above him. Were he a regular vagrant, that would have proven sufficient.

"Ethos are... truly troublesome things," his voice would ring out from behind Iraleth, the slashed body bursting apart into solid spikes of darkness that hurtled towards the paladin.

The Umbralist's shadows would dance and rotate around him, now numbering four. His new body had disconnected from the reptiles, who he now looked upon with arms crossed, disdain in his posture. He seemed to make no effort to save them, devoured in their own ways by Ciara and Chunji. He withdrew a kris dagger from underneath his robes - a ritual knife in many cultures and religions, especially Umbralism - and pointed it towards Iraleth, assuming she was not already skewered by the shadow spikes that launched towards her.

"I could have struck, but that last attack impressed me. That will be your one mercy, Astrite. I will have no more to give. Try it again, and I will run you through with the curse of this dagger. Your cardboard armor would fade to dust, trying to stand against it."

Leveling the blade towards the paladin, his hood would turn towards Ciara's escape, growling. There would be no movement, but an orb of pure force blasted out towards Ciara, honing in on her with the intent to kill. Or rather, the closer it drew, the more apparent it was that the orb was tracking towards Davil instead. The orb could only be described as a moving force with its own gravitational pull, drawing in and crushing anything it came in contact with. It had one target: Davil Wund.

In the midst of all of this, a figure emerged from out of the open cathedral doors, piercing through the shadows. Rushing past Ciara while giving her what could only be described as the most murderous side-eye that a woman with her eyes closed could give, she raised the wooden staff in her right hand and opened the tome in her left. "Windborne catalyst, take form!"

At those words, what appeared to be a solid ball of lead would emerge and intercept the gravity orb, seemingly stopping it in midair. She looked towards Ciara as this happened and nodded. "Leave now, and we will speak of things later, Ventura. Your final judgment is yet to come. Go!"

The orb would continue to move at a turtle's pace through the air towards Ciara and Davil, slowed by the conjured lead that Nicole had summoned, but it was clear that it would not be hindered for long with the rate at which the lead was being crushed. No doubt once it regained its speed, it would continue to pursue them.

With a click of the tongue, the Umbralist's attention turned towards Nicole, though with the kris dagger still pointed in Iraleth's direction as he looked upon the Undermage. For her part, she would shout while the pages of her tome flipped furiously, her staff slamming and cracking the cathedral ground. "Ms. Kyrios, Mr. Yi, I would encourage each of you to leave immediately! This is not a fight for children to partake in."

She would assume a stance of battle, staff pointed towards the Umbralist, who in kind was stretching the tips of his pale, gnarled, wrinkled free hand. The light that peered through the church's windows was fading, and it was clear that the essence of this place would soon take a turn for the worse. The Umbralist would not attempt to halt the escapes of Iraleth or Chunji unless they were to try to attack or hinder him in some way, his attention nearly fully focused upon Nicole. As this standoff transpired, a small projected screen of light was open at the Undermage's right flank, a phantasmal hand typing away on it.




@ERode

IRIS RECORD, 1F, ARENA


As Otis finished sending the message, it would be almost immediately that a response would be delivered across multiple shorter texts, which would read as follows:

"Currently engaging the threat on the third floor."
"Umbralist."
"Leyline Overcharge, or something similar."
"Ventura has left, student in arms."
"Ensure eyes remain on her when she descends."
"Can open up a camera via leylight to view the scene in here. Y/N?"

These texts would each rapid fire near instantly one after another, as if the Undermage were born for instant messaging systems. Were Otis to accept her request, an additional camera would join the others he was viewing, though of a lesser quality. Through it, he would see a first-person view through Nicole's levitating projection screen cast through her leylight. It orbited near her, showing footage of the cathedral and of Iraleth and Chunji, as well as the Umbralist that seemed eager for blood.

The battle would undoubtedly rage on once more in the next few seconds, so it was unclear how long the leylight screen would remain active in the midst of it; for now, though, it would capture footage of the battle should Otis wish to view it.
Alright, feeling better now! I can get a post up later today.
Sorry, came down with a fever and it’s still persisting. Gonna see if I feel better in a few hours.
Next round later today!
It's possible, though obviously he wouldn't know without sending it out and seeing if she responds.
The guards are hanging back, while Nicole had already disappeared out of view into the 3rd floor. Raja also has not appeared as of yet on cameras.
I would say it's reasonable that Ciara, Iraleth and Chunji would all be reasonably close to it at this point - probably one significant play away, each, from being there.
Storm knocked out my power for a while, but I managed to get something out eventually.
@AThousandCurses@Estylwen@Psyker Landshark

IRIS RECORD, 3F, CATHEDRAL


As the bolt launched towards Davil was deflected, the Umbralist immediately craned his head towards Chunji. The left crossbow had disappeared, and instead, a small patterned circle hovered in his palm. In that same moment, a much larger circle of the same pattern appeared beneath Chunji. The man would then fire off a bolt with his other hand, aiming for Chunji's right, and a small portion of the writhing reptilian mass shifted to charge towards Chunji's left. A half-second after the circle had appeared in the hand of the cloaked villain, the circle beneath Chunji would disappear, and instead, a portal would begin to open on the ground with the maw of some incomprehensible shadow-horror rising to attempt to swallow the boy whole, following him even if he were to make an attempt to flee.

As the lizards became bound by Ciara's tentacles, it became apparent soon that something about their biology was far beyond normal for their appearance. The moment that enough pressure was applied to begin to crush the bones of an ordinary creature, it was as if the consistency of their flesh would turn to jelly, bending around and even beginning to absorb the tentacles. The lizards would quickly adapt to this attempt to bind them, pursuing Ciara with even further malice. It may have been an instinctual feeling to Ciara, because their behavior was familiar - they craved food, and their savagery had only intensified like this upon witnessing Ciara's magic. The Umbralist seemed to be under Chunji's curse, but these beasts operated on a more animalistic level. "T-They're gonna eat us! Look at that! Look at thaaaat!" Davil would scream this while being carried, some life returning to his eyes upon realizing he actually might not die here. "I'll do anything not to go out from the teeth on those things, winds push us!"

When the light appeared, however, all would change. The assault on Chunji would have occurred, but the abyssal maw that pursued him would dissipate. Such potent light was something that the Umbralist, even under the effects of a curse, could not ignore. Its radiance woke him from his brief state of mental confusion, and he turned on a full pivot towards Iraleth as she attacked. "Astra's light... that of the impersonator must not be glorified! Servant of the wench of stars, begone from this place!"

The organ that played in the distance would gradually begin to grow in volume, and the single shadow that had been cast upon the Umbralist - his own shadow, by right - seemed to split evenly into six that now circled him. The lizards were being dispatched handily by Iraleth's light, but as the flame hurtled towards the villain, he lowered his arms. His remaining crossbow had dissipated, and he stood there as the wave overcame him.

...And a moment later, the flames that had surrounded him seemed to be sucked into one of the shadows that circled him, noted by the fiery glow that it now emanated with. "Astra's powers are a sham! Your god's might is second-rate, that of Kazaar's leftovers."

Raising his hand towards Iraleth, the shadow that had taken in her flames disappeared, and in the next?

Iraleth would see the full force of her own attack, exiting the man's hand and flying back towards her with the same power she had shot towards him. As this happened, a mass was forming behind the Umbralist. It seemed that the destroyed lizards were reforming, a flesh puddle tethered from underneath his cloak beginning to fan out in all directions behind him.
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