On your ship itself, Kyorlin cuts away yet another form from the shadow, and even the clumsy swipe of Yrashnal, terrible as it seemed, still cut into the dark form of his new foe. However, both of these attacks seemed to do little good; the darkness started to re-form...that is, until Jade crashes into them from behind you. It offers token resistance, but the acid eats away at the shadow readily, and soon a great section of the deck sizzles with cooking blood and presents no more shadow. Surprisingly, the darkness does not seem to return where it's been cut off by Jade's form.

With this surge, however, the remaining shadow strikes even more fiercely further up the ship. Several swordsmen are pierced with sudden spikes of shadow, and gasp in surprise. Others cut away the spikes, which promptly fade away. The men don't seem to be horribly injured, oddly, but take a knee to rest. The fighting intensifies, and they call back to you all for aid.

"Whatever magics your Shugenja has to cast away the darkness, we'll need it!"