Round 11

Jeane's shadowy tendrils continue to wrap around its ankles, trying desperately to slow its advance. "Whatever's happening inside—inside the gate—that can't be good news," she calls out, her voice strained with effort as she maintains control over the spell. Merrin feels her stomach drop. The cracking of stone echoes from deeper within the tower, sending a jolt through the group. "Whatever's happening back there—inside the gate—it can't be good news," she thinks desperately. The creature's regeneration is already making their current fight untenable, and now they have to contend with whatever's breaking through the walls inside? Her demonic nature screams at her to flee, but her human will won't let her abandon her companions. The shadowy tendrils lash out again, seeking to trip or slow the creature's advance, b....