Log: Holy Grail War

[colchismagecraft]

🧙 WHO: Caster & OPEN (with a couple of closed TLs)
⚔️️ WHAT: Caster's gone on a grief-induced rampage after learning of the death of her lover back home
🕒 WHEN: June 6th, late night
🗺️ WHERE: The Brocéliande woodland
⚠️ WARNINGS: Violence, Arson, Kidnapping, Death Threats, Magical Torture, Grief, potential Body Horror (Will add more as they come up)



So here it was...the Witch of Betrayal finally showing her 'true colours' to Avalon. After that network post, Caster readied herself for whatever would come of it- the forest fire providing an ominous backdrop.

Since she'd come to Avalon, so many had told her she was a good person- and now, she was publicly burning it all to the ground.



[ooc notes: TL prompts will be in the comments!

I don't want Caster to get killed, but I'm all for her potentially getting maimed/scarred provided we plot first. If you don't think it's IC for your character to not just murder her, send me a message so we can plot how she can remove herself from the situation/have someone else intervene before it gets that far!

She'll be using her familiar symbiosis to fight and leaning toward making the actual description of that transformation slightly body-horror-y, but if you're not comfortable with that then just give me the heads up and I'll have her already turned when the thread starts.

Darin will have his own TL for rescuing him/fighting his own familiar fusion, which I'll link here when it's up- feel free to tag one or both as you see fit!]

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[colchismagecraft]

[Good, he was grounded. She moved her arms in a wide arc, keeping her distance as she tried to manipulate the shadows of the trees- pulling them in to shroud her own body. Even with her additional power, she didn't want to get into a close-range brawl- her physical defences were still poor.

He was struggling to move.

Whispering a curse in another tongue, she tried to weigh him down with the heaviness of her darkness. She was confident- perhaps too much so- that he couldn't get to her.]

[mayoninofukucho]

[Arashi really isn't feeling so fresh right now. The healing potion was mainly designed to alleviate physical injuries, and while its magical properties do take the edge off the curse-induced pain it's still a struggle for him to get up on his feet, using his staff as a crutch. He feels the weight of the oppressive dark magic like a crushing presence that's closing in on his body and mind, but he and Hijikata are resilient... at least for a while.]

Caster!

[He only spoke to the woman once before, so he doubts that his words can sway her, but he will try.]

You cannot maintain this form for long. Come to me peacefully. I will do no harm to you or the little one.

[Granted, Caster's familiar was not so little just now. Arashi bears no grudge against the undead dragon, knowing that it's supporting its bond partner just as he is - which, to him, indicates that there may indeed be a good justification for this rampage. After all Arashi made moves against Hijikata's interests when he saw him making bad decisions, and he trusts most of his fellow familiars to likewise judge wisely when it comes to their bond partners' actions.

He steps forward slowly, wind whirling around his hand, ready to be released in defence if needed... but his movements are stiff and laborious. Even if Caster, hidden from view in the forest's shadows, isn't dealing him physical damage, his nerves still feel raw, and it's like there are unearthly voices droning into his ears and filling his mind with heavy lead.]