Ramen S1C2E80

Session Notes

 * With The Countessa readying to force her way through the gateway, attacks from Tyrol Gravehearth and the Water Elemental deal considerable damage. Alvida lashes out trying to restrain those around her with combined shards.
 * The Countessa lashes out with a Cone of Cold, which damages Auxothea and Cerda Hammer, but downs Tyrol. Once again the Centaur cleric is on hand to heal him back up again.
 * Initially misses her first swing, Cerda makes contact with her second and third swings of her greatsword, cutting apart the fluidic form of the Countessa.
 * The final hit occurs, but more shards manifest restraining the entire group! The out of control form of the Countessa begins to pulse more, erratically it begins to bloat and uncontrolled magic energies explode her form outwards into a grotesque pulsating monstrosity.
 * “ I will not accept defeat~! I am beyond~ such bounds~! Your life-energies will be the final sacrifice I need to attain victory! ”
 * A new light of bluish bright energy emerges from the gateway. A thousand motes of magic begin to align behind the grotesque form of the Countessa. Lines begin to join up these dots. The image of a bearded male face appears into view.
 * “I must apologise my dear, but this simply must not be.”
 * “ You~?! But how?!! I. Shall. Not. Be. Denied~!!!! ”
 * Cerda feels her bonds loosen, and free to deliver the final blow, thrusting her greatsword downwards with a leap into the centre of this monstrocity. The gash now bursting forth with blinding energy. More openings begin to form and the creature explodes!
 * As this new presence forms a bubble around the two groups. A kind old, formless, voice echoes out pleasantly checking to see if everyone is okay.
 * The remnant spirit of the former Exalted Grand Magus of Origin, Cure Siegfried Cloudcrest, quickly ushers them into the orifice and into the Magic Source itself, as the broken shard world crumbles in on itself.
 * They now find themselves, still in the golden bubble of Cure Siegfriend, within an unimaginable, jumbled, but astonishing realm of magic.
 * Cure is holding onto the last vestiges of himself, but is using the last tether to his mortal form to guide them back to the material plane.
 * Just as he is reminded of who he is and what he was doing... a flash of light and they are all back in Origin. (minus one Water Elemental)
 * Regaining their bearings see that they are in the central chamber of Origin. There above them in this spherical room up above is the giant orb of energy, the Source.
 * At the foot of some stairs is Pathfinder Madalisto who offers Chaya Seto a hand up. She spies Archmage Serene and her entourage, and they exchange smiles and looks.
 * The body of Cure Siegfriend Cloudcrest is within a sarcophagus of sorts, and they see it barely has form. As it dissipates it turns to pure light blue motes of energy. They wind their way upwards, peacefully absorbing into the Source above.