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This is a work of fiction inspired by other fictional works of many other talented writers and those that are inspired by the series of the Anime and Game. As such, this will not be following the exact same Canon as intended.
"What is She doing here!" Louise's voice was filled with utter accusation as she stood by the doorway to the classroom she had been using for the past week for her special lessons, and now stood with a pointed finger at her mortal enemy of the world. Kirche Von Zerbst.
Tabatha was there too, but Louise completely glanced over the bluenette as the girl was off to the side reading.
Turning up her lips, Kirche asked while leaning over, "Oh come on Louise, is my being here that intimidating to know?" A slow, playful smirk working it's way onto her lips.
"Intimidated?" Asked Louise with a huff, "As if! I just don't know why you're here in the first place-" Then turned to ask to Eldwin, "Why is she here?" The near extremes of her almost over exaggerated tone bouncing about in the room. It was almost like the Summoning all over again, only her ire was targeted at a different person.
Giving a sigh, Eldwin told, "To help." Pointedly ignoring the indiscriminate look the smaller girl gave to continue saying, "I came to the realization that it might be a good idea to expand the number of those learning about how to use their magic without a focus point. And after that, lead up to your more advanced lessons that will take place in a week or more."
Motioning to both young women that were in the same room, Eldwin went on, "They so happen to be the best candidates for this. And it will do you good to have others your age help further your own skills by learning from them, as they would form you."
"I think Louise will be learning more from us, Sir Eldwin." Kirche pointedly said in a joking manner, making the small Pinkette simmer in place. Though all humor in her voice seemed to be completely ignored by Eldwin.
"Miss Zerbst." The Warlock addressed rather sharply, his helmet visor glinting while he glanced her way. "While jokes like that are allowed by most in this Academy, you will find whilst in my care and ruling of teaching, that I will not condone it." A measure of force being heard to actually get all in the room to pause and look towards him. "Louise is capable and is more advance in this field by a week's time with experience. You will do well to not belittle her in any way."
Turning so his full stature and attention was on Kirche, he asked in a more deathly dull tone, "Am I understood?"
The friendly and easy going like mad she recognized seemed to get swallowed up by something and be replaced by a stern older man that would take no nonsense. Kirche found herself mutely nodding, mostly because the sudden turn of his personality was off putting. In short, she wasn't expecting it.
Colbert was rather impressed at how the Guardian handled things, and admittedly a little shocked himself. As he watch Eldwin give a firm nod and soon direct the girls to get into comfortable positions, the Professor almost had to gaze on in wonder. Eldwin was a very soft spoken teacher, encouraging even. Or so was experience thus far when pertaining to Miss Valliere. But for a moment, he seemed to understand when a firmer hand was needed.
"Now, Louise." Eldwin spoke in a much more at eased tone, "Seeing as you are the senior student in this field, would you like to help give a demonstration to both of your peers?" Motioning to both Tabitha and Kirche, both sitting in fairly relaxed positions, the former having placed her book away for this lesson.
Rather nervously, Louise gave a nod and shifted her position to be facing both of her classmates. She breathed in and held her hands before herself, going into a focuse that was becoming more and more easier to tap into. Already the welling of her magic could be slightly felt, and the glittering rainbow light that made up her raw magic began to form into the wispy ball that she had made on her first day.
Tabatha instantly had full rapt attention at what she was seeing, eyes barely widening just a hair at the sparking sight and the slight tingles of power. Kirche wasn't nearly as sensitive as her friend was in sensing it's power, but the sight alone had the more voluptuous young women leaning her face closer.
When Louise opened her eyes at the pretty sight of her magic, she smiled some before looking up. For a moment, that soft smile became a victorious one, seeing that Kirche was utterly blown away, if not enchanted, with what she was able to do. With a smile, Louise asked, "Careful Zerbst. If your mouth falls open, you might swallow a fly."
Kirche glanced up at that, broken out of her amazement and looked ready to make a shot back, but it died on her lips when she watched a hand move. Louise herself felt a finger poke at the side of her head, Eldwin telling, "Louise." A clear warning in his tone.
Losing that simile, Louise was quick to apologize, "Sorry." Getting the hint that their teacher for these lesions was not going to be lenient or giving any special attention. It was just honestly hard to not prod at the mage that had caused her so much grief.
