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2[06:26] Nyphadora exclaims, "Hi!"
3[06:26] Leoda asks, "Squeek?"
4[06:28] Leoda asks, "How are you today lady Nyphadora?"
5[06:28] Nyphadora says, "Pretty good! I got to meet the Angel Children."
6[06:28] Nyphadora says, "Some are nice! Some are not, mm."
7[06:28] Nyphadora asks, "Seemed to dislike me having made Dawn, yes?"
8[06:28] Nickolas says, "Bad influenced probably.."
9[06:28] Leoda says, "Thhey don't like me either."
10[06:29] Nyphadora says, "Well you are a rabbit..."
11[06:29] Nyphadora asks, "Maybe they are scared?"
12[06:29] Nyphadora exclaims, "Exotic animals to them!"
13[06:30] Leoda says, "That may be true."
14[06:30] Leoda scratches her ear with her foot.
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18[06:30] Nickolas asks, "Where do they reside?"
19[06:30] Nyphadora says, "Huangzhou I would presume, mm.,"
20[06:30] Nyphadora says, "But they visit Crafthold."
21[06:30] Leoda says, "North west of Huangzhou they have a house, but they frequent Crafthold."
22[06:34] Leoda says, "Nyphadora, I would like to learn rift magic, I don't often see Mr Dylerun when I'm around, would you be willing to perhaps teach me? I would greatly appreciate it and be your friend forever, and also owe you one very large favor."
23[06:35] Nyphadora asks, "Oh? Really?"
24[06:36] Leoda says, "Yes ma'am."
25[06:36] Nyphadora asks, "Has Aspen's aspirations influenced you this much, mm?"
26[06:36] Nickolas asks, "Rift magic?"
27[06:37] Leoda says, "No ma'am they have not. I have always had the aspirations myself, just.. I'm trying to be more confident about what I want."
28[06:37] Nyphadora says, "Rift magic. Riftmancy. The ability to tear apart the lifestream and link it to another tear for the sake of 'teleporting'."
29[06:37] Nickolas exclaims, "That sooouuuuunds like something that'll come in handy!"
30[06:37] Nyphadora exclaims, "It really is!"
31[06:37] Nickolas asks, "Is it a difficult thing to study?"
32[06:37] Nyphadora says, "Mm, quite."
33[06:37] Nyphadora says, "It is quite study heavy."
34[06:37] Nickolas says, "I love taking such challenges."
35[06:37] Leoda says, "Which means it's worth it. Because nothing good was ever easy."
36[06:38] Nyphadora exclaims, "Also requires affinity!"
37[06:38] Nyphadora says, "And unfortunately, talent."
38[06:38] Nickolas says, "Ah."
39[06:38] Nyphadora exclaims, "Without it, you may very well die before you even get to try!"
40[06:38] Leoda asks, "Affinity?"
41[06:38] Nyphadora asks, "Mhm. Innate talent, yes?"
42[06:38] Leoda says, "Ah, well, I've got that, at least... when it comes to my magic."
43[06:38] Nyphadora says, "It is not all that is meant to wield complex magic, no matter how much they desire it."
44[06:39] Nyphadora exclaims, "But alas, one can only find out by trying!"
45[06:39] Nickolas says, "Mm."
46[06:39] Nyphadora says, "It is unfortunate that the consequence to failing is death..."
47[06:39] Nickolas says, "A huge risk I see.."
48[06:39] Leoda says, "That's not a consequence of failing, that's a consequence of living."
49[06:41] "Well am not sure if it a consequence of failing or one of living, mm."
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51Her hand rose; electricity surged past her fingers and into the thin air next to her itself- Reality was torn asunder, and from within this now tear in the lifestream came but a single rose. A Blood Rose.
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53"But it is most definitely a huge risk that can led to the death of many Magi."
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57[06:42] Nickolas says, "It is worth a try."
58[06:42] Nyphadora says, "Aha, confidence is step one towards it."
59[06:42] Nyphadora says, "Step two is having experienced the world."
60[06:42] Nickolas asks, "Meaning?"
61[06:43] Nyphadora says, "Ah, a lack of understanding means no."
62[06:43] Nickolas says, "Ah.."
63[06:43] Nyphadora exclaims, "You have not experienced it yet, aha!"
64[06:44] Nyphadora says, "The world is more complex than what meets the eye, mm."
65[06:44] Nyphadora says, "Dylerun likes to make an entire exercise out of this information, however I don't mind spoiling it."
66[06:45] Nyphadora asks, "When we say experience the world, we are talking about the lifestream. Or rather, the ever moving force around us?"
67[06:45] Nyphadora says, "In either case, much like in the Arcane school, one must first experience a 'connection' to this before one can begin."
68[06:46] Nyphadora blinks. Before tilting her head, "Am I talking too much?"
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72[06:47] Nickolas says, "Oh nope, keep going."
73[06:47] Leoda says, "I for one would love to learn it, since I've experienced both wayfinding and rifting, the effects upon the body, as well as how they KIIND of work.. I'm really excited about learning more."
74[06:47] Nyphadora says, "Ah..."
75[06:48] Nyphadora says, "If you do wish to take upon learning Rift, I would recommend you refrain from those with Wayfinding."
76[06:48] Leoda says, "Oh I've already refrained from that, I'm kill on sight in Huangzhou now."
77[06:48] Nyphadora says, "Aha."
78[06:48] Nyphadora says, "Colour me surprised."
79[06:48] Nyphadora bursts into a surplus of colours!
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83[06:48] Leoda says, "It happens when you fight along side lord Alastor."
84[06:48] Nyphadora exclaims, "But anywho!"
85[06:48] Nyphadora says, "Sure, I /could/ teach the two of you."
86[06:48] Leoda asks, "But?"
87[06:49] Nyphadora asks, "But for what purpose? What are your intentions with the art? Simple curiousity?"
88[06:50] Leoda says, "Nope. I wish to understand it to the best of my ability, to allow it to aid me in bettering myself, and to add it to my employ in aiding Dawn the best that I can. Plus, maybe one day I would be able to come to your grove and help you."
89[06:51] Nyphadora exclaims, "Mhm!"
90[06:51] Nyphadora eyes Nickolas.
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94[06:52] Nickolas says, "Ah, I would love to get around places without running into trouble, and perhaps those in the Church along with our city might need one with such ability to aid them one day, Necromancy alone wouldn't be enough for a greater future."
95[06:54] Nyphadora can't help but to find both of their reasons far too generic to be completely true!
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99[06:54] Nyphadora exclaims, "Mm, fair enough. Sure!"
100[06:54] Leoda asks, "i myself love dawn with all my heart, and.. well.. I want something to be able to teach the next generation, so that they too can be their best. I know there's a few rift mancers that keep everything to themselves, but shouldn't it be shared so others can see what they can do with it?"
101[06:54] Nyphadora exclaims, "Ah... Mm. Yes, I don't mind sharing!"
102[06:54] Nyphadora asks, "It is why I first taught it to Dylerun and so many others, yes?"
103[06:55] Nyphadora says, "It is why a school for Riftmancy was made! Knowledge is important."
104[06:55] Nyphadora asks, "I will teach the two of you, but I cannot promise anything. The result depends on you, yes?"
105[06:55] Nickolas says, "Mmhm."
106[06:55] Leoda says, "Thank you lady Nyphadora. I won't let you down."
107[06:57] Nyphadora says, "First! The start is easy."
108[06:57] Nyphadora says, "Meditation."
109[06:58] Leoda says, "That makes sense, one would need to be in a proper state of mind in order to focus correctly."
110[06:58] Nickolas says, "Indeed."
111[06:59] Nyphadora says, "It is not something that requires me, but rather something you must achieve on your own- If possible."
112[07:00] Nyphadora says, "But whilst practicing, I will give you some homework to do! I must first go prepare it, eh... I was not expecting sudden students! But alas."
113[07:01] Nyphadora asks, "Any complaints?"
114[07:02] Nyphadora exclaims, "... Great!"
115[07:02] Nickolas says, "Mhm, no complaints."
116[07:02] Leoda says, "None here ma'am"
117[07:02] Nyphadora asks, "Are you both available in an hour?"
118[07:02] Leoda says, "I am."
119[07:03] Nyphadora says, "Meet me here again in an hour then, and I will properly introduce you to Riftmancy! After some small preparations."
120[07:03] Nyphadora nods.
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124[07:04] Nyphadora exclaims, "As well as the homework, I know you young people love homework!"
125[07:05] Nickolas says, "If I don't fall asleep, I'll meet you after an hour."
126[07:05] Nyphadora exclaims, "Sounds good! Dismissed then!"
127[07:05] Nickolas exclaims, "Mmhm!"
128[07:12] The young Neries closes the door behind her before locking it up, looking inside the house which is tidied up somehow, perhaps Whisper and Phoebe arranged everything up.
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130"Ah, now to do the first step."
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132Calmly, she spoke to herself before glaring over the table, which seems to be a good platform for meditation.
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134A higher spot rather than the ground might just work very fine yes? Instead of sitting on the ground it could probably catch up "connection" easier.
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136The two of her hands reached for the edge of the table before pulling herself up on top of it, slowly walking on the center.
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138Kicking the table lightly on its' surface to find out if it is stable or not.
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140Knock knock!
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142It seems to be a thick emplacement in the middle rather than a hollow wood, good.
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144"Good thing I didn't poke a hole and fall miserably inside my own table."
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146She said whilst settling down on the table, sitting with her legs crossed in somewhat of a parallel way, the feet were placed on top of her thighs.
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148Both of her hands were soon settled, right by her side as she calms down a little bit, letting the airways to clear by breathing in and out.
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150Her eyes closed while relaxing in such calmness, no sound, no speech, nothing.
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152Only her now, and her attempt to connect to whatever the meditation could help her reach into, perhaps the Dreamer? Perhaps some spiritual aura? Mysteries all over.
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156[07:50] After spending her time meditating for quite a while, her mind was at ease, she had felt a great calmness in her life for this day, everything felt different.
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158Comfortable at the same time even if the surface she was meditating on wasn't a soft surface but rather a hardwood.
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160But even so, her consciousness were still around to realize that she was supposed to meet Nyphadora within a hour!
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162Her eyes opened in a rapid pace while gasping out in realization.
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164"Oh! Oh right... Nyphadora wanted to brief us with Riftomancy, I better not miss it."
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166She said with less panic than it was supposed to be, perhaps the meditation paid off? Or it is just that she's mostly calm by the looks of it.
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168"Hopefully they are still around for the briefing ehe."
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170Moving her feet away from one another as she moves her legs apart, using them to drag herself onwards with the assistance of her hands pushing her towards the edge.
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172Continuing to hop off the table as she done so, proceeding to leave the area.
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176[07:52] Nickolas says, "Hmmh, looks like I missed them."
177[07:52] Nickolas says, "Or not."
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181[09:59] Nickolas asks, "Diiiid I miss anything?"
182[10:00] Leoda says, "Nope, we waited for you."
183[10:00] Nickolas says, "Ah.."
184[10:00] "Irrelevant." That was the only word the thrall had spoken towards the man's confidence to show Aspen his prowess. She was quite the disinterested individual.
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186The woman's eyes gaze around, searching for some few notable people she wished to inquire for medical activities, specifically relating to Anna's surgery from before. Sors. Not around, unfortunately.
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188Aspen's eyes drift back towards Shuz, lacking any emotional appeal. "Minor. Go reach your 'full potential' then maybe come bother me."
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190A book is produces from the thrall's satchel of notes collected in her recent works- yet one of the Invidia children appeared. Her attention draws towards the boy. "He's dead. The idiot was conspiring with Huangzhou and capturing people from Dawn to take there."
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192That was all she had to say about the subject. That was all she knew! Therefore, her attentiveness returns towards her notes, scanning over them and blocking out the remainder of people present.
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196[10:00] Nyphadora exclaims, "Mhm!"
197[10:00] Leoda says, "Denier was executed, finda new teacher please."
198[10:00] Nickolas asks, "Hmm?"
199[10:00] Nickolas asks, "He had a student?"
200[10:00] Nyphadora exclaims, "Aspen!"
201[10:00] Nyphadora says, "Come along."
