<div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/f/f9/Cloaked_figure.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150708164105)</div><br/>Galyxx watched Echidna's birthing antics impassively, feeling nothing but a vague sense of disappointment. The Phantom and Ligeia had never been particularly close - she had never hesitated to mock its apparently limited and narrow desires in pursuit of killing, but her sheer capacity for death on a massive scale through ritual magic had been worthy of respect all the same. Now, it seemed as if the sorceress-queen had fallen into a twisted and debased shadow of her former glory; instead of spreading death, she now embodied the act of birth and bringing new life into the world.<br/><br/>After the final birth, Voldran spoke again, again imparting valuable information. From its hooded avatar, Galyxx echoed an androgynous and almost ethereal laugh, but 'spoke' telepathically instead.<br/><br/><em>I know not how the rest of you have survived and prospered since your rebirth into these new forms. I have endured in opposition against a foe too powerful to singularly overcome by means of the single truly foolproof defense - you cannot be found by an enemy who does not even know they should be looking for you, because they are not yet aware you exist. We find ourselves, though reunited, in a very similar situation. To openly play our hands this early would invite our many foes to once again band together and crush us - not all of the opponents in our previous lives walked in the light, and I am certain many of them have risen to seats of power equaling our own in the Lower Planes. Ambition must be tempered with caution lest we over-extend, and preserving the secrecy of our reborn pact is paramount.<br/><br/>Thus, the Dawnfury is our foremost threat, for she is the most likely to recognize us both for what we were and what we have become. She must indeed be taken alive, or else we will be unveiled. The challenge will be in doing so subtly, and doing away with her troops similarly. We cannot kill her, but neither simply defeat and imprison her; the disappearance of such a highly ranked figure will in itself invite further investigation.<br/><br/>Graz'zt's troops are a lesser threat, but not one to be ignored. They are prepared for the alliance between two archfiends, and seek to crush that union in its infancy. Wiping them out is unavoidable, but again it must be done in such a manner that Graz'zt and his hag partners remain ignorant of the full scope of this partnership.<br/><br/>The astral assassin, however potent his skill, will be the least of our problems. At worst, a complication while dealing with the other two. Should he disrupt our defenses, I will show him what true mastery of stealth entails.<br/><br/>There will be plenty of opportunities yet for us to debate, bicker, and squabble. Plenty of chances for each among us to demonstrate their superiority in their chosen dominion. But here and now, against the threat we currently face, it is my expertise that is first to be tested for our mutual benefit, that of killing unseen and undetected by both the enemy and their own allies in turn.<br/></em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Knowledge: The Planes roll about Grimjaw.  19+26=45.<br/></div></div>