Soon enough, the left-going group found a sidetrack that allowed them to go to the location (little did they know) of the right-going group. Upon seeing the door, they rushed in and settled down, thankful for the reprieve.

"Hey!" a disembodied voice said, "You guys made it!" The party looked around in confusion.

"Right. Silly me!"

There was suddenly a *SMACK* sound and Emberglow appeared, along with Asterion, who was rubbing his shoulder."You could have warned me." he grumbled.

"It didn't occur to me." Emberglow replied, only the slightest bit apologetic.

Genevive put in, "Yeah, my sister tends to be... impulsive at times."

The party, re-formed, began to share the experiences they went through. Basically explaining that they each had an army of sorts at their beck and call (and naturally how they obtained such forces).

In the meantime, the two newest party members worked on, with Asterion's assistance, creting superior arms relatively swiftly. Time had little meaning down in the depths, but when what would qualify as morning came, the final blow of the hammer came, the final piece of their art complete.

Kendo Rein wiped the sweat from his brow with one foreleg. "Phew! It was tough, but weapons and armour for 100 people has been created (we really just made whatever came to mind at the time). And for saving us, you guys have first dibs."

The party rearmed with the equivalent of +3 weapons and armour. Silver suggested, "We should retrieve the ex-prisoners soon. They must be suffering fron PTSD by now!"

At this, there was general agreement, and some of the party (Garett, Genevive, Asterion and Io) left to do just that, some of the forged weaponry in tow.

However....

"Found ya!" a voice echoed through the hall. The again-halved party looked among themselves, then ran out to greet whatever threat faced them.

In short order, they came face to.... knee with what they presumed was the jailer. "Well, this explains the high doorways." Chrome commented, seeming not the slightest bit worried.

"And THIS time, you ain't gettin' away! You've deprived me of hearing the sweet sounds of your screams last night. But no longer! Apparently the torture chamber won't do. I'll need to take this into my own hands." the gigantic demon said, raising his massive weapon, an enormous axe. His eyes started to glow with a golden sheen.

"Ah... fresh meat!" the giant jailer exclaimed as he rushed at the party, which split up.

Suddenly a new window appeared, stating,

TRIUMPH OR DIE!

ENGAGE!

Emberglow used her new claw weapons to slice at the jailer's exposed left leg, making a shallow cut in the thick flesh. "Incredible!" she exclaimed. "That little damage from a +3 weapon?!"

Chrome deadpanned, "Great. It's a bullet sponge boss. This won't be easy."

Silver replied, "Nobody said that it would be, brother."

Emberglow queried, "So are we doing this with banter or without?"

The jailer brought his axe down at a surprising speed. Fortunately, everyone got out of the way.

"Definitely without!" Emberglow answered her own question.

Chrome put his forehoves close together, concentrated his energy and called out, "Inner Light: BEAM!"

From the center of the space he made between his hooves, a beam of energy about the width of a baseball shot forth. It speared the titanic foe in the left arm, making his control of the axe slip somewhat.

Inner Light: Beam
-Deals Lethal damage to enemies.
-Deals Aggravated damage to demonic./undead/abyssal enemeies
-Can also heal allies.

"He's weak against magic! Light magic, at least. Check him for other weaknesses! Hit him with everything you've got!" Burning Bright called out.

Emberglow said, "Will do! Druidic Magic: ENTANGLE!

Entangle
-Nature Magic level 1.
-Causes vines to erupt from the ground, slowing foes down/tripping foes.
-Enemies that fail a savomg throw are Constricted and take Bashing damage every five seconds until they are released.

Vines crawled from under the stone floor, wrapping around the demon's legs and restraining him. This was short lived, as he just tore the vines with his axe. But it was enough time.

"Draconic Magic: DIVINE LANCE!"

From Burning Bright issued a double-helix-shaped lance of white and orange flame, actually causing the monster some pain.(1)

Divine Lance
-Draconic Paladin Skill
-Deals Aggravated damage to enemies.
-Deals double damage to demonic/undead/abyssal enemies

Silver, her own affinity being for dark magic, just went for using her wingblades to slash at the distracted monster's arms.(2)

The mammoth monster was surprisingly quick, despite his size, and gave Silver a punch that sent her into a wall, along with Emberglow, who then lay there, groaning in pain.

Chrome ran over to his allies. They were barely conscious, but would be okay, other than a few large bruises and a serious headache in the morning.

All the same, Chrome glared daggers at the jailer... and then started to call on his primary magic.

Chrome Masquerade's Rage is rising: 75%... 80%... 85%...

Music started filling the air as a guitar appeared in Chrome's hooves, a microphone floating in front of him.

The jailer grinned and laughed. "Gonna sing us a song, pony? I'm sooo scared." he snarked

Chrome said with a deathly calm, "You will be."

Raising one hoof and concentrating some of his magic, he thrust that into the guitar, which began to reshape.(3)

Then a new tune started to play.

(4)

Everyone still standing felt a sudden burst of energy, then a window appeared in front of each of them.

Buffs Applied:
Bull's Strength: STR +4
Cat's Grace: DEX +4
Bulwark: Double Defense
Jacked Up: Double Max HP
Stims: HP Regeneration - +10 HP per second
EXP Gain 3x

They all got much the same expression on their faces. They were going to make the most of this.

Simultaneously, they leapt at their enemy from various angles, some running on the walls, even.

Being attacked from so many angles was a problem for the demon. He had many opponents and only two arms. And while wounds were inflicted, they were quickly healed. It was only a matter of time before he was down for the count.

The party high-hoofed in unison and they went to free the various prisoners again.

Chrome heard CelestAI's voice. "That was very well done. While you showed great creativity, you also showed great TENACITY, refusing to give up and inspiring others to do the same, so that they could finish the job. Congratulations.."

A [urlhttps:// appeared around Chrome's neck.(5)

The prisoners were soon freed, equipped and ready to wreck shop.

Burning Bright said, "Alright, everyone! Let's beat those jerks 'til they beg for mercy! Who's with me!?"

A chorus of cheers followed.

"LET'S GO!!!"

Author's Note

1: For you Dresden Files fans, think Fuego, but with light magic mixed in
2: Basically a double bladed Flash Kick, but with one's wings.
3: #notsponsored. Though #totallycCOULDbesponsored?
4: Just my favourite version of this song. No other reason.

Thanks to Jaybugjimmies on DeviantArt for this.