Omega's control of Otherness was good, very good, and his army of spirit familiars soon did their work on the house's innards, at least for the first few hours. However, the Mage, though still undetected, would feel the presence of other spirits, smaller in number but much more predatory, trying to eat the little familiars that he had sent out. Not merely that, but because they were formed of human creative acts, buildings themselves had spirits.

The manor included. Was Omega's magitech good enough against the spirits of buildings? It normally was. However, the spirit of this building had been awakened, and, furthermore, was made more powerful due to constant infusions of Otherness Magic and constant feeding of lesser spirits. And it was still hungry, still ravenous, ready to eat anyone or anything that was not its master...

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Chaos outside raged as Joshua shot at the guards outside. Though ex-military, it was clear that these guards had grown complacent guarding The Scandalmonger, and it took a while for them to group together. Nevertheless, several drones equipped with guns sped towards Joshua's position, these drones being small, fast little things that would not look out of place in Mass Effect. Once they arrived, some of them would begin scanning, others shooting.