"What if I used my shadows?" (Gaelan)

[18:23] Gaelan shyly walks up to Lukas and taps on his shoulder.
(Gaelan Fenrir)
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[18:23] Lukas asks, "Mh?"
[18:23] Gaelan Fenrir whispers: S-spar?
[18:23] Adonis is visibly startled. He instantly is a couple metres back.
(Adonis Felt-Fenrir)
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[18:23] Adonis Felt-Fenrir asks, "S-Since when could armour speak?"
[18:24] Lukas glances at Gaelan and smiles.
(Lukas)
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[18:24] Lukas says, "Sure."
[18:24] Sajid says, "It can be done."
[18:24] Squall Sirocco exclaims, "Fuck, almost had it!"
[18:24] Gaelan Fenrir whispers: F-follow... me...
[18:26] Lukas asks, "Oh? Out here?"
[18:26] Gaelan shrugged. He looked like he didn't wanna go this far out.
(Gaelan Fenrir)
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[18:35] They wandered out pass the gate of Theria, into the deep forest below the mountain. The shy kid turned to face Lukas. Once he makes eye contact, he pulls up his scarf once more to cover his face more. He calms his breathing, and a shroud of icy air emits from his mouth. It surrounds his body as he draws his staff and points it at his opponent.

He doesn't think he can beat him but we can see! You never know.

With a shrug to himself the area in front of him started to shift, as another Gaelan showed up. It was clear it was a clone, given the shoddiness to it. It didn't matter!

He seemed ready to fight.
(Gaelan Fenrir)
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[18:40] At least not being on the mountain their ass wasn't freezing off. They defrosted on the trip down. They merely looked around, hands in their pockets until they stop somewhere roomy... There was even a rather fluid pond, not a frozen one!

Smiling, they drew their trident, gripping the watery hilt gently. His shy demeaner noted, then another shy one appeared. Illusion.

It sent a shiver down their spine.

But he's a kid, right? He wouldn't wield such a magic as he did. Terrifying. Most illusion magi were very basic with their usage of it. Superficial at most.

"Ice and illusion? Interesting. I look forward to it..."

Lukas shook off the brief fear they felt. He's a kid. Nothing scary about some kid. They conjured their tendrils- Or did they even leave? They didn't. Lukas was too tripped up over their own thoughts.

Exhaling softly, they grinned, ready to beat the shit outof the kid.
(Lukas)
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[19:37] Training would be done, for the lad and Lukas. Truthfully, they weren't that skilled at combat. They did it a lot but never mastered it. Their waters packed a punch could tear through opponents.

Tons and tons of water conjured at first, pouring out from them and onto the area around them. For what reason they did it may seem obvious, gain an advantage.. But it was more than that. The water didn't stop until the general area seemed more like a pond than a forest, water coming up to the toe's ankles.

Lukas soaked the terrain.

Many many rounds were fought. The two, an ice magi and water magi going at it. Gaelan got many good hits in, bringing them further and further to a loss round. Did he truly not train as much? They learned his movements soon after... Perhaps he thought to same. Lukas grinned.

They didn't hold back on the shy boy as they tore from the little pond of their creation, pulling up large sums of water together. It looked like a giant lump, slowly following them and terrifyingly closing in on Gaelan. Soon, it emerged more and more, looking more like a giant tendril- A tentacle if anything.

Maybe it distracted him as it tore through his shards of ice, clashing against his clone.

Lukas grinned, forcing the water at the boy's ankles to shot up, forming rings that sliced at his legs, keeping him there, maybe distracting him as this giant tendril smacked him, consuming him briefly and sending him flying.

Splash.
(Lukas)
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[20:01] The training was brutal for the both of them. They both were quite untrained given the circumstances. For the most part the agile young boy was able to swiftly dodge many of the attacks from the older male. His attacks when they did land were heavy, and taxed the kid's body.

The first few round were fine, since they were quite even. However as time progressed Lukas started to go harder and harder. He wanted to keep upping the ante. Soon the whole forest was covered in water, ankle height but still enough to slow his movements.

For a while the kid fought like that; His movements haltered and he was sitting in a pool of ready to use water for Lukas' onslaught. It wasn't smart but he didn't think about it at first. After a while he finally thought of a way to reduce the overwhelming issue that Lukas had imposed on him.

Gaelan started to make a thin layer of ice that he used to slide around the water. It made it easier for him to dodge some stuff, all around. It was a good play!

