Holy 4

[15:14] Yvel Endore exclaims, "Okay then lets get started if theres no one else!"
[15:21] Yvel would set the final batch of boxes down not wanting to start until everyone was seated and at the very least comfortable and unfortunately he only saw about half the faces from before...He'd probably have todo a secondary class eventually to catch up the others like Kiril and Aaron but that was fine Yvel wasn't all too hesitant to becoming a teacher.

"Well I've already introduced myself or most of you know me from the seminar Perhaps but I am Ser Yvel Endore. Its a pleasure to meet you all. We'll be delving deeper than we have prior to holy magic and for the first lesson we will be practicing Warding of objects."

Yvel would take a moment to let the goal of their lesson sink in before he continued. "Now I know that we are all at differing degrees of the art but for the most part the concepts are the same. Before we get into the practical part of the lesson which we'll be practicing warding a few different objects I wills start by giving a lecture on holy magic theory, and principals just so we're all caught up to speed on exactly how to use it."

After which Yvel would prepare the lesson, It was a bit awkward using a cafeteria but it was the best space to use to hold an abundance of people. "If you have any questions before we start or during the lecture feel free to interrupt me or raise a hand. I'll try to get to them and answer them as soon as possible."

Without further holding him back Yvel took out one of the notebooks which had the very same sigil of Adelphi's Ageis, The same one that could be seen on Yvel's trademarked white fur coat.
(Yvel Endore)
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[15:26] And so, Charon takes his seat.

After hearing about the lesson from various words of mouth, Charon had been determined to attend. After what had occurred during the holy magic seminar, he had full intentions on learning more. It was a rare and elusive magic, at least to someone like him. And given his desire to treat the injured, it was only logical that his interest was piqued.

Once he sits down, Charon pulls out several folded up pieces of paper and a shoddy looking pencil. He promptly begins taking notes, clearly ready to learn.
(Charon)
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[15:27] With a curious gaze the young lady listens keenly to each and every word spoken. In truth, she knew very little about Holy magic beyond what she'd been shown at the seminar. Though what she did learn had her interested. Avaseele was here for several reasons. First and most importantly was to learn Holy magic. She saw it not only as a means to protect the people and things she cares about, but also as an opportunity to grow as a person. She knew how to use her blade to a decently proficient level, and in doing so had imprinted hard work and dedication into the core of her personality. But now was a good chance to branch out and learn more about Holy magic. It seemed useful, and it lined up with a lot of things Avaseele wanted to do in life.

As a result of that, she was here today to try and learn what she can. She had no questions for the time being, aiming to try and absorb what information she could get for the remainder of this lesson. Quite frankly, she found the opportunity to be rather unique. She belonged to no order, no guild, and no 'faction' of sorts. Nearly everything she'd done in town thus far was done with her own two hands outside of the occasional assistance from her friends. And yet here was the perfect opportunity to achieve her goals without giving up the independence and freedom she desired to retain. It was certainly a great chance to do good upon herself, her friends, and the town as a whole.

She pulls out a small notebook, aiming to write down whatever information follows in order to study it further later on.
(Avaseele Valar)
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[15:27] Having arrived just in time, it wasn't long before Yvel began to speak. Choosing to remain standing toward the center of the room rather than take a seat, the knight would occasionally glance towards the door. Crossing his arms he listened to Yvel, happy that his studies could continue. His duties had kept him far too busy in the recent days.

"Already teaching classes, Ser Yvel. I'm impressed. To think, learning from a knight with less experience than myself. You have come far." He finished with a smile before falling silent to allow the speech to continue.
(Vaeltus Solenne)
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[15:27] Having a quick look-over of the other students, it was fairly obvious that they weren't like the others. Mainly the dirty clothes, hair, and well, the fact she didn't know jack about holy magic.

On top of all of this, she was sitting her chair on too legs and resting her feet on the table, seemingly having a bit of fun balancing herself this way and only half paying attention. Hearing that she could ask some question, she, without thinking, spoke up.

"Waaaait, does this require knowing how to read!? I ain't what you'd call a learned person of written sorcery!"
(Ishizu)
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[15:27] A travelling stare darts across the room prior to the lesson's start. He's curious as to who was who. But, doesn't bother speaking on such. Perys sat in comfort, setting his notebook down and readying himself to take notes. It appeared they were jumping right into it. As he had no questions, he opted to remain in silence. Digesting the bulk of Yvel's introductory speech as simply as it came.

In terms of his degree in the arts. He found himself a rookie. Though, learning concepts had never been a task for Perys, whom was studious despite his standing class.

Theory, and principals. A vital lesson for him, as he'd been behind some of his colleagues. Certainly the ones who were present in the prior lesson. Alas, Perys ups his pen, waiting to jot down what information was of utmost importance. Which, to him at this point in his progression, may have been every little detail.
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[15:34] Sophie knocks, then enters.
(Sophie cos Duran)
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[15:36] Perys turns and glances toward the entrance, acknowledging the stranger as the walked in.
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[15:42] With everyone beginning to settle in and a couple of chuckles about Vaeltus' comments Yvel would begin to start by answering the beastkin's question first. "Oh no, A majority of my lectures and our practices well be given orally through lectures from myself or others who have excelled in the art, I'm more than aware that people have differing education statues and for the only written material will be instructions and transcripts for those who aren't able to make it to each session."

With that being taken care of Yvel would start the basic lesson of holy magic as he knew it. "From my understanding and from what I've been able to do research on thanks to access of my Squad. I have more or less broken down Holy magic into three distinctive 'pillars' or so I'd call them."

