Perfect. Shadow Weaver patted Catra on the head, noticing how strongly the affectionate gesture before seemed to have affected her. She would have to keep that in mind. Positive reinforcement had never been Shadow Weaver's cup of tea, but if it would allow her to assert control over Catra, then so be it.
The sorceress turned back to the black garnet, watching Catra's reflection behind her in the shiny red surface. "It's quite simple, really. Hordak has a weakness; magic. If we're able to pull this off, we can take them both down in one single swoop."
Moving over to a hidden panel in the wall, Shadow Weaver swept a hand over it and it slid open to reveal a tiny hidden space with several items inside. One of them was a small blue diamond shape that she balanced in her hands as she moved back to Catra.
"Long ago, I studied under the tutelage of a sorceress who had an interest in ancient magics. Obsessed, really. This is before I found my way to Mystacor. She had this in her possession when she died, and it was passed on to me. I did not understand its significance until I dug a bit more into ancient magic myself, after by chance coming across a baby who held power like I'd never experienced. This is an artifact left behind by those Etherians call the First Ones. I kept it for much the same purpose they created it; as a sort of insurance. When making contact with the Sword of Protection it will attach and siphon a great deal of magic from She-ra. It was created as a means to weaken her if she were to become too powerful, even if temporarily. To keep her under control. But now..."
Shadow Weaver stepped closer to Catra, extending the elegant object to the feline. "If you were able to use this on Adora, she would be weakened enough that she would have no choice but to take you on in her normal form...and enough that she would lose. Then, with She-ra's vitality stored in the crystal, it would simply be a matter of forcing Hordak to come into contact with it. His species is incredibly vulnerable to magic. I've never let on that I knew. With this, we have the power to seize control of Etheria, and to wipe out those who have wronged us. The only question is whether you will see fit to use it, but I doubt that is much of a question at all. I know you are capable of things Hordak never could have imagined."
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The sorceress turned back to the black garnet, watching Catra's reflection behind her in the shiny red surface. "It's quite simple, really. Hordak has a weakness; magic. If we're able to pull this off, we can take them both down in one single swoop."
Moving over to a hidden panel in the wall, Shadow Weaver swept a hand over it and it slid open to reveal a tiny hidden space with several items inside. One of them was a small blue diamond shape that she balanced in her hands as she moved back to Catra.
"Long ago, I studied under the tutelage of a sorceress who had an interest in ancient magics. Obsessed, really. This is before I found my way to Mystacor. She had this in her possession when she died, and it was passed on to me. I did not understand its significance until I dug a bit more into ancient magic myself, after by chance coming across a baby who held power like I'd never experienced. This is an artifact left behind by those Etherians call the First Ones. I kept it for much the same purpose they created it; as a sort of insurance. When making contact with the Sword of Protection it will attach and siphon a great deal of magic from She-ra. It was created as a means to weaken her if she were to become too powerful, even if temporarily. To keep her under control. But now..."
Shadow Weaver stepped closer to Catra, extending the elegant object to the feline. "If you were able to use this on Adora, she would be weakened enough that she would have no choice but to take you on in her normal form...and enough that she would lose. Then, with She-ra's vitality stored in the crystal, it would simply be a matter of forcing Hordak to come into contact with it. His species is incredibly vulnerable to magic. I've never let on that I knew. With this, we have the power to seize control of Etheria, and to wipe out those who have wronged us. The only question is whether you will see fit to use it, but I doubt that is much of a question at all. I know you are capable of things Hordak never could have imagined."