The dragons converge on their target simultaneously. Crackling breath of Spirit and roaring Fire strike the lord from either side. It turns and bats its arms, as if fending off the magic by force - and somehow, that seems to be effective. Where its hands pass, the Fire and Spirit vanish, but it can't stop everything.

The dragons land to the south of the demon, and rear back for another two breath attacks. The demon begins to lumber forward. Before it can reach them, though, it stumbles - the colossus as punched it in the back of the knee. It takes the two breath attacks full-force.

That doesn't stop it, though - it just makes it angry.

Perfect.

The scarred and steaming demon lord kicks back, throwing the colossus several yards backward. It scrambles back up, roars, and charges at hte dragons. They both take off for the south.

As the demon lord plunges across the battlefield, it tears through both its own lines and yours, right down the middle of the fighting. Both sides are disorganized and rattled from the destruction it leaves in its wake. And it's still growing larger - now a third the size of the 003 platform.

"Heh," Xu says. "I see what you're doing. I suppose Anahita will be dealing with it whether she likes it or not."

"Rough-handed, but effective," Wong says.

The airship in the distance is closing fast, growing large in your sight. It's the Painted Sword - a ramming airship. A beam of lightning strikes it, but does not down it. What it's aiming for, you can't tell - it doesn't have weapons suited for ground support.

There's a pause in the fighting following the demon lord's rampage. The loss of cohesiveness in the formations threatens to dissolve into a melee.. You don't want that to happen - the demons have numbers on their side.

What do you do?

>tell Abigail and Arcturis to rally the front
>use your fleet of miniature airships to wreck havoc while your men reorganize
>tell Shadow to create some sort of distraction
>some other strategy

>>31505852
>tell Abigail and Arcturis to rally the front

>tell Shadow to create some sort of distraction

Why not both?

>>31505852
>tell Shadow to create some of distration
BOMBS AWAY!

>>31505852
>tell Abigail and Arcturis to rally the front

And tell shadow to capture the Painted Sword, whatever their plan is, I don't want it to happen.

This seems like the perfect time to quick strike with your airship while everyone is distracted and the painted sword drives through. It's not designed to attack such things.

Have those on the front rally. Also, send... what's that useless man's name? Watercrest or something? Send him out there too, straight into that mess.

>>31505852
>>tell Abigail and Arcturis to rally the front

>>31506004

Prule Waterford

>>31505852
>>tell Abigail and Arcturis to rally the front
The others will only feed the chaos

>>31505971

This could be the perfect time to the use the bombs.

>>31506004
This.

>>31505852
have shadow do some work

>>31506024
Send him to rally the front with a small Archon force.
Have shadow begin a strafing run a bit behind enemy lines.

>>31506056
I kinda wanted to save those for the chronomancy strike.

>>31505852
>tell Shadow to create some sort of distraction
>>31505971
This.

>>31506056
>>31505971
we're saving those.

And right now we don;t want to add to the confusion we want to rally our forces.

Rolled 7

>>31505830
>Fang Quest
Man, he's not even content with letting Shadow keep top billing. IT'S ONLY ONE EPISODE, YI. C'MON.

>>31505852
>>31505958
This seems reasonable enough. Chaotic formations mean that Shadow is less likely to blow his cover while getting himself involved, and Abby and Arcturis can use the opportunity to close ranks.

The Painted Sword is almost necessarily attacking another airship; they have a good idea of where the Nemesis is because it broke cloaking for a short while, and it's a large enough target that it's probably still easy enough to guess where it is.

>>31506122
It would also reveal Shadow's presence.

>>31505971
If we're doing this, have Shadow launch a bomb or two at the Painted Sword to draw their attention.

>>31506122

No no, you don't get it. rally our troops and bomb theirs. Ours keep formation and theirs remain disoriented and full of holes in their line, they could even break as result.

>>31506174
While giving away shadow.

>>31505852
Call Auriel, warn her about the Painted Sword.

>>31505852
>tell Shadow to create some sort of distraction

IT'S POCKET TIME

>>31506174
Do you really want to reveal Shadow?

Wait. Oh shit, are they going to try and ram the 003 platform?

>rally your lines with Abigail and Arcturis
>have Shadow create extra chaos in the enemy lines, strafing, magicking, and consuming, keeping his identity hidden

Yes?

>>31506220
Yes.

>>31506174
that's waste the bombs on regulars.

save it for the chronomancy

>>31506220
Go for it.

>>31506188

At this point it doesn't matter, the demons have to engage the pentaverate or miss their chance to do it on the battlefield if their army breaks. We force their hand and we make them tick at our tune not theirs.

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Formations are roughly as planned

>>31506220
yupperino

>>31506220
Yes.

>>31506226
We're using the Nemesis's guns for the Chronomancy plan.

>>31506220
yes

>>31506220
Seems good.

>>31506213
This actually makes a lot of sense for them to be doing.

Probably worth having Steward warn its intelligences to keep a lookout.

>003 grabs the Painted Sword out of the air and uses it as its namesake.
pls

>>31506242
It matters up until the very moment the dynamo bot fails.

>>31506220
Yep.

>>31506220
Sure
Also we should do something about the Painted Sword.

>>31505830
>thread 404s
>ctrl-f catalog for shadow quest
>0 results
nooooo

>look for quests
oh you're a cheeky one m8

>>31506220

Agreed.

I'll take the XP, with a side dish of bonus XP please, SM.

>>31506226

Do you want to use the bombs with Flint inside the chronomancy? Think that for a second.

>>31506261
we're using both.

That's the whole reason Steward put so much effort into making them controlled and safe.

i believe his exact words we "collateral damage was our number one priority."

Rolled 75

>>31506284
Let's spin the wheel of EXP!

>>31506292

The stated plan is:

>chronomancy
>mega gunship fire
>extract Donovan
>kinetic bombardment

>>31506292
The chronomancy is a huge spell, the bombs were planned to be aimed at Sandalphon and the demon lord that get caught within it. Obviously they wouldn't be aimed directly center into the sigil.

>>31506292
The main idea was to deploy the Chronomancy, blast the surrounding area with airship fire, get Flint out of there, then bomb the area around the sigil afterward.

>>31506329
Or this

>>31506329
Okay, so we're all wrong. Let's use only a handful of the bombs.

>>31506329

Still a good plan and I still support it.

>>31506354
We can't. They're a package deal.

