Possession is 9/10 of the law

[raavashing]

Characters: Anyone helping Wan attempt to counter-possess Asti; Malicant
Date: Sat. 10/25
Location: Various TBD
Situation: Wan is attempting to possess Asti; others are acting as distractions/helping power boost
Warnings/Rating: Will post them in subject lines when/if needed

The log is going to be broken up between the following Event 'points' just to manage them easier:

Pre-Possession Power-Up (Mingle for those powering up Wan before his group heads to the Turtle's Head)
Pre-Distraction Meet-Up (Mingle for the distraction teams to finalize tactics or throw caution to the wind)
Possession Attempt (The actual possession attempt)
Distraction Group One (Headed up by Dante, this group is going to be dealing with the cultists directly)
Distraction Group Two (Network distraction group and/or different group of cultists)
End of the Day (for people to deal with the fallout of the event if they want to do so in this log)

ANYONE can tag in and take part in any of the threads except the Possession Attempt itself - that's closed to Wan, Valdis, Zuko, and Katara so the group is small and less easily noticed.

Comments

[raavashing]

All but one of the shadows got to their targets. The last was intercepted by a singularly dedicated cultist and gave the remaining one the time he needed to complete his shifting. Large, black, leathery wings spread out with a snap and in the next moment he was in the air, knife in hand. His target was clearly Zuko and Wan. The others in the line, now no longer having to be a living barricade, rushed Valdis and Katara at the same time, seeking to push them over the edge with sheer force of numbers.

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When her ice did nothing yet again, she sighed, but gasped as Valdis' attack took effect. She dropped back down to the ground, pushing the water out from around her and toward the cultists before her with as much force as she could muster. With them forcing her back, she hesitated at the edge of the shell, then took a deep breath and fell back willingly, the water below waiting to accept her.

That was when she saw the full extent of the shifting flying overhead.

Shifting her position just before she hit the water, she let it consume her, and then, moments later, had it throw her back up into the air, her intention to intercept the enemy headed for Zuko and Wan. With another wave of her arms, part of the wave she was riding would try to engulf the winged beast, or at least knock it off its course before she had to physically do it herself.

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The shadows returned, dragging the four taken souls into the collective darkness. Valdis received a surge of strength just as the cultists raced forward. She dug in, shifting her weight back onto her haunches and waited for the cultist to come within reach, then she launched herself up into the air and over their heads. She landed and spun around just in time to see Katara use the water to propel her toward the flying cultist. She would have to trust Katara to save Zuko and Wan.

Now that the cultists were between her and the edge of the shell, she had only a split second to carry out her plan. She swung her body, throwing herself sideways at the cultist, trying to knock as many of them off the shell's edge as possible, knowing full well that the force would take her over the edge as well.