The hooded figures, minus the one in Naira's grasp, started to advance towards the stairs, making it clear they were blaming the now visible portal for the sudden attack. All were either making movements or mumbling words to cast spells in preparation for attack. Whoever came out of the portal would...

OOC I'm so so sorry for the delay. I'm going to start wrapping this up so the plot can end and we can move on! IC The two scaly creatures backing Kit up did their very best to make a difference, though they mostly just managed to hold their mind controlled brother at bay by using their own weight ag...

The scaled creature's surprise at finding both a large unconscious winged unicorn lying in the mud, protected by an in comparison much smaller furry being, didn't take long to turn into attack mode. Long claws and sharp teeth were used to get the vixen first, he could get to the unicorn after gettin...

OOC Doing a little fast forward here, hope you don't mind. IC With all their precautions in place the group managed to make good time crossing the mud towards the activity filled work site. None of the beings and animals hard at work seemed to notice them at all, even though at several times they ca...

The swamp is large by any definition, but even so there are still certain areas within it that are distinguishable from the rest. From the more watery places at the edges where you can still safely back to the forest without too much trouble, to the dryer, more elevated mounds by the mountain side. ...

Simi's final communication with the tree got a warm response in return, a tingling feeling of contentment that tried to reach out with warmth towards her, but lacked the strength for doing so. Instead it settled for pulsing passive gratitude. It did not really respond to her other communications, no...

The frustrated hissing and growling quickly turned to howls of outrage when the monster realized they had somehow been placed in an enclosure they could not get out of. They struggled against their bonds, but then grew still as Juno came toards them once more. They hissed in anticipation. And then t...

Bodies, limbs and blood lay still where they had ulimately fallen. The portals swirled in silence as if nothing had happened, and the tree stood still as it had the whole time. The two remaining creatures did not show any sign of having accepted defeat, instead writhed in their earthen bindings, cla...

Growling deeply in the back of their throats, the creatures surrounding Simi and Entropy had quickly regained their bearings and positioned themselves to keep the two from running. Flying wasn't something the scaly things seemed to consider an option, though it was doubtful it would make much of a d...

The three remaining creatures targetting Nei and Isala learned from their fallen comrades' mistakes, and eyed the weapons brought into sudden existance warily, but did not halt their steps. While growling and hissing, no apparent communication had happened, yet all three leaped forwards at the same ...

(OOC: Sorry for this!) The rough terrain didn't change or react or do anything to stop, or aid, Simi as she bolted towards the erratic white portal. The only response was an even bigger frenzy of moving energy as it reached out towards the galloping unicorn. And as she took her leap of faith through...

The moment the sphere left Entropy, the closest white portal to the group started to increase it's rotation. White tendrils of energy wildly flailed about, reaching out and retracting in a steady rhythm, the longer ones in the direction of the ones gathered. The portal was too far away to actually c...

Nei's actions triggered neither attack nor defense. Everything remained as still as a tree and a piece of land should be.

A slight breeze gave everyone some momentary cooling comfort while blowing up some dust, but then even the wind died down.

Simi's flight to escape the acid flung in her general direction made the flowing stream settle down again, but the unicorn's path came near another, smaller rivulet of acid, which spontaneously started to bubble and spit up globs of the yellowy stuff after her. Again the aim was not very good, but i...

Besides a small scattering rain of dusty loose earth and sand, and the occasional leaf descending on them, no more rock or wood projectiles appeared from beyond the scorched clearing. The single burst of attack was not renewed. But it was not over. While the three figures had time to regain their co...

As everybody spoke, discussed, argued and pleaded, their immediate surroundings remained the same. The lone tree stood still and strong, the four winged unicorns hovering around it without moving in the same closed circle. Not even the water fight between Entropy and Zom caused so much as a breeze o...

The white swirling energy wildly reaching for Naira without ever actually touching her, increased in a little in size and brightness as the Reaver jumped towards it. As far as anybody looking would be able to tell, she had vanished. In reality, nothing had happened. Naira simply jumped through seemi...

Juno's movements towards Jahran were accompanied by a small build up of static in the air, enough to move a hair strand or three, no more. Then as before, a sudden invisible force radiated out from the tree, slowly but steady, which pushed both Juno and Barbannis away. This time this slow, but insis...

OOC Apologies for the ridiculous long wait...and for Zom's gender mix up XD IC The air before Lyrial remained empty at first, just a distortion, staying like this as if nothing would appear but if she looked closely, she could see something was happening, her spell was working, but seemed to be foug...

Grimyth's approach to the only surviving tree in the area was not challenged in any way, nor was his less than gentle probing of it's bark. His claw encountered nothing bot ordinary bark, surrounding everyday wood. It's scent, when discernable from the fresh surrounding dirt and whatever smells drif...