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Side Step to Hell

Levi looked around at the rugged landscape, seeing fireballs exploding at random times and distances around him. He soon realised that he had been brought further from the glorious grace of Tyr and would not be able to channel all of his holy might here in this god forsaken plane. Gaspode and Guthranka tried to get a lie of the land and discovered that there were hordes of baatezu swarming the plane who could approach them at any stage. They looked around for a place to hide, any sort of rise in the land that they could hide behind. Then Levi and Jito had a suggestion. Levi could use his stone shape to "dig" a depression for them to hide in while Jito could cover them in an invisibility shroud. They quickly put this plan into action and they remained in the depression with Levi casting the occasional round of cure spells that he was still able to get. While they lay there several small, winged baatezu flew over their hidden cranny. With some stroke of luck these patrols did not hear or see the Mothers. After a full day had passed, Jito got out the cubic gate and said the word "guid" while pressing that side of the cube. Out of nowhere a nine foot tall winged creature appeared before them wielding a barbed trident and covered in flames. The creature's malevolent gaze swept over the depression and paused on each individual beneath the invisibility shroud making it clear that such illusions were no impediment to it. The Mothers were not impressed. But were more concerned as other creatures began to appear from thin air around the first, even as he began to ask them their purpose on the plane and why they were leaving through an un-authorised portal. Eventually a bargain was struck as a veritable army of fiends had gathered at this stage and the Mothers had to negotiate. The sword of sharpness that had maimed Levi was handed over and the full tale of how they had ended up on Baator in the first place explained before the group was allowed to leave. The Mothers stepped through the portal to a somewhat familiar icy wasteland.

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