Ardith medic Dev II [7/20] Fixing Ark

[13:09] Tahldrig asks, "Now you said it was void related a year ago didn't you?"
[13:09] Arkgvunde Vel'heim says, "Yes. Treating it may be dangerous for those in short-range."
[13:09] Ardith says, "Psssh...It'll be fiiiine."
[13:09] Tahldrig says, "Alright, before I get started, what can you tell me about the void, I'd rather not go in blind and end up making it worse."
[13:11] Arkgvunde Vel'heim says, "The Void is a cosmological entity that sits at the edges of the Astral Plane, constantly draining away and regenerating Mana for the world - It is often represented by the infinity symbol, or an ouroboros glyph in normal circumstances."
[13:11] Arkgvunde Vel'heim says, "Exposure to the Void is a psychologically damaging presence, but not necessarily a physical one."
[13:12] Vimilha says, "Arleiiii... what materials are needed for a blackout potion?.."
[13:13] Arkgvunde Vel'heim says, "This time is a little... Different, since this was inflicted by a Void Demon."
[13:15] Arlei Zanders says, "A blackout? Right."
[13:15] Vimilha says, "Yes.."
[13:15] Arlei Zanders says, "A lightning crystal, two Reed, three poppylus and five rope root."
[13:15] Vimilha says, "Okay, thank you.."
[13:17] The young man walked up to the very occulting one, offering her a bag of coins.
(Abubakar Ayotunde)
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[13:18] Tybalt Borin asks, "Woof?"
[13:19] As Ark explains, she begins to nod her head. The edges of the astral plane, draining and regenerating, a never ending cycle of both death and rebirth, just like the very seasons of the land, winter and summer. "I see, so a simple containment rune like I use with death magic.. and reika.. and other unique magics likely wouldn't help too much since the void would be able to simply replenish itself." She's already began formulating a few ideas on what exactly she can do in order to mend this marking, on how she can severely weaken it.

"What I think would work is using the prosthetic kit in a different fashion... Can you show me the mark upon you and tell me what effects its having on you.. and how it's different because of the demon?" It's best to get every angle understood first.
(Tahldrig)
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[13:23] Arkgvunde continued to go along with what Tahldrig was saying and doing.

...and decided that practically laying down flat on the ground was the most useful way to do it. The rune that Tih-Noctem had inlaid on their fellow Demon was fairly obviated, written in their own special font that had no immediately known codex. This might have also been a symptom of the Void, jumbling together an infinitely unknowable number of languages at its own whims...

"This particular Void Mark is a heavily-alteration-based one. It has forced me to stay in my Winter Form for some years now, and the longer this goes on for, the more of my memory is replaced, the more of my personality shifts towards a traditional Yokai's bloodthirst."
(Arkgvunde Vel'heim)
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[13:25] Ardith says, "Nice..."
[13:25] Ardith says, "Soon as I can get the energy and metal? I'll have it back to you."
[13:25] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "I expect compensation if it takes too long."
[13:27] The occultist pauses some serious note-taking to take the coins and count them out. She puts them in her pocket and listens in to the lecture.

"You'll get it as soon as I can get it done. Ain't got to worry about that, friend.

"So containment runes of some kind can be used in medicine like this? S'good to know..."

Ardith devolves into muttering for a moment. To know that the possibilities are there is a good thing.
(Ardith)
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[13:27] He nodded, only to turn around and make his way to the tiny floating thing on the other side of the room. He offers an arm to sit upon as he speaks.

"What should the compensation be if it takes too long?" He asked, recognizing the pure evil of this little one.
(Abubakar Ayotunde)
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[13:28] Ardith asks, "Look. There's a physical limit to what I can do in any given day, y'know?"
[13:29] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "I know."
[13:29] Stardust Twinkleshine says, "Hmmm."
[13:29] Stardust Twinkleshine asks, "Your eye-balls?"
[13:29] Abubakar Ayotunde asks, "What about eyeballs?"
[13:30] Stardust taps her chin in thought.
(Stardust Twinkleshine)
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[13:30] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "I get them as compensation!"
[13:30] Abubakar Ayotunde asks, "Are you asking me to look at you?"
[13:31] Stardust Twinkleshine says, "Nah, I just want an eye-ball necklace."
[13:31] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "It would be ugly."
[13:31] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "But you have such pretty eyes!"
[13:31] Tahl notices something on the back of Ark's head, that must be it's location (he derped).