>>31506354
Revealing shadows presence with his calling card supersonic maneuvers is not best at this time anon.

>>31506329
This works

>>31506354
No, that's wasteing them

>>31506354
NO!
That reveals Shadow.

>>31506374
>>31506387

Glad to see other anons realizing that Shadow must keep a low profile until Donny is safe.

>>31506329

Stick with the plan them, I just can't seen to picture the scales and sizes of the sigil, the pentaverate and the chronomancy.

>>31506354
No bombs. Just shadow ganking and consuming. They will assume he is simply some sort of summon.

>>31506487

We could probably even take the form of a Reaper while we're doing it.

>>31506487
Ganking and consuming are kind of his calling card, too.

If only we had Void Bomb!

>>31506220
Yes
This sounds like a call for random acts of Terror.

>>31506554
And Poison gas probably. Army of Darkness might help too? Not sure how distinctive it is.

>>31506606
We used it against a demon lord so there is that.

>>31506519
Absolutely this.

Just releasing poison gas and terror and consuming and sleep gas and all of our shit left and rigt a we go by at max stealth being speedy and consuming weak targets and mages

>>31506658

While in spooky Reaper form, please.

Shadow could probably eat a solid 5% of this army if he moves quickly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kam708mZAQ8

"Lord Flint, Abigail. Get your lines together. We're in shreds out there!"

Arcturis's voice comes in rough. "I can see that! I need time!"

"Shadow. Can you hear me?"

"I can."

"Get in there and keep them disorganized. Don't give yourself away."

"Will do."

You see the barest of shadows split off from Abigail, and then it's gone, both to sight and senses. You don't think Shadow appreciates how unnerving that is.

A moment later, you see a black sludge rise up from the ground and consume a minotaur trying to organize a group of satyrs. The other demons scatter.

A mage fires a ball of flame. It explodes. For a moment, you believe it must have struck home - and then the mage's stomach sprouts a tentacle. The man's body is pulled into the air, and you see it steadily enveloped and consumed even as shadow blasts a nearby imp with a gout of shadow magic. He flickers so fast you can't follow him.

Good thing he's absolutely infatuated with your niece.

Arcturis rides in front of the lines alongside Prule Waterford. He raises his sword in the air. You hear him shouting, but from this far away, you can't hear what. Nonetheless, the scattered mage-knights reform their lines alongside him.

Abigail takes a more practical approach. She raises her left hand. A beam of shadow punctures the enemy lines - and then another, and another. Your mages and soldiers naturally form up around her. A wave of netherfire from a few succubi answers her magical volley - and then, a strange black disc expands from her hand, stretching dozens of yards in either direction. The fire hits it, and vanishes.

What an odd mixture of pride and confusion. She never mentioned that sort of ability...

...what exactly is that hand of hers?

The Painted Sword is getting alarmingly close. You pick up your radio. "Auriel! The ship!"

>con't

"Don't get your panties in a wad." You hear her voice shout in the other direction. "Fire 1!"

A beam of ice splits the clouds. It slams into the Painted Sword. The airship's shielding whines painfully as it attempts to deflect the magical blast, but it was hit straight on. The ice punctures the hole and comes out the other side, throwing up a blast of dust when it hits the ground.

The Painted Sword is now on fire. And it's moving even faster.

"Auriel, it's still coming!"

"That was a direct hit on its engine!" You hear tapping at a console. "Sensors - something's wrong. The engine is off, but it's not falling."

You turn back toward the airship. It's plummeting straight at your lines, but in a directed, controlled fashion. But it shouldn't even have power. The skysever should be ripping it to pieces.

And then you see the demon lord clinging to the underside of the ship - the diseased spider. From its body, it exudes a sort of slime, a muck that's covering the outside of the airship - and presumably keeping it shielded.

"The demon lord is on it!"

"Shit. Shit." Auriel hesitates. "Alright. I think I can do this."

"You haven't done much so far!"

"You don't have a choice! Tell Abigail and Arcturis to back off, now!"

What do you do?

>Trust Auriel to get the job done.
>You can't rely on her hairbrained schemes with Abigail out there. Form your own strategy.

>>31506658
Throw in a few dark blizzards and CoD as well.

Maybe a suicide squad if we buy on the run

>>31506708
>Trust Auriel to get the job done.

Shadow trusts her, and that's good enough for me.

>>31506686
>destructo disks
HYPE

>>31506354
NO you stupid latchlicker.

You think you'll need anything less than ALL THE THINGS to even distrat four demon lords?

>>31506708
>>You can't rely on her hairbrained schemes with Abigail out there. Form your own strategy.
Tell Shadow to Blink + Pocket

>>31506708

>Trust Auriel

"Clear the field!"

>>31506708
>Trust Auriel to get the job done.
Fang should be curious about how much that ship is capable.

>>31506708
>Trust Auriel to get the job done.

>>31506708
No, I can see what shes going to do. I want to see this.
>Trust Auriel to get the job done.

>>31506795
Second.

Unless Auriel is about to do that, then let her go

>>31506708
>Trust Auriel to get the job done.

>>31506795
As hilarious as this would be, let's not break cover.

>>31506708
>>Trust Auriel to get the job done.

>>31506708
>>>Trust Auriel to get the job done.
It's probably right to back off regardless, since the alternative is letting the Painted Sword's wreckage inject the Plague Lord directly into the middle of our ranks.

>>31506708
>the diseased spider

>>31503063
>"Our own lines are getting chewed up," Anahita says. "I can spare anything right now. Sensors are telling me that sludge of a lord is heading my way."

that lying devil.

Writing

>>31506708
He doesn't have to Pocket it.

Maybe he can Earthforge the hull of the ship to rip the demon lord off it.

Like, earthforge the part he's clinging onto into a separate piece tat falls off.

>>31506941
Shes going to eat it

>>31506913
Man fuck angels

>>31506971
Jophiel waifuer.

>>31506941
This! The Painted Sword's shields are down anyways.

>>31506986
What?

>>31506971
>>31506913
Good thing we're sicking a demon lord on her.

>>31506987
>>31506941
Nah, let Auriel do a SHIPCONSUME!!!

Hopefully The Nemesis doesn't get sick fromt he tainted food.

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>>31507015
It's a joke anon.

Remember jokes?

Where you interpret "fuck" as a literal expression of lust?

I really enjoy reading about shadow fighting. He's a scary dude when we aren't controlling or being him

>>31507037
...Or, y'know, get infested with a plague bringing demon lord of which no magic can cure.

