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Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree Part. 1

<Snipped quote by Punished GN>

well at least I still know more about linux

@Zombiedude101

You’re about to know about these nuts

Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree Part. 1

post 60 imminent

@Zombiedude101

Cucked

Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree Part. 1

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Auri Auclair.

Interactions: Eve (@LanaStorm), Kali (@Damycles), Linqian (@FernStone), Edict (@AtomicEmperor), and Jack/Stormy (@Blizz)

Flowers and Canvases.

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The hug was a very, very unexpected response for Britney. The gal was expecting people to throw stuff at her and curse her out, but a hug? That was entirely out of her predictions! It warmed her heart and eased that nervousness she had in coming here. Thus, she returned the hug, wrapping her arms around Eve as she felt her heart get a little warmer...

"... Girl, you're squishing my titties." Britney said with a laugh before releasing her and stepping back, keeping her hands on Eve's shoulders. Everyone, so far, seemed to be receptive to her return, and it made her feel a lot better to follow through with her decision to return to the Coven. And Lynette won't be able to tease her for chickening out.

"It's great to see you, Eve," Britney said before looking her up and down... and she looked a lot different. Almost unrecognizable.

"I almost thought you wouldn't show up. Still, you seem to be doing well."

Kali

The first to speak with her was Kali... whom Britney was equally surprised to see Kali. He looked very different from what she remembered and looked dashing in that suit. However, he seemed slightly different in the energy he gave off. From Britney's memories of the old Coven, he was very skittish up until the final battle with the Stygian Snake. She wanted to examine him, but he ghosted - not that Britney blamed him, as the war against the Apparition was... something else.

"You seem to be doing great, too - you look great in that suit."

”Hey Britney. You're late. Meeting’s pretty much over, actually, we're on the way to the strip club now for some much needed fun.”

Linqian

Next up was Linqian, whom Britney never interacted much with... it was her brother with whom Britney was on excellent terms. However, she heard he was one of Father Wolf's many victims, which was a shame because she kept in touch with the guy and considered him a friend. Britney wondered how Linqian was holding up, but the girl didn't seem to have changed much since the Old Coven - so she decided to keep her distance, at least for now.

"Fashionably late as always, girl!" Britney said with a smile, sticking her tongue out. The grave and dire tone that had overtaken the room was temporarily pushed out... before hitting her three times as hard. Britney sighed as she tried to force some levity, "But, they didn't already ban you from all of them? Shocker."

"Brit?"

"Edict" but Brit will NOT call him that

However, her face flattened once Britney finally noticed Greyson. The last time she saw him, she told him she never wanted to see him again - and she meant that. It was surprising that Greyson even showed up... even more surprising that he was checking her walls for a crack yet again. Before, Britney was more than willing to let him in... as Greyson's tendrils etched across Britney's barrier, looking for a way in, he would have felt something familiar about it all. Something that reminded him of home. However, Britney was never going to let him in ever again. There was that urge to slap the taste out of his mouth.

Fortunately, everyone dogpiled on him for her.

Britney slapped a hand on her hip.

"Glad to see you haven't changed much, Greyson," Britney said before looking him up and down. "But, what in the world are you wearing? Halloween ain't for another week; take that shit off!" She laughed.

"You're... Alive. I didn't think you would be."

Jack

Next up was Jack, being... himself. Britney was shocked to see that he was even alive. She was there to see him off on his little adventure through the All-Verse; that was the last she had ever seen or heard from the guy. She was hoping that he wouldn't blame her if she assumed that he was dead. After all, there are threats in the multiverse, and Jack thought he could do everything by himself. Though, when he talked about the cactus...

"... Hey now, he loved it."

Tayla left, and Britney gave her a wave goodbye, and her vision landed on Luca immediately, trying to cut and run. However, it was unsuccessful as his bag of pills fell apart, and Drake went over to help him... Britney was going to keep her distance from him for now. She figured that the Rot was still adjoined to him, and that well of guilt returned. Her heart started racing as she felt a little weak; her breath sped up as she had to look away. Don't say nothing to him, Brit. You'll only make things worse. Britney thought to herself. Other people in the room, such as Drake and Sloane, were audibly ignoring her, and she knew that it was probably for the best. As long as she would remain in the Coven, she would be a divisive figure.

But, it was all for the greater good.

Auri walked over to her, holding the Butterfly Staff and that trademark smile on her face as she remembered it. "It's great to see that you made it-"

The door flew open, revealing Stormy Carson. Britney remembered him being the shield that tried to protect them all during the Stygian Snake's rampage—one of her most vocal and open critics.

"YOU!"

Stormy

"... Heh, me." Britney didn't seem to be phased by the threatening display as she turned sideways to look at Stormy. She was certain that she would not be able to talk him down.

"ENOUGH!" Auri shouted. The sound of Auri's staff hitting the floor of the flower shop was impossible to ignore as a wall of glowing butterfly apparitions separated herself from Stormy. Auri herself stepped through the butterflies as if it was nothing, as the butterfly's Apparitions contorted to allow her entry. She walked up to Stormy with that smile and said, oddly chipperly...

"She's here because I asked her to come," Auri started as she touched her chest. "If you're going to be mad at anyone - threaten anyone - then... direct your frustrations, whatever form they may take, at me."

Her eyes drifted around the room as she said,

"And that goes for everyone."

She sighed, spun her staff around in her hand, and stared him dead on.

"I'm going to ask you to calm down or turn around."

Family Plots -- Foster Families, Group Home

@Punished GN I found this post and am very interested in doing a RP like this, possibly 1x1. Would you be interested? You seem to be the only one on this thread whos's been active recently.

@Lark Mills

Eh, not my thing. lol

Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree Part. 1

More ppl to be jumped by the Tree Hippies.

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The Greenwood Coven.

Interactions: Alizée (@Estylwen) and Leon (@AtomicEmperor

Veni Vedi Veni - Parking Lot.

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“We ain’t with nobody, ya’ weirdo!” Naomi tilted her head and stared at Leon as she caught the phone quickly. It was clear that these two were with one of the many magical factions operating out of St. Portwell. These two could be any one of the psychopaths that roam the streets at night. Naomi was not the one to jump the gun because Wolfboy just transformed; they didn’t seem like the Wolfpack. These two did not seem like drug-pushing white trash. However, they reminded her of 8th Street or the Nazi-wannabes.

Naomi glanced to her right and saw Pearl and Kashmira running down the fire escape. James and Ruby chose not to come, but Naomi saw them watching out of sight. Smart. Shango’s axe and Ruby’s branch would give them away. However, it’s not like the two can’t provide support from up there.

“… The real question is, why the fuck are you two doing this!?” Jess shouted as she struggled to break free. “I was doing nothing but sitting there, you crazy bitch!”

“Jess… calm down,” Naomi said to her friend… this bitch wanted to know what they had to do with the Wolfpack. Now, going around Wolfpack turf yelling that they’re going to try to kill one of the city’s top crimelords was top-tier stupid. Her eyes drifted towards Amelia, who was quiet, even though she could probably feel how this was going.

There was that part of Naomi that wanted to talk things down, but that smile after she squeezed Jess like a chew toy… she was fucking crazy. She was probably going to kill Jess even if they told this psycho the world’s most convincing lie!

She glanced to the right again, and the two had just made it down the fire escape and were running across the parking lot, which was great. She turned her head towards Amelia and did a hand gesture, a very subtle movement of the fingers that Greenwood did to send signals to each other discretely. It was simply tapping her fingers together, one that could be mistaken for a nervous tick. Amelia saw, and Naomi spoke to Alizee, very annoyed,

“… We’re just trying to get some blow so we can party…” Naomi started…

However, Amelia swung her hands in front of herself in a wide arc. With this swing of her hands, she created a powerful blast of air that should be strong enough to knock Alizee and Leon down - infused with some of those razor-sharp leaves.

Naomi hopped into the air, doing a flip with her hands fully extended. Out of her hands came a net of ethereal glowing white webs, with the sole purpose of binding the two. The webs are an Emotional-Field and would be difficult to destroy with magic. Naomi landed behind them with her webs in her hands.

Autumn focused on the ghostly hand, commanding her Apparition to use telekinesis to pry the hand’s fingers open to free Jess.

Pearl and Kashmira were almost there…

Nomadic Odyssey: Find Your Heart

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Interactions: Isabella (@Kamen Evie), Arianna (@KremeSupreme), and Florian (@Drag)

World Fighting Carnival - Tunnel Underneath.

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"That stone's a fake, no time to explain. You guys going after Oh-One too?! Cmon! He's already at the vault, he's just up ahead!"

Arianna

When Arianna fell from the sky, Jaden whipped out his two swords, ready to slice the weirdo up. However, she seemed like a "friend" and told them that Oh-One was ahead. It startled the old man enough to force him to transform, and Jaden couldn't help but chuckle. He tilted his head as she said, "Think we should belie-"

"She's not a robot," Oh-Seven noted as she transformed her own feet into the flight system. The bottom of her feet opened up, and thrusters lifted Oh-Seven off the ground, which made Jaden raise an eyebrow as she looked over her shoulder and said, "We haven't got time to waste." She quickly jetted away, and Jaden rolled his eyes and darted after Izzy and Oh-Seven...

... This is so a trap.

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Interactions: Seshet (@Kamen Evie), and Dare (@KremeSupreme),

World Fighting Carnival - Tunnel Underneath.

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Internal systems accessed. Bypassing firewall. Opening door in less than a minute- WARNING. SUBJECT: DAREN METZGER HAS ENTERED THE CHAMBER.

Oh-One did not so much as flinch as Daren walked up...

Waiting for Subject: Daren Metzger to get close, then will decapitate and continue interfacing-

WARNING. WARNING. WARNING.

