"God-king," she corrected, hastily. Keep it happy, keep it intrigued. That was the key to this. The flow of thoughts also kept her informed. It was so close, intoxicated by her words. That was good, she was saying the right things. This was always so difficult, trying to comprehend the minds of others. "Perhaps you can be leader. I do not know. I do not know how it will work, only that it will. And don't worry, there will not be many. There will be plenty, oh, plenty of worms to crush and plenty of minions to command at our sides. Not everyone will be King, only use seven, those that deserve is.

She gave Envy a cold smile before giving it a small bow. "But you are right, I owe you a favor. I have magical knowledge, if you wish, a mouth to spread your name, and the potential for this group to succeed and we can help each other climb to the top. Of course, Reseda did not want Envy above her. She wanted that top spot, the power of control and complete domination. But she also knew that Envy would be a most useful asset to the group. Perhaps she would have to settle for the power to be shared among the seven she wished to gather.

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Envy
notes:

Envy tensed slightly. Perhaps? they wondered to themselves, faintly irritated. they shook their head slightly. No, 'perhaps' simply wasn't good enough. They tapped a foot, tail flicking wildly, and paced in another circle, their long torso barely keeping balanced as it swayed. "I'll be leader for now then," they declared, as though it was as easily done as said. "I'll be introduced as such, and anyone with a problem with that can tell it to my face." they gestured to their chest, looking pleased with their flawless judgement.

Reseda offered them magic in return... and word of mouth. She'd spread their name, she said, and that was tempting, one paw stroking their chin as they leaned vaguely away as though for a better view of their new subject. "Spread my name, huh?" They closed their eyes with a low humming sound, as though deep in consideration. "Gimme, I dunno... three subjects? And one spell. Then I'll help you... so long I'm in charge, of course." They looked smugly pleased. Seemed like a fair deal to them.

"speak."

@Reseda

Reseda did not know how to respond to the little one's demands. It was not her intention to have anyone else be leader of the Sins. It was not even her intention to be leader, at least not yet. But if its what got Envy into it, then she would oblige for now. "Okay. However, I warn you, the others may not be so keen. We shall see what happens when the group comes together and we shall talk about technicalities then. I shall introduce you as leader, for now."

That was that settled, but she was confused about its further demands. Had she not done a good promise that she would introduce it as leader? And had she not been clear that she did not want its help, but was only offering it this position? But, still, there was a way to speak to it to please it...hopefully. "When the group is formed, we shall work together to get all of us followers, minions, disciples, subjects, whatever you wish to call them. And there will be more then three, the whole cave will be our subjects. You need to think big, on the larger scale. Imagine...having the whole cave under your claw." Yes, the image was so beautiful in her head that Reseda had to stop for a moment to long for the day in which she would be on the very top, looking down upon everyone else. After a few seconds, though, she pulled herself out of it to finish with the little one's demands. "As for a spell, that is something I can do. I have many spells that I may teach you, so I must ask what kind of spell you would like to learn from me."

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Envy
notes: Depending on the spell Envy wants to learn, I can send over some magicka to help pay for it, if you want! I'd prefer it not to be high intensity, since money.

Envy grinned, a wave of satisfaction shuddering through them, visibly. "Well, if they have problems, then they can answer to me." Envy said, feeling thoroughly empowered, their upright stance exuding overconfidence and smugness. they themselves, were sure they had what it took to be leader, and if the others didn't like it, then the little weasel only needed to prove they had it in them. Either way, it should be easy to fake.

Envy blinked at their offer, skirting around their demands for followers. The weasel's tail lashed briefly but their gaze flickered upwards in consideration. They hummed long and low, tapping a foot. "I was thinking more of an immediate benefit. That sounds like it'll take time, and I'm not a very patient weasel." Envy thought some more. "...But I suppose, the title of god-king will be worth the wait. Sure. Let's stick with magic for now."

Envy was immensely excited for the idea of a new spell, and they twitched eagerly, face splitting into a sharp-toothed little grin. "Tell me what you got. Show me your best one." They licked their lips, preparing to satisfy their jealousy once again.



"speak."

@Reseda - that's up to you! one of the main things with Envy is that if they learn about a spell or see it used, they'll want it and eventually learn it. Just depends on what Reseda wants them to get, or wants to keep to herself I suppose. I have plenty of magicka for it already, LOL

Reseda gave Envy a crooked smile. Her best one? Well, that was asking a lot. She wasn't sure she was willing to teach Envy her best. It was an ability she jealously guarded. Well, all of her magic were things that she was very unwilling to let go. But she had promised. And it wouldn't hurt to show it and teach it one of her best, but not the best. The one that she had seen long ago, shown to her by the deep one. Yes, that was a good one.

She took a step back to create some room between the two of them and looked up. She always made sure to cast her demonstrations of this spell away from them. It was dangerous, to say the least, to be anywhere close. "Hold onto something," She instructed as she dug her claws into the dirt. After taking a moment to collect her magicka, she focused on a point and drilled energy into that tiny space. The air shivered as a speck of darkness appeared and, suddenly, it began to grow wider as pebbles clattered and began to rise. Anything lose was beginning to float up, faster and faster, crushed into bits, into sand, into dust, before even that was crushed until it was swallowed into nothing, completely obliterated. After a few seconds at full power, Reseda cut the magicka away, knowing that Envy would be more susceptible to the power then her, being so small. But she did not dare mention this aloud. The matter that had been fortunate enough to escape the crushing darkness fell back to the ground.

