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</div><br/><span style="font-size: 22px">Veronica Sterling</span><br/><b>Time:</b>July 20th, Early afternoon<br/><b>Location: </b>Darke Manor, Casoria, Italy<br/><b>Mood Song:</b><a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbOcXB_Kj0BE%26list%3DRDBevws2UDtpw%26index%3D9&amp;hash=11f42e412a370a511e7234302ec29c9c" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOcXB_Kj0BE&amp;list=RDBevws2UDtpw&amp;index=9" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">115 - Elena Siegman</a><br/><b>Wearing: </b>As picture, plus Tristan's jacket<br/><b>Tagging: </b>Auriella (<a class="username" data-user-id="10864" data-username="Anaris" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/10864/">Anaris</a>)<br/><b>Mentioning:</b><br/><hr class="bbc-hr"/>Veronica locked eyes with Auriella as she spoke, struggling to keep her emotions in check with the meaning behind the older woman's words. She had been a tool for so long, but did Vincent really trust her like Auriella did? If his life were in her hands, would her try to save them both, or would he simply leave her to figure out her own escape route?<br/><br/>The ashen-haired girl shook the thoughts from her head as Auriella closed in on the edge of Idris' room, her attention refocusing on defending her mother, to the death if she had to. Normally, killing fools like these was such a trivial matter for her, but now there was a more important meaning than simply fulfilling her sadistic desires. Now she had someone to protect, someone relying on her for something more than just achieving their goals.<br/><br/>The floor around her began tearing apart, Veronica simply floating where she had been standing. The chunks of the floor swirled around her defensively, their paths passively calculated by organizing the fragments in orbits like an atomic structure. It was the most simple thing for her to visualize, reducing the strain on her brain so she could focus on staying aloft.<br/><br/>The first elementalist shot forth a spew of flames like a flamethrower, but the fragments of floor gathered up in front of Veronica, forming a wall that absorbed the flames with ease. One of the outer fragments shot forward to where she had last seen the mage, and the heat in the room disappeared just as quickly as it had built up. Veronica floated backwards, forcing the improptu wall back into and orbit around her for safety. Two enemies left, a simple task. They seemed wary to attack her now; of course they would, having seen her reflect their powers back at them, then pierce their flames with such a simple projectile. This was the feeling of power she had at the height of The Culling; the ever-present knowledge that nothing,<i>nobody</i>, could overcome her powers. Not even her father...<br/><br/>As Veronica got close to the edge of the room, she landed on the remainder of the floor and took a running leap, going horizontal and spinning like an action movie stunt double. The entirety of the floor, including the bits already orbiting her, shot down the hallway at several times the speed of sound. Her powers caught her just before she hit the ground, flipping her upright as she broke into a sprint after Auriella and taking sanctuary in her car.<br/><br/>Once they were both safe in Auriella's car, the adrenaline began to wear off from the younger woman and she became painfully aware of the numerous scratches and cuts she had sustained from her all-out offensive. The spinning dive she had done had protected her from anything particularly nasty, but the shards of floor had sliced up portions of her arms and legs, a few cuts on her face, and couple rather painful spots on her chest where blood was soaking through her black shirt. "Well, we're alive at least..." She said, wincing slightly as she started laughing.<i>"And I'm the only thing that can hurt me... Could you really love a monster like this?"</i>Veronica thought as she looked at Auriella again, glad the older woman could drive just as well as she said she could.