Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20160714040922/@comment-28358106-20160721222418

"W-what...W-what...is...this...!"

The Holy beam wavers, then dissipates. The bolt of sorcery overwhelms Conrad and he holds up his blade in desperation, barely being clipped by the wrathful energy, and it sends him sprawling. He flies back and hits the ground,  tumbling, and crashes into his own ranks, knocking over dozens of Undead soldiers.

The red arcanum stops. Ibrahim floats above the ground, his face pure, uninhibited rage. The Glyph is above him, arcs of red energy flashing within it and striking the ground around him like a hellish thunderstorm.

He extends his hand and roars with the wrath of a father.

Again the enormous bolt erupts, striking the ranks opposite. It lashes wildly, destroying foe and landscape alike; the very ground splits and explodes and the air shrieks in agony as it is torn by the uninhibited magic. Conrad gets up ro run, panicked,  but screams as he is tossed aside yet again.

Above the battlefield, a black collar of rotating cloud begins to descend, a wall of darkness. Rocks and debris begin to rise and rotate in a circle a kilometer wide, surrounding the battlefield. Ranks of the army fall like dry grass as they are cut down by Ibrahim's wrath.

Hound again slowly picks himself up from the ground, awash in black flame, rubble falling from his back. He steadies himself on his blade. This is not right. His strength is being stolen, pulled into the beast. He can feel it. He knows the creature takes the essence of others for Conrad's Holy blade, but it shouldn't affect him, not yet. This is too soon..

"Stop him!"

Wearily Hound looks up and sees a vague blur in the distance. He tries to focus.

"You have to stop him!  I was too late!  You have to stop him NOW!"

Hound's eyes finally focus properly. At a distance, above the din, he sees who is shouting. It's the Regent, and she's pointing.

"Please, hurry! There is no time!  He'll destroy everything!" She's pointing to...

...no, that isn't right. Ibrahim?