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Pabs117: I think of Kolvar as a mix between the Transformers Animated Lugnut and Generation 1 Soundwave, a loyal but calculating second in command.
Kyreg: You'll be seeing those trapped Elves in the sequel, I've already got a name for the Ocean Elves so it'll be kinda pointless to change it now.
Growth and Nurturing
Stepping into the arena, Callum glanced over the few dummies that stood tall. Behind him, Flardryn entered, a smile planted upon his lips as always. "I've informed you about basics of Sun Magic and how it is mostly used for offensive purposes, it also has a peaceful side to it. It can also be used to help grow and nurture the natural world. I suspect you wish to start with this side of things before we move on to the offensive capabilities of Sun Magic." He said.
Callum nodded silently as he watched Flardryn turn to face the dummies. "Good, I have prepared a few things to help get us started." He said, opening the brown bag he had with him. From it, he produced a bowl of seeds and a plant. "Right, the first spell you'll be learning is Satus Acanthus." He began, taking the bowl of seeds and pulling out a small pot of dirt.
Flardryn placed the pot of dirt upon the ground and held the seed within his hand. "The way this spell works is that whatever seed you happen to be holding when you cast the spell, will be the seed that is planted. It is, in my opinion, a cheap way to plant a whole garden and takes the fun and enjoyment out of planting things." He said, drawing an orange rune into the air before him. "Satus Acanthus." He said.
Callum watched as the seed was pulled away by an orange tentacle, bringing it down towards the pot where it proceeded to plant the seed. He blinked as he watched the whole thing happened quickly. "Seeing it for the first time is impressive, but if overused, it can get quite boring. Which is why I refuse to ever cast unless it's teaching a new generation of mages." Flardryn stated, producing another pot of dirt for Callum to use.
"Let us see how you handle the spell now." Flardryn said, handing a seed to Callum.
Callum glanced down at the seed before he took a deep breath. Turning to face the pot, he drew the rune into the air before him. "Satus Acanthus." He said, watching as the seed was torn from his grasp, the orange tentacle quickly planting the seed into the pot of dirt. "This is kinda boring this spell, I would've thought Earth Magic would make use of this type of spell." He said.
Flardryn chuckled. "Oh, they have something similar to it, only it's limited to select seeds, with Sun Magic, you can use any seed you can think of." He responded. "This spell with remain in effect until the object grown from the seed has reached a certain size. Which leads me onto the next spell. Accresco." He finished.
Callum blinked as he glanced up at Flardryn. "Accresco?" He asked, somewhat confused by what he means.
Flardryn shook his head slightly. "It's a spell that uses a trigger word and the name of whatever it is you want to grow rapidly. Useful for growing huge trees that could take hundreds of years to grow, it could also be used as a weapon too now that I think about it, aging your foe to such an age that they wouldn't be able to do anything." He said, putting a finger to his chin in thought. "But what am I saying, we never use the spell to do that, we'd consider it dark to such a thing."
He shook his head once more. "Anyway, back to the lesson at hand. Accresco is a growth spell that takes the fun out of waiting, it pretty much removes the virtue of patience for waiting for a tree or plant to grow. The name of this particular plant that we've planted is Mirbeck's Track Plant. A rather pretty plant that is used for decoration, it is tied to the Sun Arcanum as well." He continued, drawing a rune into the air before him. "Accresco Mirbeck's Track Plant." He said, watching as orange lines encircled the pot of dirt and the seed within.
From the dirt, a green stem emerged, growing large before it reached around Ezran's height. From there, it sprouted several golden flowers each rich with an orange centre. "A thing of beauty that thing, never ever seen something beat it's beauty, nor will I ever." Flardryn said like he was in a trance.
Callum raised an eyebrow. "It is nice to look at." He said, pulling Flardryn from his thoughts.
"True true, it is nice to look at. But anyway, let us see you try the spell." Flardryn responded.
Callum nodded, drawing the rune into the air. "Accresco Mirbeck's Track Plant." He said, watching as the flowers grew out and tall until they came to a stop. Each of the golden flowers shined brightly in the sunlight.
"Oh, the beauty of such flowers. I remember the first time Arathorn got his hands on one. He couldn't stop staring at one for days. You know what he told me when he first saw its beauty?" Flardryn asked, turning to face Callum.
Callum shook his head. "Not really, considering I didn't really know him much." He replied.
"He told me that 'this is what I'm going to get the love of my life.' And I can already see how lucky your mother was to have him as a husband." Flardryn went on, somewhat lost in memory. "Those were the good old days." He finished.
Callum raised an eyebrow. "I wish to know more about my father, to learn why he was so loved by many." He said.
Flardryn looked at Callum and sighed. "I would love to tell you about your father, because oh boy the times we had back in the day. They are some of my most memorable moments of my life." He said, leading Callum away from the arena.
I quite like how Flardryn seems to be so nostalgic about Arathorn, it just makes his character slightly more interesting.
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