Right, Odin was in. As was Lucian, he presumed at least. The man seemed able to handle himself in a fight, and he didn't stand out too much that he was likely pretty adept at infiltration. Only one of them needed to be inside anyway, so Odin could complete the mission solo if he had to, more reward for him after all. Besides, it didn't seem like Lucian was particularly fond of Odin. The Lich couldn't care less, the qualms of the living no longer affected him. After all, he was dead, why should he care about those that weren't yet deceased.
The main concern with Odin, having declared himself the king of the dead in the production, was simply that he didn't know anything about what was going on for the show. He was going to have to make up a plot on the spot, and hope that the other actors would follow suit. Then again, Odin could certainly provide some persuasion if required. They would fear him, even if they didn't know who he was. It was going to be fun, and he honestly couldn't wait.
Hiding in the shadows came naturally to the Lich: a lot of people assumed he was just a costume when he stood at a railing lined with different outfits. The show was about to begin, and Odin wanted to wait for the right moment to enter the show himself.
The show seemed to be a completely unique story: one about a mage falling in love with a demon from the abyssal plane. It was set during the great war only a few years ago, when seraphim and demons broke through the veils that divided each world from the other. The demons entered through the rifts, laying waste to some of the towns and villages scattered around Fiore. Some greater demons even broke through, that the story was about a lone succubus, and a mage who had been separated from his group. They found each other, both having realised that they might die that day, and decided to run away from the battle.
Odin had no doubt that the story was going to end happily: they would run away together, find a nice place to live, separated from the world, only having limited interactions. Maybe they'd raise a family, showcasing that even demons, creatures that are the embodiment of evil, could change. It was adorable, but that was not the story Odin was telling today.
As they ran, the Lich's voice boomed. He'd always wanted to do this:
"Where do you think you're going, my dear?" Everyone, actors included, turned around in confusion, as Odin stepped out, dressed in his finery and exuding an aura of menace. His fear activated then, slowly infecting the people on the stage, as the spotlight was moved to Odin. Behind the scenes, there was panic, as everyone tried to understand what was happening, and keep the show from falling apart.
"You can't escape me... daughter. I am Lucifer, I am deceit, chaos, and destruction incarnate. No matter where you go, you would never be free." A dark mist rolled off of Odin's body, destroying his clothing and revealing the skeleton beneath. The audience, still thinking this was part of the show, began clapping at the 'effects', as the cast onstage began feeling slow and woozy. They had no idea what was happening, but happening it was. It was up to Lucian now. Odin had ruined the show for the cast and performers, but the audience weren't yet aware of the peril they were in.
They soon would.
- Spell Used:
Name: Black Plague
Rank: B
Mana Cost: 100
Requirements: Black Death Magic
Type: Supplementary
Element: Darkness
Range: 15 Metres
Cooldown: 3 Posts
Duration: Sustain
Effect: Black Death Magic is a sinister type of Darkness Magic relying on the use of a single spell called the Black Plague. The user summons a dark purple magical circle beneath their feet and a foul thick black mist begins to roll off from their body moving outwards. The black mist will expand covering a wide radius and infect anyone it comes in contact with. Anyone the mist touches will be infected and gain the 'sickened' condition. While sickened the user suffers a harsh debuff to all attributes, mana drain and slowly loses health.
The Black Plague a disease most horrendous creating buboes on the body that ooze pus and bleed horribly. The disease infects the target giving them a high fever and makes them vomit up blood.
The amount of mana drained, health lost and attribute percentage decreases varies depending on the strength of the spell.
Mana Drain:
B-Rank: 2.5% Mana every post
Attribute Decrease:
B-Rank: 10% Decrease
Health Loss:
B-Rank: 1 C-Rank every post
1775/2000