Yvel would reach into one of the boxes and pull out what appeared to be a an normal Chickens egg. He holds it up to the class so all can see. Although obviously it wasn't made to have much impact "The first Pillar is protection, Otherwise Warding, The power to create shields of holy mana to manifest around a target. I use an egg as an example due to its shell. the hardened shell wraps around the yolk to 'protect' what's in side, Its the base idea of what you would need to do when you utilizes Wards, Barriers, or Shields to protect yourself or your targets."

With that being said Yvel would place the egg down on the table and reach into the box to pull out the next item. And what it appeared to be was a medical kit, Equipped with bandages and tools any budding doctor would require!

"The next pillar of holy magic I'm sure you can assume is Healing. Although It would be far more accurate to say 'mending While it is true holy magic increases ones natural ability to sustain and invigorate growth of human cells we are unable to go past the bodies natural limits.We can repair light injuries at most like cuts, scrapes and bruises, But with proper medical training one can go further into that area of expertise. Something I intend to do eventually. With that being said Healing will be our lesson for next class so please prepare."

Placing the medical kit back onto the table and he would wait a moment seeing there was a new comer he'd give a slight nod and a smile. To them before continuing. "Can anyone venture a guess what the third pillar would be?" He said inquisitively.
(Yvel Endore)
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[15:47] Avaseele's quick to absorb the information offered. The examples given were quite nice and helped her along the process of understanding what they were talking about. Her ears picked up on each and every word spoken, and occasionally the girl would write various bits of information into her notebook. She'd not actually used this notebook for anything at all, she acquired a completely new one solely for the purpose of noting this stuff down. She had other notebooks of course, but those were for other subjects which she was practicing in. She preferred to keep her sources of information nice and separated to avoid mixed information and confusion from occurring.

Still, when they called upon the gathering of people to take a guess as to what the third 'pillar' would be, she draws up a hand, intent on waiting for them to call upon her before she speaks. She wasn't really too sure of her own answer, but she felt it best to guess anyway since, well, why not? It's fun!
(Avaseele Valar)
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[15:49] Nodding along at Yvel's speech, Vaeltus understood the basics of which he spoke of. Ser Elijah had gone into some similar concepts during their seminar, even if it had ended rather abruptly.

He spared a glance at the newcomer as they entered the room, but otherwise paid it no mind. There was no danger.

Rather than speaking his thoughts, the knight preferred to listen to what the others had to say and so he remained silent. His only movement was to withdraw his notebook, filled with both poetry and notes of the city, and scribble down a few key points before placing it back in his bag. Attention still fixed on Yvel.
(Vaeltus Solenne)
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[15:50] Sophie moved to take a seat somewhere. No greetings for now. She's late. Although she had received lessons previously, she wanted to make sure she wasn't missing anything, and also to associate more with some others who sough the workings of holy magics. The study here, within moments already hinted at an area Sophie hadn't yet explored. She does not make any attempts to play at the guessing game though, and simply remains silent in the background, being a listener for the time being.
(Sophie cos Duran)
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[15:50] Gave a light shrug. "I'unno, empowerment? Seems like it'd go with the flow of things. Holy things don't sound like they'd be used to harm, but heal and protect make me think the next thing in the pattern is helpin' someone else kick some ass."

About as graceful as an eagle flying a zeppelin this one is.
(Ishizu)
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[15:52] With each word, there is a scribble on the paper before him. Each note taken with care in order to study over at a later time. He soon looks back up at Yvel as the Knight continues his lessons.

To Charons understanding, the first 'Pillar' was relatively simple. To create a barrier around another as a form of protection. It was the simplest form of holy magic, and one Charon could at least understand. Well, at least on paper. Whether or not he could actually do something like that was yet to be seen.

As the second pillar was brought up, Charon pays close attention. As someone who desired to be an apothecary, the ability to heal was something that would undoubtedly be useful to him. At best, all he could do was create minor tinctures to ease dizziness or minor aches, so the ability to heal with magic could only be a boon.

However, as the final question is asked to the class, Charon remains silent. He does not raise his hand, but instead watches quietly.
(Charon)
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[15:53] A hand is brought to his chin, drawing curiosity as the egg is produced and revealed. It seemed rather simple, to him. And initially, he'd felt as if Yvel had gotten hungry prior to going on with an explanation. The shell: it was meant to be an analogy for protection. Which, according to his instructors explanation, was an essential pillar to the concept of Holy Magic. He quizzically jots this down in detail. Layering his notes in periodic fashion.

The second pillar was more than expected. Healing, it was the reason he'd been here after all. But as for the third? It was difficult to say. He ponders upon it with a floating pair of eyes. What could it have been? He takes his chances; raising his non-dominant hand up from his cloak.

"My guess is that the third pillar would be a mixture of the Reflection of Holy Magic, and Purification of another essence. As in, utilizing it in a form of combat." he'd say, speaking softly as he was known to.
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[15:54] Yvel Endore asks, "Did you have something to add Avaseele?"
[15:55] Yvel Endore says, "Feel free to answer if you know or have a guess no need to hold back."
[15:56] Avaseele Valar says, "Selflessness? Or maybe pure intentions? I figure it'd be hard to protect and heal if you're not really trying."
[16:08] "Mhm all of you had very good guesses but I'd say Mr.Perys and our beastkin friend here, Sorry I didn't get your name.... were the closet. While selfness is a good trait to have its more so a symbolic method of Manifesting holy magic rather than a branch of holy magic itself. Still a really good quality to have! You're absolutely correct though If you had only selfish desires you'd have a struggle aiming to protect someone other than yourself."

Yvel would reach into to the bag and pull out the last item he had with him and hilariously enough it was just a simple salt shaker! This guy was a hoot indeed.

