Re: He Is Mine (Demeter)
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Very good," Sofia nodded to Demeter when she accepted the vampire's plan, before pointing her finger down the hallway near the steps. "
She is likely to know of your presence, but not your little friend's, as this creature has a marginally smaller presence than you or I," she indicates towards Bubbles, who taps her spear, as if to indicate she was annoyed. "
Stay near me as you attempt to compress and make your soul appear insignificant as you both make your way down that hall," she lowers her arm once she told them the reason she held up her arm. "
That path leads to the maid's quarters, and she just might assume you to be merely maids, and me alone. Also along that path is the ladder up to the clock tower, and a vantage point via a window which you are surely to see the entire courtyard, and more importantly, the location of Idian. Use these two locations to your advantage." she instructed the pair, before gesturing with her arm at them. "
Move quickly!" she exclaimed, before turning, and heading down the stairs slowly, to give them time to get into position.
Following her command, Bubbles bolted first in front of Demeter, her fins slapping against the tile floor before she looked back to Demeter in mid run, and pointed up at the clocktower through one of the windows with her spear. By her gesture, she was telling Demeter that she would use the clock tower, while Demeter used the window Sofia mentioned, which Demeter had not found yet. There was still some obstruction in her way that prevented her from seeing clearly into the courtyard past the sheets that blocked the windows, and all but the silhouette of Demeter's form from any witch's view.
When Demeter rounded the corner, turning left to follow the windows, she found her promised vantage point near the end, where she saw Bubbles running up a set of stairs to ascend the ladder up the clock tower. From her vantage point, she could see half a dozen witches standing in a half-circle in front of the casually approaching vampire. Five witches wore simple red dresses and witch hats, while the sixth was
a bit different in her style of clothing, even if it was still similar to the other witches.
As she sat in place upon a stone bench, while another witch next to her held a golden, glowing leash to magical rope that was bound around Idian who was sitting on the ground next to the witch, the lead witch was revealed to be her when Sofia called her name. "
Octavia."
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Sofia! You came after all! I didn't think you were really so foolish as to risk your life for a mere human!" Octavia roared with laughter. "
Ya think you know a gal... And then she does something crazy. You know what that's like now, right? I'm really sorry about betraying you, Sofia, I really am, but you see, between you and my new master, I'm far more frightened of her. And she gave the order to take over your wonderful little castle to begin her 'reconstruction' of the world. I'm not quite sure what she meant, but I don't really have much room to care when my life's on the line, you know?"
Sofia frowns, squinting her eyes at Octavia. "
You were given orders?" she asked suspiciously.
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Yeah... I was fine where I was, honest! I'm not that ambitious. Appearances are deceiving! It's probably my green eyes, hehehe~!" she chuckled, and rose her hand as Sofia sought to speak. "
I don't know who it was. She wore a black cloak and didn't smell like a demon... I'm not sure what she smelled like, but I saw this fall from her hood, and this was a month ago," she said as she lifted her hand, holding up a small white petal from quite possibly a white rose. "
I didn't agree willingly to do what she asked, so please don't curse me. She literally made my life flash before my eyes. I'm the real victim here!" she announced.
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Anyway... You got the jewels? Hand em over." she demanded. "
I don't need to say, 'hand over the jewels or your boyfriend gets it,' do I? That's terribly cliché."
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You'll be getting nothing from me, Octavia." Sofia announced defiantly. "
No matter your situation, you are a danger to me and someone I care for. For that, you must be punished." she told the witch strictly, before the threads around Sofia, Octavia, and the witches began to prepare themselves for battle, ready to weave on a moment's notice.
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Maaan..." Octavia complained, adopting a miserable expression. "
I don't wanna get my hands dirty after going through the trouble of leaving the coven... Why do you have to be so stubborn?"
(And right about now, I'd expect the
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to start, something I found that was oddly fitting, despite the song being used for robot battles, and not a witch battle.)