202[10:00] Alaisha exclaims, "So, you're going to class now, Leoda? Have fun! I'll be around later!"
203[10:00] Aspen Ivanovich exclaims, "Ah- sure, Lady Nyphadora!"
204[10:00] Nyphadora asks, "Rift time, yes?"
205[10:00] Esra Sca asks, "Mm? Rift time?"
206[10:00] Leoda says, "I'll see you later Alaisha."
207[10:00] Esra Sca asks, "What's a rift?"
208[10:01] Nickolas says, "You'll see."
209[10:01] Nyphadora exclaims, "Watch carefully and you'll see!"
210[10:01] Aspen closes her book, replacing it in her satchel quickly, preparing herself for rifting away!
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214[10:03] And with but one step into the otherwise death-oozing rift, the group had found themselves in the realm of the Fae herself- The Glade!
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216A surplus of trees circling around the Eternal Tree; one whose presence itself was natural and pure, untainted in a sense! It bore oddly shaped fruits whose colours seemed to vary as well, perhaps best not to eat them?
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218"Have I shown it to you before, children? Mm, my realm! The Glade! Am unsure, but it is quite beautiful, yes? Gehe!"
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222[10:06] Leoda nodded her head as she closed her eyes to go through the oozing rift, the unescapable feeling of death magic began to dig it's clutches into her gut, she let out a small grunt and cleared her throat.
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224"Yes lady Nyphadora you have, and it is one of the most beautiful places I can think of." She smiled at the fae, still nodding her head.
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228[10:06] The portal opened between their world and Tragedy's own. Death poured from the rift's creation, familiar to the Ivanovich, and without hesitation, she stepped through- warped into the otherworldly presence of the Glade!
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230The motion of Aspen's wings ceased after lowering herself to the ground, manipulating their form into a more horizontal view, stretching back behind her body outward, then drawn in and folded up.
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232For now, the woman was silent. Their conversation earlier hadn't been much of note while discussing things with Shuz. Here she was though, back in the comfort of the glade with a grin on her visage!
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236[10:11] Ah, the glimpse of the Glade once again flashes between their eyes as the rift was taking all four of them into the small part of world within the Worldscape.
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238"Ah, the beauty never cease to exist.
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240I believe you have taken me and Leoda here before mhm."
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242She said as a reply to Nyphadora's question about it, a wide smile of curiosity and excitement mixed can be seen on her face.
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244Her attention slid onto Nyphadora for a moment.
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246"Are we going to start the lesson here?"
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248She asked.
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252[10:15] Had she taken all of them before? The list of guests had grown so large by now, she couldn't remember them all! Perhaps she had just taken about everyone she cared to take?
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254In either case, a grin was swift to curve her lips upon hearing Nickolas' question- "Yes!"
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256"Due to the nature of this place, the connection to the lifestream is much… Mm, easier to establish? We are in a pocket hole within the lifestream after all! Best to note that down, Aspen." A smile shot her way, "If you ever wish to have one of your own that is."
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258And so her attention returned to the younger ones, "First off, I will introduce you to actual meditation- It hit me that perhaps you may not even know how? Though it is very simple! As you can imagine, you simply position yourself in a comfortable way and then… Relax, try to open up your mind and mana to the world around you. Relatively simple!" At the very least for a Fairy!
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260"I believe this may not be required for you though, Aspen? How well versed have you become with the art?"
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264[10:18] Leoda slowly stopped nodding her head as the excitement built within her.
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266"This marks my third time being here lady Nyphadora, first with Aspen, then with Eiphraem, and now again."
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268As she listened to the explanation of meditation she began to ponder about it, how could something so simple sounding be so useful? Guess there would only be one way to find out, and that's to try it later.
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270For now she remained attentive but otherwise quiet, though if a question came up she'd make sure to ask.
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274[10:24] "Aye!" The book with which she wrote her notes about Riftmancy, or other topics akin to the subject, is produced from her satchel along with a quill. On the top of a blank page, the following is written:
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276'Worldscape Lesson - Riftmancy:'
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278A quick dash underlines the title. Below, Aspen begins noting down the information spoken.
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280First- The connection of the Lifestream is easier to establish in the Worldscape; it's a pocket hole within the lifestream.
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282Of the inquiry thereafter, the Ivanovich's attention averts to the fairy accompanied with a larger smile presently adorning her visage. "Very versed. I'm almost successfully able to create a stable rift enough that I won't mess myself up going through it.
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284I might be missing something with doing so. More relaxation with an open mind might be suitable for producing better results."Collected from the fae's explanation, Aspen often placed her full concentration on the production of rifts. By now, maybe she didn't need that full pack of focus!
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286Again, her writes below that in her book- Relaxation, meditation, and an open mind may produce better results.
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290[10:39] Nicki nodded on Nyph's answer to her question regarding the location where the lesson will be taken in place, it smiled her.
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292"I see! So, this realm can ease our attempt to connect, yes?"
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294She glanced over Aspen who was writing into her very own notebook! Only if Nicki's notebook wasn't filled with bunch of Necromancy stuff, she would've done the same.
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296"A meditation can probably work better in this world, there's probably nothing going to interrupt us with doing so.
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298Hopefully."
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300Her attention shifted over the one to be teaching the trio regarding Riftomancy, the Neries remained silent just in case anyone involved have something to say.
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304[10:42] "Quite impressive, Aspen. I suppose your lessons will be more theoretical can practical then, although I suggest you join in on this little exercise. It is always good practice, I do it quite often!" That or strictly falling asleep!
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306Attention would turn to the duo, a wide smile curving her lips, "Indeed, so shall we begin?"
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308A hand moved to gesture around them, "Simply take a comfortable seat and we can begin, yes? It may take hours upon hours, however you are free to end it whenever you please and go home- You can always continue on your own when you have time, yes? But for now! Take a seat!"
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312[10:47] "Thank you, Lady Nyphadora. I'll spectate the lesson for now." With a nod, the woman steps back towards the duo, slightly off to the side. The lesson was more for them than herself given the thrall's advancements in the art.
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314Aspen had all of the time currently. Her allies in Eternia were busy on their own ambitions, or simply not around presently- therefore she sat, book in her lap, to listen on the lesson. More details about the art, or what have you, would be written down!
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318[10:48] Leoda nodded her head as she sat down, she shifted her bottom a few times wiggling into place as she brought her legs in to sit pretzel style.
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320Before anything else, she pulled out her ledger and writing tool and jotted something down 
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322'connection to lifestream easier to do in Worldscape due to it being in the lifestream. Meditation, relaxing and opening your mind to the mana around you in the world may not be required, but it can help.'
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324Once she had finished the ledger was set to the side and she made herself as comfortable as possible. The entire area of the Glade was already as peaceful as one could imagine, the quietness of the area brought a bit of joy to her. Everything in Dawn was always so loud and hectic. A place such as this would be able to relax anyone.
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328[11:02] The young Neries took a few steps back from Nyphadora to get herself some comfortable space around the bunch of flowers, well sitting on top of one wouldn't be nice won't it?
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330Once finding a clear gap between the flowers, she literally plops herself right in that spot whilst keeping herself comfortable with a nod to her head.
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332"Mmm... Well, this is softer than my floor."
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334She said, but her tone made it sounded like she wasn't complaining about her floor.
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336"This is perfect."
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338A lower tone was used but it was still audible for the others around her knowing that there is another person who needs to concentrate.
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340Her sitting position began to change, her legs are now crossed while being sat on the ground with her hands rested in the middle just slightly above her calf, fingers interlocked.
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342Unlike Leoda, Dawn had several quiet and relaxing places hidden around for Nickolas in which no one had ever visited in her experience.
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344Her gaze shifted upon Nyphadora, awaiting for the next step.
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350[11:08] The world itself was both very real and yet it felt almost unnaturally clean and pure- As though the world itself was welcoming you warmly! What a dangerous thing it could be, the lure of a Demon.
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352"Close your eyes, and focus on relaxing. Now that may sound a bit odd, yes? Focusing and relaxing are two separate things! But you must both relax and be observant at the same time, yes? Notice what is around you! The forces that are moving, those invisible to your other senses."
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354"You may not feel it immediately, some require years to experience anything, however if you have the talent required… You should not be left unknown for too long, mhm!" A nod!
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358[11:22] Leoda nodded her head and waited for Nyphadora to cease her speaking.
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360Slowly the girl closed her eyes. Relaxing was never an easy thing for her, Leoda was rather high strung but there were a few things that helped her feel calm. The feeling of a few people she cared about deeply being with her. The feelingof being in someones arms, the feeling of someone wanting to be in that moment with her and no other.
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362One stress after another had piled upon the girl over the years, but over the past few days, they had started to wash away one by one through the decisions she'd been making. Her once fracturing mind was beginning to repair. That of course, would take many years itself.
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364A slow breath was drawn in and held for a few seconds as she began to let it out, feeling the breath being drawn in through her entire form and then out at a singular focused point. Her first step, was to be able to relax.
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366The features upon Leoda's face went from firm, to slowlysoftening with each breath she exhaled. The girl clearly had a lot of things pent up.
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368Another breath was drawn in, she could feel the cool air gently rush into her lungs and spread throughout the fiberous tissue within, she could smell the many flowers around, the few people. Nickolas seemed to carry an air of numerous cooked foods as well as some dirt, Aspen of blood, but Nyphadora was unknown.
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370There was a roll of the girls shoulder as she sat up a bit more straight getting even more comfortable and focusing on what was there now, instead of the torrential forces of her mind.
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372She'd spent years around Aspen, bumpinginto her at random times, and was fairly familiar with her magic, and how it felt within the air compared to her own. It was a small straw like that, that Leoda aimed to be seeking. Something in the air, out of place and unfamiliar.
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376[11:33] A single nod was given towards Nyphadora in an acknowledgement before closing her eyes, being calm and relaxed was always her thing to begin with which wouldn't be a hard thing to do.
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378Being calm was one of the first few steps to favor the four tenets after all, being otherwise would immediately bring risk into breaking them... Which is terrible.
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380It was almost as if the Neries was glowing, in fact she really was glowing - With the blessings of the Dreamer, and the capability of connecting her aura with the mana of a living thing regardless sentient or not.
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382They could even "taste" it at some point if they wished to, but that'll just be nasty to taste another person's mana especially when there's a large presence of death magic around.
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384There was nothing but calmness in which she could feel around her, with a relaxing mind it was getting far more peaceful.
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386Her breathing became stabilized as she took her time into entering her meditation state, there was a slight uneasiness feeling regarding the place but she managed to stay calm about it.
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388There was another note to Nickolas' expression, her face was smiling due to relaxation.
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392[11:39] Meditation required silence- At the very least in the beginning, one could not focus proper when distracted by words after all. They were too curious not to listen!
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394But one must discard those senses to move onto the next step! Only their 'spirit' may feel anything, that was when they could begin.
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396And then she broke the silence ever so slightly, her voice toned down a bit.
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398"Magi are all born with a natural connection to the lifestream, it is how we draw our mana- All humans have it really. It is through our soul that we can establish this connection, and draw upon what we need. Riftmancy breaks this step, we intervene and directly manipulate the lifestream- Hence why it is considered an art of Chaos." At least in her theory- Riftmancy was not truly a set in stone thing just yet, one would require an Angel or another Divine being for such clarifications!
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400"First you must feel this, as tough as it may sound." A dismissive hand, as she came to take a seat on one of the branches upon the Eternal Tree- Legs dangling over the edge and attention kept on the two trying their best!
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404[11:50] Leoda continued to sit there, drawing in slow breaths and releasing them after they had been held for a touch. She had heard Nyphadora's words, but did not make a movement to respond, nor was there a display that she had infact heard. It was a distraction that she had to tune out.
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406At first, she had failed in that aspect, but the longer that Nyphadora went on, the more easily Leoda was able to tune her out and focus more on the matter at hand. Leoda was highly familiar with her magic, having studied it as she used it. She knew how she drew forth mana from within her stomach, passing it through her body, manipulating and amplifying it within her throat before releasing a command word, or a series of them.
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408It was that understanding that she was attempting to focus on. If they had to feel the mana around them, it had to be connected to something. That something, had to be the lifestream itself. Leoda slowly brought her hands together and leaned forward, placing her thumbs beneath her chin and the edges of her index fingers upon her nose.
