Séven's Journal entries.

[15:07] [Séven’s Journal]
I’ve had to train really hard under the direction of al-Aziz, he is no nonsense when it comes to talking to him. With everything that we went over I managed to actually conjure holy magic on my own merit. The feeling is so different, time magic is more abstract and mental, but holy magic….it’s an emotion almost. The warmth from my body when I manage to conjure it makes me and others feel a type of way that I can’t explain.
So far I’ve been focusing on healing when it comes to using holy magic. I’ve never been much of a combatant, but with everything going on that might change. One of Cicero’s friends got captured by the syndicate this last raid…seeing how sad and terrified he was broke my heart. I have to make sure that when the call to action is heard, that I’m completely ready. I used jog and exercise to train but now I realize that what I need to do is train properly.
I’ve been running a few drills with some of the cadets to get a better grip on holy magic. It hasn’t been easy but my ability to wield a sword has improved. I didn’t realize how important it was to have proper footing when striking. I’ve even been able to use holy magic to lace my dagger and make it move through the air faster and with slightly extended range. It’s going to be hard but I know I can do it.

(Séven)


[15:18] [Séven’s Journal]
I’ve managed to get a better grip on wielding holy magic. Right now I was instructed to tighten my mana wound my body to act as a sort of barrier. The magic takes a LOT out of me but it ends up allowing me to control the amount of damage that I take from an opponent. It makes it a bit difficult to try and move afterwards and I don’t have enough control to project that shield onto other people. It sucks that my progress is so slow but I have to keep going somehow right?
Each time that I get a little bit of action in the dojo…I just end up getting my butt kicked. It’s a little disheartening that I can barely apply holy magic mid combat. I have to focus for too long to conjure it, and in that time I’m getting knocked around by magi moving so quickly. I need to figure out a way to move faster so that I don’t end up getting my face kicked in. Hopefully once I start getting the hand of these training sessions, things will be easier for me…hopefully.

[Seven’s Journal]
I’m in the process of understanding the concept of projection. It isn’t easy, I have to outwardly project my emotion into physical form

(Séven)


[15:26] [Séven’s Journal]
I had to work on my ability to condense my mana. Holy energy isn’t the same feeling as metaphysical force or even ethereal force. The sensation feels like a piece of Me is being stretched outward every time that I cast.
When I swing my sword it feels like my blade is pushing out my mana, tracing each stroke and increasing the speed and power of my blows, that being said it isn’t as focused as my time magic. I have much better time when using my holy magic to heal others, I feel more confident in my abilities when I’m not fighting.
I doubt that I would even be that good of a combatant in a high stakes battle. I’m not even sure if I’m up to par to compete with any of them, I’m trying the best I can but…I don’t think I’ll ever be much of a fighter. Still, I’m going to have to figure out how to find a style that works for me, I really think I just need to be faster, faster than anyone! Still, holy magic can’t really affect my physical capabilities so I’m going to have to figure out how to use my holy magic on my body.
So far the best application is in defensive capabilities. With a bit of defense l surviving shouldn’t be too difficult, I just need to make sure I hone my craft.

(Séven)

[15:35]

[Séven’s Journal]
I had to work on my ability to condense my mana. Holy energy isn’t the same feeling as metaphysical force or even ethereal force. The sensation feels like a piece of Me is being stretched outward every time that I cast.
When I swing my sword it feels like my blade is pushing out my mana, tracing each stroke and increasing the speed and power of my blows, that being said it isn’t as focused as my time magic. I have much better time when using my holy magic to heal others, I feel more confident in my abilities when I’m not fighting.
I doubt that I would even be that good of a combatant in a high stakes battle. I’m not even sure if I’m up to par to compete with any of them, I’m trying the best I can but…I don’t think I’ll ever be much of a fighter. Still, I’m going to have to figure out how to find a style that works for me, I really think I just need to be faster, faster than anyone! Still, holy magic can’t really affect my physical capabilities so I’m going to have to figure out how to use my holy magic on my body.
So far the best application is in defensive capabilities. With a bit of defense l surviving shouldn’t be too difficult, I just need to make sure I hone my craft.

(Séven)

[18:13] [Séven’s Journal]
There is a lot going on, I’ve been meditating to try and clear my head lately. Things are starting to get a crazy with the actions of the syndicate moving forward to try and disrupt the order of the country. I’m not sure what I can do but I know that I have to figure out something. For now, I’m going to keep up with the duties at the church, making sure that everyone that needs to be healed will receive proper medical care.
As it stands, my combat holy magic isn’t where it needs to be but so far the training that I do with the knights has been good. What they have me focus on is using holy magic as a concussive force since I have to have a bit of a better grasp of mana condensation before it can cause burns. Still, I really don’t want to have to fight anything any time soon. I really know that I will NEVER be a combatant; I can barely even run that well without tumbling over.

I guess that’s why they are having me work on my footwork so far, I got to make sure that I keep my balance


(Séven)