R8T12: Tom lowers Desiria, but the priestess of Myhriss is bitten in the chest for 15 mod as soon as she is brought down 5'. Tom still levitates her down and casts CMW on her in an effort to see if there is any life in her yet and to heal her. A consideral amount of positive energy is pumped into Desiria, but her wounds do not heal. She is dead.
"We need to start climbing sideways! That thing is going to fall and crush us!"
R8T3: The Mother of All now brings her anguish and pain towards the one with the disgusting aura of light, the flame of breath and weapon, and the annoyance of healing power. Her terrible jaws snap wildly at him, but a claw lashes his upper right arm for 3 mod while the other hits him in the other lower arm for 2 mod. She then slorps 5' upwards.
End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...
R9T27: Agnipati throws her last normal spear, hitting Mother for 9 mod. The spear gets sucked into the creature, and the cacophony gets silent. Mother than gives this absolutely hideous screech/wail/moan as she partially explodes and there are a thousand screams that shake the very walls of the shaft.
Mother (or what's left of her) falls. Doc Cohen is the first, and he manages to partly shield himself and only takes 7 mod. Even with Tom's great agility, his recognition of the horror of Desiria's death distracts him long enough for 17 mod; despite getting hit full force, his hardiness, his spell and Mother's growing formlessness keeps him from getting dragged to the bottom. Desira is a different matter; Mother's bulk slams into just a few feet from Tom, ripping her out of his hands. Tom is the one who sees the priestess taken down, down, down to the bottom and through it in a churning mass, likely to never be seen again.
Combat Ends .... But Not the Action.
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