I12DT - Burning Cobwebs

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:28 pm

"Nailah, you're going to make me lose my concentration..."

"Persephone, how do you feel?"

"Take care how thy address me, Lady Bloodwynd, for thou have awoken me from my slumber. 'Tis a poor substitute for my home. 'Tis cold --far too cold."

"Of course, my apologies...is it Hecate I'm speaking to now?"

"It is. Be thankful it is only I."

Swear to god, it WASN'T a trick of the light -- the tail actually WAS twitching. And the ears were, slightly, too, as Peresephone...Hecate?...opened her eyes and looked around the clearing.

They weren't the same eyes she had closed. They were vertically slitted.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:35 pm

Is she messing with my head too? Who is that girl?

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:44 pm

"We have a guest for you."

"I caught her scent. A nubian, are you not?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:59 pm

Fine. You want to play this game? Let's play this game.

Nailah stands up, wings twitching and opening ever so slightly, adding to her size as she looks down at Persephone.

"Yes. What is it that you want, shesepankh?" she says and even without knowing the word it's obviously not a word that Nailah holds in very high regard.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:27 pm

If Nailah's goal was to intimidate Persephone...Hecate...whoever...it didn't seem to work.

"From the likes of you? Very little. Why have you come?

"This is fascinating," Athena whispered to Yuki. "I thought they would be friends?"

"They're from two different worlds," Yuki whispered back. "There may be fundamental differences."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:34 pm

"It seems Raven wanted me to meet you. Though I'm curious who exactly you are to be so brazen to claim the name of Hecate."

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:45 pm

"I do not claim the name, it is mine. I come from a long line... a long...a long line... she wavered, staggering a bit.

"Persephone! It's OK, it's OK, deep breaths, come out of it...close your eyes..." Raven said, rushing over to catch her.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:53 pm

"Raven, I don't know what you think you're doing here but it ends. Now." she says, not finding it very polite to support the delusion these girls are being pushed into. "Release her."

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:11 pm

"ENOUGH." Raven spat at Nailah. "You DARE defile this sacred ceremony? You are to face judgment before this court for your transgressions."

The other girls moved behind Raven.

"Stand up, traitor to the spirits and the sky. Stand up and announce your name for all to hear, for you are on trial by more than just what stands here before you."

Persephone blinked a couple times, her eyes back to normal, as she shakily got to her feet to join the other two.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:15 pm

"There's nothing... sacred here..." she presses out as she tries to fight off Raven's influence, but turning and standing still to face the four anyway. "This is a mockery..."

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:39 pm

"Who are you to say that?" Persephone shouted. "Who are you to say that!"

"State your name! State your name so all can hear," Yuki chimed in.

"The accused will state her name."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:48 pm

"Nailah Weaver." she spits out. "Raven, this is not a joke anymore. You're brainwashing her." she looks at Persephone.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:51 pm

"Is that what you think is happening here?" Raven asked. "Are you really so blind?

You are accused of defiling this sacred meeting space, of spreading pantheonic-privilege, and of condemning that which you do not understand. Explain your actions.

By the way, girls, I officially withdraw Nailah's name for membership in the coven. Duh."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:57 pm

"It's no fugue or past-life-regression if that's how you have to induce it." she says, pointing at the poppet in Raven's hand.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:06 pm

"You have no right to say that," Persephone spoke up. "No right at all."

"You offer no defense? No explanation?" Yuki asked.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:22 pm

"None that you care to hear, apparently. Why don't you ask the leader of your coven for one? Care to explain how a voodoo puppet is supposed to do anything but coerce and influence, Miss Bludwynd?"

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:29 pm

"That is quite enough," Athena said, stepping forward. "Raven's magics help us tap into things we can't reach on our own. Since I found her, this coven has become more than it was before. She's provided confirmation of everything we've held dear, and I will not stand by and let you drag her name through the mud."

"Of course I influence. That is my gift. That is my magic. That is how I am able to channel the power invisible," Raven added.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:33 pm

"She's letting you see what you want to see. She's indulging you."

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:40 pm

"I think we've had quite enough of you. I vote Guilty. Lady Bloodwynd?"

"Guilty. Lady Shadetouch?"

"Guilty. Lady Coldmist?"

"Guilty. Lady Whitehorn?"

"You have been found guilty. Your punishment must be severe," Athena said.

"Um...guys? We can not harm her. I swore to a goddess herself, she will not be harmed," Raven said, a little nervously.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:10 pm

"You're worried about what Sam might do to you?" she almost laughs. "You wanted to see me let loose, Raven? Go ahead, give me an excuse you pitiful little things." she growls. She might just be bluffing but there's the slightest hint of a gleam in her eyes.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:13 pm

"You will refer to her as the Morrigan when you are on these grounds!" Raven shouted.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:17 pm

"I'll refer to my girlfriend as I damn well please!" she roars in tune with the wind picking up and rustling the trees around them.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:44 pm

"You will HALT YOUR ACTIONS NOW!" Raven yelled, holding on to Athena's hand for support.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:48 pm

For a moment Nailah grimaces as she fights the urge to stand down, small flames dancing around her fingers before they fizzle out.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:48 pm

Penelope came up and held Raven's other hand. "Stand. Down."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:49 pm

"You will regret this." she presses out through grit teeth.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:55 pm

"We are not the ones who will regret this night. We did not desecrate your holy space."

"You are a statue. Stand perfectly still."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:58 pm

"You wouldn't know the first thing about consecrating an area."

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:17 pm

Raven walked over, and snatched the hat from her head. "You do not deserve to wear this."

Likewise, Athena undid her cloak. "You have not the right."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:18 pm

"I am devastated." she deadpans.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:20 pm

Athena shoved Nailah in the chest, which, because she couldn't move, would likely force her to fall over.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:22 pm

She waves her arms around a little bit but not enough to keep her balance and she falls on her back, knocking the air out of her.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:37 pm

Athena stood over Nailah, triumphantly.

"Now, what do we do to heretics?"

Raven chimed in: "No, Athena, we can't harm her."

"YOU know the rules as well as I do, Raven."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:44 pm

Nailah just stares daggers at Raven.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:50 pm

"She just doesn't understand," Raven said, coming over and rubbing Nailah's cheek. "I thought if she would see, she would understand."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:55 pm

"Touch me again and you lose a finger!"

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:07 pm

"So wild. You thought SHE would be a fitting addition to the coven, Raven?"

"You'd best stop talking now, Nailah. You promised you wouldn't embarrass me. You promised.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:13 pm

"You... can't... have me!" she wails before trailing off, almost staring through Raven. The air around her begins to shimmer and growing warmer but never quite catches fire.

by **Trini Thompson** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:34 pm

"Raven, calm her down, NOW," Athena ordered.

"Stop struggling. Stop struggling! Stop struggling. Nailah, if you know what's good for you..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:39 pm

That one, sadly, falls on entirely deaf ears because at this point Nailah's a million miles away in a full-blown panic attack.

Notagain,notthewhiteroomnotagain!

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