The battle was not going well. Nearly half of Vice’s western forces had fallen. The rogue band of demons led by Commander Dhekthos had encountered a legion of strange feline creatures, effectively halting their assault. Most of the other demons were busy protecting the mages as they casted their spells. Like in a game of Battleship, as time went on it was easier for Vice’s mages to target specific enemies. They expanded their repertoire, firing all sorts of dark elements at their foes. All the same, the chants associated with casting such magic also made it easier for Cipher Nex to target them as well. Mages fell consistently in the following minutes.
Then things became much worse. Every warrior that fell—whether it once was loyal to Cipher Nex or Vice—reanimated and started attacking Dhekthos’ soldiers. Dark forces were at work somewhere nearby, but no soldier of Vice had the ability to seek out source of such power. It seemed like all was lost for the demons and the mages, until a lone figure appeared at the edge of the battlefield. Like a holy light in the midst of the war, the undead were suddenly attracted to him. Logan McCloud did not move. He still carried the look of a crazed man on his face.
When the first undead mage reached him, it lashed out at his chest. In one fluid movement, Logan ducked down and grabbed the mage. The telepath lifted it by its neck and sent it flying against a nearby tree where it fell lifeless once more. Then an undead demon came at Logan with a sword. He parried the attack and stole his attacker’s weapon. Without turning, Logan slammed the sword into the demon’s stomach, where fell silent. The mage he’d just tossed had become reanimated continuing its quest for Logan’s blood. When the telepath saw the mage, he pulled the sword from the demon’s stomach and used it to behead the mage. “Who’s next?” he yelled into the field.
Despite his show, Logan cared very little for Vice’s army. He had travelled to Dhekthos’ troops for one reason: to murder that egotistical whelp, Ciaphus. Though the warrior had done an excellent job masking his mind, Logan knew that the more chaos he caused the more likely it was for Cipher Nex’s lieutenant to come. The telepath began walking to his mages. Apparently the rest of the enemy took notice of his appearance because suddenly arrows of all sorts started flying towards him. None hit, though. In his twisted state of mind, Logan could see them all before they were released.
Once he was in the ‘center’ of the chaos, Logan stopped and looked around. “Where are you, lackey,” he called out into the darkness. When he received no response, the telepath became angry. He was so angry, in fact, that he called upon his darkest tactic. It was something he rarely used before because it was so taxing on his body, but this magic had made him stronger. No, not stronger. The magic had made him invincible. In the next moment Logan targeted his enemies and pushed with his mind. It was hard to focus on the hundreds of enemies in the area, but he tried to find them all, causing him to fall to his knees. The resulting force would throw them backward, disrupting their attacks and their spells. This is what it would take for Ciaphus to appear.
At the same time Logan unleashed his attack, hundreds more demons and mages arrived at the battlefield. They moved like ghosts, striking at anything dark hidden in the forest. The demon scout had reached Phagan De’Bron, and the disgraced monk and his companions had unleashed their fury upon the battlefield. These additional soldiers were merely illusions. They could not be harmed, nor could they harm any enemy on the field. Instead the illusions worked in harmony with the living soldiers. Rejuvenated by their shadows, and by the appearance of Logan, Vice started fighting back. It would be hard for Cipher Nex to decide what was real, and what was an illusion.
((A note on Logan’s ability: the push would not affect all of the enemies, but rather only those within a 50 foot radius of where he stood. Its effect would be stronger closer to the epicenter. I suspect, based on your placing of the necromancers that they would be safe from the attack and could continue with their reanimation efforts))
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