[RPG] [BT] Phoebe ~ Power Play

[Timothy Collett]

"At last!" Phoebe murmurs as she begins placing the stones in a  
circle on a shoulder of the highest peak of Zisswii. "I was afraid  
we'd be eaten before we got a chance to do this..."

She glances down the slope at the other adventurers watching. Some  
look suspicious, others hopeful, others clearly don't know what to  
expect. Well, they'll see soon enough...

Phoebe places the last stone in its place in the ring, and the stones  
begin to glow. Then she takes out a dagger from a hidden sheath, and  
slashes her right palm. She squeezes three drops of blood onto the  
last stone in the circle, and the glow changes suddenly.

Placing her hands on the stone, smearing more fresh blood onto it,  
Phoebe begins to attempt to exert her will over the stones. Grant me  
the power, O mighty ones, she calls silently. Give me dominion...

At length, the glow from the stones reaches a crescendo, and light  
erupts from the center of them into the night sky, blinding Phoebe  
and throwing her backwards. Blinking the spots from her eyes, she  
stands shakily, and laughs. "It works!" she cries. She turns to the  
other adventurers, who stand looking on in wonder, and she smiles  
fiercely. Hah! Fools...they think only of using the stones to serve  
the arrogant nobles on this continent. Well, they've all got another  
think coming...

"I've got to make sure it really closes the portal!" she calls out to  
them, then turns back to the stones, and places her hands on the  
blood-smeared stone again, chanting an ancient litany from her  
homeland under her breath—a litany that calls for power, power to  
bend others to one's will. The light still flowing up from the stones  
burns her hands, but she barely feels it, so intent is she on gaining  
the power she seeks...

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"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart."
  ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan

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