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 Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:22 pm
I know who I want to be... Amore smiled before they parted ways. "Well I'll be doing half of your training. We'll talk more about this later on." she responded. Down the hallway it felt as if they had know each other for a long time, and were now just catching up. Kestrel and Rena were brought to their rooms and Kestrel was sent to his own room, but not before recieve a kiss on the cheek from Rena. He blushed slightly holding his cheek. "Good night Rena". Rena and Amore didn't see him do this though. He turned to his room and stepped inside. The maids were just closing up the windows and blowing out most of the candles. Kestrel thanked them and they hurriedly left the room. He took off his jacket and hung it up on the rack. Walking to the bed he laid down for a little bit thinking some more. Who was that voice in his head? He thought it may be Vesperus, but he wasn't certain.
For now he would listen to it. He pulled out his new guitar and played a little bit. He felt the music in his head and it helped him settle down, but he knew people would be trying to sleep soon. He stopped playing and walked over to the balcony. He looked at the sky. The blue clouds at night looked amazing. "Listen to me boy" said the voice again. "Who are you?" asked Kestrel. "Who do you think I am? Trust your instincts." it answered. Kestrel nodded. "Vesperus..." he answered. The voice laughed a bit. "Bingo. Now if you want my powers you have to show me you have the will to protect her. Go get your weapon." he ordered. Kestrel turned about to walk to the bed. "Command it!" Vesperus yelled in his head. Holding out his hand he brought the guitar to him and held it tightly. Kestrel walked to the balcony. Something in him wanted to jump.
"You have to feel it. The music guides your thoughts." said Vesperus. "Soon you won't need to think about it as much, and thus will not need the instrument form of that weapon." Kestrel jumped up on the edge looking over the town. Closing his eyes he heard the dreams of the people dreaming in the town. At that point he didn't know what it was. Slowly he tipped forward falling head first off the balcony. Bringing himself close to the building he grinded his feet on the side and swung on the statues. His arms didn't snap like when at the old castle. Slowing down as he reached the bottom he launched landing over the castle walls. Landing he smiled as he walked through the empty town. His body was getting stronger. As he walked he felt himself being guided somewhere. "You sense it don't you? The deep darkness?" asked Vesperus. Kestrel nodded and started running towards the forest. "I felt it before when I was with Rena there" he answered.
Entering the forest he made his way through the deep wood. The spot where he was stabbed by the sword pulsated. Reaching the spot he looked around. It was a dark clearing with strange looked trees. Sitting he started to play his guitar. Vesperus led his hands.
The same sky, earth, Air, I feel them as
Still, I´m apt to be controlled by loneliness
I try to break a wall
There isn´t what we must not break
It is created thing all what we can see
Kestrel felt a large around of dark energy enter his body. The tree turned back to normal as if he was absorbing their imperfection. "That should get you through your training" said Vesperus. Kestrel stood up and headed back towards the castle. The town was still as quiet as when he left, but he felt different. More powerful, and his mind clear. ...but who am I really?
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:04 pm
 I may be small,"Young one, look here..." a voice whispered in the darkness. Rena opened her dream eyes and looked out into the distance. The place was beyond weird, as though true darkness and light hooked up one night and made one very crude baby. In the center of it all was a very tall dark tree with crystals hanging from its branches and a gash scarring its unusually beautiful body. Walking up to it, she touched its scar, feeling a shudder run through her body. "Where am I? I thought I stopped dreaming long ago..." she said to herself as she felt a presence behind her.
"You are in our original birth place dear Rena." the voice said with a sweet calmness. Turning around, she saw her old self standing tall and proud and in the outfit she wore comfortably. It looked right on her, just like this place felt right to both of them. "Celeste... why am I here?" she asked as she sat down on an unearthed root. Celeste followed suit and sat down across from Rena with a small smile. "You're here since it is the easiest place for me to speak to you. Soon my memories will become more vibrant in your mind through your dreams, but I must forewarn you of some things."
