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They are the lords of a higher reality. And they shall fear us.
-Alleged first words of the Oracles
Goodsprings
Population: Too many and growing.
September 3rd.
It was, in a way, a start of something new. In several other ways, it was the end of something.
Six mages, all fairly inexperienced, were in Goodsprings. Buses and trains had brought them, and there was a small amount of confusion. They were here, but what now? They're going to form a cabal, but who with?
These questions were cut short, when a massive surge of magical energy pulsed through the town. Your unseen senses flare up, and even without mage sight, you can tell where it came from. The town cathedral.
An old, stone building with a cemetary in the back, the bell tolling four times.
This surge of energy was undoubtedly important.
What do you do?
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Standing on the Train platform Laura wheels about as she feels the pulse pass her by. Her eyes drawn to the church she sighs and checks her watch before setting of at a quick walk towards the source of the disturbance, apparently she wasn't going to get a day off just because it was her first day in the town.
Troy steps of this bus, gathering his luggage and stepping to the curb to hail a cab. Suddenly, he feels his Unseen Senses spike as a wave of magical energy emanates outward from the town. Surprised, he makes the conscious decision to shift from 'Troy' to being Avatar of the Adamantine Arrow. Avatar activates the Sybil's Sight, searching for the source of the magical disturbance.
Exor walks off the train with his bag in his hand. He looks around trying to decide where to go next. When the surge of energy pulses through the air Exor immediately begins making his way towards the source, not rushing too quickly, but making good time. While moving, Exor activates his magical armor and Mage sight.
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Joshua Canfeild was just taking his first step onto a curb, a lit cigarette in his mouth, a leather bag in the other filled with papers that needed graded. When the surge lit up the unseen spaces around him he stopped and turned towards it's source.
He frowned, looks like another night of lost sleep. He was currently dressed in a white shirt, a loosened tie and a pair of khakis. Sighing he took a long drag on his cig and burned it out, he flicked it into a trash can and started to make his way towards it source. He took an alley along his way, his free hand began making signs and murda as he chanted in a low whisper, the sign for decay, and armor were brought to bear as he attempted to shield himself, the final motion he touched his lead coin necklace a tool dedicated to the Death Arcanum.
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Rote action wits+Occult+Death 7 dice total for Entropic Guard (1d10)[7] (1d10)[10] (1d10)[7] (1d10)[9] (1d10)[6] (1d10)[6] (1d10)[6]
2 suxx cool. Think that means the shield is up.
As the pulse passed John Cooper he looked up in surprise taking a short quick breath to steady himself before sighing. So much for his plans for a quiet life of study and contemplation. He could already tell this place wasn't going to be anywhere near as peaceful and relaxing as his old mentor had made it sound. He couldn't shake the feeling that Grail had just picked this place to get him out of her hair. Agrippa glanced around the train station before looking back down at his tablet to activate his Eye of the Magus rote as subtly as possible.
Glancing back at the source of the disturbance he wished he knew Goodsprings better so he could just scry the place. Eventually he shrugged, stood up, picked up his bulky luggage and started looking for the nearest cab. He could tell it was going to be a long day, but that magical disturbance had to be the best place to start looking for his fellow mages, he just hoped there wasn't anything too dangerous going on. Dangerous or not he'd just have to press on and find out.
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I sat there gazing into space. / Silently staring;
Daring time to tick, / At a different pace.
The bus ride that had taken Aaron, or Axe — he usually just went with the latter, it was easier and he spent no time with close family or friends who used his real name anyway, to this place had been extremely dull, he thought. Even though he had been sitting still in a less than comfortable seat all this time, he felt quite alright and refreshed, no doubt because of his proficiency of the Life arcanum.
He looked around, trying to get a feel for the place. He had expected a run down time, but it seemed more busy than what he had imagined. That's when the wave of magic hit him. Seems there was something interesting here afterall, though the question was in what way and to whom it was interesting. He had assumed this was more akin to a vacation, no killing or putting down enemies. Not that he did mind. It came with the job description, and he was good at it.
But if such a pulse of magic occured there, what else hid beneath the surface, he wondered and manifested the sight needed to see the traces of magic as well as that of the gauntlet. He was curious as to what kind of spirits there was around here. Spirits usually knew what was going on.
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In effect automatically activating Second Sight as well as Spirit Tongue both with potency 2.
