Supernatural force halts tribal assault
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The warriors, led by Andor, Tomas, and others, launch a fierce attack with crossbow bolts and forward movement.
Neeva invokes Xoanon, asking for protection and strength for the warriors, revealing his reliance on the entity.
A beam of light strikes Neeva, causing him pain and forcing him to kneel, while other warriors also fall, indicating a supernatural intervention.
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Rageful conviction yielding to stunned disbelief as divine authority undercuts everything he believes in
Andor strides to the front of the warriors, bellowing repeated commands to attack while brandishing no visible weapon, his voice the unchallenged driving force of the assault. His commanding stance and rallying cries fail to acknowledge the sudden divine intervention, leaving him momentarily frozen alongside his forces as their momentum evaporates.
- • to unleash the attack and prove tribal loyalty to Xoanon
- • to reassert control over the warriors once the beam strikes them down
- • Xoanon will reward bold, unquestioning action
- • He alone interprets tribal destiny and will answer directly to the deity
Ecstatic hope curdling into agonized realization that Xoanon does not shield its loudest servants
Neeva stands apart from the front ranks, arms outstretched in incantation, her voice rising in desperate prayer to Xoanon as she begs for protection and fortitude for the warriors. The sudden beam of light strikes her square, wrenching her to her knees and silencing her invocation, her body bending backward under the unseen force with grimacing pain.
- • to secure Xoanon’s blessing for the warriors’ assault
- • to demonstrate her direct communion with the deity through her survival
- • Personal devotion earns Xoanon’s favor
- • The world is governed by divine oracles whose will must be obeyed without hesitation
Concealed glee at seeing the zealots humbled by unseen forces beyond tribal control
Calib hangs back from the assault’s front line, his posture cautious and noncommittal, arms crossed as others rush forward. He offers no vocal support and makes no attempt to join the attack, watching the unfolding collapse from a safe distance with a flicker of satisfaction.
- • to avoid personal risk in the assault
- • to position himself as a voice of reason once the chaos settles
- • Tribal prophecy is a tool for the ambitious to manipulate
- • Power resides wherever fear can be leveraged
Fervor briefly checked by awe then rapidly shifting to uncertainty about where true power now lies
Tomas shouts in unison with the other warriors, adding his voice to the chant of attack while participating in the forward movement before the beam strikes. Unlike the others, he remains on his feet afterward, turning slightly toward Andor and Neeva as if mentally reassessing their authority in light of Xoanon’s sudden, unequivocal display.
- • to obey Andor and prove warrior spirit
- • to discern the implications of Xoanon’s visible power
- • Tribal strength is proved on the battlefield
- • Visible signs must always point to true authority
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The Sevateem crossbow bolts are loosed by charging warriors just before the silver beam descends, their shafts quivering as they slice the air toward an unseen enemy at the edge of the forest. The beam’s arrival halts all motion before completing its arc, leaving the bolts unspent and dangling from tree bark where they struck, their lethal potential unfulfilled.
Xoanon’s cessation beam materializes as a blinding silver shaft descending from the night sky, its supernatural clarity slicing through darkness without attenuation. It strikes Neeva first, visibly contorting her form backward, then radiates outward to fell multiple warriors mid-charge, reducing their assault to kneeling submission in seconds and rendering their weapons useless.
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The forest edge provides the open ground where the Sevateem warriors assemble for their assault, trampled underfoot and littered with spent vegetation from their rushing charge. Moonlight fractures through the canopy above, casting shifting spears of silver that seem to herald the beam’s arrival, while the open space offers no cover against Xoanon’s intervention.
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