Rift 3.2

[15:01] Ra'Kamel had been focused on bolstering the Obsidian Armies for sometime now. Moving towards farming villages or other outlying territories that had been in opposition to Gehenna and Huangzhou. Although despite their best efforts the meager remains of farmhands and civilian non magi were a tough bunch to whip into shape.

Not to mention training the apprentices and Occultists the demon had taken responsibility for as well as a few song birds to listen to as the demon gathered its information on the plots of the other settlements. Finally as the Kaor finally was able to find sometime to do training of its own.

A significant amount of time had passed since their last raining session with Aspen To learn Riftmancy. Remembering the words she used to define the lifestream. A room, A Shell a prison...One that must be broken out of if one was to break into the ever flowing currents.

As Ra'Kamel forced its way through the lifestream it was rejected over and over again. No matter how much of its Demonic magic was poured into assaulting the massive body of life energy it repelled the demon again and again.

Which only caused Ra'Kamel to sizzle with rage in silence, Continuing to draw strategies in its mind about what it could do next...
(Ra'Kamel)
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[15:11] The wall...the large obstruction of Lifestream energy that blocked the path of those wanting to breach it. Yet another obstacle in the Kaor's path the expanse of the lifestream was far beyond that of Ra'Kamel to scale although it couldn't be seen visibly if one honed in long enough the rivers of life energy could be sensed...manipulated even if given the proper training.

Although such a task wasn't a capability of the Ra the demon would continue to use its occultism to overpower the lifestreams hold yet no matter how much it forced the lifestream bounced off there was no chance of breaking through without a sufficient plan.

It thought again about how Aspen used and manipulated the lifestream...Choosing to cut it open with their blade. A focused single slash...cutting into the great flow like it was flesh...The thoughts of the demon continued to gather from its memories as it stood silent awaiting for the proper method.
(Ra'Kamel)
[15:23] As Ra focused on the wall in front of him it thought more about its own abilites. What did it lack at this stage? What reasons did it want to gain this power? There were many but what could its purpose truly be even when it does gain the power to move beyond the worlds?

As Ra continued to focus on these thoughts it drew Demonic magic towards its arm. Infusing it slowly and more controlled than it usually did. For so long the demon had to overwhelm his foes with extreme levels of Darkness magic before they could retaliate. The thought of drawing it slowly or more controlled was something it did out of pure logic. Since the other way didn't work this way would have to...

Why did Ra wish to gain access to the rift? To collect the pieces of its body lost within the void to complete itself once more and dwell upon Agartha as a complete being. A personification of the void brought out from the depths. But there was yet another reason...the inadequacy it felt towards its allies. Ra had not done enough...not become strong enough to be respected by all creatures. Friend or foe...There needed to be more accomplishments. More accolades there has yet to be a demon or Archon upon Agartha to have mastered Riftmancy...Even if it was or wasn't possible none have tried. Ra'Kamel's ambition was another flaw of its very design.

To have pieces of itself missing was the greatest shame. To be incomplete to feel a growing absence within itself was a horror upon itself. To know that the power it once had was no longer accessible to it...To be reduced to the lower levels of mortality...It was no less than frustrating. It was why...No matter how long or how hard it would learn to move through the rifts of the lifestream no matter what adverse effects it had upon the land...Whether disaster fell upon the world Ra'Kamel needed to be perfected once more.
(Ra'Kamel)
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[15:39] Riftmancy was an art that was difficult to learn and even harder to master As the darkness haze gathered around the demons left arm it would begin to mimic the motions Aspen used. First piercing through the veil of the lifestream. A focused burst of initial darkness energy controlled enough to pierce the 'wall' of energy that stood in front of it.

There could be no forcing or violence to enter the Lifestream merely acceptance. Moving apart the energies with a negative flow of depravity to reverse the lifestreams current. Ra'Kamel placed its charged with the demonic magics towards the imaginary wall imagining the words Aspen spoke of drifting in the air as it attempted to make their first break into the world.

' Imagine cutting into it as it was flesh, Striking into your greatest enemy..'

The words reverberated in its mind as the demon began to push its own 'blade' deeper into the great flow. For too many times Ra'Kamel had been attempting to overwhelm the lifestream with a flood of dark magics yet that proved to be an impossible task in the demons current form so instead of dispersing its magic wildly it concentrated folded the shadows of its powers on top of another. Layer after layer taking the shape of a long blade on the demons arm. As it began to pierce the veil, The air began to fold it was as if the very space of the air itself had begun to compact and compress Ra'Kamel's sword vanishing into nothingness as it sung deeper into the lifestreams protective coating.
(Ra'Kamel)
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[15:52] The blade struck true and the first cut into the lifestream was made clear. An incision into the great flow that made the demon ecstatic. It continued to push further in aiming to truly open forth a rift. Although its magic was gathered correctly corruption spilled from the rift of lifestream energy that break out of the vein like blood spilling from a freshly sheered wound.

Its greatest enemy stood before it....Quincy...The man who took its arm. The Angels...The Gehennans...The Huangzhou people...The Krausites...So many enemies so much hatred towards those who wished for Agarthans to die for merely surviving on the lands they're own kin thrived on for millennia. It was a ridiculous notion one that wasn't able to comprehend...

As the demon injected more of its bloodlust and animosity into the lifestreams flow it quickly slid its hand towards to open a hole as large as it could. Mimicking the method it saw Aspen use. Forging towards it with as much pressure asit could.

The split grew larger more intense and out of control. Like a high pressured cannon it spewed forth corruption and distain for the opening. Though as the portal Ra'Kamel had opened had no location the only opening for it to go was within the space the demon stood.

The two unstable rifts peeling back the shell of the lifestream letting flow the depravity of the world into the open. A violent and harsh act. As if opening an animal to only watch as the blood dripped from its veins and poisoned the earth. However the demon cared little for such moral inductions. It cared only for survival...and to survive it needed to return...it needed to gain what was lost to it.

There could be no more hesitations...Yet as the demons concentration began to slip from it so too did Eternia respond quickly sealing the unstable rifts and rejecting the attempt to push any further within it. Like a wound being cauterized by searing flames the rift sealed itself with suchgreat force it send forth a shockwave that threw the large Kaor into a near by cliff side.

Anger frustration...but overall a successful trial...It was as Aspen had first mentioned...This would take years to master there is no prodigy to forces that bend the rules of the world into your own shape...It must be perfected...Methods must be used and studied until it could finally do so within a flick of its wrist...There was no more hesitation...There could only be more research and focus now. Ra's drive increased picking itself up to continue practicing this horrific art.


(Ra'Kamel)
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