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Troy steps of this bus, gathering his luggage and stepping to the curb to hail a cab. Suddenly, he feels his Unseen Senses spike as a wave of magical energy emanates outward from the town. Surprised, he makes the conscious decision to shift from 'Troy' to being Avatar of the Adamantine Arrow. Avatar activates the Sybil's Sight, searching for the source of the magical disturbance.
Fate settled heavily on the cathedral. It was the beginning of something.
Something big.
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Originally Posted by XianTheCoder
Exor walks off the train with his bag in his hand. He looks around trying to decide where to go next. When the surge of energy pulses through the air Exor immediately begins making his way towards the source, not rushing too quickly, but making good time. While moving, Exor activates his magical armor and Mage sight.
Mage sight shows the origin of the disturbance was the church.
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Originally Posted by watupwithdat
The bus ride that had taken Aaron, or Axe — he usually just went with the latter, it was easier and he spent no time with close family or friends who used his real name anyway, to this place had been extremely dull, he thought. Even though he had been sitting still in a less than comfortable seat all this time, he felt quite alright and refreshed, no doubt because of his proficiency of the Life arcanum.
He looked around, trying to get a feel for the place. He had expected a run down time, but it seemed more busy than what he had imagined. That's when the wave of magic hit him. Seems there was something interesting here afterall, though the question was in what way and to whom it was interesting. He had assumed this was more akin to a vacation, no killing or putting down enemies. Not that he did mind. It came with the job description, and he was good at it.
But if such a pulse of magic occured there, what else hid beneath the surface, he wondered and manifested the sight needed to see the traces of magic as well as that of the gauntlet. He was curious as to what kind of spirits there was around here. Spirits usually knew what was going on.
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In effect automatically activating Second Sight as well as Spirit Tongue both with potency 2.
Axe would notice something...odd about the spirits of the town. The spirits were more active, more full of vigor then usual. The spirit of a Mcdonald's is currently kicking the spirit of a small Mom and Pop store.
If one of the spirits is queried, it'd give him an odd look and tell him where the church is.
Those who made it through the average mill of sleepers would make it to the church, on the edge of town. It was strangely deserted, the street having no sleepers on it of any kind.
The church was made of stone, and someone has parked a shiny new pickup truck on the doorstep, neatly blocking the doors. There was only one large stained glass window facing out towards the cemetary. Something important was going on inside, though any of those with mage sight up could feel whatever was going on was getting less intense.
All the mages come out on the street outside the church at roughly the same time. It's probably destiny, or something.
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Taking a deep breath and activiting her Spatial map rote to get a feel for area to make sure she wasn't going to walk straight into a trap she walks towards the building an tries to peak around the door.
Taking a deep breath and activiting her Spatial map rote to get a feel for area to make sure she wasn't going to walk straight into a trap she walks towards the building an tries to peak around the door.
The car still blocks the way.
All the other mages can see Avalon as she moves into the open. There are only the six awakened on the street.
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Agrippa looks at each of the others in turn and nods politely to them, before crossing to the church and setting down his luggage out of the way. He turns and walks to the car, admiring it while wiping a hand across the hood. Agrippa stretches and climbs on top to sit on the hood, turning to the others contemplatively.
Ah it is nice to have a rest, I feel like I packed a little too much for the journey. I don't suppose any of you are thieves or master locksmiths?
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I sat there gazing into space. / Silently staring;
Daring time to tick, / At a different pace.
Avatar arrives at the door, appraising the others who have arrived in front of the door. Not one to ignore the obvious hand of Fate, he surmises that they, like him, must be Awakened. Leaning against the car he answers:
I'm a fair hand with a lockpick... but I don't have any tools on me.
As he had gotten the direction to the church from a complacent spirit on the way Axe didn't have much issue finding his way. Once there, he could tell by instinct, not even bothering to read their auras, that most of the other people who had arrived there were awakened—though he did not know them. For now he stayed a bit behind them, just observing what they were doing, not making his presence overly apparent. It seemed as though they were discussing a way to get into the church. Probably a wise choice. He was a little curious himself.
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Exor decides to utilize his understanding of the Forces Arcana and cast Reciever so he can hear at longer distances, he then walks around the church to see what he finds.
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Joshua stopped as he saw the others appear at roughly the same time, he has a newly lit Cigarette hanging in his mouth. He took in the assembled people one after another, and for half a second contemplated turning around and walking away. Though knowing his luck he'd probably wind back up in the same spot he was now.
"....You all wouldn't be here to just visit church...no I'm not that lucky."
