@hexitage ASKED : “ how far does this go , are we going to hell ? ”
“ I WON’T LIE TO YOU , ” she begins , tone even and calm . the way her mouth moves around the words , even quirking up at its corners , seems to belittle the gravity of them . “ this is far from an easy goal you’ve set . only a handful of my girls are even capable of performing DESCENSUM , and it’s certainly not for the faint of heart . ” her hands fold upon the table between them , fingers lacing together neatly . “ we’ve lost more than a few good witches —- GOOD PEOPLE —- to this wonder . i just want to be sure that this is really what you want , that you feel ready . ”
“ —- but to answer your question , yes and no . in essence , you will be projecting your soul into the netherworld . there you will face your very own personal hell , but i cannot go with you . you’ll have to find your own way back before sunrise , or ... ” words fail her for the briefest of moments , as her tongue feels much too dry to continue . she remembers her own hell , how she’d lied to everyone about what it had been . separately , she can recall with near perfect clarity the feeling of misty fading to ashes in her arms . “ even i can’t bring you back if you fail . ”