Shadow of the Ancients / Run 002 / Main Story
Round 126
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Phase: resolution · forced · organic escalating

Jeane casts a detection spell. "Nothing." She hisses in frustration. "The Watcher just made this corridor specifically for us, the sneaky bastard." Her wings shift agitatedly as she eyes the dark opening with suspicion. "Fine—if it wants a dance, we'll give it one. But I'm not walking blind into its arms." She raises her crossbow, aiming down the passage with deadly precision.
Seraphine's knuckles are white where she grips her mace. "I'm fine," she says through gritted teeth. "Just... frustrated. And worried." She gestures vaguely at the collapsed passage behind them—where Varrika last stood—and the newly revealed corridor ahead. "We're separated from Merrin and Halie now too. This tower is trying to kill us one by one." Jeane nods grimly, her wings shifting as if restless.
I watch Jeane's fingers dance through the air, her magical query seeking answers from the void. The smoke swirls around them, thick and oppressive, but she presses on, her crimson eyes fixed on the darkness ahead. "Nothing," she hisses, frustration evident in her voice. "The Watcher just made this corridor specifically for us, the sneaky bastard." Her wings shift agitatedly as she eyes the dark opening with suspicion. "Fine—if it wants a dance, we'll give it one. But I'm not walking blind into its arms." She raises her crossbow, aiming down the passage with deadly precision.
Seraphine's knuckles are white where she grips her mace. "I'm fine," she says through gitted teeth. "Just... frustrated. And worried." She gestures vaguely at the collapsed passage behind them—where Varrika last stood—and the newly revealed corridor ahead. "We're separated from Merrin and Halie now too. This tower is trying to kill us one1ne." Jeane nods grimly, her wings shifting as if restless.
Seraphine's knuckles are white where she grips her mace. "I'm fine," she says through gitted teeth. "Just... frustrated. And worried." She gestures vaguely at the collapsed passage behind them—where Varrika last stood—and the newly revealed corridor ahead. "We're separated from.
Jeane