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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 15:43:24 GMT
“Is it possible that the person who killed Isadora had a higher Sin level, lettin’ ‘em use stronger spells before us?” Caitlin seemed to be asking any of the demons. “Or did our magic just not work until after she died?”
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Post by Panda on Apr 27, 2023 15:59:03 GMT
"There is one way," Aardok admitted. "If one of you'd already won a previous Contract Game, they'd have magic! That is your reward fer all this, after all."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 27, 2023 16:14:15 GMT
"A previous contract game...?" Mikoto mumbles. "But, who could that even be? It's not like Felix would've been through one before, right?"
"Actually, where did Mister Magno get that suit of his again..?
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 16:16:15 GMT
“Oh, right. Thanks. Could the rune or magic circle have been a teleportation rune? Maybe either that’s how the killer fled or her corpse was teleported into the room.”
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 16:20:48 GMT
Double post.
“Also, is there a reward for winning a second game? I can’t remember if that was said or not.”
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Post by satan on Apr 27, 2023 16:34:13 GMT
Hawk thought for a moment, then turned to Korrigan, positively glowering.
"You casted Clone and left it in the prison as a distraction, didn't you? You presumed I would run across it at some point and would corroborate your location, thinking that it would absolve you of all blame."
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Post by Panda on Apr 27, 2023 16:45:50 GMT
Double post. “Also, is there a reward for winning a second game? I can’t remember if that was said or not.” "If someone won a Game, they'd get to take magic back to your world," Aardok said. "But, they'd be stuck with what they had. The only way to raise Sin is to play a Contract Game!"
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 17:04:22 GMT
“So a motive to play again is to become a feckin’ wizard. Maybe even a jazz wizard. Cool.”
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 17:21:21 GMT
“You know, wouldn’t it make sense fer someone obsessed with the paranormal to have summoned demons?” Caitlin double-posted again. “I mean, not to disrespect the dead, but it would be fitting.”
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Post by Kachu on Apr 27, 2023 17:23:17 GMT
"There's a handful of spells here that I think someone might've been able to use..."
"Considering we were at Sin level 1, I'm lead to believe Isadora was still murdered. I don't think she faked her own death or had a clone. But... Maybe her corpse was animated?" Mikoto suggests. "It could also explain the trail of blood to the door."
"I spoke as if I had multiple ideas, but I haven't thought of others yet. Sorry."
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 17:25:12 GMT
“Hey, you know, there’s also that spell that lets ya fake death. Did we check to make sure Faye was really dead? Just another crazy idea.”
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Post by Kachu on Apr 27, 2023 17:26:15 GMT
"Our sin level went up. She must've died. Or someone else did."
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 17:27:53 GMT
“Oh right, my bad! Sorry… I’m just tired…”
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Post by Kachu on Apr 27, 2023 17:28:42 GMT
"Me too, Caitlin. Me too."
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 17:33:45 GMT
“Okay, so, Isadora was puppeted, and I think Faye was behind that, but who bumped ‘er off? It STILL doesn’t help us.”
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Post by Panda on Apr 27, 2023 17:44:26 GMT
Faye's murder seemed unsolvable. However, if it was really true that Isadora had been murdered by a previous Contract Game escapee, that would mean the person responsible for this current Game was one of the 16 players still alive when it began. They would have had a significantly higher Sin level - perhaps enough to puppeteer Isadora's corpse to set up the apparent locked room - and their level would have only risen as the game progressed.
If all that was the case, then perhaps the mastermind behind this Game was responsible for the current murder. It seemed unsolvable by current methods, but advanced magic opened up new doors...
Zofra had something to say on the matter. "Humans... cannot access... their full, power. Inside... the Demon Realms. Even... if one... among you, was... a higher... level, they... would be limited. Their Sin... would remain high. As... would their... SP. However... their spells, would all... remain. At their... baseline strength."
In other words, if the mastermind was responsible for this crime, they would have access to higher level spells and sufficient SP to cast them, but would otherwise be beholden to the same rules as everyone else.
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 27, 2023 17:47:18 GMT
Felix crossed his arms.
