09 - 03/24/25 : A Caged Bird
The students began working out the fire element clog, carefully transferring heat between objects until it could be safely redistributed to the node connecting to the rest of the building. With the elemental lock fully restored, the trio entered the final room, with Callister in tow. The party confronted Adelinnea, who had carved orbs of elemental power to heighten her control as she prepared tp take revenge on the entire town of Umberghast. Ezri and Snow tried to talk her down, but Adelinnea had little trust for them and accused Callister of orchestrating her mother's death. Ezri immediately roasted the villainous chicken, which swayed Adelinnea a little, but she was still set on her plan for revenge. The scion refused to let the students stand in her way of total destruction of Umberghast and she fused with the Prima Materia, becoming an elemental of fire as the room was suffused with energy from the plane of fire.
Ezri tapped into the protective forces of her ley line, giving her and her allies an extra layer of defense. as Snow faced off against Adelinnea. She took the brunt of her attacks for her companions as they locked the elemental power back into the orb. Adelinnea continued her assault, activating the other elemental orbs and transforming into different elemental forms, but Ezri, Nessali, and Eo Nee continued sealing the elemental powers while Snow defended them against Adelinnea's assault. As the last of the orbs was sealed, Adelinnea returned to her humanoid form.
Before the mages could convince Adelinnea to give up her plans for vengeance, Ezri found herself inexplicably drawn to the ring that was previously attached to Callister's chicken body. As she put the ring on, Callister's soul took over her body, claiming her powerful magic for himself. Eo Nee quickly invoked the Law of Ownership by calling the name of the Lantern King, as the voice and flame of the Lantern King took over Ezri's body instead. He had no patience for the echo of a wizard trying to claim his star performer, and ousted Callister's soul from her.
As Callister found his soul free to roam again, he took the opportunity to try and build a new body of bones for himself, using Adelinnea's elemental orbs to empower it. He called upon an undead army that had been lying in wait for his return to power to begin marching towards the town. Nessali separated from the group to halt the undead hordes, entrusting Callister to skills of their capable minions. Seeing her previous mentor using the tools she had made, Adelinnea offered her strength to the party's aid. Callister summoned elemental skeletons to begin building his ultimate body of bone and magic, but the party cooperated to destroy the elemental orbs and destroy the power infusing them. As his plans were falling to shambles, Callister fired a Disintegrate spell at Snow, but Ezri harnessed the power of the abjuration ley line to protect her companion, redirecting the beam to Callister himself. With Callister destroyed by his own magic, his creations vanished along with him, leaving the wizard's lair silent once more.
With the elemental orbs destroyed, Adelinnea's plot had fully met its end, and she questioned what to do now. Snow and Ezri invited her to join the academy, being all too accustomed now to befriending those who tried to kill them. She agreed to the offer, reintroducing herself as Adeline, and left to gather up her things. When she returned, she handed Ezri a book of wandering fey, and Ezri asked the others to keep her pact to the Lantern King a secret. As the party prepared to leave, Nessali gave their Scroll of Recall to Adeline, intending to take the long way back themself. As the students returned, they were greeted by Arwyn, who keeps a watchful eye over the teleportation circle for safety. He was surprised about the new potential student, but trusted Ezri and Snows judgement, and began the process of admitting her to the academy, including his divinations to ensure she wouldn't be an immediate threat.
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