Rena looked at her inquisitively, after all the only thing she knew was dangerous to her was Pandorous. But that was already old news. 'Please don't let it be worse than that crazy psycho.' she thought to herself as she gave a feeble smile to Celeste. Lets not make her think she's just another weak link. Celeste, smiling an all knowing smile - and partially giving Rena the creeps-. finally answered. "My memories hold the truth to why I was reborn into you. There are forces out there that wish you and Ves... Kestrel to fall to a tragic ending without the other. Pandorous is their minion in this world. What you must do is stick by Kestrel to the best of your ability, but be wary. His past self also loved power almost as much as he loved me. With that comes a horrid temper. Should his former self try to return to the forefront of his consciousness, look inside yourself to know what to do." Celeste said as she stood.
Rena didn't know why, but she stood as well and they met in the center. Celeste tucking a strand of hair like Rena's mom used to, she gave Rena a quick hug and whispered into her ear. "Wake up now young one, and I shall be with you till you no longer need me to be separate from your own heart." Rena was about to ask what she meant, but winds began to blow and soon she was sitting up in bed with the morning light streaming into her room through the balcony. Running a hand through her hair, she shook her head and stood up. It didn't take long to get dressed, strap her sword to her back, and leave her room to go to Kestrel's. "Kestrel, you awake?" she asked as she knocked on the door. but my conviction will overpower even the mountains of power.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:22 pm
 Sometimes I feel a darkness driving me...
Kestrel made his way over the castle walls. Getting a running start he jumped up the statues back up to his room and made one big jump grabbing the balcony rail. Making his way back into the room he decided to take another shower. Going to the forest got him dirty, and he hated sleeping like that. He got in the shower and started washing his hair. "I have to get stronger..." he thought as he finished washing his hair. Finishing his shower he got out and put on the clothes that were left out for him to sleep in. "I hope my day clothes are better than this" he said as he went to sleep. He was expecting to have dreams of green fire like before, but now he had an ever worse nightmare. With a sinister grin a man ripped out the heart of a girl. With a sick laugh he threw it to the side and walked away. Waking up suddenly he grabbed his forehead. Looking at his arms he saw claw marks. His nails were sharp for a moment, but went back to normal. They were enough to cut right through his clothes. "Some nightmare..." he thought as he got up. He washed his arms as they almost healed back. He knew this was part of the power his was starting to accept, but it was still weird.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Just a moment!" he yelled.Finishing brushing his teeth and hair he looked at his clothes. He threw his shirt in the closet and got the one for the day, and changed his pants. The clothes didn't look to bad. Someone had to have known him well. Buttoning up the shirt he made the clothes look nice tucking in things. Then he walked up to the door, and blushed seeing Rena in her "old" clothes. "Vesperus you dog you" he thought. He turned trying to hide the blush she obviously already saw. "You sure those are queen's clothes? Not that I have a problem with them." he said smiling. He called his guitar to himself, and walked out the door heading down the hallway with her.
"I feel so much better now. I had a little chat with him" he said. Hearing Vesperus had a positive effect on him. He finally had some kind of guide. "I can feel myself getting stronger." he said smiling. "With Aithorn's training I'll only become stronger." He was excited to get stronger, but something Vesperus said was off. He didn't say the strength to protect her. He said will...Ofcourse he had the will to save her he just didn't have the strength yet. "Has she spoken to you yet?" he asked Rena looking at her.
...For now I will put that darkness into my music.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:36 am
 I may not know what lies on the path ahead,Rena waited patiently outside Kestrel's door as he readied himself. She played with her loin-cloth skirt thing as she waited. It was comfortable, she had to give Celeste that, but if a draft blew into the castle, she'd most definitely turn into a popsicle. 'I'll probably heat other things up in this though...' she thought with a chuckle. She couldn't help it, it was a funny thought. Maybe Celeste wore this since it would give her the upper hand against Vesperus. Probably. She'd know though when she'd see Kestrel and his reaction.
Stifling a laugh at his reaction and thoughts, she patted him on the shoulder with a brilliant smile. "This is most definitely Celeste's clothes. And neither you or Vesperus ever had a problem with this outfit." The laughter that followed came with a wink as she grabbed his hand and began to run towards where she knew the kitchen was. She listened to him sure, but her flat stomach was rumbling in an almost unattractive way. "That's good you feel stronger, you'll need it against Aithorn. I remember him to be the best fighter in Alexandria, only beaten by us when we knew what we were doing." she said as she slowed down and pushed open a door. Inside was a large table decorated with vases of flowers and a vast array of food.
