Session 36: The Immortal

## Summary

Oliver Sr. tries to leave again, but Cryllos grabs his cape, provoking a miffed grunt. Amalesca still wants to see Jessabelle dead and brought to justice. Oliver Sr. hasn't found his wife, despite searching the whole house. The party goes over their available plans; waiting for a few days and then pressing Jessabelle about the lack of Ms. Tigale's reappearance, making Oliver mysteriously disappear and follow Jessabelle, destroying the house, directly confronting her, and plan z. While scheming, Jessabelle returns, where, in a heated argument, tells them that the land of the dead is not the actual afterlife, but a haven for the dead. It does not hold the dead souls indefinitely, and they will eventually go to the beyond, which no one knows what lies there. When the twin fools ascended, their wish was to increase order by making death certain. She still is not bored with life and wants to discover the world, and her magnum opus will extend her life indefinitely. Right after she leaves, Amalesca pops up, commenting on the many sides of debauchery they all exhibit, like lying. They finalize their plan, putting Oliver in the shadow dimension.

Jessabelle asks Oliver for help with a jar of dried lavender, which Cryllos accepts instead. It is, in fact, normal lavender. She asks for Oliver's whereabouts, Cryllos answers that he doesn't know. She mentions that he has her blood and that the piano is a family heirloom. She asks where Oliver is again, but she gets no response.

* Jessabelle hobbles with Oliver Sr. to the skeleton grounds, Alastor, Shade, and Amalesca hot on their tails. She pushes some vines aside, revealing a tunnel behind. They walk down a spiral staircase, covered in bioluminescent moss and flowers, and look through a doorway, to see Jessabelle gone and Oliver Sr. staring with abject horror at the woman on the floor, who resembles Oliver's mother. Shade, Oliver, and Alastor bust open the door, only to see that the woman is not his mother. She stands up, cackling, "It's been so long since I've been young."  Oliver backs away, preparing to fight. She laments over how he's not a nice, obedient boy, before pulling out needles and a red cloak. Shade throws a knife, only for the wounds to immediately close. Oliver then slams her with his piano, causing her to fall into a wall, which oddly gives. Alastor flies away to get the others. Jessabelle makes a final plea for Oliver to value his family, to be cared for by her. She holds out arms for a hug, but he screws his eyes shut and screams, "Shut up! I can't hear you!" Shade opens the entrance, allowing the two and Oliver Sr. to flee. They bump into Cryllos and Alastor, who shares the news of Ms. Tigale's whereabouts, then they run away.
* Nonamé finds an anti-magic scalpel, Annora steals stuff, and Cryllos burns the flowers, which scream, to his fear. Nonamé suddenly hears a loud creak, then a thud from underneath the stairs, when a dark ax splits through the wood from the other side. A dark gauntlet peels the wood back, allowing the rest of the armor to climb through. It slashes Annora, causing her to feel disconnected from magic. Nonamé freezes time and removes some of the armor, revealing a woman with a face similar to Oliver's, with the eyes closed, as if sleepwalking. Alastor arrives with news of the others in danger, so he and Cryllos leave. Annora turns into an elephant and pulls her out. Nonamé sets the house on fire, Annora feels a tingling sensation before crumpling back into a human. They hear another woman's voice, sighing, "I did tell you not to wreak my home, did I?" A young Jessabelle climbs out of a secret tunnel behind the bookshelf and hits Nonamé with a needle, causing her arm to go limp. Nonamé ties Ms. Tigale and Annora and pulls them away.

## Misc.

* Annora's haul
	+ 10 random books
	+ Two, silver rings with a band of green/red, respectively
	+ Silver mirror, it hums when touched
	+ A red box full of thick, silver needles