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410Feeling for something wasn't an easy task, it required concentration, but concentration went against relaxing.. what she had to do was find a middle ground, a point between the scale where she could do both, without interrupting the other.
411
412Leoda's eyebrows knit together for a moment as she aimed to find that balance, She slowly shifted from focusing, back to concentration, teetering between the two for a few moments. Finally the features upon her face began to relax, her breathing had normalized. She was discarding the scents and the sounds of the area one by one, focusing on them, and then shifting them into the back of her mind. Leoda was aiming to leave nothing left to distract her. To go beyond her senses in a way.
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416[12:02] Focusing and relaxing wasn't a difficult feat for Aspen. Years of utilizing both activities for tranquility were necessary in trying times. Except recently. The thrall's studies ceased meditation almost entirely - failing to fit it her sporadic schedule!
417
418Now was the perfect time for it, however! Obviously!
419
420Through closed eyes, the Ivanovich's notebook was placed aside on the ground, Quill carefully placed in its fold to save the page and positioned not to bleed into it. Steady breaths drawn into her lungs, then let loose in silence. Repeat. Over and over, relaxing herself entirely.
421
422Time felt frozen in the sound of silence, drifting away reality momentarily until Nyphadora's voice cracked through that, adding information Aspen was well aware of. Regardless, her eyes remained shut in her divided attention towards the fae, and her foxus on relaxation.
423
424More breaths drawn in and out. Aspen sat patiently, letting tensions of the past release from her being.
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428[12:11] Even though the Neries hadn't move an inch during her attempt of concentrating through her mana, her focus did not ignore those words from Lady Nyphadora.
429
430Although to sense the lifestream wouldn't be that difficult for one whom their purpose were to sap down mana.
431
432Her concentration was pinpointed on her own mana circuit, just to get in touch with the flow of the lifestream that clearly exists all around the place being invisible to the physical plane.
433
434Whilst performing the basic flow of breathing in such a calm environment, her eyes remained close - Her body posture did not budge at all from the beginning of the session.
435
436Her mind's as clear as a crystal clear sea revealing the beauty of the scenery underwater, along with life itself swimming, slithering and crawling about.
437
438Even so, she was still unable to sense the flow - Not even a little bit of particles can be felt providing her circuit through her mana flow.
439
440Unlike the mana, to feel the lifestream itself was a batch more harder than it is.
441
442Patience is most likely required to feel it, a longer wait might be needed to sense the force of lifestream - There shall be no complaints necessary to feel it.
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446[12:16] And so time would begin to pass- Her legs swung back and forth, head soon enough beginning to sway back and forth in a similar way.
447
448In the end, it was but a task that would require time. Talent was a way to speed up the process, the Fae herself being born with innate knowledge having had quite the edge back in her time, however none of them had that. Aspen was an exception with her former training!
449
450Waiting was what was in store, Nyphadora eventually finding herself lying on the side, eyes barely peeking at anyone of the three at this point! But eventually they would stop, right? Children got bored easily after all! Hopefully faster than her!
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454[12:32] As Leoda continued to focus, it seemed like hours went by. She had remained at that point, teetering between the areas of consciousness, and of focus. Eventually, she did seem to find a certain type of balance.
455
456She continued to feel out, just one small trickle of an unknown around her. She was close to giving up, a small wave of frustration beginning to wash over the girl. Briefly, Leoda shook her head as she drew in a deep breath, half way taken in though, that breath stopped, she froze. There was something at the edge of her consciousness, a small spark that seemed a thousand miles away, it was almost imperceptible, but in her relaxed state, it was noticed. She began to focus on it, on drawing it closer to her. Time seemed to cease for the girl in that moment as that small spark seemed to errupt.
457
458Every fiber of her being began to tingle and each hair on her arms and her neck quickly stood up as small bumps raised upon her skin at each follicle. Her mouth slowly fell open, a strange look forming upon her face, eyes remained closed.
459
460She felt something wash over her. It was an unfamiliar experience, one she had never heard of or expected. Her body was unsure on how to react, and instincts kicked in. It was like a jolt of lightning had dashed through the girl, only ten times more potent than even her most powerful spell. Her breath quickly resumed in an audible gasp as she opened her eyes wide and sprang to her feet.
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464[12:44] The Lifesteam. How Aspen envisioned it thus far was a versatile, palpable wall akin to ethereal energy all around her, able to be moved through with ease and manipulated. The souls of the living drew mana from that spiraling energy. This very barrier was what the world was fueled from.
465
466Picturing it all around Aspen wasn't difficult. Just like the plenty of times previously, she drifted her eyes upon the intangible space, imagining the barrier 'fading into existence' before her like a wall of flesh to reckon with and slice.
467
468Before the trio, the thrall's hand rose, attempting to feel the air, but in her mind? Aspen was touching the powerful incorporeal substance. The Lifestream. Nothing of a difficult task for her to complete - her regards with Riftmancy brought the woman this far kindred to Leoda or Nicko.
469
470Therefore, in silence, Aspen let her eyes peek open, picking her belongings up from the ground to place away, and rise. From there, the Ivanovich allowed their own focuses to continue, where she stood nearby the center tree to spectate for now.
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474[12:53] Nickolas who hadn't even moved an inch and whatnot, seems to be moving quite a lot with their aura.
475
476Clearly it had been searching for that one particular flow of lifestream the moment it was unleashed during her meditation, she could recognize which is which and which is not.
477
478Everything else was common as she keeps on drawing out her mana into the atmosphere while concentrating her focus to find that form of lifestream, to feel it.
479
480To sense it through light sappings, however the individuals around her were not affected by this.
481
482It took for a long while, longer than expected, perhaps longer than how long Leoda took to figure it out herself.
483
484It was as if a very thin string was struck by a finger of a certain person trying to find it for whatever reason it can be.
485
486This "string" wasn't common, in fact it was different - Something that had been hiding from her sense for all these times by masking itself through the flow of mana.
487
488Imagining the aura of hers to form up as a person pulling that string closer and closer as it grew thicker into a complete rope twirling around the flow of mana as it lightly grips on it, not too tight.
489
490Although she didn't go as far as trying to pull it to the point where it gets too thick for her magic to handle, that'll just detonate her own mana circuit into a large chunk of damage.
491
492Even for a short while, the aura released it eventually as Nickolas began to open her eyes - Looking at the glimpse of strings floating out around mana flows at some point, flickering.
493
494A little bit more training would've allowed her to keep those more easygoing form to see them, the ropes of the lifestream tied to the mana.
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498[12:59] And as Leoda woke up, so did the Fae- Eyes were set upon them, a smile quick to dawn upon her lips.
499
500"Well, well!" Sounded her words, voice much louder than before- Had Nickolas not woken up on her own, perhaps the Fae would have!
501
502"You managed to catch a glimpse it would appear! But a glimpse is far from enough, yes?"
503
504"But this ought to be enough for now, let's move on to Homework and send you home again."
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508[13:05] Leoda quickly nodded her head, her breathing slightly erratic as she was still trying to understand exactly what she had found. It was of course a taste of the lifestream, but she was wondering how she could discover more, or perhaps discover it in an easier fashion, perhaps she just needed to practice.
509
510"T-.. I think so! I will be trying to do that again later at home! As well as working on the homework Lady Nyphadora" There was clear excitement within the purple haired girl's voice.
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514[13:07] Aspen Ivanovich exclaims, "Aye, homework and home it is!"
515[13:09] Nickolas says, "Mhm."
516[13:17] A piece of runic paper appeared out of nowhere! And by runic paper, it was meant that it was a simple sheet of paper with a rather complex rune imprinted upon it! And quite a few of them at that, at least five for each of the two.
517
518"Aspen probably does not require this, however consider it the basic practice towards opening a rift- I wish for you to 'guide' your mana to this sheet of paper, preferably a good meter or two away, and then have it light up. Should be simple, yes? You may fail a bit at the beginning, or perhaps burn a sheet or two, but eh-- It happens!" A giggle!
519
520"Well… To Dawn we go!" A nod!
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524[13:18] Aspen watches the duo recieve papers with runes embedded for the purpose of practicing their Riftmancy. A smile is given towards the sheets, then turned towards Nyphadora. The Ivanovich definitely didn't require that practice while she waited patiently in perfecting the art once and for all, along with being sent back to Dawn with the trio!
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528[13:19] Nickolas accepts the paper with no hesitation, it is the first step to open a new purpose for her after all.
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532[13:19] Leoda took the papers and nodded her head, she did have a question regarding that.
533
534"So.. I can manipulate it with my ability to shift gravity.. and light it up with my use of raw mana focused upon it? Or is there a specific way you wish for us to do this?"
535
536It sounded so simple, it couldn't be that easy. As Nyphadora prepared the rift, Leoda closely watched how she did it.
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540[13:20] Nyphadora asks, "Just use mana, nothing else. Not that tough, ye?"
541[13:21] Nickolas says, "Sounds difficult but with practice, it'll work."
542[13:21] Aspen Ivanovich says, "Thank you for the wonderful time and lesson, Lady Nyphadora. Meditation is something I should continue and keep up with again."
543[13:22] Nickolas says, "Anyways... I need to lay my head and rest for the day."
544[13:22] Xolgamath says, "Deliciouss."
545[13:22] Nickolas says, "Also, thank you for the lesson, Lady Nyphadora."
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549[04:14] The young Neries enters the home before locking the door whilst placing all five of the runic papers that were given by Nyphadora on to the ground as she moves several meters away.
550
551"Right, right, right... No more waiting for Leoda to finish this homework then I'll just do it myself."
552
553With confidence in mind, she made herself comfortable on the ground from quite a distance away on where she had placed the runic papers on, this is a super duper important thing after all.
554
555Her eyes focuses on the runic paper to memorize every single details of it before closing them as she is not seated in the position similar to the way she was in while meditation.
556
557"Now to calm."
558
559She said before taking in a deep breath, exhaling it out slowly after inhaling, her mind is focused solely on the runic paper to accomplish the homework.
560
561Those papers were aligned in a straight line to keep things in order, Nickolas attempted to drive out her mana for the first try - The raw mana did not come out as she hasn't dwelled deep in the energy magic.
562
563Even so, her first objective it is to keep attempting until it finally does.
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567[04:33] After minutes of stabilizing her breathing, inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth with a slow and calm flow - Nickolas managed to draw out the raw mana from her circuit.
568
569Her mind was calm and relaxed, focusing only for one of the runic papers on the far left, her new objective is now to lit it on fire with only using her raw mana... The question is, is it possible for a non-energy user?
570
571With enough practice, of course it'll be more than possible.
572
573This is where the longest hours of the scene took place, the most time consuming moment where there were lots of efforts and failed attempts, from a spark being so close to the paper into a burn sensation to a toe, not too serious though.
574
575For each and every failed attempts, Nickolas had to do it again from the beginning... Enter meditation state, drawing out raw mana, failing to light the paper on fire, repeat.
576
577That was until the first paper began to catch the heat from her manathat have succeeded in travelling further two meters ahead, in which is how far the papers were located.
578
579She realized this with the odd smell of a burning paper.
580
581Her eyes opened, staring at the lined up sheets of papers awaiting to become the next subject for the homework, and perhaps can be called... An experiment?
582
583"Ah... For some reason I managed to do that without being able to see the lifestream properly...
584
585I might as well visit Lady Nyphadora again for another attempt to sense the streams."
586
587She said with an excitement! She couldn't wait to continue her studies with Lady Nyphadora.
588
589But first things first, her homework must be completed.
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593[04:35] Nickolas says, "Hmm..."
594[04:35] Nickolas says, "I should try to do it with my eyes open."
595[04:44] Two of her hands were now facing forward, palm opened to ease her mana focus onto the second runic paper now that the first one had been turned into dust after being licked by the mana's heat.
596
597During her training with Nyphadora in The Glade, she was able to picture mana flows along with very thin strings of the lifestream itself dancing around the flow.
598
599A fair spread amount of mana was seen by the Neries covering the second paper, drowning it inside before heating up the energy of her very own mana to light the next one on fire.
600
601With several tries on the third and fourth paper, she was able to get the hang of it, it wasn't as difficult as it was on her first try anymore - It's almost like her muscle memory is memorizing it.
