Ascalon a Bulwark of Aurum

[20:18] {NARRATION} Slam!

Amidst such overwhelming heat as numerous refugees stood atop what had once been Obsidia. Flames conjured and bent as from the deepest core of that molten stone did a single figure erupt.

"You!"

Cried the voice of this flaming figure. Eyes filled with rage and fueled by devotion as a single swipe of that massive blade would send flames in each direction.

"Humans who seek to claim this land! Those who stand atop my Volcano... I have stood idle for too long! I have rested and allowed your presence to remain here for too long!"

This voice would boom as the intensity of these flames would only grow that much hotter. Guards which all rushed to the aid of citizens, finding their armor close to melting when stood too close to that imposing figure.

"Begone... Begone from atop my volcano! My land!"

Roared this fiery figure of a man.
[20:25] A booming voice echoed from nearby, shouting in every direction like a lunatic. Was it another drunken beach bum like many years ago? Was it another giant crab since Sima is around? It matters not to the doctor. As a stray flame comes in their direction, Tahldrig twirls her staff in the air and as the base comes to set upon the ground, a chime is heard before winds quickly cast it away.

With a sigh she stands up off the bench and looks over towards Sima and Bubbles, giving each of them a nod.

"Looks like something has come to play. Just like old times, well my dears? Shall we drive it away along side everyone else?"

It has been many years since Tahldrig got to toy with an unknown beast upon Agartha, sure she's had the occasional expedition and found many dangers there, each quickly bested with little to no effort... aside from nearly killing her a few times.

"Today seems like a good day as any to work on that smile Sima." A happy giggle comes out from her as she rises into the air and the air around her begins to cool due to the connection she shares with the stars.
(Tahldrig)
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[20:29] It was funny how the world worked. One moment you're sitting there coddling your wife. The next a fiery monstrosity appears from the depths of an ancient volcano. The Oscuri's expressions shifted from a smile to a deep frown. They'd never dealt with elementals before. This certainly fit the bill for one as well.

There was a few moments where the Zanders pondered the words they'd yelled. They'd been demanded to begone from the mountain, there was a part of the Paladin that could relate to this mighty-appearing elemental.

"We've no where to go, our home was taken." It was a simple truth the elemental deserved that at the very least. "As yours has been, these lands are the people of Aurum's though if you wish you may bargain to remain here."

So it was the Sheriff offered a chance at diplomacy! Though as they spoke it'd been obvious that they'd unclasp the nyeshk mace-whip upon their belt. The head, appearing like a roaring lion's own, uncurled to land heavily within the dirt.

As they spoke they'd shift their gaze towards the caravan of visitors that'd arrived. Well, they knew the dangers of travel.
(Ascalon Zanders)
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[20:35] {NARRATION} Bargain?

Remain alongside humans?

One swing of this figures blade had sent a cascade of flames across these stones of Aurum. Guards unable to block being reduced to ash, leaving only molten armor where their bodies had once remained.

"We have rested within this volcano for hundreds of years. We spirits of this volcano having come together now as humans seek to endlessly desecrate our place of rest."

Flames which endlessly collected and moved around this being only rose higher into the air. Much like a raging inferno that sought to endlessly claim more and more of this land tainted by humans.

"The Volcano has given form to me. This land itself demands you find your place elsewhere, lest you be prepared to stand against the full might of this land. The full might of those which had resided here prior."

Then came the voice of Cordelia, her words being met by a turn and speed unlike any other.

That flaming blade, rushing towards her faster than any human eye could track. The edges of her hair singed, though it seemed the blade had only just barely managed to miss the head of this woman.

"... Though I am still not adjusted to this form. All of you will be struck down, consider this your chance to flee. Your chance at life, lest you be reduced to ash beneath my flames!"

The creature roared, another explosion of flames sent outwards in each direction. It seemed their words weren't reaching it, nor was the monster intent on letting up.
[20:37] The flaming sword narrowly missed, adding singed hair to the Dhampir's form as she smirked. A mocking tone of voice escaped her,

"ThOuGh I aM sTiLl NoT aDjUsTeD tO tHiS fOrM."

Some things never change.
(Cordelia I. Avitus)
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[20:46] A hand rose to conjure a barrier of reika at the wave of heat, blocking herself and those non-magi near them. Most of them being deputies of the Sheriff meant to maintain order within the shanty town.

With a wordless wave the Oscuri dissipated said barrier turning to the non-magi and giving a single order. "Get the refugee's clear." Their words cut through the clamor towards the deputies, each a retainer of the Zanders who'd fought alongside the Paladin in the last war.

