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Post by Trinity on May 15, 2014 10:52:58 GMT -8
Leo made the same symbol, but was a little confused. "Um.. Where does the magic part come in?" She started flailing her hand around like [KF equivalent of spider-man.] "Will I be able to like, shoot lightning out of my finger tips?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 15, 2014 20:08:32 GMT -8
Francesca- "Not quite. 'Male' means 'evil', 'occhio' means 'eye'. You put it under you eyes like so." She held it to her face so that there was a finger pointing at each one. "If you look at someone while you are doing that, and you have the right kind of confidence and malice in your heart, you can break their fortune. Basically, curse them with bad luck."
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Post by Trinity on May 16, 2014 11:31:36 GMT -8
Leo could name a few people this would come in handy for. "And it actually works?" She stared at the pointed digits, a tiny smile creeping onto her lips. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind.. You wouldn't know how to do illusions, wouldya? I dunno what it is, but I just can't get it to friggin' work."
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Padmé AmiDaniella
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on May 18, 2014 16:46:20 GMT -8
"The trap. Don't fall into it. But what do I train my mind to do, specifically?" Sophie- not too great with ambiguities.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 22, 2014 5:10:59 GMT -8
Demetri- "You have to hone new instincts, rather than be owned by the instincts that you are starting with. My advice for avoiding that trick in that situation is to treat the attack as it is in the moment, rather than projecting in your mind where it will be. But that advice will not work in other situations, because momentum is real and useful to be aware of in most situations." Francesca- "Yeah, it totally works. Unless someone is on to you, and does the horns back. That protects them from--"
Demetri- "Excuse me."
Demetri- "It doesn't work, Leo. The malocchio only works if you have awakened your magic talent. It doesn't have anything to do with vampire powers, it's a separate discipline, and can take decades to learn."
Francesca- "Boring! Also, so pessimistic.
Francesca- "Anyway, he's right that real magic is different from vampire powers. The illusions Greyburns do? You can only learn them from Greyburns, the jokers."
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Post by Trinity on May 22, 2014 12:38:56 GMT -8
To Demetri, "Buzzkill." To Fran, "Seriously? Babette can do that shit no problem, but, like, whenever I try I just fuck it up. Trust me, she and Ellen are no help. Once I get stronger, I'll have to teach myself.."
"Speaking of which, is there anything else you can teach me? Anything at all?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2014 2:40:20 GMT -8
Francesca- "I dunno. What will work? I like the malocchio. Maybe we can try to wake up your magic powers? It only took me about twenty years, if I remember that right."
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Post by Trinity on May 23, 2014 19:33:58 GMT -8
"However long it takes, I don't care. Where do we start?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2014 20:14:41 GMT -8
Francesca- "Great! Now, when I was a girl we always studied the grimoires in secret and acted out the rituals, hoping to see something happen. It wasn't going to happen because we hadn't been through a crucible, you know? We hadn't suffered for our art. Now, there's all kinds of suffering.
Sometimes, it's just years of waiting. Sometimes, it's drinking a bunch of poison and going insane. We'll start with patience. We'll try to do a magic chant for as long as we can before going bonkers or seeing some magic. OK, are you ready?"
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Post by Trinity on May 23, 2014 20:20:28 GMT -8
"Sounds like an endurance test. I'm down. What do I have to chant?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2014 20:43:42 GMT -8
She sat on the floor with crossed legs and palms up. Francesca- "My favorite chant! So there's the demonic legions of Dorein right? And within those legions there's a class of demons that act as intercessors to the lords - the most powerful kind a cool wizard is likely to get in touch with.
It's the satans. I heard that there are satans for all of the great evils of the world, like a Plague Satan who was born of or possibly caused the White Death. There's a Revolutionary Satan that tries to turn all struggles for freedom into bloody persecution. And so on. Anyhow, if you wanna invoke the might of the satans for magic, there's a special chant.
It means something like, "In the name of our patron, the excellent Satanic legion." So repeat after me: IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS!"
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Post by Trinity on May 23, 2014 21:23:58 GMT -8
Leo sat on the floor across from Fran and copied her movements, raising her hands. This was sooo much cooler than therapy. "IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS!"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2014 21:27:17 GMT -8
Francesca- "Sweet! Now we just say it over and over again until we get sick of it, or something cool happens. Ready? IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS!"
How long did Leo last?
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Post by Trinity on May 23, 2014 21:36:38 GMT -8
Out of habit, she inhaled deeply and held her breath. "Ready! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS! IN NOMINE PATRONUS NOSTRI SATANICA LEGIONEM EXCELSIS!" The more she said it, the more meaning the words lost. Eventually she got to the point where the words didn't even register in her mind, and instead were being repeated in a constant cycle. It sounded like she could go on for hours.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2014 21:40:19 GMT -8
...but did she? Demetri looked at the two peevishly for a moment, but let them go on. Francesca quickly got into a similar zone to Leo, where she looked a bit tranced out, the backs of her hands came to rest on her knees, and she kept going...
Did Leo make it to an hour?
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