Alanic, Xvim, and Zach became more active at this point. Alanic took a few seconds to conjure a huge, animated bird made out of brilliant, orange flame and sent the resulting firebird at the approaching flock of iron beaks.
It proceeded to easily annihilate the flock simply by flying through them, and then it swooped down towards a cluster of enemy mages to continue its rampage. One of the mages managed to hit it with a dispelling wave before it could connect with the group, but rather than collapse upon itself like most magical constructs did when dispelled, the firebird detonated into a massive firestorm that swallowed both the targeted group and those adjacent to it.
At that point, however, Alanic was no longer paying attention to the firebird. The moment he finished casting it and se