Rena smiled appreciatively as she sat down at the head of the table. It looked like the comfiest chair in her opinion in case Aithorn came in here and went RAWR! Popping a weird fruit piece into her mouth, she smiled at the sweetness and put more on her plate. "She visited me last night actually. She said dreams were the easiest time for her to reach me..." she began. She didn't whether or not she should tell Kestrel about the rest. Of course she should, but she didn't want to burden his mind before he would go fight Aithorn that would be no help to him. In fact it'd end up with him coming back with more bruises than he would have otherwise. No, she couldn't let that happen. She'd just have to tell him later. but I do know that I will not let anyone stand in the way of my light.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:42 pm
-Kestrel- "Your lucky that Celeste wasn't a long dress kinda girl or running like that would have been impossible" he said laughing as they walked in. He sat down next to her but on the other side instead of sitting in Amore's seat. He ate a strip of what looked like bacon and luckily tasted like it too. "That's great I'm going to get wupped on all day" he said smirking. Since Vesperus rarely spoke to him in the day anytime during the night must be the best time. Or maybe it just had to be a dark place...Either way he would be in contact with Vesperus as much as he could. That was the only way he was going to get better. "Vesperus took me to this really cool place last night...I learned a new song that helps me gather shadows." he said smiling. Then he remembered the nightmare he had that had caused him to slice apart his clothes. "Also last night..." he started. Aithorn and Amore walked in and looked at the two eating. "I'll tell you later" he said as Aithorn walked over to him.
"She's in my chair AND she's eating my fruit" Aithorn whispered to Amore. "It's fine honey. You'll have to get used to this eventually. You can have my chair if you like" she offered. Aithorn shook his head. "I'll just sit next to your chair." he answered. They sat down and Aithorn took one of his fruits and took a bite out of it. Amore giggled a little bit looking at the two. "Just like old times." she said. "So how did you two sleep?" she asked trying to liven up the quiet breakfast they were having. "I hope you got enough sleep for todays training." Amore had alot planned for Rena. She would teach her how to use her weapon. "You look very nice in those clothes Rena. The tailor did a good job" Aithorn looked at her and remembered what happened in the past. It was funny now that he looked back on it.
"Kestrel you ready to train?" asked Aithorn. Kestrel looked at him and smiled. "Bring it" he answered. "Here and now? I can get you here to the training field in thirty seconds" he said glaring at Kestrel. "Kestrel stood up grabbing another piece of bacon and devouring it. Aithorn leaped over the table and Kestrel jumped back towards the wall. Aithorn launched over him and stuck to the wall. Grabbing Kestrel's arm her threw him threw the open window out to the training field. Walking over to Amore he kissed her. "See you later" he said as he ran and jumped out the window after Kestrel. Kestrel flipped in mid air and grabbed a flag pole swinging down it onto the training zone. Aithorn drew his sword and landed next to him. Kestrel pulled out his guitar and started backing up before slowly circling Aithorn who smirked. "What are you going to do with that?" he asked slightly amused. Kestrel strummed violently making a metal sounding song. His guitar turned into two blades which he swung testing the weight.
Aithorn smiled and dashed at him clashing swords. Amore looked out the window holding her forehead and shaking her head. "That's my husband for you..." she said walking back to the table. She sat in her chair and ate some more fruit. "We can train as soon as you are ready" she said. "After me the magician will help you train your magic."
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:09 pm
 Life is full of funny surprises,"I wouldn't have felt so mortified if it were a long dress last night trying it on though. And I'm sure you love the idea of me running in this Kestrel." Rena said as she threw a piece of fruit at his head. Naturally he moved out of the way, but that didn't lessen her point. His next words interested her, but naturally the conversation ended as Aithorn and Amore walked in. First thing Aithorn did, at least to her recognition, was complain to Amore about her in his chair. She couldn't help it, but that amused her enough to make her already bright smile blindingly sweet.
Sending her smile Aithorn's way, she took another bite of fruit before she answered Amore. "I slept well. I even had dreams with Celeste in this outfit. She pulled it off much better than I." she said with a light laugh. Taking a sip of water, the next thing she knows, the boys are somewhat wrestling in the dining hall before Kestrel gets thrown out an open window. If it wasn't for his smile, she would have been yelling at Aithorn. 'Boys will be boys I guess...' she thought to herself as she finished the food on her plate.