The third party that appeared chucked a bomb between Oh-One and Daren, and the machine scanned the bomb...

...ERROR!

Engaging pulse shield...

Oh-One turned around and erected a red static-y barrier, a dome that trapped both Oh-One and the console and tanked the explosion... when the dust settled, the console was unharmed, and the barrier was still standing. It faded away as Oh-One's attention was divided between Seshet and Daren...

Engaging Exceed Orbit...

Two circular drones came out of Oh-One's shoulders... one fired a red-hot beam at Daren, and the other was aimed at Seshat.

Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree Part. 1

PREEEEEEEEEEESENTING THE GREENWOOOD COVEN

The Four Maidens

The four best friends of Ruby White, the Spring Maiden, each has a different seasonal theme. They comprise the original four members of the Greenwood Coven's leadership.

Ruby.White
30 | Ruby Kierra White | She/Her "Eating ass and saving grass."	Description: The fearless leader of the Greenwood Coven, Ruby is a compassionate, kind, and nurturing woman, deeply committed to protecting the forests and seas of St. Portwell. Still, she is known to be incredibly stubborn, with a holier-than-thou attitude, and impulsive - with a borderline Messiah Complex. Ruby is a native of St. Portwell to a single mother who discovered a magical grove during a game of hide-and-seek with friends. When she stepped into this place, she felt a connection to nature like no other, and it filled her with wonder - as it was the most beautiful place she had seen. Little to her, the Grove was a magical, semi-sentient location that only let in those it deemed worthy. The place became Ruby's sanctuary, and she retreated to receive that same wonder well into her adult years. However, after the battle with the Stygian Snake, more Apparitions flooded into St. Portwell, and one entered the Grove. Ruby entered the Grove one day and found it all burning. The very thing she loved as a child in flames caused Ruby to fall to her knees and scream, causing her Kindling-Event. Her ancestors gave her spells that she tried to use to them to save the Grove, but it was beyond saving: it was gone. After this, Ruby learned about what was happening to St. Portwell: in the chaos of new factions and Paranormal-beings flooding into St. Portwell, they were destroying the natural beauty of the place she loved. Ruby was unhappy with this and dedicated herself to training, learning countless spells. She waged a one-woman war against these factions... eventually roping her three best friends into it, forming the Greenwood Coven. With Greenwood, Ruby has had many adventures as she defeated Apparitions, witches and warlocks, and other monsters threatening nature. Ruby is an average-height woman who stands at five-five and has a skinny, somewhat athletic build. Ruby is half-black and half-white but identifies as African-American and has dyed red dreadlocks, the most notable features in her eyes. However, she has a nasty burn scar on her right arm from a battle with Emily G. Reed (who she fucking hates). She likens herself to a modern-day superhero as, when the time calls, she dons her Spring Maiden alter-ego and wages war against the other factions. While the Spring Maiden, she walks around with a giant tree branch, which acts as her channeler. Her longtime girlfriend is Amelia Dallon, the Fall Maiden. Abstraction: Adept - Red & Pink. Channeler: A branch from a piece of the Grove that was not destroyed. Spring-Beams: Ruby's primary spell and offensive weapon, she can generate concussive beams from her channeler. These beams were a dull-yellow color, and she could control the force they hit with (They can range from a punch to knocking a car over). These beams had a secondary effect of generating plant life (roots, grass, foliage, etc.) wherever they hit, and she can control what gets generated to a degree. She can use it to create plant structures to suit whatever needs. Plant-Communication: Ruby could "communicate" with plants and receive a brief Recollection of someone who has recently passed by. She can use this to track anyone, anywhere, in her forests. Growth-Acceleration: With a wave of her "wand," she can cause flowers to bloom, trees to flourish, and fields to become fertile - even in places where they would not logically grow. She can induce explosive plant growth in her vicinity, and this spell is the strongest during the spring equinox. Forest Shield: Ruby can quickly erect a massive barrier out of the ground of vines, thorns, and woods that can be pretty difficult to penetrate. Verdant Platforms: Ruby can create a platform made out of plants in the environment at will and use them to get as high as she pleases. She can create several at once that are either above or lower than her but remain present until they either wither away or get destroyed. Aeromancy: Ruby can control and manipulate the air element with a wave of her wand. She can conjure powerful gusts of wind, create air currents, and even summon a tornado to ravage foes. Ruby has learned that she can achieve a pseudo-form of flight by laughing herself around with winds. Emotion-Sensing: Ruby could, by blinking her eyes, see the auras of people around her and discern their emotional state from their color. Ruby also can foster an emotional bond between a group of people and allow them to see each other’s emotions. Positive-Emotion Amplification: Ruby can cause positive emotions in others (bypassing Emotional-Fields) even in the darkest hours. She can induce joy, hope, and happiness in her targets, but her fellow Coven members don't like their emotions manipulated, so she rarely uses this Spell. Emotional-Repulsion: Ruby can focus on her targets, bypassing any Emotional-Fields, and induce emotions such as fear, discomfort, and uncertainty to ward them away.
Jessica.Rosefey
32 | Jessica Sharon Rosefey Jr. | She/Her "Time to party!"	Description: Known as SunnyMuscleMommy on Instagram, but in the Greenwood Coven, Jessica is known as the Summer Maiden. Jessica is a longtime friend of Ruby's who is very passionate about her fitness journey and has become a bodybuilder. Due to her great genetics, she is incredibly muscular with well-built arms, back, abs, and legs and has made her own Instagram page which has thousands of followers (who are all horny for her). She's a little taller than average at five-eight. Jessica is a very positive and sunny individual who is always talking, being the life of the party, and cracking jokes. She claims she's a people person and great at making friends with people. She is very kind and moral, can't stand seeing people getting hurt, and tries to put others first (when realistic). However, she can't mentally handle insults or criticism and just has to be showered with compliments. She loves animals and the forest and used to take hikes all the time before the Stygian Snake, which has rendered the forests far too dangerous to trek alone in. Jessica experienced her Kindling-Event after her hormones got the best of her. She was eventually roped into her best friend Ruby's little Greenwood Coven, and she served as a vital member as Jessica acts as the Greenwood Coven's artillery. She usually has a pseudo-cowboy style because she always wears a leather cowboy hat (which belonged to her grandfather) except when at the gym. Her fellow Maidens had to talk her out of trying to incorporate it into her Summer Maiden disguise. Abstraction: Adept - Red & Green. Channeler: Her Granddaddy's Cowboy Hat. Sun-Beam: Jessica is capable of summoning a powerful ray of sunlight, which will either incinerate her target or pound it with kinetic force. Charging the attack takes a few moments, and the area gets hotter before it strikes. This Spell can burn any target unfortunate enough to be in its range or hit them with a crushing force from the sky. This makes Jessica one of the Greenwood Coven's heavy hitters as she's functionally artillery, but the only caveat is that it can only be used during the day. Healing-Light: Jessica can also heal people by calling down healing beams of light. She can't heal people that fast, but she can recover them from a distance and heal several at a time. She can also heal herself! However, it is yet another Spell that can only be used during the day (Doh!). Sun-Strength: Jessica can call an extraordinary ray of light onto herself, temporarily giving her super strength and durability - allowing her muscles to exert much more than they should. This wears off gradually after a few minutes and, you guessed it, can only be used during the day. Summer-Warmth: Jess can quickly raises the temperature of the environment, weather be damned, to the hottest summer days. Jessica can wither down enemies with his Spell, but this does not differentiate friend from foe. Magmamancy: After her fellow sisters complained about how useless she was during the night, Jessica developed a valuable spell in a fight. By focusing, Jessica can heat solid stone and transform it into either magma rocks or molten magma. After creating the magma, she can telekinetically manipulate it in a five-meter range, but this Spell has a high energy cost.
Amelia.Dallon
29 | Amelia Taylor Dallon | She/Her "I don't care about what I have to do; I won't let them hurt her."	Description: Ruby's girlfriend and the Fall Maiden. Amelia was born in Texas as an Orphan but was eventually adopted by a family in St. Portwell. Despite being one of the lucky ones to get adopted by a family, she never felt like she was one of them and always felt like an outsider wherever she went. She was a very lonely youth who found it hard to connect to people, regardless of how hard she tried - so she just figured that's what she was and gave up. She loved nature and went on hikes, bike rides, etc, until one day, Amelia was attacked by an Abominable that was a leftover from the Stygian Snake's rampage (to which she was mainly oblivious). It activated her Kindling-Event and helped her discover her Adept heritage - and she was saved by Ruby Weiss, whom she became friends with. It became a crush as Amelia tried to work over her issues with socialization (and saw the best in Ruby despite her stubbornness and flagrant messiah complex). Eventually, she confessed, and the two went steady, becoming longtime lovers; Amelia declared she would remain by her side no matter what. Thus, when Ruby said she would form the Greenwood Coven to protect nature, Amelia was her first member and most vocal supporter. Amelia is very reserved and laidback; you'd be hard-pressed to see her getting worked up. She's calm and analytical to Ruby's more firey and passionate disposition, but she's an entirely different person in private. Amelia is very socially awkward and is not good at reading people or being mindful of their emotions. Because of this, Amelia remains silent most of the time and lets Ruby, Pearl, or Jess do the talking. It's unknown to her, but Amelia ultimately depends on Ruby in the most unhealthy ways! Amelia is a very skinny woman (but with a fat butt) of ambiguous racial identity... she at the very least knows that she's part Spanish. When the time comes, expect Amelia to wear orange as the Fall Maiden. Abstraction: Adept - Red & Purple. Channeler: Her trusty combat knife. Foliage Manipulation: Amelia can telekinetically manipulate foliage in a wide radius and do whatever she wants it to do. She can control thousands of pieces of foliage at a time, and not just that, and she can sharpen each of them into a razor-sharp weapon. She can shred foes to bits in her foliage storm, as she may be the most brutal out of the entire Greenwood Coven. She can also create barriers and constructs out of leaves and other foliage. Foliage-Generation: ... Is what Amelia calls the Spell, but it's a subtle combination of her Purple & Red Lux that allows her to pull leaves from other dimensions. Aeromancy: Taught to her by Ruby, Amelia can manipulate air, not as well as her girlfriend. She can send out crushing winds, create twisters, and has developed a form of flight assisted by her purple lux. Flight: Assisted by rushing winds, Amelia can achieve flight. She can dart through the air at lightning speeds using a combination of red and purple Lux; wherever she flies, powerful winds follow. Teleportation: As a manifestation of her Purple-Lux, Amelia can teleport herself, or a group of people, to any place within a hundred-meter radius. Amelia is accompanied by a strong gust of wind that carries leaves whenever she teleports. This Spell is vital to the Greenwood Coven's hit-and-run strategies, and Amelia is easily the most important member. However, she can only teleport once every twenty minutes.
Pearl.Cho
28 | Pearl Cho | She/Her "Remember, in the darkest moments, there is always a hidden strength waiting to awaken."	Description: A second-generation Korean Immigrant whose parents own a Korean Restaurant in Downtown St. Portwell. Pearl's family immigrated to the city from South Korea when she was just a child, and she grew up balancing her cultural heritage with the fast-paced urban lifestyle that St. Portwell offered. As a child, Pearl functionally grew up in her parent's restaurant as she always did some work there (whether or not it obeyed child labor laws!). This was where she met Ruby and became a part of her little friend group since high school, bringing a sense of balance to the coven with her calm and composed demeanor. Her quiet confidence, sense of duty, and swan-like grace are matched by her inner strength and unwavering loyalty to her friends and their cause. She's a thoughtful and empathetic soul who, unlike the other members of the Greenwood Coven, has no particular love of outdoor activities or nature. However, she understands the balance of St. Portwell and knows that letting nature get out of whack would not end well for her or future generations. So she believes it's her sworn duty to help the Greenwood Coven protect nature and puts her life on the life battling the other factions (she punched Emily G.Reed in the cunt once, though). Pearl is a Korean girl who is a little bit chubby and has a head of messy black hair - she stands at five-two. As the Winter Maiden, she dresses in all blue except for her black boots. Abstraction: Adept - Red & Black. Channeler: Snowflake pendant. Cyromancy: Pearl has a strong connection to winter. She can harness winter's icy, cold energies to manipulate temperature, create constructs out of ice, telekinetically manipulate ice, summon gusts of icy wind, and freeze objects or even bodies of water with touch. Her Spells are most potent during the winter solstice. Spirit-Communication: Pearl possesses the remarkable Spell to summon the spirits of the deceased and communicate with them. She can connect with these ethereal entities, engage in conversations, and gain information from them. At will, she can dispel them back where they came. Temporary Raising of the Dead: Pearl can temporarily summon the dead for one specific task. She can reanimate deceased individuals to serve as helpful and loyal assistants and temporarily access their skills, memories, and abstractions if they are Adept. They will fulfill this one task, and once it is complete (they're destroyed), they will return to the other side. Warding: Pearl can create a barrier that Apparitions cannot bypass, which will remain until Pearl drops it or the Apparition destroys it. If someone is Adjoined or Abscised, they cannot enter. Agents are not affected.

