( Allison attempts to fling one arrow each into Witch 3 (15) and Witch 4 (21).
Buffy approaches Witch 5 but Stefan stirs and she telegraphs her first punch (2).
Jeremy tries to go under but slides now on fire as he immediately uses his turn to try and roll himself out of it (8), but it's hot and magic and it's burning. )
[She gets both of hers (3, 5) and both witches drop - maybe not quite dead yet but definitely in a place where they're bleeding a great deal. Sam surges forward to try and help out Jeremy, shooting at Witch 2 twice (16 vs. 3, 4 vs. 3), and 5 is forced to drop back, away from Sam.
Sam will pull off his jacket and push Jeremy to the ground, trying to get rid of the flames.
Witch 5 dodges that punch (6), and waves a hand to try and fling Buffy back (8), but he's a little off his game also.
Witch 1 is going to try and fling a spell at Sam (4 vs. 2), which does fling Sam back some, but not enough to do real damage.
And Stefan ... twitches some more. He's getting there. Eventually.]
[Not much can stand up to an Original that wants your heart, so 5 goes down with a hole in his chest.
Witch 1 dodges out of the way of Allison's arrows (10, 17), but unfortunately zooms into a hungry and awake Stefan Salvatore (19 vs. 12), as he rears back and sinks his teeth into the witch's neck.
Sam gives Jeremy a nod, before getting up and eyeing around the corner, listening for the sound of approaching footsteps.
"Are you all good to keep going?"
Stefan drops his witch and brushes at the corner of his mouth.]
( "I thought he was talking to me," Jeremy says, struggling to pull himself up, but succeeding, Other than his jacket, his clothing's in hole'd tatters. He looks homeless and feels a bit woozy from the burn.
Allison targets Witch 2 who peeks out (19).
Buffy, brandishing a knife, and sad it's come to this - but - war - takes out the two bleeding witches on the ground with two clean stabs.
Elijah catches Jeremy who almost faints as footsteps get louder. There's some shouting and a chant of some sort. One witch runs to the top of the stairs and drops a staff down.
Allison attempts a thwip (1) -- but it bounces off the SPELL keeping her and her bolts out. )
[Sam glances back over his shoulder as he hears the bow glance off the spell, and won't lie about secretly being a bit relieved that Allison isn't stuck in the kill zone - though she's also alone outside so that isn't much better.
Still, he lifts his gun to shoot at the witch holding the staff, though it's deflected by another witch to protect the spell (1 vs. 15), though he's sure there's enough chanting for them to be more of them. He turns to the rest of the group:]
( Elijah takes Jeremy into an adjacent piano room, crouching behind. He bites into his wrist and brings it to Jeremy's mouth. Jeremy makes a face but Elijah insists.
"We need you in fighting shape," he says. Jeremy relents.
Buffy runs and jumps on the bannister, taking off upwards - what better way to get out of a kill box then to get closer to the boxers. Buffy leaps off to grab at the chanter, (2), but the spell doesn't help her spacial reasoning and she goes rolling past. )
[Sam moves to find a corner to duck behind, tall moose that he is, and a spell catches his shoulder (14 vs. 9), and he flinches back with a wince. He fires two shots in return (14 vs. 16, 5 vs. 16) and spells continue to knock his shots out of the way.
Stefan hones in on one of the witches looking as though they're about to turn on Buffy (15 vs. 15), and the two of them wrestle some as Stefan slams the witch into a wall - but at least it can't let off anymore spells.]
[The staff shatters, but Allison's arrows don't come flying back in just yet. Sam is worried, some, but he pushes it to the side because he is also actively being targeted. He shifts to follow Buffy's lead, shooting the witch she stole the staff from twice (17 vs. 15, 8 vs. 2), putting two witch killing bullets center mass.
But something is shifting. The wards on the building are flickering as each of the Inner Circle members go down, and with it, the other attacking witches start to look nervous. Particularly because there's an Original vampire somewhere in the mix and Stefan Salvatore ... well, he's more than capable of making a mess and he looks pissed.
Never mind the Winchester. Where one goes, another isn't usually far behind.
One of them throws up their hands. "Hey, hey, look - can we talk about this?"
Stefan raises an eyebrow as he turns to the speaker.]
( They are. They all are. Months of bloodshed, damnation, and decades of corruption and old rites.
Elijah, for one, is over it.