She could hear Eldwin sigh, but apparently not bother with her any more as he went on back to the lesion. "This will be the first step for the two of you. You will be given a amount of time to pull on your magic and have it before yourself." The man then went on to tell, "I don't expect it to take too long. You both have become very familiar with how your magic feels, and should draw it out soon. But after that, will things get harder."
Nodding, Kirche asked, "So, how do we start?" Beside her, Tabatha also straightening, as if to take in everything that was going to be told to her.
"First, relax and close your eyes." Began Eldwin, once more reciting what he had done with Louise before. The man motioned for Louise to join in, just like she did the first time and again, she and Eldwin began to help both newcomers fall into a meditative trance of sorts.
The sight was almost odd for Colbert to see. The Teacher having done something similar a few times himself, and finding an odd peace in it. During times like that, solving certain issues became a bit more easier, his mind having had a moment to clear up.
And right now, the aging fire Mage couldn't help but slightly smile. There was change going on in these Academy walls, and this was apparently the first steps towards that change. Turning to focus on Louise, Colbert felt that smile widened a bit more. The girl actually had a better chance at things now, from what he was able to observe as of this far.
When she first came, a number of teachers expected the youngest Valliere to be much like her mother or sisters, a soon-to-be accomplishing mage that would ascend the ranks quickly and show off that potential to be Triangle, no, Square class mage!
Their expectations seemed to plummet on the first day. And only seemed to drag or sink all the more as the year went on. It was to a point that Colbert himself was really one of the extreme few that kept any faith in the girl's skills, and the Professor was sure it had hit Louise badly in her confidence. All only made worse by the student body.
It didn't help when the teachers rarely lifted a finger to stop it all. Something Jean Colbert found hard to manage himself when dealing with a large class. And then the Springtime Summoning Ritual happened. Thus was Eldwin brought in and, weeks later, now teaching the youngest Valliere in a style of magic unknown to all and letting the girl grow. And was she ever growing.
Even without his staff in hand and a spell to help measure the magic, Colbert could just feel the magic Louise was creating, focusing and channeling through her body. Really colbert felt a bit of pride well in himself for believing that Louise still held hidden potential. Void mage or not, she was proving that once she had the tools, she would excel much like her Mother had. The only thing that had held her back was practical application, a boundary now surpassed thanks to this new training.
Change is certainly in the winds now. Colbert thought to himself, watching as his two other promising students were starting to well their own magics. Kirche molding a crimson like dust in her hands, and Tabatha seemingly having a sparkling white flurry as if it were show and ice. First the discovery of Miodaitnir, then a true Void mage, and now… this. Colbert just hoped the countries around them were ready for this sudden change.
Louise almost felt like she found herself sitting around to be a too common thing. If not while in classes, than even during her off time. Even now she was thinking about walking around, but there was really no place to be. And Lunch was placed on hold due to some accident in the kitchen.
Glancing beside herself, Louise almost frowned her brows, watching as Kirche was, once again, playing with her magic in the palm of her hand. The women seemed so fascinated by the ember like quality of her magic, almost showing off her fire affinity even more clearly than before. It had been days since their first lesson, and yet the women was still entranced by it!
"I never realized how beautiful magic was when not being cast about." Kirche soon voiced out, catching Louise off guard. "I mean, mine gorgeous, that's a given, but even your magic is pretty. And Tabby's remind me almost of one of those odd snowglobes those old people love to collect."
While Louise wanted to frown at the Zerbst and her slight barb of pride, she found herself nodding instead. Loth as the Valliere would to admit it, Kirche's magic was gorgeous in it's own manner. Much like cool embers that glowed after the fire had died down.
Not too far off, Tabatha spoke quietly, "Complement." Almost making Louise blink rapidly and glance to the reading girl that slightly motioned her staff at Kirche.
Louise was so bemused by the single word and what the girl was trying to convey, it made the nearby redhead beauty laugh and cancel out her magic. "She's saying I was complimenting you, Louise!" Dropping the Zero taunt, as it had been found out rather quickly that Eldwin was not amused by their 'rivalry' too much.
And despite all her charming willy womanly ways, the man was immune to it! It annoyed Kirche, but she found that she had to play his game. Not that it was terrible, light teasing and prodding still got a good rise from the girl, and situations like this made her crack up!
