@The book of bad juju@TrixyTrixVioletta and Alice would probably go unmolested beyond the continued Familiar attacks, though they diminished in intensity with Eponine beginning to attack the Witch. If they were close enough the two might be able to see the cloud from the shattered ice thrown into the air. It wouldn't do anything for them, but it would be a sign that something was happening.
The two were out of sight of each other for the moment, but it was likely that they would be able to hear the other fighting if they were particularly violent about it. And that left out the possibility of one of them going to aid in this fight that would yield a Grief Seed and the destruction of the labyrinth.
It was inevitable that the thing would get new tricks though, and new Familiars emerged to fight the Girls in the barrier, but not fighting the Witch itself. They rose from the branches themselves, earmuff wearing snowmen with icicle arms and razor teeth, clawing and snapping as they separately moved towards the two. It seemed that not fighting the Witch would not make things easy either, and it would be up to them to decide if they wanted to go help, stay here and fight, or to move on and avoid a major conflict.
@Stern AlgorithmThe ice held for brief moments under the impact of the collision, given the full force of the collision as a result of Eponine's magic. It held for a few, brief moments, before shattering into a jagged hole that dropped the magical girl inside the spherical construct. Fortunately the entire thing didn't break, just the portion she had landed on.
The insides was strange, but Eponine wouldn't fall too far once breaching the surface of the sphere. The inside was cold, bright with refracting light off of the various surfaces inside as ice branches ran from one section of the sphere to the other, some acting like bridges while other portions terminated and branched out, still leaving large gaps for things to move. At least she wouldn't have to worry about falling to her death anymore, probably, as the ice surface she had so recently plunged through reformed, patterns different but solidity the same. There would be no retreat that way.
More important to her though would be the opponent she found in there. The Witch, hovering near the center of the ball of interwoven ice, awoke, a shriek emanating forth as it noted the intruder. It was hidden, to some extent it's physical form hidden in what seemed weird kinds of rainbow scarves, hats, mittens, and the lice. Beneath there were glimpses of white, but nothing could be gained from that. She would, however, be able to make out runes in that strange script, labeling this Witch as Byrea, for what that was worth.
With another cry a trio of icicle-esque projectiles were fired at Eponine from it's 'sleeve', and the fight began.
@AriamisThe guards glanced about as Maria introduced herself and presented her cargo, the hovering crates a bit unnerving. They knew she wasn't an immediate threat, but that didn't change the intimidation factor involved. Just as she had been aiming for.
It didn't see much of a realization though as a girl approached. It wasn't Alexandra herself but rather Caroline, her second in command and follower. The girl eyed Maria and her entourage with a hint of distrust, but said nothing of it. If Maria was going to go through with her plan in the future, this girl was going to be someone she would have to deal with.
"Welcome Maria Goethe," she replied as was customary. "Follow me." She turned about, moving inside whilst guards advanced to retrieve the crates, so they could be taken off to the store rooms to be put with the others. That was part of the business of being in charge, and Alexandra would want to speak with Maria as a matter of course.
The elevator she stopped in front of arrived with a ding, and Caroline gestured for the faux-wheelchair bound girl to enter before doing so herself, and setting it for the level below the penthouse. Assuming that Maria was coming along anyway. The doors slid close and the elevator into motion. Time to meet the boss.
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