As the fight continued his mastery over his mana control was increasing. Having to use his ice to walk and attack while keeping up his clone was stressful. The fact that he was able to do it at all was surprising. He even got the idea to trying and use the shade of the trees around him for better illusions.

Shadows huh? He hadn't thought of that. He places Lukas in a daze, making the world spin in his eyes. A very basic thing to do. Well that and making them lose eyesight.

He attempted to control the shadows beneath his feet for some sort of attack. This thought left him open for an attack. Which when Lukas got out of the simple daze he made use of it. He formed rings around the him and the water that was around him grasped his legs locking him in place. He was unable to dodge the attack. Ending the fight as he fell to one knee.

Exhausted.

A lot of heavy breathing came from the lad. As he sat on the ground for sometime regaining his breath.
(Gaelan Fenrir)
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[20:09] How tiring. It'd make them look bad as the older one and trainer look bad if they complained.. They did anyway. They cared not for that stuff.

Lukas wiped a mix of sweat and water from their forehead, panting as the boy was finished. Those shadows and illusions.. Another shiver crept down their spine but they tried to shake it off. They were above mind tricks and the one in control.

They stepped closer to the boy, walking through the ankle deep water with no real issue before crouching beside him. That smile from before didn't leave. If anything, it grew sweeter.

A hand extended out and met the top of his hair, soaked, like the rest of him.

"You're strong. You'll give me problems the more you train and the older you get. That's what I love, people who give me problems. Aren't problems more fun than everything going smoothly?"

An odd mentality but their current one. Boredom settled within them, makingthem hungrier and hungrier for an ounce of excitement.

"What's your name anyway? I'm Lukas. I'll be working with your family for an indefinite amount of time. Until trust is earned. Politics. I don't care for 'em so I'd likely hang around even after that happens."
(Lukas)
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[20:19] The shy kid looked up to Lukas. He was still attempting to regain his breath, even then he was adamant. He pulled up his scarf, seeing as it had slipped down a bit.

He didn't really care why he was there, or what his plans were. His trust isn't going to be gained easily. It was clear that attempting to get on this kid's good side will be a long and arduous progress.

A simple shake of his head is given to Lukas. Was it to disagree with him saying he was strong, or about him working with our family. He doesn't plan on answering.

Lukas might need to talk to the others of the family to understand him better. If that's what he aims to do.

After a bit, Gaelan stands up and stretches.
(Gaelan Fenrir)
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[20:24] "Eh? No talking? Your family really does have a lot of shy ass people." Lukas eyes trail him as he rises to his feet. They do the same as their arms raise above their head for a brief stretching, sighing rather relived as they finish.

"Alright. One sided conversation it seems. You seem like.. a nice kid? A little weird since you don't talk." They lean forward a bit and stare at him in the eyes very purposefully. For a few seconds, they stare in dead silence, as though staring into his very soul.

Then their eyebrows wiggle.

"What'd make you talk, huh? Are you scaarreed~?" They teased, leaning up and wrapping their arms around their waist. "Maybe it's 'cause I'm taller than you? Threatened? Mmmhhhh?" They prodded for no real reason. Maybe toying with the kid would make them laugh or smile.. They certain stifled a giggle.
(Lukas)
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[20:32] His words went in one ear and out the other. He heard and understood what he was saying, but he didn't show any emotion towards it.

When Lukas stared deep within the baby blue hues of the kid, he felt him stare back. The man was able to sense a deep dark past from the kid. One that might've caused him to be this way. However just looking into the eyes of one kid isn't going to tell you anything, and he won't talk.

The teasing from the older male went unnoticed. He just simply looked towards Theria, and glanced back to Lukas. As if to say, lets go.
(Gaelan Fenrir)
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[20:36] Nothing. How boring. Lukas pursed their lips and turned north, arms moving from their waist and folding over their chest. This could wouldn't so much as blink at their teasing.

"Keep that up and you'll never get a girlfriend~" How rude but they spoke their mind. They took a few steps forward, a glance shooting at Gaelan very briefly. Maybe it stirred something up? Young boys tended to think a lot about girls... At least they assumed so.

"Anywho. Let's go back to that freezing cold mountain. Maybe Sarasha is back and I can start doing something fun. Or maybe report to Teapot hmmm..." Lukas thought for a while on the matter then shrugged. "Oh well, lead the way kid."
(Lukas)