Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

Ragnyon seems shaken by the word "fate," and Ihra calms down a bit.

"In the future I see, Xlentia dies. Virei'tus dies. We're wiped out. Only a freed Xlentia has a chance."

Virei'tus looks bitter.

 

"Maybe we could evacuate this place with Ihra and Ragnyon and take them home!" I say happily.

"Giving up? Laaaaaame." Abigail says, skating past.

"Freeing Xlentia to save the future with the sacrifice of Ihra..." Artemis says, "Ihra is key to the future..."

 

"I think I'm willing. I'm just one crazy healer, right? There are tons of other draconians. I think a bunch is better than none."

"That's why you need charges."
"Wait... A hundred allows-"
"Solo ascension, yes."

 

"Solo Ascension?" I ask, curious.

Stephanie seems to be staring at a black phial.

 

"Usually you need three Fragments to awaken a deity. Under certain and rare conditions, though, Solo Ascension is possible. We're betting on a miracle here."

 

"Ihra's a deity!?" I ask, shocked.

"I wonder why Aj likes this stuff..." Stephanie says, uncorking the phial.

 

"Not now, but that's what we're shooting for. It's our only chance at avoiding extinction."

 

I suddenly notice Stephanie about to drink the potion from the black phial, "Don't drink that!" I say, dashing over and grabbing the phial.

"Aj, I make the stuff. I think I deserve to know what it does." Stephanie says, trying to get the phial back.

"I don't think you could handle the effects." I say, holding the phial out of Stephanie's reach.

 

"And what does it do?"

 

"It messes with your mind; makes you feel really good. It's incredibly strong, comes from the Realm of Shadows since we're the only ones that can handle it without our brains melting...metaphorically." I say.

"...I wanna try it." Stephanie says, staring at the phial.

Abigail grabs the phial out of my hand as she skates past, stopping a short distance away.

"Abigail, give that back." I say, annoyed.

"How about no, and I give it to Stephanie; its creator." Abigail says, smirking.

 

"That's not comforting."

 

"Maybe we could use it to calm Xlentia?" Artemis suggests.

Abigail throws Stephanie the potion, which she drinks.

"I feel fine..." Stephanie says, seemingly unaffected.

"Give it a minute." I say, slightly concerned.

 

"Ihra, charge."
She does so, concerned.

"I don't like the idea of experimenting on my sister."

 

Stephanie suddenly falls face-first onto the floor.

"10, 9, 8..." I count down.

Artemis seems rather concerned.

 

"There we go. That's not going in my sister."

 

"2, 1." I finish.

Stephanie gets up and giggles isanely, her eyes seem to be purple.

"RAINBOW!" She shouts, raising her hands. A rainbow-beam fires from them.

"I warned her..." I say, disappointed.

Stephanie giggles more.

 

"Definitely not going in my sister. Ihra?"
"Already bound."
Spectral chains hold Stephanie's feet in place.

 

Stephanie giggles, "You guys aren't fun!" She says with an odd tone.

"Look out! Oh my gourd!" Stephanie says, throwing a pumpkin at Ihra.

"I kinda want to see Xlentia like this..." I say, smirking.

 

Ihra blinks out of the way.
"Can you purge it from her body?"
"Just about to."

A sphere of glyphs starts to form around Stephanie.

 

Stephanie's crystals spin around her, forming a shield.

"Kaaaaaaaatieeeeeeee lets rooooooooleeeeeeplaaaaaay~!" Stephanie sings in an odd voice.

Katie seems a little scared.

Some of Stephanie's crystals form small blades, and try to cut away at the shackles holding her.