Who: Luna Lovegood creidim & Darth Maul survivalthroughhate.
What: Luna and Maul have an unlikely team-up.
When: Late-May.
Where: Ritual Gig.

Content Warnings: blood magic; rituals; blood/gore.



[ This is by no means a happy union. But... sometimes it's necessary to set aside mutual mistrust and dislike (and understatement) of one another to work towards a common goal. The notes provided by Maul via one of his followers had proved very interesting reading, and Luna had quickly gotten to work. She'd parsed through the fragmented information, scoured through texts of her own, trying to put together everything.

Soon enough, the pieces had fallen together. The notes and texts describes of a ritual to build connections through time and space to known spaces perhaps otherwise lost. The Death Realm was Ramona's design, her own magic. And magic was not so easily lost forever. It would exist somewhere, remaining somewhere in the vast space of the universes. And certainly asked a great deal to find it.

Blood. Mostly. Sizable volumes of each of the blood types: Paleblood, Darkblood, Vileblood, Coldblood and Warmblood. Deer antler. A piece of Ramona's hair (or fur, in this case). And the help of a powerful Pthumerian. Luna had secured the antler through the shop, and there'd been an expedition to Sleepy Town to retrieve some of Deerlona's fur — which neither of them wanted a repeat of, thank you.

All that remained was the ritual itself. To ask for Doorway's blessing, and have their open the door. Arrangements are made to meet at Ritual Gig, John's former shop (and now in Luna's possession). Ordinarily, she wouldn't have bothered tampering with John's wards to let Maul set foot in here, but... well, needs must. If something goes wrong, better it can be in here and sealed away than in someone's home.

She'll be perched upon the sales counter waiting, going over her notes until Maul comes in. ]

Oh, you're here. Good. [ Polite enough greeting. She's still not overly thrilled at doing magic with him, truth be told. ]

I should point out this is a temporary access. [ In case he was wondering. She hops down from the counter. ] John's wardings were very tricky, but I've managed to temporarily override them for this. Just in case things don't quite go to plan, better to be somewhere safe.

[ He'll notice it. There's something in the air. A feeling of safety and comfort. Something in the shape of the magic from John's world that still lingers. Like a stain that refuses to wash out. But certainly a welcome stain. With that, Luna gestures with one hand through towards the back of the shop. They'll be using one of the backrooms for this. There's plenty of rooms back there, even if some of them are completely blocked off (for some unknown reason) or magically sealed. ]

Through here. I'll walk you through the ritual. You've brought the blood, yes?

[ She's supplied the Darkblood and Paleblood needed, considering it's easy enough for her to get a hold of. She'd left the other three needed in his hands. ]