"Alright.. What I can do, is infuse the mithril with cosmic energies. Along with that.. I'll be laying some of the mithril in the same mark. What this will do is give a new source of energy to the mark, so that it doesn't draw on you. Mithril is by no means perfect, but it will greatly help. The energies that flow through it, just like the void, will be able to replenish themselves.

At times though, when the mana is weakened, and recharging.. you may notice the void leaking through. Once you get enough arcanium, it'll serve as a b etter source of strength, and may even be strong enough to purge the mark from your body entirely."

Tahldrig looks over to Ardith and an idea pops in her head.

"Ardie, you know those elemental runes you do on staffs? How about a new use? I want to you apply a similar rune to Ark's head. One that can boost the strength of the cosmic energies that will flow through the prosthetic, it doesn't have to be permanent, just one that lasts long enough to bind the mithril to Ark."

She then turns her attention back to Ark and says "We'll need easy access to your head though, don't worry Ark, I'll be able to handle this. It's a straight forward self powering barrier." Yea.. that's not at all hard to do.. changing the properties of the mithril prosthetic to allow it to draw in energies from the skies.. it'll take a bit.
(Tahldrig)
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[13:32] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "I was speaking of compensation Ardith would owe me for her work if it's too slow."
[13:32] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "Ooh. An apology would suffice!"
[13:32] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "'Sorry it took so long'!"
[13:32] Abubakar Ayotunde asks, "... A proper one, yes?"
[13:32] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "Good idea."
[13:33] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "You are useful despite your size, little one."
[13:33] Stardust Twinkleshine says, "Pfft, like my size makes me not useful."
[13:33] Stardust Twinkleshine asks, "Isn't that right Arlei?"
[13:33] As the chatter goes on to her right, she steps forward and focuses more on the medical procedure at hand. There is possibility for runic advancement here. Research. It's fairly exciting and the air around her thrums with it.

"Yeah...yeah, I could try something like that, if you wanted. A rune to draw in some cosmic power. You want me to make it out of mithril though? I'm not sure how to work metal or anything.

"But hell, I'd be willing to give it a shot if that's what it came to."
(Ardith)
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[13:33] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "It does not help."
[13:33] Arlei Zanders says, "I appreciate short people but you're a tad too tiny"
[13:33] Tybalt Borin asks, "Woof?"
[13:33] Tahldrig says, "No no, just the runes. The mythril will be melted down and formed into the shape of the mark."
[13:33] Stardust Twinkleshine says, "It does, people don't see me coming when I attack them."
[13:33] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "You cannot drink or enjoy life's greatest pleasures at your height."
[13:34] Arkgvunde Vel'heim says, "Careful, the Void directly eats Cosmic power output."
[13:34] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "What you humans consider pleasure vastly differs from my own!"
[13:34] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "Explain, little one."
[13:34] Tahldrig says, "Oh?... hmm"
[13:34] Arkgvunde Vel'heim says, "You may proceed."
[13:34] Stardust Twinkleshine says, "Fae secret.~"
[13:34] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "Interesting."
[13:35] Arlei Zanders whispers something.
[13:35] Abubakar reaches out to catch the poor fae by the wings. How cruel!
(Abubakar Ayotunde)
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[13:35] Stardust Twinkleshine whispers something.
[13:35] Stardust Twinkleshine whispers something.
[13:35] Arlei GLARES at Abubakar.
(Arlei Zanders)
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[13:35] Ardith says, "Oooh. Alright."
[13:35] Arlei Zanders whispers something.
[13:35] Ardith asks, "Then yeah. You want me to just...draw it on his forehead then?"
[13:35] Ardith asks, "I don't have to carve it in or anything, do I?"
[13:36] Fluuters high to escape his grasp.
(Stardust Twinkleshine)
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[13:36] Tahldrig says, "Nah just a temporary thing around the mark."
[13:36] Tybalt Borin says, "Grrrr...."
[13:36] Reaches high to catch her!!!
(Abubakar Ayotunde)
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[13:36] hakai.
(Arlei Zanders)
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[13:36] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "You're too slow little boy!"
[13:37] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "You fly fast, like a bug."
[13:37] Tahldrig says, "Alright, for those who are just standing around, either shut the fuck up or get out."
[13:37] Stardust Twinkleshine exclaims, "I do have bug-like features, yes!"
[13:37] Abubakar Ayotunde says, "I wanted to place you on my shoulder like a proper companion."
[13:37] Abubakar Ayotunde asks, "Yes?"
[13:37] Stardust Twinkleshine says, "Oh, the lady requires silence."
[13:37] Stardust hushes him!
(Stardust Twinkleshine)
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[13:38] Abubakar is hushed. He gestures at the small one to follow him instead. He was not done.
(Abubakar Ayotunde)
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[13:38] Stardust is curious enough to follow, she guesses.
(Stardust Twinkleshine)
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[13:40] Ardith asks, "Alrighty. Ark. Bring your head down here, could ya?"
[13:40] Arkgvunde is already a Demon pancake on the ground.
(Arkgvunde Vel'heim)
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[13:43] Ardith says, "...Yeah. Y'know. That works."
[13:50] Ardith has to unload her runic kit, complete with her little notebook and a pot of fresh, mana-infused ink. The standard fare for all her typical runecrafting.