Looking at Amore, Rena smiled as she remembered a piece of her past. Amore jealous of her for Aithorn's attention. At least they ended up together, they were truly the perfect couple. "Raze is the head mage correct? And I'm ready whenever you are though please don't throw me out the window. I wouldn't find that at all pleasant." she said with a laugh as she looked out the window to where the boys were surely having their training. Hopefully Kestrel wouldn't return to damaged, she did not feel like having to argue with Aithorn about being nicer during training. but that's only if you're open to receive them.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:58 pm
  War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation...
Aithorn overpowered Kestrel and kicked sending Kestrel back a bit. "Feel out for Vesperus. Let him guide you" he ordered. Kestrel focused and then combined the two blade into one. The original form of the sword formed and he took a stance familiar to Aithorn. Aithorn smiled a huge grin as he charged towards Kestrel. Kestrel narrowed his eyes and with a flick of his wrist deflected Aithorn to the side, and turned to him. Aithorn turned quickly and clashed blades. Aithorn looked into Kestrel's eyes surprised as they started to glow purple. "You called for me Aithorn?" said Kestrel in a strange voice. "Vesperus?" said Aithorn pushing hard and making Kestrel slide. Sliding his foot Kestrel stopped the push. Kestrel smiled and leaped over Aithorn. Aithorn jumped back and kicked hard into the air. Kestrel met his foot with his own and it made a rather large shockwave. "This shell isn't so bad...it's really light and easy to move" said Kestrel. Suddenly one of Kestrels eyes stopped glowing. "This is my body Vesperus. Not yours!" he yelled. "Come on you know you need me! The king remember. That's me!"
To anyone that didn't know it looked like Kestrel was just talking to himself. Kestrel smiled. "We are going to have to come to some terms." he said. "I'm listening..." Aithorn looked at Kestrel confused, but charged anyways. Blocking Kestrel kept talking to Vesperus. "And the second term is for me to decide...Deal?" he said. Kestrel gritted his teeth. "I'll do my best." Kestrel laughed in Vesperus' tone. Both eyes turned purple again, but Kestrel had control now. Aithorn sweep kicked him and Kestrel fell. "So it's you again Kestrel?" he asked. Kestrel got up and held his sword up again. "The one and only"
Amore felt the battle from inside the castle. "Id never do such a thing...but they really are something out there. I didn't expect him to progress so far." she said. "Yes Raze is the head mage...but how did you know that?" she asked. "Are your memories starting to return to you?" She stood up and waited for Rena to follow her. They walked to a large balcony area. It was big enough to hold a ball in. The ceiling let in light, but not to large of an amount. "You need to train in these sort of conditions so that you can work your way to complete darkness. As the days go by we will fight in less and less light." she said drawing her weapon. "I will start by teaching to the basics of sword fighting. We will spar in our next session."
...It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:52 pm
 The highest proof of virtue is"Thanks for not throwing me out the window." Rena said with a laugh as she walked with Amore to a balcony. Luckily they weren't on her balcony cause that would be one ridiculously long fall... Pausing mid-step as she thought about what Amore said, she really was remembering little things. A blue haired mage, a wickedly fierce woman in armor named Azura, a burly tough man named Cid, and one jumbo sized dragon that looked like he was on major steroids. Valkenheim... That was his name, and she felt she had to go see him very soon. She didn't know what, but she did.
Stepping back to face Amore, she kept her smile still as she spoke. It still kinda spooked her to be two people yet one person at the same time. "I remember people, but nothing is kept straight. But it all started to come to the forefront when she visited me last night. She seemed like a pretty awesome person, but it didn't feel right. Does that make sense? For her and me to be one of the same yet different at the same time..." Her voice wavered slightly at the end, but she just smiled brighter and pulled her sword out of its sheath. It felt weird to hold something so deadly, but she'd adjust quickly.
