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The Black Flames Operation In Yellowstone Wyoming 241121

In the shadowed woodland near Yellowstone's forgotten temple, Selina, a warrior with the prowess of a dragon, engaged in a ferocious battle under the cloak of night. Surrounded by the enigmatic Black Flame warriors and in the midst of executing an ancient ritual to awaken a long-dormant entity, tension crackled like wildfire. As icy rays and fireballs punctuated the darkness, missing their intended target, Novel, an adept fighter, wove through the violence, his blackened blade meeting each attack with unparalleled skill. Amidst the chaos, Irene focused on the critical task at hand, continuing the awakening ritual despite the swirling melee. Selina's fierce cry, "Raui-o Echor," heralded a tempest of magical assaults, though her target, a skilled Black Flame warrior, parried each with a dance of steel.

The battle raged on, a brutal ballet of magic, blade, and shadow. Selina, poisoned and embattled, shifted her focus back to Irene, desperate to disrupt the ritual. As they clashed, Irene's sly remarks belied the intensity of their struggle. Despite the venom coursing through her veins, Selina's draconic resilience shone through, her scales glinting under the moonlight as she fought back with teeth and claw. In a final, electrifying confrontation, Selina managed to parry a lethal stab from Irene, turning the tide. Utilizing every ounce of her remaining strength, Selina dove back into the fray, her rapier singing through the air. As the last of the Black Flame warriors dissolved into the night, Selina, battle-worn but undeterred, took up the mantle of completing the ritual herself. Thus, against all odds, Selina emerged victorious not just in battle but in securing the future she fought so fiercely to shape, heralding a new era under the Manipulative Alliance's dominion.
At Wed Nov 20 2024, in a forest near Yellowstone, Wyoming

Mission: Get to the designated site and continue performing the awakening ritual until the process is complete.

Nestled in the dense forests of Yellowstone, an ancient temple forgotten by time has beckoned the attention of many factions. Brimming with eldritch energy, it is believed to be the canvas to usher in a new reality. A ritual that hasn't been performed in centuries promises to awaken the ancient entity residing within the temple. With the successful execution of this ritual, the entity will be awakened, bringing forth a cataclysmic change. The group that successfully completes this ritual will undeniably hold an unprecedented amount of power and influence over the new reality.

Yellowstone, Wyoming
It is night, about 47F(8C) degrees, There is a waning gibbous moon.


A Black Flame warrior in dark robes fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.

Selina charges toward brush.
Irene charges toward tree.
Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at Novel. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and misses him.

Selina gets behind some brush, scans the field, and spots someone running toward her. She immediately unleashes some chilly rays toward Novel and prepares to receive him in melee shortly.

Irene charges toward tree.
Novel charges toward depression.
Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at Novel. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and strikes the depression he's taking cover behind.

Novel grunts as he gets smashed by sorcery and gunfire, beating feet and doing his best to try to slam into the nearby cover.

Novel draws and quickly fires an arrow at brush, it damages it.

Novel charges toward depression.
Selina gestures frantically and shouts, "Naurcorn!" A fireball forms in her hand. she launches it toward depression, and it damages it.

Novel plops himself right down into cover, muttering to himself as he takes another blast of cold and does his best to keep his head down

Novel draws and quickly fires an arrow at brush, it damages it.

Irene charges toward sapling.
"Uh. I forgot I was signed up to this op. Just threw a potentially really lucrative deal with the Temple Strike Force because of it," Irene complains over her earpiece, to some unseen presence.

Selina gestures frantically and shouts, "Naurcorn!" A fireball forms in her hand. she launches it toward depression, and it damages it.

Selina switches to heat, lobbing a couple of fireballs toward Novel and depression where he has ducked down for the moment. As the Black Flames get closer though, she gives them a look as if daring them to come for her.

Irene charges toward sapling.
Novel draws and quickly fires an arrow at brush, it damages it.

Selina gestures frantically and shouts, "Naurcorn!" A fireball forms in her hand. she launches it toward depression, and it damages it.

