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I don’t know your role, but I happen to be researching the properties of the Amaranthine and how its power might be harnessed.
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Still, it does not go unnoticed.
*Taps at a computer screen, causing large orbs of light to manifest over the pillars*
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I see. Ideally, this process will be simple enough. I’d rather not cause unneeded labor.
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I assume you’re aiding Shinji in this endeavor?
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*Once Shinji walks through, the doors close and the light weaves itself into a sterile white travel lab, blemished by obsidian pillars dotted across the grounds*
Welcome. I apologize for the lengthy man-trap.
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These measures are necessary for artifacts with active hostiles and unknown properties.
*The door swings open to a room full of nothing but piercing light, and I step through*
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As I said, ritual magic; this door won't open without a blood sacrifice. Crude, but effective.
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Very well.
*Takes a blade and drags it through a notch in my armor, dripping a red bodily fluid on top of a pattern at the base of the door*
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Ritual magic to keep the subject sealed from the Amaranthine.
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Welcome.