As Naori's strike hit the imp's tough hide without doing more than surface bruising the imp screeched nonetheless, its hands rising to a short chant, a spell taking shape before the imp's fingers, a fiery sphere starting to form aiming towards the group of Jia, Baudhiel and Piro this time around with the flames feeding on the crimson energy the imp's fingers emanated to the flames, but its focus seemed to call all of its attention, the invisibility shattering entirely as it began its casting, and this close to Naori, this decision left the Imp out in the open.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Faeli, Naori gets an attack of opportunity on the Imp as its casting a spell, others can attempt a spellcraft if they wish but I imagine it might be easy enough to guess its not good news. Nonetheless, after the attack of opportunity, Naori gets her normal attack to follow up after the spell has been cast or lost through casting failure if the first strike lands and does enough harm to distract the imp. Leaving the description of the Imp's spell to the next post in this case.</div></div><br/>Baudhiel's spell hammered on the roaring soldier's form with magic, tearing chunks of flesh off by the explosive nature of those impacts on the fiend's dark flesh, before a rush of ice struck on the dark figure, the fiend's pained howl rising to the air before Piro's charge struck the man's armor, deflected by a shimmer of magic that actually struck back into Piro's weapon, the shaft of the weapon taking several cracks to it from the effect, but thankfully sparing Piro from the harm. Whether it was the sheer reach of his weapon protecting him or if the armor was only dangerous to weapons and natural attacks of beasts was hard to teltl, but the weapon was definitely not going to take another such impact without a risk to its integrity.<br/><br/>However, as the soldier was thrown back, a familiar looking chain around its neck could be seen by the man, an item in question having been mentioned lost to the Imp and his forces before by the fiendess that had given them their task. This foe was actually wearing it to the battle.<br/><br/>The first attacker was in poor state, nearly dead and Piro's strike might have ended his life if it had gone through, but the magic had battered all the reinforcements, even if they now broke free to join their leader in the fight, moving in towards Baudhiel, Jia and Piro. All the while the Imp's spellcasting gestures let the ball of fire grow as it eyed the gathered group with malice and sadistic glee apparent in its crimson face.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Real life course over, had to spend yesterday dealing with bureocracy handing in the paperwork to finish that bit of work and business for now. Thankfully the matter didn't take more than 1 day's worth of effort. Now, I'll try and be about to reply quick once I have Naori's actions (Faeli's post) and if necessary, I might have to call for Reflex Saves from others. </div></div>