"Wizard High School Part 6"

"People get pasted left and right, guns are shot and fireballs are slung!" - Wizard High School Part 6.
== Plot Synopsis ==
The group in the trawlide dungeon begins "Operation Shoot Gun", as named by Thog. Gregor attracts the attention of one of the creatures, goading it to charge at him and then vaulting over it with a flip at the last second. Thog successfully shoots the trawlide in the gills as planned, killing it and leaving two more to deal with. Ashe finally having given herself darkvision as well, she and Gregor each engage a trawlide while Thog reloads. Ashe is struck in the ribs by her trawlide, turning her insides to paste and forcing her to hastily heal her lungs. Gregor manages to kill his by kicking it in the gills and briefly rides across the room on its back as it struggles through its death throes. Thog promotes Gregor to leader of the Assault Team for his efforts. The Assault Team proceeds to take a rest to recover.
The mages in the library with the dog-slime chimeras begin their counter-attack shooting out of the furnace with the use of a slippery grease spell, leaving behind illusory duplicates as decoys. The dogs take the bait and jump into the furnace, giving Markus time to summon a shield-wall of imps and prepare a series of condensed glowing magenta Eldritch Blasts. He sends one of the blasts into a dog as a demonstration, disintegrating it. Curious to see what would happen, Inien creates a small half-fireball and encourages Markus to finish it off. Markus explodes the fireball into a wall of colourful flame that begins burning all of the remaining dogs. Seeing that they clearly have the upper hand in this situation, Markus and Inien begin bombarding the dogs with magic, beginning with an exploding imp that had been fed one of Markus's eldritch blasts and then enlarged by Inien. The dogs are reduced to black paste on the ground.
At this moment the Assault Team arrives up the stairs from the basement to be reunited with the mages. Markus dismisses the illusion of himself that had been continuing to jeer at the now-destroyed chimeras. Inien notes with interest that Markus had given his illusory double something of a personality, and compliments him on his use of magic. Inien and Markus perform a wizard handshake.
Noticing that Ashe's ribs are still in bad shape Gregor asks Inien if she knows any healing spells, only to find out that healing magic is actually considered very rare. Instead, Markus x-rays Ashe's ribs (a spell that's not rare, but is very difficult according to Inien), and wraps her broken ribs with a tendril of shadow - a shadow splint - so that they'll be able to set. Though not exactly thrilled, Ashe admits that the splint will be helpful given that her own healing doesn't last long.
The newly formed Assault Team takes a moment to relay their encounter with the trawlides in the basement before the group proceeds. As they head to the exit, the remaining imps hold a candlelight vigil for their exploded comrade. 
== Trivia ==
* This episode marks one year of Thrilling Intent.
== Quotes ==
*Markus's Illusion Clone: Bark! Bark! Come and get som-
*Markus: Hey, whoa, hey, we're done. Not now.
*Markus's Clone: Sorry boss! Got a bit out of hand! See you on the flipside!
*Inien: Wow, does he have a personality?
*Markus: Well, you know, little bits of my personality that I'm able to replicate. I do what I can.
*Inien: That is strangely tragic. A+ magic!
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*Markus: The break isn't that bad. Ashe, do you trust me?
*Ashe: ...Sometimes
*Markus: Can you pretend to trust me for a moment?
*Ashe: (looks at Inien and Gregor)
*Inien: (smiles)
*Gregor: (gives Ashe a thumbs-up!)
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*Markus: (to Ashe) If anyone looks at you with an x-ray spell they'll see a nice little shadow splint complete with my initials.
*Inien: Excellent detailing on the "M. Velafi"
*Markus: Why thank-you, that's really what I put most of the effort into.
*Ashe: Take the initials off!
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*Ashe: Speaking of disappointing, Gregor is completely not disappointing, actually.
*Gregor: I could have told you that! I'm so appointing!
*Markus: Well, sure he's ridiculously strong!
*Ashe: Yeah, I know!
*Markus: Do you forget that?
*Ashe: I frequently forget that! But he bent some metal bars in half!
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*Ashe: (watching the imps holding a candlelight vigil) So, to what degree are they doing that of their own accord?
*Markus: Really Ashe? It's not as though I mind control my imps.
*Ashe: Well I just wasn't sure if they could think!
*Markus: IMPS are SAPIENT delicate creatures Ashe, okay!?
*Inien: Every time Markus creates another imp it's actually a small miracle. A small, devilish miracle. He's creating life on the spot, and then rapidly disposing of it!
*Markus: (awkwardly) Actually, I'm just moving life from one place to the other... 
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