Her Flight [semi-open]

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

Somewhere inside the vast dome of the City, Signum floated, transformed into her battle gear, eyes closed and mind reaching out to the ship for magical reactions. The presence of Stacy's mind - not magic per se, but still psychically loud - was a constant buzz, but her senses floated to smaller, brighter sparks, aided by what she held in her hands - the "Book of Darkness" that she had taken up last week. She'd been confused, then, but now that the Administration Program was back in her proper place, it was time to start filling the pages again. She'd dawdled too long on this ship, trusting 'Stacy' to keep Hayate safe (ha!), even socializing with the time-displaced Bureau mages who had been trying to stop her before all this...

She reaches out for magical reactions. People she knew - Nanoha and Testarossa (avoid at all costs), Aibghalien (noted), Hayate (...) - and others she didn't, or whom she was merely acquainted with through the Magic Department.

Ha. A Wolkenritter joining such an organization. That was possibly her least thought-out bit of subterfuge here. They had nothing to offer her, unless some bleeding hearts were willing to sacrifice mana...but that clearly wouldn't happen. No, no, it's definitely time to go back to doing this the old-fashioned way. The very old-fashioned way, since her comrades were all still in the pods.

Yes, she'd have to be careful, but the danger was worth it. To live quietly with her Master, even in this besieged cave of a starship...that was what mattered.

She focuses in on a magical signature and swoops quietly towards it, preparing a Barrier to isolate herself with the victim. Hopefully, they'd fall quickly and painlessly...

((Okay friends, reply to this post if you a) have magical powers and want to have a fight with Signum over them or b) spot Signum and want to stop her. Threads will probably take place in skewed pocket dimensions called Barriers for privacy, but these can be broken into if you like. Expect fighting! Signum isn't in the mood to talk. Further details can be found here. If you signed up to get mugged and want to do it in another post, just let me know.))

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[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

The simultaneous blows knocked Negi silly, and he staggered back. He took a lot of punishment he shouldn't have if he had been fighting smart, and it left him wide open.

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

Staggered was about as good as Signum could hope for in this fight. Without missing a beat, her scabbard is returned to her belt and exchanged for the magical tome.

"Capture Linker Core," Signum instructs the book, only a Storage Device of sorts for now, but one which would shortly be a lot more useful.

"SAMMELN"

And with that, Signum hopes, Negi's magical energy should begin to flow out of him, and add his impressive powers to the Book of Darkness.

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

His magic power did begin to flow out of him, and he grit his teeth. He realized what was happening and quickly Latin began to spill from his lips in order to staunch the flow.

"3 DAY SEALING!"

Ribbons of black appeared and wound around his wrist, hoping to seal Signum completely off from accessing any more of his most deadly techniques seconds before he collapsed.

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

And this is why she normally tries to knock people out.

The flow of mana is abruptly cut off, but not before several pages fill with Negi's lesser and not-so-lesser spells. Signum blinks in surprise as she watches it cut off. "A fail-safe?" she wonders aloud.

She quickly grabs the Book again and pauses for a few seconds, ready to see if he had any followup to that.

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

Sadly he didn't. The toll on his body was so much and without the powerful magic reinforcing his frame, he collapsed like a sack of bricks.

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

Signum boggles still further at that. "Are you crazy, boy? If I was actually trying to kill you, you just left yourself helpless."

She shakes her head. "I suppose I can give you credit for reading the situation correctly, as well as seriously inconveniencing me. If that battle was any indication, I could have gotten so much more from you..."

Sighing, she tries the sealing procedure twice more, getting no response, before closing the Book of Darkness and flying off, Barrier dissipating to leave Negi lying next to a presumably very surprised platypus.