>>31507038
..You lost me

>>31507037
Stop chewing knobs you unimaginative clod.

That would require giving up her strategic defense of the airspace.

She can't give up altitude yet.

>>31507045
Shadow is actually this frightening when we're controlling him.

>>31507060
that's what i meant.

>>31507070
Better than letting that thing crash into our lines.

And the Nemesis isn't he only Airship, theirs 10 other Airships up there.

>>31507045
Yeah, it's funny. Because if we were in control of him there'd be an option to target enemies and it would be "NO DON'T OUTRIGHT CONSUME THE MINOTAUR" or "FUCK WE DIDN'T DODGE THAT FIREBALL, BLINK UNDER THE MAGE AND GIVE HIM A SPIKED SHADOWY D," followed by "LOOK WHAT YOU IDIOTS DID NOW WE HAVE TO SHADOW ASSAULT THAT IMP FLANKING US WASTE OF MANA 0/10 TACTICS GIT GUD."

Because that's how it would be.

>>31507060
Shadows Magic resists is perfectly.

So the Nemesis should be fine.

>>31507105
It's like Pyroland. We see the things we do as routine and unworthy of being scary. But we're an unholy shadow monster of death and justice.

>>31507105
Not to us, but I suppose that's because we can see exactly where he fucks up.

>>31507121
Like this guy says.

>>31507121
My appetizers have Been launched into space

>>31507111
Plus, I have a hard time believing anything is going to come out in one piece, being on something the nemesis is consuming...

>>31507111
no descending out of the air giving up the advantage in upper airspace just to SHIPCONSUME an infested kamikaze airship is in fact fucking stupid and is not the only alternative to it crashing into us.

stop it.

>>31507155
>>exactly where he fucks up.

Shadow is fucking scary even when he does retarded stuff, like the bed method, or when he ate the whole crew on Vonneguts ship.

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>>31507152
"Do you believe in magic~"

Oh my god, there's even a bunch of rainbows. It all fits!

>>31507195
I feel like the Artifact process includes removing threats/just not taking the infected parts.

So it might just spit out he parts with the Demon Lord on it.

>>31507219
Or when we made those Airships disappear.

>>31506913
it occurs to me that, in fact, Anahita might be under orders to never kill a Demon Lord.

so minimizing conflict with them would fit with that. it's not mere self preservation.

>>31507208
It's not, because even if we had the power to knock it out of the air, it still heading straight for our front lines and carrying who knows what thanks to the disease lord. worst case scenario that end with half our forces dead or dying thanks to some kind of toxin. This is an elegant solution, as coming out of the high altitutde temporarily isnt as much of a detriment for us as then as we have A) Winds Staff, and B) Fighter ship backup.

>>31507275
Oh riiiiiight. Yeah, that would make sense. They still want 'em for hyperion in the same way Sandys distraction in Kan-Abar doesn't target the demon lord.

Btw SM, can we get an update from steward about how that's going? How's our robro double doin?

>>31506795
No. Absolutely not. We are not going to roll to pocket a fucking Demon lord.

What if, way back in Jacob's Field, we had decided to fuck these invaders up?

Stealthed our way into the capital and CONSUMEd their king and queen, back when they had fewer Demon Lords?

>>31507333
I don't believe we had the stats to achieve it at the time. Nulis and Kullia are pretty damn powerful.

>>31507328
All living beings in and on the thing are not included in the pocket.

It would fall to the ground.

You know, I think I like seeing Shadow from other people's perspective more than I like playing him.

>>31507308
Or Auriel eating it.

And It wouldn't take out mroe than a few thousand soliders.

they aren' that big

>>31507394
Let's character perspective switch to Sandalphon for the next half of the fight.

>>31507394
Yeah, he looks like a scary motherfucker when we're not the ones rolling the dice.

"Reporting," Steward says.

"It can wait!" you shout. "Auriel, Abigail is down there. So help me, if you screw this up - "

"I won't."

You remind yourself that she is the 5th Highest. You remind yourself that she has seven centuries of experience. You remind yourself that you think she might know what she's doing. Probably.

"Get it done."

"Roger!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm_0xJe9PB4

"Abigial," you say, "Lord Flint. Draw back, now."

"What?" Arcturis's voice is indignant. "Shadow's made a huge hole! This is the time to charge!"

"There is an airship about to ram itself into your horses! Retreat, NOW!"

There's crackling on the radios. You can virtually imagine Arcturis checking the skyline. "...shit. Retreat! Move back, now!"

A howl fills the air as the Painted Sword careens forward across the battlefield. Abigail covers her men as they scramble backwards. Arcturis's cavalry wheel about and gallop for higher ground. The clattering sputter of magical engines fighting for altitude rocks the battlefield.

It's not enough. Nothing can stop that much momentum that quickly. They're both going to get smashed.

You reach for -It- You won't let Abigail die without giving everything you have.

The clouds above the Painted Sword burst open. The biggest airship you've ever seen slams into the Painted Sword from directly above, pinning it between four huge metallic docking arms. The two airships form a tangled mess of smoke and fire as they rocket toward the ground.

You can tell that the Nemesis is trying to accelerate, but it's an impossible task, even for the absurd amount of energy you can feel from the ship. The carrier slams into the ground, crushing the Painted Sword underneath it like a bug. The smaller airship snaps in two, and one of the Nemesis's arms bend backwards. A huge wall of dirt and dust is thrown into the air. The ground shakes hard enough that you have to take a step to keep your balance.

>con't

....Does it seem curious to anyone, in retrospect, that Demon Lords spawned from Chaos itself can use Shadow (Order) magic?

"...engines...restarting...cover..."

You pick your radio off the ground. "What? Say again!"

"The power to the engines took a hit, we have to restart them!" Auriel shouts. "Keep us covered!"

You feel strong magic near the airships. You look back. The spider demon is crawling on top of the Nemesis - one of its arms is a greenish hole, but it's otherwise intact. Shadow faces it across the hull of the airship. They're exchanging attacks - Shadow with small blasts of magic as it tries to close in, the demon lord responding with sticking sprays and something that steams like hot acid.

The two airships form a practical hill in the middle of the battlefield. You can't easily see the enemy lines.

You feel a slight burden release on your mind. One of your dragons is dead. You check closely - your colossus is severely weakened. You're still severely depleted from summoning and commanding the two dragons - intervening personally right now would be impossible.