"The third is Purification, Or rather the offensive arts used by Holy Mages to purify, cleans and combat occultic forces. These can be thought of any spells that are used to attack or empower against enemy forces. And mostly these are the saving graces of people who call themselves Exorcist use to combat demonic and occultic forces. Salt is often used in various rituals to purify and cleans the body and the soul so I thought it was a good enough analogy to that. This will be our third lesson so I hope you're all interested in learning more about that!"

Yvel would brandish a smile putting away the salt and the medical kit and placing the box of to the side. Leaving only the egg remaining. "Now lets talk more about what Miss Avaseele was speaking to. Symbolic magic casting is a method of utilizing your emotions to affect your mana to manifest it into a type of mana,

For example someone whos often angry and quick to fly into rage would easily be able to conjure flames. While oppositely someone who is aloof and free spirited would be able to conjure Wind quite easily!"

Yvel would take a moment to allow everyone to catch up with their notes before continuing on.

"As for holy magic the emotions they reside with are strong feelings of wanting to protect yourself or others, The strong sense of having hope, and most prominently the having faith in others or even the stars themselves! Selflessness, and a plethora of other unique emotions but the majority of what garners Holy magic to manfiest is as simple as saying. 'Positive Energy' anything you can associate tot hat will in most cases work to manifest Holy Magic."
(Yvel Endore)
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[16:12] Sophie slips away suddenly. She'd have to catch up on this later.
(Sophie cos Duran)
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[16:14] She listens intently.

The information provided in this bout of explanation was actually quite relevant to her own level of practice regarding the magic currently. And with that in mind, it helped her develop a slightly better understanding of how best to go about understanding Holy magic. She gladly wrote down the notes, taking care not to rush it as she wished to be able to read it at a later date and not have it be a hastily written mess of poorly written information. She retains some speed, but she evidently slowed down a bit for the most recent information provided. It was certainly relevant to her current situation and she was taking care to keep it well noted.

When it was all written down, she offered Yvel a smile. This was information she'd probably be able to put to use later! Though exactly 'how' she was going to accomplish that was another question entirely. It'd take some trial and error probably, which is something she's more than familiar with given the level of practice and refinement required to become truly skilled with the sword. Thankfully, she wasn't one to give up easily!

She waits patiently for whatever information comes next, if any.
(Avaseele Valar)
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[16:17] Vaeltus nods once more at Yvel's lecture. This too was mentioned in Elijah's seminar. The desire to protect was needed for The Light.

Truly something every Knight should aspire to be. Users of holy magic. In fact, this made Vaeltus question other members of the order. Holy magic was not that common of a trait... Were the other knights merely lacking the will to protect? Should he be concerned?

Pushing these thoughts to the back of hid mind, Vaeltus remained silent and continued to listen.
(Vaeltus Solenne)
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[16:18] Scribble, scribble.

Just as before, Charon jots down most of what Yvel explains about the intricacies of holy magic. Many of the details he could understand. A strong desire to protect, or in Charon's case, to heal. It was these desires that would fuel his studies into the art, and the ability to cast the magic itself.

However, he was painfully aware that understanding the concept of holy magic was entirely different than being able to actually conjure it. Still, it was a step in the right direction.
(Charon)
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[16:19] Perys remained an active participant in the conversation as it went on. He listened to other's opinions as they came, acknowledging their thoughts by nodding along. Everyone had good guesses. He figured, the third pillar was a collective compass of all of their beliefs. However, Yvel revealed that his own guess was somewhat close to the actuality. It manages to make him produce a faint smile, if anything. But he withdraws his excitement.

Even using the word Purification as he had. But in a more defined sense. To combat occultic forces. He didn't necessarily know what those were, but could only assume that it was the total opposite of Holy. Demonic, even. And the instructor confirmed his beliefs.

And to think that they would eventually go through the process of exorcising a demon, it was a thrilling foreshadow.

For now, he continued to jot down. Emphasizing key words like Seflessness and emotion. All of which he felt would be vital to his own practice in the future.
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[16:20] Thinking back on it, they had rarely even told people their actual name, and that was kind of a double-edged thing. On one hand, people couldn't outright name her if she got caught knicking a few things in the Noble district. On the other hand, it meant people who she knew, couldn't identify her easily either.

Swishing their tail around in their seat, her eyes seemed more focused on the egg and salt that the fancy pants had than the actual lesson itself. But if she didn't listen to a degree, they likely wouldn't be giving her another 'free meal' during these kinds of lectures.

In general, everything seemed mostly fine with what the guy was saying. None of it was exactly world changing to them, but really? One only needed 'Positive Energy' to perform the basics of holy magic?

The Beastkin wore their questioning thoughts on their face, but kept quiet till the fancy man was done talking at least. "If 'ahm pickin' this up right, yer' saying just about anyone could do this stuff right? And if I focused REALLY, REALLY hard, I could...lets say, turn a ball of cotton into a rock to be thrown, hypothetically of course! Or....I could totes make a baker think their bread is hard by using said 'Positive Energy' to throw out bread that is 'old' and 'hard'?"
(Ishizu)
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[16:35] Yvel watched as everyone allowed for his words to sink in before going further of course Ishizu's question would be addressed before he continued. "I suppose that could be one use of it, but I wouldn't necessarily say its as simple as being a ray of positivity. Holy Magic is categorized as a Arcane nature of the magical trees. Meaning its a lot harder for the average man or woman to pick up on, Sure many people have a smoldering and shiny look on life but I assure you its far harder than that."

Yet even so the prospect of more holy magic being taught to a good few people more than the a couple of mages. "Still the hope is that many more people will achieve holy magic despite this, Its not an easy task and if anyone of you aren't willing to put in the effort I'd suggest placing your attention into other arts that are simpler to come by, Like Nature or Time can be used to heal as well."

