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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3513830" data-attributes="member: 29014"><p>*Rinaldo runs even more along the wall, passing Tenny again.*</p><p></p><p>*Meanwhile, Sin shakes her head.*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">"I don't know what their hurry is. It isn't like they could destroy the Crux before I make it up there. The Crux is not likely to go down that easily...and besides, I can just Dimension Door up to the top once I have Elpis...Mmm, after all that work on my look, it's a good thing I'll get to keep it if I merge with her, unlike you Eve. Now will you get out for me please, honey?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">"At once, mistress!"</span> Eve slowly pours out of Laynie in an aura of darkness, coalescing adjacent to the girl, who drops to the ground, unconscious.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">"Excellent. And with Elpis's body, I can even leave this tower after I kill those insects above. Oh, how grand!"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: sienna">"I had...wanted to do this later, so I can explain myself, but..."</span> a voice speaks quietly from just around Laynie, Senex's voice, fading away as it speaks.</p><p></p><p>*Laynie's body begins to shimmer slightly.*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">"You?! What are you doing?! I thought you said you were on our side?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: sienna">"Not quite. I just wanted to control the scenario so I could be sure of what all the actors would do--your arrival would have been an unknown until I leaked that information. As my essence fades with this final spell I weaved for Elpis, I laugh at you from oblivion...all of you will join me shortly..."</span></p><p></p><p>*And Laynie vanishes, Teleported away somewhere else.*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">"..."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">"Wh...? No!!!! No no no no no no no! Damn that man! Eve, you incompetent churl! Why would you trust Senex? Aaaaaaaaaaaaargggghh! No matter...no matter. There's only one choice left--we have to kill that last one we can see, the fellow with the swords, and then I'll trap his soul. If they ever want him to be free to return to life or the afterlife instead of being eternally tormented by me, or having his soul lost in Nullspace if they destroy the Crux, <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>THEY WILL BRING ME MY THRONE!</strong></span> Pride? Can you finish him off?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">"I can guarantee his unconsciousness, if not his death."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">"Gluttony, if she doesn't get him, you have to do it. <em>I</em> will trap the soul."</span></p><p></p><p>*Pride and Gluttony nod.*</p><p></p><p>(OOC: Hogarth's turn next! He'll have to do something super awesome, because Pride and Gluttony plan on a barrage of Magic Missiles that will be guaranteed to kill Vanitri, followed by Sin trapping his soul in a gem <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3513830, member: 29014"] *Rinaldo runs even more along the wall, passing Tenny again.* *Meanwhile, Sin shakes her head.* [color=darkorchid]"I don't know what their hurry is. It isn't like they could destroy the Crux before I make it up there. The Crux is not likely to go down that easily...and besides, I can just Dimension Door up to the top once I have Elpis...Mmm, after all that work on my look, it's a good thing I'll get to keep it if I merge with her, unlike you Eve. Now will you get out for me please, honey?"[/color] [color=red]"At once, mistress!"[/color] Eve slowly pours out of Laynie in an aura of darkness, coalescing adjacent to the girl, who drops to the ground, unconscious. [color=darkorchid]"Excellent. And with Elpis's body, I can even leave this tower after I kill those insects above. Oh, how grand!"[/color] [color=sienna]"I had...wanted to do this later, so I can explain myself, but..."[/color] a voice speaks quietly from just around Laynie, Senex's voice, fading away as it speaks. *Laynie's body begins to shimmer slightly.* [color=red]"You?! What are you doing?! I thought you said you were on our side?"[/color] [color=sienna]"Not quite. I just wanted to control the scenario so I could be sure of what all the actors would do--your arrival would have been an unknown until I leaked that information. As my essence fades with this final spell I weaved for Elpis, I laugh at you from oblivion...all of you will join me shortly..."[/color] *And Laynie vanishes, Teleported away somewhere else.* [color=red]"..."[/color] [color=darkorchid]"Wh...? No!!!! No no no no no no no! Damn that man! Eve, you incompetent churl! Why would you trust Senex? Aaaaaaaaaaaaargggghh! No matter...no matter. There's only one choice left--we have to kill that last one we can see, the fellow with the swords, and then I'll trap his soul. If they ever want him to be free to return to life or the afterlife instead of being eternally tormented by me, or having his soul lost in Nullspace if they destroy the Crux, [size=3][B]THEY WILL BRING ME MY THRONE![/B][/size] Pride? Can you finish him off?"[/color] [color=orange]"I can guarantee his unconsciousness, if not his death."[/color] [color=darkorchid]"Gluttony, if she doesn't get him, you have to do it. [I]I[/I] will trap the soul."[/color] *Pride and Gluttony nod.* (OOC: Hogarth's turn next! He'll have to do something super awesome, because Pride and Gluttony plan on a barrage of Magic Missiles that will be guaranteed to kill Vanitri, followed by Sin trapping his soul in a gem ;)) [/QUOTE]
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