[Flashback] Swords and Shields (Coren)

by **Eridanus** on April 1st, 2012, 6:39 am

"Spanning? Don't the shield have to cover something?" Eridanus inquired.

He shrugged and proceeded anyway. Bringing his hands a short distance apart, he angled his palms such that they faced each other, all the while maintaining his focus on the floating djed to ensure that it stayed at its original position even while his hands moved.

The ethaefal realized that he could not possibly shape the shield with his hands, especially with his two hands acting as the anchors that upheld the shield in the position that Coren wanted. This meant that he could only use his mind, that much he derived logically. However, he was much more used to shaping with his hands, and this new method required greater mental dexterity.

"Is there a way to keep the shield hinged on my two hands without resorting to mental shaping?" He asked Coren. Even as he did, his mind was already working furiously to urge the djed into shape, willing it to expand to his palms.

by **Coren** on July 28th, 2012, 10:13 am

“No,” Coren replied in a patient voice. “It just needs to have adequate support to keep upright. Think of it like a piece of cloth, one can use it to cover things, but one can also use it as a tent if one puts poles at the right places to keep the entire thing upright.” He explained, taking the time to give Eridanus an example by covering the space between two of his fingers with a light blocking shield while he was holding them away from each other.
“See? Its possible.” he observed Eri's attempt and thought a bit about Eri's request. “You have to learn how to do mental shaping anyway, so I don't really see the use of making this exercise easier. But then again, you are just a novice, you might benefit of some aids at this stage.” Coren frowned as he wracked his brain for a scant few moments. “maybe you should cover both of your hands separately in the djed then bring them together making them connect. Then you pull them apart while not breaking the connection?” he sugested. A nagging voice in the back of his mind was telling him that if the man wanted to become more then a decent shielder he should have thought up his own way on how to reduce the workload. It sharpened the mind, but he quickly crushed that thought.

oocI'm really sorry this took so long. :/. If you are unwilling to continuet his thread I will understand especially since you already are almost expert ins hielding ^^;. So this will only be a bit more skill.

by **Eridanus** on July 30th, 2012, 6:25 am

Eridanus nodded, for that was an excellent suggestion. He could not do more than that, for he was furiously keeping his willpower focused on the shield so as to not allow it to dissipate. Shaping the separate orbs of djed on each fist, he gradually brought them together so that the djed would touch.

Imagining it as glue, he slowly separated his hands, the djed easily separating at first, causing him to frown and to reconnect again. After several tries, he managed to bring his fists further apart, though the air in between was not a full-fledged shield, but rather stringy threads of djed that seemed rather threadbare.

His skin was beginning to become pale with the exertion and with the constant amount of djed that he had to continually extract to replace the ones that continued to dissipate due to his unfamiliarity with the art and his lack of experienced mental fortitude.

Still, he did not notice the physical symptoms setting in for he was too engrossed into trying to make Coren's suggestion work. Reconnect, connect, reconnect, connect. His arms began to shiver and tremble, but he kept trying, but could not make a proper 'sheet' of djed form in the air between his hands.

by **Coren** on July 30th, 2012, 10:57 am

Coren kept a stern eye on his pupil while he did the suggestion, seeing how he was doing. When his pupil began to become pale he didn't take any chances, it might have been something else, like the cold or simple physical exertion but he didn't want to take any chances.

“Eridanus that is enough for today.” He said aloud in stern tone as he gave his pupil a shake. Making sure he wasn't tuning him out in that trance-like state. “Your showing symptoms of overgiving so let the djed go and rest up.” He gave his pupil a stern stare. “Don't use any other magic for the rest of the rest of this day.” He warned, “And try to keep an eye on yourself the next time you use magic. Next time you might be alone with nobody to warn you about what is happening.” He really hoped that the man was listening to what he was saying. He didn't want the death of a person on his conscience because he taught him something he wasn't able to handle.

by **Eridanus** on August 1st, 2012, 12:44 pm

Eridanus' eyes began to turn bloodshot as he stared intensely at the djed that he was trying to form, when he felt a force equivalent to a sledgehammer slamming against the back of his skull. The next thing he knew, he was being shaken, and realized that the imagined force was the backlash of suddenly withdrawing from his attempted use of magic.

"I... what?" Disoriented, he glanced about, mouth agape as he blinked several times, trying to recover his bearings.

"I... oh. Sorry," He muttered, realizing that he had been on the verge of overgiving. Things like these scare him sometimes, for whenever he delved into new magical disciplines it was difficult to get a grasp of it, especially he was unfamiliar with it. It was most fortunate that he had an actual teacher who could look out for him.

"Thanks for the save," With a grateful nod, he rubbed his temples, absentmindedly gesturing towards the exit of the area. "Let's depart then, shall we?"

by **Valkyrie** on August 6th, 2012, 11:36 pm

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