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Lenz decides to cease her intense boredom with the practice of magic

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From the Eyes of the Manipulated

Postby Lenz on March 31st, 2014, 11:58 pm

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19th of Spring, 514 AV


She was in the mood for magic, having gone many days without much excitement. However, her mind was constantly being filled with thoughts of depression, longing and utter lonliness. She had Ipisol, and that was obvious, yet she still felt alone and wavering on the verge of tears everytime she thought about love or saw families crowding the streets no matter how rare it was in such a city.

“Things are hurting me again,” she whispered to herself as she continued to walk the path she could not see. It was there somewhere, underneath the misery that couldn’t help but pose as a threat to her sense of sanity.

There was a path there, a dirt one, some small rocks attempting to bind together in terms of creating a road. She didn’t know where she was going at that moment. She was simply walking to walk. Excerise wasn’t excerise to her if all you were doing was absentmindedly wandering through a town of broken and shattered lives.

She trampled over remains, latent, yet still occurring every day. She looked up and peered through her crimson bangs, watching the sky as clouds overhead started to come crashing together. It was sure to rain, yet she did not hurry for cover. She had time and with a new idea fresh in her mind, she was soon to find herself busy.

She hadn’t practiced her magic in some time. She didn’t understand as to why that was, seeing how she was bored out of her mind, but she just hadn’t.

What if I found a safe place and practiced? she asked herself, all previous thoughts no longer subsisting like they constantly were inside her mind.

She took a step off the dirt path, removing her feet from the crumbling pieces of dreams she had been traipsing over. She turned on her heel and started to run, as quick as she could and until her lungs felt like they were going to burst. She looked to the right and to the left, quickly becoming lost before regaining her bearings.

This way.

She emerged from the city, but did not continued running. She frantically kept at the quick gait she had been maintaining, running through freshly grown grass and over the various small hills that marred a flat land.

Finally she came to a halt, met by thousands of trees, their bark ripe and ready for the continuation of spring. She smiled, brushing her red locks behind her ears before pushing through the new leaves that had begun sprouting everywhere.

She sought out a good place, not too far from civilization, yet far enough as to not get caught. She then proceeded to clear her mind, resolving any unanswered issues and other hectic thoughts that seemed to constantly be meddling around inside her mind. Once she had brought herself into a semi-relaxed state, she held out her hand and whispered a few things to herself.

“Let there be air,
Let it be fair,
For the world is in debt
To your never ending care

We fathom to breathe
For the lives we wreathe
Give me your power
So I need not scour”

The words that left her mouth were pristine and meaningful, sending a smile to erupt onto her lips. She then clasped her hands together, as she started to feel the Djed well up inside her body, flowing through her arteries until she forced it to drop down to her hands. She then started to unfold them, releasing their hold on one another as a small ball of liquid grey res formed in between. It continued to grow as she spread out her hands.

She watched it intensify before looking around her for inspiration. Once her eyes landed on nothing in particular she lowered her mouth to the sphere and blew out a gust of air. The ball was now swirling, like wind crashing through a city in the middle of the night.

She observed it, watching it spin all whilst attaining its control in her grasp. She closed her eyes for a second, inhaling deeply before opening them to witness a creation. Her creation.
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Postby Lenz on April 1st, 2014, 12:10 am

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She smiled, giggling at the sight. It was wonderful, although she was a little dubious as to the length of time it would stay before dissipating into the cold air of her surroundings. She didn’t dwell on the thought, and instead, soaked in the view with all the attention she possessed.

“Absolutely brilliant,” she mused to herself, finding the urge to attempt at a new trick.

She titled her hands slightly in a counter-clockwise motion, the ball of air following her movements. She took away her right hand, leaving her left to maintain the shape and control of the orb. She watched diligently, her determination never wavering; never leaving her.

She observed it hovering with such motivation she was surprised it didn’t burst into flames. Flames, she mulled to herself, her thoughts coming back to haunt her. The logic was easily suppressed, but the reasoning surpassed its normal limits.

I shall try that sometime.

She then took her right hand and extended her index finger. Using a small amount of Djed to spin the orb of air. She watched it go round and round as if it was lying on an axis, much as the world she lived in did.

She was fascinated. She wasn’t someone who often experimented with different things, but today she was all eyes and ears, her heart exploiting the vast amount of ideas that posed options to her from inside her brain.

