The ground was still shaking from the magical explosion, nearly ten minutes later, and could be felt over a mile away.<br/><br/>The death of the demon lord, slain by the holy artifact, had caused an immense backlash that very nearly tore the top off the mountain, and all but demolished the re-purposed temple shrine, near its peak. Those outsiders unlucky enough to be in the same room were gone, banished back to the Abyss, and most of the rest had already been slain or banished, before the confrontation.<br/><br/>Most, but not all.<br/><br/>Zelanthia (http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/profiler/view_char.php?cid=33055) was several rooms away, at least three thick, stone walls between her and the blast, but she still suffered much from its power; holy energy washed through the building, and her, and the succubus felt her ties to the forces of evil being melted away, like a soft candle left out in the sun. Her illusory disguise shattered, her powers waned, her very life force seemed to be pulled from her.<br/><br/>When all was said and done, she was the only survivor, on her side; only the 'heroes' remained, and, with most of the walls missing, it wouldn't be long before they found her, too.