The Grand Battle [Game Over!]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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Alcarith noticed the others trapped in the bone web. She realized charging at the massive structure would only result in her being caught; but any sort of ranged attack would risk hitting Lutherion's prisoners.

Then the answer struck her. Healing magic! And as the memories rushed into her head, her memories of... this city... made her realize where she needed to go.

Why can't I remember the name of this city? she thought as she flew off. I can remember things that never happened here, but not that...

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Eximo struggled in the web of bones. It did not realize that this merely made it easier for Lutherion to locate it.

"I wonder," Lutherion said aloud. "If all of you are tangled up in my web, and they try to move you... will I be brought along as well?"

"Insufficient data," Eximo responded, almost automatically.

Lutherion cackled. "This calls for an experiment. And for that, I'll need a guinea pig." He pulled several splinters out from his arm. They turned into long, thin, bony javelins, and began flying through the web towards Eximo, aided by Lutherion shifting the bone strands to give them a clearer path.

The vacuum was alert enough to fight back with its knives, but it only succeeded in knocking the javelins away. They quickly flew back at it, as Lutherion summoned more.

"You can't hold all of them off forever!" Lutherion cackled. "And even if you stop them, I've got plenty of other tricks up my sleeve, so to speak." His laughter echoed through the web.