"You sure?" Asked Louise in a suspicious tone. "For a moment I thought you had this planned out that Tabbatha suggested I compliment you."
"Flattering." Smirked Kirche as she calmed down, "But we both already know I get plenty of that form my brigade of love-struck admirers."
Setting to that, Louise said under her breath while crossing her arms, "More like single minded dogs following the same scent."
Giggling to that, Kirche said, "Oh how true that is, Louise." Really that's all it seemed to take. Wiggle a bit of meat in front of the dogs and they come running. "It's fun, but it does get a little boring after a time." Though told, "That Sir Eldwin though." Giving a hum, "Much harder to crack. I'm not sure if I can turn his head unless I got serious."
Louise gave a sharp glare to that, and Kirche waved off, "Oh don't give me that look. I doubt anything can work at this point. He seems to have a heart of utter stone when he wants to. Fun as it might be to test that hard shell, I don't see him lover material just yet."
With a long, tired sigh, Louise plamed her head and told, "You're disgusting."
"I'm passionate." Smiled the Germanian. "I love the throes of passion, it's just part of my vibrant and fiery nature."
"Addicted." Was all Tabatha tossed out, this time making Louise snottle into her hand.
"Tabbatha!" Kirche winned out, "I'm not addicted!"
To that point, the quiet girl looked over her book and told, "Scedule meetings. Estimated time of need, at least once every two weeks. Preparation for each scheduled meeting. Complains when three weeks pass with no meetings." Then buried her nose back into her book, Louise now the one laughing it up at the slightly embarrassed Zerbrst.
Slightly grumbling to herself, Kirche crossed her arms over her chest and muttered, "Traitor."
Trying to control herself, Louise ask towards the bluenette, rubbing a palm near her eye that almost felt as if it had teared up. "I-I knew she was bad, but really?"
Tabatha only gave a mute nod, eyes focused more on the books words than anything else.
Louise still gave a large smile, unable to contain her amusement over the situation as it was. With a glance, she could see her 'enemy' pouting at her long time friend for saying that aloud. Something in Louise cackled happily at this little embarrassment, call it some well deserved revenge, even if it wasn't by her hands.
A shame, but the Valliere took what she could get.
Slowly they lapsed into a sort of silence, none of the three seeming to want to speak to the other for the longest of time. Louse slowly began to let her mind drift back to her other lesions not pertaining to her special classes under Eldwin, and Tabatha focused all attention to her book, finding a rather enthralling section. Kirche herself began to distractedly play with her red locks, lost in her own thoughts in slight boredom.
"Louise." Kirche soon again began to talk, playing around with a thought in her head. "Eldwin mentioned something about advance lesions in a week?" She recalled that 'Light' was mentioned a few times, but he didn't seem to expound too much on it. Instead seeming to focus more on their magical skills at the time. And while spells were being slowly taught, doing any advance magic without a staff or wand was tricky.
The question in itself made Louise pause in her other thoughts and placed them aside to answer the redhead, if anything to sate her curiosity and not bug her endlessly about it. "Eldwin plans to have us start using something called Light to be mixed with our magic." Pausing some to actually think it over as she admitted, "I think it's a method to help us use wandless magic, seeing as trying to use spells without wants and chants is tricky."
"Difficult." Agreed Tabatha quietly from her place.
Nodding a bit, Kirche said, "Alright, so he plans to impart some new way of magic with this Light." Then asked with a crooked and pressed lips. "But what exactly would that entail?"
Looking a bit annoyed herself, Louise said, "I don't know, Eldwin's the one teaching us, and he doesn't tell me all lessons plans!" In fact the man seemed to keep them to himself, constantly musing over things in thought. "Why are you even asking me? Weren't you paying attention at all, Zerbst?"
"I'll have you know, I was." Told Kirche with a roll of her eyes. "I'm just trying to figure out what's coming next. This is all a bit odd in it's own way."
Huffing, Louise told shortly, "Yeah, well… join the club." She herself having a hard time figuring out what Eldwin was thinking. Though she did have a inkling of a clue he might try teaching them his special branch of elemental magic of Sol, Arc and Void. And Louise wasn't sure how to take the last one.
There was a long and heaved sigh as Kirche muttered while resting her chin in her palm, "Well this is just perfect." A little irked again that things weren't exactly going as she hoped, but she wasn't going to complain too much. She was learning a new sort of magic, and it was a bit more exciting. A lot more hands on than most lessons, and had a lot more improvisation.
