Larry doesn't like this new direction of introducing new contenders on the quest for ultimate power. He leans over to the fat guy, asking him a question in what is a bit too loud to be considered a proper whisper.
"Why are we sharing power again?""'Cause it's infinite, and givin' it to people is a great way to make 'em like ya. At least that's what my book tells me, anyway."Halesey feels he has something to add as well.
"Larry, we gotta share some power to get more power, right? And yes, Arch-Magus, that is okay with me... Since me and Larry are getting pretty acomolished, perhaps Jo could be... an acolyte?""That's gonna be mostly a technicality, really, if I give her a book.""A book?""To do magic with.""Oh.""I've got a spare one stashed over by the leyline, lemme go get it.""'Kay."The fat guy then turns around and goes deeper inside the confines of the fourth floor. Jo almost immediately breaks the silence.
"So... what's casting spells like? How does it feel? Are the spells already in the book, or do you get them later?"* * * * *
Willy, guessing that fractal high heels may be better than a blessing of happy tuberculosis, tries his new spell on a patch of ground right next to himself.
[Willy's affinity roll: 1-->3]
He snaps his fingers at it, he glares at the patch of ground, he jumps up and down and gibbers at it, but nothing happens. Feeling cheated, Willy is about to say some choice words about this whole magic nonsense, but then he feels something happen. A tingle on his chest. He looks down and notices it shimmer, as do the others.
"What's this? Some divine manifestation?"Before their very eyes, the shimmering area becomes a hole, starting out small but slowly becoming more of a gaping affair. Once it reaches a certain size, high-heeled shoes begin to pour out of it in considerable quantities. Rather unusual shoes, too - the heel of one shoe seems to seamlessly transition into the toe box of another, smaller shoe, and the same principle applies to this smaller shoe as well, with an endless spiral of progressively smaller footwear forming before Willy's very eyes.
"Well now, that is definitely something, I believe! Look at those shoes, ye faithful! Have you ever seen such a strange thing on earth?"The faithful (with the exception of the long-faced woman, who is too busy obliviously smiling and occasionally coughing to notice) seem to agree that they haven't seen anything like that before.
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