Flight

Hmm, I thought I'd reflect a little bit on a particular feat some of my characters manage to attain:

Flight

Different characters, with different abilities and skillsets, naturally have different ways to move-- and specifically maneuver in the air
And with those different methods of 'flight', comes different perspectives and outlook on it

Nakoma, for one, is just a human who feels pretty at peace with nature
He doesn't exactly kno how he somehow manages to fly but he describes it as something natural, not even questioning it: " I'm swimming in the air! "
If we had to get specific, it might be a result of ki or magical training, in his case

Altan, Kiro and even Akio however have a very different way of accomplishing this feat
The one thing they have in common is how they perceive flight: they are all perfectly aware that flying is not normal for non-winged creatures and that gravity keeps them from doing so

Altan normally would propel himself in the air with his flame abilities-- like jets
Though eventually, as he becomes more experienced and his flames stronger, he manages to fly without necessarily using 'jets' specifically

Bear with me on this VERY sci-fi, fantasy and most likely unrealistic explanation
Altan's goal is always to become stronger, and his sentient power (the All-Consuming Flame) itself wants to become potent enough to create a star
At some point, his flames do become strong enough to generate the kind of energy a star emits, aswell as deform space around him and project his own gravitational force... uhh..
And then uhh... blahblahfakescienceblahblah and he flies

Akio (and Kiro, in any stories where he manifests powers), manage to fly as a feat of strength aswell-- but not through the use of any specific set of abilities: just their will to fly
Altan, Kiro and Akio then perceive flight as the same thing: they see it as them physically 'defying gravity' constantly
A slight distinction I could make here is that Altan talks of defying gravity in the physical sense, matter of factly-- as in defying the force of gravity
Akio and Kiro view flight as a personal act of defiance towards a personified force that is Gravity, at times

Other characters may do so through something similar
Aries, for example, with her energy manipulation, may achieve flight with a method close to Altan's

Some receive blessings from superior beings to fly-- like a fairies' blessing, or a deity of the sky's blessing, etc
Vancroe would receive sacred weapons or armor that would allow him to do certain similar feats

And some, like many of Nekura's incarnations, do it without logic or explanation-- such as many horror movie-like 'evil spirits
Or some other Nekura incarnations, and Rikal and King would claim simply: " It is my right to be able to fly. The earth cannot tether me. "
And in that case, they either have exceptional power and will, or a supposed divine right like many gods possess

I think that's all I wanted to say