Endgame: This is the Way the World Ends - RUANA

[animusmods]

Characters: open to those who want to fight Ruana
Setting: the lower administrative levels
Format: action, please!
Summary: It's time to take control of the Tower.
Warnings: physical and psychological horror, violence

When everyone is assembled, Zo opens up a portal--rather, he rips into space violently, as if doing anything less will cause it to snap back shut again. The way the portal quivers and shakes at the edges, it really might. He'll hurry everyone through--and they'll all step into a bedroom. The bed in the center is decorated in pink, with a large canopy and curtains surrounding the bed itself. The curtains are closed. It's silent, but the pressure is so thick in the air it's a living thing all its own. It's completely silent.

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Team all you need is hope

[myblueskies]

[Romeo gasped as the bed melted and Ruana rose from the floor. He realised he had his body again, all the glamour was back on.

He looked around, looking at those who were fighting with him as well as everyone else, checking if anyone looked injured or hurt because he had things that could help them.]

[wegotlucky]

[It's with a sudden surge of emotion that he realizes that his body is definitely, certainly, real. He'd had it back with the glamour down, and now with everyone else back to normal...

Well, the idea made him nervous. His soul wasn't separate from his body any longer. And with the time they had left, he doubted anyone was going to be able to help him should the worst happen. This fight with Ruana was going to be their last.

He could only hope that they would succeed.

But now facing the enemy, he didn't know what he could do.]

[puppy_lancer]

[Lancer glances down at himself, pleased that he seems to have his real body back. For the moment, at least.]

[He grips his spear and stands ready to attack, but makes no move yet. He knows Ruana is too dangerous and he could risk his life for nothing if he just barrels on ahead.]

So...what do you have up your sleeve now, Ruana?

[athousandcurses]

Wait.

[Grainne reaches out her hand and taps Lancer on the shoulder.]

Stay still.

[Her words are whispered, as she starts making a hurried motion against his skin; a spell to boost swiftness and accuracy.]

Watch and wait for what she does, [she continues,] I will go and try to draw her out.

[animusnpcs]

[Ruana grins at Lancer.] Let's find out!

[Light arcs out from beneath her sleeves as if she carried an aurora just beneath her clothing. As it stretches toward her opponents, however, it will become obvious that those struck by the strange light show will be struck blind, able to only see the flashing hues of the aurora she controls.]

[myblueskies]

[Romeo was still stood still next to the others and she watched Ruana to see what she would do. Being the smallest he was the first that the light hit and he cried out as his vision went and all he could see was light.]

[silencetoreason]

[Unfortunately, France is one of the people who ends up demonstrating the effects of getting hit by the light. He gives a frightened shout when his vision gives way to the aurora, and stumbles a few steps back in shock, weapon clutched tightly in his hand.]

[wegotlucky]

[Doubly unfortunately is that Neal is also one of the people unfortunate enough to lose his sight in the light, his hand tightening on the sword, but he can't exactly swing it at her blindly for fear of hurting one of the others.]

[animusnpcs]

[Ruana lets loose a mad giggle. She's quick to go after those incapacitated by the aurora, raining spikes down from the ceiling with a twirl that sends her illuminated sleeves flowing.]

[myblueskies]

[Romeo yelped as a spike hit his shoulder, falling to the ground from the impact and pain. He couldn't see, which made everything worse because he didn't know how badly he was hurt or if the others were hurt as well.

Reaching over to feel the spike he tried to stand up, gritting his teeth.]

[athousandcurses]

[Grainne is only half blinded, partially because of her Servant abilities to adjust quickly to new threats and because her reflex is to pull out her water spheres with a sweep of her arm, and create a shield that refracted some light.

Hearing Romeo's yelp, she opens her bleary eyes and forms a more solid shield of frozen water against the spikes, trying to cover the boy as well. It doesn't seem enough to protect everyone, but she tries.

This is not what she expected...]

[wegotlucky]

[Romeo's yelp makes Neal charge before he can stop himself, sword raised.

It's as bad as his own son being attacked. He won't stand for it. Damn her. Damn Ruana. He's not going to let anyone else get hurt. He's not as strong now as he was with the fake body.

He has no magic; he can't do anything else but raise his sword and hope to distract Ruana long enough for someone to drag Romeo away.]

[silencetoreason]

[One spike skims the back of his hand, tearing open the skin there. There's a sickening warm, wet feeling to accompany it, and France raises both arms to shield his face. It's a good thing, too, because the next spike that hits him tears right through his arm, thankfully not hitting bone, but the pain of it tears a howl from his throat.

Trembling, he keeps his injured hand wrapped tightly around his weapon. This is fine. He's been through worse. He just has to grit his teeth and hope nothing finds his head while he's still blind.]

[animusnpcs]

[For the time being, Ruana's sleeves stop emitting the blinding aura, and the initial rain of spikes is the only wave. From the floor, she lifts up walls of film and brings them crashing back down to try and ensnare the fighters with the gelatinous material.]

[myblueskies]

[He could see again and he turned his head, hand coming to find the spike that had buried itself in his arm. He hissed when he found it, because it hurt. But before he could think of what to do with it film rose around him and then crashed on top of him.

Romeo fell to the floor, stuck, he writhed and wriggled trying to get up and to get the weird film material off him.]