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[Matthew's Bay] The Divine and the Damned (Shall)

Postby Volanaro on February 20th, 2014, 8:40 am

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The sea. It was a noble, powerful force, worthy of respect and admiration to be sure, but Volanaro did not afford either of those to it. To him, it was a tool, a toy to be played with and cast about into Reimancy as he desired. More than once, he had already done so, reveling in the ritualistic conversion of Djed into Res, spilling it out of the body and manipulating shape and form as necessary. It was his tool, the paint brush that he employed to paint his environment with a rich tapestry of ice. Or warp it with air. Splash it with water. The discovery of the para-element of ice, known to him for nearly a century but employed only as necessary, was beginning to gnaw at him.

For 400 years, Volanaro's delving into the art of Reimancy had been slow, the boy Nuit finding far more interest in measuring the passing of time, passing through it much like a ghost, though his undead condition allowed him the ability to leave a permanent mark upon the world. And at times, he did. But, it was the Djed Storm that had truly inspired him to begin a far more active shaping of the world, the Nuit enthralled by the concept of altering the scape of reality rather than simply watching it pass him by. The world aged, passed. People grew old, contacts lost to the cold grip of death. Volanaro was, by definition, no longer a mortal. He had been an immortal for more than 500 years now, and the role he had given himself, as timekeeper, was no longer of interest. Tanroa was not a Goddess he revered.

Shaking his head of the thought, Volanaro allowed his mind to wander to the sea again, his mind racing at the possibilities of his craft. He was limited, truly, only by the amount of control he could exert over his Res, a variable that was directly associated with the concentration of Res he wished to manifest.

So many options... But I have built spheres of Res before. I have... another idea in mind now.

Eyes closed as the Reimancer lifted his hands, clasped together almost in a way of prayer before separating them. His arms extended outwards, palms outstretched as the Res began to flee from the pores at his fingertips. It rose as a gaseous mass, wafting into the air, almost independent of his will. Two masses of crimson miasma, the form his Res took, dispersed, his hands raising to direct it, each finger controlling a different movement for each distinct mass. He brought the masses together, extending control to his hands as a collective instead as he spread the Res along the top of the rippling tides, approximately four meters from his person. The Res dispersed as a froth of white tide crashed into it, but Volanaro merely grinned.

The froth of the wave itself seemed to stay in place as it made contact, Volanaro willing the layer of miasma, approximately four feet across and two inches thick, to magnetise the wave, pulling water from its course towards the shore. The liquid coated the layer of Res, swirling crimson slowly becoming blurred, and at points, completely invisible as Syna's light reflected off of the water that rose. Volanaro's fists clenched, the uppermost layer, a quarter-inch of the Res below the water Transmuted, converted from the miasma into freezing air, the Reimancerwatching as the water he had Magnetised was transformed into a shining discus of ice.

There was still an amount of Res stored within, allowing the Reimancer a measure of control over his creation. It allowed it to remain airborne, though the Nuit pulled it towards him, the discus tilted to float before him, as if the boy desired to use it as a mirror. A finger reached out to touch it, the cold scarcely felt on dead flesh as Syna's light reflected Volanaro's appearance back at him.

Success.

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[Matthew's Bay] The Divine and the Damned (Shall)

Postby Shall on February 23rd, 2014, 6:25 am

It was a beautiful evening on Matthew's Bay. Syna's light was pouring on the sky's cloud, warming and teasing. The whole sky was dyed in flaming red. Shall was stepping lightly on the sand, her boots in hand. She ran her finger through her wind swept lavender gray hair. She knew it would be nice to visit the bay in this time of the day. Three days and she hadn't gotten used to Zeltiva. She had asked around for direction. Now, Shall could go around the street she had gotten familiar with without getting lost. She had also learned Zeltivan cultures before in Syliras's library. Zeltiva was a good place to stay as she expected, and maybe she could settle down here. Enough food, beautiful scenery, friendly people and above all, it's a city of knowledge. She could learn a lot while staying here. She even considered registering as a student in Zeltiva's university. She could stay in the city to study peacefully for months and sometimes, she could travel or have an adventure in the wilds for a change.