"Forgive me, I'm being silly. Let's begin." Rena said as she began to warm up swinging the sword lightly around her body. When she felt warmed up enough, she readied her sword for whatever it was that Amore would teach her. For some unknown reason, she felt excited about training. This is one of the few things that just felt right while she was here. to possess boundless power without abusing it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:38 pm
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation...
"No problem" she said smiling."Aithorn can be a little forceful at times". She listened to what Rena had to say about Celeste with a hand on her chin. "Can't say I know how it feels, but she is a part of you. It's still your body she only resides within. Make sure you make your own decisions when you feel your ready.". Amore's face turned to that of a strict teacher. "Attack me" she said. Rena hesitated for a moment, but attacked. As she did Amore deflected her attack sending her off balance. "You taught me that defense was the most important part of fighting." she said. "Use your enemies momentum against them and simply deflect the blow. If you go up against a stronger enemy do not try and take the clash head on." After training defense for a little bit she smiled. "Your getting better" she said. "Let me show you some offense."
Walking up to a dummy she had set up she breathed in deep. Then as if in a dance she cut the dummy from head to toe. "The queens specialty was her flexible fighting style. She could adapt to many different situations by simple dancing out of danger. When you need to feel your surroundings the queen only need to focus on the light around her. The less light the less she could focus, but when you learn magic you will have less of these situations." she said. "For now attack this dummy. Just do what feels right" She stepped aside so that Rena could have a turn at the dummy. He heard a door open as Raze walked in. "We are almost done here Raze. You came at a good time" she said. The blue haired man walked in smiling. For him it was weird to see the queen that short. She was always a mother to him. "Greeting Rena" he said bowing.
Aithorn smirked. "Your going to have to do better than that!" he yelled as the clashed again. Now Kestrel was almost as strong as Aithorn with Vesperus' power boost. Kestrel technique was half of what Vesperus could do though he was getting used to it. All of Vesperus' fighting moves seemed to appear in his head as he fought. Kestrel ducked low and kicked up through Aithorns guard. Landing a hit on his chin. Aithorn grabbed his leg and threw him into the air. Smiling the golden haired knight enchanted his sword. "This ends our lesson for today!" he said as he launched into the air. Kestrel smiled giving control to Vesperus. "My end of the deal..." he chuckled. Kesrel grinned as he filled his sword with darkness. Diving down as Aithorn they clashed and a shockwave knocked Aithorn into the ground Vesperus spinning wildly into the air. Kestrel spun catching another flag pole and jumped down landing next to Aithorn. "I got a feeling I got played" said Aithorn punching Kestrel shoulder. Kestrels eyes turned back to green. "What gives you that idea?" he said laughing. Aithorn smiled. "You guys make a good team. Switching up styles like that is a great way to catch your enemy off guard. Remember that."
...It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:24 pm
 Let's just freeze this moment forever,Sighing, Rena tried to listen to Amore's advice. How could she make sure her decisions were her own when Celeste was her as well? Just like a bipolar, one old and one modern. Both the same yet both different... Ugh, this would give her a hernia if she kept thinking about it. Instead she took a deep breath and waited for instructions. 'Wow, Amore is the female Aithorn. Gotta love it.' she thought to herself as her demeanor calmed and placidity flowed through her veins. One's mind had to be clear and focused when they fought.
At first, Rena didn't want to attack Amore. After all, Celeste might show up in her mind and she could hurt Amore with realizing it. But that had to fade if she was to learn, so she attacked and nearly got thrown on her butt. 'Of course I taught you that...' she thought to herself with a slight shake of the head. But she kept training as hard as she could before lessons switched to offense. The more Amore spoke, the more she began to feel at ease with her old self. She sounded like a really awesome mentor. Moving forward swiftly, her blade changed to a whip with an axe end as she snapped it forward. The whip wrapped tightly around the dummy as the axe end wound around to the top to cut off the head.
Rena was about to ask if that was ok to Amore as her weapon returned to a sword in her hand, considering she was supposed to learn with a sword and yet somehow changed her weapon into a new form without realizing, but soon she heard a voice that for some reason warmed her heart. Turning, she saw a familiar face that had aged with time. Raze was no longer the young boy she remembered but a full grown man. "Raze!" she said as she hugged him. It was weird, but she still remembered him and was happy to see him alive and well. "Have you still been working on the crystals?" she asked as she pulled away away from him and smiled up at him. just you and me for all eternity.
