The next boss encounter is just through the very next door. You see a very short individual. He's wearing a horned, steel helm that reminds you of something out of mythology and has bright pink pigtails poking out of the helm...somehow. He's also got a pet. A little thing with a large shield that keeps rubbing his back on walls like he's got an itch. You're not certain what class this boss is.
The tanks engage the fight. It's simple enough. The boss seems to be a priest. He smites the raid, heals himself and heals his pet. He shouts at the raid, "Is this all you've got? I can handle more than this. Pull more! More, more, more!"
The pet is an annoying little bugger. He's difficult to damage and has a "chew" debuff he keeps applying to the tank. The higher the chew stacks, the slower the tank moves. The pet pulls the tanks along the walls, not in any real pattern but a sort of drunken weaving. The boss and pet taunt each other constantly about who's who's better, who's doing more damage, etc.
The fight is moving slowly but steadily. You notice a third meter on the boss's portrait. It's red, like rage. But why would a priest have rage? As the fight progresses, the meter fills. Finally, the meter is full but the priest is at 50% health. The priest mind controls the entire raid as he yells, "Your pathetic attempts give me strength! I'M SO ANGRY!" Suddenly, he transforms. The helm isn't just a helm, it seems to be real demon horns growing from the boss. The pet, too, turns into a demon.
The raid is utterly confused. During the transformation members had been attacking each other, a few have dropped, but now the MC has dropped. Both boss and pet are doing massive amounts of damage. The boss is throwing up dots everywhere. One, labeled "seed," explodes over everyone. He even tosses curses everywhere, not just the debuff type, but anger coming from his mouth is not meant for young children. "Haven't you learned to NOT STAND IN THE FIRE," he yells as he casts brings fire down on the heads of the raid.
The pet drops quickly now. Without his pocket healer, he's not so tough. The boss is going down quickly, too, but his damage is so much more powerful than anything you've seen before. The rage meter is dropping. Maybe if it empties he switches back to priest form? You're not certain your healers have it in them to manage through the length of that fight. Burn him, you call, burn him now!
They do. You manage to down him just as he transforms back to his priest form. He makes one last comment to the raid, "Roll for offsets!"