She looked down at the weasel and gave it a grin. "With this spell you can create a hole to the void. Anything caught in it is crushed into nothing, completely destroyed. It is difficult to cast and even more difficult to maintain. The longer it is held open, the more danger you will become. I have been able to cast the spell for 12 seconds maximum before I was lifted as well. Is this a spell you are interested in learning? Or would you like something more...subtle?"

@Envy

Envy waited with an impatient shudder, their tail flicking, eyes narrowing eagerly. At the lizard's command, they glanced briefly around to find something, bounding over to a nearby stone and gripping onto its rugged surface. Almost immediately they felt their hindpaws scrabbling to grasp, tugged up off the ground, and they let out a shrill sound, kicking and fighting to keep their grip. Still they stared, watching wide-eyed the hole in the air and the pebbles rising towards it. Just as their forepaws were beginning to pull loose of their stone with a scrabbling noise, their life beginning to flash before their eyes, the magic cut off, and Envy dropped lightly to the ground, huffing and panting briefly.

"Would've been nice to have some warning," they tittered condescendingly, scuttling back towards Reseda. "Still, that seems pretty powerful..." The little one placed their paw against their chin, thinking. "Stand back, I'm gonna try it."

Practically glowing with newly-digested knowledge and eagerness, the weasel groomed their fur flat after the ordeal and swaggered forward, past Reseda. They sucked in their breath and focused, searching for the trigger inside of them that would help find the key to unlocking this new, and dangerous element. The weasel was quiet and surprisingly still for a while, feeling the air around them and trying to work out how to poke a hole in the fabric of reality like she had. Finally, Envy sucked in their breath, drove their hind claws into the ground and dropped to all fours, coiling in concentration as they unleashed the magic from their gem onto the world before them.

It took a few moments, but they felt a surge of energy seethe through their body and fizzle out into the air, causing their heart to hammer and their body to feel light. In that moment, they just wanted to jump and twist and turn and shake out all of the excess, but a point of blackness had opened in the air a metre or so away, their fur rustling in a suddenly awakened breeze. They felt their grip slipping slightly as they were pulled forward, and the pebbles that had escaped Reseda's wrath were instead crushed by Envy's. The weasel shrilled, feeling powerful as they watched their spell evolve and grow. It was only when they were pulled free of their spot and began to slide towards the dangerous hole that they cut off the spell, dust settling, and Envy left panting once again.

The weightless feeling had gone, leaving their stubby limbs feeling leaden. The little one stood up straight, brushing themselves off again and looking expectantly at Reseda, their gaze seething with pride.

"speak."

@Reseda

Reseda watched Envy cast the spell, she watched the pocket of space open and dug her claws into the dirt again. She was not lifted this time which at least showed that Envy needed some work, but still, they had performed it well.

If it had been before, she would have cared about this. She would have been jealous that Envy had learned the spell so quickly. But she didn't. She had the spell herself, she had learned it first. She had more time to practice and perfect. That was more then enough for her.

"Excellent. It is a powerful and difficult spell and I'm impressed you have picked it up so quickly. And that is what magic I have to teach you...for now. But, if you were to become part of the group, help me lead, I would gladly teach you more of what I have to offer."

@Envy

Envy appeared to appreciate the praise, their little tail twitching dramatically and paws proudly grooming their chest. They were pleased to have mastered it so fast, especially with it being such a difficult spell, and they were eager to keep practicing it. Maybe they'd even be able to stay on the ground next time! But a little part of them thought bitterly that, if they weren't so small, the spell would be a lot more useful to them. They were disappointed that this was Reseda's only spell. or.... well, the only one she'd teach them right now, anyway.

The little weasel lowered their paws from their chest fur.

They went from looking smug, to suspicious. "For now, huh?" they thought deeply, wondering what would be the easiest way to weedle more magic out of the lizard. She presented them an option, but Envy was sure that Reseda was trying to push them down to a lower rank than themselves, and that wouldn't do. "I'll be the leader. I'm no sidekick. I'm not gonna help someone else lead," they said, stubbornly putting their foot down. "But if I lead, I'm in. Seems like this could be good for my reputation..." maybe the being a king wasn't so far out of their grasp after all.

Envy grinned, looking at Reseda expectantly for a while. "But this is all hypothetical right now, yes? A king needs the right followers to properly serve them, and you don't seem to have many of those," they tittered impishly, dropping back onto all fours. "Come find me when you've found me someone to lead," they called over their shoulder. "Orion."

And with that, the little creature was gone, a flash of green disappearing amongst the glowing mosses. They seemed awfully pleased with themselves, bounding away with a spring in their step, back towards Orion.

-exit envy-

"speak."

@Reseda

Reseda dipped her head, wondering how this would all work out. "Then I will do my best to get you to lead. I will introduce you as such and perhaps the others will take to you. We shall see." Reseda wasn't quite so sure, however. A little thing like Envy, and with a name like that and such an attitude would not get them far.

But Envy seemed to be done with her and she couldn't blame them. As they bounded away, she called out to them, "I shall bring those willing to join you, then. Until our next meeting." She watched after them for a moment, before turning the opposite direction. What now, she supposed. Perhaps back to the bone room. Or perhaps somewhere else. She didn't know. But she had to find them, the right ones to be in the group. She had to figure out how to get around Envy's annoying attitude.

*exit