Scrunching her face, Kirche thought on it more and realized that Eldwin, while teaching them, would do so almost oddly. Whenever one of them had a difficulty, he worked out the situation with them until they found a means to do a task with the goal being achieved, though not always in the same manner. They were small things, but it was a slight difference between him and the teachers of the Academy expecting a single method of something to work.
She actually recalled that yesterday, a similar situation arose when they were practicing on how to push their magic forwards. It was actually simple, really. Push one's palm out and send a surge of magic bursting out. Louise had it down in moments, and Kirche herself figured it out easily enough. Tabatha, however, had a bit more difficulty, unable to get it just right.
Kirche expected Eldwin to have Tabatha recite the motions over and over until she got it. Instead though, he had her try something different. Instead of a single forwards push, he had he try a few other motions until they found one that was 'comfortable' as he placed it. This motion, was more of a sweeping of an arm. The results being of Tabatha's magic extending out not in a burst, but in a wide arcing spin that bult force during it's trip.
Later on, Eldwin explained that the reason for Tabatha's slight difficulty was merely how her intentions worked and how her affinity with wind worked. The more momentum or spin Tabatha bult, the more devastating the force. Kirche had no trouble simply because fire was spontaneous in that manner. Once something bult enough heat, the pressure could burst or the heat ignite things. While Louise was just raw untapped power, so that was self explaining in itself.
I wonder if that means Eldwin will be teaching us something different if our magic acts differently along the way? It was an interesting thought to be sure. And a almost enticing one, each one of them have something a bit more… unique from one another. As much as she liked the spells available to learn at times, verity or how unique something was could be almost limited, and one would have to actively make a new spell of their own accord.
There was something interesting to be said about these teachings. Almost expounding in a odd sense. Looking to her hand, the same thing that had held her raw magic as it glittered on it's own accord, Kirche had to wonder what she could now do with this new… freedom, in a manner of speaking. Always she and the others were restricted to wands to perform magic, only a very few spells could be done without a wand. But now… it was like a new door was open.
Magic seemed a bit more interesting again.
Louise felt an odd sense of deja vu hit her as she was once more crossing the threshold of the doorway leading to the classroom she was now using along side Kirche and Tabitha for the last week. "What is she doing here?" Though this time around, Louise's tone was much more calmer, if not confused. Her confusion was also shared.
Kirche and Tabatha stared on with a sort of mixed confusion as Louise, both seeing one of the maids in some form of loose and ruffed up clothing, practicing some sort of workout. Colbert was watching in some mild interest, while Eldwin was, surprisingly enough, correcting the maid in her technique in small quantities.
"She's here for the next step in our lessons." Told Eldwin without seeming to miss a beat. "Take a seat girls, we will be going over Light very shortly."
The three mages actually cast looks to one another in some wonderment, right before entering in. Door closing behind them, they then placed their wands and staff aside before taking a seat on the rug and waited while watching the maid gracefully and rather seamlessly go through each motion.
Without much prompting, and during this exercise, Eldwin seemed to bark out to the maid, "Right flank high!"
On a near instant, the young women turned and struck with a prepared left punch, going for the location she was told. This would have been normal, if not for the cascade of purplish light that had taken over her arm. Louise and Kirche openly balked at the sight, while Tabata blinked almost owlishly. "Left flank low!"
A slight jump and a twist, the girl refocused on guarding and soon 'countering' with a quick kicking motion with her left leg. "Frontal attack!" She shifted positioned, arms up in a guard, both limbs gaining a slight sheen of light before dissipating as she made a few light jabs before lighting her right fist brightly and upper cutting.
The whole display left the mages, even Colbert, stumped and completely taken off guard. "Ward of Dawn!" With that barking order, the Maid took a breath in and crossed her arms before spreading them out, a dome of pale purple light forming all around her and taking up a good portion of the room.
Eldwin circled it, seeming to observe it closely before moving some paces away before turning and having his hands in a claw like manner, lightning cascading out like a relentless river of death as it struck the dome. Harsh screeching of energy could be heard, and all four magi watched as the maid flinch and clench her jaw.
"Do not relent." They hear Eldwin calmly tell in a firm tone. "Do not bend. Do not wane. The only thing between this force and those you defend, is your will. Do not falter, never falter. Steel yourself, and you will not fail." Words of mixed encouragement and example given as he upped that power, the air being saturated with ozone.