602
603"Now then... The last one."
604
605A small amount of mana was focused now, lightning the bottom of the paper on fire as she'd allow it to spread further ahead as a whole.
606
607The entire process was somewhat exhausting, to perfect a skill isn't going to ease a living being's mind until it is perfected after all.
608
609"Finally... But."
610
611Her eyes are now looking at those amount of dusts on the floor...
612
613"I should've done this outdoors, oof…"
614
615The young Neries stood up from her position to get rid of those mess before leaving.
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619[04:45] Nickolas says, "Oh-."
620[04:45] Shuz-tah Raises a brow
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623
624[04:45] Nickolas says, "Hello."
625[04:45] Shuz-tah says, "House checking"
626[04:46] Nickolas asks, "House checking?"
627[04:46] Shuz-tah says, "To see any recent break ins and report them"
628[04:46] Nickolas says, "Ah, this one had been secured for a while now."
629[04:46] Shuz-tah says, "Ah alright many open house doors in Dawn at the time"
630[04:46] Nickolas says, "Oh."
631[04:46] Shuz-tah asks, "Plus are you in charge of that merchant there?"
632[04:46] Nickolas asks, "The merchant?"
633[04:47] Shuz-tah nods
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637[04:47] Nickolas says, "Seems like it since the previous owner left the home and the vendor."
638[04:48] Shuz-tah says, "Alright im going to explore more to see what houses are left open so far"
639[04:48] Nickolas says, "Take care."
640[04:48] Shuz-tah says, "You as well. "
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643[02:31] Nickolas sets herself on top of the floor just a few centimeters away from the boiling pot in front of her, she would cross her legs in a comfortable position that suits the flow of mana during meditation.
644
645As she was using the breathing techniques of calm inhaling and exhale, her eyes were closing without thinking of anything in her mind as for now especially after the deaths of the two important people in Dawn with just a short time.
646
647Her mind wasn't thinking of anything at all, the sounds of flames burning underneath the pot was the only thing audible increasing the calming vibes of the meditation.
648
649The flows of mana and lifestream.
650
651Sensing those presence have to be perfected no matter what, Leoda was able to do it once without sharpening her skills after that - It was a waste of her lifetime to die having such ability to stay dull.
652
653The mistake shall not be repeated on those who were there to witness it, those who are still alive at the same time.
654
655Everything was calm and dark.
656
657Before the sights of blue lines turning into a thick flow of mana can be seen, those images of colors without a physical shape.
658
659Almost as if she was looking at a blue fire in her vision, but still - The same cannot be said for the lifestream… Her sense was still weak upon those.
660
661It may take time but waiting for the lifestream to come for her senses by itself would be the best choice to do, but that won't be enough either.
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665[02:52] After a long while of concentration and focus within her very own mind, there was a similar glimpse again coming far more clear in appearance - A bright yellow presence of the lifestream that could be seen.
666
667Unlike the flows of mana, the lifestream itself moves at a far more rapid pace compared to the calm blue ones which is going to be difficult in the possible next part of Nyphadora's training.
668
669But, is it really difficult? It could be something very fragile that may just break with a single poke to the stream itself, more like how a water can splatter everywhere when receiving a single impact on while streaming down from a high place.
670
671The meditation took a couple more hours to strengthen up her concentration, she needs to get used to this to be able to sense them far more accurately outside of the meditation state.
672
673Her surrounding.
674
675The location around her wasn't really filled with living beings and thus there wasn't much mana for the lifestream to add up, the one she had caught must've been the one streaming down mana for herself.
676
677But that can't be told for sure, it's a mystery on how the lifestream works, it's just there connected to the flows of mana without even ending regardless how much mana were consumed by the magi around.
678
679It could just be a recycle of mana and can never actually be damaged by any form of chaos magics, or it can be hurt but it recovers without the possibility of being destroyed entirely.
680
681The lifestream is mysterious.
682
683The young Neries opens her eyes as she leaves her meditation before looking around her, the mana flow was able to be seen even more clear this time, and the lifestream was more visible to her vision.
684
685"Perhaps, I should try researching more about how this world works."
686
687A calm tone as she speaks before standing back up to return to her daily chores.
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6915.
692[03:48] Nickolas exclaims, "Hellooooooo!"
693[03:48] Nyphadora exclaims, "Hello!"
694[03:48] Nickolas asks, "How are you?"
695[03:48] Nyphadora exclaims, "Fairly good!"
696[03:48] Nyphadora exclaims, "... Fairy good? Gehe!"
697[03:50] Nickolas says, "Mmmhm! Good for you."
698[03:50] Nyphadora asks, "Ready for a lesson soon, yes?"
699[03:50] Nickolas says, "Yuuup! Can't say the same for Leoda though."
700[03:50] Nyphadora says, "Mm, I know..."
701[03:50] Nyphadora asks, "We were supposed to continue yesterday, yes?"
702[03:50] Nyphadora says, "But then that happened..."
703[03:51] Nickolas says, "Well, it's unavoidable it seems."
704[03:51] Theodore asks, "Talking about Leoda?"
705[03:51] Nickolas says, "Was, mhm."
706[03:51] Theodore says, "Ah."
707[03:51] Nickolas asks, "Anyways... What's the next lesson going to be about?"
708[03:52] Nyphadora asks, "Ah, first I will check up on your homework, yes?"
709[03:53] Nickolas exclaims, "Ah, sure!"
710[03:53] Nyphadora says, "See how far you have gotten- Depending on it, more practice and perhaps Rift Storage with runes."
711[03:53] Nickolas says, "Oh wait-."
712[03:53] Nyphadora asks, "But! A bit later, yes?"
713[03:54] Nickolas says, "Alright so uh.."
714[03:55] Nickolas whispers: Was I supposed to burn the papers or... I'm afraid that I might have done sooome mistakes.
715[03:55] Nyphadora says, "..."
716[03:55] Nyphadora says, "I-"
717[03:56] Nyphadora whispers: You were supposed to just light them up... And from a distance if possible!
718[03:56] Nyphadora whispers: Actual light, not fire!
719[03:57] Nyphadora sighs, before summoning forth a new stack of papers!
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723[03:59] Nyphadora asks, "But practice is good. It is fine to fail, simply make sure to succeed eventually, yes?"
724[03:59] Nickolas says, "Mm..."
725[04:00] Nickolas grabs the stack of papers being summonned.
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729[04:02] Nickolas says, "I'll work on these new stacks untiiiil you can continue on the lesson, hm? "
730[04:32] Still hyped to finish her duties for Lady Nyphadora, the stacks of runic papers were soon placed on top of the table as she'd slide out one from it, no wonder the previous attempts were so easy!
731
732The young Neries places one of the sheet of paper just on top of the ground infront of her as she'd begin to concentrate out her raw mana at ease, compared to her first time.
733
734But the goal this time wasn't to light the papers on fire which she stupidly have done before! How awful to misunderstand an order.
735
736But a proper explanation was given to her by Lady Nyphadora herself, how kind of a fairy she is, which is wonderful!
737
738Back to the exercise.
739
740The Neries concentrated herself upon the runes of the paper as she'd begin to draw out her mana, not too much and not too less - Causing the rune to light up a little bit.
741
742A proper amount of mana wasn't maintained here as this was perhaps only a warm up or to measure how much raw mana can the rune take.
743
744She started slow, the runes didn't even light up before adding a little bit of mana of it.
745
746A little, but the flow came like a continuous impact as the mana gathered up too much on the paper! It actually caught a fire which is bad.
747
748The paper would soon begin to perish just like the previous ones due to the fire licking it.
749
750"AH-!"
751
752She exclaimed, moving for the remaining stacks of papers to replace the first one.
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756[04:43] * You have been awarded 1 Roleplay Points! *
757[04:49] Sitting herself comfortably on top of the ground again, after placing the sheet of paper a meter or two away from her within the house further from inflammable objects.
758
759Nickolas closes her eyes while concentrating for a minute there, clearing her minds from all of these kind of things going all over her thoughts... Deaths? They're just the way of life, mistakes? They're just the way of learning.
760
761"Alright Nickolas, you can do this."
762
763She said before opening her palms up towards the sheet of paper along with her eyes open to see the result - However! Her mana wasn't continuous this time, it's being delivered sequences by sequences.
764
765More like a gun being fired on short bursts rather than continuous waste of ammo.
766
767The rune on the paper eventually lit up, but it did not destabilize... It was kept on a stability which lit the runes up with blue illumination of lights while not being burned itself.
768
769Nickolas exhales once looking at her result this time, the second one worked all fine without turning into ashes.
770
771Perhaps this is the result Nyphadora wanted? Hopefully!
772
773The lady would step up from her seated position while moving to the paper on the ground with its' runes glittering in blues.
774
775Picking that paper up before storing it carefully as she leaves the place.
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779[12:05] Leoda had met an unfortunate demise, however it was of little interest to the Fae- She simply taught those who had the potential to learn, their survival was dependant on themselves.
780
781Fortunately, one of the two aspirants had remained fully intact!
782
783Like a sudden strike of lightning, Nyphadora came dashing in with a burst of speed- Appearing but next to Nickolas with a wide grin, the Fae couldn't help but to giggle.
784
785"Ready, yes? For lesson!"
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789[12:09] Only if Nyphadora was large enough to spook the Neries, it would've happened - But good thing it didn't.
790
791"Oh! Yes, yes, I am always ready for the lesson!"
792
793Regardless how tiring the day had been pressing on her for today, the Neries simply denies that fact to focus on her goals.
794
795It was indeed unfortunate for Leoda to be met with such fate.
796
797"Mmh… Aspen had already been fully taught I assume?"
798
799A question popped up!
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803[12:10] {Item} You drop Copper Amulet.
804[12:11] "Aspen has been taught by Malentine, and practiced on her own, yes? I am teaching them advanced theories, for their own work and aspirations!" A nod.
805
806Attention turned to those around them, how oddly quiet Crafthold was- At least amongst the Magi! But swiftly enough she turned back to the Neries, a smile ever so bright still remaining firmly on her lips.
807
808"Follow along then, yes?"
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812[12:11] Nickolas simply nods as she follows along.
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816[12:14] And so the duo quickly found themselves in the Glade of the Fairy after waltzing a fair bit away from Crafthold- A courtesy almost required these days, with the company Crafthold was beginning to have!
817
818"So first! Tell me of your efforts, yes? And then show me the fruits of them!" With a wave of her hand, a piece of paper with the runic enchantment appeared before her.
819
820"And have you had any success with your meditation? It is quite important you establish a proper... Idea? Feeling of it. Before we proceed onto the final step, though there is still plenty of time to go!"
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824[12:20] With a blink of an eye, the two made their way into the alternate realm which exists, as always - The scenery never changes.
825
826The young Neries blinks for a while as she ponders for a moment thinking waaaay back on her results, how embarrassing it was but it worked out in the end.
827
828"Mhm... The first five papers you gave me were toast, but the next batch left me with one toast paper, I sort of got the hang of it after the early attempts."
829
830Leaning back a little bit with an eyebrow arched upwards, the Fae was now questioning of her meditation.
831
832"Ah, yes... I've been meditating for quite a while trying to sense the lifestream.
833
834It took a while but it worked out as well."
835
836Her answer was given for the fae.
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840[12:23] Nyphadora exclaims, "Oh? Then show me your work!"
841[12:23] Nyphadora points to the papir she brought forth earlier!
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845[12:24] Nickolas exclaims, "Alrighty then!"
846[12:38] The Nickolas took the paper from Nyphadora whilst looking around for a suitable place to plop the thing on, her sight was caught by the tree in the middle.
847
848Hmmmm...
849
850That's right! Why not place it back to where it belonged? The Neries moved up towards the tree before folding up a clay into her hand as she sticks it on the bark, connecting the paper on top of it after.
851
852"I hope it'll work for a second time!"
853
854Exclaims the lady whilst moving away from the runic paper for at least two meters away! Just like the homework.
855
856"Mm."
857
858With a high confidence, Nickolas placed herself on top of the soft ground surrounded by the grassy field along with flowers around in a comfortable position to help ease her mental focus.
859
860Just like always, a stable flow of breathing were established with her eyes closed during hermeditation state.
