forum Dark Deals (Closed 7/7)

Started September 29, 2018 by @AvaM_Star

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Parker brought her right foot back and turned so she was facing MJ's stick as it came at her. Her hand shot out and she grabbed the part of the stick that wasn't on fire and tugged it forward suddenly.

MJ, caught offguard, swayed forward. Just then, her stick shortened in length to a centimeter or so, and she jumped back. "I knew you were good at this!" The stick suddenly shot up into the air, and MJ grabbed the end, leaning backwards as she clung to the stick so that it bent towards the other side of the backyard. Jumping off, the stick shortened, once again, to a foot-long ruler.

"Don't feel bad about it," Azora noticed Fiona's discomfort, "Of all the ways I 'Passed on' drowning is one of the better ways. Having demon blood and death magic makes for unique opportunities for walking on the other side. I won't get any static this way like other people who commune with the dead."

"Ok, when are we going to start? I kinda want to get this over with.." Fiona gave her a fake smile and walked over to the bathtub.

MJ, caught offguard, swayed forward. Just then, her stick shortened in length to a centimeter or so, and she jumped back. "I knew you were good at this!" The stick suddenly shot up into the air, and MJ grabbed the end, leaning backwards as she clung to the stick so that it bent towards the other side of the backyard. Jumping off, the stick shortened, once again, to a foot-long ruler.

"Technically," Parker said, unable to keep a small smirk off her face, "I never said I was bad. I just said I wasn't the best. Which is true." She put one foot slightly forward, waiting. She wasn't a terrible fighter, but she was definitely better at defense than offense.

Azora started to empty her pockets and unlacing her boots. She took a tube of red lipstick the the pile of things and used to to draw two symbols on her hands. "Well I guess if you're ready." She slipped in to the freezing water.

"Alright, run me through what i'm supposed to do." Fiona rolled up her sleeves and walked over to Azora.

"Technically," Parker said, unable to keep a small smirk off her face, "I never said I was bad. I just said I wasn't the best. Which is true." She put one foot slightly forward, waiting. She wasn't a terrible fighter, but she was definitely better at defense than offense.

"Nice try, but that's not going to protect you from my attack!" MJ said, launching a ball of fire at Parker.

Parker almost froze but dropped to the ground at the last minute, flinging her head back. The fireball whizzed past her and singed the side of her face. Parker hissed and turned to glare at MJ. The grass and weeds around MJ's legs had slowly started to grow up around her and on her legs while she was talking. It had reached her knees and her thighs and had started to pull her to the ground.

"Well you hold me down under the water until i've stoped breathing and your certain you've killed me. Depending on the type of person you are you'll feel either a rush of excitement or you'll feel a deep dark pit in your stomach when you've realized what you've done." Azora mumbled out, "In the most part drowning someone is easy as long as you have the leverage and strength to do it. Normally when girls try to drown someone it's easy to hold them down if they are on top of them pining bother arms and legs, but you have water magic so i don't think it much matters this time."

Fiona nodded "alrighty, let's get this done shall we?" she stood at the edge of the tub and waited for Azora to tell her to go.

No need to make this harder on the girl, Azora thought to her self, breath in breath out breath in breath out. The moment Azora emptied her lungs she dunked her head under and held there. The salt stung her eyes and she could feel cold burrowing in to her bones.

Fiona pressed the water on top of Azora with her power, and tried her best to keep her down with just the water.

Azora could feel pressure on the water. It was about a minute before she started to become desperate for breath. Azora began to thrash under the water as the clock ticked down and she kept running out of air she began to lose her composure as the glamor fell away.

Fiona looked away when Azora started to drown and pressed the water down in her harder. The quicker the better Fiona thought to herself and refused to look at Azora.

Parker almost froze but dropped to the ground at the last minute, flinging her head back. The fireball whizzed past her and singed the side of her face. Parker hissed and turned to glare at MJ. The grass and weeds around MJ's legs had slowly started to grow up around her and on her legs while she was talking. It had reached her knees and her thighs and had started to pull her to the ground.

"Ooh, plant magic. Nice," MJ commented, sinking to her knees. Her hand lit up with a ball of fire, and she singed the grass around her before hopping back onto her stick, which had elongated again.

"There's more where that came from," Parker muttered and summoned a yellow cloud of gas. She threw it at MJ and the cloud enveloped her.

Fiona looked away when Azora started to drown and pressed the water down in her harder. The quicker the better Fiona thought to herself and refused to look at Azora.

Azora drowned. The darkness crept in and her body went slack.
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She sat up and in the tub gasping for air. She started looking around the black and white world of the void.

Fiona saw Azora's body go limp and released the water, letting it wash over Azora normally. Fiona didn't know what to do so she grabbed a chair and sat in the bathroom and started reading a book she had, waiting for Azora to come back to like.

"There's more where that came from," Parker muttered and summoned a yellow cloud of gas. She threw it at MJ and the cloud enveloped her.

MJ coughed, feeling suddenly sleepy (was that the gas' purpose?). "What… is that stuff…" She began to fall off the stick, rushing towards the ground. Suddenly, a giant ball of flame enveloped her head, and she turned around to face Parker, her teeth illuminated against her blazing skull. "Nice! But I was right in thinking that it was flammable." (it is, right? if not, i can just change this. i'm assuming it's like pollen?)

Azora looked down at the marks on her hand safe journeys and clarity. She looked around on the room for her shoes, "Right can't take it with you." she whispered stepping out of the tub completely dry. She looked at her self in the mirror the only thing in the world with in color. "This is always unsettling."

Fiona continued to read and soon wondered where everyone else was, she sighed and kept reading, humming a song while she did.

(Are you ghost rider now? I have no problems with that just wanting to make sure I have the right image for this moment.)

(i just looked up 'ghost rider' and yeah i guess?)

"There's more where that came from," Parker muttered and summoned a yellow cloud of gas. She threw it at MJ and the cloud enveloped her.

MJ coughed, feeling suddenly sleepy (was that the gas' purpose?). "What… is that stuff…" She began to fall off the stick, rushing towards the ground. Suddenly, a giant ball of flame enveloped her head, and she turned around to face Parker, her teeth illuminated against her blazing skull. "Nice! But I was right in thinking that it was flammable." (it is, right? if not, i can just change this. i'm assuming it's like pollen?)

(I was kinda meaning for it to be sulfur? But I kinda also wanted it to be vague enough to be up for interpretation soooo that's good)
"Wait, are you . . . fireproof?" Parker asked in disbelief, standing up. "Is that a thing people who studied fire magic can do?"