[a
swirling vortex has been hovering in the forest... the ominous energy surrounding it undeniable...
upon close investigation... there seems to be an opening at the very top...]
[the thrall of battle from within abruptly ceases as a blinding white light bursts through the closed fingers of the massive hand; from within, four shapes are converging, fed upon the blood and despair of those they had loved most...
the death toll hovers at three - Chie, Barney, and Rachel, their bodies torn asunder at the claws and in the mouths of the beasts surrounding our remaining sacrifices from every angle.
it looks like they could use a hand...]
[ooc: will be setting up subthreads, please wait momentarily! GO WILD. POWERS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!]