Out of Time, Part 2

Deeper and deeper into the bowels of the ziggurat the party travels.  They sense the end draws near.  They come upon the flux capacitor; it is a massive machine cranked by three chain golems, all inside a large, hot generator room.  The golems mindlessly crank away, powering the flux capacitor.  On the catwalk above, several ember demons stand watch and guard the golems.  This is where the party enters.

The party moves forward to engage the demons.  As they shift their weight, the catwalk sways back and forth.  It is a wide catwalk, but it is precariously suspended on the corners by four chains. 

Windsor senses their arrival and utilizes the power of the flux capacitor to summon enemies from the past to supplement his army.  Out of the timestream, Windsor plucks the mutated rat from the execution site, the flying head from the Big Ass Tree, two burning skeletons, and a soft-spoken creepy pit fiend.  These enemies populate the lower level.

The party immediately decides to split their time between the demons and the support chains.  Fitzgerald and Drizzle direct their attacks at them, but the chains are heavy and resistant to physical attacks.  Hand Banana has a better idea; he snatches up a volatile bomb of residual energy left by the flux capacitor and hurls it at a chain, completely destroying it.  The catwalk tips noticeably.

Failing to keep on their feet, Nyridius and Drizzle are thrown to the ground, surrounded by enemies.  Drizzle quickly teleports away, leaving Nyridius alone.  Nyridius uses his portacomp to dominate the nearest chain golem, though, and orders it to go ape-shit.  The golem helps Nyridius by smashing the creeper and pile-driving the mutated rat.

On the catwalk above, the team is taking a beating.  The demons use their four arms to tear into Hand Banana and Tao Ren, each of whom takes heavy damage.  Little Rock takes the opportunity to destroy another chain, making the catwalk even more wobbly.  Fitzgerald shoots at a demon, which gives Tao Ren the opening he needs to push it into a hole in the catwalk.  Fitzgerald’s luck runs out shortly thereafter; another demon beats him silly and tosses him off the catwalk to the ground floor below.

Nyridius begins to feel the pressure when he gets cornered by enemies from yesteryear.  He withstands their attacks, but it is clear that he won’t be able to for much longer.

When Drizzle destroys a third chain, the resulting shift throws her and Little Rock to the floor below.  This leaves only Tao Ren and Hand Banana to complete the job, but both have been beaten to a pulp and are still surrounded by enemies.  Tao Ren sprints between enemies and tosses a volatile bomb at the last chain, shattering it.

The entire catwalk falls straight down, crushing the three golems, the flux capacitor, and any other creatures that were underneath it.  Luckily, all of the adventurers had moved to the side and avoided being pulverized.  The flux capacitor is completely demolished, rendering it useless.  Windsor’s army and his plan for world domination is ruined.

Furious, Windsor orders the remaining demons to self-terminate.  He invites the party into his inner sanctum, where they can finish this.  In preparation for the final battle, Youric utilizes the power of the ice crystal, while Phil and Bofa utilize the life crystal.  All three undergo strange transformations…