Verath snatched the Inferno Labyrinth spell from the floor and scanned it quickly.
"Yeah, it feeds off darkness, and when there is no darkness, life energy," he reported, "Damn, it also posesses the caster and makes her use it on nearby threats, unless the caster is well skilled in controlling it, which is highly unlikely since the labyrinth is infinitely complex. So, we'll have to get rid of the source of power, or at least cut it off somehow..." he concluded, casting a worried glance at his two counterparts and then at Xelkitti, who was looking paler than a few momnet ago.
"Hell lot of good that does," muttered Xelfan12, who was obviously deep in thought, thinking up one of his brilliant ideas.
"GODS DAMNIT GET US OUT OF HERE!" Gaaz yelled. "I'M FUCKING MELTING!" complained Saej, and indeed he had begun to perspire rather profusely under the intensifying heat.
"Oh, I got an idea!" Xelfan12 exclaimed. He strode over to Xelkitti and deftly poked her in the side, hard.
She squeak-mewed and jumped about a foot in the air. The spell was broken almost immediately. Saej and Gaaz collapsed onto the blissfully cool stone floor. Xelkitti joined them moments later.
"Damn I hurt like a bitch," complained Gaaz, "That thing wasn't heat, it literally sets your nerves on fire...fuck..."
"Where'd my fucking water go," Saej grumbled, "little fucktard casting the god damned spell while no one was looking. She probably planned the whole damned thing."
"Shut the fuck up, she ended up worse off than both of you," Xelfan12 snapped from his post beside Xelkitti's unconscious body. She seemed okay, just worn out. Not terribly so, though, she could at least keep her human form.
"Remind me not the put that in our battle plans," Verath said, "We can't afford a spell that needs so much effort."
Xelkitti came to about then, rather cheerfully too, for the ordeal that had just happened.
"So, how'd it go?" she asked, struggling to sit, but a wave a dizziness hit her and she lay back down.
"Quite well, actually, but I'm afraid we'll have to omit the spell from the plans because of the effort it requires," said Verath.
"Quite well my ass," snarled Saej, and would have said more if not for Verath's Look of Doom.
"It's more than just a cage, you know," said Xelkitti, "It lets you hack into the minds of your victims, much to their discomfort," she added, gleefully, "But yes, it does require immense amounts of energy and concentration because minds are very complex, almost like a labyrinth. And I was hacking into two simultaneously. It might be useful if only used on individuals."
"So you were causing pain on PURPOSE!" asked Gaaz.
"Uh...not really, it's more of a side effect," grinned Xelkitti.
"You mom-assing-" Before he could continue, however, he was punched across the room and crashed into a bookshelf, causing the books to fall and bombard him with their evil sharp corners.
"Anyways," said Xelkitti, "Gaaz or Saej is casting the next spell."
While Saej perused his limited selection of spells (Blood Rain, Flame Jet, Soul Shredder, and Circeum Bolt), DSD suddenly appeared next to Verath, a very panicked look on her face. Ignoring the chaos this caused she delivered her message right away.
"Evil Bug Popsicle is giving Baka Hentai Man power early! Hurry!"