(closed) a northern star

[scholiast]

who: luce & ye
what: catch-all
when: late may/early june
where: every which way
warnings: n/a will update if necessary!

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[scholiast]

(Lucretia is also going for the big guns! She's casting prismatic wall, which she shapes into a sphere for convenience. This is one of the highest level spells she can cast, and it's a doozy: a layered shield with seven levels to it, all in different colours.

It won't take Loki's magic at all. The red layer on top absorbs the magic, then immediately throws back a fireball in retaliation.)

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki blinks as the fireball goes for him. A part of his hand goes blue as he deflects it away. ]

Why do you have a rainbow shield.

[scholiast]

(She shrugs, and even smiles briefly.)

Each layer reflects a specific kind of magic; the colours are specific.

[dothelokimotion]

Yes. Perfectly suited . . . for a rainbow.

[ He just keeps adding on the pressure. ]

[scholiast]

(Hey, he can add it on all he likes, he's not getting through the fire layer of her shield until he uses ice magic.

Lucretia hums, and glances at her nails.)

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki pauses briefly, his expression conflicted. Then he exhales quietly. Ridges appear on his face, brief flickering lines that seem to rise and fall with each breath.

And then the temperature drops rapidly. While Jotuns are weak to fire, their ice is extremely potent. It cuts through flame, rock and god-flesh like it's nothing. When Loki opens his eyes, they're red. ]

[scholiast]

(She doesn't notice that he's doing anything until the temperature noticeably plummets.

Assuming it's another trick, she glances up, then ends up staring. She's never seen him use this power before, and he looks almost frightening with blood red eyes, the ridges rising across his face. Her gaze flicks nervously toward Taako, then back to Loki.)

You... have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, don't you?

[spellslots]

[Taako, for his part, is taking the change entirely in stride, having seen Loki without his disguise before. The look he gives Lucretia is almost challenging, as if daring her to say something about it, which means he's telling her not to say something. They've had enough silent conversations that he knows how to get ideas across without talking out loud. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki unconsciously swipes his finger across his face. He knows the ridges are there, but he's never touched them. Never looks at himself like this in the mirror. There's something ironic about his true self being the one thing that cuts him the hardest. ]

Yes.

[ It's barely a murmur. ]

The best trick of all.

[scholiast]

(She catches that glance and widens her eyes a little in return, in a'what the fuck is going on' way, but it's something they can talk about it later. For now she'll take the hint, and hold all of her questions.

The first layer of her shield abruptly shatters above her as the temperature continues to drop.)

Huh.

[dothelokimotion]

I'm not much for elemental work.

[ Thankfully, jotun-ice tends to cut through most elements like butter. You'd need demon fire or something far stronger to hold up to it. ]

[scholiast]

(Yep, there goes the second layer. Which is strange, because that one is supposed to only be dispelled by strong wind magic. Lucretia watches it break with a frown on her face.

Guess it just be like that when you're a god.)

And yet...

(The third is starting to splinter.)

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki just watches as it splinters through. When it gets closer, he will ease up. The worst kind of cold the Jotun can deliver comes from touch, but he doesn't want to take that chance. ]

Let me know if — [ Loki cuts himself off. ]

[scholiast]

(Three down, four to go, but Lucretia is starting to feel that cold seeping through. It's both frustrating and interesting to watch. Her magic won't even retaliate properly, it's as if Loki's ice is smothering it. The fourth level shatters without so much as an attempt at firing back the poison damage that it should.

The fifth level puts up a brief fight. It's the ice one, dispelled only by fire damage, and Lucretia watches it hopefully, but... no cigar. The moment it starts to crack she sighs, and her breath appears in front of her in a little puff of cloud.)

I thought I'd get you on that one.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs, what can you say. ]

I am cheating a little bit.

[ After all, he normally doesn't rely or use this power. ]

[scholiast]

That's fair.

(She folds her arms lightly across her front as she watches her magic buckle. It's getting kinda chilly in here! The fifth level finally gives way, and Loki's power immediately starts in on the sixth; Lucretia glances out at him.)

And just to check– you're not feeling any kind of paralysis. No restraint, nothing keeping you from moving or continuing your spell. (What gives! The sixth layer is also supposed to stop spells from being cast through it. Stupid ninth level shield wall. It's useless.)

[dothelokimotion]

No?

[ He glances at Taako quizzically before turning back to Lucretia. ]

Is that a real thing?

[spellslots]

For this shit, yeah. You wanna watch me have a stab it at?

[To show him what it looks like when someone who isn't a god tries to break through prismatic wall.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki is curious so he nods without thinking it too deeply. ]

All right.

[spellslots]

Do not fucking turn me to stone.

[He says this to Lucretia as he flings off a high level magic missile, watching the spell fizzle uselessly before it even reaches her shields. It's a little reminiscent of the anti magic field she put on him, but not enough to be too troubling.

With that, to fully demonstrate the strength of the spell, Taako gets to his feet and walks to the wall of the shield. After a deep breath, he steps in and immediately goes still because he rolled a 15 on the constitution save.]

Motherfucker.

[scholiast]

(All of this just... happens, and Lucretia watches Taako deliberately walk into her shield with amusement. He fails the save and immediately locks into place, and she breaks down the layer causing the effect to keep him from falling into it upon release. Just one left, now: violet.

Loki's magic is still chewing determinedly through everything in its path. Lucretia shivers delicately, rubbing her arms.)

Look: we all know what's going to happen here, so would you mind, Loki...?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki smiles, beatific as he eases up on the cold. The blue slowly leeches away from his skin along with his red eyes. ]

Will that do?

[scholiast]

(She nods, and gets rid of the last of her spell herself because she's trying to maintain a bit of dignity and gravitas in light of her shield getting the crap kicked out of it. Oh, Taako is still immobile in front of her, so she casts dispel magic to get him outta that.

With that sorted, she sighs, rolling her neck from side to side. Using lots of high level magic all at once... makes her kinda sleepy.)

Thank you. That was... interesting.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki nods slowly. He still feels a little tense after his display, like he's waiting for some other hammer strike, but he does a good job of masking it well. ]

I hope it sufficed.

[spellslots]

[He steps back after Lucretia has released him from the paralysis, smoothing down his clothes because it is a tiny bit embarrassing to he caught so easily in a spell, especially when Loki wasn't touched by it.]

I gotta say, mine and Thor's fight was way cooler.