861
862It stood like this for a while moment until the enough number of raw mana can be seen floating about, all gathered in between her two hands.
863
864Her eyes would open once achieving a focused mind clear enough to see straight into the runes as she relays the mana towards the runic paper.
865
866The flows of mana were moving in such gentleness and steadiness, instead of crushing itself straight to burn the paper; it fused with the runes causing a bluish glittering glow to emerge out of it.
867
868It was quite a different technique from the one she prepared for the homework, but the concept still applies and uses less pressure on the mana.
869
870"Aaand there we go... Seems like it didn't botch."
871
872A sigh of relief was let out, The Neries stood up from her sitting position as she walks up towards Nyphadora.
873
874"How was it?"
875
876She asked.
877(Nickolas)
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879
880[12:46] "Oh?"
881
882The Fae watched as the young Neries ventured towards the tree to pin the paper. With ease, they performed the task at hand! They almost looked like a pro!
883
884Though of course, much more practice was required for proper rifting. But alas, that was why one could continue to practice it whilst studying!
885
886"Not bad!" She nodded, wings fluttering to carry her closer to Nickolas to meet half-way, "But had you burned my tree, I would have gotten mad, gehe!" A slight giggle escaped her!
887
888"But mm, it seems you have gotten a good hand of the practice tools, however I suggest you continue to practice. Meditation and the rune both." Eyes glanced over to the open space before them.
889
890Within a blink of an eye, a single chair with a table had appeared before them. No doubt for the Neries to take a seat! In any case, Nyphadora was swift to settle on the table itself, taking a stand on it and walking near the edge.
891
892"I believe it is time we discussed some more theory about Riftmancy however- I am sure it would be handy to know just exactly what it is, yes? How it works, what the process is etcetera!"
893(Nyphadora)
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895
896[12:55] The Neries smiled to the compliments even though she wasn't asking for it, but hey! Seems like a chair and a table was brought forth by the Fae now.
897
898"Mmhm! Looks like my practices paid off by preventing me from seeing you get angry!"
899
900It was a relief as she was thinking about it, no one wants to make someone angry over something small.
901
902"But mhm, I do believe that it will be a great idea to get to know about it, let's begin the discussion!"
903
904Nickolas jumped onto the chair, eager to learn about Riftmancy and not to mention how active is Nyphadora on teaching! A very interesting one.
905
906A notebook and a pen was slid onto the table from her inventory as the discussion was about to begin, can't miss a single useful information!
907(Nickolas)
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909
910[13:06] As the Neries took a sat, the Fae seemed to imitate her- Plumping down onto her behind, legs thrown in front of her and hands supporting her by resting behind her on the table.
911
912"Riftmancy, otherwise known as Rift Magic or more simply Rift. It is known for the incredible teleportation it is capable of performing- By tearing a 'Rift' in the lifestream in two places, one has the power to knit them together to form a connection and then step through it. The plane between the two openings and around it is the void, which is what Riftmancy is truly for." An affirmative nod.
913
914"At its very core, it is the study of the Nethradin- Or rather, the beasts of the void. They feed upon Mana, and come in all shapes and forms. Their power vary, though you can assume most of them are as powerful as the average Magi at the very least. The technique used was presumably gained from observing and perhaps even downright stealing it from the Nethradin, I personally believe the Angels however had a say in it. Or fallen Angels!"
915
916A little giggle escaped her, body thrown a slight bit forward as she gathered her feet and sat up more proper.
917
918"To put it in more absolute terms however, Riftmancy is in principle manipulation of the lifestream! Since everything is placed within it, we can connect to points and move between them. It works in X simple steps!"
919
920"One, you have to memorise the feel and sensation of an area or location.
921Two, you must 'connect' to the lifestream around yourself.
922Three, you tear a hole in the lifestream.
923Four, you 'knit' it together with the location you have in mind!
924Five, you tear another hole at the location you have in mind.
925Simple, yes?"
926
927A smile!
928(Nyphadora)
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930
931[13:22] Nickolas' eyes followed Nyphadora's movement as she listens in to the fae, but the book must be concentrated upon as well in which she moved her attention towards it after.
932
933With the pen in her left hand, ready to write whatever it is that Nyphadora may be explaining to her as she smiles.
934
935"Mhm.. I see, I see."
936
937While making her replies with her voice, her hand was writing into the book! A quick note was written regarding Riftmancy right next to the page of Necromancy, which wasn't focused on that much since Roanna's breakdown.
938
939Riftmancy
940
941Other term: Rift Magic
942Short term: Rift
943
944- A magic in which the user can tear a hole through through the lifestream and to knit two connections altogether to step through; basically shortens the space and time taken to travel.
945
946- Has a deep connection with Nethradin (The Void Beasts) which feeds upon mana, how similar does it sound compared to us, hmm..
947
948A sketch was made on the blank space underneath the quickie notes.
949
950The first one shows a horned badly drawn humanoid observing an area, the next one was the same humanoid connecting their mana with the lifestream, the third one was the humanoid tearing the lifestream apart.
951
952The fourth one, the humanoid used their magic to twist the connected space bending them closer.
953
954And last but not least! A figure with the same features can be seen exiting a torn out hole in another land.
955
956The Neries places the pen to the side of the notebook now, it was time for question(s)!
957
958"So... Nethradins, are they a threat?
959
960Nickolas was now curious.
961(Nickolas)
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963
964[13:28] "Anything that desires something is a threat, young Nickolas."
965
966Wings fluttered momentarily, like a twitch almost, though she remained seated on the table.
967
968"Most are strictly dangerous, devouring all in their path with little discrimination. Some can be reasoned with, though never truly? Consider them like Demons, but for the Void instead of Eternia, yes?" It wasn't too far off!
969
970Suddenly she coughed, a more serious expression coming over her immediately, "But! Moving on, the next thing on the table shall be Rift Storage! With the aid of runes, we shall enable you to lightly manipulate the space around a piece of paper, allowing you two store objects 'within' this warp. Good practice and usually without danger, if one has practiced well with the rune light that is!" The light homework suddenly made sense!
971
972"Ready to begin? I will show it to you once, then guide you through it and then you may begin practicing that on your own as well!" Another smile!
973(Nyphadora)
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975
976[13:35] Nickolas glared upwards, pondering for a while; if anything desires something is a threat, then is she considered as a threat? That's weird.
977
978"Hmmm... I wonder if everything that desires something is a threat, but! As long as there are some of those who can be reasoned with... That'll be fine.
979
980If we don't bump into one who devours everything that is, Ehe!"
981
982Her replies were mixed with chuckles and such, learning with Nyphadora proves a good possibility of learning things quicker! These kind of things were never told to her before.
983
984"Rift Storage? It sounds Rifty… But let's give it a try!"
985
986She exclaimed, but as in a very happy way.
987
988Her hands joined each other before rubbing the palms together, she's ready to learn more.
989(Nickolas)
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991
992[13:48] Nyphadora gave a firm nod to the Neries. Wings fluttered, carrying her an ever so slight bit upwards for her to land on her feet on the table. Waltzing a few steps back, a single piece of paper was summoned forth- This one blank.
993
994Holding out her hand, mana seemed to surge from the Fae! A blue light shone bright, covering the entirety of the table before swiftly vanishing- The mana had settled on the paper, imprinted upon it in a symbolic form shaping that of a runic circle.
995
996"Rift Storage is the art of warping the space around something and 'compressing' it- Since it is the lifestream itself, it actually does not harm the equipment in the process! Though one cannot store living things with this method."
997
998Bringing forth her staff with a swung of her hand, she threw it onto the middle of the paper.
999
1000"Runes are quite handy, especially when made to 'guide'. One simply slowly allows their mana to flow into it..." And as she spoke, mana did indeed leave her; falling ever so slightly onto the paper beneath her.
1001
1002"And follow it... Simply allow it to grasp upon your mana, and then follow the flow." Within moments, reality itself warped- A single corrupt strike of lightning flashed across the staff and so it vanished, the entire rune beneath it momentarily shifting from the usual black ink-colour to a bright red, before returning to its original state.
1003
1004"Do the same to bring it back- The important part is to follow and execute the order within the rune, and most importantly to learn from it. Grasp onto that minor feeling of changing reality, yes!"
1005
1006The staff seemed to appear once more with but another surge of mana, the Fae swift to pick up her staff and fly a tad away.
1007
1008"Your turn! Place something upon it, like a pen, and try! I can tell you the steps one by one if needed."
1009(Nyphadora)
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1011
1012[14:06] The Neries took quite a while to understand the meaning of "Rift Storage", but it made a complete sense to her after Nyphadora's explanation was given... Almost like a magical invisible chest!
1013
1014"I see~! Very well then I shall try my best."
1015
1016This is something that can be a gamble or whatever, a wrong step can make her lose the object placed upon the rune forever! Which is going to be terrible if that were to happen.
1017
1018"Hmm... Let's see."
1019
1020Nickolas slid her hand into one of her pockets as she pulls out a very old pen which its' appearance itself tells that it had been around for quite a few years.
1021
1022"If I fail the first attempt, I guess the step by step guidance will be a perfect idea!"
1023
1024Her right hand would hover above the pen that had been placed on top of the circle rune drawn on the piece of paper, drawing out her mana through her veins as she'd let it spread on top of the runes below.
1025
1026And thus! The same reaction occurred, as the Neries' mana was getting fused with the rune, a loud zapping noise was heard through the paper before the very same lightning appeared in a quick flash!
1027
1028Disappearing along with the old pen, the runic circle did the same thing of switching color from a cold hues to a warm hues - And it simply swapped back awaiting for another flows mana to activate it.
1029
1030"And I have to do the same to bring it back, yes?"
1031
1032She glared upon the rune circle for a while moment, drawing out another gentle flows of mana to fuse again with the rune.
1033
1034The same reaction repeated itself, except this time it brought back the small pen.
1035
1036Perhaps if Nickolas had used a larger object, it would've taken its' time to return, or returning into a half-completed version of its' original form regardless it being instant.
1037
1038"How'd that go?"
1039
1040She asked now.
1041(Nickolas)
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1043
1044[14:12] "Quite well, it is seldom anyone succeeds on their first try- Let alone perfectly." In her own case, it took her quite a few tries to make the items ever re-appear again! Some had been lost to the void in time...
1045
1046"Practice this, alongside your daily meditation- But as an addition, find a place you seek to teleport to as your first location. And start meditating there exclusively and frequently, okay? When you can comfortably store and retrieve the same item, let us say… A hundred times without breaking or losing it, or burning the paper, then we can proceed onto the last lesson of actually opening a Rift!"
1047
1048A little giggle escaped her, wings carrying her a bit further away yet again.
1049
1050"But! I believe that to be all for now, yes? Pack up your things and we will head back to either Crafthold or Dawn, mm!" A nod.
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1053
1054[14:15] Quite impressed on what Nyphadora said, the Neries begun to pack up her things, which are really just her notebook and pen as she nods through.
1055
1056"I definitely have a good place for my first location, and I will keep on practicing on the Rift Storage technique, Lady Nyphadora."
1057
1058After finishing her pack-up, the Neries stood from her chair to follow Nyphadora back, she was already exhausted from this lesson after using much of her energy.
1059(Nickolas)
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1061
1062[14:19] Artaghh says, "It is the hardes' thing in the world for some people."
1063[14:19] Nyphadora exclaims, "Good!"
1064[14:19] Theodore asks, "...Is it?"
1065[14:19] Artaghh says, "Not bein' an idiot is apparently a genuine trade."
1066[14:19] Nyphadora asks, "Now go have fun, yes?"
1067[14:20] Chroma Zanders says, "Aye."
1068[14:20] Artaghh says, "Oh hey Nickolas, Nyphadora."
1069[14:20] Chroma Zanders says, "Hello, Nika, Nyphadora"
1070[14:20] Nyphadora exclaims, "Hello!"
1071[14:20] Nickolas says, "I'll see you again once I've regained my energy, and finish my trainings."
1072[14:21] Nyphadora asks, "Mhm! Work hard, yes?"
1073[14:21] Nyphadora says, "Practice makes perfect."
1074[14:21] Nickolas exclaims, "Sure thing!"
1075
1076------
10777.