Selina switches targets when the Black Flames get closer to the brush with the man there. She starts taking shots at the ones coming toward her.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and sends up a spray of soil near his feet.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

Novel opts to grasp his blade in both hands and draws back before shoving forwards with an abrupt, brutal thrust towards a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, is parried by him.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and impacts against his armor.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina watches the Black Flames ... fighting each other. She blinks a couple of times, shaking her head, and works toward taking out the one coming for her instead of messing with the other two.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

Selina gestures frantically and shouts, "Naurcorn!" A fireball forms in her hand. she launches it toward depression, and it damages it.

Novel sweeps his blade in front of him in a flurry at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, a feint, creating space as he moves to a better position, is parried by him.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

Irene continues performing the awakening ritual.

Novel opts to grasp his blade in both hands and draws back before shoving forwards with an abrupt, brutal thrust towards a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, is parried by him.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina gestures frantically and shouts, "Naurcorn!" A fireball forms in her hand. she launches it toward depression, and it damages it.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.

Irene continues performing the awakening ritual.

Novel swings his weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it is parried by her.

Selina charges toward Irene.
Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Irene with her claws which is dodged by him.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it is parried by his blackened, curved blade of fused and polished scrap.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Irene launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it grazes her left hand.

Irene trips Selina(argenti draco hybrida).

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) takes to the sky in her scales to land near Irene, landing with a flurry of claws, teeth, and tail to strike at Irene to try to keep her from making headway with the awakening ritual.

Novel swings his weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it is parried by her.

Novel produces huffing, slow panting, the clash of metal on metal, of violence and chaos, of the screech and clang of violent and the hack of his sword. Wham, slash, crash, thump, the spark of metal, the energy of violence.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it ineffectually wounds his left arm.

Playing dirty tricks, Irene lashes out at Selina(argenti draco hybrida) with her knife, slipping poison beneath her scales, and then drips her up before she can fight back. "Hey again," she greets her warmly, as though they were friends.

Irene charges toward rock.
Irene fires off a shot at Selina(argenti draco hybrida) which misses her.

Novel swings his weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it is parried by her.

Selina charges toward Novel.
Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Novel with her claws which ineffectually wounds his left arm.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Novel, it impacts against his armor.

Irene charges toward rock.
Novel swings his weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it impacts against her armor.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) decides to work on Novel instead, as the poison starts coursing through her body, leaving Irene out in the field with the other Black Flame warriors. She lets out a draconic roar toward Novel and dives in, clawing and biting at him.

A staccato of gunfire erupts from Irene's position, punctuating Selina(argenti draco hybrida)'s path. With deadly aim of his M4, the soldier

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Novel with her claws which ineffectually wounds his chest.


Novel fades out of the nightmare.
A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it is parried by her rapier.

Irene charges toward rock.
Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes with her claws which strikes her armor with bruising force.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at Irene. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and sends up a spray of soil near his feet.

Irene continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at Irene. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and sends up a spray of soil near his feet.

Irene continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at Irene. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and misses him.

Despite the poison, Selina manages to stay standing, firing off chilly rays down range toward Irene, leaning against the cover to stay standing, even as her opponents get closer.

Irene continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at Irene. A chilly ray blasts out toward him and misses him.

Selina charges toward Irene.
Irene shoots Selina(argenti draco hybrida) with a tranq dart.

Irene charges toward rock.
Irene throws a small knife end over end at Selina, it misses her.

Selina charges toward rock.
A staccato of gunfire erupts from Irene's position, punctuating Selina's path. With deadly aim of his M4, the soldier misses her.

Selina charges toward Irene.
Selina swings her weapon at Irene, it is blocked by his tactical black bulletproof vest.

Irene disarms Selina.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) does not mind her rapier getting knocked out of her hand, because she has claws, teeth, and a tail to bring down on Irene in the close quarters fight.

"We really must stop meeting like this," Irene tries to charm the big scary dragon as she closes in on the rock.

Irene launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it grazes her right hand.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Irene with her claws which is blocked by his tactical black bulletproof vest.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) snorts at Irene and nods, even as more poison is brought into the equation. She seems to be pushing through the poison, her body healing and recovering for her more than any real effort of will she is exerting for it.

