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Kaspar, Frederick, and Heinrich stood down in unison, before the first would say, "I serve the Church of Existence as a whole; they cover for my actions. Nevertheless, I'm ready to demonstrate my willingness to cooperate." The rich merchant prince would then look at Lady Vespid's avatar, continuing, "Watch closely as Lord Siegmund Holderlin decides he doesn't need any help when confronting the ones responsible for the Reich's current state." 

His tone then hardened. "Lady Vespid, or rather, Lady Vespid's avatar, can you please let the 'Shop Owner' go? Same for Lady Sauerstein and whatever prospective test subjects you've nabbed today. The reason why? Because I am trying to forge a united front to prevent the end of the world as we know it from occuring, [i]and you are frustrating such efforts[/i]."

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Then, from the far south of the city, came the sound of a major explosion, still audible from such a distance. Fire and smoke can be seen from the direction of Venedig's shipyard, where the most advanced facilities for naval construction in the world were placed. The shipyard was the pride and joy of the city, and Kaspar was visibly crestfallen as he saw the Lich phase through the wall he had been embedded in, dust himself off, and take the credit for the attack. 

"And now the shipyard, also known as the Arsenale*, has been destroyed," The Lich would say as his undead compatriots encircled the open-air market anew. "This is what happens to those who believe in the Hubris of Existence, who fail to grant The Pantheon their due." 

Looking at one of Siegmund Hoderlin's Mages, The Lich would continue with the words, "[b][i]Power Imitation.[/i][/b]" The very next second, the unnamed Mage would be propelled to the bottom of the wall of the building Mergoux was in, by an exact copy of the spell that had been used to launch him into some masonry just some minutes ago. This would cause said building to shake, especially as Siegmund's mage was still alive and was trying to break free using World or Change Magic to produce a small, localized earthquake that would cause the floor Mergoux's captor stood on to break and collapse, allowing Mergoux, perhaps with the help of Wukong, a chance to break free. Not the best save fate can hand out, but it will have to do.

Continuing his hostile moves, The Lich then waved his hands, cancelling the law of gravity for everyone except himself and his cult; that meant that everyone would begin floating off the ground, allowing his marksmen to take pot-shots. At the same time, his lesser undead Mages would counter-dispel any attempt by Siegmund and Lady Vespid's Magic-users to nullify The Lich's magic...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Arsenal

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