"W-Well, there is that teleportation spell... Could the killer have used that to get to the blimp after it blew off? Then again, we probably would've found the runes if that was the case..."
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 27, 2023 17:49:59 GMT
"O-Oh, and there's the clone spell, too!" Felix double posted. "It only lasts an hour, but what if one of the people who passed through the casino was a clone? Say... Zofra, how much SP would a past winner have compared to us?"
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 17:50:35 GMT
“Would suicide raise the Sin level? I need to know,” Caitlin begged. “It’s a sin in some faiths, right?!”
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Post by Kachu on Apr 27, 2023 17:51:22 GMT
"Then... If Faye's killer had access to some of the other spells..."
"If someone cloned themselves, then surely evidence would've been left behind..? We'd have found some sort of corpse, I think? Unless that's what the puddle of blood under Faye was...?"
Mikoto shoots their hand into the air, just like their friend Yugi used to. "Demons! I have a question! Just what happens to a clone once the full hour has passed?"
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Post by Panda on Apr 27, 2023 18:04:37 GMT
"O-Oh, and there's the clone spell, too!" Felix double posted. "It only lasts an hour, but what if one of the people who passed through the casino was a clone? Say... Zofra, how much SP would a past winner have compared to us?" "It... would vary. By time. If... they won... a Game years, ago... and prac...ticed well... they could... have... SP aplenty." “Would suicide raise the Sin level? I need to know,” Caitlin begged. “It’s a sin in some faiths, right?!” "Oh come on! Zofra literally answered that exact question like 5 minutes ago!" Aardok yelled. Mikoto shoots their hand into the air, just like their friend Yugi used to. "Demons! I have a question! Just what happens to a clone once the full hour has passed?" "Blimey, what's with you people?" Aardok threw up his hands in frustration. "It dies. Just like the spell says! Keels over, thud, lifeless. A creepy mannequin made of human flesh."
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 27, 2023 18:05:42 GMT
"Would a clone's death raise the Sin level?" Felix asked, head tilted like a cute German Shepherd.
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Post by Panda on Apr 27, 2023 18:09:35 GMT
"Clones ain't people," Aardok replied, shrugging. "Nor familiars, nor those cute sea monster things. Gotta kill a real person if ya want power!"
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 18:16:57 GMT
Caitlin recoiled after being shouted at by the demon. “Sorry… I just… I don’t want to believe someone went outta their way to kill her… and I don’t know what to think anymore… the shite with Isadora… I just want to go home… What happens after this? More killing? I can’t do it anymore! Fuck!”
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Post by Kachu on Apr 27, 2023 18:24:28 GMT
“Hold strong.” Mikoto turns to Caitlin. “If we are truly on the tail of the fiend who put us in this situation, we might be close to the refreshing taste of freedom.”
“We can push through all of this. All of us, together!”
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 27, 2023 19:02:03 GMT
“Mikoto, I… yer right. We can do this…” she said, shakily. “We can do this! No matter what it takes, we can do it.”
She smiled at Mikoto, her tired eyes full of fire, still.
“There’s gotta be a smoking gun, something that ties it all together…”
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Post by Neotelenta on Apr 27, 2023 19:23:38 GMT
"A previous contract game...?" Mikoto mumbles. "But, who could that even be? It's not like Felix would've been through one before, right?" "Actually, where did Mister Magno get that suit of his again..? "I got this suit from my career! You know...When I was your age. When I still thought being an Ultimate was actually worth the bother. I kept it as a memento." Korrigan explains.
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 27, 2023 19:35:35 GMT
“There’s no point in going on, now that Faye’s gone…but I can’t let whoever did this to Faye just get away with it…”
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Post by Joker on Apr 27, 2023 20:50:41 GMT
"I got this suit from my career! You know...When I was your age. When I still thought being an Ultimate was actually worth the bother. I kept it as a memento." Korrigan explains. "So it wasn't through demon magic or winning a previous contract game then, right?" Nico asks. "...Right?"
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Post by Neotelenta on Apr 27, 2023 21:16:28 GMT
Korrigan opens his arms wide. "Feel free to Golau it if you'd like."
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