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Easy defense against the Eye
Ed0517:
and recall Uriel dismissing Harry's circle. Said it was a nice circle, but....
I think the Eye is not quite Uriel or Mother level.... but it beats everything short of that. I wouldn't be surprised if the Eye can blast Outsiders
Conspiracy Theorist:
Uriel’s and the Mothers are beings which exist in multiple realities as a single being, any circle in a single reality is only attempting to capture a fraction of them as a being, most of them are outside the circle breaking its line. It’s not just a question of power.
A circle around the Eye would initially focus the reality warping effect of the Eye for a pico second before it ceases to be a circle in shape and function, and becomes a black hole in reality rather quickly. A being of Ethnui’s power level or above might survive it, those who came into existence before our current reality. Everyone else could easily just turn into a bowl of petunias in those circumstances. That’s where power comes into play, just immortals like Mab can be eventually killed by the Eye used by them or on them rather quickly, they exist in a single reality but someone like Uriel or the Mothers can be killed eventually by the Eye because it would at some point eventually suck the entirety of their being into the black hole in reality it’s use creates, but I suspect it would take the user with it. You need the disparity in power level like between Ethnui and Mab for the wielder to survive destruction of the target. Needless to say casual observers wouldn’t survive such an encounter.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on December 27, 2022, 08:06:10 AM ---and recall Uriel dismissing Harry's circle. Said it was a nice circle, but....
I think the Eye is not quite Uriel or Mother level.... but it beats everything short of that. I wouldn't be surprised if the Eye can blast Outsiders
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Yeah, I think there is a more complicated story behind the Eye. If a simple circle could have offered protection then Mab and Odin would have incorporated one when they teamed up to take Ethniu down. They didn't, and ultimately the Eye had to be kicked out of Ethinu's head from behind.
g33k:
Yeah, I think a magic circle is fine for blocking "regular" magic, but not Eye-of-Balor caliber magic.
Really-major circles might work -- the one for MacFinn was supposed to be able to handle hugely-powerful beings (honestly -- from Harry's description -- much more-powerful than a mere Loup Garou! (*)). The ones the Denarians cast, to capture & hold Ivy.
(*) Come to think of it, that Circle was really weirdly over-powered. Who'd use demigod-binding magic for a werewolf!!?!
Mira:
--- Quote from: g33k on December 28, 2022, 12:39:31 AM ---Yeah, I think a magic circle is fine for blocking "regular" magic, but not Eye-of-Balor caliber magic.
Really-major circles might work -- the one for MacFinn was supposed to be able to handle hugely-powerful beings (honestly -- from Harry's description -- much more-powerful than a mere Loup Garou! (*)). The ones the Denarians cast, to capture & hold Ivy.
(*) Come to think of it, that Circle was really weirdly over-powered. Who'd use demigod-binding magic for a werewolf!!?!
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Problem though, the circle that was able to confine MacFinn wasn't something thrown together, and not on a battle field. That kind of circle might contain Ethinu though, if you could get her in it. Harry,plus Bob, plus Spear of Destiny circle held her.. However she no longer had the eye and she was wounded, still it was a close thing.
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