Mengara and Baldris skirted the cauldron chamber as Lis asked and headed for the distant sounds of battle. As they passed through an ossuary, bones and skulls stacked in some macabre artistic aesthetic, Mengara gasped and fell to her knees.
Baldris looked eager for the fight, but skidded to a halt and turned to her. "What is it?!" He asked.
"It's Lis.. She's under some kind of spirit assault. I have to help her." She sat and removed the Skull of Atopoi, her face became tranquil as she focused into the powerful artefact.
The skull began to glow and hum in pulses. A group of blackguard responding to the battle saw the light and entered. Baldris smiled widely. "Well hello, lads. Kind of you to find me." He attacked them as she continued to concentrate.
Mengara spoke, her voice echoing eerily. "Come.. let go.. I release you. Come through the portal.. I release you into the ninefold web."
Meanwhile, the spirits around Lis began to calm and glow brightly, the storm subsided.