IC - Axis Umbra

[Drake]

In that split second, Frank thanks the heavens that his older brother was a wildlife buff, and would force the young tiny Frank to watch countless hours of wildlife programs.
He knows that monkeys are not meat eaters by choice, and normally only attack mammals that threaten them or invade their territory.
This baboon couldn't possibly be threatened by a tiny man, so Frank assumes that this monkey is ticked off about the invasion of personal space!
As Frank is against violence as a rule, especially of innocent creatures, he decides against an all out assault and chooses to be submissive.

He doesn't bare his teeth in return, instead sloping his shoulders and keeping his arms down. He meets the baboon's gaze with large, sorrowful eyes.
"Sorry to intrude," says Frank in his deep voice, "it's just so much nicer up here than down below"

[arcanus]

"Sorry to intrude," says Frank in his deep voice, "it's just so much nicer up here than down below"

Charisma roll

[Drake]

Charisma roll

Luckily Charisma is quite high with the wee fella: 12, 5, 5, stuff

[arcanus]

The baboon leans foward, a moment of trepidation fills you as a primate with the biggest incisors amongst its kind, sniffs your neck.
Both of you jump as the trees your in shake violently, peeking down you see a large (Troll sized) humanoud form crash into it, and then begins to scale the trunk.
The baboon looks wide eyed and scampers into the foliage.

[Drake]

Taking his lead from the baboon Drake also moves. His spell lifts him free of the tree top branches, and, with a little help from an Advanced Movement spell, he speeds away from the tree climber towards the pyramid.
The baboon shreiks in disgust as the tiny figure of Drake zips past, zig zagging quickly through the high, thin branches.

Behind him Drake can hear the guttural roar of frustration as the humanoid finds his prey gone.

No hanging around now, Drake knows time is against him. He remembers back to the Salamander's words in the real world Aztec Pyramid.
Something about 2 astral forms, with fading threads. He must get to the pyramid and complete whatever it is he has to complete to save these 2 people.

Tree tops ripple in his wake as he speeds towards the pyramid...

[arcanus]

As you speed across the terrain you see the large forms break cover.
They resemble blood red hairless gorillas, but with ursine muscle mass.
They cover enormous ground as they lope after you, gain as you race toward the first steps.

[Drake]

As you speed across the terrain you see the large forms break cover.
They resemble blood red hairless gorillas, but with ursine muscle mass.
They cover enormous ground as they lope after you, gain as you race toward the first steps.

How many are there? And how far away are they?

[arcanus]

The three ghastly giants converged upon Francis Drake at the top of the mesoamerican pyramid.
Summoning his power Drake drew upon the iron within the blocks and sent two quarter ton slabs flying into two of the creatures.
The third seemed to get the drop upon the 18" Gnome, but the tiny soldier rolled from the blow unscathed again sending his attacked crashing into the ground beneath a slab.

Nodding to the avatar, The White Knight he boarded another slab and floated down into the recently exposed tunnel descending down.

[arcanus]

Floating into a sea of turbulent currents, streams of what appears to be life flourish and then flow away.
Criss Crossing this primordeal sea are literally millions of silver threads, some strong and vibrant, others dim, grow red and snap.

Seeing the scale of task before Drake calls upon his power, sending out the call, before long the huge form of the salamander appears.
A struggle of wills, ensues, however Drake proves the stronger, accepting its role the salamander surges through the threads until it stops at one, one that grows dim.

Drawing upon his own Karmic forces Drake strengthens the Cord and connects to it, the salamander departs and Drake races at etherial speed towards the astral form beyond.

[arcanus]

Drakes form comes up short as he breaks through a dense cloud of life flow. Beyond the cloud the ocean takes a different colour and texture, growing paler until its light becomes blinding.

Floating within the white sea is a tall woman, a thin almost transluscent dress flows from her form, golden ringlets flow from her head, the most striking feature of her form are two great wings that extend above her head.

Drake observes that the silver cord he follows running through her hand.

The angel smiles.