2020/04/12: Mask Replacement Part 3 Report
General Summary
Humphery, Knight, Pele, Rodger, Terana, Sith
Rested and ready, and with only one threat left to deal with, the party set out for the light in the sky. The path led them to a shining fortress, a crystalline construction rising high above them and reflecting the Radiance's light in all directions. The front gate was open (or at least opened easily), but the party's attempt to enter proved fruitless; they were met by an endless horde of Infected souls, orange-eyed bugs swarming and clawing and being replaced as quickly as they fell. Forcing entrance may have been possible regardless, but there was no guarantee that this passage was anything but a trap. The party fell back to find more creative options.
After some debate, the group decided climbing (or flight) was their best bet. Indications were that the top of the fortress was open to the sky. Dimensional anomalies and strange edges hindered the party, but with the combined expertise of its members, they were able to pull through.
They found themselves standing on a set of platforms before a familiar moth goddess' brightly lit form.
Compared to the horrors of the fight with the Pale King, the battle with the Radiance proved somewhat anticlimactic. Her blazing lights and flying blades were formidable and the arena was inhospitable, but she had no backdoors into the minds of the combatants and no dramatic additional forms. The party countered her attacks and simply beat and blasted her to death. And with her destruction and the collapse of her palace, Knight's soul was finally his and his alone.
The dream collapsed, condensing, and the adventurers returned to reality. The Void filling the ritual circle twisted and withdrew, pouring into the four-eyed mask that had been prepared. And Knight settled onto his feet, flexing all four of his hands.
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The Radiance
Report Date
03 Feb 2023
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