Annotated 48-18
Though they’ve fought side by side for a while, Penk still isn’t above calling Syr’Nj “elf” when he’s mad and/or stressed. And it’s hard to imagine more pressure for him than this moment. Victory seems within their grasp, but he knows that it’s times like that when it can all crumble into defeat—hey, what’s that in the sky—?
Syr’Nj’s quick thinking here saves a lot of lives, including hers and Penk’s, based on how close to ground zero they seem to be. But there’s no saving everyone this time, not from this.
FB: [sound of your own eardrums rupturing]
Should have made a bowl, not an umbrella…
Then again, the umbrella holds better against the force than a bowl that would more catch than divert it.
In that sense, the perfect shape would have been a u-shaped pipe :)
great use of color in this page and the last, how the shades of green suddenly washes out the blood red really does a great job adding to the impact of the weapon.
Thank you, Steel! It really came out rather well. I’m very proud of it.
Auraugu and Byron aren’t tagged.
Good eye! Fixed.
It would’ve been better strategically if they’d put up a portal to redirect the blast instead of just shielding it. Maybe even throw it back at them. Though obviously they don’t really have time to make those calculations.
plus we don’t know if they can make as many of them as they like, as quickly as they can think of them. That is: they might have run out of portal spells for the day, or a portal might require more than a second of preparation.
Also, what does this thing fire? Pure energy? Some kinda magically overloaded projectile? If it’s not physical, can it be redirected by portals? Could portal magic disrupt it and it just explodes anyway?
Not saying it’s a bad idea, it’s a really good plan.