With that being said Yvel hoped he could clear up just how intense this class would be it wasn't a cake walk not even for him who was perhaps just a smidge more advanced than the normal magi. "Now then lets continue with the first exorcise of today. We'll start by warding these eggs to make their shells harder than they usually are hard enough that they won't break from an a strong impact."

With that being said Yvel would aim to demonstrate to the best of his ability what he was talking about. Taking the same egg he had on the table he'd take a deep breath before invoking holy mana into the egg. "Now I'm sure you all will be thinking 'the strongest barrier uses the most mana but that's not the case. Wards work better when you can evenly distribute mana to the entire surface area." As Yvel's explanation took hold the egg would soon turn into what appeared to be a golden egg.

The light of his mana was dense yet soft enough that the egg wouldn't crack under the pressure of the ward he intended to make and...without further explanation he'd take the egg and toss it onto the floor as hard as he could. Yet of course the egg remained intact and there was no resounding damage to the floor.

I don't expect you all to get this your first try or anything! But I'll give you some advice to better help you along if you need it. Any questions?"

While the questions were being asked Yvel handed an egg to each participant.
(Yvel Endore)
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[16:48] Vaeltus watched with interest as Yvel continued his speech before picking up the egg and smashing it into the floor. Yet the egg remained unharmed.

Rubbing his chin in thought at the feat they had just witnessed, Vaeltus accepted the egg handed to him. Holding it in his left hand he focused his attention on it for a few moments, trying to imagine in his hand he held the life of another being. His brother, their friends, a citizen... Any and all of these could figuratively place their life in his hands just as the egg was.

Frowning as he attempted to pour his mana into the egg, channeling it throughout the surface. Yvel's words remained on his mind as he did so, remember to try and keep the distribution even. So busy with this thought, however, that he failed to consider his other point. In an attempt to keep the egg safe he poured far too much mana into his attempt and watched as it merely cracked in his palm.

He stared as the yolk ran down through his fingers and dripped to the floor.

Damn.

Not wanting to stop the exercise early, however, he instinctively threw the already cracked egg towards the ground anyways. The damage was already done, however. The egg was ruined.

Letting out a small sigh, the knight knew this was merely training... But the deeper meaning still bothered him. He very well could get someone killed should his determination falter or his focus be broken.
(Vaeltus Solenne)
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[16:49] Ironically this might fit into something she's capable of doing!

Or well, she hoped so. Given her intense focus on rune-related crafting it never really occurred to her that by using runes to imprint various elements on weaponry that she already was, in a very loose sense, at-least copying the element in question. Even if it weren't really related to actually 'using' the magic given different runes are good for different things, and you don't really need to be capable of using any one element to make a rune for any specific element.

Still, it was good practice for her craft and she couldn't help but compare that to trying to ward an egg with Holy magic in order to shelter it from harm. Having received an egg, she let it rest in her hands for a moment as she stared down at it. Avaseele was naturally a rather positive girl, always holding a positive outlook on life and generally trying to do everything she can to help others where-possible. It was one of her goals, after all! She wished to help the town out as much as she could. Whether that be donations, farming, protecting the innocent folks inside, or simply ensuring that everyone is well taken care of, she intended to try and do a mix of it all. Which is primarily why she isn't apart of any order! Each one only served a specific purpose, where-as Avaseeles goals were to do all of these things.

It's a tall order though, and for the time being she was more focused on the lesson at hand rather than thinking ahead several years in time where this all becomes more doable. She writes down a few extra notes and slides her notebook out of the way to ensure it isn't hit in-case of an accident. With the egg in hand, she stares at it for a long moment.

Honestly? She didn't really know how to apply Holy magic in any capacity. It was sort of like asking someone who's never rode a bicycle to do so while going down a steep cliff. It was bound to fail without some extreme luck. But, she aimed to try anyway. She closes her eyes and begins to focus intently upon the egg which laid in her hand, clearing her mind of distractions both inward and outward as she channeled the energy throughout her form, aiming to coat the outer-shell of the egg with it. Afterwards, she tries to solidify this attempt, aiming to focus upon her own emotions and work to manifest it by focusing on her desire to protect those around her. The desire to ensure everyones safety and well-being, and that nobody is left without a friend at the very least.

Unfortuntaely, she was still very much a novice at this sort of task, and despite her efforts she manages nothing more than a few faint hums of golden light and nothing more. - She can't see this though, her eyes are shut tight with her intense focus set upon this one task. It takes her a solid two minutes of concentrated effort before she felt ready to drop the egg onto the floor, and when she did so...

Well, it went splat on impact. She didn't need to open her eyes to confirm it either, she heard the crack of her egg nice and clear. "... Oops." She mumbles, chuckling to herself quietly as to not disturb the others concentration. Her eyes open, and she decides to wait and see if Yvel held any advice or more eggs if this were going to be a trial-and-error sort of deal.
(Avaseele Valar)
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[16:49] Not being one to like wasted food, she'd watch the egg roll around till it'd stop. When Yvel was going around and putting other eggs on the tables for everyone she had gotten up and picked up the egg he had thrown to the ground.

As she'd walk back to her seat, she'd have it held in her palm and glowing a bit already. Acting as if it weren't anything, the little alleycat grabbed the other egg with her free hand and started to think.

Squinting and holding it right in front of her eyes, she'd seem to have a strained and quizzical look on her face. But why? The other egg in her hand was already glowing some, but wasn't there a bit of a smell in the room now?

Not giving it any mind for the time being, she'd try and work on encasing the non-glowing egg in her hand in mana and try to form another shell around it. Frankly, her attention span and focus weren't all that great on simple task like these, and withher mind already split between the two eggs in her hands, one would seem to almost start to swell up some.