She decided to try another technique; another tactic to attempt with the courage she was able to muster in the small time she had. The spinning was getting out of control, for it started to spin too fast, causing her to bring out her right hand and apply pressure to the orb, shrinking its size as she did.

Unimpressed with its now oval shape, she took her first three fingers and pulled at the edges as if she were a puppet master, this ball, her puppet. It obliged, following the movements it had been commanded. It transformed itself back into the proper shape, no longer spinning, yet still hovering like it always did.

“Wonderful,” she beamed, staring into it as if it was a looking glass that was planning on telling her future or her fate. “If only you could speak to me like a familiar,” she whispered, sadness replacing the excitement that had once been present.

She shrugged her shoulders and continued with what she was doing. She first made to recheck her surroundings. Her hesitance and nervousness were put to rest as she found no one but the tress to accompany her in the forest. She hadn’t been caught… yet. But she couldn’t help but think what would happen to her if she was caught.

Would she be killed? But her mind reeled, questioning as to whom would do the deed of killing her. Besides, wouldn’t she be able to ward off any danger. She might not know much about how to use a dagger, but she still had it. How hard was it to thrust it into someone’s gut if it was needed?

She wouldn’t kill them, merely wound them enough for her escape. But where would she go once she was freed? She sighed and hung her head for only a mere second before snapping it back up again. No ideas came to her, but she wasn’t easily swayed. She would remain hopeful, and positive.

No one will catch me, she told herself, as she gazed back down at her creation. Will they?
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Postby Lenz on April 1st, 2014, 12:47 am

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She had been distracted, but had quickly reverted her attention back to the task at hand. She was attempting to preform another trick, and technique she hoped would pose as an aid for her if she was ever faced with the need for preforming it in some sort of combat of magic relation.

“Do my biddings,
Speak words of which I will not
Prove to me your worth
Show me better than thought”

She whispered this chant, pressuring reassurance to the orb as if it was alive and needed the moral support. She grinned at the thought. If it were alive and if it needed comfort, she would have gladly done so. However, that was not the case and as her mind continued to wander, so did the orb.

“No,” she shouted, raising her hand to stop the ball from spinning out of control. She was fine; she maintained the connection and the balance she had with the object.

“How about we practice multiple targets,” she said aloud.

She braced herself, digging her heels into the ground as she pressed her lips firmly together, puffing out her cheeks with the breath she held in her mouth. She then proceeded to separate the ball of air with her fingers, Djed accumulating in this to ease her doing.

Once they had separated, she released the breath she had been holding, the air rushing out and collecting onto both sides of the res. She now had two objects, one hovering gently over both of her open palms.

They were displayed so perfectly as if she was showcasing them for all to see. She slowly lowered her hands, flipping her palms over and quickly raising them again. She strained herself, trying to keep the orbs in her control. It was challenging work, small beads of sweat starting to form on her forehead.

“Stay in control,” she panted before raising her arms higher. She flexed her arm muscles, her wrists cocking so that the palms of her hands were facing in front of her.

The direction was set and her mind was ready as she brought back her arms so that her elbows were touching her breasts. She then thrust her arms forward, the orbs of air transforming into gusts of wind, so harsh that it recoiled, sending her flying backwards.

Thankfully, she had dug her heels into the ground deep enough that she only stumbled back a few feet, managing to stay upright.

A loud crash reverberated around her, the sound piercing her ears as she struggled to cover them with the palms that had held spheres of air only moments ago.

She witnessed as the two trees in front of her were attacked by the wind, large chunks of bark flying off of the trunk. A large gash was made in one, while the other was merely wounded.

She held dominance in her left hand, the observation becoming clearer to her as she thought it over. She had put more energy in her left hand, hence the reaction.

“Incredible!” she cheered, literally throwing up her hands to celebrate. She didn’t even take any time to dance around or skip with the elation that was brimming the mug that held all her emotions in check. She simply turned on her heel and raced to her tent, for she had to tell Ipisol!

She didn’t even look back. She just kept running. Something she wished came easier to her when it came to her past.
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Postby Zandelia on May 15th, 2014, 3:26 pm

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Lenz :
Skills
Reimancy – 3
Observation – 2
Meditation - 1

Lores
Reimancy: Power Through Verse
Reimancy: Air Ball
Reimancy: Splitting Res


Notes :
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