A strong wind blewn by and took off her hood. She could feel the waves's salty breath on the skin, its lovely singing voice twanged every single strings in her soul. She felt like a lullaby. Shall stopped abruptly and turned to looked at the sea. Its waves was hitting her feet in even rhythm. She stood on the ball of her feet, plashing the water with her toes. Shall pressed down her eyelids. She just stood there like a statue. She missed this feeling. Days in Sunberth was not something she would like to remember. Although she had her own salary and freedom, it's hard to go around the cities in her position. Carried no weapon and could not perform magic in public, she mainly stayed at home and Melody's house. She didn't mind the girl's presence though. Melody was nothing like her, all talkative and energertic. She remembered it well. Melody was small in statue, with voice so gentle that it's like a sweet murmur. Fragile she may look, but that hidden strength didn't escape Shall's eyes. She reminded her of the sea, gentle, generous yet strong and powerful.

She allowed a small sign escaped her lip while casting her gaze far away into the horizon. A thought suddenly struck her. Maybe she could swim around a little. It's winter and it's not very suitable to swim, but she ignored the weather. Shall began to walked further to the sea until the water reached her chin. The waves almost knocked her down with its powerful force. Being able to breath under water was a good advantage. The water was freezingly cold. It numbed her fingers and toes, her senses faded a little. There's little similarity between the water of this cold and salty water with Mura's clean, pure and sweet water. It's was a little dark under water, she couldn't see the bottom very well. The water flowed through her gills tickled her a bit with its temperature. Although her body could take this temperature without any problems, each minutes took a little of her senses away. After thirty chimes, Shall began to feel hungry. She kicked her legs and met the winter air. She walked slowly to the shore. Her boots was still there where she left it. She was soaked to the bone with cold, freezing water.

Right after picking up the boots, she began to head home. Shall noticed a small figure a head of her. A figure in black robe. She couldn't see very well but it's must be a teenage boy around 14 years old. He had his hands clasped together like praying, then seperated them. From his fingertips, two masses of crimson miasma appeared. Shall watched silently as he controled his res and turned it into ice. So water could be transformed into ice with Reimancy. The list of her unknown things continues to grow.A Reimancer. And a high level one. She stopped in her track and stared at him. Being near another magic user was a bad idea and Shall wouldn't risk her well-being and health. She don't even care if it's was just a kid. Shall had long learned that just how easily outer appearance could be deceiving. The last thing she wanted was a meeting with another magic user. Shall turned around, tiptoed as quietly as a cat, hoping the boy wouldn't noticed her.
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[Matthew's Bay] The Divine and the Damned (Shall)

Postby Volanaro on February 23rd, 2014, 7:15 am

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“Other Reimancers will underestimate me. They will find my affinities for water and wind to be weaker. But, they are wrong. For with the beauty of Ice, there is beauty in power. With the power of wind, the earth itself crumbles. With the utility of water, even fire cannot compare.”

To the Reimancer, magic was much more than a tool to manipulate the world around him. It was also the free expression of his emotions into a tangible medium. Where some of the Nuit prefered to abandon their emotions in their efforts to gain power, Volanaro did just the opposite. Magic was the paintbrush with which he used to splash the world with his presence. There were, of course, other things to consider, as well. Volanaro was not prone to believing that he was a human, far from it. His mind did not work with denial. He maintained feeling, such as vanity, curiosity, fascination, and inquisitiveness, as well as rage, hatred, disgust, among others. But, he was, and forever would be, a Nuit. There were no illusions of the humanity he had been forced to abandon. In the recent centuries, he had even come to enjoy his state of Undeath, seeing it as a way to watch the movement of time, the ebb and flow, give and take. And recently, it had even begun to be about making an actual impact upon it.

Though, the boy's track was abandoned as he watched a form, a woman several years, if not far more older than his body's age. The mirror crumbled as his focus upon it faded, the ice crashing to the ground and crumbling as he directed his attention towards her. A Konti, he saw, from the gills, but he was not yet satisfied. A desire for information swept him into action, calling out, "
Hey! Wait!
" A bright smile was worn upon the boy Nuit's expression, the hope present that he displayed a non-threatening persona. Most were terrified of magic-users, which was truly a travesty, but with the University so close by, surely the people in Zeltiva could be just a bit more open-minded?