Except the little book isn't her old runic primer. This is something else. She flips opens its pages of hand drawn diagrams and searches for something particular.

A symbol to draw down cosmic energy, to draw in the power of the stars. And nothing in that utterly vile angelic alphabet. That won't do for dear Arkgvunde. As she reads the passages she smiles and settles on one rune in particular.

Dipping her finger into the ink she starts drawing with long, swooping black lines on the demon's forehead. It's a shame he can't see it because her runework truly has come a long way. Ardith fashions for the demon a sigil in old Illyothian.

Anything else for him, she feels, would be an injustice.

"There. Oughta' do it."
(Ardith)
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[14:03] While Ardie is getting the runes set up, Tahldrig steps over to the prosthetic kit and opens it.

She's going to be melting some of the mithril down to take the same shape as the marking upon ARk's head.

A glass bowl is brought over and a bit of water and some sort of powdery chalky substance. She looks over to Ark and begins mixing the ingredients to make a block. As it begins to harden from trace amounts of lightning arcing over it, she withdraws a knife. In the center of the block a shape is made, exactly like the one upon Ark's head.

Then a few chunks of raw mithril are set in the bowl, courtesy of Tahl. Lightning has a powerful heat and it's that heat she can concentrate upon in order to melt down the mithril.

Fancy stuff happens and then liquid mithril is made due to her lightning. It's then poured into the mold and cooled.

She pulls forth some mithril meshing from the prosthetics kit and begins to spot weld it to the shape. The outer casing will allow the mark to be surrounded externally, and the meshing will wrap around internally on a more atomic level.

'Skine, I need you. I'm going to bind some of our energy to this prosthetic to allow it to draw upon the energies that float throughout the sky.' she informs her star, never leaving him out of her plans. There's a warble within her mind of the static buzz she hears from Skine at all times, a sign of understanding from her star.

Both hands are placed upon the prosthetic symbol and yellow and blue lights seem to float in from the window, collecting their energies together upon themselves. Slowly, they go into the prosthetic, giving it a dull yellow property. Mythril is fairly accepting of magics, that's why it's used for staves and swords. Nothing a cosmic magi of her caliber isn't able to quickly handle.

"Thank you Ardie, you're a true treasure to me and I owe you, thank you for helping make things easier." she says to her friend as she makes her way over to Ark. The cute little pancake.

"Normally I'd use holy magic to stop pain.. can't do that with Ark at all.. he'd hurt me. Especially with the void. So, I'm going generic and using lax essence."

She pulls forth a jar of lax essence, and places some of the mixture upon the void marking. A tilt of her head as she hears the lax hiss. Was that real or.. no.. it had to be a reaction due to heat, nothing else really makes sense.

