As Syzygia, Sinral, Pavonis, Nugax, and Sollers where working their way through the woods getting closer to home as they spotted the forboding glow through the trees. Just as Nummulus and Indefletus came running towards them.
"Quickly!" Nummulus cried "Back to the ring, run you fools!!!"
Shocked Syzygia opened his mouth to question and Indefletus sharply cut him off
"There's no time! Move!"
Just then the hoarde of mysterious men came bursting through woods behind them. That got the others going, spinning on their heels they began sprinting back towards the sacred stone ring.
Sinral bellowed out "Indefletus! Cast a defense spell, slow them down!"
"I already tried they have some way of deflecting our power!" he cried back
"Maybe the stones will help us boost out power, goddess help us!"
As they burst out of the woods and began racing out across the open field the mages could feel the magical power of the henge infusing their own powers. Though they couldn't see the cirle yet they knew they where close, but the strange men where getting closer.
Pavonis began chanting the ancient rights and rituals to reveal the circle, a spell they had learned so long ago when they first came across that sea to this seemingly peaceful island.
"enots eht dercas laever!!!"
The flat land in front of them shimmered and shifted and the path appeared leading to the rocky ring, knowing the path would only appear for a short time they quickly hustled into the portal.
Nugax, trailing behind the other six wasn't so lucky to reach the portal in time as the mob reached him, inches from safety. He felt the blade pierce his lower back slicing through his stomach and out his abdomin. His scream echoing through the portal as it began to shut.
"Nugax! Noooooo!!!" Nummulus cried turning to run back and aid his only blood brother of the brotherhood.
Sinral grabbed the grieving mages arm and urged him to keep moving "Nummulus, the only way you can help him is to live on! Help us reinforce the barrier, they must not reach the circle!"
The now six mages began chanting as they neared the ring trying to keep these monsters of men out, when as they neared Syzygia noticed a familiar form crumpled just outside the massive circle.