The Maid made a small sound of struggling, her feet seeming to slightly slide on the stone floor. She adjusted her stand bit by bit, trying to hold her place as the room flashed with blue light of unrelenting power and force. When a minute seemed to drag by, did Eldwin stop. "At ease."
Almost on a instant, the barrier dropped and the girl nearly collapsed, standing on shaky legs and panting rather heavily. Eldwin moved over and gently took hold of her smaller frame, guiding her towards the mat and letting her rest down on it before getting back up and standing before the four on the mat.
With a breath, Eldwin introduced, "Girls, this is Siesta. She will be attending all classes pertaining to the use of Light." Motioning a free hand to the girl regaining her breath. "What you just witnessed was her using her Light, as well as I using my own."
Hand up, Colbert asked, "Not that I want to interrupt, Sir Eldwin." Then cast a concerned glance down to the young maid, "But will Siesta be alright? You seemed to have… pushed her."
Nodding, Eldwin assured, "She just needs a moment's respite. The body wasn't exactly made to deal with the overuse of Light. It can become taxing on the body, stressing with how much energy floods through it." Then motioned to the dark haired girl to tell, "With some time to rest, her body will drain the excess energy and pull back the remaining Light back in."
While still concerned, Colbert did nod and leave the matter be for the time being. Though Kirche soon spoke up, "What was all of that though?" It seemed like magic in truth, but how it was used was… so different.
"Energy given from by will, Kirche." Told Eldwin with a simple glance to her. "All people have Light, but only a rare few can utilize it as a tool." Then motioned towards Siesta as she began to regain breath. "And you were given a small example why. It takes a special person to utilize it, and not burn up in the process. Light can empower us, but not regulating it can also be hazardous if not carefully handled."
Lifting her own hand to get Eldwin's focus, Louise asked, "But how can she use Light?" Hesitating a moment to keep asking on, "She's, well… a Commoner. I would think only Nobility would be able to use it?"
Shaking his head, Eldwin told, "I won't fault you for that line of thinking, Louise." Knowing this was a slight culture shock in a sense. "While it's true only Nobility have magic here, Light isn't divided by bloodline. It's a form of essences of a person's being. A energy that helps power us you could say." Then chuckled, "In honesty, the theories pertaining to Light is still hidden from most Warlocks that study it. But in short? Nobility and Commoners all have it."
With a thoughtful hum, Kirche said, "So, we will be able to do what Tabatha just did now?"
"No." Was the rather short, if not amused response by Eldwin. "Siesta is taking lessons on how to be a Titan. You three, are learning to be Warlocks." Making sure to make that divide very clear to them. "Because of Light's nature, it will mold according to one's personality. There is a reason I became a Warlock, and why a Titan becomes a Titan or a Hunter a Hunter. It's part of our nature, and how we think and act."
Motioning to the now fully recovered maid, who now looked no worse for wear, the Guardian went on to explain. "Siesta already had a mindset instill into her. One that would not support a Warlock's mindset. Because of that, she will gain abilities and skills that you will not have the same access to. For her, she will have augmented strength, endurance, resilience." Then held up a finger, "All molded by discipline of self and honing of skills."
Tilting her head and slightly lifting a hand, Tabatha inquired, "A Knight?"
Smiling under his helmet and standing his usual stance, Eldwin nodded. "Titans can easily be seen as Knights. I am currently teaching Siesta on how to be a Defender. One who hold defence over all else." Then went on, "The two other kinds that are well known are Strikers, a more offensive oriented group, and Sunbreaker, the much more flexible people that could be seen as tactical tide turners. Leaders really."
"As for the Hunters." Eldwin mused on, "They also are separated into different specializations, for those that bother to learn each one. Gunslinger for those with the skills of muskets, in your terms. Blade Dancers, lethal and swift warriors of the sword and assassination. And Night Stalker, hunters of the night and profitant stalkers in their own right. Deadly within a team. Relentless when given a target."
Looking his students over, Eldwin told, "All of you I plan to make Warlocks. There are, once more, three specializations. Sun Singer, Storm Caller and Void Walker." Then held up a hand, "It should be noted, that while each group has their own sub class they can learn form, not all can learn them. For example, Sunbreakers, Night Stalkers and Storm Callers are special cases, tests really for only a few that can ascend the ranks and reach the trials that would later incur their power."
