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"We should retreat. Quickly."
Kent raises his shield and covers Onryo as best as he can while retreating.

Fort
Turn Three
~Battle Theme: March to Deliverance~
Objective: Defeat Scrak Rainfire

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The magical thunderstorm resumes raging, but the energy behind it is beginning to fade, presumably due to the larger-than-average amount of bolts it's been throwing down. Or the residual interference of whatever the weapon was mounted it is screwing with it, as evidenced by its absolute failure to hit anyone....except Scrak himself. Caught off-guard by once, the bolt strikes Scrak directly, staggering the orc and sending him backwards. Though not too hurt, it's pretty clear that the bolt hurt very hard, yanking himself to a prepared stance and with his eye towards Ryuko, who continues eyeing him with a predatory glare. The thunderclouds, having done their job, subside.

....which is perfect timing for Hector, because, managing to time his shot just right to eliminate the cleric hiding up on the walls, does so with perfect timing and aim, acting in tandem with the environment. His gun snaps to around the right spot with practiced, unnatural speed, releasing a burst of bullets straight into the centre of mass; the head would be too small, but the body would likely be easier to pierece. The cleric falls to the ground from a spray of bullets, his wounds seared by the ignition rounds as they burn their way through what remains of his divine power, to continue fighting as his allies yank him to safety. A few arrows land near Hector, one dangerously close to his face, but none manage to hit him.

Tanis and Sera, meanwhile, face off against the remaining ambusher. His wide swing is easily evaded by the swift cyborg girl, who manages to duck beneath and slash at his legs. The wounded orc tumbles forwards straight into Tanis, who, seeing a perfect opportunity, manages to stab upwards with his lance and finish the orc off, throwing him onto his back into the muddy, damp ground of the marsh. The pitiful groan emerging from his mouth as he rolls around and clutches his wounds tells you he's not likely to get up soon. Sera, satisfied with the defeat of their enemy, begins heading deeper into the fort, passing through the wall Ryuko bashed open.

The monster that was Ryuko, meanwhile, releases an inhuman scream- somewhere between a roar and what appears to be a laugh- and yanks the arrow from her shoulder, blood trailing from the cut as the wound begins to seal shut, as if it had never happened. Still screeching, Ryuko leaps onto the nearest orc with a hateful yell, her hands a flurry of deadly rage. However, her rage blinds her as her hands clutch at thin air, the orc managing to tumble back and draw a club to try and bat her away, swatting at her. His attempt, however, is even more of a failure than Ryuko's, and his swipe goes wide as the girl yanks herself back, a bloodthirsty gleam in her eyes.

Florida takes advantage of the chaos caused by his allies to line up and take a perfect shot at Scrak's head.

A single breath taken. The trigger is pulled.

The laser burst lands straight on Scrak's forehead, causing the orc to fall over with a scream. What may surprise Florida, however, is that unlike most victims of such a well-executed shot, Scrak manages to pull himself to his feet, shaking his head, clearly dazed and very hurt, but not dead yet. Florida manages to yank himself back as several arrows fired by Scrak's allies converge upon his position, kicking up small bits of dust as they land harmlessly away from him.

Nobunaga, dissatisfied with his earlier attempt at raining hellfire on the warlord, attempts to follow up on Florida's shot by firing at him over the wall, shooting once. His shot still falls far and wide, despite the warlord being dazed by Florida's assault, but Nobunaga, prepared, shoots where Scrak moves, searing a hole into the orc's shoulder.

Infuriated by the shot and dizzied by the sniper's attack, Scrak makes an attempt at attacking Nobunaga, showing a display of sheer will to do so. Notching an arrow into his bow, Scrak takes careful aim, steadying himself despite his injuries, before loosing an arrow with such force as to break Nobunaga's shields, piercing the man's shoulder and sending Nobunaga staggering backwards, such is the force of his shot. His men, despite the damage dealt to them by the others, are rallied to battle once more.

The remaining clerics resume patching up the wounds of their remaining comrades as they fire back with their bows. Ryuko being the most exposed, takes a bit of fire as another arrow pierces her stomach. She, however, doesn't seem so bothered by it, simply yanking it out with a grunt as that wound too begins to close unnaturally fast. Sera has an arrow soar towards her, but manages to evade it so quickly that Tanis barely has time to evade it, taking it straight to the arm. Hector and Florida are safely in cover, the arrows barely even reaching them, but Nobunaga is less fortunate as another arrow cuts a hole open on his arm as it skims past.

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Kent continues watching Onryo and Ywis' backs in silence, keeping pace while watching the path behind them.

"There are likely more of them around. You two go ahead and I'll keep an eye on our back."
Kent draws his own sword, assuming a defensive stance behind his shield while indeed looking out for any Hollows from behind,

Kent offers Ywis a calm half-smile.
"Kent of Rivia, at your service."

Kent hides his pain behind a hard grip on his shield.

Pain was nothing, really. He was used to it; running through nests of various stinging plants and all on his various crusades had hardened him.

Kanade heals Aoi.
"Good grief, be more careful next time. I can't keep you topped up all the time."

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