Other members

Other members of the Greenwood Coven who have joined for their own reasons.

James.Carmicheal
21 | James Jordan Carmicheal | He/Him "Hey now, protecting nature is protecting us!"	Description: An oddity in the Greenwood Coven as James is the sole male member of the organization, and his girlfriend is fellow member Noami Rodgers (who roped him in). James is African-American, stands tall at six-five, and very athletic. However, he's not from St. Portwell but is a native of Atlanta, Georgia; he ended up at St. Portwell University on a football scholarship. James used to be the star player of his football team back in Atlanta, and he was so good that St. Portwell University gave him a scholarship. He is reaching for his chance to join the NFL by taking the scholarship to the last place he wanted to go. However, at St. Portwell University, he met his girlfriend Naomi Rodgers, who roped him into Greenwood. James isn't exactly the most nature-loving member of Greenwood, but he has always had a passion for outdoor activities like jogging, biking, and exploring the woods. He's a good soul but very cocky and impulsive, especially once he gained Shango's Axe. James joined just before Greenwood campaigned against Das Sonnenrad and was instrumental in the fight - he killed Kaiser Draeger. He currently holds the alias of Knight Sky. Abstraction: Agent - Shango's Axe. Shango's Axe is a legendary artifact with a history that traces back to the heart of Africa, where it was once wielded by the powerful Yoruba deity, Shango, known for controlling fire and lightning. The Greenwood Coven learned that the Axe was being stored in a member of the Elite named Jason Valos' mansion, and they "borrowed" it from him and gave it to James. Shango's axe is a powerful weapon that grants James immense elemental abilities and raw destructive power but lacks the fine control of other Paranormal-Beings. He can summon lightning bolts from the sky, the axe, or his fingertips - even surround himself, fully or partially, with lightning. James can also generate fire from his body and the axe and easily create fireworks and other displays. The Axe also allows James to fly at high speeds and easily outmaneuver the slow. The Axe is also supernaturally durable and near-impossible to chip even with the strongest Abstractions - making it viable as a weapon and a shield. With these abilities, James is easily the most powerful member of the Greenwood Coven.
Naomi.Rodgers
23 | Naomi Mercedes Rodgers | She/Her "At the end of the day, you can’t help those who don’t want help."	Description: Native of Philadelphia, Noami sees herself as being a country city girl as she rarely, if ever, spent a summer in Philadelphia. When school was out, she stayed with her extended family that lived in Kingstree, South Carolina, a very rural town. She has fond memories of playing in the woods with her cousins, which she claims changed her life. Noami was a very open-minded woman who always tried to learn more about the people in the world than what she was used to. She is well-versed in African folklore and culture, which made her reach out and learn about other cultures. Noami always saw herself as a leader and wanted to improve things for the people around her, so Noami always takes a leadership position if possible and puts her mind towards fixing the problems within that organization. Noami is compassionate above all else and always looks at the bigger picture, but sometimes loses herself to her pride and ego. After Noami graduated high school - she got a scholarship to St. Portwell University to major in Social Studies, and this was where Noami met Pearl Cho... and eventually was roped into the Greenwood Coven. She joined them not out of any tree-hugging desire but out of a faint nostalgia due to her childhood playing in the woods in South Carolina and wants to ensure that other children get the experiences she has. Noami has started an African-themed clothing brand known as Heritage (in which she handmakes everything). Naomi is a skinny (with curves back there) African-American girl who stands at five-three. Her Greenwood alias is the Silk Knight. Abstraction: Adjoined - Anansi’s Gift. Due to her wisdom, virtue, and leadership, Noami is favored by the Apparition Anansi and thus has gained his abilities. Anansi was a being of Trickery and Stories, not raw strength; his abilities make Naomi a unique asset in Greenwood. The primary ability of Anansi's gift is that she can weave ethereal, glowing-white threads in the environment comprised of magical energy itself. She can create these webs out of her body or in a twenty-three-meter radius around herself, and they have a unique property among abstractions: they are functionally an Emotional-Field. These webs are highly resistant to the abstractions of Paranormal beings (and interfere with them), and they will find themselves getting caught far easier than the mundane. On the flip side, they are easily cleaved apart by mundane means. Otherwise, they behave like regular webs, and she can climb on them without getting stuck, swing around Spider-Man style, etc. Anansi's Gift comes with unparalleled agility, akin to a spider's. Naomi possesses the grace and skill to maneuver in supernatural ways, allowing her to flip, jump higher, and run faster. This Abstraction also comes with the ability to climb on walls, and Naomi can climb on anything solid. However, the crowning jewel of Anansi's Gift is the ability to instantly metamorphose into a minuscule spider, reminiscent of the deity Anansi themselves. In this form, Naomi is the most vulnerable, but it makes her so small that she blends into her environment, and it can help her escape, spy on people and scout, and even dodge attacks. She can still weave her webs on a far smaller scale, and she is immune to all forms of Paranormal detection while in this form. The only issue is that she ends up naked!
Autumn.Hayes
26 | Autumn Melody Hayes | She/Her "I will turn my family's dark legacy around to be a force for good."	Description: A quiet enigma, Autumn Hayes is as much of a shut-in a person could get. She grew up homeschooled, had few friends, and would instead remain inside and browse the internet. This was a part of her parent's design who wanted their little girl to be safe from harm and the world's evils... especially the supernatural side of the family, which they were very much aware of. However, one day, they disappeared into thin air, and her Aunt, Bernetta Hayes, adopted Autumn, but Autumn still desperately searched for her parents. Aunt Bernetta tried to make Autumn go out and make friends instead of being glued to her computer all day... which didn't go well. However, she had a fleeting suspicion that Aunt Bernetta knew something, and after much probing, Aunt Bernetta told her the truth: her bloodline was cursed. Autumn's grandmother came from an alternate universe ruled by an Adept theocracy that worshipped magic known as The League. They oppressed the mundane, and Aberrations and her ancestors were a line of magical serial killers who hunted down these Adepts, killing them and storing their souls in their amulet... the very amulet that Autumn had around her neck since she was a tween. One of their victims, a Blue-Lux user, cursed their bloodline, which would cause them to wither into nothing ten years after having a child... which was what happened to her parents. Her grandmother brought her children to this dimension, hoping to break the curse, but it persisted and took her life. The first vow that Autumn made was that she would never have children until she found a way to break the curse. Her second vow was to turn around her family's dark legacy and use the amulet that was the terror of this universe to be a force for good. Autumn didn't know where to start; she confided in her one friend, Amelia Dallon, who got her to join the Greenwood Coven. Autumn is not dedicated to nature, but she wants to make some kind of positive impact in the world, and the Greenwood Coven was the key - and she got to fight Nazis. Autumn is a very mousy woman who's a little chunky from her sedentary lifestyle, and she would appear chubbier if it weren't for the fact that she's five-ten. She's known for her curly head of brown hair and her glasses. While committing Greenwood activities, she is known as the Specter Knight. Abstraction: Agent - The Adept Hunter's Amulet In a separate universe known as Glint, there was a theocracy that oppressed the masses known as The League. One of Autumn's ancestors had such an intense hatred of the League and their Adepts that, once they died, they returned as an Apparition with the single purpose of killing as many Adepts as possible. This Apparition was sealed into an Amulet by these Adepts... but it was stolen by this person's descendants and used as a powerful tool for, you guessed it, killing Adepts - It was passed down to Autumn. The passive ability of this Abstraction allows Autumn to see the auras of any Adept in a fifty-meter radius through objects - but if she is actively hunting for them, this range can extend up to a hundred-and-fifty meters. Through their auras, Autumn can discern the color of their Lux from the color of their aura. However, if an Adept has recently died, their Aura will appear wavy, directing her to them like a beacon. If she gets to this Adept before it's too late, she can claim their soul and create an Apparition that will be stored in the Amulet. These Apparitions will be of the Adepts and have their exact spell catalog they had when they died (they will be immutable otherwise). She can telepathically control these Apparitions and use their spells as her own. Autumn can claim a limitless amount of Adepts, but she can only manifest one at a time to control. The point of this Amulet is for Autumn to go out and kill as many Adepts as possible so she can become the most powerful, but she resists that destiny and cleaves her own. She's very careful whom she claims and tries to claim the souls of bastards like Das Sonnenrad. Autumn has claimed the following Adepts: Geneva Bernard: Or "Sabrina the Teenaged Bitch," as the rest of Greenwood called her. She was a young member of Das Sonnenrad and a persistent nail in their side until Pearl killed her. Autumn was there to claim her soul, and she has become her offensive Apparition. She was a Purple-Lux user with the spells to teleport to a random location (which she used to dodge attacks) and fly. She could also telekinetically manipulate two objects that weren't nailed down via hand motions. Al Slaughter Kaiser Draeger's right-hand-man... or so he thought. He was just around because he was an Orange-Lux user and boosted Kaiser Draeger's abstraction. Unfortunately, he slipped up and met his end with Emily G. Reed's hand, and his soul was claimed by Autumn afterward. He had one spell and a simple one: he could boost the Abstractions of others at the cost of deteriorating his health. He did this by firing orange beams out of his hands, and the effects persisted until they abruptly faded away.
Kashmira.Sarai
18 | Kashmira Sarai | She/Her "I have seen things that are proof that Shiva is a blesser."	Description: Often called Kash, Mira, or amusingly to her, Doctor Sarai. The cheerful Kasmira Sarai, a native of Ahmedabad, India, moved to America as a little girl. It was quite a culture shock, but Kashmira considers her Indian roots highly important; she is a devout follower of Shaivism (A form of Hinduism) and still celebrates the holidays she grew up on. Kashmira, alongside her twin sister Rashmika, was raised to be a kind and compassionate person who seeks to make the world a better place as Dharma dictates. She is very personable and somewhat eccentric, held back by her idealism, stubbornness, and closemindedness. Kashmira is a short woman at four-ten but is slim and curvy due to her diet and the fact she exercises plenty. Kashmira comes from a very long line of Green Adepts who, in the present day, are self-divided by their sect of Hinduism - believing themselves to be blessed by their deity of choice. The family has a lot of Paranormal enemies in India and the greater Asian continent. One night, this came to a head when an Apparition attacked Kashmira Sarai and her twin sister, seeking revenge for an unfulfilled pact her grandmother, Hanumanta Patel, made, causing both of them to undergo their Kindling Event and unlock Green Lux. Kashmira's mother saved them, but her family chose to leave India as the number of enemies their ancestors made was far too high. The Sarai family settled in St. Portwell, where Kashmira secretly trained with her Green Lux, discovering that her Affinity was towards healing wounds and augmenting their biology. She initially had problems progressing through American school, but she hit her stride and became a grade-A student through sheer dedication alone. She didn't fit in with Americans but found common ground with other Indians and is a sight in Indian restaurants. Kashmira is in her last year of high school and aims to become a doctor. Kashmira, through a friendship with Pearl, is the newest member of the Greenwood Coven, and she joined them because of her desire to maintain the balance in the world and protect life. Given that she joined only a few weeks ago, she holds the title of Green Shaman. Abstraction: Adept - Green Lux. Channeler: Grandmother's Jewel Necklace. Healing: Kashmira has that healing touch - she has an excellent healing Spell through training and lessons from her ancestors. She can save someone from the brink of death and have them ready to go in mere minutes. She can heal up to two people simultaneously, one for each hand. Healing-Field: A less potent and more dangerous version of her healing ability applied to a field that can be up to thirty meters. Inside this field, denoted by a green aura, everyone gets their injuries healed at a far slower rate than her primary healing ability. She rarely uses this except in the safest situations. Dermal-Boost: While in contact, Kashmira can increase the durability of someone's skin and bones to the point where they can shrug off most small arms. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop the impact; they still feel pain. Dove-Wings: Kashmira can create massive white-feathered dove wings out of her back and use them to fly around.

Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree NPC List

Deceased/Missing Sycamore Tree Coven Members

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Father Wolf’s Victims

The known members of the original Coven who were murdered over the last few months; it is possible there could be far more.

Ashley.Stone
28 | Ashley Meadow Stone | She/Her "Stone. Ashley Stone. See? I told you it sounded cool."	Description: The former leader of the Sycamore Tree Coven and former cheerleader during the fiasco with the Stygian Snake. The Stygian Snake destroyed her house and enthralled her mother, Sherri Stone, forcing Ashley to kill her or else she would be killed herself. This incident caused Ashley to undergo a kindling event, and she became a Black Adept. Out of a desire for revenge, Ashley gathered other magical teenagers being terrorized by this thing and formed a Coven under a Sycamore Tree. However, the Stygian Snake was near invincible even with Black Lux, so Ashley grabbed a group, traveled to a different universe, and found an artifact known as the Apparition Killer. With the blade, they managed to weaken the Stygian Snake enough to allow the Coven to seal it into the Sycamore Tree. Afterward, she kept the blade with her in case it got out. Afterward, it became apparent that Ashley was not fit to be a leader (being temperamental, dealing with the loss of her mother, and having zero leadership skills or experience), which ultimately led to the Sycamore Tree Coven falling apart. Ashley had no problem with it, severed herself from her Lux, and went on to become a mother and a teacher at the local college. However, she was the latest in a string of mysterious murders of the former members of the Sycamore Tree Coven, being killed a week before the events of the story. Her daughter was mysteriously put up for adoption sometime before her death, however. Ashley was a Caucasian woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes and was athletically gifted. Abstraction: Adept - Black Lux. Channeler: Sharktooth Necklace. Ashley comes from a long line of necromancers to her horror, but given that Black Lux is the best against Apparitions, she used it to help battle the Stygian Snake. She was a powerful necromancer, but after the dissolution of the Coven, she chose to sever herself and live life without magic.
Jade.Blackmore
26 | Jade Patricia Blackmore | She/Her "Want mamma Jade to kiss it and make it better? Ha!"	Description: Née West. Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, her father got a job in St. Portwell when she was younger and moved there. What made the culture shock from moving halfway across the country infinitely worse was she was caught in the Stygian Snake's rampage. The monster nearly killed her, but Drake Blackmore saved her, underwent her Kindling Event, and gained Green Lux. She joined the Sycamore Tree Coven in their valiant attempts to stop the Stygian Snake. After its defeat, she left the Coven the second it became toxic but started dating Drake Blackmore. Eventually, the two married, and Jade went to school to become a doctor. The two lived happily ever after... until Jade was murdered during a vacation trip to New Orleans. Since then, Drake has been reeling over the death of his wife. Jade was a skinny African-American woman who always wore her hair naturally and always wore sunglasses. Abstraction: Adept - Green Lux. Channeler: Her Wedding Ring. Healing: Jade's primary Spell was a healing touch - she could heal people in mere seconds, and during the fight against the Stygian Snake, she was getting people back in the fight. Biological-Scan: Jade could scan someone's biology on touch and learn everything about their body. This has saved lives before.
Ripley.Hunter
20 | Ripley Tobias Hunter | He/Him "Take things slow and easy..."	Description: Younger brother to Daisy and Lionel Hunter, he was only ten when the Stygian Snake went on its rampage and was pretty much dragged along kicking and screaming. He didn't want anything to do with the Sycamore Tree Coven... and he also didn't want to be killed by an animalistic abomination. When he went through his Kindling Event, gaining Gold Lux, his minions assisted with whatever they could and defeated the Stygian Snake. Afterward, Ripley severed himself from his Lux and left the Coven, as he didn't want anything to do with magic. However, this didn't save him from being killed during the murders, as he was the first to die. Ripley was a skinny, shut-in gamer who worked in a shopping market between college classes and was happy with his girlfriend. Abstraction: Ripley was previously a Gold-Adept that could summon copies of himself to do the things he didn't want to do... but he ultimately severed himself as he wanted nothing to do with magic. He was One-Eye-Open up until his death.
Lionel.Hunter
26 | Lionel Anthony Hunter | He/Him "Only girls can touch the beard."	Description: Lionel Hunter was the younger brother to Daisy but the older brother to Ripley, and he was pulled into the nonsense with the Stygian Snake by Daisy. Unlike Ripley, he chose to be there and fought against the Stygian Snake with his Golden Lux. After its defeat, Lionel stayed in the Sycamore Tree Coven as long as it was active and, after its dissolution, became a Paranormal Investigator in St. Portwell. It was a way for him to explore magic and gain new Spells through defeating Apparitions and Monsters. He was investigating the murders of the former members of the Sycamore Tree Coven... when he, too, fell victim to the serial killer targeting them. Lionel was a short man at around five-six, always wearing a suit and dressed dapper. Abstraction: Adept - Golden Lux. Channeler: A Pocketknife. Lionel could summon Apparitions and Abominable that he defeated. He had a catalog of different Apparitions. He was easily the most powerful post-Sycamore Tree Coven, second only to Daisy. Your GM is too lazy to write all of them.
Kura.Yoshida
25 | Yoshida Kura | She/Her "In the stillness of ice, emotions may freeze, but they also find their most beautiful forms."	Description: Kura was a very shy Japanese immigrant who got dragged here to America by her father as a teen for a better life. Unfortunately, this was just before the start of the Stygian Snake's rampage, and her entire family was enthralled by it and used as a meat shield. Kura was the last remaining member of her family and did everything in her power to defeat the Stygian Snake - even joining the weird cult known as the Sycamore Tree Coven. While she was so thankful for them helping her avenge her family and wanted to remain a part of them, she returned to Japan. Kura remained in touch with them as she went through university, but she was ultimately killed by the same mysterious killer that eliminated the other members of the Coven. Kura's death made Auri suspicious of the string of murders and eventually led to the reform of the Sycamore Tree Coven. Kura was a pureblooded Japanese woman who was very short at five-one and skinny, dressed casually as they came. She was also a poet and was overly poetic whenever she spoke. Abstraction: Adept - Pink & Red. Channeler: Family Portrait. Cyromancy: She had the magic to control and manipulate ice at will. This ability allowed her to freeze objects, create ice constructs, and lower the temperature in her vicinity. Ambient-Emotional-Shifting: Kura's spell specialized in shifting the emotional atmosphere of an area from one emotion to another. She could, over time, turn a boring party into a jumping occasion to fist fight. Using this Spell, she allowed the Sycamore Tree Coven to remain brave in the face of the fight against the Stygian Snake.
Samantha.Alger
25 | Samantha Lucille Alger | She/Her "Let's get this show on the road, young buck!"	Description: Nicknamed "Lash." One of the outcasts at her local school who didn't get along with everyone due to her more abrasive personality and upbringing (basically not to take bullshit). Lash was notable due to her more gruff appearance and her freakish height (she was six-four!). She loved it, but before the battle with the Stygian Snake, she wandered the woods and found a bear Apparition in its death throes named Minus. The belief behind the myth that once created the Apparition faded and asked Samantha to adjoin to save it. Samantha accepted and gained various bear-like abilities to help defeat the Stygian Snake (primarily battling its minions). Afterward, Samantha stuck with the Coven as long as she could, but due to her personality, she wasn't exactly well-liked among the Coven. Eventually, she was voted out, and she never so much as looked back, going on to become a heavy-weight MMA fighter. However, Samantha was ultimately murdered after one of her matches. Samantha was half-white, half-black. Abstraction: Adjoined - Minus. Samantha is bound with the Spirit of the great bear named Minus! Thus, giving her its abilities, super strength, speed, and durability enhanced her sense of smell. Making her a powerhouse in the old Coven.
Elsa.Conner
26 | Elsa Jolie Conner | She/Her "Get out yer' comfort zone, ya' dork!"	Description: Elsa, the best friend of Kari Wilson, was the opposite of her best friend in every way, shape, and form. She was a spirited and adventurous young woman passionate about the great outdoors. With her adventurous spirit and a deep love for nature, her eyes lit up at the mere mention of an adventure. However, She liked to party and hang out with friends and was a known partygoer. However, the Stygian Snake's thralls almost killed her and Kari, but she was saved by Britney Williams, who recruited them into the Coven. Elsa battled alongside the Sycamore Tree Coven against the Stygian Snake until the thing was defeated. She stuck with the Coven until its dissolution and spent the rest of her life giving boat tours. However, Elsa's body was washed up on the shore one night... Abstraction: Adept - Red Lux. Channeler: Her Late Father's Multitool. Aeromancy: Elsa could control the winds and send out blasts of air that can knock people over, create tornadoes, and more. Hyetomancy: Elsa could force the environment to rain and manipulate the rainwater. Electromancy: Elsa could control and manipulate electricity and electrical energy
Jinhai.Han
26 | Jinhai Han | He/Him "You’re just my stepping stone to success." @FernStone	Description: Linqian’s (slightly older) twin brother, Jinhai was the self proclaimed leader of the Han siblings (something Linqian protested, even though she always ended up following him). He was very, intensely, close to Linqian. Jinhai was charming and diplomatic on the outside, incredibly intelligent and well spoken. However this was only on a surface level - Jinhai was incredibly self serving, forming only superficial relationships for his own benefit outside of the few he was close to (his sister, younger brother and a few friends). He was a natural leader, arrogant and proud along with it, which led to him clashing with other coven members frequently. But he knew how to smooth things over, and was often the one stopping Linqian from causing a scene. Jinhai joined the Sycamore Tree coven along with Linqian after their parents were killed during its rampage, and the two of them along with their younger brother barely escaped. He was the one that made the decision to join the coven. With his people skills, ability to plan and abstraction he helped bring the Stygian Snake down… But he made sure not to put himself at risk. People had mixed opinions of him thanks to this, and he left the coven when Linqian chose to over a breakup. He moved on and went to college, aiming to become a Lawyer. He had just passed his bar exam when he was killed by Father Wolf. Abstraction: Adept - Green & Red Lux. Channeler: His Father’s Wedding Ring Ice Transformation: Jinhai could turn himself into ice - this could be localised, such as just his hands, or his entire body. He could control the ice that was part of his body and could freeze things by touching them, but he couldn’t control external ice. Thermal Resistance: A spell Jinhai had to develop purely to avoid boiling or freezing in his sister’s company. It allowed him to resist extreme temperatures, both natural and unnatural, so that he would barely feel the changes in temperature. Self-healing: Due to his selfish desire to protect himself above all else, Jinhai could heal himself slowly - he would recover from most wounds, as long as they weren’t serious enough to cause him to bleed out in minutes.
Bella.Reid
28 | Bella Reid | She/Her "For the last time, stop bullying him!" @Theyra	Description: Bella was the only child of the Reid family and a native of St. Portwell. Bella, for the most part, was a social butterfly who was quick to make friends with people and was a compassionate person. But one thing about her was that she was a person who rarely gave up and tended to stick up for other people. Even when it came to fisticuffs. She had her Kindling Event at a young age when her parents revealed themselves to be magic users and taught her how to use her magic. Becoming a Orange Lux and becoming quite proficient with her magic. When she was young, she was attacked by an apparition, and after the fight. She discovered the young Finn, who was in a bad state. After Finn told her who he was and what happened to him, she took pity on him and brought him back to her house. Which after a lengthy talk, she managed to convince them to adopt him. Seeing how a Abominable would be in better care with them than with the state. Beginning a friendship that would make the Finn and Bella close. When the Stygian Snake arrived in town and killed her parents. She was set on battling the beast, and when learning of the Sycamore Tree Coven and their mission to defeat the serpent. She and Finn joined the Coven and would do battle several times before Stygian Snake was finally defeated. But, while she tried to stay in the coven but at one point, it became clear that being in the coven was not worth it, and she left with Finn in tow. Now, she and Finn focused on mundane life, with her going to college and studying criminology for a career in law enforcement. She and Finn always stayed in touch. Bella was found murdered in her apartment after a big bust, with clear signs that she had fought back but failed to defeat her murderer. Finn was devastated over her death. Abstraction: Bella is an Adept Orange Lux user, and her Channeler is her mother's necklace. Ashrune Bella could summon a magic sword that she named Ashrune and was able to hurt Paranormal Beings with it. More Power Bella was able to boost the power of a person's magic, making it stronger for a limited time. Stronger Bella was able to make any time she holds on to stronger and but the strength go away when she stops holding it.

Missing Members

Members of the old Sycamore Tree Coven that have gone missing - you can consider them dead now.

