Location:

• Crystal Ball Shop
• Another fiery world that comes in and out of focus

New Characters:

• The son devil worshipper, Darius
• Devils

Walking into the fire

Downstairs, underneath Theldamir’s crystal ball shop. They are in an old storage room with some shelves and pews. The statue of Asmodeus is in the centre of the room, fires burn and there is a robed figure on the floor. On the left hand side of the room they can see a corridor heading off into the darkness. Thoradin turns to Gunther and signals with strange hand signals. Gunther signals back.

Miss Moss rolls her eyes and wanders up to the figure. She puts her hand around his neck but feels something wet. She pulls her hand back and it’s covered in blood. He falls to the ground, clearly already dead, but still warm to the touch.

There are unsettling noises coming from down the hallway. They head down, single file. They come to a room, covered in dead bodies, all freshly slain. They wear clothes of the nobles. There is a figure standing in front of the men, hung up. It’s Syldar. He is hanging there, groaning a little. He is bleeding, badly. One of the spellguard, uniformed is standing before Syldar with black hair.

He looks at them and says “Finally, my destiny is upon me.” It’s Darius.

Miss Moss fires and hits, just where his heart is. He is grinning at her.  She fires again. He falls to his knees, blood pouring out of his mouth. He smirks. He takes his hands up and he raises them high and then says, “For you, Master…” He slams his hands down through the air and all the bodies on the ground fly up to the roof. They are stuck there. They are attached to the roof and blood starts raining down from the bodies. Spikes come out of his back, his whole body explodes, leaving in its place a large devil creature with spikes all over it. The room is now populated with devil creatures. Enormous purple creatures carrying a trident. They are able to fly.

Thoradin throws a net over one of them. Leshanna takes aim and fires Scorching Ray, the fire surrounds them and washes over them, untouched. One of the creatures spies Miss Moss and heads towards her. Flames pour out from the impact. Londer moves over, attacks the head guy with the Great Khan. He rallies Syldar.

Gunther casts fear. Some of the devils respond. One flies down over Londer’s head. The one in the net, shakes himself free. One of them attacks Miss Moss, stabbing at her with his trident.  The other has broken out. Miss Moss pulls out her greatsword and has a slash. The demon dies.

Thoradin smashes one of the closest with his lightbringer. The fabric of the reality they are in begins to shift. They stand on a desolate plain, with citadels in the distance – a manifestation of one of the nine hells. They are snapping in and out of reality. Leshanna casts Ray of Frost. The cold rushes over him and doesn’t seem to affect him.

Londer swings and misses twice. Miss Moss, covered in blood, swings her greatsword again. She hits and kills the devil. Gunther steps out of his hiding spot and aims his cross bow at one of the devils. He hits and kills another. Thoradin rushes over and takes Syldar off his chains.  Hearing his thank yous, Thoradin gives him a healing potion. Leshanna fires Ray of frost, killing one other devil.

The devil moves over, hiding behind a pillar. From the blood, more creatures emerge. He takes his arm and starts launching fireballs. First at Londer then Miss Moss. Londer throws his javelin, the creature takes some hits with black liquid ooze.

They are in an old room, with barrels and storage items.

Miss Moss goes over and cuts one of the guys with her greatsword, slicing through the demon. She takes another hit and misses.

A demon starts to fire little spines from his tail – one heads towards Thoradin. Fires and hits.

Incensed by the spikery, Thoradin rushes over and swipes at one of the demons with his lightbringer. The demon suffers.

Leshanna casts ray of frost at the main guy and hits. Syldar calls out for a weapon. The demons start attacking Londer, but misses. Londer swings back. He hits.  Miss Moss uses her dragon slaying sword and wounds one. She attacks again. The demon is wounded,, slime dripping from his fangs.

Gunther takes his crossbow out and says,”Get away from him, you bitch” and fires. The demon is hunched down, looking very bad.

It’s time to finish.