witchcraft and sorcery

[witchwatcher]

For a brief moment, in a certain part of fairyland there is a tear that leads to the cold sky above a snow-covered hilly forest somewhere in the mortal world.

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[neuroihive]

They stop. Then they all explode.

[witchwatcher]

"They clearly know something's up," Scatter says, "We should go for the big boss before it figures out what's going on."

[imeanforever]

"Okay."

[witchwatcher]

Copycat looks to the south. "I see it... And linked."

[imeanforever]

"Name isn't clicking. It must already have one."

[witchwatcher]

"Devil. Monster. King. Evil. Creature. Invader. Alien."

[imeanforever]

"'Evil' was it. Stop!"

[neuroihive]

The giant storm immediately begins to dissipate.

None of the Neuroi closing in on the three people in the sky stop. Some of cannot be named 'Neuroi', and Gren can't relay Promise's voice to them all anyway. This part of the sky will soon be an uncomfortably crowded-with-deadly-lasers area.

[witchwatcher]

Scatter is Very Nervous. "We should leave. Like, now."

[imeanforever]

"Make the other Neuroi all stop!" Promise tries to tell Evil.

[neuroihive]

...The other Neuroi stop.

[imeanforever]

Promise takes a deep breath.

[witchwatcher]

Scatter looks around. "...Is it too early to celebrate?"

[witchwatcher]

"Yes. Promise, I can only keep the big guy linked for another thirty seconds."

[imeanforever]

"Tell me honestly and completely, can you listen to my spoken commands without this link?"

[neuroihive]

"THROUGH SMALL ONES YES. DIRECTLY NOT AT THIS DISTANCE."

[imeanforever]

"Without extraneous actions of any kind make your best effort to always be able to hear my commands directly," Promise says in a rush.

[neuroihive]

The Neuroi has no reply.

[witchwatcher]

...And Copycat drops her link with a gasp when this sentence is complete. "I need to land." She starts descending.

[imeanforever]

"What else should I tell it or make it tell me?"

[witchwatcher]

There is venom in her voice, and it comes out as an enforced order. "Tell it to stop the storms, stop killing people-" She cuts herself off and starts taking deep breaths.

"And explain what the hell they thought they were doing," adds Scatter.

[imeanforever]

Promise starts flying slowly in the direction of the big Neuroi. "Did you mean to do that?" she hisses at Gren.

[witchwatcher]

"I rescind those two orders. No, it's just..." Pause. "I hate them. Didn't realize how deeply until just now. I'm sorry."

Scatter declines to comment.

[imeanforever]

Promise sighs. "I am better at phrasing orders than you and you really don't want to risk constraining how I address the Neuroi. I'll go talk to it."

She flies faster towards the big Neuroi.

[witchwatcher]

Scatter yells after her, "It's actually pretty far! You want a ride." It's not a question.

It really is very far away. That storm that is currently in the process of disappearing was big.