Daisy.Hunter
28 | Daisy Audrey Hunter | She/Her "I'm on the trail of that bastard, trust me, my gun's primed on him."	Description: The second in command to the former Sycamore Tree Coven and Daisy was merely a cheerleader during the Stygian Snake's rampage; Ashley dragged her into the fray. After the thing tried to kill her, she believed Ashley and dragged her two little brothers into the fight against it. Eventually, she realized they needed heavier firepower and sought out artifacts from other dimensions... locating the Bull's Ring with Kari's Abstraction. After finding the ring, Daisy severed herself from her Gold Lux and used the Ring to do some severe damage to the Stygian Snake. She didn't put the finishing blow on it but helped set its defeat. Once the thing was defeated, she was introduced to the world of the Coven's shaky politics, and she wasn't the most composed person. So Daisy fed into the fires of the group by being explosive, impulsive, and irritated all the time - up until the point where Daisy just up and left, letting the Coven do their own thing while she went her path. Afterward, Daisy became a detective for the St. Portwell Police Department. Life was good, and she had zero interest in magic and ultimately took the ring off... until her two little brothers were killed, and she was not in the best emotional state. Daisy immediately asked to be put on the case, only to be told no several times. However, the woman did her own investigating after putting the ring back on... and eventually went missing. Daisy was a tall woman at five-eleven and in pretty great shape; she was Caucasian. Abstraction: Agent - The Bull's Ring. The Bull's Ring was an artifact that was carved from a piece cut from the Ancient known as the Bull. The ring is stated to have a fraction of the Ancient's power. It is potent... basically, Daisy could control and create all elements in her vicinity, be it fire, ice, water, electricity, stone, plastic, etc. Daisy took the ring off and threw it into her drawer until recently...
Olivia.Ruiz
27 | Olivia Chloe Ruiz | She/Her "A little kindness can go a long way." @FernStone	Description: Olivia was a sweet girl, filled with kindness and constantly helping others. During the Stygian Snake’s rampage she was hurt protecting a stranger from an apparition, being one eye open at the time, and it was then that she had her life saved by Britney Williams… and bound to an apparition somehow. The stranger she defended was Luca Oliviera, who was also unknowingly adjoined with an apparition. She helped the coven defeat the Stygian Snake, and tried to stick with it afterwards. She didn’t particularly want to continue participating in the world of the paranormal, but had no choice while she was still adjoined. Even when it came to light that Britney was the one who had forcefully adjoined them, Olivia didn’t hold it against her like most others. She was hurt, but understood. When the coven dissolved Olivia followed Luca, who she’d formed a close friendship with, to join the 8th Street Coven. Then she followed them when they left. They lived together for a short while in St Portwell, trying to find a way to free themselves from their apparitions. Hers didn’t harm her as actively, so she had learned to live with the voice in her head, and eventually they went their separate ways when she decided to move with her family to the other side of the country. They kept in touch, calling each other almost every week, until one week ago when she completely vanished. Abstraction: Adjoined - The Black Rose Killer Olivia is adjoined with an apparition that formed on the death of a serial killer (& kidnapper), a piece of leftover consciousness born from the strong emotions felt upon his untimely death. It gave her the ability to bind people with vines, and to create a large prison out of thick rose vines. The apparition was malevolent, and constantly trying to force its twisted wants on Olivia.
Goro.Hatanaka
28 | Hatanaka Goro | He/Him "We can change the world by reaching out and connecting to others, even people we personally dislike."	Description: The embodiment of everything the Hatanakas stood for: honorable, courageous, adventurous, generous, and protective of everyone he loved. He is also seen as the gold standard in the Old Coven. The older brother of Yoko Hatanaka, Goro was, like Yoko, born in Shirakawa-Go, and his early life was marked by books, studying, and learning how to become the next patriarch of the Hatanaka Family. From a young age, he showed wisdom beyond his years and potential like no other, and his parents put their utmost faith in Goro by getting him the best education they could afford. Though the boy knew there was more to the Hatanakas than just being old money, those old books they kept locked away in the basement told different things. After digging through them, Goro learned about the world of magic and could only feel wonder. He read about the adventures the Hatanakas went on and what they were capable of - where others would see it as tales of fantasy; Goro knew that all the information lined up. Naturally, the boy kept this to himself but looked at his home village in a new light. However, one night changed everything for Goro; he found himself facing one of the beings in his books: a Yokai. He got thoroughly trounced and almost killed, and this event unlocked a new potential in Goro: his Kindling-Event. He got to talk to his ancestors, who went on all those journeys, made all those weapons, and saved their world so many times. It renewed him with a new sense of purpose... even though the Yokai was still kicking his ass. However, he was saved by a girl with a magical ōdachi, who introduced herself as one of the Spirit Wardens that protected Japan: Akira Shinjo, and then the two parted ways. Afterward, Goro returned to those books and read so much about one place: The Hatanaka Sanctuary. He found the gate, but unfortunately, he couldn't find any way to get in, so he had to go to America to meet with his grandfather, who taught him how to get in. After Goro got in, he found a place of wonder and amazement, his private universe, and entered the castle. Goro found the remaining Hatanaka spellbooks and vigorously studied them, learning all the spells he could. It was easy for him, more accessible than most, as he learned the three cornerstones of the Hatanaka Spellbook: Ritual, Armandant, and Weaponmaster. Goro returned to his grandfather, who was amazed he learned about all of this as a teenager; he called Goro a prodigy. Goro would need to use these spells to their fullest potential when the Stygian Snake attacked St. Portwell. One of the Yokai's minions almost killed Yoko, but he saved her with one of the blades he created and joined the Sycamore Tree Coven. He was one of the influential members of the Old Coven, who used his talent with Orange Lux to boost the Abstractions of heavy hitters like Trinity and create artifacts and weapons for the Coven to use. In between that, he was managing his crazy sister and trying to temper her ego and rage and stop her from causing too much trouble in the Old Coven. During this time, Goro got close to several members of the Old Coven, such as the Blackmore siblings, Kenshiro Murakin, Stormy Carson, Jack Hawthorn, Britney Williams, Kari Wilson, Jinhai Han, Sloane Faris, and so forth. The Stygian Snake was defeated, and Goro mourned all who were lost, but their time in America ended, and Goro and Yoko were sent back to Japan. This created a new sense of purpose in Goro, who returned to the Old Coven for a bit before its eventual dissolution. However, Goro knew that unlocking the true potential in magic required one to connect to others and learn from them. When he graduated, he attended university in St. Portwell to be close to the magic and his Old Coven members. He collaborated a lot with the lots of Kenshiro Murakin and Kari Wilson to create several different artifacts. Though he was initially disappointed in his sister for turning her back on magic, she eventually came around, and he trained her in all that he had learned. However, their Grandfather was on his deathbed, and his dying wish was to find their family's missing artifacts and reinvigorate the Hatanaka Legacy. Goro knew he was up to the task, but his rambunctious sister wanted to come along, and while he would have loved for her to come along, she just wasn't ready. He told her to train more in the Hatanaka Sanctuary, then set off. He kept in touch and returned constantly to help Yoko with her training... ... Until he went missing while chasing after the Aberration Killer in New York. Abstraction: Adept - Orange-Lux. Channeler: Ritual: Goro's mastery of Ritual Discipline centers on channeling Orange Lux through ancient rituals steeped in profound symbolism and spiritual connection. Using Soul's Radiance, he enhances allies' Abstractions with kanji-inscribed stones, boosting their strength. Song of the Heart fortifies Emotional-Fields against magical influences. Fortitude of Spirit reinforces and shields allies from emotional and mental manipulations. Harmony of Ascendance links participants to empower a chosen individual while temporarily dampening others' abilities. Spirit Ward enables Goro to imbue locations with barriers that prevent Apparitions and Apparition-based Aberrations from entering. Armantant Goro enhances mundane objects with formidable magical abilities through precise Orange Lux manipulation. Sharpness imbues objects with supernatural cutting prowess, glowing with Orange Lux to slice effortlessly through materials. Armor-piercing grants objects the ability to breach magical defenses temporarily. Hardening reinforces objects with unparalleled durability and offensive strength. Extend magically elongates objects. Impact magnifies objects' kinetic force. Absorption converts incoming magical energy into stored power within objects and can be released as an explosion. Parry erects temporary defensive barriers that deflect physical attacks. Flash grants Goro brief bursts of incredible speed to deliver devastating strikes. Swift temporarily boosts his speed and reflexes for agile combat maneuvers. Disruption imbues objects with the ability to disable the effects of any artifact they strike temporarily. Awaken amplifies the magical properties of any artifact Goro holds. Weaponmaster: Goro's Weaponmaster Discipline transcends traditional enchantment, harnessing collaborative magic with other Paranormals to empower objects. Through rituals and ancestral symbols guided by Orange Lux, Empower enhances weapons and artifacts with versatile magical attributes. Whether imbuing a weapon with elemental fury alongside a Red Lux Adept or granting an artifact truth-revealing abilities with a White Lux Adept. Mass-Production Goro's Magnum Opus, a spell of profound ingenuity and cunning. Goro channels his Orange Lux into a designated artifact through an intricate ritual and replicates these attributes across multiple other objects. Each object imbued with this spell inherits a diminished version of the Artifact's original enchantment.

The Stygian Snake's Casualites

The members of the Old Coven who gave their lives against the Stygian Snake.

