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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 8:52:53 GMT -5
Tiamat dipped her head once, aura shifting enough to set her mane swaying in an invisible breeze, feathers fluttering like banners. "My best tracking spell isn't scroll-bound as I've not had time to commit it to parchment... I hope you have as much trust in my abilities even without the added support of spelled paper, hm?"
Aisling ducked her head to hide a little grin. It wasn't often she got to see Tia performing a spell without a scroll these days, particularly when they were practicing. She just wished Lei was here to see it with her. The thought was sobering, and she glanced up at Tatsu.
"When should I start with the shielding?"
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Post by Fury on Dec 16, 2009 15:46:12 GMT -5
Tatsu closed his eyes. When he flicked them open a new shade of blue had swirled its way into his iris and was slowly overtaking all of his vision. "Now would be good, Aisling. The sooner this is set into motion the better."
He took a quick look over to Tiamat. "No worries old friend. I trust your spell abilities more than anyone's." Even more than my own. he added as an afterthought through a meaningful wordless exchange with her. Then Tatsu settled back into his aura. It was time once again to depend on something he wasn't sure he could accomplish.
...Still this was for Lei. He couldn't fail. Not now.
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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 16:35:48 GMT -5
Aisling nodded, eyes dropping shut as tendrils of vivid green lit the air.
"Here goes nothing..."
Tiamat smiled in response, mauve eyes twinkling before their colour was obliterated by a surge of magic. The air crackled with static as it swept outwards, concentrating on Tatsu and binding itself to his aura. The shaman murmured quietly under her breath, eyes glowing gently as she manipulated the web of magic into the shape she wanted. It was the work of a few moments to seal the spell, but Tiamat lingered over it, testing its strength against her own and coming away unsatisfied.
~This might tickle,~ she communicated with a wry brush of thought. ~Pay it no consequence.~
Aisling, though concentrating on the formation of a shield, opened her eyes when she sensed the nature of the magic in the clearing changing. Before it had been the usual procedure for a tracking spell, but now-
'It seems more like... a protection charm?' The young dragoness wrinkled her nose. 'No... it's older. Far older. Tia, what are you doing...?'
She was about to ask - but before she had chance to open her jaws, Tia was speaking the final phrases of whatever she was doing and the wave of magic was almost strong enough to knock her off her feet. The shaman's aura died down, leaving Tia looking oddly small after the grand symphony of magic. She smiled, and Aisling wondered why it wobbled slightly.
"That should do the trick."
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Post by Fury on Dec 16, 2009 16:46:35 GMT -5
Tatsu thanked her with a quick few words and then, tail lashing in concentration, he began the tedious work of keeping himself both whole and in aura form at the same time. His eyelids once again slid lazily shut. Still he was anything but lazy. His jaw clenched and slowly but surely the blue bubbled to the surface and surrounded his scales in a warm glow.
The copying began slowly at first then sped up once the Eastern got the hang of it once again. A watery version- though smaller than it should have been in full aura form- of himself appeared beside him. He ignored it but still pointed a clawed hand in Lei's general direction. The aura copy nodded comprehensively.
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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 16:50:12 GMT -5
Tia watched with interest, aura shifting slightly to keep hold of the spell she'd woven over both Tatsu and his copy. Her thoughts wandered away from matters, concentrating once again on what torments Aleiko might be facing at the claws of Rafael and his associates. 'I dread to think... but we can't give up hope. We just can't.'
Aisling maintained the mental shield with a wrinkled brow, the glow of green indicating her presence in the rescue effort.
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Post by Fury on Dec 16, 2009 16:54:56 GMT -5
Then the copy sped away. Tatsu curled up on the ground. His body stopped twitching and his breathing became quiet and even as if he were sleeping. He had to have some way to balance it and if he wished not to miss details of what his aura managed to discover, he would have to be careful and stay sharp. ~No worries you two. I'm just taking precautions.~ He didn't need them to think something bad had happened.
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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 16:57:54 GMT -5
Aisling nodded, but Tia kept her eyes on Tatsu regardless.
~If something does happen, some of my magic's avaliable to you as back-up - tied up in the tracker spell. Might be easier to draw them off the trail if all three of us have a say, hm?~
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Post by Fury on Dec 16, 2009 17:14:20 GMT -5
~Indeed... We'll see.~ Tatsu nodded. He remained calm but he could feel Tiamat's concerned gaze prickling on his scales. He didn't mind. That meant she was concerned for his safety. That meant she was a good friend. (Since this is connected to the other thread, I'll probably have Tatsu's aura slip in there soonish. Neraika or somebody will most likely notice him. Also our little puppet Lei will have his first conflict with his friends soon I assume? Poor thing. )
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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 17:17:15 GMT -5
(Yep yep. ^^ I could have Akachi notice as she hasn't left to track Than yet. xD)
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Post by Fury on Dec 16, 2009 17:18:49 GMT -5
(Mkay then. Works for me... I guess for now we're done in this thread. Tatsu won't be doing anything until his copy is spotted and needs to get back here)
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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 17:29:28 GMT -5
(Okies - hmm... we can either move to the current thread or do something in our boards?)
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Post by Fury on Dec 16, 2009 17:32:11 GMT -5
(Well we don't want to move too much in our current one... maybe a few posts for Lei and such so I can bring in Aura!Tatsu... but not many because we need to let Serrion keep up)
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Post by Venus on Dec 16, 2009 17:48:38 GMT -5
(Sounds like a plan to me. ^^ I was considering doing some sort of 'What if...' thread in our scenario board for little RPs that diverge from the plot. As in, 'What if Than didn't overcome Charon's hold,' or 'What if a certain character died'... etc. ?)
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