"Huh...maybe if..." Before she could finish her sentence, the egg she was focused on would burst under the magic pressure, sending yolk everywhere. "Gahk!" Escaped her lips in surprise as she had egg splatter all over her face. Weirdly enough, the other egg which was glowing wasn't anymore and seemed to be a slightly more brownish coloration.

Instead of bothering to clean herself or the area up, all she let out was a sigh and focused her attention on the other egg. "Hey teacher, this one seem good?"

When asking, she'd hold out the egg she had grabbed from the floor that Yvel had thrown. The difference being between his example and her test was that the egg seemed almost as if it were more cooked than protected. Mainly because it was and she had half a mind to toss it in her mouth to happily indulge in this 'failure'.
(Ishizu)
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[16:54] Charon takes hold of the egg and carefully places it on the table before him. He looks down at the egg, then back to Yvel. This was the moment he was worried about. Despite all the notes he had taken, to put it into actual practice was something that Charon was uncertain about. Unlike his herbs and potions, it was not as simple as grinding a few ingredients together.

"Alright..." He mutters aloud. Bringing his hands around the small egg, Charon closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. For a moment, all is quiet. It takes a short time, but Charon manages to clear his thoughts, and focus on the task at hand. To cast a ward. To protect. Concepts that were simple enough on paper, yet much more in practice.

Inhale. Exhale.

His mind focuses on protecting his egg, causing his mana to be directed to it's shell. It flows down his arm and around the egg like water, a nearly translucent blue stream of pure energy. It coats the egg, wrapping it in a blanket ofmana infused water.

"Protect... Ward." His mind focuses on those words. To cast a protective ward around the egg. This continues for several moments, and Charon can almost feel something changing. In one moment of faith, Charon raises the egg into the air and releases it from his hand. It was warded. It would be safe. It was perfect-...

Splat.

Charon's eyes opened just before it made impact with the ground. Instead of a whole egg, protected by the magic he conjured forth, he is greeted with the sight of a messy slur of egg shell and yolk. He frowns.

"Oh..."
(Charon)
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[16:54] Perys contemplated on the thought of arcane magic. Knowing that it was a difficult task to pursuit, he still felt it necessary to give the divine magic his undivided attention. While he'd initially wanted to go after such things like Nature, his journey had brought him here. And at his current place, he felt as if he were too far to turn back. This was the current path for him to walk down.

To him, an advancement in this magic was a boost to his redemption.
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It was time that they moved on to the concept of warding. He ogles plainly at the display. It seemed fake, in a sense. The ability to develop a dense, protective shell around a fragile object. As he received his egg, he held it delicately. Curiously observing it for any pre-existing cracks or fractures. Of course, nothing came within his sight. Perys let out a calm exhale, soothing his mind and nerves. He didn't feel the need to rush into it. This was a process after all.

He began by channeling his energy. Attempting to induce the concepts he'd learned, and reflecting it upon the egg itself. The first pillar: Protection. Perys made his mind believe, that the egg itself was an actual being in need. That without protection, the egg would certainly fail in its existence and growth. "Protection.."

With a refined belief, it would certainly make the task much easier, right?

Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. His lack of magi-control was revealed in his attempt. A cloudly bubble of energy attempted to cover the egg. But it was rigid, and crudely made. Despite this, Perys still tossed his egg. It bounces, almost stabbing the floorboards due to its edged shape.

As he goes to pick up his egg, its apparent that a webbed fracture is seen running along its shell casing.
"Well then.."
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[16:56] Ishizu says, "<i>Note to sellf, eggs can be used in place of sand to run away when packed with mana.</i>"
[16:59] As Tokiwa walked into the room figuring that it was odd for the rest of the church to be mostly abandoned she would come upon the weirdest sight in her entire life. People were smashing eggs?

She would stare in awe as she had no idea why people would waste such good use of food! Much less eggs all she had been eating for the past few days would be beef jerky or whatever scraps she took from merchant stalls

Staring in utter confusion mixed with a hint of horror she would finally speak her voice soft and almost quiet enough where people might have not been able to hear it as all the knights and even her friend were breaking the eggs.

"I thought the church was weird but why are you guys smashing good food for?. Was there a surplus of eggs I didn't know about?" She said before looking to ishizu whom she would offer a small wave to, oddly wondering why her friend was joining this odd circle of people.
(Tokiwa Bestar)
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[17:17] Like fireworks each egg one by one would smash into a glorious burst of yolks and shells of course Yvel retreated behind the desk as this happened as he 100% expected this. Hell if anyone were to get this on their first try he'd have to give up his license! But as all the students had tried and failed he'd not give a single look of disappointment although he was impressed that for the most part they had gotten the concept down.

"Very good! Don't be discouraged by failure, It just means you're one step closer to success. Anywho I'll give you all a bit of advice although its more my own personal process of thinking about things...so sorry if you get confused."

Yvel picked up and cleaned all the egg shells and yolks that have been disbursed throughout the floor. As the rightfully horrified voice of Tokiwa reached his ears he'd have to explain himself. "Ah...I can imagine this was the weirdest thing possible you could've seen but! I assure you what we're doing here is practicing holy magic. These eggs are from my families farm and haven't been cleared for being sold just yet so I figured that's the reason we're using them. And why eggs you ask? Because they're extremely fragile and in our training its the perfect object to aim to protect. Either you do it right or...well this is the result." Yvel pointed to the obvious messes and disastrous attempts.

He'd offer Tokiwa a smile before continuing on with his exorcise handing everyone again their second egg. It seemed he had quite a lot..."Now then I want you all to concentrate as you listen to my voice I'll walk you through the steps of how I do it. Feel free to modify and adjust to your own desires!"