Reza.Cabrera
Deceased | Reza Cabrera | He/Him "If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us." @Blizz	Description: Reza was chosen by the Noble Vow for a reason. He was a kind young man, who saw good in places no one else could, and stood up for it when others would turn and leave. No one knew where Reza came from, only that he one day showed up in St. Portwell with a magic sword. He called himself a no-name drifter, just going from place to place until he came across the Sycamore Coven. Reza never made a single enemy, and could always find a few good things to say about even the most misanthropic members of the coven, even when their true colors were laid bare on a battlefield. He left no one behind, always fought tooth and nail to save others from the most bleak circumstances. It did not matter if someone was lost in a pocket dimension, or dragged through a portal by the Stygian Snake itself, Reza would follow his friends to hell and back, and was always the first one to kick open the doors. Reza grew particularly close with Jack Hawthorne, and they were often seen together when the coven mobilized to stop the tide of otherworldly entities. They made an incredible team, and bonded over their background, having both been aimless before they met the Sycamore. They saved each other's lives more times than they could count, and saw one another through the lowest points in their lives. Reza was inevitably killed during the conflict, on the exact day when they sealed the Stygian Snake away for good. Abstraction: Agent - Noble Vow The Noble Vow is a sword believed to have formed out of the desire to do good in the world, expressed through the hearts of humanity. Whoever wields the Noble Vow must believe in the causes they commit themselves to, follow through with their promises, and never take a life unless they believe it to be just. These are necessary, or else the Noble Vow simply a dull piece of metal that will never cut anything. But when all of these conditions are met, and the wielder is deemed to be morally good by the sword, its blade becomes impossibly sharp, and will cut through solid steel as if it were paper. The sword is capable of injuring most apparitions as if they were made of flesh and bone, and those who harbor significant feelings of guilt in their hearts suffer its injuries for much longer periods of time. When someone who wields to Noble Vow dies, their swordsmanship skills are stored within the blade, and passed onto the next wielder. To receive this knowledge, one must be deemed worthy by the sword, which has shown to have a mind of its own in picking and choosing who is permitted to wield its power. After Reza's death and the conclusion of the battle against the Stygian Snake, the Noble Vow was entrusted to Jack Hawthorne, who kept it close in honor of his deceased friend.
Claire.O'Sullivan
18 | Claire Annabelle O'Sullivan | She/Her "Call me cute; whatever you think will get you in my pants."	Description: A girl who had it just a little bit rough... her parents ran a relatively successful Diner, and in those days, Claire was a bright-eyed gal with hopes for the future! However, due to a shady deal, the Diner was sold and ultimately ran into the ground, leaving her parents without the Diner their grandparents owned, and left them broke, dissolute, and angry, going straight to the bottle. Naturally, they took their anger out on the young Claire, and she grew up being beaten and emotionally abused, leaving the girl a broken shell of a person. Claire had no relief or anywhere to go, so she had to take it. The girl acted out and fell into the bad crowds... she was used to detention and going home in a police car. She was known for getting into fights, stealing, smoking weed, and sleeping around with both genders. A hoe reputation was the least of Claire's worries as she usually had to sleep with someone to be anywhere but home. However, one day, they pushed young Claire to the brink. She finally experienced her Kindling-Event... and after experimenting with it, she could finally find her relief and defend herself... and was quickly thrown into the streets, which were not kind to a young, in shape girl. She would pay anything not to go back to the O'Sullivan household, but one night, she was forced to go back home by the police where her parents were acting... strange. As it turned out, they were enthralled by the Stygian Snake and attempted to kill her, only for Claire to fight them off and haul ass into the night. The Stygian Snake attacked her, but she was able to get away. She asked around the school about anything weird happening... only to run into the cheerleader trio. They told me about the weird shit that was going on in St. Portwell and that they were going to do something about it. Claire was under that Sycamore Tree with Zoey, making their oath, and she was one of the famed primary frontline fighters of the Old Coven. Her dedication and savagery were legendary as she felled many of the Stygian Snake's minions and came to see the Old Coven as the family she never had! Though, old habits die hard and she slept around in the Old Coven. Things changed during their darkest hour when a girl named Sharon Reid, desperate to defeat the Stygian Snake, attempted to use a forbidden Spell that would sacrifice thousands of citizens. Claire, Britney, Daisy, and Auri confronted Sharon, who triggered the Spell... killing Claire in the process. After her death, Claire was immortalized on the mural as COS YA. Claire was a relatively tall gal at five-nine feet tall, skinny, and had short brown hair. She usually had a hoarse voice from all the smoking she did. She was very close to Britney Williams, who regrets letting her die. Abstraction: Adept - Yellow-Lux. Channeler: An old teddy bear Strapped to her hip. Aura Shell: Claire could activate a powerful barrier that floated a few inches off her skin at will, acting as magical armor. This barrier could be manually activated, but it subconsciously activated whenever Claire sensed danger or got worried. This barrier was powerful, allowing Claire to tank hits from the Stygian Snake (it was damn near broken at that point afterward), and made her practically invincible to its mooks. Also, the barrier allowed Claire to simulate super strength and lift to three tons - not enough to threaten the Stygian Snake, but enough to serve a problem to anything else. The barrier wrapped around Claire's clothing and whatever she held so she could use it to protect allies and augment weapons to attack.
Sharon.Reid
15 | Sharon Allison Reid | She/Her "... We can't stop it, no one can."	Description: A distraught girl from the jump, as she was... unstable. The girl had difficulty keeping a lid on her emotions and found it very easy to get upset and blow up at other people. So, she usually stayed away from people, and she spent her early days being homeschooled and had great memories with her younger sister Bláthnat (who goes by Sugar these days). However, there was something off about her father, John Reid; he would sneak off to Cracker Island every Tuesday around eleven PM. Out of curiosity, Sharon followed after him one time, only to discover that her father was a serial killer who sacrificed women at a weird underground temple to a being known as the... Stygian Snake? It was crazy, Sharon confronted her father and he explained that if they didn't annually sacrifice women to the Stygian Snake, it would come to St. Portwell. The sheer stress of everything broke Sharon, and she fell apart... going through her Kindling-Event and discovering her Black Lux. She explored it a bit... ... And used it to kill her father. Afterward, Sharon just hid the body somewhere, and that was the end of it. Or so she thought because shortly afterward, the Stygian Snake began its rampage throughout St. Portwell, and she knew that maybe her father was onto something. To see if she could drive the bastard off, she stalked and sacrificed a woman... only for the thing to continue its rampage. Sharon kept at it, only for nothing to happen. Eventually, she was found by the Sycamore Tree Coven, and she joined them in their fight against the Stygian Snake. Keeping everything she did a secret, but she couldn't help but blame herself for everything that went wrong. Sharon kept to herself; however, a manual for Black Adepts was recovered during the Coven's excursions to other universes, and she found a spell in code. After working with the "Smart Club," she decoded it and found out it was instructions