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Challenge 030: Danse Macabre

Dark feathers weaved into frayed, braided hair, loose and wild. The Morrigan, the Phantom Queen of Irish mythology, is many things: a war goddess, appearing in crow form above battlegrounds, inspiring courage, joining battle, and foretelling deaths; the banshee whose scream is a premonition of doom; the witch who would be known as Morgana le Fay, associated with King Arthur.

Challenge 32: With A Bang

If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end, as to be worthy of remembrance. 

Though the world may be ending, that was no reason to stop celebrating. At least not in L.A. The show must go on. So why not take this one last chance to dress up and feel special? Dying no longer scared Maria, and if she was being perfectly honest, the idea of no longer existing sounded rather relaxing. But even so, she wasn’t going to go out without a fight. This was the moment to take Lady MacBeth’s advice and look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.

“Ese pendejo!” Babylon raged as she barged unceremoniously into Belial's place without knocking. “Do you know what he did this morning?” She paused for dramatic effect before continuing, the who being deemed unnecessary as she expected her friend to catch on soon enough. "He said ‘Good morning Babylon!’ Can you believe that!" 

Like most of her complaints, this one was directed towards her boss. Now, for most people it wouldn’t be a problem, but Babylon’s employer never bothered to acknowledge anyone in the morning and especially not by their actual name. 

“And not only that but then he asked if my husband would be coming by for lunch again!" Finally ready to get to the point, she took a moment to calm herself and take a breath. “Men are such idiots and yet they get paid the big bucks. I am this close to finally quitting and letting him run the company into the ground.”

Challenge 30: The Danse Macabre 

Little Red Riding Hood & The Big Bad Wolf

The fairy tale was dark to begin with, a murderous wolf and a little girl. Is it really so hard to believe that that the basket she carried also held a weapon for her protection? A single gunshot from an expert hunter managed to fell the beast, but not before it got in a few swipes of its own. 

Challenge 24 - Dark Secrets

                     Challenge 26 - Sacred Summoning 

                   Lapis Lazuli | Forget Me Nots | Parchment | Winter

Cassiel may not experience romantic attraction in the traditional way, but the furthest they’ve ever gone for someone involved a coup and a new emperor. Constantine was the start of it all: back when they were wilder and prone to playful risk-taking, when Adon’s commands were guidelines and he had not yet tried to rein them in. It’s been so long now that they can’t fully explain why Constantine meant what he did to them. Adon was furious, but what was done was done. They had Uther, and Uther had Arthur, and legend was born.

They’re a bad painter. Only Shibah is kind enough to pretend otherwise.

Challenge 007 -- Subtle & Visceral

Voice twin

Gina Torres, specifically Gina Torres as Zoe Washburne in Firefly. Matter-of-fact, calm, steady--you never question a voice that serious.

Scent

Cassiel does not wear scent, so when they aren’t in the middle of war, they have a vague citrus smell.

Guilty pleasure

Adele’s lemon bars. They could eat an entire plate if they had no restraint.

Nervous tic