1078[08:39] The Neries lady walked up upon the unlit campfire after finishing her conversation with the Invidia boy before setting herself comfortably on the swampy ground.
1079
1080With a runic paper placed just beside the firewood encampment, she would then place an object on top of the circle rune - The exact same one where Nyphadora had used for the Rift Storage lesson.
1081
1082"Righto."
1083
1084With the old pen being set up on the runes, her hands would hover above while stabilizing her breathing technique to control the right amount of mana flow for the activation of the rune.
1085
1086The blue colored scribing would glow as a chaotic flash of lightning zaps out on a rapid pace, with a blink of an eye... The pen disappeared into the void.
1087
1088The color of the rune traveled into the black color as it turns into red, before turning blue again after being available for another activation.
1089
1090Hopefully what happened to Nyphadora won't happen to her, losing a pen forever can be sad after all.
1091
1092A light sigh can be heard from her as she'd raise her hands once again above the runic paper, drawing forth her mana to fuse up with the rune circle to call upon the exact same corrupted lightning, well same in appearance.
1093
1094ZZzzzt!... paarp~
1095
1096Such unfortunate event, the second attempt did not bring the object back into existence as it had remained within the void of the rift, heck.
1097
1098"Heck."
1099
1100But ahem, looks like there is a fox nearby.
1101
1102"Oh-, hello again."
1103
1104Shifting her head towards Vaan while attempting to politely initiate another interaction for this Kitsune who might just be staring around.
1105(Nickolas)
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1107
1108[08:42] The camp turned out to be boring, and so Vaan decided to head to Crafthold, at least until he had seen that the Neries was still within the area. Stopping, Vaan would look over to her with a set of curious gray eyes-- just what was going on here...?
1109
1110"Hey. I was bored, so I sort of stopped by again. More importantly though...just what are you doing?" He'd ask, raising a brow.
1111(Vaan Invidia)
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1113
1114[08:44] An eyebrow arched upwards on the face of the Neries upon hearing the question from the teenage fox, that is quite the unusual question to hear about as it was pretty common to see rift being used in Dawn.
1115
1116"Ah, this? It's my exercise for the upcoming lesson from Lady Nyphadora for Riftmancy class."
1117
1118A quick and simple answer was given towards Vaan.
1119(Nickolas)
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1121
1122[08:55] Riftmancy
1123
1124It was something Vaan had heard of before, something in which the violet-haired Kitsune was actually interested in learning himself. Perhaps now would be a good chance to get more information on it, although of course, asking a professional rather than a trainee would likely be the most aid.
1125
1126"How were you able to get lessons? I'm interested in learning myself."
1127(Vaan Invidia)
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1129
1130[08:59] A smug face was formed on the Neries similar to how Nyphadora had reacted to the very same question she had given for her teacher.
1131
1132"I see you are interested in Riftmancy, yes?"
1133
1134A flick can be heard from her right index finger and the thumb.
1135
1136"Very well, if you are really interested in learning... I would suggest you to seek for a Fae called Nyphadora, she may look scary but she's pretty nice."
1137
1138An answer was given!
1139(Nickolas)
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1141
1142[09:01] Thinking back on it, Vaan had seen Nyphadora before-- yes, it only took a few moments for the Kitsune to recall that the fae had once met with Ipos near Obsidia.
1143
1144"Ahh...I know of her, she's a legendary figure, according to Ipos. Does someone of such magnitude simply teach anyone who asks, though?
1145
1146Surely there's some sort of cost, or test...something like that?"
1147(Vaan Invidia)
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1149
1150[09:02] Nickolas says, "Well, she will ask you why do you wish to learn to know whether you're worthy to be taught or not."
1151[09:02] Nickolas says, "And then there will be a quick briefing and a short training with tasks."
1152[09:02] Nickolas says, "But do mind that Rift is risky."
1153[09:02] Vaan Invidia asks, "Risky in what way?"
1154[09:02] Nickolas says, "Risky as in you can die if you're not strong enough to use it."
1155[09:03] Vaan Invidia says, "Oh, if it's about strength then there is no risk to me."
1156[09:03] Nickolas says, "Ooh, nope! Rift is not about strength of your physical."
1157[09:03] Nickolas says, "It is about your spiritual strength."
1158[09:04] Nickolas says, "How well can you sense the lifestream? If I may ask."
1159[09:04] Vaan Invidia says, "The Lifestream...? I can't sense it."
1160[09:04] Nickolas says, "That was the first task."
1161[09:05] Nickolas says, "To be able to sense it."
1162[09:05] Nickolas says, "But worry not! Nyphadora will guide you."
1163[09:05] Vaan Invidia says, "I see..."
1164[09:06] Vaan Invidia says, "My father told me that the Lifestream is our enemy."
1165[09:06] Nickolas says, "Yes."
1166[09:06] Vaan Invidia says, "--And that rift magic would be able to hurt it."
1167[09:06] Nickolas says, "And in Riftmancy you must first be able to sense it to tear it."
1168[09:06] Vaan Invidia asks, "Then, are you able to sense it?"
1169[09:07] Nickolas says, "Well, various of people sees them in various different of ways."
1170[09:07] Nickolas says, "But yes, I am able to sense it after a lot of meditation and attempts to "connect" with the lifestream."
1171[09:08] Nickolas says, "Although with my current knowledge, I am yet to learn on how to tear it."
1172[09:08] Nickolas says, "And I will never be able to if I can't bring the pen back with this Rift Storage technique."
1173[09:08] Vaan Invidia says, "I see...so that's what you were practicing."
1174[09:08] Nickolas says, "Mhm."
1175[09:08] Vaan Invidia says, "I'll try asking her for lessons."
1176[09:09] Nickolas says, "That would be the best choice."
1177[09:09] Nickolas says, "I would love to teach you if I had a complete knowledge about it."
1178[09:10] Nickolas says, "But if you manage to get her to teach you then, I am more happy to welcome you to study together."
1179[09:10] Vaan Invidia says, "That would be nice."
1180[09:10] Nickolas asks, "But ah, I need to take a short nap under the tree for a moment, we'll talk later yes?"
1181[09:10] Nickolas says, "In the meantime, try to seek for Lady Nyphadora."
1182[09:10] Vaan Invidia says, "Alright, have a nice rest."
1183[09:10] Vaan Invidia says, "Oh, and my name is Vaan."
1184[09:11] Nickolas says, "Pleasure meeting you."
1185[09:11] Nickolas packs up the runic paper before heading towards one of the tree to take a quick nap underneath it.
1186(Nickolas)
1187----
11888.
1189[03:13] Freya Vishkar says, "You people are prudes."
1190[03:13] Loretta says, "Hrn..."
1191[03:13] Nicole exclaims, "Hello!"
1192[03:13] Chroma Zanders says, "Freya, you know damn well that's not true."
1193[03:13] Chroma Zanders says, "Behah."
1194[03:13] Loretta says, "That place has Leather and Venom."
1195[03:13] Nyphadora exclaims, "Hello!"
1196[03:13] Loretta says, "Both of which are valuable..."
1197[03:14] Chroma Zanders says, "That they are."
1198[03:14] Chroma Zanders says, "Leather especially."
1199[03:14] Nicole asks, "How have you been?"
1200[03:14] Chroma Zanders says, "Also, hey Nyph."
1201[03:14] Freya Vishkar says, "It is late, actually."
1202[03:14] Nyphadora exclaims, "Pretty good! And hi!"
1203[03:14] Freya Vishkar asks, "I think we both need some sleep, yah?"
1204[03:14] Albina Vishkar says, "I suppose I'll take you up on that soon, either way."
1205[03:14] Nicole asks, "Do you have anything for me do today, Lady Nyph?"
1206[03:14] Loretta asks, "How would I go about getting permission to enter the Cave?"
1207[03:15] Nyphadora says, "Oh, yes! But can you wait a bit, mm? Just waking up first..."
1208[03:15] Nicole exclaims, "Sure!"
1209[03:15] Chroma Zanders says, "Hmn..."
1210[03:15] Chroma Zanders says, "Ask Iosefka."
1211[03:15] Loretta asks, "Who?"
1212[03:16] Nicole says, "A Crafthold person."
1213[03:16] Chroma Zanders says, "The very attractive dark skinned Neries"
1214[03:16] Albina hugs her sister once more. "Do sleep well."
1215(Albina Vishkar)
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1217
1218[03:16] Nicole says, "Never met her."
1219[03:16] Chroma Zanders says, "That runs Crathold."
1220[03:16] Freya Vishkar says, "Stay safe, Albina."
1221[03:16] Freya Vishkar says, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do."
1222[03:16] Albina Vishkar says, "I'"
1223[03:16] Loretta says, "Ah."
1224[03:16] Albina Vishkar says, "I'll try not to."
1225[03:16] Loretta says, "I'm... not sure how to describe that last bit, but okay."
1226[03:16] Freya Vishkar says, "Love you, sis."
1227[03:16] Chroma Zanders says, ". . ."
1228[03:16] Chroma Zanders says, "Look."
1229[03:16] Chroma Zanders says, "I...."
1230[03:16] Loretta says, "... you don't have to explain yourself, Ser Chroma."
1231[03:16] Chroma Zanders says, "Mnh. Well, he's the only Neries in Crafholf."
1232[03:19] Chroma Zanders says, "Hah.....alright. I think it's been a long, eventful evening..."
1233[03:20] Loretta says, "Go sleep, Ser Chroma."
1234[03:20] Loretta says, "I need to go emulate that soon too."
1235[03:20] Chroma pat's Nicole on the shoulder, and then goes over and pinches Loretta's cheek as he walks off with a chuckle.
1236(Chroma Zanders)
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1238
1239[03:20] Chroma Zanders says, "Sweet simulated dreams."
1240[03:21] Loretta exclaims, "Bwah!!"
1241[03:21] Loretta says, "..."
1242[03:21] Loretta exclaims, "... I hate it, hate it, HATE IT when people do that!!!"
1243[03:21] Loretta begins to whine like the child that they are.
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1246
1247[03:21] Nicole says, "You're somewhat odd, Loretta."
1248[03:22] Loretta asks, "What? Why!?"
1249[03:22] Nicole says, "You get loud at times.."
1250[03:22] Loretta asks, "... you... do know where we're at, right?"
1251[03:22] Loretta says, "This is literally the centerplace for being loud and shouting obscenities."
1252[03:22] Nicole says, "Mmh.."
1253[03:23] Loretta asks, "So why is one of the Blessed Dreamers calling me of all people Odd?"
1254[03:25] Nicole says, "Probably because I'm bored, I have no idea."
1255[03:27] Loretta says, "How would you feel if one of the figureheads of Dawn approached you, pat your head and pinched your cheeks..."
1256[03:27] Alina Craven says, "That ones seems very affectionate to children."
1257[03:27] Alina Craven says, "Understandbly, children are adorable."
1258[03:28] Alina Craven says, "I know you are not one, but visually you appear to be one."
1259[03:28] Loretta says, "I'm Ten. I'm regrettably still a child."
1260[03:28] Loretta says, "... and I've been stuck as one for five, long years now..."
1261[03:28] Nicole says, "Heh."
1262[03:28] Loretta exclaims, "I don't like being reminded I'm stuck at ten!"
1263[03:28] Alina Craven says, "Your body is ten, your soul is fifteen."
1264[03:28] Loretta exclaims, "And the fact I am this SMALL!!"
1265[03:29] Loretta prompts to whine. Again. They really are a child at heart. Er... Soul.
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1268
1269[03:29] Nicole says, "At least you're not as small as..."
1270[03:29] Nicole points at Nyph.
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1273
1274[03:29] Loretta says, "Fairies are something else."
1275[03:30] Loretta says, "I'm small by everyone else's standards."
1276[03:30] Alina Craven says, "Being small has it's perks."
1277[03:30] Loretta exclaims, "Name three!"
1278[03:30] Alina Craven says, "You're faster, you're harder to hit and you can fit in things others can't."
1279[03:30] Nicole says, "And cuteness."
1280[03:30] Loretta says, "I-"
1281[03:30] Alina Craven says, "Yes, and that."
1282[03:31] Loretta gives a glare at the cutness comment.
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1285
1286[03:31] Loretta says, "Okay... I'll give you the first one."
