OF THE HALLOWEEN EVENTThe Collector had expected for Ethan Rayne's spell to go off without a hitch, despite being aware of the fact that there were people within his city that were well aware of Rayne's existence and what he was capable of. He should've taken into account that it was only a matter of time before they figured out what was going on, especially since the costume spell had such a familiar ring to it. He'd underestimated his collection.
Again. Yet, oddly enough, that didn't bother him so much as it amused him and
pleased him.
"Challenging," The Collector muttered. "Oh so very challenging. While the easy does please, it does often make for a dull day."
What
did infuriate him, was these Powers That Be's ability to communicate with their seer in his realm. How that was being managed, he didn't know -- nor did he know how the Qs he'd had here before managed to bring things into existence that did not previously exist in the city he'd laid out or how the wizards in the city did the same, nevermind how some of the super powered individuals were able to summon talents that should only be possible on planets of that system... There were flaws in his design, flaws he needed to fix. There was a crack somewhere. It was just a matter of figuring out
where that crack was.
In focusing on that, The Collector forgot about Ethan Ranye.
And, currently, Ethan Rayne was hoping he hadn't, for he was being slammed up against the wall by a very angry game faced vampire who was demanding he reverse the spell.
"Found me that quickly, did you?" Ethan spat at the vampire in question, laughing at the fact that it had taken them much longer to figure out it was him this time around, which he supposed was due to the absence of Ripper picking up on clues that so obviously pointed to him.
"I said," Angel reiterated, "undo the spell."
Again, Ethan laughed. "Why should I?" He would've said more, save for the voice in his head that told him to go ahead and do what the vampire demanded.
Ethan didn't understand. The Collector wanted this over? The great being had forgotten about him, yes, and had clued in long enough to roll his eyes and dismiss it as a failed attempt at chaotic entertainment. Ethan was disposable. If the vampire didn't off him, The Collector would.
And it seemed that would have to be the way things were, seeing as Angel left him after administering a few good threats and leaving the basement of the convention center to see if the spell was as undone as Ethan claimed it was. When he returned to see if Ethan was still there, he found an empty basement devoid of any signs of life or of a complex spell having been performed.
"Such a waste," The Collector muttered to himself from where he stood. "Fortunately, I learn from my mistakes,
Angelus."
Angel couldn't hear, of course, and at after searching the building thoroughly for Ethan, left the convention center altogether.
At least things were back to normal.
For now.
MOD NOTE: BACKDATED TO MIDNIGHT OF THE 9TH. My (Tamara) apologies for the delay in getting this posted, as an unforeseen IRL complication prevented me from getting online to post this. As the event is now over, any threads taking place within the event need to be clearly backdated to the 8th or before.
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