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"What was your master like?" You ask the spirits.
"When he summoned me he looked really tired. All he did was make the pact and leave." the first spirit that joined you says.
You turn a corner and see a strange looking person.
>>106034
Throw him a lightning bolt.
>>106034
Ask that wall spirit what's up with the weird guy
>>106034
Stroke his spike-thingy
Something starts spreading from under the skull man. This looks like a fight. You greatly outnumber him though.
>>108317
Go ahead and lay the fire on him with Bishop and yourself, but make sure to ask the wall spirits if there's anything weird about this guy
>>108332
You and Bishop blast the black spread with a fireball and explosion. You ask the spirits if they know anything about this guy but are interrupted. The spirits are visibly distressed.
>>108510
Yeah, let's... just go another way
And get the fuck away from this guy
>>108521
The spirits close off the pathway and create another door to escape through.
>>108590
Okay, wall spirits check around corners before we turn from now on, we in full sneak mode
>>108606
You make sure to check your corners before moving on. Looks like this hallway has another spirit in it.
Your communicator dings. Knight is on the line.
"It looks like there is a group of dark mages inside the tower. You didn't know about this did you?"
>>110668
Not at all. We've done nothing but run into surprises since we got here. Are you having any luck coming up?
>>110668
So he's not doing the ritual by himself. So he might actually succeed. That's bad.
Send one of the demons to fetch Knight. They traveled with us, they should have learned something about the layout by now.
>>111157
>demons
I think you meant spirits. If that the case I agree.
>>111430
Yeah, i meant spirits. Knight will be happy, rumor has it he enjoys spirits.
>>110724
You tell him you didn't know about the other people and ask him if he has made any progress coming up.
"We ran into one of them as soon as we got inside. We were able to stop him for a bit and escape. Arbiter is able to disrupt the spirits they're using which can cripple them, at least momentarily."
You tell a couple of the spirits you go down and look for knight. Two disappear down the hall.
"Knight I heard you like spirits so I'm sending some down for you."
"what"
Uh oh.
>>112150
Tell him they're friendly and continue climbing. We have no time to lose and Knight will be fine on his own.
>>113018
You tell him that the spirits are friendly and run up the stairs while the spirits put more wall between it as well as catch the new spirit up and it joins the party.
You come upon a room with a big door. This looks like it's the final room that leads up to the roof. The masked man is already working through the floor here.
>>114176
Attack him with all you got while he's vulnerable.
>>114219
You give him all you've got as soon as he comes through the floor. The spirits attempt to reach out to the spirits he is controlling inside the black mass. As he tries to dodge, his lack of control causes him to break free and the spirits in the mass go into a frenzy. It looks like he's down for the count.
>>115129
Don't take any chances, have the wall spirits drop him down again, don't want him getting up and ganking you as you try to pass
>>115147
The spirits open a hole underneath the masked man and drop him to the floor below. That just leaves the writhing mass and the door to the roof.
>>119967
Let's not beat around the bush and enter the room. We don't have time to loose.
>>119996
You enter the door and climb to the top of the tower.
The wizard you have come to apprehend is there standing in front of the summoning circle. There is also another of the dark wizards there on top of a giant black bird.
The creature screams something and the spirit translates it.
"It says "father"."
>>120341
"Why are you doing this? Do you want to kill us all?"
>>120487
"Why are you doing this? Do you want to kill us all?"
"I'm afraid he's concentrating a little too much to talk to you." The man on the bird says.
"Who are you?" Christina asks. "Is he working for you? Are you the reason he's doing this?"
"He's doing this because he wants to. I'm here to see if he succeeds. If he plans to usurp me with this display then I'm going to be here to witness it. I feel bad for you. You lost a talented student."
Knight and Arbiter arise from the floor of the roof.
"Hey, Arby! Long time no see!"
"Do I know you?" Arbiter says.
"You used to. It was a long time ago."
"Castle!? Is that you?"
"I'm glad you remember me. We used to be best pals. Looks like you got old."
>>120755
"What do you mean with usurping you?"
>>120906
"What do you mean with usurping you?"
"Exactly what it means. Your boy here is trying to prove himself. And you've come to stop him. That means we have a problem."
"You know how dangerous this is! Are you crazy? One person can't do it alone and if he fails you know what will happen!"
"I'm hoping it happens so I don't have to give up my positon.
"Both of you are under arrest! We will not stand back and let this happen!"
"Enough talk."
Castle goes on the offensive.
>>121642
Disperse and attack him from different directions trying to confuse him. Don't get too close to him, he seems dangerous.
>>122419
The bird jumps into the air and flies off the side of the tower.
"I'm going to try to stop the summoning! Cover me!"
The bird shoots a lightning bolt at Arbiter and a spirit raises a wall to block it.
>>124459
Attack the wings, bring him down.
>>124573
Knight uses telekinesis to draw the bird closer and the spirits shoot their spikes towards its wings.
Arbiter enters the astral plane.
>>124830
Make the spirits crush him. Use a combined attack with lightning, fire and explosions if he tries to resist.
>>125197
The spirits drag the bird to the ground and attempt to crush it.
"You're too late." The man talking to the spirit says. "It's almost done. It will be complete very soon."
>>125611
You're Arbiter. Try to undo the summoning, distract him with questions if you can. If it isn't possible, attack him directly.
>>125616
Argh, I can't believe I fucked it up three times in a row. I need some sleep.
New thread.
>>126694
This is it. Hopefully.