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"Do not use it. Not unless it is at the end of absolute need.

The destruction of this entire swathe may harm more than it helps, and there are many, innocent creatures here , like animals and other fauna that didn't ask to be killed."

"Ah.

But their effective strength is about as strong as your party, Marie. Maybe stronger."

"Soon, they tore a swathe of destruction through the land. Pillaging where they could, subjugating as they pleased. The Geass user and the fey pair had the ability to hypnotise them. That helped their purpose.

I watched in shock. How could they be so reckless? So destructive?

Surprisingly,they picked up friends. A Persona user, like Richard. Some others. I apologise. My age makes memory hard to recall. Small details are hard to recall.

Eventually, I decided to attack them at their base, a tower in a fortress several weeks in a direction I don't recall away from here."

Harbinger raises a hand, and the party sees various images in their mind.

The blond man attempting to Geass Harbinger.

Harbinger being chained, and the suited man looking at him, smirking.

Harbinger being tied to a rack, struggling, as a pixie stood in front of him, with a taser.

Harbinger breaking free, punching a pale man into a wall.

Him flying into the air, fighting a bird like Persona.

Him slamming the Geass user into a door.

Harbinger screaming as several Neutrino blasts hit him.

Him fleeing blindly into the forest, too wounded to fight on.

"Ever since then, I have been tracking them, and they have been making advances to this area.

I don't know their current status, but they picked up at least one friend. Mr Valjean."

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Mara is sleeping in a spare room.

Harbinger coughs for a bit, then begins.

"My tale begins several moons ago. Remember some of your party venturing to Coumaret? On that day, I detected several entities entering the realm.

They were far away from you, so I ventured to send them to you safely.

So, I watched them. There were four of them. Two fey beings, dressed in form fitting uniform, with some strange dome on their backs, and with objects- pistols, I believe, holstered. One man was in a cloak of black, with blonde flowing hair and a small mask covering his eye. And one of them was a human in a tuxedo, as some would call it, wearing glasses.

So, I monitored them, assuming them to be similar to you.

I thought wrong."

Gaston stays curled up.

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Harbinger nods.

"Let me sit down, for Tenorias' sake! I have been awake many days, and unresting!"

He sighs and clutches his cane tightly.

She gets nothing but a whimper.

Harbinger enters.

"Where is the one called Andre?"

"Let me come in. I am weary.

I've chased them for a while. I'll explain."

Harbinger trudges in, coughing.

(( Marie is Phyliss' Shadow! ))