Talking to the other mages arriving on the scene while having a look around the car
“Seems so, and looking at your bags I guess your new in town as well, huh?”
After talking to josh she responds to the man sprawled over the bonnet. “No idea sorry”
While doing this she has a quick check of the door handle to see if it’s locked and a peek through the window, curious as to who had parked in such a way to almost block access to the church.
Josh took a long drag on his cig, he raised an eyebrow at the Girl who spoke to him. "Not really any of your business is it?" Josh moved up to the Truck, he looked around and picked up a rock, or a stone, a big piece of wood anything.
"Anyone in there?" he asked tossing the Stone in his hand up and catching it a few times. "If not I know how to move it."
Exor decides to utilize his understanding of the Forces Arcana and cast Reciever so he can hear at longer distances, he then walks around the church to see what he finds.
Exor hears a conversaton from inside:
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The two voices sound young and male.
One of them speaks with Smooth confidence, and the other is whimpering slightly
"Well, you're lucky I was here. Not many people manage to make a verge when they first awaken. But that's not the issue. The issue is, those a****les I told you about are going to come soon, and I don't think my car will keep them out for long. You ready for the trip?
*Incoherent blubbering*
*sighs* "You've got two minutes, then I'm popping the portal and kicking you through it if I have to. In the mean-time, let's see if I can ward the place....."
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Talking to the other mages arriving on the scene while having a look around the car
“Seems so, and looking at your bags I guess your new in town as well, huh?”
After talking to josh she responds to the man sprawled over the bonnet. “No idea sorry”
While doing this she has a quick check of the door handle to see if it’s locked and a peek through the window, curious as to who had parked in such a way to almost block access to the church.
The door is indeed locked.
The car lacks any convenient ways to identify the owner, and if tested, is also locked.
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Josh took a long drag on his cig, he raised an eyebrow at the Girl who spoke to him. "Not really any of your business is it?" Josh moved up to the Truck, he looked around and picked up a rock, or a stone, a big piece of wood anything.
"Anyone in there?" he asked tossing the Stone in his hand up and catching it a few times. "If not I know how to move it."
The looks very expensive, and shiny. Breaking it is likely to set off an alarm or two, not to mention getting the owner angry.
*To those watching with their mage sights, a ward appears in the area around the door. Any attempts to open the door using space magic will probably be noticed*
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Active Spells:
-Space Armor +3
-Mage Sight
-Reciever
Spaceman and a newly awakened? I have to assume me and those other characters in the front of the building are the a****les he's talking about... the ones he want's to avoid. Let's see what we find Exor begins casting his own spells. He starts with a transmission that will travel back to where the others are standing and deliver a message, then he casts a portal leading inside the church from where he is standing.
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The first spell is simply a spell that takes his spoken worrds and carries them the distance between himself and the other Mages, they will hear what he speaks as if he was standing next to them. The message he transmits is, "Wards are going up in less than 30 seconds, and the source of the pulse is gone in 90 seconds. Portal is around the [whatever direction Exor walked] side of the building, jump through to get in the church and back me up."
Exor then casts Portal which leads into the church and steps through.
Casting Rolls:
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Transmission: Not sure the dice, Space 3, Forces 1... here's a bunch of rolls, use what you need. (15d10)[6][8][9][6][2][5][9][3][9][5][3][9][1][4][9](88)
Joshua, sighed inwardly as the message rang in his mind, he was about to drop the rock but thought better of it and quickly made his away around to were the 'portal' was. He had no reason to trust anything that man said, but...they were all drawn here by something and it was looking more and more likely that they were all Awakened as well.
Shrugging he decided to enter the portal and leave it to fate.
Not sensing any paradoxes occuring Laura quickly follows the Older mage around to join their portal summoning comrade in entering the church. She was getting rather curious as to what was going on inside the church and decided the risk was worth it, especially after walking all the way here from the station.
Avatar lifts his eyebrow at the brazen display of Vulgar magic, but he does not object. If anything, he's impressed by the directness of these mages. He can also see his destiny strongly intertwined with the fates of the mages standing here. This was more than enough to overcome his reservations... but he wasn't going in without being ready.
Putting his hand up to stop anyone he says:
Wait. I'm all for charging in... But, we have no idea whats going on through that portal. At best there are rampant magical energies flying around. At worst... we could be dealing with the Abyss. Not to mention that we don't know eachother. I suggest you all make preparations before stepping though that portal.
