Sephira smirked, the look in her eyes shifting. This man seemed far more haughty and pleased with himself as a mage than she had first thought. It was obvious from his words that he looked down on ‘mundane’ combat and perhaps even non-mages. Perhaps it wasn’t a fair trade, but she had a clear motivation as to why she wanted to learn how to defeat Defiers, whereas he had no known grudge against Rupturers. Why would he want to learn to fight her kind? Did he foresee the need to combat her in the future?
Was this man running from the law? Was he a criminal of some sort? Sephira’s mind was racing as she analyzed his appearance once again, tearing aside the air of mysticism clinging to him and instead found herself faced with a frightening reality. She had run into a strange mage in the woods, poorly dressed for the weather and freely admitting to be a Defier. The Rupturer began concentrating on the distant point she had set in her mind about half a mile away. The ring of stones she had left there was displayed clearly in her mind as she began drawing ether into her grasp to prepare for departing with the use of a compression portal. This was a potentially dangerous scenario waiting to unfold. Her paranoia around Defiers was already abnormally high, and this man’s intent to learn how to kill her kind with no particular reasoning behind him brought back her innate sense of wariness.
“Don’t care for the mundane?” She asked dryly; stalling for time to cast the portal. The art of compression took far longer than a simple portal cast by use of Chasing. Latching onto a pocked of ether within her line of sight was almost like breathing to the woman, but this was something new for her.
“A blade is a simple tool, you are correct; however it’s been effective in combat since the beginning of mortal-kind.” The Element said, tapping the saber at her hip with her palm. Her eyes glimmered with subdued amusement and a glint of distrust. She turned to the side and walked a few steps away from Mercedes, never letting him leave her line of sight.
“They have slain men, beasts and mages alike.”
It was difficult keeping the mental image of her destination in her mind but Sephira focused carefully on the shape and appearance of the ring of stones she had left behind as a marking. Her careful planning had ended up being fortunate as it aided her in forming a clear recollection.
“You shouldn’t look down on the mundane Mercedes. Magic can only take you so far.”
The woman smiled just as the Compression snapped into place as she snapped her fingers; a sizable portal booming into existence behind her. Crimson and indigo light spilled out across the scene, flecked with pinpricks of starlight and distant astral bodies.
“Believe me, I would know.” A bit of Rupturing humor, although Sephira was sure it would be lost on the man. He would likely disapprove of her turning down his offer, but she was now certain that it was better left abandoned. The mage’s witchmark was radiant, her eyes glowing as she spoke. With it alight she could now see clearly through the portal to her destination. Looking into the surface of the portal she could see the snow dusted ring of stones sitting silently within the Cylus air.
"Till we meet again." she said softly with a dangerous look in her eyes.
Capable of keeping the portal open only for a handful of trills she gave Mercedes a halfhearted wave and stepped through.
Sephira emerged onto the other side. A tingle of static running along her skin as she passed through the Compression portal . It felt different that Chasing, but no less exhilarating. Stepping forward into the ring of stones the Element dispelled the portal set off toward Scalvoris Town and Redwood Redoubt. She would be writing up a brief report on the man and stowing it away within their records in case the Elements ran into him in the future.
Was this man running from the law? Was he a criminal of some sort? Sephira’s mind was racing as she analyzed his appearance once again, tearing aside the air of mysticism clinging to him and instead found herself faced with a frightening reality. She had run into a strange mage in the woods, poorly dressed for the weather and freely admitting to be a Defier. The Rupturer began concentrating on the distant point she had set in her mind about half a mile away. The ring of stones she had left there was displayed clearly in her mind as she began drawing ether into her grasp to prepare for departing with the use of a compression portal. This was a potentially dangerous scenario waiting to unfold. Her paranoia around Defiers was already abnormally high, and this man’s intent to learn how to kill her kind with no particular reasoning behind him brought back her innate sense of wariness.
“Don’t care for the mundane?” She asked dryly; stalling for time to cast the portal. The art of compression took far longer than a simple portal cast by use of Chasing. Latching onto a pocked of ether within her line of sight was almost like breathing to the woman, but this was something new for her.
“A blade is a simple tool, you are correct; however it’s been effective in combat since the beginning of mortal-kind.” The Element said, tapping the saber at her hip with her palm. Her eyes glimmered with subdued amusement and a glint of distrust. She turned to the side and walked a few steps away from Mercedes, never letting him leave her line of sight.
“They have slain men, beasts and mages alike.”
It was difficult keeping the mental image of her destination in her mind but Sephira focused carefully on the shape and appearance of the ring of stones she had left behind as a marking. Her careful planning had ended up being fortunate as it aided her in forming a clear recollection.
“You shouldn’t look down on the mundane Mercedes. Magic can only take you so far.”
The woman smiled just as the Compression snapped into place as she snapped her fingers; a sizable portal booming into existence behind her. Crimson and indigo light spilled out across the scene, flecked with pinpricks of starlight and distant astral bodies.
“Believe me, I would know.” A bit of Rupturing humor, although Sephira was sure it would be lost on the man. He would likely disapprove of her turning down his offer, but she was now certain that it was better left abandoned. The mage’s witchmark was radiant, her eyes glowing as she spoke. With it alight she could now see clearly through the portal to her destination. Looking into the surface of the portal she could see the snow dusted ring of stones sitting silently within the Cylus air.
"Till we meet again." she said softly with a dangerous look in her eyes.
Capable of keeping the portal open only for a handful of trills she gave Mercedes a halfhearted wave and stepped through.
Sephira emerged onto the other side. A tingle of static running along her skin as she passed through the Compression portal . It felt different that Chasing, but no less exhilarating. Stepping forward into the ring of stones the Element dispelled the portal set off toward Scalvoris Town and Redwood Redoubt. She would be writing up a brief report on the man and stowing it away within their records in case the Elements ran into him in the future.
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