(OOC: Oh right, she only prepares spells that will fail if she has bad luck--that's what got us into the whole Ashnaring craze
Well, she got to reprepare spells in Nullspace, so I figured maybe she prepped MM
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*Ashna throws a Fireball towards Sin, and it sears away some of the carpeting and plush furnishing of the room as she does so--nothing catches on fire, as that is not the way of the Fireball, but after the blast, some of it is just gone. Particularly, the curtain is burned away in the instantaneously blast, revealing Sin (OOC: And rendering her a legitimate target for future targeted spells).*
*For all the build-up, Sin seems like a fairly normal-looking person, a highly attractive woman in her late twenties or early thirties, dressed in black lace lingerie and holding some kind of rod as she yawns and stretches. She doesn't seem at all fazed by the Fireball, though she seems a bit surprised.*
"Eve, it's about time. What are these doing here?" she asks, indicating Ashna, Tenebrynn, and the others,
"I do believe the ugly one just mussed my bedroom. I think she deserves to see what happens when you play with fire."
"Mistress! We managed to open your seal despite a prohibition that stopped us from doing so directly. I'll have Elpis for you in a moment as well. Wait, you're going to cast a..."
"In a moment, my dearest, yes. But first I'm going to get dressed. I'm tired. Don't worry, I see you've already protected yourself from fire. You'll be fine. And that intruder must be so ashamed to be wearing such unfashionable men's clothes that she'll be happier this way."
"Yes Mistress. My spies said that she only ever cast fire over and over again. They thought she might be a Sorcerer until they saw that most of it came from a wand. Fortunately, she seems to be incapable of connecting with her target. As was the case this time?..."
"No, she hit me. I just don't care. Now be a dear and do whatever it is you're going to do, sweety. You seem to have things under control. I'll be back in a tad to see if my Meteor Swarm technique is still rusty--ta!" Sin ducks into the walk-in closet and shuts the door, evidently getting dressed.
*Meanwhile, Lust looks at Rinaldo and Hogarth's arguments with growing consternation:*
"Boys? Boys! My dearest Rinaldo and my sweet Hogarth, do not quarrel so! It makes me sad. There is more than enough Love to go around. I love both of you so much, and Vanitri too. I just want you two to kill Ashna and Tenebrynn first, and then I'll show you my gratitude in a way you'll never forget," she promises seductively.
*At the conclusion of her request, Vanitri grabs her and starts heading towards the unsealed doorway into the scorched room. As he passes by the shadows cast by the opened door before Lust can shout
"Vanitri, put me down and kill Ashna and Tenebrynn so I can be safe!", everyone is surprised as a dark-cloaked figure appears out of the shadows and stabs Lust. She gasps and collapses to her knees, but looks toward the newcomer with hatred in her eyes.*
"Guile! That was a nasty sneak attack, but it will take more than that to defeat me. Vanitri--change of plans..."
"No, let him handle his little friends. I'll take care of her," Eve insists.
"Very well. Vanitri, please help Rinaldo and Hogarth kill those two as best as possible, okay? I love you darling."
"Who isn't under Lust's spell? Just you two, right?" Guile looks frantically to Ashna and Tenebrynn,
"Get Elpis out of here NOW before Sin freshens up. The barrier to the Crux is like the one to the upper floors--only Elpis can open it. The difference is that no aspects or wraiths can enter there, like the outside! Don't worry about me--go!"
(OOC: Rinald oand Hogarth go now)
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Who'd have thought Rogue/Ranger = tank? (Outside of this group)
