[Flashback] Just Another Day (Eridanus)

by **Nira'lia** on May 1st, 2012, 10:23 am

Nira'lia looked puzzled, wondering why he was interested in knowing.

"Someone can begin reading the future when they're marked three times by Avalis. However, her second mark lets someone see the present as it unfolds, and a lot of the konti use that to interpret the future. There are some who can interpret the future just from seeing actions in the past too... but it's not something I'm good at."

She shrugged, smiling. "I guess if Avalis decides to bless me further, then maybe I'll be able to interpret the future as well."

Blinking at him, she wondered how the conversation had arrived to this topic.

"Do you have a gnosis mark? Can... ethaefals even have one?"

by **Eridanus** on May 1st, 2012, 11:14 am

"Oh right..." He muttered. It seemed that his assumptions about the Konti were wrong. Not all of them were prophets of the future after all. Shrugging, he added, "Just curious."

Shaking his head in response to her, he remarked cynically, "Now which god would deign me worthy enough to offer their acknowledgement of my existence? My body itself is a proof of my past rapport with Leth, but the Wild Moon had not deemed me important enough to realize that I'm missing, hasn't he?"

He sighed, remarking, "I don't have a gnosis mark. I am not overly religious, but I respect gods whose domains align with my own. And I pine needlessly for Leth," He added in a bark of laughter that seemed more bitter than humorous.

Shaking his head again as if to clear his thoughts, his body language made it clear that he had no wish to continue this line of conversation. Instead, he resumed to reading Godek's experiments in the journal.

by **Nira'lia** on May 1st, 2012, 4:20 pm

Nira'lia didn't say anything in response as she did her best to hide her frown. She didn't know much about his predicament to give any comment about it, but it was apparent that it wasn't a topic he wanted to talk about.

Sure, she wanted to know more about ethaefals, but she wouldn’t push her luck. She let him do his thing and then retreated to her own world once again.

Looking up at the sky, she started to let her mind wander about nothing in particular. 'Oh, there it is!' she thought to herself as she finally recognized the constellation named after him. At least... she thought that was it.

Nira'lia peered at Eridanus and saw him engrossed in reading, thus deciding not to voice out her discovery. After a few more minutes, she began to feel drowsy. It wasn't that late into the night yet, but the peacefulness of the tower did that to her.

With a stifled yawn, she decided to rest her eyes. She buried her face in her arms and wandered off to the world of dreams, thus ending any further conversations altogether.

by **Eridanus** on May 1st, 2012, 4:56 pm

[I have conducted several experiments, and though they have not verified my previous claim substantially, I would direct the reader towards Lines 45 to 55 in my Appendix C, where I have highlighted the related words. It is evident that it suggests a certain pattern - by which I have explained in my previous work (Godek et al., 385) - that mean that it is quite possible that World Magic is as similarly affected.]

*flips a page*

[Therefore I draw the reader's attention to Appendix D, where the results of my lab experiments are attached. Unfortunately, it seems that my hypothesis is debunked, and not all world magic is affected as such. My experiments, along with results from my colleagues (Jerkiaz & Sadris, 245) show that this is a case via Proof by Contradiction. However, all is not lost, and I will instead revise my thesis to search for disciplines that are affected as mentioned.]

Eridanus heard a yawn, and he found the young konti sleeping beside him. He shook his head wistfully, and removed his outer cloak, placing it over her so that she would not catch a cold. He would be slightly colder, but in his ethaefal form he was not prone to mortal illnesses like colds. The sleeping konti would experience a fall in body temperature as a result of her metabolism slowing down as well, so she probably needed it more than him.

Reaching for the journal that held Godek's First Experiment, the ethaefal hummed as he turned the page rapidly, searching for the possible spark of inspiration he needed to further his own research.

It was going to be a long night.

But somehow the presence of a sleeping konti nearby comforted him somewhat.

by **Paragon** on May 7th, 2012, 3:30 pm

Adventurer's Loot

Eridanus's Loot :

Nira'lia's Loot :

Lovely thread -- is it bad I secretly want these two to become a couple? - if you have ANY questions or concerns about this grading, don't hesitate to PM me.