Till Death

*Till Death* is the title of the fifth episode of the third season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the twenty ninth session of the entire game.

This session was played on June 24th, 2018

## Till Death

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Eric Rios, Corey Sexton

## Synopsis

Ela is charging towards Pentropolis (City) ready for blood. Her undead army in tow. Rava and her fans exit the walls and the battle begins on the outskirts of town. Saint Hylophagous and Phylyco step into his office where Saint Opia is waiting. She tells them that the deal has already been broken and to mend it Phylyco will kill whoever it is that attempts to cross into her territory again. If he doesn’t then… Well. Hylophagous adds to the deal by stating that the man will be demoted should he not comply. They part ways, no clear agreement established. Aragi and Sirobe begin to turn the Bizealot temple into a S.H.A.D.O.W. mausoleum. Adding names such as Psaro, Bizzy, Jamven, Di-Syl, Sera, Copperbeard, Alice, Mathite, and finally Calapharious. They head back to the circus. Aguero is resting while his puppy acclimates herself to his tent. He is still badly injured from their last mission. Aragi comes in to check up on him. They discuss leaving again but Aragi is actually against it this time. He tells the blind one to rest and heal and then they’ll talk about it. Phylyco and Lara are having a bit of a stress-relieving conversation. They both need a break from the crazy. It seems like a nice friendly chat until Aragi interrupts them. He seems more confused than concerned.

Rava attempts to give a rousing speech to her men before the monstrosity. It’s not great but it works. They charge towards their adversary as she awakens her horseman mode. Ela spots Rava and aims directly for her, cleaving anyone and everyone in her way. Rava also does substantial damage to the opposing side. They inevitably come face to face.

Phylyco leaves Lara and Aragi to “talk”. They do for a bit and Lara asks him to run away with her, at least until the war has ended. Aragi is insulted that she thinks he can’t be useful and he slips that he killed the dragonborn and they start yelling at each other about changes and then they embrace in passion. It’s very obviously Aragi’s first time. Phylyco visits Aguero just to mess with him. He leaves. Aguero calls for Aragi who takes this opportunity to leave the awkward situation. He asks him to join him back into the forest to retrieve his sword. He agrees if not to let the “event” simmer down for now. Aragi whistles for Sirobe to join them but he doesn’t answer. The two archers go at it alone. They make it to the cliff that Aguero met Echo and they begin to climb down. Aragi spots Echo’s deceased family as they descend and it’s sad. They get to the bottom and stumble into the den of a Glabrezu. The creature has the sword nudged into its shell so they have to fight to retrieve it. Unfortunately, they are severely outmatched and they both pass out from the grasp of the beast. All seems lost until Sirobe arrives to save them, finally answering the call.

The Cat man awakens them and helps them return to the circus. Phylyco is in his tent looking deep into a mirror. He looks disheveled in his reflection but he seems pristine in reality. Creepy. Ela and Rava begin to fight. It seems like Ela should have this easily however Rava actually finds a way to paralyze the woman. She asks her to stop and says that they could be sisters, together undefeated, they could take over this world. She releases Ela to a fault and Death takes a final blow on Rava, presumably killing her. She is then frozen once more. This time by the familiar beam from the Bank of S.O.R.R.O.W. as Opia walks up to her. She whispers into the girl’s ear that if they want a villain so bad, they just found one. She grabs Ela by the ears and pulls her head off, decapitating the decapitator and officially joining the war.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Lara Youngheart
* Aguero Cryhawk
* Elatherial Ebonscar
* Ravalyssa Darksbane
* Sirobe
* Saint Opia
* Saint Hylophagous

## Trivia

* Final appearance of Ela.
* Ela's death is ironic as her last few appearances saw her taking the skulls of her victims where it was Opia that ended up decapitating the head hunter.