"First step is to think of your mana other than what it is. This is more so cognitive magic but more or less you have to use your imagination! I start by thinking of my mana as something that can easily be spread over a large surface area and that I can use to distribute and coat over an object. Something that can easily attach itself and get into creases and crevices so I imagine it as a sludge, an ectoplasm or if we're getting there...like slime! What better object can you get to cover an area in a quick manner? If you can think of something of your own the stronger relation to it you have the better but that's my process."

He'd allow for everyone to get the gist of his explanation before he continued on and once they were all caught up he'd expand. "Now that you've covered the egg entirely with said mana of course depending on the degree of mana you'll have to adjust to either lower it or increase it. This step is called Density adjustment. What I do is this. The outer later has to be the hardest while the outer lining of the ward has to remain some what malleable If you smash two things that are hard against each other you get the same results as last time. So you'll have to learn how to quickly adjust and access how much or how less you need based on how you utilize magic. That's a personal process so I can't really say how much your ratio is but for me I go with about 60% harness on the outer layer and 40% softness on the inside layer."

With that being said he'd wait a moment for everyone to catch up again, It would be some difficult work that could not be avoided but Yvel was doing his best to explain his methods of doing things. Each step was difficult and required concentration but it was far more than just, 'I want to protect this' "Granted we've only been using and adjusting our mana right now we haven't been using holy to in fuse into it. But this is the point where you would start measuring and adjusting your symbolic magic to convert the mana into Holy Magic, If you remember the process I explained before nows the time to do it, Good Luck!"
(Yvel Endore)
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[17:28] She would raise a brow holy magic? sounded too good to be true alas she would sigh and let out a soft shrug before walking to ishizu taking a seat next to her before looking up at Yvel.


She would speak plainly towards the man whom was teaching the room full of people she had never met. "could have just used a cup and filled it with water. And donated the eggs to people who could use a meal." She would then turn her head to face her friend a bit letting Yvel lecture his students.

As she waited for him to stop speaking because she didn't want to be rude. she would smile towards ishizu "Well was going to ask if you wanted me to enchant your clothes but didn't think you were heading to this church to learn some fancy pants magic." She chuckled a bit as she sat not practicing but rather watching the lesson on holy magic briefly while she waited for her friend.
(Tokiwa Bestar)
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[17:34] It made sense, and although Avaseele easily could've cleaned the mess herself it seemed Yvel was already on it before she could even find something to clean it with. She bowed her head to them briefly in thanks, but remained intently focused on their words as they continued to explain how they went about things. It made sense, and in all honesty she'd already more or less done the first part of what they had described. Simply covering the outer-layer of the egg in another 'layer' although said layer was mana.

It seemed as though the process to learning this was indeed trial and error as Avaseele had initially assumed it was. This was something she was particularly good at, patience! She needed lots of it anyway given all the goals and objectives she's set herself to, she's often always busy and even when she isn't she's usually seeking something to do. Yet with every task she does, she does so carefully and with great care taken to avoid doing a bad job of it.

This would be no different! With a new egg placed in her hand she takes another moment to write up some new notes. Most were regarding what Yvel had said, and some were her own personal notes given her experience on the first attempt. Now was the time for attempt number two however!

Like last time, she lets her eyes close and begins drawing in slow, deep breaths as she clears her mind of distractions. She lets one hand hold the egg as her other moves to cover the egg from up-top. She channels energy throughout her form, and wills it to flow over her egg like waves from an ocean, covering the egg in a thin layer of her own mana. She aimed to adjust the barrier to her preferences. Taking note from Yvel's preferences, she decided to mimic them in this regard and maintain a near fifty-fifty ratio, give or take five to ten in either regard. Once it was all set, she entered a deep state of concentration as she reached deep within herself, aiming to draw out her own emotions once more, though she did not aim to pull them out rapidly. Instead, she let it flow from her spirit naturally. Happiness, excitement, a desire to protect those she cared for, and other similar emotions came to pass alongside her efforts to mold and try to induce Holy magic within the barrier she'd created with her mana. It was a mixture of emotion and sheer willpower that she utilized to try and accomplish this feat.

She gets some results, but it's still rather lacking. Her egg takes on an odd coloring, not quite bright or gold-esque like the example had been, but not entirely without life, either. It was weak at best, and even still she did not manage to push it very far. If she were to throw the egg now, it'd probably break still. But she decides against making another mess, instead setting the egg down and moving to write notes instead.

"If it's any consolation, I planned to donate a bunch of jerky to the church after this." She notes for Tokiwa.


(Avaseele Valar)
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[17:35] Seeing how her 'cooked' egg didn't get any remarks, she'd shrug it off and chomp down onto the thing. It had a rather bland taste to it and she really wish she had taken some of that salt from earlier.

They couldn't bother doing so during this time, so they'd quietly gobble the cooked egg down before moving onto a fresh, unexploded, nor cooked one the teacher had laid out before-hand.

All she had gathered from the bigger explaination was that using a lot of mana didn't make it a for sure way of protecting the egg. In fact, it was why the eggs had burst open on nearly everyone. Especially so on herself.

For whatever reason, when he mentioned softness, cotton came back to mind, and a pile of hay. So, taking in the new information in greater detail, this time, instead of relying on surrounding, and evenly smoothing out a hard shell, over the hard shell, they went with a much simpler approach.

"Yer' saying toe-scent-ually put the egg in a bag full of soft things, riiiiight?" Having a fun idea, and being kind of lazy this time around; Ishizu formed a visible ball around the egg, that was roughly the size of a wooden bowl. It could be considered impressive, but the thing was barely even glowing compared to what was demonstrated and was mostly a pale imitation that barely was visible.

Even so, the sphere was around the egg and her thoughts were focusing in, forcing the ball to shrink and pick up a bit of a shine, while not coming into contact or forming a perfect barrier around the egg. "Now...the fluff?" As she'd think this over, her eyes looked towards the ceiling while her ball of glowing egg sat in her hand.

