ice patch still rules 10/15/2011 10:39 PM CDT
!R> prep ip 20

You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.

!>
That won't affect your current attunement very much.
You briskly utter a few sharp words in an arcane tongue, your mind bent to the task of preparing the Ice Patch spell.
!> tar ser
You begin to weave mana lines into a target pattern around Serakk.
!>
!>
* Driving in like the irresistable force of a cyclone, Serakk feints a nightmare-black bone club encircled by a road of glittering stars at you. You repulse nearly all the club with a tyrium broadsword.
The club lands a harmless blow to your head.
[You're bruised, nimbly balanced and in better position.]
!> harn 20

You tap into the mana from twenty of the surrounding streams and attempt to keep it channeling in a stream around you.
Roundtime: 3 seconds
!R>
!R>
The air around you solidifies into a pale yellow haze, shimmering beneath the attack.
* Driving in with naturally fluid movements, Serakk steps backward and then bashs at you. You turn aside some of the club with a tyrium broadsword.
The club lands a good hit to your right leg.
[You're hurt, incredibly balanced and in very strong position.]
!R>
!R> harn 20
...wait 1 seconds.
!R>
!>
!> harn 20

You tap into the mana from twenty of the surrounding streams and add it to the generous amount already streaming around you.
Roundtime: 3 seconds
!R>
A shimmering mirror of shadows appears momentarily in the air above, briefly revealing Venshen's face.
!R>
The formation of the target pattern around Serakk has completed.
!R> cast

The air around you solidifies into a pale yellow haze, shimmering beneath the attack.
* With the speed and temerity of a swooping falcon, Serakk bashes a nightmare-black bone club encircled by a road of glittering stars at you. You repulse some of the club with a tyrium broadsword.
The club lands a good hit to your abdomen.
[You're hurt, incredibly balanced and in excellent position.]
!>
You gesture at Serakk.
The mana you were holding contributes to the spell.
You manage to channel quite a lot of your energy into the spell. The rest is wasted.
A sheet of slippery ice forms beneath Serakk!
Serakk suffers a terrible fall, his right arm twisting back underneath his body and shattering with a horrible crunch!
Serakk is lightly stunned!
Roundtime: 1 second.

!R>
!>
!> att ser

< Moving like a striking snake, you slice a tyrium broadsword at Serakk. Serakk fails to evade, stepping partly into the blow.
The broadsword lands a heavy strike that severs Serakk's left hand and sends it flying through the air.
[You're hurt, incredibly balanced and overwhelming opponent.]
[Roundtime 3 sec.]
!R>
!R> att ser
...wait 2 seconds.
!R>
!R> att ser
...wait 1 seconds.
!R> att ser

!>
The naphtha soaking you appears to be evaporating.
!> att ser

< Moving as one fluid extension of power, you step backward and then slice at Serakk. Serakk attempts to dodge, mainly avoiding the blow.
The broadsword lands an extremely heavy hit that cleaves off the top half of the skull, exposing the brain.

* Serakk is slain before your eyes!
Serakk's bone club falls to the ground.

[You're incredibly balanced]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
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