In an instant, there's a hand in his hair at his waist and his head is bent back. The Original he's scared of? Yeah. "You took someone I respect greatly, for some half-hearted idea that it might make your keepers more powerful. Oddly, you didn't think about your own lives. What do you think, Stefan. Are these witches acting like their lives actually mean anything in the shadow of their grand coven?")
[A flash of the ripper beneath in the smile that crosses his face as his eyes dip blood red.]
You made your bed. Afraid you'll have to die in it.
[And with that, they'll make short work of the rest by the time the heirs emerge. Maybe they'll find some that hid away, waiting to see who survived the coup. But any who actually stood against?
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Buffy approaches Witch 5 but Stefan stirs and she telegraphs her first punch (2).
Jeremy tries to go under but slides now on fire as he immediately uses his turn to try and roll himself out of it (8), but it's hot and magic and it's burning. )
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Sam will pull off his jacket and push Jeremy to the ground, trying to get rid of the flames.
Witch 5 dodges that punch (6), and waves a hand to try and fling Buffy back (8), but he's a little off his game also.
Witch 1 is going to try and fling a spell at Sam (4 vs. 2), which does fling Sam back some, but not enough to do real damage.
And Stefan ... twitches some more. He's getting there. Eventually.]
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Buffy is far too close in combat with Witch 5 and she goes flying back into Elijah, who's coming to and sits up. She rolls over and away from him.
Allison sends two more arrows at Witch 1 (2, 15).
Elijah recovers, speeding up to Witch 5 and trying to get a fistful of heart. )
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Witch 1 dodges out of the way of Allison's arrows (10, 17), but unfortunately zooms into a hungry and awake Stefan Salvatore (19 vs. 12), as he rears back and sinks his teeth into the witch's neck.
Sam gives Jeremy a nod, before getting up and eyeing around the corner, listening for the sound of approaching footsteps.
"Are you all good to keep going?"
Stefan drops his witch and brushes at the corner of his mouth.]
Getting there.
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Allison targets Witch 2 who peeks out (19).
Buffy, brandishing a knife, and sad it's come to this - but - war - takes out the two bleeding witches on the ground with two clean stabs.
Elijah catches Jeremy who almost faints as footsteps get louder. There's some shouting and a chant of some sort. One witch runs to the top of the stairs and drops a staff down.
Allison attempts a thwip (1) -- but it bounces off the SPELL keeping her and her bolts out. )
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Still, he lifts his gun to shoot at the witch holding the staff, though it's deflected by another witch to protect the spell (1 vs. 15), though he's sure there's enough chanting for them to be more of them. He turns to the rest of the group:]
They're making a kill box - spread out!
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"We need you in fighting shape," he says. Jeremy relents.
Buffy runs and jumps on the bannister, taking off upwards - what better way to get out of a kill box then to get closer to the boxers. Buffy leaps off to grab at the chanter, (2), but the spell doesn't help her spacial reasoning and she goes rolling past. )
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Stefan hones in on one of the witches looking as though they're about to turn on Buffy (15 vs. 15), and the two of them wrestle some as Stefan slams the witch into a wall - but at least it can't let off anymore spells.]
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Buffy goes for the main witch and his staff, grappling him from the side and then stomping on the staff to break it (nat 20!) )
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But something is shifting. The wards on the building are flickering as each of the Inner Circle members go down, and with it, the other attacking witches start to look nervous. Particularly because there's an Original vampire somewhere in the mix and Stefan Salvatore ... well, he's more than capable of making a mess and he looks pissed.
Never mind the Winchester. Where one goes, another isn't usually far behind.
One of them throws up their hands. "Hey, hey, look - can we talk about this?"
Stefan raises an eyebrow as he turns to the speaker.]
I think we're well past talking.
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Elijah, for one, is over it.
In an instant, there's a hand in his hair at his waist and his head is bent back. The Original he's scared of? Yeah.
"You took someone I respect greatly, for some half-hearted idea that it might make your keepers more powerful. Oddly, you didn't think about your own lives. What do you think, Stefan. Are these witches acting like their lives actually mean anything in the shadow of their grand coven?" )
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[A flash of the ripper beneath in the smile that crosses his face as his eyes dip blood red.]
You made your bed. Afraid you'll have to die in it.
[And with that, they'll make short work of the rest by the time the heirs emerge. Maybe they'll find some that hid away, waiting to see who survived the coup. But any who actually stood against?
Well, they chose their side.]