>>5231748“Who are you?” you ask the voice, stopping in place and trying to discern where exactly the spirit is.
“I am Lucy, the last of my goddess's faithful worshipers.” the voice continues, you seeing a clear shape beginning to form kneeling before the altar. “I am sadly the last of my goddess's faithful flock, the only one who still believes in her. Have you perhaps come to join me in worshiping Regina? She can grant you powers you wouldn't believe. She could enhance the powers of an archwizard such as yourself to such heights that you could even defeat the Demon King.”
“No, I have not.” you tell her, raising your left hand towards her. “You have remained here in the mortal realm long past your death. It is time to move on. The afterlife awaits you, Miss Lucy.”
“No, I will not go!” she shouts, her spectral form raising and whirling to face you furiously. The mist hovering around the floor turns into spectral flames, blazing up to life around you both as the entire building trembles with her rage. “My goddess needs me! If I quit praying to her, she could disappear forever! I will NOT allow you to take her away, no matter what!”
“Your time in this realm is over, and so is hers! Crystal Magic: Paledrake's Lair!!” you roar, swinging your left hand down and slapping it on the wooden floor. The instant your skin makes contact your magic begins spreading, quickly covering the entire interior of the building in translucent, pale azure crystals. As the spirit is cut off from 'her' domain the flames and mist vanish, leaving the translucent woman looking around in confusion.
“Wh-What is this?” she asks, looking around at your crystals covering every surface. She reaches out, and to her surprise can't just go through it. “What have you done?”
“Taken away your home field advantage.” you reply with a smirk, rising back up to your full height. “Within this domain, <span class="mu-i">I</span> am in full control.”
“Hmph. You think YOU'RE in control?” the spirit asks, suddenly grinning maliciously and raising her arms towards you. “Your first mistake was coming here all alone, now there's no one to save you. And with me being the only remaining worshiper of my goddess, I can bring the full weight of her powers to bear! <span class="mu-i">Ningyo Geki!</span>”
From each of her fingertips what appear to be violet threads shoot forth towards you, her magical energy feeling uncannily familiar. You have a feeling that, whatever she's trying to do, you don't want to be on the receiving end of it. So with a thought you focus, raising a wall of crystals up between the two of you. Her threads crash into the crystal wall, and to your surprise they actually pierce into it. But they lack the power to actually pierce all the way through, stopping only an inch or two in. Looks like her magic cannot compete against yours.