1287[03:31] Loretta says, "The second one, not as much. I'm extremely frail."
1288[03:31] Loretta says, "And no. Blocking in combat doesn't help."
1289[03:31] Loretta asks, "Three, when has that EVER come in handy for someone?"
1290[03:32] Alina Craven says, "I have a theory."
1291[03:33] Alina Craven says, "Because your body is smaller, your circuits are more compact."
1292[03:33] Loretta says, "..."
1293[03:33] Alina Craven says, "Mana has less distance to travel and it allows you to activate magic marginally faster and easier because it's a less complex route."
1294[03:33] Loretta says, ". . ."
1295[03:33] Alina Craven says, "Again, just a theory."
1296[03:34] Loretta raises a finger, ready for a counterargument! But... there is none. They look like they REALLY wanna refute that, but are unable to.
1297(Loretta)
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1299
1300[03:34] Alina Craven says, "But it could explain why there are many young but capable magi."
1301[03:34] Alina Craven says, "It could explain fae's affinity for magic as well."
1302[03:35] Loretta says, "... I can't disprove that... and it bothers me."
1303[03:36] Alina Craven says, "Mhm."
1304[03:36] Alina Craven says, "Could be why smaller animals are easier to necromance than others."
1305[03:36] Alina Craven says, "Although it could be related to species as well."
1306[03:36] Loretta says, "... sentience vs non-sentience."
1307[03:36] Loretta says, "That one's different."
1308[03:36] Loretta says, "Most animals run off baser istincts and not higher brainwave patterns."
1309[03:37] Alina Craven asks, "But what about small animals as opposed to larger ones?"
1310[03:37] Loretta says, "Still simpler beings in contrast of sentient ones."
1311[03:37] Alina Craven says, "That's understandable."
1312[03:37] Alina Craven says, "Regardless, it's an interesting topic."
1313[03:38] Nyphadora says, "Mm..."
1314[03:39] Loretta says, "I'm gonna sweep the region one last time."
1315[03:39] Loretta says, "... then head to rest."
1316[03:40] Nyphadora asks, "Ready, yes?"
1317[03:40] Adriel Isolet asks, "Hm?"
1318[03:47] Nyphadora asks, "So?"
1319[03:48] Nicole asks, "Hmmm?"
1320[03:48] Nyphadora exclaims, "I asked if you were ready!"
1321[03:49] Nyphadora says, "Show me where you practice your meditation, mm."
1322[03:49] Nicole exclaims, "Oh!"
1323[03:49] Nicole says, "Sure thing."
1324[03:50] Nicole exclaims, "Usually here!"
1325[03:51] Nyphadora says, "Mm, usually? Make it always until you succeed from now on."
1326[03:51] Nicole exclaims, "Alright!"
1327[03:55] The meditation served two purposes- One was the initial contact to the 'invisible energy' that guided the world, however that was not all; Riftmancy requires one to be extraordinarily familiar with an area in order to always recognize it.
1328
1329"This is going to be the first place we will teleport to- Or rather, you will! So it would be best to get used to this place, yes?" A little giggle!
1330
1331The Fae inched towards the nearby benches, expecting the Neries to follow along- Standing up was such a hassle after all!
1332
1333"So, to start- We will be taking a look at your Rift storage, yes? Afterwards, I will explain more in-depth how Riftmancy functions. And if your talent allows for it, perhaps you may even be ready to try and be guided through opening your first Rift." A nod.
1334(Nyphadora)
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1336
1337[03:55] Nicole exclaims, "Oh-!"
1338[04:08] Was Nyphadora "standing" all along? Regardless, the Neries followed her towards the bench though with no intention of taking a seat but rather a demonstration on her current progress.
1339
1340"I will always remember this place! It is my home after all, can't forget anything here... But you might have other meaning about it."
1341
1342She spoke with a soft tone towards the one and only teacher she had met so far.
1343
1344Was there the need for those runic paper? Perhaps, but let's try something new...
1345
1346A small platform of the ground fit for an old staff to be placed upon was risen up, a similar rune circle can be seen shaped on top of them although it wasn't as glowy as those papers.
1347
1348"Hmm, I wonder if I still have the staff."
1349
1350Her left hand eventually pulled one out of her cloak, how does that even fit in?!
1351
1352"Oh! There it is."
1353
1354Placing the very old staff on top of the platform as she'd let her mana drawn forth towards the shape of the circle in an attempt to activate it.
1355
1356Will it glow?
1357
1358With enough mana, surprisingly it did! The ground was risen by the same mana after all.
1359
1360Exhausting! But it was worth it, a corrupted series of purple lightning appeared, covering the space around the staff along with the object itself before disappearing with it.
1361
1362The rune did glow, with an immense amount of mana especially when this Neries have a tremendous amount of mana pool in her circuit, perhaps even larger than the rest of the Neries around to keep the runic circle to work again.
1363
1364"Now... To bring it back otherwise someone will make my sword disappear."
1365
1366Adding up before moving in to draw her mana forth again through her palms and into the very same platform with the symbol on top of it, repeating the same process but reversed intention.
1367
1368The staff was brought back in one piece, lying on top of the platform.
1369
1370"Phew."
1371
1372The continuous exercises really paid off after all, as it may seem.
1373(Nicole)
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1375
1376[04:20] "Mm, am sure you love your home, and you have memorized much of what is here, yes? But am definitely talking about something else! Though very similar. Will explain more once you are done."
1377
1378Taking a seat on the bench, the Fae had half expected the Neries to join her, though that appeared to not have been the case.
1379
1380She watched as the Neries performed the task given to her; allow your mana to be guided by the several instructions laid within the runes for rift storage, then learn from the experience. It was quite simple, yet still useful and difficult enough to be used as practice for the real thing- To some degree!
1381
1382An applause was given once Nicole finished, the Fae giggling a slight bit as she did so, "Well done, well done!"
1383
1384"The purpose of this exercise was to store and extract items, however it also served as more practice for you to follow guidance- Riftmancy is an odd art, one where will and confidence is required. Without it, one cannot succeed. You must be fearless, and without hesitation!" Another nod.
1385
1386"That is why we practice you following the guidance of mana, for the real trick I like to use it- Guide your mana to perform the technique, allowing you to get a feel for it before you even have to try on your own!" A strategy that had seldom ever failed- Even Dylerun was taught with this!
1387
1388"But before, I will explain some basic theory regarding Riftmancy before we begin. I believe it is best that we at the very least clarify each step before we try, yes?" A hand would slap the bench, almost beckoning the Neries to come take a seat.
1389(Nyphadora)
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1391
1392[04:26] The platform made out of the ground dispersed as it was no longer bound with the mana of the Neries, the magic holding it faded throwing out useless mana for the new one to replace its' position.
1393
1394"Thank you! And please, tell me the basic theory regarding it I would be gladly to learn!
1395
1396Basically anything you could teach me, I'll try my best to conquer that knowledge so it won't fade away from my mind."
1397
1398Eager to learn, and the thirst for knowledge brought the Neries to not hesitate of following the body sign of Nyphadora, to sit on the bench and listen in for the lessons.
1399(Nicole)
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1401
1402[04:39] The little Fae snapped her fingers!
1403
1404Reality itself was torn asunder before them, corrupt purple lightning striking the ground a few times- Then it all vanished, leaving behind but one object.
1405
1406A tome, although it looked old, bruised and by no means special. It began floating, within moments already having placed itself between the two on the bench.
1407
1408"One thing before we begin. And this is incredible important! Even if we manage to get you to summon a portal, it is still through my guidance. Any attempts on your own without enforcing yourself with..." Her staff's tip was placed upon the tome, "Runes and knowledge. Will result in your death, no questions asked."
1409
1410And so the staff was removed, almost gesturing the young Neries to grab the Tome and take a look- And should she, she would find nothing but every chapter a new rune with an extensive description. It was suicide to attempt Riftmancy without generation upon generation of Runes perfected, at least without talent beyond reason that is. But not even the Fae had that! Near the ending, general knowledge of the astral planes and space-time theory.
1411
1412"Rift Magic is a depraved art by nature, heavily tied to the Chaos aspect of the Arcane schools- Yet still not quite, mm. The parallel to the art would be Wayfinding."
1413
1414"Riftmancy is based upon forcefully using mana to rip open two separate spaces in the Lifestream. The one you are in, and the one you desire to arrive at. Then temporarily connecting the two, again by force."
1415
1416A smile, "Ready to try?"
1417(Nyphadora)
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1419
1420[04:48] The unexpected lightning flash caused the Neries to cover her eyes for the moment it had appeared underneath, almost as if it just a split second for the tome to appear as her eyes perceives its' vision once again.
1421
1422"I see... This tome holds everything that I should be wary of to prevent... Unnecessary death, yes?"
1423
1424A smile was given upon the Fae, both of her hands gently tugged onto the old tome before attempting to read them, there was a complete amount of runes and descriptions indeed! Just how many people have been sacrificed to bring us to this point of perfection?
1425
1426This kind of knowledge cannot be let disappear from the existence of magic.
1427
1428"The descriptions written are quite... Time consuming to read, but I will try to understand and master them."
1429
1430Her thumb released some pressure from a page to turn them into the next, that is until the knowledge regarding astral planes and space-time theory was revealed upon her eyes.
1431
1432"Quite interesting."
1433
1434She said, looking back at Nyphadora before closing the old tome.
1435
1436"I am ready to try it!"
1437
1438She added.
1439(Nicole)
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1441
1442[04:52] "There is a lot of theory that would take too long to explain, however the runes can counter that to a certain degree, allowing you to skip to learning whilst still studying, mm. Though it is never recommended to rush!"
1443
1444Her wings fluttered, carrying her body from the bench into the air once more, a smile quick to curve her lips, "But enough about that, let's try, yes?"
1445
1446A little giggle, "Let us move a bit away from here, mm." As she spoke, she was already beginning to wander a bit away, soon enough coming to a halt and taking a turn to face the hopefully following Neries.
1447
1448"Now! Hold out your hand and close your eyes. Am going to need you to release your mana ever so slightly, and then simply allow mine to guide yours, yes?"
1449(Nyphadora)
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1451
1452[04:55] "Okay!"
1453
1454Both of the Neries' hands were pulled out towards Nyphadora with the amount of mana being drawn out coming from her very own circuit, it was floating around the Neries.
1455
1456Let the Fae to release their mana for guidance, Nicole's would simply follow the guide of Nyphadora's mana in order to not mess up everything if there was something to be done that could've done so.
1457
1458"Mmmhm."
1459
1460Her eyes began to slowly close whilst keeping her mana in such a stability, allowing it to be guided at ease.
1461(Nicole)
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1463
1464[05:02] * You have been awarded 1 Roleplay Points! *
1465[05:08] And like the runes, the little Fairy could compensate for everything the Neries lacked when it came to Riftmancy. Wings fluttered once more, carrying her onto the Neries' hands, taking a stand with each leg placed firmly on each respective arm.
1466
1467Her own hands were extended, palms facing the backside of Nicole's hand- Before finally, it begun.
1468
1469"First step is to grasp upon what is around you."
1470
1471As Nyphadora began to speak, Nicole would feel a tug upon not only her mana and her body, but her very soul itself. She was about to perform a depraved art, one that would forever stain her should she go through with it.
1472
1473"It can be a bit overwhelming at first… But that is why one must hurry to the next step-" She could barely finish speaking, before Nicole's senses would be overwhelmed. The lifestream itself was what her mana was being guided towards, soon enough grasping upon it with force.
1474
1475Reality itself was torn asunder before them, though no doubt something the Neries had yet to even realize.
1476
1477Words were lost at this point, however the sensation and feeling was not; she could feel her mana grasping upon the lifestream, before finally tearing it apart.
1478
1479As it was torn, her senses would return as the sensation ever so slowly died out, tough it would soon enough arise again, "Once the first space has been torn open, one must connect to the other- Through memory, you must recall everything you know of the place you wish to go. The emotions that can be felt there, the physical objects and even the invisible energy all around! Visualize it- Like you are opening a door… And stepping through!"
1480
1481Whilst she was speaking, Nicole would feel almost nostalgic- Memories of her house came flushing in assuming she had done her homework, soon enough allowing her mana to grasp upon the space there as well! Tearing it apart.