for a forbidden Spell: The Soulstorm. It was a powerful and devastating spell that could ravage even the strongest Paranormal beings, but it required a sacrifice: a thousand human souls. Sharon knew the cost was too high, and she wouldn't play God like that. However, more and more of the old Coven's members began dropping like flies, and she knew they were running out of time. The day of the Eclipse was a day away. The Stygian Snake began its nightly rampage. It was all her fault. Sharon prepared the ritual... and was confronted by various members of the Old Coven. Sharon continued the ritual, only to prematurely launch it, killing hundreds of innocent citizens and a few members of the Old Coven (including Claire O'Sullivan) in the process. Sharon tried to launch the spell again, only to be killed by Britney Williams. It became a secret among those present, and they went and told everyone that Sharon died fighting the Stygian Snake, and she earned herself a spot in their mural (SR BA). Abstraction: Adept - Black-Lux. Channeler: Spectral-Blast: A focused blast of Necromantic energy that could directly injure Apparitions; she could manifest this in the form of a ball of various sizes or a beam. However, the more powerful she wanted to make the Spectral Blast, the more she had to channel and focus. Spectral-Dart: A smaller version of the Spectral-Blast, she can instantly summon some tiny blasts that do not do as much damage but are not as time-consuming to cast. Ethereal-Wave: The most powerful form of the Spectral-Blast, a powerful wave of Necromantic energy that requires several minutes to charge up. However, once cast, it can instantly destroy any Apparition short of the Stygian Snake (which damaged it enough to drive it off one instance). Ethereal-Bind: Sharon could create several strings of necromantic energy out of her hands and wrap them around Apparitions to hold them down. Soulstorm: A forbidden spell and the peak of all necromantic casting... it's a mighty storm of necromantic energy stated to be powerful enough to destroy even the Stygian Snake. However, it requires hundreds of human souls to cast and be compelling enough to destroy the Stygian Snake. Sharon considered the cost too high until they were almost on the day of the Eclipse.
Ella.Brooks
16 (at time of death) | Ella Rene Brooks | She/Her "In the name of the Sycamore Tree, I’ll shine light on all evil and vanquish it! Shining prism power! I’ll- what do you mean it’s cringey? Every magical girl needs a catchphrase!" @FernStone	Description: A nerdy and cheerful girl, Ella was the youngest of two with overworked but trying their best parents. When she was younger she always had her nose stuck in a book, letting it entertain her where her parents couldn’t, and then when she was allowed to access the internet at home she discovered her true passion - anime. Ella was absolutely obsessed with it, especially loving Sailor Moon and others like it. When she started high school she made her own little friend group of four weebs who all watched anime together, talking in a near understandable language about it to each other. They were bullied by the likes of Emily G. Reed and similar - but Ella & her weeb friends had each other for support through it. Then one day, when Ella and her friends were at the arcade, people around them started acting… odd. Then, two of her friends did too. They tried to kill her, triggering a kindling event for Ella and her other friend, Saskia. Between them, with their newfound powers and a bit of anime inspiration, they were able to escape before they were killed. They then ran into members of the Sycamore Tree coven pursuing the snake, and joined the coven. Ella was… looked at weirdly in the coven. She was strong and able to be on the front lines, but she couldn’t go a day without shouting out some cringy line (which was mandatory for using her abstraction). During the final week, Ella took on a group of apparitions that were too strong and she was too confident. She was brutally killed by them when she could no longer fight them off. After death, she was given a spot on the mural (EB GORA). Ella was a just above average African-American girl, at five-six (and still growing), with natural hair dip dyed purple. She was always found in bright colours or anime t-shirts. Abstraction: Adept - Green, Orange & Red Lux. Channeler: Magical Girl Transformation: Using a combination of her lux, Ella transforms herself into her magical girl form. This is mandatory for using any other spells (it's a mental block). She yells out a phrase and her whole body is bathed in prismatic light. Her clothes change into a purple miniskirt, white leotard and tiara, and her hair lengthens - colour changing into a pink to purple gradient. She poses dramatically at the end with her channeler (unnecessary for the spell to work). Prismatic Sun Beam!: Ella shot a beam of burning, rainbow light out of her channeler. This could pierce through objects and damage apparitions and people. It was her strongest spell. Prismatic Healing Beam!: Ella could shoot a beam of healing, rainbow light from her channeller, healing whoever it hit. It could heal one person in this light beam. Super Prism Kick!: Using her red and green lux, Ella empowered one of her legs with shining rainbow light. This made her leg much stronger and harder, along with making herself more flexible. She then performs a high kick with this leg. She could have used this spell for other types of attacks, but she didn’t. Prismatic Protection! Ella imbued her magical girl outfit, or another object, with an aura of rainbow light that made it physically stronger and thus more resistant to attacks.
Saskia.Otten
16 (at the time of death) | Saskia Anneke Otten | They/She "We’re all going to die anyway, might as well just let it happen- I’m joking. Don’t look at me like that.." @FernStone	Description: Born to two Dutch immigrants, Saskia was an only child with high expectations on their shoulders. Their parents had their whole future planned out - they’d get the best grades, go to the best school, and become something prestigious, like a doctor or lawyer. When they were young Saskia was able to meet these expectations but as they grew it got harder and harder. They escaped primarily through reading - fantasy, horror and all kinds of darker fiction - and listening to music (namely rock and metal). They had very few friends, with their entire life being studying and reading. Then they started highschool and met Ella. Ella introduced them to anime, while also becoming their first friend. This was a whole new media to explore and escape to! With the new escape, and one friend becoming three, Saskia began to push back against their parents. They experimented more with their gender, dyed their hair, went out and started staying out late (watching anime). It was on one of these unapproved trips out that their two friends were enthralled by the Stygian Snake, triggering their kindling event. Together with Ella they were able to escape, and joined the Sycamore Tree coven. They stuck with Ella, not being as friendly as her, and helped on the frontlines. The day before the Eclipse, when they had to fight the Stygian Snake thanks to Drake’s recklessness, Saskia ended up trapped by a large group of apparitions. She managed to fight them off but used too much blood, and died to her wounds and bleeding out. She’s immortalised on the memorial (SO GA). Saskia was a short, white girl at five-one, with dyed shoulder length hair and a few ear piercings. Saskia had quite a dark sense of humour, in the teenage way of not knowing when they were going too far with it. Abstraction: Adept - Green Lux. Channeler: a black leather bracelet Blood Control: Inspired by all the edgy anime she watched, namely Deadman Wonderland, Saskia can control her own blood outside of her body. She needed to be bleeding to do this, so she’d normally carry a small knife with her to cut her finger and use the blood there. Since she was using her own blood, she had the potential to use too much and bleed out (which is what led to her death). She normally used her blood in two forms: Blood Blade: Saskia would form a long, sharp blade from the top of each of their hands. They used this for close ranged combat, able to slice through apparitions and objects. Blood Tentacle: Using more blood, Saskia can form a long tentacle out of blood from her back. This could be used at a longer range, dealing blunt damage to anything it hit and able to pierce with the tip.