"Steward, reporting in."

You grip your radio and raise it to your mouth. "What. Is. It."

"Communications with Shadow's construct have ceased. It is suspected it has been severely damaged or completely disabled by the demon lord in Kan-Abar." Steward pauses. "Note: sustained engagement with the third demon lord is reducing the capabilities of 003."

You look to the north. 003 has taken a beating - one of its arms is sparking and flashing, and there are holes and tears in its carapace across its body. You can see the demon lord hacking at the joint of the construct's wrist with wild abandon.

You probably only have a short time before the fourth demon lord shows up. You need to get the situation under control.

What do you do?

>strategies

>>31507394
Me too.

I've been thinking this whole time "wow, he's a really cool character." Which was something I completely didn't realize while arguing with the other anons over what we should make him do next.

>>31507468
BONE TITAN

>>31507468
Move to the poison demon lord and help Shadow get it off the ship.

>>31507398
One, a few thousand Soldiers IS NOT an Acceptable loss right now, nor is it insignificant.
Two, Do you not understand how poison and disease work, that shit spreads. and likely the cloud from the debris on impact would be big enough to literally cover half the battlefield, which is probably why it's attempting this in the first place.
Use your head. A nuke isnt JUST and explosion

>>31507429
>"What?" Arcturis's voice is indignant. "Shadow's made a huge hole! This is the time to charge!"

SINCE WHEN DID THIS FUCKER FIND OUT OUR REAL NAME AND THAT WE WERE STILL ON THE BATTLEFIELD

>>31507468
Deploy the Fleet of ships!!!!!!!!!11

>>31507468
Abby and Ila to shadow: they are immune to the disease.

>>31507468
Send Shadow to cover the Nemesis.

I think we might want to use the bone titan or our mini fleet now.

>>31507532
That should be Abigail.

>>31507532
>SINCE WHEN DID THIS FUCKER FIND OUT OUR REAL NAME AND THAT WE WERE STILL ON THE BATTLEFIELD

Eh, he picked up your nickname during private meetings. He doesn't think much of it.

>>31507468
Not giving us the options/ideas from earlier?

>>31507468
CALL IN THE DUKE.

>>30825163
>The empire and Atlantis will move from the south, keeping the demonic battalion busy and unable to support their human mages. With our continue retreat and subsequent reinforcement, we'll have them in this position - spread through the valley, disorganized, and trapped. The Duke, as well as the Great Forest Alliance, will play a supportive role as a reserve force, shoring our gaps and responding to any emergency situations."

>>31507468

Gather mana.

Bone Titan at Demon Lord at 003.

Abigail and Ila to Shadow and the Nemesis to assist with the Spider Lord.

Check in with Melody and ask how she's doing - we might need her help down here.

>>31507560
This. Have Abby and Ila help Shadow get the Spider Lord off the ship.

>>31507567
This guy.

>backup battalions including the werewolves, orcs, Felnoir rangers, Valeria's elves, Duke Vellik's soldiers
>your mini-airship fleet, in conjunction with Melody's staff
>Bone Titan (not at maximum effectiveness yet)
>Yourself, in person
>Abigail, Shadow, Ila strike team
>Adavan-led Archon strike team (note that Adavan is currently chilling with Hecate and Hemmelus
>"That"

Posting since SM didn't

>>31507567
>>31507560

Both of these.

Call in Vellik, release Bone Titan.

Time to engage everything - the Nemesis and Shadow are in full fucking view.

>>31507567

Combine with mage knight charge to keep the rabble off the ship.

>>31507559

My bad, here you go.

Your hand is full of cards to play, and they can be played at any time.

>Steward himself tells you that he can burn his mobile platform in exchange for a burst of power. That may prove useful in a pinch.
>Haven and Vellik's forces serve as a reserve to assist if there are any sudden problems.
>Vaz Grak's orc warriors and Great Tree's werewolves are both highly resistant to magic. They'll prove formidable shock troops.
>Melody has the Staff of Winds, and you have your fighter fleets. The enemy won't see that attack coming.
>Your Bone Titan will come in handy at some point. But not too early.
>You can take to the field yourself, if the troops need a morale boost. But you can't afford to become overly-exposed, or dragged into prolonged conflict.
>The angels - while they ostensibly remain on your side - are a precision tool of destruction. You might need them when the enemy puts together a targeted offensive, but if you rely on them too much, you could be exposing your backside. (that lying bitch)
>Abigail, Ila, and Shadow together make a powerful strike team.
>Hecate, Adavan, and Hemmelus are higher on the ridge behind you, waiting to cast their spell.
>You can always use "That". But you'd like to save it for Sandalphon, if possible.
>Consult with allied commanders, or consider the situation. Sometimes it's better to think before you leap.

>>31507593
>>your mini-airship fleet, in conjunction with Melody's staff

Have Shadow continue combat with poison lord

>>31507567
I second this with the amendment that Melody target the Demon Lord closest to her, the one that is targeting 003.
Mostly because;
>ou're still severely depleted from summoning and commanding the two dragons - intervening personally right now would be impossible.

>>31507593

Better list.
>>31497536

>Steward himself tells you that he can burn his mobile platform in exchange for a burst of power. That may prove useful in a pinch.
>Haven and Vellik's forces serve as a reserve to assist if there are any sudden problems.
>Vaz Grak's orc warriors and Great Tree's werewolves are both highly resistant to magic. They'll prove formidable shock troops.
>Melody has the Staff of Winds, and you have your fighter fleets. The enemy won't see that attack coming.
>Your Bone Titan will come in handy at some point. But not too early.
>You can take to the field yourself, if the troops need a morale boost. But you can't afford to become overly-exposed, or dragged into prolonged conflict.
>The angels - while they ostensibly remain on your side - are a precision tool of destruction. You might need them when the enemy puts together a targeted offensive, but if you rely on them too much, you could be exposing your backside.
>Abigail is nearby, resting in the tents with Shadow, and one of Haven's representatives, Ila. You could consult with them, if need be. They'll make a powerful strike team. Shadow is keeping in close contact with Auriel, and has told you he might travel to the Nemesis at some point.
>Hecate and Hemmelus are higher on the ridge behind you, waiting to cast their spell.
>You can always use "That". But you'd like to save it for Sandalphon, if possible.
>Consult with allied commanders, or consider the situation. Sometimes it's better to think before you leap.


Staff of Winds assisted fleet time? to drive off that plague lord.

