(ooc: Anyone who hasn't yet downloaded the tWoD theme songs should really do so now. The link is
here. The link can also be found in the Guide to the Weaver of Destiny.)
Soul Reaver sees Thisias and Kanshisha wander up into the village... Thisias still seems to be hurt, but is concious. Soul Reaver slowly walks down the grassy hill to meet them. On arriving, he administers a Cure Disease spell and a few healing spells to Thisias.
Soul Reaver then heads back towards the others, passing by Kawanua lying sleeping in the grass.
Rest while you can, Kawanua... we will have to move again soon enough.Soul Reaver's gaze eventually strays over to the plagued village. Even from here, it looks to be covered by a greyish haze, and sits like a cancer in the otherwise lush, green countryside. Soul Reaver addresses his companions.
"That village... I cannot allow it to remain here. It has been tainted completely, and travellers passing through may well become diseased themselves, passing the plague on to those they come into contact with.
I must destroy what remains of that village, lest its pestilence spread."
Without another word, Soul Reaver walks to the very top of the hill, overlooking the village. He feels mentally exhausted from the many healing spells he has cast, and this spell will be very taxing. He closes his eyes and focuses, taking some quiet moments to gather his energies and draw on the mana around him.
His eyes still closed, Soul Reaver begins chanting harsh words of magic. As he speaks, the clouds above the village of Ternmill begin to slowly churn and spin.
Suddenly, a sphere of flame appears around Soul Reaver, whooshing out to surround his body with a gust of hot wind. It stays static, the flames licking its surface as Soul Reaver continues to chant. The drops of rain striking it instantly hiss away into steam. An eerie orange glow can be seen shining through the broiling clouds above the village.
Soul Reaver raises his arms into the air and opens his eyes. Flames seem to lick from his iris. Soul Reaver completes the Heaven's Roar spell with a final word, bringing his arms downwards to call down the magic he has summoned.
A massive, spinning column of fire plunges down from the sky above the village. A huge sonic boom and a rush of hot wind rolls over the companions' hill as the column strikes Ternmill, completely enveloping the village.
The column stays in place for several seconds, whirling and roaring in fury, completely incinerating every last trace of the plagued village. However, the spell eventually ends, and the column dissipates. A black crater is all that remains of where the village had once stood.
The sphere of flame dissappears from around Soul Reaver. Exhaustion washes over him in a massive wave, making his entire body feel as if it were made of lead. His legs give way beneath him, and he topples unceremoniously sideways onto the wet grass, landing with a crash of armour.
Slowly, however, he struggles back up to his feet.
"I still have to cure Tamrissa..."