Test Drive #9: This world is spinning around me

[solravehmods]

Food is not a scarce resource in the castle. No one has to worry about going hungry unless they simply choose not to eat. Holding a legitimate feast in the Altar Room for new arrivals doesn't take much save for some coordination and planning among the chefs of the current residents and a little extra from Ozuma.

Simple enough, right? Prepare for their arrival day, pull out some tables in to the vast expanse that is the Altar Room, prep the food and lay it all out as a way to say "Welcome!" to those just now joining. It all goes just fine, with cheery attitudes doing plenty to perk the spirits of those who have been taken from their homes and enough to feed any empty belly and then some. As things start to wind down, though, an uneasy feeling settles over the area.

Seems that someone is irritated that she wasn't invited. Or maybe the Queen is just always crabby and uses the lowered defenses of the castle at large to strike.

The natural light in the room fades and dims, shadows begin oozing out of the stone from multiple portals, and her mocking cackle can be heard from all around. Looks like it's time for a fight--!

Except her attack doesn't end there. She has even more tricks up her sleeve. A few here and there will begin to feel effects much like the tail end of being severely drunk, even if they had absolutely no alcohol. Lack of coordination, slurred words, nausea, blurred vision...

They won't be of any help during this battle, and will likely need protection in all of it.

Good luck, everyone.

Comments

[bliptech]

[Pidge's bayard had both long range and short range capabilities, though the tether didn't allow for much more than simply flinging it around and hoping for the best. It was easier to simply get in close to the Shadows, dodge and weave and strike directly with the blade.

Being smaller than Link, Pidge pulled ahead quickly and left a trail of momentarily paralyzed shadows in their wake for the other to hopefully take down.]

[metempsychic]

That is a quite a weapon.

[Link backflips and swings a kick at one of the paralyzed shadows.]

I've not seen anything quite like it.

[bliptech]

The Bayard?

[Pidge stopped once they had a breather in between shadow assaults, holding the weapon up for Link to see.]

It's Alteasian technology. Princess Allura gave it to us when we became Paladins.