Seeing as he had their full attention, the Warlock didn't pause. "I am also going about this in a safer manner. Normally, if you were all Guardians like myself, I would not be nearly as cautious. But you are all students and don't know anything about Light and the elements we attune it along with."
Seeing the slow nods that soon came, Eldwin had to smile to himself. They were listening. "Good. Now, I plan to teach you three of how to start on the path as a Sun Singer, or rather attune yourself with that element." Then told swiftly, "But that will not be today. Today is the time where I show you how to tap into your Light, and begin molding it." Then held a hand up, "For two reasons. The first is to familiarize yourself with your Light. The second?"
To this, he chuckled, "The second is to be sure that you are capable of being Warlocks." That made them all have confused faces, though Siesta was possibly confused because she possibly assumed like they did, that all three students would be Warlocks.
"Eldwin." Louise spoke up, "Why wouldn't we be Warlocks? We all use magic!"
"Because young Louise." Becan the Guardian. "A Warlock is defined by their outlook on things. I have very little doubt you are a Warlock, and Tabatha as well." Then pointed to Kirche, "But I doubt that Kirche is a Warlock completely."
Blinking some, Kirche asked, "What makes you say that?" Screwing up her face some. She was magically apt, what would make her not able to be a Warlock like the other two?
"You are wild." Began Eldiwn. "You are rebellious. You seek trouble. You love to evade the trouble you find. You enjoy the thrill of the chase. You enjoy the excitement during the heat of the moment." Then he crossed his arms and told, "Those are the attributes of a Hunter. And how they attune and strengthen their Light, is completely different to how a Warlock or a Titan attune their Light."
Confused, Kirche asked, "But… my magic..?"
"Will still remain." Eldwin said simply. "It is not that Hunters and Titans can not learn the art of magic." Then told with a knowing, if not grinning tone, "It is the fact that most Hunter's would rather be doing something more productive and proactive, or Titan's more interested in guarding the walls or safeguarding their home. They let us Warlocks stay in our Libraries and rave like the ingenious madmen we are."
"Should I be concerned for my student's sanities?" Asked Colbert with some mild concern.
Shaking his head, Eldwin told, "Madness normally does not set in for a long time, Professor. Their sanity is quite safe." Though pointedly didn't mention on how exactly Warlocks went mad in the first place.
While Colbert let this slide for now, eldwin resumed his lesson. "Now, to reach your Light, we are going to do the same meditation as before." Motioning the three to get started. "Siesta, if you please, I would like you to help them find their Light."
Smiling, Siesta gave a nod and said, "Of Course, Sir Eldwin." Standing up and moving by the man's side while the three nobles slowly eased themselves and had their hands out, magic welling between their palms. Eldwin gave a glance and nod to Siesta, and moving forwards, knelt before the three, two hands out as blue, almost white like light formed in place. Siesta herself moved before Tabatha, kneeling down and gently placing her hands on the top of the blunette's own hands.
Together, both gently pushed their Light gently near the other's. Sesta gently flowing a steady Stream of her Light over Tabatha's hands, and Eldwin carefully melding his Light with both Kirche's and Louise's wisps of magic. While this was going on though, he spoke. "Keep your eyes shut, feel the energy we are sharing. This is our Light. You sense it's tug, do you not?" Then paused for a beat. "Search like before, search for that Light so much like the one we are sharing. Keep your minds open, and feel for that warmth, that brightness, that energy that binds with your very life, your very being."
The sensation was… different for the three. Louise was hard pressed to find her Light, almost having to move much further past her own Magic just to feel it's warmth. And once she did, once she reached out to touch it- she felt a new form of exhilaration, a new sort of power. For a moment Louise tensed and took a sharp breath at the utter surge.
Kirche reacted much more different. Finding it was almost laughably easy once she had a example to feel form, it's power being so similar to her own magical burn. But when she reached, when she touched, it was so soothing. So bright. So… alive. It shifted, it moved, it wanted out, it wanted to be free.
Who was she to deny it freedom when she wanted just as much? In doing so, the women felt a shiver through her entire being. A shiver of utter delight as it seemed to put every bit of her being on end with excitement. With new life.
