>>5218616Okay, okay. Izzy? Focus. You can handle this, heck you’re MEANT to handle this! You’re Earth’s new Mahou! You can, and in fact, SHOULD be the one handling things like this. Sensing out once more, you try to pinpoint that thing you’d sensed previously. It’s definitely some kind of magical artifact, and now you’ve got a bit better an idea of what’s going on. Seems there might be a couple things down there, much weaker presences, but something that’s not supposed to be there. It’s deep in the lower levels of the castle, hidden away carefully. Deliberately, almost.
Explaining what you sense to Pantea and Sachie, your partner actually decides to head towards it. ‘I’m starting to remember some stuff I was told about the last Mifan Tournaments. I’ve got a hunch now, but I’ll have to check to make sure.’
‘Stay in touch.’ Now… what about these two? ‘Sachie. Wanna prank ‘em?’
‘Girl I’d been waiting for you to ask for an hour now! Let’s!’
https://youtu.be/tCjIxCg1kUk“Better hurry it up, Hado. Don’t know how long we got before they’re able to accomplish their goal.” Sala tells her partner.
“I know, I know, but we can’t just start rushing down the place. Remember the wizard’s mansion?”
She gives him a dismissive look. “You and I remember that mansion pretty differently. In fact, pretty sure I you turnin’ into a big ol’ cat from a wizard’s curse.”
“It happened ONE time!” he huffs a bit louder.
Oooh, an opening! Sachie stealthily sets a little maneki-neko good luck charm ahead of them, and you get it moving, the cat’s paw beckoning them closer. Sala and Hado take one good look at it and stop. “…Oi, was that always there?”
“Not… sure…” Hado mumbles, carefully sneaking around it. “I… guess Pilaf would have some lying around? Keep the good luck in here?”
They keep moving, and you and Sachie set a couple more along their path. That gets them nice and spooked. “Good luck my ass! Place is givin’ be the creeps! Yer sure that thing’s still workin’?”
“It is. Which… while it IS a little unsettling, it’s also probably a sign that we’re getting closer.”
“Rather be facin’ that pain in the ass Pazuzu again…” Sala growls lowly.
(cont.)