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:13 pm
 Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others...
"That's perfect well cover controlling the transformation later." said Amore watching the queen almost tackle Raze. Raze smiled as he looked down at the young queen. "Ofcourse I work on them everyday. The town's defense is very important." he answered. "I'm surprised your memory is coming back so quickly." Amore crossed her arms and smiled. "Don't forget this is a training session you two. Well have the time for talking later." she said. Raze nodded. "And after I'll show you something we have been working on" he said smiling. After hugging her he stepped back and pulled out an ordinary looking sword. Holding it up to the light he whispered a strange launguage that sounded something like latin. A sword shot around the blade formed of lines and light. He smiled and looked back the queen. "This is called enchanting. Using the light around us or light that we mage with magic we can make a self sustaining covering for any weapon we choose." he said. "Your weapon the Seventh Sactum has many different uses for this ability since it has so many forms."
"Just focus on your weapon and think of the brightest light you can imagine. The words will come to you" he said watching her closely. Amore looked as a maid came in and bowed. "I'll have to catch up with you guys later. I'll meet you in the lab" she said walking out with the maid. "You sure it's him?" asked Amore. "Yes mam, they seem pretty sure of it" answered the maid. Amore broke her knuckles and grinned. "Hes been asking for this..." Walking down to the prison cells she smirked. Light shined into these cells at all times. Unlike the prisons in Rena and Kestrel's world. At the last cell was a man in armor with blue lines on it which glowed dimly. He moved slightly when he heard the footsteps. "Amore...I expected Aithorn." he said not turning around. "Signa of the Knight's of Sin. I didn't expect you to give yourself up so easily." she said with an angry face. "And you believe you can train the boy properly?" he answered snapping at her. "I want Pandorous taken down just as much as you do." he answered.
"So you want us to let you loose to train Kestrel?" she asked. "I don't see that happening." "And you think that I came alone?" he said laughing loudly. "Your security is lax. It always has been. But we don't want a fight. Our king called us so we came" he answered. "But we cannot train him in all this light. We will take him and train him in the dark realm, but away from Pandorous..."
...how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:10 pm
 I might be the reincarnation of light,Rena giggled as Amore slightly scolded them. Amore might have been right, but that doesn't mean she couldn't at least let her give Raze a hug. Hugs never killed people... unless given by a bear... That might have killed someone somewhere. Shaking the thoughts from her head, she watched Amore walk off with a maid. Something about the maid's frazzled mind gave her a very uneasy feeling, but there was nothing she could do about that right now. She needed to focus on her magic lessons with Raze otherwise Amore would be up her butt faster than a hare. 'Awkward thought...' she thought to herself as she tried to focus on the Seventh Sanctum.
Closing her eyes, she pictured being at the beach, lying on her back and looking up at the sun. It was so bright, she'd get spots in her eyes yet she couldn't tear her eyes away from the sun every. It was too brilliant, a giant ball of light that could send its rays to every corner of the universe. Luckily she was outside and could feel the sun warming her. She tried channeling that warmth and embodiment of light into her blade, though it didn't feel like there was a reaction. Taking a deep breath, she cleared her mind and only focused on the light and every aspect of light. Soon, she felt a chill in her hands and had to open her eyes to see what was going on.
Rena's eyes befell a glowing blade in a pure white light, different than Raze's blue light. Smiling like a child at Christmas, she jumped up and down a bit as she turned to look at Raze. "I did it! What's next?!" she exclaimed with a laugh as she looked at him eagerly. This was more fun than the fighting training with Amore. That was fun, but this felt like a true second nature to her compared to actually fighting. Though both were necessary and thus she would try to do her best at whatever it was they taught her. but that doesn't mean I can't kick your butt.
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:20 am
 We must be in control of our power...
"Next we can learn what we can do after that. Now you can absorb the light into your body like so" he said as he transfered it into his hands. His hands glowed an intense blue. "And shoot it like so" He pointed at the dummy and made a fist sending a ray of light that shot a hole into it. "Or you can absorb it and store it as energy when you are done using it on your sword. These things can manipulated by your mind. To shoot I find it helpful to think angry thought as if you are releasing anger. To absorb it I usually think calm thought. During combat it may be hard to focus, but it will become essential." He stepped back and casted a spell on the dummy bring it back to before he shot it. It was only slight time displacement. Childs play in his book.
