Attacking Xykon

[honorindarkness.livejournal.com]

Who: Arthas, Cecil, Roswell, Charlotte, Megaera, and Xykon
Where: Xykon's base in Drigoloth.
When: Not too long after Winter Court
What: Attacking the Lich's base

The flagship of the Red Wings swept through the sky, cannons readied. Before it, a large tower loomed - the base of the Lich Xykon.

"We've reached the target!" Cecil called out to his small crew and his allies. "Prepare to open fire! We'll smoke him out!"

The ship came in low, bringing the tower into view on the Starboard side.

"Fire!" Cecil shouted, as the cannons unleashed their payload, cannon balls smashing into the tower and causing deep damage to the structure.

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[succeedingyou.livejournal.com]

Closer... closer... yes, that's near enough.

"Now, the battle begins!" In what a casual observer might call an insanely reckless maneuver, Arthas jumped off the edge of the airship, just barely bridging the gap between it and the tower. Crashing through the hole made by the cannons, Arthas enters Xykon's lair.

[black-rose-lord.livejournal.com]

"Ah. The famed passion of the Imperial Guard."

Roswell strolls to the edge of the ship and watches Arthas's tumultuous descent, wincing a bit at the crash landing.

"Sir Cecil. Are we to follow suit or has a less adventurous means of descent been prepared? I do wish to express that it may be of slight distress to my people should I suffer an untimely demise before producing an heir."

[force-and-style.livejournal.com]

All is silence in the keep for the moment after Arthas's bold jump inwards.

Then, emerging from a door, a zombie shambled forward towards the Prince, a folded-up card in its rotting hands. "Brains," it helpfully suggested, as it offered Arthas was unmistakably... an engraved invitation.

"Welcome..." it said on the outside.

[glompwitch.livejournal.com]

Megaera glances towards the gap Arthas used...

"If you're not confident, use Feather Fall," she said.

Then, she lept in after Arthas. "Incoming!", she shouted, to cue him to step out of the way.

[verybooksmart.livejournal.com]

Charlotte wasn't afraid of heights (much) and jumped right after Megaera. "Let's go! It's not that long of a jump!"

[honorindarkness.livejournal.com]

"Wait, I can..."

Before he could finish, three of the four had already jumped. He turned to Roswell, a bit apologetically.

"One moment. Fire the grappling hooks! Release the bridge!"

Two grappling hooks shot out of the airship, and a bridge of wood slats quickly unfurled, allowing Roswell, at least, easy access to the castle.

[black-rose-lord.livejournal.com]

"Feather Fall?"

Roswell barely suppresses a roll of the eyes before nodding to Cecil in appreciation. "If only elemental recklessness could be channeled into a useful force..."

After which he promptly teleports across the bridge to join the others. The presence of necromantic magic in this place was quite overpowering.