>>31507567
Engage plan Delta: Deploy Everything.

>>31507468
is our pocket big enough for the nemesis still? I figure shadow can put it back into the air

>>31507607
>Consult with allied commanders, or consider the situation. Sometimes it's better to think before you leap.

Do this while we Gather.

SM can you repost all of our "cards". Might help with the decision making.

Shadow's path from autistic shadow blob, to the uncanny valley of the dollomancer with the Jew hat to a by /tg/ standards not-full-on-autistic dude is quite something, on top of that, he is tough as a brick-shit-house and keeps pulling crazy stunts and tricks out of his ass all the time.

A pretty cool dude, aside from his inability to name things.

>>31507632
>is our pocket big enough for the nemesis still?
>still

>implying it EVER WAS

>>31507607
>>Melody has the Staff of Winds, and you have your fighter fleets. The enemy won't see that attack coming.
Perfect time to unleash it

>>Abigail, Ila, and Shadow together make a powerful strike team.
On the poison lord

Continue leading berserker south, summon another Dragon if necessary

>>31507632
or I guess that would leave all the people hanging, huh

Also; Inform those in the know that the Kan-Abar robro is probably dead. That way they should know that we're now severely ON THE FUCKING CLOCK GIT TO IT.

>>31507654
Wait we still have the God Hat?

>>31507607
>>Melody has the Staff of Winds, and you have your fighter fleets. The enemy won't see that attack coming.

>>31507616
Shadow and our chosen have him handled, save 003

Our biggest problem is the giant fuck-all demon lord. I don't think we have anything big enough that could hurt it, much less take it down.

>>31507607
>>Melody has the Staff of Winds, and you have your fighter fleets. The enemy won't see that attack coming.

You might have noticed that I haven't been actively tracking Fang's mana for you. Playing from his perspective, you don't get any hard numbers.

and before you ask why, it's because of reasons

However: after summoning both dragons and commanding them and the colossus to move out, you have exactly 1 mana remaining.

So...if you want the Bone Titan, you'll have to wait a sec.

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Strategy:

>start gathering mana
>send Abigail and Ila to assist with the Spider Lord
>get Melody to coordinate shielding for your assault fleet to provide cover for the Nemesis while your lines reform
>send the Bone Titan north to aid 003

>>31507468
>Haven and Vellik's forces serve as a reserve to assist if there are any sudden problems.
>Abigail is nearby, resting in the tents with Shadow, and one of Haven's representatives, Ila. You could consult with them, if need be. They'll make a powerful strike team. Shadow is keeping in close contact with Auriel, and has told you he might travel to the Nemesis at some point.
>Melody has the Staff of Winds, and you have your fighter fleets. The enemy won't see that attack coming.
ALL OF THEM

>>31507686
The biggest conundrum is that we can't kill any of the demon lords, either. Otherwise Sandalphon won't bring out Donovan.

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>>31507626
>Plan Delta

>Not Super Destructor Mode

>>31507686
Erasure

Okay, so Duke can cover the Nemesis.

And Melody can bring support to 003?

>>31507686

I'm hoping that Steward can self-destruct 003 for massive damage on Goat Lord, otherwise we just have to keep everyone busy until Flint appears.

>>31507607
>Vaz Grak's orc warriors and Great Tree's werewolves are both highly resistant to magic. They'll prove formidable shock troops

Send a portion of these to o assist 003 with the Demon Lord.
Save the Bone Titan and the Air Ships and Melody for when the 4th Demon Lord shows up, because I dont think she's going to be good to go twice in this battle

>>31507718
That works.

>>31507718
That sound workable.

>>31507718
>send Abigail and Ila to assist with the Spider Lord
>get Melody to coordinate shielding for your assault fleet to provide cover for the Nemesis while your lines reform
THESE TWO

The Nemesis HAS to take off before the Fourth Lord arrives!

>>31507718
The difference between an Orderly computer system and mostly-chaotic squishy mortal souls, huh?

>>31507718

Also call in Vellik's troops immediately.

Wait a minute.

Shadow bot is down so doesn't that mean that Shadow doesn't need to keep a low profile anymore.

He could turn this whole thing around with an Eclipse + Void Ring combo.

>>31507718
>start gathering mana
>send Abigail and Ila to assist with the Spider Lord
>get Melody to coordinate shielding for your assault fleet to provide cover for the Nemesis while your lines reform
these three

>>31507718

Hold the Bone Titan for a moment and start gathering power. As for the rest go for it.

>>31507718
Also let Auriel know that the Kanian robot has been destroyed and to get the Nemesis into the sky ASAP.

>>31507718
Also try and get the airships to provide air-to-air cover for the assault fleet.

>>31507718
>because of reasons
It's not like you're really hiding much from us with that one. Elemental lords can use magic naturally, and don't have to spend a lifetime studying how to manipulate it, so I would think that their innate knowledge of EXACTLY how many more spells they can cast and at what strength at any given time is a pretty unique thing.

Unless it really is a universal trait and Fang has some major malfunction he's not telling anybody. Guess we'll have to find out.

>>31507718
Inform allies of possible defeat of Robro, as well.

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>>31507758

I don't have any idea

what you could possibly mean by that

>>31507769
He sure could.

The abby and lla come in for extra stompage.

We're immune, deal double damage that ignore resistances, and all shit costs half.

We better be able to take it down.

>>31507769
>implying it won't be assumed we're dead and we were a robot all along!

>>31507787

Popular modifications seem to HOLD on the Bone Titan
And make sure allies are informed that Demon Lord 4 may be imminent

Roger

>>31507818
The thing is, we can't kill it before Flint arrives.

>>31507799
>Elemental lords
>their innate knowledge
>implying the discrete numbers game isn't Erebus specific
the seven chaos lords probably run on a gut-feeling system just like mortals.

>>31507769
I'd wait on it. Shadows' already mid battle ATM, and a shadow dynamo enhanced eclipse would be best saved for dealing with the counteroffensives following the Chronomancy.

>>31507831
It better be near death.

then the bombardment kills it.

>>31507829
Correct, we don't have the mana for it yet.

>>31507676
Not sure.

Can anyone elaborate on Shadow's hat. Are we still euphoric because we are enlightened by our own intelligence?

>>31507746

We need the Air Ships in the air now, remember the Nemesis need time to get up again. Hopefully 003 can holdout while we gather power for the Bone Titan.

>>31507841
But the fedora was inside us all along.

