Mistakes Were Made (closed RP with Devilishroyalty)
Olivia swore, her heart hammering as the candle tipped over, drowning the flame in wax. Shit, shit, shit! The most delicate part of the sealing spell, and...
To her horror, the candle upset the bowl of holy water, which splashed across the parchment spell sheâd been using, the ink blurring and running. She tried to salvage what she could, her hands shaking. The candle was bad enough, but it had tipped off a Rube Goldberg device of disruption that could spell disaster. Sheâd meant to be sealing a thinning of the veil between the old abandoned house and Hell. Now...
Now she felt the carefully constructed barriers of magic collapse. She felt the power snap around her like a popping soap bubble. Sheâd been careless. She knew she ought to have put salt across the doors and windows, but sheâd been overconfident. Too secure in her own wards to rely on the more mundane methods.Â
Scrambling for her supplies, she grabbed the container of salt, meaning to at the very least get herself safe in a circle. Because with what sheâd been attempting, and what sheâd just messed up, she may as well have flung the door open and rung a dinner bell for anything nasty that cared to listen. And she wasnât naive enough to think there wasnât anything who noticed what sheâd just done.Â