Obviously, he was wrong. But, the boy did not relent. A desire had manifested with the young woman's presence, an urge for conversation. Besides, a Konti...? Konti were a very fascinating sort of people. He had met one or two in his vast amount of time and travel through Sylira, but it had been a very, very long time. At least a century had passed before he had the pleasure of conversing with one of the Konti race. They were gifted in ways that the Nuit could not quite understand. They were, of course, inferior, but did that matter? Volanaro spoke to humans all the time and their inferiority was even more clearly marked to his own than this striking soul.

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Where are you going? I won't bite!" The promise was made easily, for it was true. If Volanaro wished the girl harm, there was going to be little, if any physical contact involved with his mouth. That was just... barbaric. The sphere of Chained Ones and other disturbing, perverted creations of Uldr.


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[Matthew's Bay] The Divine and the Damned (Shall)

Postby Shall on February 25th, 2014, 2:56 am

Coming out of the sea, Shall tried hard not to shiver at the violent wind. Her clothes was soaking wet and her hair sticked to her neck. Her long ignored hunger continued to nag at her again, calling her to go home fast. How she loved to be near the hearth of her home now. She planned on cooking something hot while watching the fire dancing, safe and sound within her own home. The heat would do her good. She was thinking a long those lines when a voice called out. The teenage boy from before told her to wait. She stopped in her track. It seemed like she had been noticed somehow. Frowning to herself, she wondered why he had called her back. Normal people would held prejudice against magic users to be sure. Maybe he wanted to ask her to keep it a secret.

The teenage boy promised about her safety. Fair enough. Normally, one wouldn't think that a magic users would do much damage to a stranger without any particular reason, let alone a teenage boy. She didn't have a reason to be scared of him or be hostile towards the boy. Yet, something told her otherwise... Why did a boy his age promise that he wouldn't harm her anyway? Maybe it's just her being overanxious and worried too much. Even if it's the case, she wouldn't want to risk it. Knowing Reimancy might come with some other form of magic that Shall didn't know. If it's something involved magic, Shall wouldn't let her guard down. However, ignoring him was not something she would do. He had called out to her, and it's her turn to answer. A conversation would be formed, no matter she liked it or not. Now, she was plainly curious about his purpose of calling her.

Turning around to face the boy, she examined him in Syna's light. From where she stood, Shall couldn't see much. His figure was clad in a dark ramie robe. She could barely make out the features of his face, soft and childish. His wavy hair blowing in the wind, covered one of his briliant gray eyes. Considering his age, it's quite early for one to learn magic. He must be a bold one, praticing magic in a place as open as this bay. The stranger looked pretty much like a normal teenager in her eyes. However, something was off. Shall couldn't put a finger on it. The feeling was just....different. She even couldn't describe it properly. Shall asked: "Is there a problem?"

What could his reason be? Now she could play a guessing game. A game should be fun and entertaining...Not that she liked games. She just simply loves to unfold an unknown mystery. People could be considered as puzzles, and hard ones too. They were exotic, sophisticated and came in variety of types. They could be an open books, the inside was just like the outside. Or, in other cases, they could have the ability the fool the readers's eyes. Shall could never stop wondering about living creatures before her eyes...Now, the start. She had seen him doing magic at this open bay. There was no one around but seeing that this was a public place, for some reasons Shall didn't think this one would afraid of people finding out. It couldn't be just because of wanting a normal conversation, right? Could it be a normal reason as that? Maybe she was just bad at guessing. What would she do? Asking him directly might be a good option. She must found out a good way of asking him. Shall 's voice rang out, soft and clear :"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this. Can I go now?"This way, she could leave. If he told her that it's not the case, Shall would have her answer.
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[Matthew's Bay] The Divine and the Damned (Shall)

Postby Volanaro on April 7th, 2014, 5:59 am

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A frown marked the Nuit's features as he listened to the Konti's tone. Unsavoury, was the best word to describe it. Fingers moved to caress the Nuit's jaw, long fingers moving along his chin as he stepped forward. Unlike those of his approximate age, Volanaro did not walk with a hunched posture. Strides propelled him forward with an almost commanding presence, his lips pursed as he moved so that he was mere meters from the woman.