Irene launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it grazes her left arm.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Irene with her claws which is blocked by his tactical black bulletproof vest.

"Looks like this is the end," Irene admits, with a grit of her teeth, but still slashes at the dragon one last time.

Irene launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it grazes her left leg.

Irene jabs Selina(argenti draco hybrida) with a taser.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) watches down field where the Black Flames are attacking each other again. She shakes her head again, before lashing out at Irene again in a flurry of claws. She does not seem to enjoy the electrocution though, and ends up on her ass from that. She lets out a growl and gets back to her feet to leap at Irene with a draconic roar.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Irene with her claws which deflects off his shield.

"My friend has a real crush on you in this form," Irene tells Selina(argenti draco hybrida) as they battle, "said he wants to ride the dragon."

Irene launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it is parried by her rapier.

Irene shoots Selina(argenti draco hybrida) with a taser.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina(argenti draco hybrida) shakes her head at Irene and says something with a series of growls, grunts, and vocalizations that obviously are a language unto themselves, even if Irene does not understand it. She frowns when another bit of electricity comes into the fight and lets out a huffed sigh before getting back into the fight with Irene once again.

Denying each of them the chance to attack when she tases the dragon again is, perhaps, not the most efficient thing that Irene could be doing in this melee. But perhaps she's just trying to stall for as long as possible, and ensure the punishment is prolonged while she lasts.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at Irene with her claws which ineffectually wounds his chest.


Irene fades out of the nightmare.
Selina(argenti draco hybrida) finishes taking down her last societal opponent and looks toward the victor from between the Black Flames. She crouches down to let the poison run its course as much as it can while she waits for the enemy to get closer to her.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and misses her.

Selina recovers her balance that way, then stands up and starts dispensing chilly rays down range toward the incoming warrior. She is not steady, but she is certainly looking much better now that the poison has mostly run its course.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and sends up a spray of soil near her feet.

Selina scoops up her rapier, dispenses one last chilly ray, then prepares for melee.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and misses her.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Selina, it is parried by her rapier.

Selina swings her weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it is parried by her.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Selina, it is parried by her rapier.

Selina swings her weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it strikes her armor with bruising force.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina says "Hate poison. Almost as much as toxin attacks. Where I am from such things are not honorable..."
Selina(argenti draco) does not even get to finish recovering from the poison before there is another Black Flame warrior coming for her. She lets out a hissy sigh and shakes her head wildly like that will help dissipate the poison.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and misses her.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and sends up a spray of soil near her feet.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and sends up a spray of soil near her feet.

"Finally," Selina mutters to herself as she is dispensing chilly rays down range toward the incoming Black Flame warrior, once her veins are no longer searing her from the inside. She takes another breath then prepares to receive the opponent in melee.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it is parried by her rapier.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes with her claws which is dodged by her.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Selina(argenti draco hybrida), it is parried by her rapier.

Selina(argenti draco hybrida) launches a slashing rake attack at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes with her claws which impacts against her armor.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina(argenti draco hybrida) finishes off the latest warrior and scans the field. Maybe now she can manage to make some progress on disrupting the ritual.

Selina runs towards the objective.
Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina works on disrupting the ritual and keeps an eye out for more potential Black Flame warriors around her. The night is eerily quiet as she works, shaking her head until the warrior appears before her. She sighs and continues her work, waiting for them to get within range.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes fires off a shot at Selina which misses her.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and misses her.

"Yes, yes, bullets fun, shoot shoot, bang bang," Selina mutters to herself, ceasing her work to start returning fire with chilly rays, waiting for the warrior to get close enough for melee as she does so.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes fires off a shot at Selina which misses her.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and misses her.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes fires off a shot at Selina which misses her.

Selina shouts, "Raui-o Echor!" then points at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes. A chilly ray blasts out toward her and sends up a spray of soil near her feet.

A Black Flame warrior in dark robes launches a stab at Selina, it is parried by her rapier.

Selina swings her weapon at a Black Flame warrior in dark robes, it is parried by her.


a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

Selina continues performing the awakening ritual.

The Manipulative Alliance has proved victorious.