The banshee reacts instantly to Sunjata ’s challenge. Her head snaps toward him with a sharp, unnatural jerk, attention dragging away from Jack as if hauled by an invisible hook. The wail shudders into something lower, more furious, vibrating through ribs and teeth as she shifts her hover to face the Flood head-on. The riptide erupts outward in a violent surge, water tearing across the clearing and slamming into the banshee’s incorporeal form with enough force to disrupt her glide. Though she does not topple in the way a living creature would, the wave visibly breaks her movement, her form warping and stuttering as the force crashes through her, sending her reeling back several feet through the air. The scream cuts off into a strangled snarl as the impact ripples through her, fragments of ragged fabric whipping wildly as she struggles to reassert control.
Melita ’s arrow follows a heartbeat later. The ice-tipped projectile whistles cleanly through the clearing and strikes true, embedding itself where the banshee’s ribs should be. Frost spiders instantly across her torso, crystalline veins crawling through tattered cloth and bone-pale form alike. The chill visibly slows her, her hovering faltering as the ice bites deep, drawing a sharp, piercing shriek that rattles against the Cataract and echoes back in distorted layers.
Jack ’s ice rains down immediately after, shards slicing through the space she was a moment ago, but the banshee twists, phasing partially out of alignment as the frozen spray passes harmlessly through her trailing form, shattering against roots and stone instead. The forest floor crackles with broken ice, but the creature remains untouched by that particular assault.
Anger replaces whatever grief once animated her. With Sunjata closest—loud, defiant, there—she surges forward in a blur of pale motion, gliding straight at him with terrifying speed. One skeletal hand lashes out, fingers elongating as they reach for his throat, cold and intent heavy enough to feel even before contact.
And misses.
She sails past him instead, momentum dragging her several feet beyond, her form clipping straight through another tree trunk without slowing. She spins midair, shriek tearing free once more as she whips back around to face him, fury now singular and focused.
Welcome to the KQ! Your randomly assigned posting order is: Sunjata, Melita, Jack
Sunjata HP: 1140/1140
Melita HP: 640/640
Jack HP: 150/150
Banshee HP: 1854/2089
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding, but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters - join at your own risk!
Melita ’s arrow follows a heartbeat later. The ice-tipped projectile whistles cleanly through the clearing and strikes true, embedding itself where the banshee’s ribs should be. Frost spiders instantly across her torso, crystalline veins crawling through tattered cloth and bone-pale form alike. The chill visibly slows her, her hovering faltering as the ice bites deep, drawing a sharp, piercing shriek that rattles against the Cataract and echoes back in distorted layers.
Jack ’s ice rains down immediately after, shards slicing through the space she was a moment ago, but the banshee twists, phasing partially out of alignment as the frozen spray passes harmlessly through her trailing form, shattering against roots and stone instead. The forest floor crackles with broken ice, but the creature remains untouched by that particular assault.
Anger replaces whatever grief once animated her. With Sunjata closest—loud, defiant, there—she surges forward in a blur of pale motion, gliding straight at him with terrifying speed. One skeletal hand lashes out, fingers elongating as they reach for his throat, cold and intent heavy enough to feel even before contact.
And misses.
She sails past him instead, momentum dragging her several feet beyond, her form clipping straight through another tree trunk without slowing. She spins midair, shriek tearing free once more as she whips back around to face him, fury now singular and focused.
Welcome to the KQ! Your randomly assigned posting order is: Sunjata, Melita, Jack
Sunjata HP: 1140/1140
Melita HP: 640/640
Jack HP: 150/150
Banshee HP: 1854/2089
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding, but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters - join at your own risk!
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