He scrutinized her, his gaze moving along her form, studying her with a curious gaze. She was rather unremarkable for the Konti, a race that the Nuit had seen before in his centuries, but had never quite socialized with. It was, of course, still of interest. Konti were a rarity in the world, their numbers limited for reasons beyond the Nuit's understanding, and it fueled his curiosity.

He smiled brightly at the woman, shaking his head as a pout marked his lips, his hand raising to his chest in a gesture of being affronted at the woman's desire to leave him. "Why would you want to leave?! How rude! You're not very nice, are you?" A huff escaped the Nuit's lips as he narrowed his gaze, an almost exaggeratedly angry expression, but he wished to convey his frustration. Surely a Konti was more learned in the ways of the world as to not be so rude to another person. It was rather sad. In truth, Volanaro had simply wished to study the woman, ask her a few questions and learn about her.

But, now, things were going to move a bit differently. Anger had risen in the Nuit's mind, the Nuit allowing a breath to fill his lungs as he called upon his djed. It moved through his body and into his forearms, fleeing from his pores and invisibly casting along the lining of his sleeves. The robes were a sound investment, allowing the Nuit so much more freedom than ordinary clothes to hide his magic in plain sight. The Nuit's lips pursed more than they had been before. "So, so mean... I just wanted to play, but you don't WANT to play, do you? No one ever wants to play with me..."

An effort at manipulation was made, the Nuit allowing the woman a last chance at obedience before retaliation was had. Volanaro just wanted to play. That was all he ever wanted. So few seemed to understand that! Anger flashed again, marring his childish features for merely a moment before the pout returned.


Apologies!Ohmygod, I'm so sorry for taking so long to answer T.T It's a shorter post, but I promise to make it up to you in the next few.

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[Matthew's Bay] The Divine and the Damned (Shall)

Postby Shall on April 7th, 2014, 12:36 pm

After listening to her, the boy frowned as if he was not pleased with her question. With his finger along his chin, he stepped forward until there were meters between them. And, the Ethaefal somehow wanted to stepped backward, not wanting to be near the stranger. It was not a sign of instinct, telling her to get away. It was a rational and calculating thought to leave, but she just stood there silently, refused to back off. He had that aura around him, confident and commanding, like someone who controlled the situation, the one who knew what he wanted and how he could get them. Is she the prey? Shall was not one to cause conflict. She's flexible and smooth, like calm water which showed the reflection of whatever appeared on her surface. If fire burned her, she would turn into foggy steam, hazy and dreamy. Then, she would rose high, away from the intruder.

Shall could feel his eyes on her, studying intenly and carefully with a curious glint. A smile appeared on the teenager's face, and while shaking his head and pouting, he raised his hand to his chest at her desire to leave. Sure, she's not very nice and...rude? She was rude to...him? Now, the Ethaefal just didn't understand. The wish to leave belonged to her surely, and she believed there's nothing wrong with the words she used. He did look angry. Did he even have common sense? Or was he really mean it? Shall found the fact that someone considered her to be rude quite amusing. She should found out about this little one's point of view later, she noted to herself.

Something was off. She could feel the tension thickening in the air. Shall's stomach suddenly churned a little. The Reimancer was surprised at his exclamation. He had already reached that age and still wanted to play with a stranger? Shall silently pressed her eyelid down a bit while thinking about what he had just said. An idea crossed her mind. Why not...? "Play? What are you talking about?" She said to him. She didn't think she had understood completely what he meant to say by "playing". After a while, with her soft voice, she asked him impassively: "What do you want to play?"

occIt's okay :) I thought you had abandoned our thread T_T And, mine is just as short :D Well, maybe it's even shorter than yours.
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