50th of Spring, 514 AV
The more she studied it, the more Annalisa Marin became convinced that Voiding was perhaps one of the most powerful forms of destructive magic. The ability to simply cast things into the darkness of the Void was intoxicating; to banish them from this dimension in a cleaner way that even reimancy could not approach. The tall sorceress was starting to view her reimancy as being a mere trifle by comparison, still rather powerful of course but nothing compared to the sheer destructive artistry that a Voider could work with. It was truly an art to someone like Anna, the ability to so easily destroy something or banish it from her sight.
The tall dark haired woman found herself in the Common Labs once again, in a cleared space that would allow for Voiding research unimpeded. Anna intended today to test the strength and reach of a Void Portal’s other assets, those abilities that truly made a Voider a force to be feared. The sorceress feared her own Void Portals on some small level due to the hallucinations that came with manifesting larger ones, they were minor annoyances but in the back of her mind the tall woman could not help but remember having brought something through to This Side.
Scattered upon the floor were various items; parchment, quills, inkwells, and a couple of chairs possessing the same items upon them as well. Today she wanted to see how fine-tuned her control over the attractive and repulsive forces on a Portal was, a dangerous project to be sure. Messing up could very well see her cast into the Void herself, a rather humiliating demise to be sure but the tall woman was confident it would not come to that. She just needed to explore her limits, to know how far she could logically go before needing to cut herself off.
Sighing slightly Anna held out her hand before her, her brow creasing slightly as she concentrated upon that wellspring of her being. She gripped hold of her Djed and focused it outwards towards a spot near her outstretched hand, a singular point. The tall woman willed that spot to empty of all matter, forcing it away with the force of her vital energy. At first nothing happened, though that was hardly surprising as Voiding was not an instantaneous discipline of magic. It required focus and patience to properly pull off, though that was true for most magics of the self.
After about ten ticks a tiny black pinprick sparked into existence, swirling and shifting in the air as a bridge between two dimensions. Anna felt the formation before she actually saw it, her Djed rushing from her body to assist the continued existence of the new born Portal. The sorceress started up a low chant under her breath as she focused on stabilizing the Portal, the incantations being used in order to keep a sharper focus upon the Portal itself. Some wizards scoffed at gestures and incantations, but Anna recognized them for the edge they presented to her.
“Sutla Gug. Gug Sutla.”
“Sutla Gug. Gug Sutla.”
“Sutla Gug. Gug Sutla.”
The Ancient Tongue words dripped from her lips softly as the tall sorceress kept her focus upon the Portal itself, her Djed steadily pouring out from her and into the tiny vortex she had birthed. Slowly but surely the influx of Djed was willed to increase and grow, to drain more from her but in doing so she signaled the tiny pinprick to expand. The initial spark shifted and grew, the borders of the Portal possessing a purple tint to them as a personalization of the Void Portal.
Pleasure tingled down her spine as the Portal grew and grew steadily before her, her Djed feeding the bridge between This Side and The Other Side. The casting euphoria was a normal thing when dealing in personal magic, considering her experience with Reimancy, Voiding was not nearly as tempting to push herself beyond the limits. Or as easy for that matter since when she neared her limits with Voiding it was much more easy to feel as opposed to Reimancy, where she was shooting a piece of her very being out from her body.
The shifting black vortex grew until it was about the size of the average man, a respectable size and one that showed she was making progress. With this size the hallucinations started to act up, nearly indistinguishable shapes seeming to shift and move in the darkness beyond, however Anna simply fell back on her incantations and focused on the Portal and her task. The shapes she was seeing were not real, they were figments of her imagination and a product of some bit of overgiving in regards to Voiding. So rather than dwell upon the hallucinations Anna focused on stabilizing and acclimatizing to holding open a Portal this large, feeding more of her Djed to the construct.
The more she studied it, the more Annalisa Marin became convinced that Voiding was perhaps one of the most powerful forms of destructive magic. The ability to simply cast things into the darkness of the Void was intoxicating; to banish them from this dimension in a cleaner way that even reimancy could not approach. The tall sorceress was starting to view her reimancy as being a mere trifle by comparison, still rather powerful of course but nothing compared to the sheer destructive artistry that a Voider could work with. It was truly an art to someone like Anna, the ability to so easily destroy something or banish it from her sight.
The tall dark haired woman found herself in the Common Labs once again, in a cleared space that would allow for Voiding research unimpeded. Anna intended today to test the strength and reach of a Void Portal’s other assets, those abilities that truly made a Voider a force to be feared. The sorceress feared her own Void Portals on some small level due to the hallucinations that came with manifesting larger ones, they were minor annoyances but in the back of her mind the tall woman could not help but remember having brought something through to This Side.
Scattered upon the floor were various items; parchment, quills, inkwells, and a couple of chairs possessing the same items upon them as well. Today she wanted to see how fine-tuned her control over the attractive and repulsive forces on a Portal was, a dangerous project to be sure. Messing up could very well see her cast into the Void herself, a rather humiliating demise to be sure but the tall woman was confident it would not come to that. She just needed to explore her limits, to know how far she could logically go before needing to cut herself off.
Sighing slightly Anna held out her hand before her, her brow creasing slightly as she concentrated upon that wellspring of her being. She gripped hold of her Djed and focused it outwards towards a spot near her outstretched hand, a singular point. The tall woman willed that spot to empty of all matter, forcing it away with the force of her vital energy. At first nothing happened, though that was hardly surprising as Voiding was not an instantaneous discipline of magic. It required focus and patience to properly pull off, though that was true for most magics of the self.
After about ten ticks a tiny black pinprick sparked into existence, swirling and shifting in the air as a bridge between two dimensions. Anna felt the formation before she actually saw it, her Djed rushing from her body to assist the continued existence of the new born Portal. The sorceress started up a low chant under her breath as she focused on stabilizing the Portal, the incantations being used in order to keep a sharper focus upon the Portal itself. Some wizards scoffed at gestures and incantations, but Anna recognized them for the edge they presented to her.
“Sutla Gug. Gug Sutla.”
“Sutla Gug. Gug Sutla.”
“Sutla Gug. Gug Sutla.”
The Ancient Tongue words dripped from her lips softly as the tall sorceress kept her focus upon the Portal itself, her Djed steadily pouring out from her and into the tiny vortex she had birthed. Slowly but surely the influx of Djed was willed to increase and grow, to drain more from her but in doing so she signaled the tiny pinprick to expand. The initial spark shifted and grew, the borders of the Portal possessing a purple tint to them as a personalization of the Void Portal.
Pleasure tingled down her spine as the Portal grew and grew steadily before her, her Djed feeding the bridge between This Side and The Other Side. The casting euphoria was a normal thing when dealing in personal magic, considering her experience with Reimancy, Voiding was not nearly as tempting to push herself beyond the limits. Or as easy for that matter since when she neared her limits with Voiding it was much more easy to feel as opposed to Reimancy, where she was shooting a piece of her very being out from her body.
The shifting black vortex grew until it was about the size of the average man, a respectable size and one that showed she was making progress. With this size the hallucinations started to act up, nearly indistinguishable shapes seeming to shift and move in the darkness beyond, however Anna simply fell back on her incantations and focused on the Portal and her task. The shapes she was seeing were not real, they were figments of her imagination and a product of some bit of overgiving in regards to Voiding. So rather than dwell upon the hallucinations Anna focused on stabilizing and acclimatizing to holding open a Portal this large, feeding more of her Djed to the construct.
