Things may be dire, but you've dealt with worse. Reaching through the planar barriers, you intend to show these brutes exactly why numerical superiority is meaningless against a Conjuror. Padomaic fire bursts into being behind the giant with the rotary canon and a gleaming sword bisects the creature's skull as your summon steps into the world. Locking it's reptilian eyes with your own, the daedroth snarls, "You again?!"
You'd give her a jaunty wave, but your wounds protest against such notions, so you simply ignore her and order her to fight. Turning your back to the enemy, you slide the helmet off of your armor and levitate out to search for your Magicka salve. You can feel the Golden Saint struggling against it's binding, the willful creature's disdain for mortals being enough so that you are forced to drop the connection to several of the firebirds you'd left to help around the base. Thankfully she is somewhat distracted by the egg carrier exploding in her face and despite her managing to deflect the majority of the blast with her shield as if it were a mere arrow, it does throw off her concentration long enough for you to stabilize your hold on the rest of them. Damnable Saints are almost as difficult to reign in as a frenzied Spider daedra or Nocturnal.
With the charred Daedroth charging back toward you and the hammer wielder, you are free to carefully slather on a goodly amount of salve, taking a moment to remove your pesky sleeves while you're at it. It is lucky that none of your belongings in your bag were damaged by Lee's grenade, as many of them are irreplaceable without returning to Nirn... not a concept you are willing to entertain for the time being. Unfastening the knapsack from the exterior of the powered armor, you take it with you as you climb back inside and seal the suit. It's an uncomfortable fit even ignoring your wounds and you wonder if perhaps you and Raymond can devise a better method to safely carry your supplies.
Focusing back on the battle, you see Lee stomping a hole in his foe's chest as it gurgles defiance and claws at his boot. Zhao still hasn't moved, but his attacker is now trading blows with the Golden Saint, who seems content to deflect and dodge the hammer strikes while slashing the beast's limbs. More than willing to let the fight drag on and restore some magicka, you watch as the green giant is slowly dyed red with his own blood. After about five minutes of this, the giant steps back onto his discarded shield and kicks it at the Daedra, who sidesteps the projectile before giving him a disdainful sneer.
The giant, beginning to slow from blood loss, grips his hammer with both hands and bellows in rage as it charges one last time. Not bothering to dodge, the Golden Saint steps forward at the last moment and cleaves the beast's left arm off at the elbow before spinning around to ram her sword into it's heart. With a shuddering breath, the giant grips the charred flesh of her wrist and wrenches her sword from her grasp before staggering back. It's head turns to look for support, finding nothing but corpses for allies. Finally noticing the predicament, the giant turns to flee and Lee shoots out it's knees.
The last of the enemies is bleeding out on the cracked roadway, your squad in tatters, a wounded daughter of Sheogorath struggling against your hold on her body, and you are in no shape to travel far. Without your powered armor, you would be hard pressed to move at a moderate pace due to how little air you seem to be drawing with each breath. The need to cough is only compounding the issue, but you're sure that if you start, you might cause more harm and resist the urge as best you can.
Status: Fractured Rib, Severe bruising, Punctured Lung.
Magicka: (200/650)
Choose at least 2:
[] Heal:
[] Cast Grand heal for until the squad is fully healed or magicka is depleted.
[] Cast close wound thrice for 30 magicka to repair the lung and set the bone. Drink one Health Regen potion(x3 remaining) to aid in long term recovery.
[] Major potion of Restore health(x3 remaining): Heals all physical wounds short of severed limbs.
[] Use another portion of Magicka regen Salve for 150 magicka.
[] Call a phoenix for emergency transport back to base. X-com loses 1 of 2 Zodiac boat.
[] Leave someone to guard the wounded while you continue to this 'Diamond city'.
[] Lee
[] Golden Saint
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Attempt the talking Diplomance the Golden Saint.
[] Write in.
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A/N: Messed up and put 600 instead of 650 for your magicka cap in the last two chapters. It's fixed now.
