Master invokes Daemon Azal
Plot Beats
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The Master begins an invocation ceremony in the church cavern, calling upon the Daemon Azal with incantations to arise and obey his command.
Who Was There
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Indifferent yet potentially menacing—Azal does not fear the Master’s invocation but may view it as an inconvenience or a test of humanity’s worthiness. There is no emotional investment, only calculation.
Azal is the unseen but looming target of the Master’s invocation. Though not physically present in the cavern, the ritual’s energy suggests Azal is being drawn into the moment—either as a reluctant participant or a force that will soon assert its own will. The Master’s chanting implies Azal’s power is being tested, and the cavern’s atmosphere grows heavier, as if the Daemon’s presence is already influencing the space. Azal’s role here is passive but pivotal: the ritual’s success hinges on whether the Daemon will answer the summons or resist it.
- • To assess whether the Master is a worthy vessel for its power or an insignificant pawn.
- • To determine if humanity’s progress meets its criteria for continuation or annihilation.
- • That the Master’s ritual is a trivial display of mortal ambition, irrelevant to its own cosmic purposes.
- • That its own criteria for judging humanity are the only ones that matter.
Righteous indignation tinged with desperate ambition—he believes his cause is just, yet there’s an undercurrent of fear that Azal may not submit, or worse, that the Doctor will intervene.
The Master stands alone in the cavern, his posture rigid with authority, his voice resonant with the weight of ancient incantations. He chants with measured precision, invoking the elemental powers to bind Azal to his will. His hands are outstretched, fingers splayed as if physically grasping the forces he commands. The cavern’s dim light casts long shadows across his face, accentuating the intensity of his gaze—unwavering, almost fanatical. His dialogue is a blend of ritualistic cadence and personal command, leaving no doubt that he believes himself the rightful master of these forces.
- • To forcibly summon and bind Azal to his will, securing the Daemon’s power as his own.
- • To assert his dominance over the Doctor and UNIT by demonstrating his control over forces they cannot comprehend.
- • That his intelligence and will are superior to both the Doctor’s and Azal’s, allowing him to bend them to his purpose.
- • That the ends justify the means—if he must defy the natural order to achieve supremacy, so be it.
Location Details
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The cavern within the barrow is the epicenter of the Master’s ritual, a space where the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural blur. Its damp, earthen walls pulse with an eerie red glow, responding to the Master’s invocation as if alive. The air is thick with static charge, a mix of occult energy and the Master’s own tension. The cavern’s isolation amplifies the ritual’s power, shielding it from external interference while also trapping the Master in his own gambit—if Azal answers, there will be no escape. The location is not just a setting but an active participant, its atmosphere feeding into the Master’s arrogance and the ritual’s volatility.
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Key Dialogue
"MASTER: "By the power of earth, by the power of air, by the power of fire eternal and the waters of the deep, I conjure thee and charge thee, Azal. Arise, arise at my command, Azal. Arise, arise.""