And with that, he draws his energy inward, constructing an Imago of safety, of luck, and of fate, and shields himself in Fortune's Protection.
Then, grasping the pocket watch inside his jeans, he constructs the nessecary Rote Mudras to grant himself exceptional timing, and unnerving accuracy.
After that, he draws his knife and enters the portal.
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Okay, in addition to my mage shield i'm casting Perfect Timing, which I have as a rote. The dice pool is Intelligence, Composure, and Time, which gives me 8 rolls.
Roll 1: 10
Roll 2: 8
Roll 3: 10
Roll 4: 2
Roll 5: 3
Roll 6: 5
Roll 7: 2
Roll 8: 1
10 Again 1: 10
10 Again 2: 1
10 Again 3: 10
10 Again 4: 6
That gives me 5 successes, which is 5 dice I can add to another roll at a later time.
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Active Spells:
-Space Armor +3
-Mage Sight
-Reciever
Spaceman and a newly awakened? I have to assume me and those other characters in the front of the building are the a****les he's talking about... the ones he want's to avoid. Let's see what we find Exor begins casting his own spells. He starts with a transmission that will travel back to where the others are standing and deliver a message, then he casts a portal leading inside the church from where he is standing.
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The first spell is simply a spell that takes his spoken worrds and carries them the distance between himself and the other Mages, they will hear what he speaks as if he was standing next to them. The message he transmits is, "Wards are going up in less than 30 seconds, and the source of the pulse is gone in 90 seconds. Portal is around the [whatever direction Exor walked] side of the building, jump through to get in the church and back me up."
Exor then casts Portal which leads into the church and steps through.
Casting Rolls:
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Transmission: Not sure the dice, Space 3, Forces 1... here's a bunch of rolls, use what you need.
[roll0]
Portal:
[roll1]
Through peering in the stained glass window, Exor is capable of forming a portal with no sympathic penalty, and no collateral damage. Paradox free, he walks into the church.
The church seems oddly pristise, to those without magic. To those with it, the flash of power it contained is rapidly draining away, and there are ephemeral remains on the floor.
A man in a buisness suit, tie, and with dark, greased hair was casting another ward before being interrupted by the appearance of the portal. He is standing near a man in a T-shirt and jeans, who looks terrified, and far out of his depth. They're both awakened.
The man in the buisness suit speaks with the appearance of the portal. "Oh ****."
The man in the green shirt and jeans screams at the appearance of a glowing silver portal near the stained glass window.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
"He's with me! Get the hell out of here!"
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Joshua, sighed inwardly as the message rang in his mind, he was about to drop the rock but thought better of it and quickly made his away around to were the 'portal' was. He had no reason to trust anything that man said, but...they were all drawn here by something and it was looking more and more likely that they were all Awakened as well.
Shrugging he decided to enter the portal and leave it to fate.
The man in the buisness suit seems to lose confidence when another person steps through the portal. "Oh, jeez."
"Ahhhhhh!"
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Not sensing any paradoxes occuring Laura quickly follows the Older mage around to join their portal summoning comrade in entering the church. She was getting rather curious as to what was going on inside the church and decided the risk was worth it, especially after walking all the way here from the station.
".....Can we talk this out?"
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Avatar lifts his eyebrow at the brazen display of Vulgar magic, but he does not object. If anything, he's impressed by the directness of these mages. He can also see his destiny strongly intertwined with the fates of the mages standing here. This was more than enough to overcome his reservations... but he wasn't going in without being ready.
Putting his hand up to stop anyone he says:
Wait. I'm all for charging in... But, we have no idea whats going on through that portal. At best there are rampant magical energies flying around. At worst... we could be dealing with the Abyss. Not to mention that we don't know eachother. I suggest you all make preparations before stepping though that portal.
And with that, he draws his energy inward, constructing an Imago of safety, of luck, and of fate, and shields himself in Fortune's Protection.
Then, grasping the pocket watch inside his jeans, he constructs the nessecary Rote Mudras to grant himself exceptional timing, and unnerving accuracy.
After that, he draws his knife and enters the portal.
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Okay, in addition to my mage shield i'm casting Perfect Timing, which I have as a rote. The dice pool is Intelligence, Composure, and Time, which gives me 8 rolls.
Roll 1: 10
Roll 2: 8
Roll 3: 10
Roll 4: 2
Roll 5: 3
Roll 6: 5
Roll 7: 2
Roll 8: 1
That gives me 3 successes, which is 3 die I can add to another roll at a later time.
