Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT III - Part 2

[Monarda]

>"How about this one ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"How about this one ?"

>Alice places her hand on it, "Yep, no gunpowder here."
>_

[Monarda]

>Turn to Rin.
>"We should get going then, let's head outside."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Turn to Rin.
>"We should get going then, let's head outside."

>Rin nods.
>_

[Monarda]

>Head outside with the doll, with the help of our group.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Head outside with the doll, with the help of our group.

>You drag the doll outside, your group assisting you in dragging it up the steps
>Alice closes the cellar door once all of you are outside.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Now, how do we transfer your soul to this doll ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Now, how do we transfer your soul to this doll ?"

>"I'm... not exactly sure..." says Rin.
>_

[Monarda]

>Do we still have that burned picture ?
>Sigh and take out the Soma Arcana again.
>"Alice you said that you were studying this before, how do we start ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Do we still have that burned picture ?

>You do.

>Sigh and take out the Soma Arcana again.
>"Alice you said that you were studying this before, how do we start ?"

>You take out the Soma Arcana.
>"Let me see it." says Alice, "I need to find the page I found the soul transfer spell on."
>_

[Samaren]

> Give Soma Arcana to Alice.
> Wait until she finds the spell.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

> Give Soma Arcana to Alice.
> Wait until she finds the spell.

>You hand Alice the book, and she soon begins flipping through the pages.
>Eventually, she stops. "I found it. Doesn't look like it needs much setup, just a soul, an empty vessel, and a magic circle, the latter of which I could set up rather quickly using my dolls."
>You notice Marisa down the road, walking towards your group.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Should we clear out for the circle to be made?"

[Monarda]

>"Or we could use the circle that was made on the cave."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Should we clear out for the circle to be made?"

>"We shouldn't have to." says Alice, "There's plenty of room out here."

>"Or we could use the circle that was made on the cave."

>"It depends on what kind of magic circle it is. Different variants could have different connotations in a ritual."
>"Oi! What's goin' on here ~ze?" Marisa asks as she gets closer.
>"Oh! Marisa. Good to see you're feeling better."
>"Yeah... Still not feeling 100 percent though... So what's the deal ~ze?"
>"Oh, I'm just helping them with a ritual."
>"A ritual?"
>_

[Monarda]

>"We need to transfer a soul of our friend here, her body is unstable and will vanish soon, and we won't let her die."
>Examine Marisa.
>"We plan to use one of the dolls Alice had as an temporary vessel for Rin."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"We need to transfer a soul of our friend here, her body is unstable and will vanish soon, and we won't let her die."
>Examine Marisa.
>"We plan to use one of the dolls Alice had as an temporary vessel for Rin."

>Marisa looks about the same as she always does, though she looks a tad bit tired.

>"Okay." says Marisa as she examines your group. "So is it gonna be a big ritual or a small one?"
>"It shouldn't be take too long," says Alice, studying the book, "You can help if you like."
>"Nah, I think I'll pass... Besides, I heard there's an incident going on ~ze. I'd rather be out and about after staying all day in bed ya know?"
>"Well, suit yourself." Alice frowns, "Just be careful out there... I don't want a repeat of what happened yesterday."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Incident ? You mean the kidnappings ? Because we kinda solved that already, although we still have some things to do about it, mainly that baton...."

[Neovereign]

>Let's not mention the baton. No need to get them involved anymore when they should be trying to clear their mistakes.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Incident ? You mean the kidnappings ? Because we kinda solved that already, although we still have some things to do about it, mainly that baton...."

>Let's not mention the baton. No need to get them involved anymore when they should be trying to clear their mistakes.

>You omit the part about the baton.
>"Yeah, that- Wait. What!?" Marisa looks surprised, "You solved the incident?" Marisa stares at you for a bit before bursting into laughter, "Aha- Ah... That was a pretty nice joke ~ze..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Well not alone of course, i had Sanae's help, alongside Sumireko, Matenshi and Rengeteki."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well not alone of course, i had Sanae's help, alongside Sumireko, Matenshi and Rengeteki."

>"Oh... That explains it." Marisa frowns, "Sanae solved it and you guys just watched, huh?"
>You notice a crowd of dolls assembling nearby.
>_

[Monarda]

>"If only..."
>Rub our head and injuries.
>"...then everything would have been alright, but we ate way more spellcards than one would want."

[Neovereign]

>"You saw what I could do before, right? We sorta got into a situation where we encountered the people who started the incident. Sanae did... take most of the fight well, but the rest of us still helped a lot in our own ways."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"If only..."
>Rub our head and injuries.
>"...then everything would have been alright, but we ate way more spellcards than one would want."

>"Got a little to close to the crossfire, I see." says Marisa as she notes your clothing damage and injuries as you rub them.

>"You saw what I could do before, right? We sorta got into a situation where we encountered the people who started the incident. Sanae did... take most of the fight well, but the rest of us still helped a lot in our own ways."

>"Uh-huh..."

>You notice some of the crowd of dolls forming a ring and descending to the ground.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Hey it's not like we are completely defenseless you know ?"
>Frown.
>"We can put up a fight if we need, and we weren't gonna let Sanae fight outnumbered."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Hey it's not like we are completely defenseless you know ?"
>Frown.
>"We can put up a fight if we need, and we weren't gonna let Sanae fight outnumbered."

>"Yeah, who knows what would've happened if we weren't there." says Sumireko.
>"Whatever. I bet Sanae could've taken them. Though I probably would've done better."
>Alice sighs, "You don't have to participate in every incident you know..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"You would have taken a lot longer to find them, by then it would have been too late..."
>Look down.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"You would have taken a lot longer to find them, by then it would have been too late..."
>Look down.

>"Aaaaanyway, since the incident is solved already, would you like to stay and help with the ritual?" Alice changes the subject.
>"Nah, I think I'll hit up the library ~ze. Maybe if you're still doing it when I get back?"
>"Well, sure, but the ritual shouldn't take that long. Maybe-"

>"Oh, perfect. It's been a while since I did a speedrun!" Marisa hops on an old broom and rockets off, "Want me to grab you anything?" she shouts over her shoulder as she leaves.
>"NO, THANKS!" Alice yells back.
>"Okay ~ze!"

>"...I doubt she'll be back before we finish." Alice focuses back on the dolls.
>You notice the dolls are sticking small lances into the ground, and are now moving around in a perfect circle formation, beginning to draw the outline of the circle.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Poor Miss Patchouli...."
>Sigh.