Figuring it would be worth a shot, the young beastkin tried to imagine their mana, on the inside, becoming soft and springy like cotton or hay piled up. There was no way to know if what she was doing had any effect on the internal properties, yet it felt like it might have been on the right track.

"Well...here goes nuffin'"

Reeling back her arm, they'd do a full pitcher wind up and hurl that little egg at the ground without holding back. And almost as soon as she did, there was a solid thud that was heard when the ball of mana smacked the ground and bounced back, nearly smacking her right in the snoz!

Stumbling backwards, they'd fall over their chair and the ball landed right on their gut, knocking the wind out of them, before the mana dissipated. The egg on the other hand, was still there.

Cracked, but not in pieces!

Progress!

"Urrrrgh!" they'd groan as they looked like they just lost a fight to an egg. You know, being covered in yolk from the prior attempts and on their back.
(Ishizu)
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[17:36] Wiping the yolk from his fingers, Vaeltus frowned and listened to Yvel's more in depth explanation on the inner workings of holy magic. Taking the second egg offered to him, he stared down at it once more in thought.

Attempting to follow Yvel's instructions, Vaeltus allows his thoughts to turn into fantasy... Imagining his mana as a slime-like material that could easily flow onto the surface of an egg... Moving into the crevices of the object. He could feel his mana seeping into the egg, carefully coating it.

His face scrunched up on focus, the knight continued his attempt. Adjusting the density was next, following along with Yvel's explanation. Focusing the mana into two layers. The outer being fed more mana to become a denser shell, while the inner layer remained even, but soft. To act as a cushion for the egg.

Feeling somewhat confident in the density and surface area of the shield, Vaeltus could only listen to the last of Yvel's words. To convert the mana into holy magic... He let out a sigh as he held onto the mana he had been channeling so far. In addition he began thinking of what was said earlier in the lesson. And what Elijah had told them during the seminar. The will to protect. The desire to protect. Positive energy.

With these thoughts in mind, Vaeltus could feel his mana fluctuating. Trying to convert his mana was no easy task, but he tried to force the actual thought to the back of his mind. Attempting to only focus on his will to protect the innocent... To serve his country. To keep the peace. Several moment passed and he could feel a subtle change in his mana. It didn't feel right, however. But it wasn't the same as last time.

Opening his eyes, he glanced down at the egg and felt more confident this time. Pulling his arm back he then chucked the egg towards the floor. At least it didn't break before it left his hand this time.

Upon impact with the ground it still shattered, though seemingly less than it would were there no magic acting as a barrier.

He sighed once more and stared at the yolk. Still not good enough.
(Vaeltus Solenne)
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[17:36] A pair of thin eyes studied the beautifully destructive display of yolk that decorated the floorboards. A shame, really. While he wasn't expecting anyone to perform above the norm, there were seasoned individuals in the room. It was a relief, more than anything. That he didn't have to feel so far behind, within the lack of creativity and the likes. He'd understood the bulk of warding, but - the actuality of it wasn't developed.

Perys turns, hearing a feminine voice call out. It brings up something that he hadn't thought to be concerning prior. They were in fact, spoiling food with their terrible initial performance. It made him think back to the people of the slums. And despite the eggs in use not being cleared for sell, perhaps they were to be down the line. Another reason for him to feel more preserving, if anything. He simply couldn't sacrifice another egg, could he? Not to mention, it was quite an embarrassing thing for someone to just walk in on. "No worries. I'm sure we'll get better and spoil less. Though, if you're in a need of food I could help you after this lesson." he admits. It was always like him to search for opportunities of charity. Even if he came from the same background of others. Giving back, was part of being holy.

He'd accept the second egg offered to him by Yvel. This time, cupping it delicately within the warmth of his palms. His gaze switching between each individual in practice. Searching for non-verbal cues while receiving external guidance from the instructor themselves.

Perys started from the very beginning. He had to believe that his magic was something other than reality. Imagination; perhaps it brought fruition to the arcane arts. Visualizing was key. And thus, he did just that. His mana was a blanket of comfort. One that could spill over an object and carress its flaws or perfections. As his relaxed imagination flowed, so too did his mana. It rises visibly, spiraling over the egg without actually conforming to it just yet.

When the egg is fuly emerged, he initiates his adjustment. It was like creating a solid outer shell, while maintaining a soft, protective inner. Like a crunchy piece of jerky, bursting with flavor. Tough, but squishy in the same sense. An almost equivalent distribution of magic.

Such concentration brought a bead of sweat from the corners of his head. It was unbecoming of him, but alas, what he was doing was far more difficult than it had seemed. A mixture of dedication, and instilling the concepts of emotional attachment, was enough for a complete casing to be made.

And alas, came the test run. As the final product was revealed, he gives it a toss.

The ward meets wood, sending a shockwave through his well-defined mana creation. The outer shell, pulsing a recoil through the inner, which allows the shock to redirect without rattling the egg itself, which was illuminating with a crisp hue.

While he'd improved, it wasn't perfection. His understanding of warding had come to play. Faintly fractured, about the size of a led.
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[17:37] Despite his failure, Charon didn't seem to be too upset about it. He knew it wouldn't be so simple as to get it on the first shot. Or the second shot. Or anytime soon, really. What did matter was that it was practice. As the eggs are passed around once more, Charon holds it closely in his hands.

"Density... Alright." He mutters aloud and closes his eyes once more. His breathing slows, and he begins to concentrate. The familiar blue hue began to flow down his arms once more. Like water, it coated the egg in a liquid shell. As it begins to form a shell, Charon begins to concentrate on Yvel's teachings.

The desire to protect.

