Heart of Tyre: Episode 26

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***Heart of Tyre* Episode 26** was streamed on Arcadum's Twitch channel on February 8, 2021.

## Summary

*Summary by av5hadow, copied from Verum Weekly*

The fight to free the Seven within Fleshcrime Omega continues.

A projectile from the shadows flies towards FCO who attempts to catch it. However, the silver arrow brimming with Indigo light escapes its grasp and it strikes its head (suppressing Life Pulse for two rounds). The Depthar staggers but strikes back with a bone spike, pinning the Indigo Herald down. Ives then identifies Isolation, the ability that puts people in a Maze. As the ability is identified, damaging FCO enough will release those in the Maze. As deadly poison courses through Seren’s body, she learns of Omega: in return for removing all stackable effects on the field, FCO is able to release a wave that could wipe out the party. Seren then removes the poison with Lesser Restoration. Morc moves around FCO to social distance from Neve, downs a Potion of Heal, and mends Neve’s wounds with a Healing Word. FCO places unknown effects on Seren and Neve and places Morc in a Maze. FCO then T-poses in front of Seren.

Ives takes on his Herald form and lands a crit on FCO, releasing Morc and Derek. Taking a strike from FCO’s Consuming Claw, Seren identifies Gloria and sees that Neve has (45 stacks of) the effect. She deliberates a bit on what she ought to do and comes to a decision. Taking out a clementia flower, she holds it out towards FCO. She quotes a previous Seven she met in her travels, the Archdruid Rennec, and tells Belladan that Rennec is waiting for his return. Seren, a cleric of the Seven, then casts Divine Intervention, flower in hand.

“The Fleshcrime offers its hand to you, Seren. Will you walk into oblivion with it?”

As Belladan and Seren are monsters, there is no room for them after the Battle for Creation. Both decide to walk towards Oblivion, turning to Violet ash. Derok immediately runs up to where the two were, at first denying what his eyes see. Morc walks up to the ash, picking up what remains of his puppy. In his hands the Top’s memories are kept safe, as it is the Eye’s duty to see. In Derok's hands forms a Brass Crown, as it is the Cardinal’s duty to hold. The last what remains of Seren is the Crown; Cardinal energy surges through it. Her tether to the world remains, but the Herald beckons. “We’ll bring you back… right?” As the words leave Derok, he looks at the rest. Neve says that they have to, as she is her sister. Derok doesn’t know how they could bring her back, but deep down he feels they can. The Tops take a moment to lament. As the Herald of Indigo, the Color of death, Ives sensed the satisfaction and acceptance Seren had by choosing her own time to die.

“Somewhere within the halls of the Crimson Crucible, the smell of fresh cookies being made can be smelled one last time. There a girl who no one will remember will take the hand of a sister in arms, and they will walk away into a Violet light. All that remains in the kitchen is a plate of freshly baked cookies and a cookbook with No Author.” Broken and shattered, Tirinel Talrina, the husband of Ȅ̷̬̽ṣ̴̨̈́ṯ̸̒̃ȇ̵̘̂ṙ̴̠́ͅ, retires as an adventurer.

As the Tops head to the previously locked equipment container, they see that the facilities of the wing are shutting down, no longer having a purpose. What they find in the container are weapons and armor of a Maltosian design. However, it will only give out one item per person. Amongst its contents is a cure-all which can cure any disease, including the Depthar. Morc selects a visceral sword (chainsaw sword), Ives chooses a farsight long arm (a sniper rifle), Derok picks powered gauntlets, and Neve opts to dual wield pistols. The machine dispenses the weapons, but it also opens up another compartment containing a replicator which provides ammo (or longer uses) for each weapon. The container then dispenses three Oblivion Shards encased in glass. As Derok picks them up, he feels as though Seren is speaking through them for a moment, but the feeling fades. The party then activates the portal stone and returns to camp.

## Featured Characters

### Main Characters

* Lord Antonius Volnaris
* Ives
* Neve
* Madd Morc
* Seren

### Mentioned

* Ester Talrina
* Tirinel Talrina