And so the group turned in for the night, each into their own, very high quality rooms. And so NSLICE-00P was left on her own for a bit.

The first thing she did was check the logs from her subordinates, running a facial recognition scan on their visual records from the day. She got no matches on the persons of interest. She also checked the status of her subordinates, all units appeared to be functioning at optimal levels, so she moved on.

Next, she had some personal upgrades to make.

Available Spell Modifiers

Name

Description

Instant

Stores one magic circle, corresponding spell may be cast without a circle.

Wide

Increases spell’s area of effect.

Multi/Splitting

Enables one magic circle to create multiple effects.

Piercing

Increases spell penetration against RES and magic barriers.

Channeled

Spell increases in intensity the longer it is cast.

Lasting

Reduces speed at which mana disperses, increasing spell duration.

Hardened

Improves magic circle resilience and spell defense against piercing/disruption effects.

Mobile

Spell may be moved after activating.