There's something Tahldrig doesn't take into account with using cosmic magic on this. The void is a portion of space itself, kept on the edges of the universe where corrupted celestial energies go to die. That means.. it has a hunger for cosmic magic.While there's only a trace amount within the prosthetic, she herself is a powerful source of it. Perhaps in the future.. the void would seek her out.

"Alright, I need to do a small incision all the way around, you shouldn't feel a thing Ark." A very sharp knife is pulled out and she quickly goes around the mark.

Then, the mithril prosthetic is set atop it, allowing the meshing to slowly feed into and around the portion of skin afflicted with the void marking tattoo.

The trace amounts of cosmic energy within the prosthetic will serve one major purpose, and one minor one. They'll be able to draw energies from the skies to empower itself, with the ouroboros running in a continuous loop. The other purpose is.. it makes for a pretty cute little tiara!

With the meshing in place Tahldrig says "Alright, now I'm going to quickly stitch up the cuts and give the prosthetic it's first 'charge' It'll send a small bit of my mana into the void mark, and pull it back into the prosthetic arrangement, this will bind the two together more firmly. It's not going to completely REMOVE the mark, but it will weaken it's effects on you greatly." she says before a finger is pressed against the mark.

Just as she said, a hint of hercosmic energies flows into Ark, a yellow glow flowing around her as mana begins to get drawn in from the air, and pushed into the mithril. Little by little, trace amounts of cosmic mana are pressed through the prosthetic into the void mark beneath in order to entice it to want more.

Tahldrig is checking constantly for a siphoning connection upon the prosthetic, and after enough tries, she seems to have achieved such. A faint yellow and blue glow seems to flow around the prosthetic. Yellow chasing blue, blue chasing yellow, a strange black in themiddle of the two colors flowing in a neverending cycle around and around. Of course this is only noticeable in heavy darkness and likely nobody would ever notice it.

The entire application takes maybe.. two hours, but now they're done!

"Alright, that should about do it Ark, how does it feel? I.. may have also kind of made small embellishments to it, blocked off from receiving mana.. to makeit look more like a tiara."
(Tahldrig)
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[14:13] Arkgvunde, while they are still prone on the ground, is subjected to some new rune sigils and alchemical poultices - Not to mention the Mythril Prosthesis that Tahldrig and Ardith both slaved over for...

Two hours?

As Tahldrig worked to create a unique prosthesis, one that drew power from another Cosmic-aligned source, the Demon's outer body slowly began to change where appropriate. All throughout the Cosmic Doctor's procedure, tree branches began to poke out of the Demon.

It looks kind of off-putting, the trace amounts of all kinds of various magics swirling around Ark's head.

Double-Tiara?

Arkgvunde raised their body when all was said and done, only to emit a brief surge of life-force-manipulation-based power. Those tree branches from before, they tore away at the wintry shell, shifting appearances to what they should've been:

A green-and-red-flecked drake with 'scales' of foliage, and a core of Occultic power hiding behind a more pleasant exterior. Their personal overhead canopy took up the remaining space between Arkgvunde and the roof. Go figure. There's still a minor touch of the Void to them, still a tattoo, but now...

Finally, Ark beheld itself to speak properly, having regained the whispers of the trees,

"It's... Amazing."
(Arkgvunde Vel'heim)
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[14:16] Tahldrig smiles upon hearing Ark's response. She reaches out to pat the newly formed demon on the arm gently. Totally not at all annoyed by the damn tree branches that her nurses would have to clean up once Ark left. Such is healing though.. things get messy. Leaves... leaves everywhere. "I'm very glad to hear that Ark." she says with a nod.
(Tahldrig)
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[14:18] Arlei watched in awe at the entire operation, watching as Tahldrig used her cosmic energy with the prosthesis to keep the void from feeding upon Arkgvunde. She'd originally come to watch so that she could learn how to do it, but with it being cosmic magic, Arlei was out of luck there.

However, when the operation was completed and Arkgvunde returned to his true self, a huge smile broke out over the Drakanites face.

"Nice to see you looking healthy and normal again, Ark!" she chirped, grinning ear to ear.
(Arlei Zanders)
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[14:19] Ardith has to crane her head back to look up at the re-towering Arkgvunde. He's quite the sight to behold. And with the double tiara. She whispers, awestruck.

"You are the prettiest princess."
(Ardith)