>>31507769

Shadow should save his big ticket items for after stealing Flint.

Because, you know.

It's not like the 4 Demon Lords are going to just disappear once we steal Flint off the summoning sigil, guys.

>>31507836
Agreed since we may need to fuck up Sandles or couple of demon lords.

>>31507841
>>31507676
>>31507654
>implying the Jew hat wasn't the best thing ever.

>>31507847
It won't take more than a minute for the Nemesis to be back in the air.

At least the crashed into enemies

>>31507847
So why arent we Using The Orcs or werewolves or Velliks forces, which include Vellik clones and possibly robots, again?

>>31507839
I really hope so.

I wonder if that Earthforge the demon lord off the airship plan would've worked at all.

Fuck, I forget, are we waiting for four or five demon lords?

>>31507829
>Demon Lord 4

OK people, we need to think NOW how to counter the 4th demon before he shows up, because he will.

>>31507871
Its for the enemy airships, they can target the "vulnerable" Nemesis.

>>31507883
I think magic resistant troops are good for swooping in and mopping up mages that have had their melee defenders wiped out already.

We save them for the last part.

>>31507901
Four

>>31507901
The fourth will be the last to arrive at the battle before it lays out the Penta.

>>31507862
I fucking loved dat Jew hat, it kept cracking me up.

>>31507883

I thought we were. I only think we should hold Steward in reserve for an emergency.

>>31507901
the whole plan is to summon the Greatest, which is apparently the Fifth Demon Lord.

But what if the Fifth Demon Lord is Dave?

>>31507718
>and before you ask why, it's because of reasons
Erebus confirmed for being autistic computer program

>>31507939
>AT LAST, WE FINALLY SUMMON THE GREATEST!
>*rift yawns open and Dave pops out*
>Oh god, Dave...no. Dave, pls go.
>no.

>>31507930
Jew hat was so baller.
We should artifact a jew hat.

The conclusion of this battle will be that everyone realizes that Shadow is an undetectable clusterfuck of pure power.

>paranoia intensifies

>>31507977
Vonnegut's hat was an Artifact!

Or was it a Water enchantment? I don't remember.

>>31507982
I'm trying to imagine the faces of everyone looking at the grounded Nemesis right now.

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>>31508095

haha, if we rise up into the air with the plague lord still on the Nemesis's hull, it can't poison anyone down on the ground.

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>>31508095
And here is Shadow's reaction when Auriel flies his airship into the ground.

>>31508155
We may want to inform Auriel they're doing battle on top of *ahem* "her" ship, though I'd hope Shadow already teletalked to her as much.

>>31508177
Auriel shit pilot.

We should have just pocketed it.

>>31508095
>Random Kanian mage on the front ranks to the guy next to him:

"Still not bigger than your mother"

Guys, don't forget about the sigil/summoning, do we have any idea of how close they are to starting that shit?

>>31508205
Damn women drivers!

>>31508220
"Fucking shut up Jerry"

>>31508177

<MY SHIP! I HAVEN'T GOT THE EXPERIENCE I INVESTED IN THAT THING BACK!>

>>31508230
They're waiting on the fourth demon lord.
That's the entire reason we haven't engaged operation Chrono Trigger yet.
Because we're using chronomancy and then Auriel is going to pull the trigger.

>>31508230
We do. The battle has been going on for a bit now and there's quite a bit of Chaos around. And since the 4th is most likely no longer being distracted we're basically just waiting for it to arrive.

>>31508230
Soon.

Once the fourth gets here.

>>31508261
"I wish Delan were here, HE liked my jokes."

>>31508365
"Yeah well Delan isn't here Jerry, a fucking Shadow blob ate him and he's dead."

>>31508429
"You mean like that one perched on top of that monster?"

"OH GOD IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!"

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>>31508220
>>31508261
>>31508365
>>31508429
>>31508450

i'm dying here

>>31508450
"Seriously Jerry, fuck this Nether damned war. Join the army you said, summon demons won't backfire you said. They turned Tim into a frog last week Jerry, and don't get me started on old Speedy."

>>31508365
Your jokes are so bad they border on treasonous, Jerry. That's why he laughed. Traitors have a shit sense of humor.

>>31508450
Meanwhile with the nameless rank and file.

"OH SHIT! THAT'S THE THING! THAT'S THE THING WHAT ATE ALL OUR SUPPLIES WHILE I WAS ON WATCH IN THE SUPPLY TENT BACK AT JACOB'S FIELD!

I FUCKING TOLD YOU. I FUCKING TOLD ALL OF YOU."

So. I was thinking once we've cleaned up the Kanian Arc we should make our priority to acquire Vigil and locate the isle in the Void to achieve maximum potential. We're going to need it to deal with Avatar Bitch.

You grab your radio. Thank the ancestors for technology. "Abigail, Ila! Move in and help Shadow, he's fighting the Spider Lord on top of the Nemesis! Vellik, are you there?"

"Ready and waiting, Archmage."

"Get to the Nemesis. It has to take off before the fourth demon lord gets here."

"What?" Auriel's voice comes through. "The fourth?" An explosion erupts on top of the Nemesis. You hear a metallic clanging sound. "Dammit, Shadow, watch the hull!"

"Shadow's double is getting torn apart. The fourth will be here momentarily. M - my Lady, come in."

"I'm here, Yi."

"How is the north? Does Steward have time?"

"My lines are doing wonderfully, actually. Steward has been quite helpful in distracting that demon."

"I want you to use the Staff again. I'm bringing my fleet forward."

"Wait, Fang!" Auriel says. "We don't have - "

"I don't give a damn! My fighters will win the air superiority if they have to. We need ground control, and we needed it five minutes ago. Everyone move, double time!"

>con't

>>31508580
>acquire Vigil
what.

we can just fly the Nemesis there surely.

but before that we should investigate what's on the other side of the Chaos Core.

>the core is a sphere
>venia is a flat circle
>what the hell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZvBqHQIVQ

You slot your radio away and immediately begin gathering mana. It rushes back to you in waves, but it's going to take time.

You watch the battle begin to unfold. Arcturis joins Vellik's reinforcements - the two leaders rotate around the fallen Nemesis, keeping the enemy lines off the ship's flank.

Shadow and the demon lord are in an all out war for space - but Abigail soars in from the left, slamming the demon lord with - is that a scythe? It's taller than she is! What in Venia is she doing with a scythe?!

