((Let's try this again shall we?))<br/><br/>Name;  Eldrith Lightstone, Zachariah<br/>Location;  The Prancing Pony in Everesta<br/>Time;  Midnight, going on morning of the next day.<br/>Tagged;  Everyone in or around the Prancing Pony.<br/><br/>Even Zachariah had to stop and pause at the display of power both men and the demonic Balor, Malbogia if his lore was correct, and it always has been in the past, put on as they clashed.  He had his hands full with another wave of hydrodemons however, but it puzzled him to no end why water elemental type of demons were working with a fire wielding Balor as they were.  Such alliances were not common, but he'd get his answers since he had kept at least two alive back at the Inn, but because of the injuries they had endured, it was very unlikely they'd be a problem for anyone still left inside.  For now he focused, his demonic taint sensing every foul Hell beast around him as surely as their more light based friends were, and it was telling him that beyond the Balor, there was something even stronger, but it was too far away to get an accurate reading.  That and with so many other signals on hand for him to pick up on, the stronger demonic force was shrouded.  If he had to take a guess though, the power it was emenating even through all that had been pit against them led the demon hunter to imagine a true Prince of the lower planes had arrived, meaning something big was on the horizon that was bad for the rest of Eden.  He had heard rumors of quests that could change the face of the game world if those that attempted such a thing ended up failing, then the whole of Eden would change to reflect said failure, and not in a good way.  Eventually things would be set right, but the game developers wanted to give players a true chance to experience what would happen if they managed to screwed up royally and managed to bring the world into darkness in the process.  Zachariah planned to prevent such a thing, if he was right, by any means necessary.<br/><br/>So he continued to fight with all he had, one bolt slamming into hydrodemons left and right as he spun, dodged, jumped, and rolled around the field, Eldrith not too far off hand all the while as she weaved her own dance around the hunter.  They had played together countless hours, had trained together before going their separate ways, so it was only natural that they worked so well together as anything that got too close was swiftly repelled by the fluid and graceful yet deadly strikes the elven monk delivered.  Apart they were dangerous, but together they truly earned their epic status as was seen by their combined forces against the army that had descended upon Everesta.  They weren't alone by any means, and only grew more powerful thanks to those that had fell in behind them, enchantments and buffs coming when it was needed most, among other things.  Even so, a Balor was not so easily beaten, even when there were two powerful warriors arrayed against him.<br/><br/><strong>"Fool mortals.  I shall crush you and destroy this city alone if I must!  For the Prince of Hell has commanded you all DIE!"</strong>Victoria wasn't the only one with firepower as a literal inferno erupted from the Balor.  The vortex swept down the street, sucking in anything that wasn't nailed down or too heavy to lift, but even so it still moved forward, scorching everything down to ash as it passed while severely burning anyone that didn't immediately perish.  Whether Ryuuga and Morgul got out of the way in time was yet to be seen, yet Zachariah saw what was coming and knew that he couldn't do anything about it, not in time to save them both.  He did the only thing he could and dropped his crossbows, tossing Eldrith out of the path of the fire twister as fast as he could.  It wasn't quite fast enough however as he suffered the fire summoned by the Balor, screaming as he was burned almost to the bone.  He survived, barely, as it passed, and fell to the cobblestone street, 90% of his body covered in 2nd and 3rd degree burns.  He didn't know how the fight would end, only that it would as his consciousness faded away.  Eldrith couldn't believe it as she cried out from her own burns, not nearly as severe perhaps but enough that she was not going to be able to fight further without some healing, her ears thick with Zachariah's screams of agony as the twister nearly consumed him fully.  "ZACHARIAH!  She screamed, emotional agony only adding to her physical injuries she now bore, unable to believe what had just happened.<br/><br/><strong>"That's two flies down, only a few more to go!  Pathetic that the Drow sacrificed himself for a pretty light elf whore!  Now it is your turn!"</strong>Malbogia growled triumphantly, grinning maliciously as it charged down Ryuuga next, tossing a fireball at Morgul to keep him back as he grabbed the dark primal fueled knight by his waist and his neck respectively before tossing him through what was left of the Prancing Pony's roof.  Teleporting forward to appear above the knight, the Balor laughed wickedly as a sword made from electricity appeared in its free hand.<strong>"Here's a trick I learned from a rival, Errtu!"</strong>The sword of electrical energy being said trick, learned from another Balor much like Malbogia himself.  The demon struck hard, slamming the blade into the middle of the dark knight's chest, not to cut, but rather to make him scream as electricity surged through his body, his metal armor only serving to make it worse as it conducted the energy quite nicely.  He'd continue unless interrupted, enjoying torturing his victims before killing them outright.