He was a little worried about why Amore left. She would never leave a training session unless it was very important. "After you learn these things we can take a break and visit the lab. I have something I want to show you" he said smiling. He knew that would give her the incentive to learn this quickly. She was most likely just like the queen when she was young. Full of energy and yearning to learn. Of course most of the things she learned back then were self taught. They did not have that kind of time. Rena needed to learn all of these things rather quickly, and so did Kestrel. Raze smiled as he focused on trying to teach the young queen his magic skills.
...We cannot let it control us.
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:14 am
 To accomplish great things,"Absorb the light into myself... Got it..." Rena said as she watched him. It was pretty cool that he could shoot light like that, but to make herself angry or calm seemed like a bit too much to do during a fight. She would have to figure out a way to do it without such an emotional whiplash. Plus allowing emotions to help with her magic wasn't beneficial. She knew that to control pure light, it can't be done with over flowing emotions, it'd make it less powerful. Or at least that's what she thought was true. In all honesty, this could still be a crack dream.
Taking another deep breath, she closed her eyes and focused on the sword in her hand. She could feel the light vibrating through her weapon, flowing easily to make it glow bright and powerful. Now, if she thought of it as a flowing river, she would be the estuary to the ocean. All rivers connect to the ocean somehow after all. Like water, she could feel the light begin to flow into her hands. When nothing happened any more, she opened her eyes to glowing white hands. It looked like she was wearing a pair of cute mittens. Smiling, she pointed her right hand at the dummy. This would be the tricky part since he compared it to anger which was a volatile emotion.
'Well, if I think of water, to release water in that way, it'd be like someone blew up a dam. So...' Rena thought to herself as she felt a tingle at her fingertips before the light shot from her fingers and blew the dummy clear off the patio. The downside was that it made her fall flat on her butt since it was quite the release of energy. Shocked, her face was frozen between a jaw drop and a smile. Funny to picture and hard to do, but she excelled at funny faces. Picking herself up, she dusted herself off as she looked to Raze for approval. we must dream as well as act.
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:36 pm
We must be in control of our power...
Watching he closely he saw her focusing rather hard. He hoped that she could control the power and would blow half of the castle into pieces. Watching as she unleashed her power he laughed as she was blow on her butt. After she looked at him he tried his best to hold it in. "You should see your face." he made a square with his hands and a light flashed capturing her funny face. Walking up to her he flashed the image in front of her. "I have a few funny spells I've come up with. I may be a grown up, but I still know how to have fun." he said as he snapped his finger fixing her hair which was a tad messy. "That was not bad for your first try. Maybe a tad to much power, but at least you directed it. I'll let Amore find out what happen to the dummy on her own." Walking towards the door he gave her a hand motion to follow. Walking down the halways he stopped at a strange looking wall. He raised his hand in front of it and it glowed before moving out and over to the side. Walking through the new walkway it lit up showing them the way to go.
As they walked through the door closed behind them. A bright light was as the the end of the tunnel. As they walked in he smiled. This was the fruit of his labor. The laboratory. He let her look around at the bright symbols everywhere. He had hundreds of books some written by him. On the table was a object wrapped in a cloth which he guided her too. "These are the new crystals I have been working on. I was supposed to make some stronger ones to go around the town but...They came out a little too strong. But there is no reason to throw them out." he said smiling his scientist smile. "I did some research on your world while I was there looking for you. I believe they called them grenades...but compared to these those things are like pop rocks. When you get a little more used to your powers I will give you these to use. I know they will become useful to you. Especially when you are in dark areas."
Raze heard the door open and the sound of chains. "You will wait here" said Amore. "Awww, but I want to say hi to the queen too!" said a strange voice. Amore walked up to the two in the laboratory. Amore's face was anything, but pleased. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but we have some serious stuff to talk about" she said. "Meet in the town square in one hour" she said as she turned back to the stranger. "Let's go boys" she said ordering the soldiers to move. Raze had a worried face. "It's not often the move prisoners around the castle. He must be important, but he seemed to know you..."
...We cannot let it control us.
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