May 7th and beyond - Nailah's apartment

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:49 pm

"No; and I don't need to see the future to know that." she smiles.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:25 pm

"And you're still my anchor, love. In a very good way, and even with this happening."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:09 pm

"And I hope your mood improved a little despite walking in on all this." she smiles, giving Sam a little squeeze.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:31 pm

"Aye, you can be certain of that."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:49 pm

Saturday the 12th - Just before Noon

Nailah steps into the room from the bedroom, wearing what anyone who wasn't an archeologist would be likely to 'mistake' for Egyptian ritual robes, complete with a gold-collar and a belt of segmented plates. She's carrying the staff Cal made for her.

"I do have to admit I feel a little silly..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:11 pm

"You should see how blokes like Doctor Strange dress."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:18 pm

"You mean it comes with the job description?" she chuckles and places a little hieroglyphic-covered cup with incense on the 'altar' and lights it.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:20 pm

"At least means you're on the low end of the ridiculousness scale at the moment."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:29 pm

"Thanks." she smiles faintly.

"Well then, here it goes then..." she says, taking a deep breath and steps up to the altar and turns towards the south.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:30 pm

Samantha watched with some trepidation as Nailah began.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:49 pm

Taking another deep breath Nailah straightens herself a little and spreads her arms.

"Un re-a an Ptah,
uau netu, aru re-a an neter Sekhmet-a.
Khesef-tu Atum uten-nef senef sai set.
Nuk Sekhet! Hems-a her kes amt urt aat ent pet.
Nuk Sakhu! Urt her-ab baiu Annu."
"My mouth is opened by Ptah,
My mouth's bonds are loosed by Sekhmet.
Atum has given me my hands, they are placed as guardians.
I am Sekhtet who dwells in the west of heaven,
I am Sakhu! I watch over the souls of Annu."

And... nothing really happens, but Nailah keeps going and turns towards the east and the west in turn, each time holding up her staff and closing her eyes for a few seconds. Finally she turns north towards the altar again and sets the staff down in front of her.

"Ask temt-na heka pen entef, kher se entef kher-f,
betenu er thesem, rhak er sut. A anen makhent ent Ra!
Ask erta-na heka apen kher enti-f betenu er thesem."
"I gather the power from every place, from every person, faster than light itself.
Hail to he in the heavens who is strong even before the terror of the darkness.
He bestows upon me this power from every place, faster than the shadow follows the light."

This time something actually does happen, though probably not many are able to tell. As she repeats the incantation over and over an unseens force ripples through the air. Sam and Captain Britain might and Lei and Victoria most likely will (considering they're not too far away from Campus at the time) feel as Nailah begins drawing in the energy that is normally spread out equally. Slowly the magical energy begins reverberating inside Nailah's apartment as she focuses it into herself and her makeshift temple.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:19 pm

Samantha shivered at the sensation, but discovered mercifully enough that Egyptian magic didn't seem to set her off quite like others had before.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:27 pm

Previous to this Nailah had tried to convince herself she wouldn't allow herself to be distracted by checking on Sam but now that she's in the middle of it she finds it hard to even focus on anything else but the sensations produced by the ritual.

Eventually, Nailah sinks down on one knee and holds her staff up over her head with both arms.

"Dewa-netjer maa'k, kher hewet-ek, iret-ek sekat re'it, abed-ek in netjer-sen re'it.
Tepey ent pet, wadj ent kemet, aped ent mew.
Dewa netjer-sen re'it, a'nekh Tawey. Aq're'it aat pet, pet a'q re'it.
Dewa hewet-netjer Sekhmet, nebet nekhtew, imey-er maa'et, iret Ra."
"Praise to the lord of truth, whose shrine is hidden, from whose eyes mankind issued, and from whose mouth the gods came into being.
As high as is the heaven, as broad as is the earth, as deep as is the sea.
Praise to you who created the gods, he who lights the two lands. Open the doors of heaven, throw open the sky to me.
Bless this temple of Sekhmet, the Lady of Flame, Arbiter of Order, the Eye of Ra."

For a split-second Nailah's body almost seems to shine brightly as the gathered energy coalesces inside the room and is woven and bound inside the temple, settling into place over the prepared geometry formed by the decorations and inscriptions. And then Nailah kind of slumped, though she is still holding herself up for the most part, one hand braced against the floor.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:50 pm

Samantha got to her feet rather fast as that happened, concerned, but not certain she should approach Nailah.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:55 pm

"I believe that answers that then..." Nailah mumbles as she pushes herself to her feet, though she's rather unceremoniously leaning on her staff to keep herself up.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:57 pm

"Is it... is it safe for me to help you?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:01 pm

"I'm not sure... I think so..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:02 pm

"I'm just making certain you're not going to metamorphose into a warrior goddess or anything," she said with a nervous chuckle, before approaching.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:06 pm

"If anything I feel like I'm going to turn into a kitten." she smiles weakly, gladly leaning on Sam. There's the tiniest discharge at the touch but weak compared to even some static electricity. Nailah doesn't even seem to notice it.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:09 pm

"All going according to plan, aye?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:14 pm

"It certainly feels like it worked. You didn't... feel anything, you know, 'setting you off' did you?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:15 pm

"I felt a bit of what happened, but it was nothing like getting dragged under."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:16 pm

"That's good, right? That's just... your mind blending into the Astral a little, yes?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:18 pm

"Right. I just felt a bit of a flux in the Astral, nothing that was latching onto me, per se."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:20 pm

"That's great! I... was a little worried when you offered to be here for this."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:23 pm

"Seems there's a load of both our minds, then."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:30 pm

"You can say that again." she smiles softly. "But good god that was more draining than I expected..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:31 pm

"It's something you've never done before. Let's get you to the couch."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:36 pm

Nailah just nods and gladly lets herself sink down on the couch.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:37 pm

"I'll admit, I was a bit surprised you picked Sekhmet over Bast."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:43 pm

"It's practically the same goddess. You're thinking of Bastet. I'll admit that she might be a bit easier to identify with for me, but a female weaver in Egyptian is Sekhtet and the Sphinx is supposedly a guardian instituted by Sekhmet..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:49 pm

"And Sekhmet has quite a few other connotations. Not that I have room to talk, mind..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:03 pm

"There is that, yes... But that's only one aspect. And one I certainly don't intend to treat with any kind of significance. It is hard to guess the 'true' story, should there be any, but I am not convinced Sekhmet, Bast and Bastet are distinctively separate entities."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:05 pm

"All part of the Egyptian fascination with felines, eh?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:12 am

"And all based on their behaviour. It doesn't mean I changed my mind on rather not getting involved in a physical conflict." she smiles.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:02 pm

"As I said, I don't have room to talk."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:07 pm

"You don't have a shrine to the Morrigan in your living room though."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:10 pm

"I do have more than a few representations of her, though. It would be hypocritical of me not to admit that."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:20 pm

"I always wondered about that... Did you chose your 'code-name' before you had any bad experiences in that regard?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:35 pm

"The actual incident that led to my codename was when the flock first emerged. I'd been repressing my telepathic abilities subconsciously, and when I finally accepted them I started to see the ravens."

"I suppose that might have been subconscious as well. I knew about the Morrigan well before then."

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