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[b]Amari Residence[/b]

"...It's about her child," Maria said solemnly, replying to MiMi, "I would rather not lie for such things. Besides, it is probably better this way, in case an...extreme action is needed. If she is lied to, she will blame and hate herself for being fooled. At least this way, her hate will be directed at me. The Lord does not look kindly on wrath, one of the Seven Deadly Sins; however, at least this way she would be able to forgive herself by placing the blame on me."

She then turned to look at Richard, who was attempting to use his bolus on Fatma. If Maria was bothered by the fact that the man was trying to undo her [s]magecraft[/s] sacrament, she did not show it.

Fatma remained as she was, only lightly stirring in her slumber. It seemed that simple boluses would not be enough to dispel the Sister's [s]magecraft[/s] sacrament.

She gave Richard a nod as he introduced himself, "Sister Maria. It is better for Ms Fatma to remain asleep for now. We are in a delicate situation, and her involvement would only make things more complicated."

Then, after Richard and Selene left to head toward Evan's bedroom, she turned her attention back to MiMi and Derald.

"I understand the situation. In short, Evan is a mixed-blood of an incubus descent, and your main theory is that Evan's father is trying to summon said incubus by using Evan as a catalyst," she turned to look at Lucas, who was still under the effect of mental interference magecraft.

Maria sighed, "If that's the case, then Selene should [i]not[/i] have said that it was a case of demonic possession. Even if an incubus is summoned, it is not a demonic possession."

From the phone that Derald was holding, came Leonardo's voice, "That's true. A phantasmal species being summoned is still troublesome, but that's a different scenario than a demonic possession, in some regards less concerning too. Well...demons are an esoteric topic. She was in Yumina and not Eulyphis; maybe she simply hasn't dabbled much in Spiritual Evocation. Or maybe she still suspects that a demonic possession is a more likely theory; we haven't really completely confirmed one way or the other."

"There are some VERY obvious holes in your theory of Evan's father being a magus, namely that given how small the population of Millhaven magi are, we would have known of him, and he is an unknown. Although, I understand why you have that suspicion. He does, after all, work for another mixed-blood who is an accomplished magus."

"The President of the Pacific Crest College, yes," Leonardo replied, before continuing, "Also, considering he is caught in some sort of mental interference magecraft, I now doubt that theory even further. A magus who can summon something from the Reverse Side of the World all the way in America, which is a land of low mystery, must be a Pride-ranked magus, at the very least, and I doubt there is anyone in Millhaven who can catch a Pride-ranked magus with mental interference magecraft. What do you say, Derald? Do you think your contact is capable of doing that to a magus with the capability of Pride?"

"Either way, there is an easy way to confirm," Maria added, turning to Lucas, "I do not like the fact magecraft is used unnecessarily on an innocent civilian, but now that it is done, we might as well make use of it. Lucas, are you a magus who is trying to summon your incubus ancestor using Evan as a catalyst?"

Lucas spoke again, his voice as listless and detached as before, "Ma...gus...? I do not know that term. I am not trying to summon my incubus ancestor using Evan as a catalyst. I do not even believe the stories my parents told me about our family being descended from an incubus. To me, they are nothing more than tall tales."

[@Silverstein][@PureWitch]

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[b]Amari Residence, Evan's bedroom[/b]

The moment Selene and Richard entered Evan's bedroom, Evan was already staring at the two, as if he had already expected them.

"...What's going on? [i]He[/i] said that someone who just arrived wanted to kill me?" If Evan was bothered by the idea, it did not show on his face. If anything, he seemed to be resigned, with little emotion on his face nor much inflexion in his voice, just as before when Selene and MiMi interviewed him.

He then added, "Oh, but he also said that the one who wants to kill me will probably be plagued by nightmares if she did. She doesn't want to, but it seems like think it is her duty, so she will do it, even if it'll make her feel extremely guilty."

[@Digmata][@Thanatos 7]