A lot of things happened very quickly at that point.
Tal succeeded in keeping the birds that had been attacking him at bay as they grew wary of his Dagger, but their distance made it that much harder for him to hit them in return. It was a stalemate for the courier at the moment, but not for much longer.
Flora's use of her Signet Ring had an immediate effect. As the Tide Jaguar appeared, snarling and slashing, the remaining Voidbound Hels rose from their victims and launched themselves at the big cat. They shrieked as they dove at it, scratching and pecking the celestial feline with focused aggression. Although the Doubletake remained invisible and therefor they couldn't see her to attack her, they also couldn't see her to avoid her. Several birds hit the Queen en route to the fray around the jaguar.
With all the Hels gathering neatly in one place, Noah's shield was able to decimate the flock on the landward side of the Docks. Starlight surged outwards, passing over the place the Jaguar was hidden beneath a blanket of white and grey wings, and as it expanded the Hels dropped from the sky, struck dead by Vi's power. Just as importantly, the shield healed most of the injured Torchers in the area, including Flora and Tal.
On the ocean side of the island, things had also finally taken a turn for the better. Hadama's storm had gathered enough energy for lightning to strike down around him in controlled flashes, killing several Voidbound Hels outright and battering the rest into retreat.
"Injured Torchers, see myself or Noah," the King called, after making sure that Flora and the rest were already healed. "Everyone else, rest. But we will not let these creatures further interrupt our trading. Our profits. Or our parties," he declared gravely, aiming for the heart of his people's priorities. A ragged cheer went up and soon a cart with several barrels of beer was pulled across the new bridge from Haulani, to much louder approval.
After a short while, as the moon began to sink towards the western horizon, Hadama clapped his hands together in a single sharp crack. "We still have some moonlight left," he rumbled encouragingly. "Let us make good use of it."
The foundations and cellars have been completed and the Flock of voidbound hels has been defeated! Time to get to sawing, hammering, and building up the rest of the structures of the new shops!
The Flock: 0/200
Tal succeeded in keeping the birds that had been attacking him at bay as they grew wary of his Dagger, but their distance made it that much harder for him to hit them in return. It was a stalemate for the courier at the moment, but not for much longer.
Flora's use of her Signet Ring had an immediate effect. As the Tide Jaguar appeared, snarling and slashing, the remaining Voidbound Hels rose from their victims and launched themselves at the big cat. They shrieked as they dove at it, scratching and pecking the celestial feline with focused aggression. Although the Doubletake remained invisible and therefor they couldn't see her to attack her, they also couldn't see her to avoid her. Several birds hit the Queen en route to the fray around the jaguar.
With all the Hels gathering neatly in one place, Noah's shield was able to decimate the flock on the landward side of the Docks. Starlight surged outwards, passing over the place the Jaguar was hidden beneath a blanket of white and grey wings, and as it expanded the Hels dropped from the sky, struck dead by Vi's power. Just as importantly, the shield healed most of the injured Torchers in the area, including Flora and Tal.
On the ocean side of the island, things had also finally taken a turn for the better. Hadama's storm had gathered enough energy for lightning to strike down around him in controlled flashes, killing several Voidbound Hels outright and battering the rest into retreat.
"Injured Torchers, see myself or Noah," the King called, after making sure that Flora and the rest were already healed. "Everyone else, rest. But we will not let these creatures further interrupt our trading. Our profits. Or our parties," he declared gravely, aiming for the heart of his people's priorities. A ragged cheer went up and soon a cart with several barrels of beer was pulled across the new bridge from Haulani, to much louder approval.
After a short while, as the moon began to sink towards the western horizon, Hadama clapped his hands together in a single sharp crack. "We still have some moonlight left," he rumbled encouragingly. "Let us make good use of it."
The foundations and cellars have been completed and the Flock of voidbound hels has been defeated! Time to get to sawing, hammering, and building up the rest of the structures of the new shops!
The Flock: 0/200