1482
1483And so with what could be felt as one last tug, the two spaces were forced together- Nicole's own mana used as a form of 'wire' to knit the two together.
1484
1485"Easy, right?" A little giggle, the Fae expecting the Neries to open her eyes by now- To see the fully torn Rift that had appeared before them.
1486
1487And with a telekinetic push, the Neries would soon enough find themselves stumbling into the portal to appear back at their house! The Fairy swift to follow along.
1488(Nyphadora)
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1490
1491[05:30] The Fae's touch on her hands wasn't something to make her react into such things but her guidance, the guidance that comes from the very own mana of the Fae was the one she had reacted to.
1492
1493Indeed, there was a sensation of something else, another existence of the unseen through the naked eyes, this was something that isn't supposed to be seen but it was familiar.
1494
1495The Neries grasped upon the said force around her, one that isn't there to be seen but to be felt.
1496
1497Her senses were overwhelmed by the various of things that may have disrupted it but with the guidance of the Fae, she was able to direct her mana towards the lifestream itself.
1498
1499The force given allowed her to grasp upon the lifestream before tearing it apart, as her senses returned she would listen in for Nyphadora following whatever it is to be commanded.
1500
1501And it was to visualize her very own home! In which she had done so- Or was it Nyphadora who did it for her? It was hard to tell in this situation.
1502
1503But Nicole did her very best to attain her memory from being altered by any sort of thoughts that might play around in her mind causing things to become weird.
1504
1505With the numbers of spaces they have gone through, it was time to return back for the house - Every single details she had memorized about it was visualized in her mind.
1506
1507The statues around, the number of benches, the types of walls, the materials used for the building, the color of the grasses, etcetera.
1508
1509Opening her eyes as she looks through the portal before the exit, the place looked familiar.
1510
1511The push of the telekinetic force almost made her trip over the moment she had left the portal, but that won't be much of a fuss as imperfection will not be there forever.
1512
1513Blinking once as she looks at Nyphadora for a brief moment before observing around if she had taken herself into somewhere else or not, it was a good news she didn't mess this one up.
1514
1515"
1516(Nicole)
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1518
1519[05:36] Instincts could guide one far- With put a push in the right direction, most people had a tendency to do the rest on their own. Riftmancy wasn't too different, once the Fae had sent Nicole's mana on the right path, it followed along perfectly. Or at least good enough to not wind up with her dead!
1520
1521An applause was given yet again!
1522
1523The Fae remained silent for a moment or two, simply allowing the otherwise quiet vicinity to be filled with the clap of her hands.
1524
1525"Well done! Now you simply must-- Study, understand and then apply. With plenty of practice!" A smile!
1526(Nyphadora)
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1528
1529[05:41] The Neries nodded upon listening to Nyphadora, certain things cannot be rush just like she said before.
1530
1531"Will do! And thank you for showing me something today, Lady Nyphadora."
1532
1533As she was about to store the tome that was given to her into the inventory, a hand raised up with an index finger pointing to the sky.
1534
1535"Oh! And if you wouldn't mind, will we have any more lessons after this?"
1536
1537A curious question was revealed.
1538(Nicole)
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1540
1541[05:43] A moment spent pondering.
1542
1543"We could have another lesson, mm. In a sense. When you feel ready to open a portal on your own, I could be there to help make sure you do not make any mistakes but..." Eyes would peek down to the Tome she had recently handed the Neries.
1544
1545"It is more about learning and applying at this point- With what you know, feel and have, you should be able to finish on your own." And it was likely best she did.
1546
1547Considering that Riftmancy required will power and confidence after all!
1548(Nyphadora)
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1550
1551[05:44] Nicole simply nods.
1552(Nicole)
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1554
1555[05:44] Nicole says, "I get it, I will keep on with the studies."
1556[05:47] Nyphadora exclaims, "Mhm!"
1557[05:47] Nyphadora asks, "I'll be heading back to Dawn, wish to come along or?"
1558[05:47] Nicole exclaims, "Yup!"
1559-------
15609.
1561[04:18] Chaaca Khan says, "Oh, you're learning Riftmancy? That's neat."
1562[04:18] Nicole Nina says, "Almost finish it."
1563[04:18] Chaaca Khan says, "Cool. I'm almost done with my sound magic training... So that'll be neat."
1564[04:19] Chaaca Khan says, "I think... I unno."
1565[04:23] The right hand of the Neries moves towards a runic circle visualized in her mind just by the empty space in front of her before a series of mana were brought forth into it.
1566
1567Causing a loud noise of thunder strike as the corrupt purple lightning appeared, within it was a very old tome handed over to her from Lady Nyphadora.
1568
1569One with a various amount of runes and tremendous descriptions in its' pages, including the studies of Astral Planes and Space-time theory in the end of the book.
1570
1571"While we're waiting for someone to bump into us, I'm gonna study on this thing... We can still talk while I read."
1572
1573She said, the tome was now on top of her hands opened as she reads.
1574(Nicole Nina)
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1576
1577[04:31] The Sirenian nods as grips his staff with both of his hands, his body was still sore from the beating he had taken during the raid on Dawn, but for the most part he was fine. He was just very sore. 
1578
1579Now that his staff was in his hand, he'd firmly plant it into the ground, as he used it to assist him with sitting down. Turns out running around a cave with sore ribs was a bad idea.
1580
1581"Mhm, sound good to me." He'd say as he finally rested on the ground. 
1582
1583The little orb that hovered around Chaaca constantly stopped it's rotation for a moment to rest itself on the Knights head. 
1584
1585"Oh right, no need to force yourself to talk, feel free to focus on studying, I'll be here messing around with this thing."
1586(Chaaca Khan)
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1588
1589[04:33] Nicole Nina says, "He kept going out and in hmm."
1590[04:33] Chaaca Khan asks, "Hm?"
1591[04:34] Nicole Nina says, "Oh, the guy."
1592[04:34] Nicole Nina says, "Green haired."
1593[04:34] Chaaca Khan says, "Oh right."
1594[04:34] Chaaca Khan says, "Eh, I'm sure it's fine."
1595[04:34] Nicole Nina says, "Mhm."
1596[04:40] Nicole Nina says, "Mm."
1597[04:40] Chaaca Khan says, "Hm, oh uhh. If you're hungry I have some pumpkin pie on me, that I one hundred percent laced with uhh... Mandrakes thing? I forget the name, but it's the thing that makes you loud for a bit."
1598[04:40] Nicole Nina says, "Sounds fun, I have two of those in my home."
1599[04:40] Chaaca Khan asks, "The potions? Or pumpkin pies laced with the uhh loud potion?"
1600[04:41] Nicole Nina exclaims, "The potions!"
1601[04:41] Chaaca Khan exclaims, "Dope.!"
1602[04:42] Running by yet again, was the dryad. WHy the holy hell was he running around all of Agartha? Who knew! He didn't even know, perhaps someone told him to run, perhaps he simply wanted to run. Though he looked like he was getting exhausted. Poor, poor lonely dryad running to pass his time.
1603
1604Well, if one thing could be said about the dryad, he sure could endure a lot. Running around Agartha over and over again definitely had it's benefits. Seeing all the places, not having to stop and feel lonely, not having to really worry about the goings on of anywhere.
1605
1606Run dryad, run.
1607(Jalokah Cordo)
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1609
1610[04:43] Chaaca Khan says, "Huh."
1611[04:43] Chaaca Khan says, "He's uhh..."
1612[04:43] Nicole Nina says, "Mmm."
1613[04:43] Chaaca Khan asks, "He's really going at it, isn't he?"
1614[04:43] Nicole Nina says, "Mhm..."
1615[04:46] Her silences of studying along with the small chitchat with the fish guy was slightly interrupted as time goes on with that little Dryad Jalokah running round and around in a loop.
1616
1617But it wasn't as interruptive enough to disrupt her entire studies, everything was ridiculously calm regardless of their intent to stop any enemies around, there were just none.
1618
1619"Mm."
1620
1621The tome was closed as another set of corruptive lightning drawn forth, Nicole tosses it right into the lightning as it fades away along with the object.
1622
1623"Now to focus on watching the area, uhu."
1624
1625She added.
1626(Nicole Nina)
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1628
1629[04:51] The Orb that was resting on the Sirenian's head shot up into the air at the sight of the Dryad, it seems as if it's rest was over... Wait, did the thing even need to rest? It was just a little ball of sound magic that he made... Oh well, it was probably nothing. 
1630
1631Several questions were going through Chaaca's mind. First, why was the Dryad running back and forth in and out of the cave? Second, how in Azreal's name wasn't he tired? Finally... Wait, no those were the only questions he had. 
1632
1633Shaking his head a bit, Chaaca once again gripped his staff, but unlike last time, he uses this to assit with getting up, instead of sitting down. He'd turn to face Nicole. 
1634
1635"So, I don't think anyone is coming. Wanna head back to Dawn?"
1636
1637(Chaaca Khan)
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1639
1640[04:51] Nicole Nina says, "Sure."
1641[04:53] Nicole Nina exclaims, "I'm gonna sleep for a while, see you after I wake up!"
1642[04:54] Chaaca Khan says, "Same here."
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164410.
1645[21:02] "Time to try out that exercise."
1646
1647The right hand of the Neries moved over the empty space whilst visualizing a runic circle in the on top of it with her memories which is quite strong for the time being, a series of mana were drawn forth, shaping the runic circle in the air.
1648
1649A series of corruptive lightning burst out without damaging the host of its' very own source of mana, upon its' fade out was a very old tome which have been brought upon by the magic similar to Nyphadora's techniques of Rift Storage.
1650
1651The book landed on top of her hands after its' initial, gently and carefully to prevent any damages done by their strength.
1652
1653It was soon opened to reveal some runes that may be needed for this type of exercise, one in which was shown by Nyphadora once, to open a portal for her very first time without the guidance of the Fae but through the book.
1654
1655"Alright."
1656
1657After reading it, the Neries went on to slide the tome beneath the bench as she proceeds into a focused meditation for a clearer mind.
1658(Nicole Nina)
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1660
1661[21:33] After meditating for a brief long time, the Neries stood up as she walks away from her house.
1662
1663Once arriving in the empty fields, she rose two of her hands upfront while focusing on her surrounding, for whatever it is that may have been overwhelmed her in the previous one.
1664
1665Her intense studies on the tome gave her the knowledge required towards the specific runes, their functionality, their purposes, etcetera.
1666
1667Drawing out her mana forth as the familiar sensation of being tugged upon her body, her mana and her very soul soul - however to counter it, the aura of eradication was activated.
1668
1669Absorbing every single mana around the living things all over her, let it be the insects, the plants, anything worthy of having a mana inside them - one with the connection to the lifestream itself.
1670
1671Her mana was drawn out towards the similar sensation of the presence of the lifestream, slowly it was tugging down against the one attempting to tug on her very own existence.
1672
1673It took quite some time until she eventually managed to grasp on the lifestream by force! The time, the gravity, anything that was deemed as reality was torn apart.
1674
1675Her mana would soon grip on it tighter and tighter through her large mana pool until the lifestream itself was ripped away from one another.
1676
1677Tearing the first layer of space before "knitting" them altogether, connecting it with the second one filled with a complete memory of her property.
1678
1679The blast of force and manas were around her, causing a little bit of destruction towards the environment for a short period of time.
1680
1681The connection to the second space was met with her memories of her house, the details were clear - the physical environment, the invisible forces around it, the dreamer's alignment inside.
1682
1683Her eyes are now focusing towards the torn rift in the empty and yet altered space as the telekinetic push occurred, causing her to land just infront of the other side of her very own house.
1684
1685The statue of Azrael was the first thing to "greet" her if it was able to as she landed in front of it.
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1688
1689[21:39] Just to be sure that no one have taken the important tome she had hidden under the bench, she took a peek under it and the tome was lying there untouched!
1690
1691Now to make sure it is kept in a secured place before some stupid hoodlums tries to do something stupid with it, she picked up the tome before storing it inside the rift storage.
1692
1693Through opening the storage with her left hand and closing it afterwards.
1694
1695There was enough exercise for today, it was time to do something else with a certain person, perhaps a development with anyone studying the similar magic?
1696(Nicole Nina)