It was time, the Demonic Incursion proved she needed some sort of offensive spell and distasteful as it was Jolyne knew the exact plants that she was going to end up crossbreeding for this one. It was not going to be something she enjoyed but rather something done under obligation for herself. She would have been of more use to her allies if she had some sort of ranged attack and could have taken far less damage as well, that would have ensured she could have been at peak condition for longer. As such it was duty and not fear that drove her into breeding these plants.
It required a few combinations but some of the 'grandparents' were nightshade, pumpkins, various fungi, plants that thrived in acidic conditions, plants that spread quickly, each one with a specific purpose and intention and each one allowing her to put more magic and control into choosing how the offspring would be. It was something she had figured out long ago and so it did not take her anytime in testing out various combinations or trying out different plants to mix in. This time Jolyne knew exactly what she would need to make this work, as unfortunate as that was it was something that had to be done.
She would need to be careful in the use of this spell when her allies were about and so it would need to be a controllable spell and while that would drain more it simply meant that she would have to be extremely aggressive with casting and use of the spell in taking down her foes. This also would not be something she could draw on someone she did not want to die however as the antidote would probably take longer to spread than the infection would to damage. They would be better off healing the damage if they were to survive and that was why Jolyne needed to make sure she did not brush her allies with even a single spore from this sinister spell of slighting.
After sixteen pairings she finally had it down to sixteen plants, then eight, four, two and finally she was at the abomination of a thing that she needed for this spell to work. She forged glass orbs to grow these plants in to ensure they would not infect anything when under storage. As much as she hated to say it though, her most recent quest in Orchidia had helped her forge this thing past her earlier imagination. The plant and infection she encountered allowed her to see the effects of something akin to her spell and gave her ideas on how to make it better, even if it was unconscious.
As prepared as she was for all of this however, Jolyne knew that she would need to try this thing out first before declaring her spell a success. It would require many rigorous tests and she was certain that the spell would take a couple more plants thrown in the mix to tinker with.
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