One of the demon lord's legs separates from its body. Abigail swings again, and this time, the lord retreats, leaving behind the severed limb. It scampers behind the airship, where you can't see.

The Nemesis rumbles, and lifts from the ground. Slowly, but steadily, it climbs into the air. The crushed segments of the might Painted Sword drop to the ground. You can still feel Fire roiling from its engine in uncontrolled waves. On the other side of the ruined airship, and the new crater in the middle of the valley, you can see Arcturis and Vellik rejoin with your own soldiers and begin to lay into the demons.

The rescue was just in time - more enemy airships are closing in, fast - willing to sacrifice themselves to try and take out the biggest opponent. And with them are at least twenty dragons.

Xu points. "Where the hell did those come from?"

You snatch your radio. "Release the fighters, now! My Lady, get ready!"

"I've been ready. I hope your men can pilot against dragons."

"They will, or they'll burn."

The Wind in the air thrums.

The skies clear. The clouds peel back, revealing a starry sky. "...I'm suppressing the Skysever," Melody says. "Now!"

"Forward all units!"

>con't

>>31508667
The problem is we have no idea where the island is. We could be out there for MONTHS with no sign of where we're going. We need Vigil for the coordinates.

>>31508662
I love Fang so very much.

You hear the roar. Everyone turns. Your fleet is approaching rapidly - 76 fighters, miniaturized versions of assault gunships. They soar over your heads in a rush of wind. Xu pumps a fist into the air. "Haha! Go get 'em!"

"You're really getting into this," Wong comments.

Xu lowers his hands. "Well. Just, it's exciting."

"Just wait until we're on the front lines," Wong mutters. "You'll think of a different word to call it."

The fighters split into two groups, swinging ride around the airships. The dragons split to meet them. In seconds, it turns into a dogfight. Clouds of flame, bursts of ice, bolts of lightning soar through the sky. A dragon's wing is incinerated, and it tumbles to the ground. A fighter blows up in midair when it's caught by a blast of fire from an attacking dragon.

A group of your fighters break off and make for the airships. The gunmen on the larger vessels begin firing wildly, trying to create and obstacle - but the fighters are agile enough to dodge the flurry of anti-aircraft fire. They swing wide, up, and bombard the ships from above, leaving the hulls smoking. They being to double back for another pass.

Meanwhile, the Nemesis is staring to get back up to a combat altitude - and that's when the naval battle gets serious. Both navies have dived low to assist their side, and now it's four enemy airships against your eight. The imperial airships are conspicuously absent.

"Fucking angels," Xu shouts. "Where are they now?!"

"I'm sure they have their hands full following orders," Wong says.

"No doubt." You relax your shoulders - you've gathered all the mana you can hold, for the moment. You pick up your radio. "Auriel, you have guests. Don't let them through."

>con't

>>31508547
Howard, shut the fuck up and fill out these requisition forms. We need more wine and beef.

"You said the 4th is coming soon. I'll need distance - this fight is yours." The Nemesis fires a few shots at the enemy airships, forcing their formation to waver, but it retreats back up into the clouds.

The skies are soon a tangle of lasers and magical eruptions. It's total chaos. You can't see your fighters, you can't see the dragons.

Below, the armies surge over the battlefield, vying for control of the wreck of the Painted Sword. Having your back to anything at all in the flat basin is a powerful advantage. It's not organized, but it isn't a total melee, either.

"Warning." Steward's metallic voice echoes over the radio. "Large mana signatures incoming."

A bolt of lightning strikes the ground near the Painted Sword. The soldiers and demons nearby are turned to ash. A wavering figure, kneeling, slowly rises from the ground.

"That's the fourth!" you shout. "Back off, now! Retreat! Arcturis, get back!"

"Dammit! Retreat!"

The cavalry attempts to wheel. It's faced with a flurry of purple-gold lightning - but Vellik, to your surprise, comes to the rescue. He manages to create some sort of protective spell that turns the lightning away. It explodes in midair, raining fiery sparks upon the ground. Where they touch grass, they ignite, burning it into ash - but thankfully, the fires don't spread. You were lucky that was his area of expertise...

"Uncle!" calls Abigail's voice. "What do we do?!"

"Retreat! It's part of the plan! Just get back!"

What do you do?

>Switch to Shadow's perspective
>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)

>Switch to Shadow's perspective

>>31508747
>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)

Shadow is far more badass when we're not controlling him.

>>31508747
>Switch to Shadow's perspective
It's time.

>>31508747
>>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)
Order Shaodw up to the Nemesis NOW for the Gem plan

>>31508747
The Imperial airships are probably going to move in to guard the sigil once Sandalphon arrives. All we can do is hope that Raphael is commanding one of them.

>>31508747
>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)

We need to win the war, not just the battle.

>>31508747
>>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)
We Fang quest now

>>31508747
>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)
Get Shadow ready for the gem powered water gun though.

>>31508747
>>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)

>>31508747
Send Shadow back to the Nemesis, shit's going down

>>31508747
>Switch to Shadow's perspective
We going to switch back whether we want to or not.

OK we use the Bone titan on the 4th and save "that" for sandals. Fucker going to get a surprise for leaving us hanging.

>>31508747
>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)

I swear we are eating EVERY fucking angel we see soon. Especially Anahita. Fear will flavor her souls most excellently.

>>31508747
SM, is Raphael commanding one of the Imperial airships?

We should coordinate a strike with our shadow mages so that right after the Chronomancy bombardment we can hit an Eclipse and just bombard the fuckers with Shadow magic after the previous attack.

>>31508860
Nah, 4th is super magic I think. The titian will be a sitting duck.

>>31508741
is this Bone Titan time?

>>31508884

Yes, The Higher Calling

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>maintaining control of Fang

>>31508747
>>Maintain immediate army control and wider field of view with Yi Fang (you can still direct Shadow and allies in the finer points of the plan)

We Yi Fang naow!

>>31508905

We just need a distraction so he doesn't wreak our forces. Fucking Imperials.

>>31508920
Cool. That means we have at least one airship that won't shoot us in the back once Sandals gets here with Donovan.

>>31508920
Then maybe call him instead of Anashita if we actually want Light backup.

>>31508905
no did you see it.

its powers is literally
>(???)

I think it'll slow down the 4th more than you think.

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>>31508935
We have been Fang all night anon.

>>31508920
Why didn't we call him, then? Does Anahita have the only radio among the Imperial forces?

