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 Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:47 pm
Lilith felt...on edge. As things came together around her, she felt more and more as if she had to perform her duties as best she could, and that meant going out and draining.
Stirling had promised her a meeting with a Princess. Faustite's purification was rapidly approaching. And she had to keep playing the good little soldier, and behaving, and that meant doing most especially the distasteful parts of her job.
And, truth be told, she wasn't exactly all that opposed to doing it anyway. Pick up a creep in a bar, lure him outside, suck the energy out of him, and leave him in the trash where he belonged.
Easy.
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:01 pm
Læraðr patrolled again, feeling like... he could actually maybe start keeping up again. He wanted to. Oh, how he wanted to. He longed for the power that being Læraðr brought him, longed to visit his wonder and help to save the universe. Life kept throwing such insane curveballs at him that he couldn't really handle it. But maybe things were starting to settle down? As awful as it felt, as much as he didn't want to lose his Meemaw, it... might be better if she died, soon, instead of clinging to this half-life that always had everyone worried. But no thinking of that now. He had free time, and that meant patrolling. The moment he sensed the Chaos aura, he lunged for it, leaping across rooftops until he landed (in an undignified heap thanks to rolling his ankle) in the alley where the aura was. "What are you doing?" he demanded as he got to his feet.
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:44 pm
Lilith glanced down at the unconscious idiot she was holding into. She glanced over at the Squire that had unceremoniously dropped down in front of her.
She sighed.
"What does it look like I'm doing," she said, deadpan. Honestly, she did not deserve this. Why did this self-righteous blue idiot have to come here of all places and harass her. Why was this happening.
"Honestly. Just walk away. I promise, he'll be fine, and he deserves this anyway."
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:17 pm
Læraðr shook his head. "'Fraid I can't do that," he said, thumping his cane on the ground briefly before beginning to twirl it, channeling his magic. They always had some excuse why this guy or that person over there deserved to have their energy stolen from them. To wake up dazed, confused. To be afraid. Maybe to wake up dead, if they were the wrong kind of Negaverse Agent. He wouldn't stand for it. He couldn't. Noir Songbird As he taps and twirls it in his hands rhythmically, a rush of sound sweeps through the area. It doesn't sound like any kind of music anyone has ever heard and it's strange and otherwordly. It's a little hard to think while it plays because it's so unusual and disorienting. The magic affects every enemy within an eight foot radius, and can last for up to 30 seconds.
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:26 pm
Lilith knew that she had to look incredibly, deeply put upon. She felt incredibly, deeply put-upon. Of course he couldn't do that. Of course he couldn't just walk away and leave her alone and let her finish.
"Yes, yes. As you say," she said, flatly. Ugh, this was going to be really, really annoying, wasn't it. With all the respect she felt her victim was due, she shifted her grip, and hurled him backwards, towards a pile of garbage bags. Like the trash he was.
His magic--it had to be magic, making that strange music--had her wobbling, awkwardly, on her feet. It was hard to focus, hard to do anything--but she called her amgic to hand, and lurched forward, a hand extended. She just needed to touch him, and he would be drowning, and maybe that would make this awful music stop and she would be able to think properly again.Quote: Lilith speaks the name of her attack and gestures at herself. She appears soaking wet and her footsteps sound like hoofbeats for the duration of the attack. For the next 30 seconds, anyone who makes any kind of direct physical contact with Lilith will feel, for the remaining duration of the attack, as if they are drowning. It is possible to struggle and as they are not actually drowning no real damage is done and it is impossible to actually die from it. Lilith can use this attack three times per battle.
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:16 pm
Læraðr abruptly stopped channeling his magic as the Chaos Senshi moved forward with intent to touch him—and to just try to touch him without attempting to hurt had to be a bad idea, so he dodged out of her way and skipped backwards, taking a breath. He didn't know if continuing his magic would be a good thing right now; he judged that he had about fifteen seconds left of his magic left and he wanted to save it in case something worse happened. "You'll want to stop that," he said, glowering at her. "No matter what you do, Chaos won't win. That I can promise. Better to stop now and live to make better choices on another day."
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:37 pm
He got away from her. By inches, but he still got away. How incredibly annoying.
At least the ******** music stopped, and she could think clearly. That was a relief.
And then he had the absolute gall to start preaching at her.
"You don't know anything," Lilith growled. "You have no idea what I want, or what my plans are. My General is dying, turning into a monster, and he needs energy to survive. If he dies, my brother loses his husband. My team loses its leader. So if I have to drain a half-drunk pig who thinks it's cute to get grabby with a girl at a bar, and leave him in the trash where he belongs, so my team doesn't fall apart? I'll do that. I'll do it a thousand times. You Order idiots...so many of you are so ******** sanctimonious. You think you know everything, and you don't."
And she was going to be one of them someday. Someday soon, thanks to her promise to Stirling. Ugh. She hoped she remembered this, and didn't turn into a judgemental idiot.
"And just so you know? I'm planning to leave the Negaverse. Thank ******** some of your fellows are more willing to ask questions than you are."
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:41 pm
....God, he really ******** needed to get his impulses under control. He didn't want anyone to die. Period. Even some a*****e General on their side. With a long sigh, he tossed his baton to the side in a show of good faith. "Take what you need from me," he said quietly, offering her his hand. "Just, ah... let your spell expire first?" He gave her a sheepish smile as he tacked on the stipulation, but he really didn't want to find out what her magic would do. "....I hope he'll be okay. Your General," he added, even more quietly, after a moment.
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:46 pm
Lilith frowned. Considered. It could be some sort of trick, but he'd disarmed himself, so that was...something, at least.
"Thank you," she said, and she waited until her magic ran its course, and then reached out and took his hand. "I have most of what I need already, but....this will help."
She exhaled. Drew out a decently-sized orb of energy--just enough to make him tired--and stepped back.
"And I hope you learned something today." She said, and then she vanished.
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:49 pm
He exhaled slowly as she approached, willing himself to remain calm. It would be okay. She seemed... well. She could've been lying about it all, but he didn't think she was. As for learning something... It always took several dozen tries before something stuck, so he doubted he would retain it for long. His impulses just got the better of him. But he'd try.
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