Recollections: Under The Sycamore Tree Part. 1

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Veni Vedi Veni.

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Veni Vedi Veni.

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"Hey, what the hell?!"

The red-haired woman shouted, dropping her phones as the phantom hands gripped her. She struggled and thrashed the best she could, but she could feel the strength leaving her. "Put me down, sister!" The girl shouted as she kept thrashing more and more. The bouncers relented out of fear as everyone stared on slack-jawed as she just casually strolled out. Even the two strippers...

... who were able to see the Phantom Hands.

"... The bitch got magic." Violet was the first to break the awkward silence, staring directly at her partner, Pink.

"Well, better her than us," Pink chuckled as she held onto the stripper pole, then turned her head to the DJ and snapped her fingers...

... The music cut back on, and the two girls went back to shaking ass like nothing happened.

However, the bartender made a phone call...

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Rooftops Overlooking Veni Vedi Veni.

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The strip club Veni Vedi Veni was a smallish establishment flanked by all sides by a massive parking lot - likely more extensive than the strip club itself! Beyond the parking lot, the strip club was flanked on three sides by buildings - simply stores and other offices that had the unfortunate luck of being placed next to one of the seediest places in St. Portwell, with the street being the only exit to this glorified parking lot with women that shook ass for cash.

A wind rushes throughout the parking lot, carrying leaves and other stray foliage. The wind traveled throughout the parking lot until it traveled to one of the rooftops overlooking the strip club... spinning all the leaves and sticks in a tantalizing dance until seven people appeared out of thin air. Each person dressed like an anarchist, wearing outfits that concealed their identities; each wore a hoodie, a mask, sunglasses, gloves, and boots... fortunately, the St. Portwell weather was more merciful to them around this time of year.

Some may recognize them as the Greenwood Coven.

The leader of the Greenwood Coven, The Spring Maiden, the bane of Emily G. Reed's existence, was a skinny woman of average height who wore a bright green hoodie and sweatpants. She had a bright green balaclava covering her mouth and nose but exposed her brown eyes to the world. She had on her hoodie over her hood. The most notable part of her was the long tree branch that was far taller than she was that she used as a walking stick. It had various charms and beads hanging off it, and the Spring Maiden walked to the rooftop's edge and knelt to look at the strip club before she stood straight up and faced the rest of the group.

"Judas isn't here yet." The Spring Maiden said before her gaze fell on one member of her Coven, a smallish girl wearing all black - black sweat pants, hoodie, timberland boots, and had on a more hip-hop-inspired balaclava mask. Unlike most of the Greenwood Coven, she had nothing covering what little of her face was showing, and hints of her dark skin shined. "Nao- Silk Knight, you said Judas would be here."

The Silk Knight shook her head as she said,

"No, no, no, I said he likes to come here," She started, "He's probably off doing redneck biker stuff."

One person stepped up, the sole male member of the Greenwood Coven, a towering man who wore almost the exact same outfit as the Silk Knight. With similar amounts of ebony skin showing - he had on black Air Forces (the high versions). Before he spoke, he slung his tribal-style African Axe over his shoulder and chuckled.

"C'mon, you know that man loves his strippers!" He laughed, "Besides, you got a hot date with your girlfriend Emily?" If he wasn't wearing a mask, The Spring Maiden would see that shit-eating grin he had on. Not that she needed to, she could feel it.

The Spring Maiden rolled her eyes. "Never in a million years, Knight Sky."

"We can always get Judas' ass another time,"

"I..." Another member of the Greenwood spoke up, a small woman who was visually distinct from the rest of them. Instead of hoodies and boots, this woman wore a brown-orange robe made of satin and a floral pattern that brought to mind the Indian-sub continent. Her face was covered except for her eyes, and her hands were exposed, but she had henna drawn on her hands in reddish ink... and she also had on red and white Nike running shoes. "... I can't believe we're going to go through with this." The girl spoke in a thick Indian accent that brought the western regions of India to mind.

The Spring Maiden put a hand on her hip, shifting her weight onto it, and said, "Look, Green Shaman, we told you what you were getting into from the jump."

"And don't you remember how Judas tried to kill our asses?!" Knight Sky laughed. "If it wasn't for you and Pearl..." That cocky laughter turned into a more awkward chuckle as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"I just can't believe you all killed people before..."

"Nazis aren't people, Kash," The Silk Knight spoke in a deadly serious tone with a roll of her eyes.

"I understand where she is coming from," Another girl... a short woman that wore a similar get-up to the Spring Maiden, except she was in all blue and had knee-high black combat boots. She was known as the Winter Maiden in Greenwood. "However, our enemies are ruthless; we cannot afford them any quarter lest we become their next victim."

"Yeah, what she said," Knight Sky said.

"We're going to wait for Judas to show up; Jess will cause a distraction, and then..."

Knight Sky chuckled as his axe was covered in crackling electricity; he gave it a little twirl as he said, "I fry 'im like I did to the wannabe Grand Wizard."

"Spring," A girl wearing all orange... including orange combat boots with a pumpkin symbol on the side. She had her curly dark-brown hair that went to her shoulders on full display, but her face was covered entirely. "Have you heard from Jess yet?"

"No, lemme check..." The Spring Maiden squatted down as she pulled out her phone...

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The Spring Maiden's Text Message Conversation

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The Spring Maiden quickly stood up, and raised her cellphone in the air as if she was presenting it to the others.

"Guys, Jess has gone silent, Autu- Specter," The Spring Maiden turned her head towards the silent final member of the Greenwood Coven... a tall, skinny woman who wore a black facemask but grey sweat pants and hoodie and some black running shoes. Specter Knight stood at the rooftop's edge, looked over her shoulder, gestured for them to come look, then pointed...

Everyone gathered around to see that Jess was getting carried away by a floating hand by some weirdo.

"We have to help her, fuck Judas," The Spring Maiden said, looking over her shoulder. "Everyone has on clothes underneath this stuff, right?" She pinched her hoodie.

"Right!" Everyone spoke in unison.

"Fall, Specter, and Silk get down there; you three are the fastest," The Spring Maiden said as she quickly pulled the green hoodie off and threw it to the ground, revealing a Pink Floyd shirt.

"Heeeeeeeeeey, what about me?" Knight Sky asked, putting a thumb in his chest.

"You can't walk around with that," The Spring Maiden nodded her head at Knight Sky's axe.

"Oh yeah,"

"Stay up here and fry the bitch if we need it, but hurry up! We can't keep up with a fuckin' car!"

Everyone else quickly downgraded their outfits to more regular clothes and went to help their friend.

Veni Vedi Veni - Parking Lot.

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Right on top of Alizée's car, a girl flipped and landed directly on top of it, perfectly on her two feet. This girl was an African-American girl who stood at five-three with dreads tied into a ponytail. She wore a black t-shirt with some black booty shorts... and still had on timbs.

"I don't know who you are, who you're with, or why you're doing this..." The girl said, "...But, please put our friend down before this gets ugly."

On Alizée's left side, a tall girl with curly brown hair and glasses,
wearing the same grey sweatpants and running shoes but had on a black shirt, floated down some distance from her... however, what was notable about her was the necklace she had around her neck. Behind her, she had an Apparition... a spectral echo of a woman covered in tattoos, wearing a robe and red dreads.

On Alizée's right side, A Spanish woman, wearing black leggings and a red t-shirt with ST. PORTWELL written across her chest soared through the sky and landed some distance away. She stood straight up, holding a combat knife in her hands... suddenly, leaves of various colors and species appeared in front of her... almost as if they were aimed toward Alizée in a threatening display.

"Oh, I am so happy to see you all!" The redhead shouted with a smile on her face despite it all. "That means the others are comin' right!?"