∞ 12: Concentration

[chikaidestroyer]

It's taken several days, but I think I've made a little progress. If I may ask, Stella, did the spirits ... tease you? I heard a remark about having funny eyebrows. I will try to reach that state of mind again and actually try communicating.

I hadn't tested for awhile, but I can now hover the same height off the ground as I could prior to my abduction. I suppose everything is back in working order.

Nagi, I would like to talk to you about your mapmaking skills, if you are still interested in volunteering your help. If there are any who are particularly knowledgeable of plants and living off of nature, I would like to speak with you, too.

If you would like to discuss what we had talked about, now would be a good time -- before another experiment or event comes up.

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[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

...If it helps, I think your eyebrows are just fine! Ah... quite. Every time, really... They insist that I "hack it off".

It's just in the way that we were fascinated or, in others' cases, mortified by our wings. They're different... and I suppose the spirits think the same of us.

It's a little different, I admit. It's the spirits themselves that are doing the magic for you... But it does help if you've had magical abilities in your world. It's hard figuring out what to do with a fireball in your hand at first.

[chikaidestroyer]

I imagine they will find something else wrong with your hair if you did cut it.

They seem very ... human, for lack of a better term. Individual personalities and strengths.

Perhaps that's why it did not feel peculiar. That sounds similar to summoning in my world. You have broadened your skills to offensive magic?

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

Ha, they'll probably claim it's too short. Or suggest I go bald.

And you're right about that... It really depends on which element you wish to wield, I think.

Ah... Recently, yes. Ever since the experiment with the hunter. I felt that we'd need offensive skills as well as defensive, and if I'm to be a teacher, I'm sure others will want to know such things as well. I'm not quite good enough to actually make a fireball, but I have in my own world. That was the time where I dropped it and set the cabinet on fire...

My fiancée has brought up a very good idea as well... to combine physical attacks with Filial magic. Some people just can't stand back and cast, right? I think it's very possible to do that, too.

[chikaidestroyer]

Runes forbid they go that far.

Having offensive, defensive, and healing capabilities would most definitely helpful in case another dangerous experiment comes up. Between those carnivorous flowers and the hunter, I think we could see instant improvement on our chances of survival.

If Filial magic is rooted in summoning, it's possible the best that can be done would be to imbue elemental magic on weapons. But that is based on my studies, and even if that is the case, it would be very beneficial for us.

It would make us a much more formidable army.

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

I agree with all of your points, and I intend to test and see if it's possible for weapons and martial arts moves can be used with Filial magic. If it's successful, then I think our chances of survival in another dangerous experiment will be much greater than they were in the past.

[chikaidestroyer]

It may be a long way off, but this may serve as the potential to finally fight back.