Wrathful eyes shifted back to look upon the elemental. A being of raw power. The volcano itself birthed this creature to protect it. However, the Zanders had offered them a chance to bargain for their right to exist here. After it'd been denied?

A fiery aura of raw reika burst upon the Sheriffs form, their form bulging slightly larger as mana from the spirit world flooded their mana circuitry. Forcing the nodes to engorged upon the power of their ancestor. They could almost hear the heroic laughter of their father. Just another monster.

With a twist of their body they'd reel back the chain'd mace, cracking it forward. The chains whipping like thunder! As they began battle with the elemental!
(Ascalon Zanders)
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[20:58] {NARRATION} Fwoom!

Flames would consume these streets of Aurum as this potent inferno continued to slam and swing it's weight around.

Citizens all scrambling to avoid those massive waves as Knights worked endlessly to put out those flames before they dared consume a single home.

All as this raging monster had continued to lash out against the Magi which had all bravely fought back.

Be it blades striking repeatedly against this flaming form which refused to go down.

To waves of all kinds of magic, beams from every direction which sought to douse those flames once and for all.

"I am Eternal!"

This creature roared, one single swipe of it's massive blade knocked right into Vedran and Cordelia alike. Sending them sprawling back, slamming into the wall of a flaming home.

Asvalon and Servaso, both would be consumed by those flames. Their bodies unable to push forwards through those walls of heat, that which threatened to melt even away even their armor and clothing alike.

Adonis and Nym would find themselves suffering a similar fate. One small glance alone, sending them flying as if some invisible force had struck them. Though, through those raging flames an opening would be made from each sacrifice.

Unable to keep up, unable to continue pushing forwards...

Tahldrig would be the one to rush forwards, through the blows of all others to land that finishing strike...

That which would send this spirit back into the depths of the volcano.
[20:59] Immediately as the fight began, it was just as Tahldrig planned, such a limited area, there's no where for this fireball to go. Her staff twirls through the air releasing a gust of wind before the stars overhead began to shift. Hundreds of them began to rain down around the area, each aiming to strike at the very soul of the fireball with unhalted ferocity. There was no need for the doctor to hold anything back and between everyone else blasting the shit out of it.. it was clear to her...

It never stood a chance.

The creatures flames were mighty, it's control of chaos breathtaking as it unleashed hell upon the landscape. Tahldrig does what she can to avoid some of the flames, but, she has something to fight for. She's got Sima there, Bubbles there, Vedran, Loretta, Arlei, Ascalon and all the others. Her friends, her family, her loved ones. She's not going to let any amount of flames stop her from doing everything she can to keep them safe.

The skies above continue to crash down around Fireball before a blue blur is seen darting across the town. Tahldrig had been preparing something for it. A large collection of Skine's strength driven from her circuitry and launched right as she made contact with the elemental. It crashes into it with the force of a meteor soaring across the universe and ultimately downing it. Though it wasn't just Tahldrig that laid waste to it, it was the combined effort of everyone. She just happened to land the blow amidst the chaos it had wrought upon itself, ultimately driving it back into the volcano.

Fera also helped by squirting water in the elementals eyes.

"Sima, Bubbles, everyone else, are you okay?" She asks as she looks around the scorched landscape.
(Tahldrig)
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[21:19] So the battle commenced, a brief but brutal affair. The Sheriff's main focus would be the quick defeat of the monstrous elemental. Diving headlong into the being's fiery assaults as their whip cracked to and fro.

Throughout the battle they could feel their synapses pulsing ever more, mana-nodes engorging upon both the potent reika and the influx of mana from the spirit realm, muscles bulging with the rush. Ever second pushing the Oscuri to greater and greater heights of raw power.

Yet, even with the rush through their body they'd find themselves beaten back by a wall of searing flames. The heat enveloping them, despite their efforts the flame would prove to much.

It wasn't enough, their martial might hadn't been great enough to overcome the elemental. That fact left a bitter taste in their mouth as they watched others beaten back. Smiling as they watched the molten figure finally beaten down.

Their first order of business wasto make sure the general populace wasn't all burnt to a crisp. Which they went about doing! Though at the words of Tahldrig they'd jerk their head back. Raising a hand to them, the Oscuri would live at-least.
(Ascalon Zanders)
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[21:19] Sima Kang says, "Right uh... Kraus-- That was somethin'."
[21:19] Phyre exclaims, "Thank you Phoenix!"
[21:20] Vedran says, "... Right."
[21:20] Tahldrig says, "That was fun."
[21:20] Ascalon Zanders says, "Azrael's eyes where on me kid, not some fire-chicken."