His mind was entirely fixated on that thought. To conjure a protective ward around the egg, an act that he would struggle to properly perform. And yet, during his attempt something did seem to click. The faint shell of mana he collected shimmered a faint yellow light, infusing the thin layer of water surrounding it.

And then, his hands open.

The egg instantly plummets to the ground and lands with a noticeable crack. The ward did not survive the impact, a fact evident by the sound it made. And yet despite that, the egg did not shatter like the first time. While it was heavily cracked, it was mostly in one piece. Tiny streams of yolk slowly seeped out of the cracks, but the egg was not a big mess on the floor.

And while it was still a failure, it was a step in the right direction.

"W-Well.." Charon mutters, looking at the cracked egg. "It's a start." However, he then turns to look at the nearby clock. Two hours had passed, and Charons time grew short.

"Sadly, I must depart very soon. As much as I want to continue the lessons, there are things I need to take care of."
(Charon)
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[17:41] Perys D. Valphyra says, "Hmm."
[17:52] Yvel sees the improvements and the adjustments that were made and for the most part everyone had begun defining and utilizing his advice to progress. He felt a bit glad his lessons were working to some degree so he felt he had nothing more he could suggest to them regarding warding.

"Of course these are just the basics of warding. There are those who can place barriers around large areas or even fully shield themselves from blasts of violate magics but each journey starts with the first step of understanding! For now this is your training, Perfect it to as much as you can and show me the results next class."

Yvel would say before letting out a sigh. He was nervous but he hid it as best he could. Excited but also afraid he was doing a bad job. At the comments made by the visitor he'd merely look towards her with a half smile a slightly annoyed. "If we started smashing cups it would leave behind shards of glass. behind and we're not funded for anything of that sort...I'd have to buy a large amount of them...As I said before these eggs were fit to be sold. I wouldn't care to donate food that isn't up to the proper standards it would kind of ruin my pride as a farmer. But thank you for your input I'll take it into consideration." He wouldn't.

Next of course he'd give a nod to everyone he was proud at the level they all improved at compared just to a few hours ago when they started. "I'm glad you were all able to improve and like I said it'll take work inside and outside this class room to fully emerge the light within yourselves. Keep practicing the fundamentals, Learn to invoke and harness the Holy Light within yourselves and it will better help you to do this. I'm eager to see your results for next class! If you have any questions or wish to speak to me privately I'll remain here for a while."

He'd give a bright smile before he spokehis final words. "Class dismissed!" He'd clean up everything that was done so far.
(Yvel Endore)
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[17:55] Once the class was dismissed, Charon began to gather up his notes and carefully place them within his satchel. Once everything had been packed away, he stood up from his seat and turned to look at Yvel.

"Thank you. For the lessons, that is." He then bows lightly, and begins to depart the classroom. It would take him some time to get back home, and he intended to do so while there was still daylight out.
(Charon)
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[17:55] Perys gathered his notebook, standing after flipping through his pages of notes. He'd managed to get enough for the day to feel certain with himself. As he came to a stand, he bows to Yvel. "Thank you for the lesson. I'll keep practicing where I can." he calls out.

He wouldn't know where he would be without this lesson. And to think that the application of warding could be used on a grand scale? It only awakened his imagination. He figures he'd have time to practice on his own delicates at home.

The pointy-eared human would make his way into the main hall of the church first, before anything. "Farewell everyone. My name is Perys, to those who don't know. It was a pleasure learning with you all."
(Perys D. Valphyra)
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[17:56] Happy to have had a chance to improve, Vaeltus nodded at Yvel.

"I am grateful for your time, Ser Yvel. It has been helpful in my studies. I hope we can do it again soon."

Offering a quick salute to his fellow knight, Vaeltus made for the door, having his rounds to make shortly.
(Vaeltus Solenne)
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[17:56] Well, seems the lesson was over for now! She stands up, gives Yvel a bow of her head, and begins to pack away some of her things she'd put down for the lesson. Mostly just her notebook and her sheathed sword she had set off to the side before all of this started. "Thank you!" She calls to them! It was really helpful information and at the end of the day this was going to serve as a super helpful source of information for her to practice and learn off of.

Even if she's reaaaally gonna need to get a move on to do some other things today. She didn't think the class would take this long! But that's fine, she got to learn a lot in the process so it was still far more than worth it in her opinion.

For now, she decides to make her leave after she has gathered her thing, humming to herself quietly as she made her exit.
(Avaseele Valar)
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[17:58] Despite her rather extravagant failures, all in all, she was making some progress. At the very least, the egg didn't burst open completely. Wiping herself off, they'd stand back up and feel the need to possibly get washed up to keep the insects from pestering her later.

Huffing a defeated sigh, she'd wave a hand to the others, and the teacher. "Aye-aye, thanks fer' the lesson and the snacks. Before I forget to say, I am Ishizu. Might drag myself into another lesson later. Depends how much trouble I find myself in, or the work."

Perhaps she should have taken off some of her new clothes and stuck with her rags if she knew lessons were always this filthy?
(Ishizu)
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[18:00] She would nod putting a hand on her chin as she spoke before she would just silently listen to his words not wanting to upset him or anger him she would just lean back into her chair with a yawn as he dismissed the class.

What should she do for now? not many people were offering work and the lesson she found quite boring and was even surprised that ishizu wanted to learn it. Why form a barrier when you could just find a means to destroy barriers?. She thought to herself but alas she wasn't a teacher much less anyone of importance.

"So ishizu enjoy the lesson?." She asked trying to make some small talk seeing as it looked like everyone would have been leaving the room.
(Tokiwa Bestar)
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[18:01] Yvel gives a sigh. "That was probably more intimidating than fighting a demon..."
(Yvel Endore)
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