Justine

"Now look what you've done", snapped Justine as his fetch rose out of the unconscious body in an uneven haze, "well, at least I'm more flexible now".

As the hunter neared, Justine descended into the shadows and pointed at the chest of the hunter: "see, that's the amulet, you need to get it off, and then lure him to the edge of the forest, it's one step closer to figuring out the source of all this bs".

"Besides, you don't have enough power right now for me to eat without killing you, but he does either way, and even more so when we lure him out". 

Justine's voice took a hollow ring, and his eyes completely hazed over in red: "The laws of old will be carried out, and HE WILL SUFFER".

"The entire town has been despelled", as he said so, the numbness Gage and Alistair felt when they first entered the town starting coursing full blast through their veins. The same numbness that has been in washing in waves through Justine's body for weeks now. 

Seeing the grimaces on their faces he sighed: "The people in this town have found a way to cut off the flow of Spirit to its bare minimum over the entire area. Just enough to keep things alive, but anything else", he grimaced.

"By this point, none of your powers can affect anyone but yourselves, we're are all but normal humans ... or that's what he said at least. I've found little loop holes around the despelling here and there, but even that is getting weaker. I NEED you guys to pounce him in the forest at the edge of this town, where the dispelling hasn't touched".

Justine began limping slowly towards the door way grabbing Gage's sleeve on the way past him, and whispering intently in a hoarse whisper: "I'll be bait, and lure him to the big willow tree in the forest closest to its edge. When I get there, your abilities should be back, I want you to pounce him and rip that amulet hanging from his chest off". 

As the two figures emerged from the shadowy walks of the dank cellar, Justine saw first one first and then another appear on hollow shadows underneath the dim lighting. 

“Gage”! he called out in surprise, mouth twitching slightly. 

"I owe you nothing ..." he whispered softly, and then continued in Gage's directly, refusing to look in Alistair's way.

"The man has the place and himself dispelled, that means you won''t be able to go all paranormal super wolf on him, and you", he continued with a snap in Alistair's direction: "won't be able to vamp out all over him, you teeth won't even draw blood". 

Justine started up from his position on the floor, feet stumbling slightly under the a body weight that hasn't really been help up in weeks, and shook the chains off around him. 

"I -", he grunted slightly and winced in pain as he placed weight by accident on a damaged left foot, then readjusted his balance with one hand against the wall.

I once was pissing on some bushes outside because there was no bathrooms and I had to go hellla baaad.

One of the local faunlike spirits noticed.

They weren’t offended/controlled any feelings of being offended, because I rationalized it as peeing is natural and I meant no harm by it.

As the two figures emerged from the shadowy walks of the dank cellar, Justine saw first one first and then another appear on hollow shadows underneath the dim lighting. 

"Gage"! he called out in surprise, mouth twitching slightly. 

Opening it’s mouth, it let out horsely: “I’m trapped inside the cell, captured by a man, the place is temporary despelled, none of my magic is working inside, quickly … quick-quickly”. 

“Stupid bitch”, grunted the man, giving Justine’s jaw a hard kick.

Justine slumped back against the wall with a whimper, clutching the cloth tight within his hands.

When he was sure that the man was gone and out of the cage, Justine closed his eyes in focus and muttered softly three time: “EGO sum validus in somes, mens, quod Phasmatis empowered per phasmatis, EGO sum ut validus ut EGO votum …”

Taking the cloth in hand, he wrapped it around the chains that tied his hands to his feet and pulled. With a grunt of effort, they snapped and fell to pieces around him. 

Stumbling to his feet, Justine grabbed at the bars caging a small window that lead to the outside of his cell. Pulling them apart to form a hole big enough for him to slip through, he stuck his head out.

Closing his eyes, a shimmering double of him escaped into the open air from the crown of his head and out into the starless night. 

“That I would be.” He looked at the door opening as well. “Most people who live here are normal. The town’s friendly with them, not infested.” He cautioned. A large man stepped out of the door. His scent was wretched. A mix of alcohol, drugs and…Gage glanced at Alistair to see if he had smelled it too.

Opening it's mouth, it let out horsely: "I'm trapped inside the cell, captured by a man, the place is temporary despelled, none of my magic is working inside, quickly ... quick-quickly".