Zalara could feel the bonding of the Elemental to the gem and her soul solidify. A sense of peace and warmth washing over her as she approached the city of Estark. One of the guards recognized her from when she had left and waved her on through...
Zalara has completed the binding ritual for the elemental and currently has the Inferno Elemental spell soul bound to her. She can keep this as her reward after talking to Jack in his shop or turn it in for the gold.
I award Zalara 3 experience, 1 for completing the bounty objective, 1 for enjoyable role-playing, and the bonus beginner experience. Your character should show up at Jack of all Trades to progress her storyline and report on the bounty.
A strange thing happened when Zalara opened her mind to the crystal with the mountains. A warmth began to radiate from the center of the crystal. A sense of yearning for a connection to be made, a bonding of the souls...
Zalara has a peaceful sleep until dawn when her dreams are filled with a singular flame flickering out of existence because it had nothing to burn to stay alive. Desperately the flame jumped onto the grass quickly burning through that fuel. But within seconds the flame was beginning to flicker out of existence. So again the flame threw itself onto dried out twigs. Again the flame burned through the fuel and again the flame moved desperately onto new sources of fuel. Eventually the flame was at the center of a forest wildfire burning brightly. This time it was snuffed out, no longer able to fuel itself...
Zalara awoke to the rumble of thunder on the horizon. Opening her eyes she could see grey clouds above, a good indication that it would rain today on her way back to Estark.
A small slip almost cost Zalara a bruised bottom and soaked clothes. Fortunately she caught herself with her hand causing only a small bruise on her left palm. Now across the water she was safely on the island. There was still an hour of light left at least...
Zalara had about two hours before the sun would set as she looked around the burnt forest. Just past three burning stumps to her west, she saw a small pond with a tiny island, lush green grass and a scattering of five untouched trees. If she wanted to spend the night there she could, she would just have to suffer having wet feet to cross to the island by the shallow end where some rocks were poking through the water.
Hours pass by as the Elemental moves about the wildfire destroying any foliage that could spread the flames. Finally as the sun begins it's slow decent in the west, Zalara and her Elemental are left alone in a charred landscape. The strain on her body from maintaining her connection to the mana and her summon leaves her with a pounding head ache. Fatigue feels like it could pull her off to an eternal slumber if she holds onto her ties much longer...
Zalara's magic slams into the Elemental causing it to cry out in one last painful anguish as it fell to it's knees. With a final pained expression the Elemental falls face down scattering into a spray of sparks. The pyre that had sustained the Elemental quickly died down to soft glowing embers as the wildfire continued to rage on around her. Buried in the midst of the pyre of embers was a red crystal of sorts flashing with the surrounding flames flickering with the wind...
Her spell seemed to be absorbed by the pyre, growing stronger and brighter. The Elemental simply let out a tormented scream as the flames crackled around it. It drew upon the pyre's flames, keeping it's own flames from burning out.
Zalara could sense the pain and fear oozing from the creature as it stared at her with what appeared to be sadness...
Your third turn. It is a creature for purposes of spells. The end of turn action was the pyre healing the damage on the Elemental like what would happen in a normal match. It's your call on how you wish to proceed here with the Elemental.
You assumed correctly. Been bouncing between several threads doing updates that I overlooked the proper name that time.
The Elemental in the center of the pyre simply screamed in frustration as Zalara remained alive. The pyre jumped a few feet as the flames crawled around it. Then slamming it's burning fists at the base of the pyre in which it stood, it let out yet another screech, one that brought a small twinge of pain to Zalara's ears. In that screech she could hear the undertones of pain below the rage. Out from the fire sped three new Elementals, these made of pure lightning and intent on harming Zalara.
Down the path where the flame serpent had come from was a charred clearing pluming with smoke. In the center of that clearing was the Inferno Elemental she sought, bathing in a pyre of fire. Deep inside her soul, Zalara could feel elementals being drawn to the Inferno Elemental. It was as if whatever ritual that had been used to summon it left a gateway open for other elementals to spill through. The drawing of mountain mana to Zalara seemed to draw the attention of the Inferno Elemental.
It glared down the path at her and screeched loudly. As if in answer to it's anger, two more flaming serpents were summoned through that nexus of power. Both burst from the pyre the Inferno Elemental had surrounded itself in and charged towards Zalara...
2x Lightning Serpent 2/1 each attacking Zalara. Again they'll burst on contact dealing their damage and then it will be Zalara's second turn.
This is your first real battle I take it? The serpent attacking would be equivalent to an opponent winning the die roll for deciding who goes first. Serpent is played then attacks on the first turn of your 'opponent' so you are unable to lay a land at this point to cast that spell.
Basically the serpent will attack and then be sacrificed allowing for Zalara to start her first turn.
Zalara had been so busy watching the burning tree tops and the dancing flames that she failed to notice the charred and burning clearing ahead. This was mainly due to a flaming serpent having blocked her vision. A serpent that was now charging at her, arcs of lightning flashing into the ground and nearby burning trees.
2/1 Lightning Serpent tapped and attacking. And now is a perfect time to draw some mana to yourself.
The effigies bounded off back the way they came as Zalara approached the burning forest. Off to her right she saw a patch of bare earth cutting into the forest. There the tree's top branches were burning violently, but a path was at least available, free of flames. Should she choose to enter there she would only need to keep an eye out for potential flames, branches, and combinations there of falling from above...
I award Zalara 3 experience, 1 for completing the bounty objective, 1 for enjoyable role-playing, and the bonus beginner experience. Your character should show up at Jack of all Trades to progress her storyline and report on the bounty.
Zalara awoke to the rumble of thunder on the horizon. Opening her eyes she could see grey clouds above, a good indication that it would rain today on her way back to Estark.
Zalara could sense the pain and fear oozing from the creature as it stared at her with what appeared to be sadness...
The Elemental in the center of the pyre simply screamed in frustration as Zalara remained alive. The pyre jumped a few feet as the flames crawled around it. Then slamming it's burning fists at the base of the pyre in which it stood, it let out yet another screech, one that brought a small twinge of pain to Zalara's ears. In that screech she could hear the undertones of pain below the rage. Out from the fire sped three new Elementals, these made of pure lightning and intent on harming Zalara.
It glared down the path at her and screeched loudly. As if in answer to it's anger, two more flaming serpents were summoned through that nexus of power. Both burst from the pyre the Inferno Elemental had surrounded itself in and charged towards Zalara...
Basically the serpent will attack and then be sacrificed allowing for Zalara to start her first turn.