Chapter 1 - Leaving Dunova

Velisse drew her huge blade from behind her back.

Strong Ail is ready with his maul.

Strong Ail runs at Desdemona and tries to slam her down with his maul.

Not sure how he can help, Pinion tries to override the armor. Not to take it over, but maybe he can free the will of whoever is inside.

"I can't let that happen either." The armoured suit appeared formidable, much more so than Velisse cared to admit. Her first strike would find out exactly how invulnerable it was.

Jez analyzes the opponents to see how dangerous they will be.

With the initiative in his hands, Ail delivers a solid hit to Desdemona. She growls in pain and stumbles backward, but that doesn't stop the magic gathering around her. She lifts her hand from her weapon and calls "Ventus". At her command a gust of wind fills the room, it's blades cutting at any exposed flesh it can find.

Pinion, who had been edging closer to Tristan's armour, wasn't prepared for the spell and lost his footing. Too close to the armour he was trying to observe, he fell against it and knocked his head as it shifted. It crossed the hall in a pair of long strides, it's footsteps echoing and announcing it's intent to Ail who knocked it's gauntleted fist away with another swing of his mighty hammer.

With both of them close together, Velisse has an opportunity to test their defences. Summoning her life force, she performs a mighty swing. It scrapes across the front of Tristan's armour in a shower of sparks, but Desdemona is not so lucky. She gets caught by the end of the swing, wincing as the blade cuts into her shoulder and draws blood.

Her retaliation is weak, and it isn't hard for Velisse to parry the attack. She isn't able to seize the momentum as the suit of armour makes an imposing wall between her and Desdemona.

While the initial seconds of the engagement erupt, Jezlyn maintains her distance and observes. It's easy to see Desdemona's agility, how she reduces too much harm with her footwork and positioning, but it's far harder to analyze the eerie Tristan. The suit of armour makes no noise, and moves with perfect syncronisation.

Jezlyn staggers from the cutting wind which leaves her bleeding from several wounds. She tries to ignore the pain and think tactics. Now that the suit of armor was guarding her, at least they were close together. If she aimed well she could probably hit both of them. She aims quickly and fires off two shots.

Strong Ail moves between the enemies and Jezlyn, guarding her.

Pinion is in more pain than he has ever been. He's not sure how much longer he'll be conscience, so decides to contribute however he can. He launches a blast of flame from his Magicannon at the suit of armor.

As expected, Velisse found the armoured figure a tough shell to crack. Perhaps there was a chance to get through to Desdemona, maybe putting a stop to her would also give her stalwart pause.

Jezlyn's shots hit home, striking both Tristan and Desdemona. Though the armour barely seems to notice, the impact against Desdeomna has left her looking rattled. She focuses her energy, and the wind begins to pick up again, already the words of incantation are on her lips. The time doesn't come for her to cast her spell though.

A blast of flame slamming into Tristan's torso distracts her and that's all the time Velisse needs. She charges into the breach, while Ail covers Jezlyn read for another shot. Velisse's swing glances off Tristan's armour again, but it hits Desdemona directly. She stumbles back, wounded, her spell forgotten for the impact. With a hiss, she attempts a counterattack but Velisse is too fast to be pinned down.

Strong Ail stands his ground, still guarding his companion.

Pinion goes with his gut instinct, and tries to see if somehow the pillar of magic affects the suit of armor.