Emergence Game Thread

Therrien charges up the rounded stairs and meets the construct head on. Not one for deft maneuvers in battle, Therrien crashes straight through its defenses, slashing across the mechanism's chest plate. Starting off the battle by scoring such a massive hit would normally steady his companions, but eyes widen across the room as it is clear that his sword, though it connected solidly, did no damage at all.

Simultaneously, while the man-sized machine is failing to defend Therrien's attack, Harper silently scales the wall, mounting the stairs behind it without being detected. Jumping up, he successfully sneak attacks his opponent, thrusting two daggers into the small gap between the shoulder plate and what would be considered its head. Almost taking no notice, the internal gadgetry continues to whir, and spinning gears eject the daggers, apparently causing no damage.

Emotionless, the clockwork android squats, braces its shield and attempts to shove Therrien away.Almost in the same motion, the machine emits a high-pitched squeal as its torso quickly spins around, slashing at whatever just attacked it from behind. Fortunately, since it didn't see Harp prior to the attack, it didn't know what it was swinging at and failed to aim higher up the stairs. Harper is able to react quickly, jumping straight up over the blade, which sparks off the stone wall.

The construct sees the moonbeam beginning to form, and lifts its shield over head just in time to prevent taking the full force of its damage, but is still negatively affected by the radiant flames.

Therrien's reflexes are razor sharp in his anger; this is certainly NOT a rage of the blinding sort. The machine lunges at Therrien with the shield, but Therrien plants his foot on the shield and does a graceful backflip, staying in the air long enough to avoid the sword as it comes around towards Harp. He lands on the same step he was on before.

Harper leaps onto the thing's back and stabs two crossbow bolts into the neck cavity. The wooden bolts are chewed up by spinning gears and shot back out flying up to the ceiling.

Therrien takes a step back as the dragonborne rushes up beside him, shouting and swinging his warhammer overhead. Rhiv brings the hammer down with a clang. As it connects with the metal dome atop the construct's shoulders, a flash of brilliant white light bursts forth in a circle. While the hammer itself didn't seem to cause any damage at all, the burning radiance sears the metal and wood of the machine.

Harp, now standing behind the android, closes his eyes as the mighty hammer comes down on it, and the ring of divine essence passes just by his face, blowing his hair back.