>>31508988

Yes. One radio was given to them, because it was decided that the fewer radios they had, the better. Sandalphon gave it to Anahita.

>>31508988
He offered to stand aside not with Sandals on his insane plan, not to openly mutiny in the middle of battle.

>>31509012
Well that sure backfired on us, didn't it. Why didn't Shadow have a say in it?

>>31508975
Possibly. I just recall for the DL's we have one Plague, one Physical, one Magic, and one All Rounder. I think. Meh it will all round out

>>31509022
What part of "kill that demon lord" counts as mutiny? Did Sandals order them to stay back?

>>31509026

Because I decided not to have an entire thread dedicated solely to who the 12 radios were going to go to, 'aight?

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>>31509012
>when we finally get Anahita alone with Shadow

>>31509084
good choice

>>31509084
Okay, okay.

>>31509084
Thank Ron Paul for that.

>>31509066
He would be disobeying Anahita, dumbass.

That's mutiny.

And unrelatedly. Yes. OBVIOUSLY.

>>31509092
Soon Charmaine shall be the second highest.

With Raphael as first.

>>31509066

Very likely considering the actions of the imperial forces; They lets us take the beating and act at the last moment to take fewer losses than us and feel like heroes. Worse case scenario they turn on the alliance after we beat the demons.

Is that dragon of ours still alive and are they at the angels' frontlines yet?

>>31509161
>Worse case scenario they turn on the alliance after we beat the demons.

Oh no, this is absolutely going to happen.

>>31509092
Pocket her first chance we get

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>>31509156
Keikaku doori.

>>31509146
Well, fuck. Hopefully SM gives us the opportunity to have a one-on-one fight with Anahita later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGEQa416ek8

Abigail retreats back with the lines, side-by-side with Ila. To your surprise, the Kanian demons are also falling back. That leaves a wide space around the Painted Sword's ruins, where the fourth is standing.

It looks up, observing the naval battle above its head. Its voice resounds over the entire battlefield. It sounds like telepathic static - like the background noise on your radio, in a way. <The Chaos warps the very air. Others. To me.>

You feel them teleport in, almost immediately. The demons form a diamond. The wavering Lightning demon stands at the top - the horned demon at the bottom. The hulking, twisted goat thing is on the right, and the spider crouches to the left. They stand about 20 feet from one another.

Light springs from the ground around them. Scrawled inscriptions etch into the dirt and trampled grass. The diamond grows.

And then something you've never even heard of before in all your years of study happens. Parts of the sigil lift from the ground. They turn, spin, rotate. Numbers and lines move in a dance you can feel, but cannot comprehend. This is beyond you - a three-dimensional spell. Such a thing is possible...

A flash of Light appears above the growing Pentaverate sigil. Sandalphon - arriving from his Lightport. And as if it was timed - and you begin to suspect it was - the imperial navy arrives to join the chaos in the skies above. For a moment, you think they're going to start firing at your forces - but they merely hold position above the massive sigil.

>con't

>>31509084
>Because I decided not to have an entire thread dedicated solely to who the 12 radios were going to go to, 'aight?

Damnit, sm, this is another Lol Lets Have A Mole Moment.

we DONT TRUST THE ANGELS and haven't this entire time, and then we give them direct access to our secret weapon!

Fuck that.

>>31509335
MULTIPLE
BACKSTAB
SURPRISE!

>>31509335
Here's hoping Raphael didn't lie to us.

>>31509187

Yeah, they also have the numbers and a better position than us if that happens. Also I don't trust Raphael, he agree to easily.

I suggest we move the orcs to our south flank just in case.

Two airships are falling - one of yours, one Kanian. The burning wrecks of dragons and fighters are falling from the sky, crashing into the hill around the edges of the battlefield.

Light glows around Sandalphon. You can barely stand to look his way without wincing. And then, his spell begins to descend - just as Hemmelus described it, eight points of all eight elements. Even Shadow.

The knight, Donovan Flint, rests atop the sigil. And you can see the parasite on his back more clearly than ever - in fact, it isn't even hidden. It's fully entrenched in material space, now, and that means it's vulnerable. That must be key to the sigil working correctly.

He isn't alone - there are two others. You recognize one - the 13th Highest, Qaphsiel. And the other...

...is that Matthel Flint? Dear Spirit, it is.

It looks like he really will have to die. A shame, that. They're probably in place to ensure that Donovan dies. You wonder if Matthel even understands what he's doing. Maybe Sandalphon thinks of this as a convenient way to use him, then get rid of him.

The demons are frozen in place - Sandalphon's sigil has locked them into their magic. Or maybe they locked themselves into their own magic. You can't quite tell who's using who.

What do you do?

>wait until the sigil is in position over the pentaverate, and activate the chronomancy as planned
>some other strategy

>Shadow is currently heading for the Nemesis, intending to power up the water cannon

>>31509371
>radios
>secret weapon

u wot m8

>>31509397
>>wait until the sigil is in position over the pentaverate, and activate the chronomancy as planned

>>31509397
>Some other strategy
RUN
JUMP
SLAMDUNK SANDALS INTO THE BOX
ACTIVATE CHRONOMANCY
HAVE SHADOW PRINCESS CARRY YOU AND DONNY AWAY
NUKE

>>31509397
>wait until the sigil is in position over the pentaverate, and activate the chronomancy as planned

>>31509397
>wait until the sigil is in position over the pentaverate, and activate the chronomancy as planned

>>31509421
>u wot m8

"lets give the enemy the means to listen in on our plans!"

>>31509397
>wait until the sigil is in position over the pentaverate, and activate the chronomancy as planned

Have the other airships prepared to fire at the demon lords if any of them try to escape.

>>31509397
While I'm pretty sure the chronomancy plan won't actually work, it's not like there's really another option.

>>31509446
You don't understand how radios work do you?

>>31509397
>>wait until the sigil is in position over the pentaverate, and activate the chronomancy as planned
>>some other strategy

We KNOW their plan for this engagement - their trap, because we know kullia was talking about it - so plan around it.

I forget what it is EXACTLY, but adapt.


Use the radio, inform shadow and our allies what's going on, and activate everything we can to a) Support Chronomancy , B)save flint, cuz shadow's wrath and c) Put ourselves in a good position to win the battle AFTERmath

>>31509397
Donovan and all the other guys are right there.

Why do we need to wait again?

>>31509439
Shame that Spirit Step only has a fifty-foot range.

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>>31509371