Tabatha, was unsure how to cope with her Light. When she felt Siesta's own Light creep along her skin, it was pleasant. Not invasive and nice. Comforting. But when she followed the guiding of Eldwin's voice, she felt hesitant. She could feel it, just on the edges of her mind. Even when she heard Kirche come out of it, chattering on like a excitted child, Tabatha felt hesitant.
There was a… softness to it. A feeling of want. A feeling of sadness. A feeling of being trapped. Her Light felt so contained, and yet it still felt like it held… hope. Hope and childlike wonder and the shine that tomorrow will be a better day. It was a feeling she wanted to keep buried. To keep down. How could she let it out again?
She felt a shiver up her spine, feeling Siesta's light slowly recede… and another come and touch her shoulders. This one… this one was older. Much older. Stronger. Powerful. For a moment it felt like the essences of some dragon or powerful entity was right next to her. Watching patiently, almost benevolently.
"Do not be afraid." She heard it say. "There is nothing to fear here, but yourself." She felt the need to gulp, dry air seeming to be gulped down with her nervousness. "This Light is part of you. Do not fear what you already know. Embrace it. Validate it. Understand yourself."
And yet there was a small coil of fear in her. Should she take it and risk her feelings being open again? She didn't want to. The young mage could see memories of past events. But, what if it helped? What if it did make things better? "Reach for it, Tabatha." She heard the voice urge. "Do not fear what you are. It will only hold you back."
As much as she wanted to believe that, Tabatha still felt hesitant. Hesitant to reach out for that thing called her Light. It was only then when she considered to back out, that one more presents made itself known. A warm, comforting and playful feeling. One she recognized anywhere. "Come on Tabby, where's your no-nonsense attitude? We're waiting!"
Tabatha stilled to that… then, felt herself smile. Just a tiny bit. Then, reached out to touch, feeling a old, and near forgotten feeling envelop herself.
When she opened her eyes, she found Kirche giving her the most oddest of looks before playfully smirking, "It's about time, what was with the old up Tabbatha?" Though the glint in her red eyes seemed to tell the quiet girl she knew what was bothering the girl.
Slowly blinking, Tabatha told, "Confused." And felt the hands on her shoulders come off, causing her to glance back to see Eldwin backing off. She wanted to blink at this, less of who had been talking to her, and more of how his Light, his power, his very being, felt to her. It was… offsetting.
With a long sigh, Eldwin said, "Well, the first stage is done." Sounding like he wasn't expecting the slight bump in Tabatha's slight difficulty. "Now comes the next, practicing with using your Light and how it works for you three." Knowing that this would take some time.
Getting the Light kindled and known to the girls was the easy task. The following up 'tests' were mostly having the three carefully use and mold their Light. Getting a feel for it, figuring out how it functions and how they utilized it.
Louise was easily a Warlock. Eldwin knew this form the beginning, but when he began to observe the girl as she tried getting the right feel for it? Just watching her summon up a ball of Light and observing her control over it and moving it around just told him that she was indeed meant to be a Warlock. That keen and curious interest in her new found power just oozing with the beginnings of a Warlock to be.
Tabatha could be seen as a reserved Warlock. Admittedly Eldwin was at first concerned when Siesta mentioned that she could feel Tabatha's Light, but the girl was not making any attempts to grab at it. He wondered if there was a block, or the girl was afraid of something about herself. But After Kirche touched her, spoke to her, Tabatha seemed to snap out of it. It was concerning, but for now the Guardian was just glad she was alright and that she too, showed signs of being a proper Warlock.
Kirche… Kirche he expected to be a Hunter somehow, he really did. But instead she was… on the edge of some hybrid Hunter/Warlock mix. That being, she had the mindset of a Hunter's reckless and energetic pursuit of things, but had the Warlock's practicality and logical reasoning. She was such a peculiar women, Eldwin was not entirely sure what to make of her still. He would teach her, this was for sure. The only thing was, Eldwin knew he might have to change some of his teaching methods for her… unique form of perspective.
Overall? Things were off to a good start in Eldwin's opinion. Siesta was integrating into the other three nicely during the whole time, helping the three newly kindled girls get familiar with their own Light, and do a few practice movements to get familiar with shifting it through their being. He would give them a few weeks to further study and flex their Light before introducing them into touching Sol. That, was going to be a whole other experience for them.
