[video] un: a civil serpent. private network.

[inferus]

( Wrath has learned a lot of shit recently after months of trying to understand and exploring many different avenues, the most important being Wen Qing's inspections of Vannozza and his own investigations. He knows he has to inform the rest of the group before he makes his next move. That is the difference between living on this mortal plane instead of within Hell itself where he has far more power. There is a group to take into consideration.

At first, the video opens with nothing but a visual of the locked, hidden room. The video lingers on the altar beds, the potions and goblets of opiates, and then the piles of servant clothing and bird feathers in the corner. )

I'm in a secret, locked room within Bonaccorso's library. The Attaryl have been lengthening the lives of the Doxe for some time. Now they work on transferring a spirit from one body to the next without killing the original body and destroying one spirit in the process, which is the current result of their experimentation.

( He is quiet, serious, jaw locked though the camera is not on him. This is an affront to Death itself - his other name. )

Their efforts have come with a clear cost. ( He keeps the video pointed toward the pile of clothing and bird feathers, and it does not change course for the remainder of the video- let them see the cost. ) Many have died in this room.

I believe they mean to transfer Bonaccorso's spirit into Vannozza's body. Her spirit feels as if it is peeling from her body. The question is what to do with this truth.

( Ultimately, Wrath is ancient and powerful, and he will go with what he feels is best because mortals are fallible, but he wants to know what the group thinks. )

Comments

Un:???

[funnylittleclown]

If we're taking a vote, put a stop to it of course. No one deserves to have their body stolen from them.

[inferus]

That will be the ultimate goal assuming we find a way. Body stolen, spirit destroyed, and many have died for the sake of this unnatural and imbalanced process. I believe one of these cups have the opiates you mentioned previously. ( Filled to the brim with them. He grimaces at the smell. )

[funnylittleclown]

We can get rid of that for a start. Chuck that nasty stuff in the bowl and replace it with something else. It might slow them up a bit and give those children a chance.

[inferus]

Or it might simply leave the children to suffer if the opiates keep them from feeling the pain of this ritual.

( With guards involved, they would not be able to escape regardless of being on drugs or not. He quiets then attempting to think of how they could keep this ritual room from being used again without alerting them to the fact they have been discovered. )

[funnylittleclown]

Hmm... perhaps.

[ In fact he had issued a similar warning to some one else earlier. ]

But there must be something that could be done there to throw them off?

[inferus]

( Wrath picks up the daggers. )

It would have to be something they would not be able to notice. If they realize they are being found out, they could take measures to protect themselves or kick out anyone from the palace who is not already on their side.

( He thinks about taking the daggers but weapons are not in short supply. ) Hopefully Vannozza will act quickly when she is told.