"oh goshthat's a knife."
The man coughs, far from brimming with confidence at the appearance of four willworkers.
He lays a hand on the man in the T-shirt.
"I'm Silent, and this man is under the protection of the Paternoster ministry."
"ahhhh."
"So you can just put the knife down, please."
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Holding up her hands at chest level to show she was unarmed Laura tries to quick talk the man as she moves slowly towards the man on the floor hopefully keeping the man distracted with a barrage of questions as she works to separate the two by interposing herself between the two without the suited man noticing.
"Sorry i've never heard of them are you a cabel around here? Why are you in the church? Did you cause the magic pulse that spread out from here before?"
If she manages to get close enough to the casually dressed mage she tries to get a feel for whats going on with him.
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6 rolls i think for 3 Persuasion and 3 Manipulation- Fast talking (1d10)[6] (1d10)[9] (1d10)[4] (1d10)[8] (1d10)[3] (1d10)[1]
and a quick empathy roll on the mage on the floor if i can get close enough and there's time, book doesn't mention any other skills involved so i assume it's based straight off the empathy dots (2) if i need to make more rolls i'll do them OCC
Holding up her hands at chest level to show she was unarmed Laura tries to quick talk the man as she moves slowly towards the man on the floor hopefully keeping the man distracted with a barrage of questions as she works to separate the two by interposing herself between the two without the suited man noticing.
"Sorry i've never heard of them are you a cabel around here? Why are you in the church? Did you cause the magic pulse that spread out from here before?"
If she manages to get close enough to the casually dressed mage she tries to get a feel for whats going on with him.
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6 rolls i think for 3 Persuasion and 3 Manipulation- Fast talking
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
and a quick empathy roll on the mage on the floor if i can get close enough and there's time, book doesn't mention any other skills involved so i assume it's based straight off the empathy dots (2) if i need to make more rolls i'll do them OCC
Empathy roll
[roll6]
[roll7]
"Back away!"
The man in the suit lets his nimbus flare. The area around Silent becomes hazy and undefined, the Lie warping somewhat.
He also moves closer to the man in the shirt.
"You crazed monsters. I'm from the Fist of the Exarch. A seer pylon! A big one! Let me go now, and I'll consider not setting the upstairs on you."
The casually dressed mage is moved behind the Seer slightly, still terrified and babbling.
"Omigod Omigod how is this happening why are you doing this how is that possible ahhhhhhh!"
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Exor ignores what the man is saying, and doesn't react to his fellow mages entering through his portal. He simply steps away from his portal and begins casting a ward around the two men.
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Ward (Covert): Gnosis + Space = 4 (4d10)[8][6][5][3](22)
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Before and during the start of the talking inside:
The scrambling of the other awakened seemed almost amusing to Axe. Until a threat showed itself, he didn't see much point in panicing or rushing in.
But atleast he wasn't foolish. He took precautions. He'd not go unprepared, even though he probably could. The unprepared was the dead, he had learnt through his work.
Axe dismissed the spell that enabled him to see and talk to spirits and hardened his epidermis and dermis layers of skin, increasing his resilience, as he walked toward the portal that had been opened, but not stepping through it, instead just listening in from outside (if possible). He had no alliances to these willworkers, but as part of his order he was most likely supposed to protect them—reluctantly if forced to.
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Dismissing Spirit Tongue.
Casting Organic Resilience which gives 3 armor.
Current continuity:
When Axe heard the threats of collapsing materiel, he drew his concealed firearm from under his jacket and prepared to step through the portal at first sign of violence.
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Agrippa rises from his position on the car and follows the others round to the portal. Heeding the advice given by a fellow mage, he improvises a defensive spell as best he is able before stepping through the portal.
On the other side he does his best to move off to the side to block off any remaining conventional exits.
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Casting Untouchable (Gnosis 1 + Space 2) (3d6)[1][4][5](10)
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I sat there gazing into space. / Silently staring;
Daring time to tick, / At a different pace.
The seer opts to negotiate.
"Look, I don't want any fights or trouble. I just wanna take the guy here and go. None of your world-breaking bull****, kay?"
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The seer opts to negotiate.
"Look, I don't want any fights or trouble. I just wanna take the guy here and go. None of your world-breaking bull****, kay?"
Perhaps it wasn't clear, but I don't care what you want.. Exor looks around the church making sure there is no one else here, when he's done he'll walk back towards the man, So why were you concerned and warning him about us a****les showing up?
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