Black Friday; Zita

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As a portal appears in the Shallowed Acheron, Nikolai steps out of it not knowing what to expect to find in this 'hell'.

"Man. I can't believe I got sent here to 'atone.' I don't know how long I'm going to be here, and even worse, I'm just someone's summon until the atonement is done with... Hmph."

The lovely magical mistress, former Head Witch AND Grand Magistrate of Nytox, Zita L'sia, hovered along the barren ways of the Shallowed Acheron in a slightly reclined position, seemingly formally relaxed, even in her rather crucial situation. She wasn't one to show much worry, or even work herself up over such matters, even if they were matters that were of the most dire concern.

She had been wandering around for weeks here, not able to find anything to 'atone' for formally, and was now beginning to be a little bit weary of this entire ordeal. Whatever the case, she figured it would be best to stop rather than to keep wandering aimlessly.

"... Oh, woe is me. Will I ever find a way out of this boring hell?"

Just as she called out up above, a portal appeared before her and dropped out a strapping young man. With her couger eyes set to pounce, the thousand year old witch with the eighteen year old image hovered over to Nikolai, quite interested in his appearance here...

"Well, well~. Hello there, you cute thing~! And who might you be, appearing before me so suddenly?"

As Nikolai made contact with the lower world, Khrona's voice beamed into Zita's mind directly, filling her in on a bit of the details.

Zita... This is your chance for atonement. I have sent Nikolai for training for a ranking exam. It is up to you to finish this...

Vague and left up to interpretation, Khrona's voice faded from her mind, now allowing Nikolai to speak for himself. Khrona was simply the verification that this was all not a lie or something, and this was actually for Zita to take seriously... If she wanted to return to the Veritas, that is.

As Nikolai dropped from the portal, he hears someone speak. Turning to face the voice, he sees a lady hovering nearby. Definitely not what he was expecting one of his first sights in ‘hell’ to be. His mind still adjusting to this, he replies.
“Uhhm…I’m Nikolai. I was sent here by Khrona as part of my ranking exam. Do you by any chance know anyone by the name….” Tapping his hand up to his chin he tries to remember how Khrona had pronounced the name. “Oh! I believe it was…..” Snapping his fingers as he remembers “Zita L'sia”

As the boy was speaking, Khrona's voice popped into Zita's head. She was actually quite pissed at him and that side of the family right now, but it wasn't like she didn't need this... So she could forgive that side for the moment. Khrona's words coincided with Nikolai's, confirming that what they were saying was actually true... Unfortunately.

"Zita L'sia, huh...? Yes, I am she; former Head Witch and former Grand Magistrate of the Witch Province, Nytoz, of the Veritas."

She did indeed want to go back up... She was getting a little homesick... So she might as well give him this training.

Her legs shifted, one crossing the other, as she lay her head bored on a loose knuckle.

"Ranking exam, hm? Fine, I'll continue it for you... But you're going to have to show me that you're worth my time, first."

Even if this was her ticket out of Hell, she wasn't going to just give him a rank. She wanted to see what he was capable of, first.

"... So. Go ahead... Show me a little something, hm~?"