Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

After a short moment, Shadow Stephanie shouts "GET HER!"

I draw Shadow Katana while Artemis sends out pulses, detecting nearby signs of life. Stephanie focuses on creating a one-way shield, trapping those who enter inside while Shadow Stephanie goes invisible, checking on the usual planes of reality for people hiding on them, invisible to the normal eye.

 

Linoa flies towards the storm, yet struggles to get near.
"This isn't natural... hold on." She says, flying straight up.

Everything is watching you, and if you weren't a robot, it'd be horrifying.

Artemis finds... not Alice.
Spectral lances appear in front of the group's necks, Amber bleeding as she walks from taking her lance out of her body.
"Okay, what the fuck is going on? I finally arrange a meeting with you and this happens?" She asks, using her lance more of a walking stick than anything.

 

"Woah-oh."
Crystal says nervously, shifting to stay on.

"Got a problem with something?"
I say, not to anything in particular, as I continue to walk.

 

Stephanie summons a few charged mage crystals which hover around her as she reverses the shield and forces the magic and beings within outwards with great force, excluding herself, her Shadow, Artemis and I. Stephanie's eyes seem to glow slightly as she uses the masses of power.

 

Amber, confused, spins her lance and thrusts it forward, spectral lances disappearing from the group's necks and violently shattering the shield.

 

Stephanie creates a magical rope, tying everyone together as she creates a more concentrated, albeit much smaller, shield with stronger resistance.

 

Amber doesn't attack this shield.
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't you remember me? I didn't realize I did anything to piss you off!" She calls.

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Linoa eventually stops.
"That isn't natural." She mumbles, confused. "I can't get through."

No direct response, though your words warrant the occasional growl.

 

"Can you go above it?"

Not bothering to say something else, I keep walking, looking around.

 

"Wait, who was she again?" I ask, confused.

"I dunno, but this is the closest we've been in a while, wouldn't you say?" Shadow Stephanie asks, grinning.

"Do you mind?" Artemis asks.

"I don't." I say, smirking.

Artemis kicks me.

"Ow, don't kick me. I'll kick you." I say.

"Wow, domestic abuse. Real great thing to be showing right now." Shadow Stephanie says.

"Do all of you MIND!? Knock it off!" Stephanie shouts, trying to focus.

 

"Can't."

Lamia, harpies, half-spiders, even some hellhounds just watch you pass.

Amber tosses her lance to the group's feet.
"If you're pissed off at me, there. I surrender. I have no idea what the hell this is about."

 

"Is it just the staff? Can we go through?"

I head towards the webbed area, looking for anything of value.

 

"Storm's too rough. You'll be thrown off who-knows-where into the ocean."

There's three large webbed areas, and initial glances show nothing but... webs.

 

"What do we do?" I ask.

"Why are you asking me, you prick?" Shadow Stephanie asks.

"Try and figure out what's happening so we can fix this situation?" Artemis asks.

"I guess that's an option, but I feel like we're having a very bonding moment right now." I say, smirking.

"That's it. I'm out. Gong with Artemis' plan." Shadow Stephanie says, done.

Stephanie lowers the shield and unties everyone, causing the group to fall to the ground in an awkward mess.

 

The turquoise-scaled draconian looks at the group, confused.
"Okay... can I at least get my lance back?" Amber asks, bleeding all over the floor.

 

"Oh. Okay."

I go near the closest one, looking around and watching my back.

 

"I'm trying to figure out the source, since there's absolutely no way it's natural.

Everything else is watching your back, just not the way you want it to.
Still just webs as deep as you can see.

 

Stephanie telekinetically throws the lance back to Amber.

"Ugh, so many names to remember, why does everyone have names!?" I ask, frustrated.

"It's a means of identification, Aj." Artemis says, getting to her feet quickly and offering me a hand.

 

Amber shoves it back into her body, a few last drops of blood dribbling from the tip of the lance.
"That may be the dumbest thing I've heard out of anyone other than Ruby in my life." She mumbles.

 

"Well, how can you do that if we can't get in?"

I try walking around this webbed area, looking in the next one.

 

"Scanning for an energy source." Linoa says, lowering a bit.

More dead trees, more glares, more webs.