Yin-Yang

Searching for a place to relax, and atleast meditate a little, he needed to enter in contact with the occult, he learned it but it still wasn't enough, he wasn't able to know everything was needed.

Reaching the beach he sat close to the water, it was quiet, the night falling, he looked around without seeing no one for the moment.

Closing his eyes, he entered on a meditate position, breathing slowly, trying to create a rhythm where he could concentrate enough to administrate his emotions.

As he continued to concentrate, the occult flame appeared, covering little by little his body, the emotions started flowing on his mind, the sensation of joy... the fight's he won here, the time he proved himself stronger than the others...

He was so concentrated that he don't notice Atla comming around at the beach, he just continued to meditate, letting his emotion's flow.

(Nochte)

When Atla arrived on the beach he noticed someone in the sand meditating, it was easy to notice since an aura of the occult produced some illumination during the night, the runic writer approached and realized that it was a familiar face, the boy was Nochte.

'Hmm, he already seems to be deep in his thoughts.'

Atla knew well how the meditation worked and so he did not want to interrupt, so he sat on the sand next to the man and then began to appreciate the waves and the stars, until after seeing some constellations in the sky he had an idea.

'Connected stars become stronger.'

Atla began to draw a runic circle large enough to fit both he and Nochte, the runes would connect both in their meditations, perhaps the connection between the magical circuits of both would cause the stability to be greater.

'I just hope he does not get mad about it.'

He then closes his eyes and begins to focus on his own meditation, letting the energy flow from his body as the energystream in the spirit world.
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

 Continuing his meditation, he heard a voice close to him, he ignored, but felt a little bit annoyed at it, someone trying to disturb his meditation? Or maybe... there was nothing with him, he would just ignore.

With the disturbance from Atla the occult flame around him started moving, they where inquietly, but he just continued to meditate as the circle was drawn, he wasn't in the mood to just waste his concentration, even if sometimes he lost focus on his emotions.

As he concentrated he tried feeling the world around, the man close to him starting to meditate, the waves from the ocean, the calm sound of the night.

Breaking his concentration for a second, he said a single word.

"Obsession... passion..."

Those where the only thing's he was focusing at, the occult called him, he needed to just delve deep in himself... feel even more pleasure on the battle... proving himself.

As the meditation continued for some time, he felt closer to the occult and to the world around him, with his focus coming to and end, without opening his eyes he said to the one who was close to him at the very moment.

"Who..?"
(Nochte)

The runes connected to the magical circuits of both, keeping the mana that was being used in stability, was like a mana exchange between two Magis.

It seemed that the movement of Atla by there drawing the runes had destabilized a little Notche, at a certain moment he realized that Notche had opened his eyes and asked.

"I'm Atla, we met another day, I saw you were meditating, I do it a lot and I have some tricks with the runes, I thought you would not mind if I joined you too, enjoy the runes, they will stabilize our mana and create a link between us for meditation. " Atla said.

He did not want to waste the runes, so he clasped his hands and turned to Notch as a sign of apology and turned back to the sea, closing his eyes again to go deeper into his mind and spirit.
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

Closing his eyes again, he did a deep breath, turning back to the ocean, and starting to speak.

"Oh yes... the one who was trying to rob me with ridiculous price, I remember you."

Trying to regain his concentration, but he was still thinking to much, the focus he had was getting lost and the occult flame started fading slowly... The emotions escaped his mind for a moment, it was annoying...

"Join it, no problem you know... I wlil try to do something also, will use this circle..."

Moving his hand close to the cicle, he tried to concentrate around it, making his mana move around the area they were, as he continued the two on the circle could feel different, like the time was going slowly around them...

Using time magic, he slowed by a little bit the sensation of time on the cicle, feat that could help them on the meditation.

"Can't hold this for too long..."

It was a good trainnign to him, now he closedhis eyes, focusing on his emotoins, trying to bring back those feeling, feelings that were fueling his occult magic.


(Nochte)

Raoni Vzier exclaims, "Heey!"
Raoni waves at them.
(Raoni Vzier)
Can't see him waving, Nochte is meditating.
(Nochte)

Atla decided to ignore the man's first words so as not to lose concentration, but he recognized the man's abilities. When time began to slow down Atla noticed what was happening, Nochte was also a Time Magi.

'That will be useful.' Atla thought.

He then closed his eyes and entered his own mind, the reflections beginning to pass as a whirlwind of negative and agitated emotions, the memories of past events, the various defeats he suffered, his weaknesses and especially the death of Jatziri Mansur .. .

All this caused a discomfort in his mind, in his spirit, extremely annoying sounds reached his ears, like the manifestation of his own nightmares, but why was all this coming just now? He had meditated before but none of these emotions had reached him.

The answer is Nochte, the aura of the occult he emanated also brought bad emotions to Atla who was now connected to him. He was about to collapse, he was losing control, his energy aurawas starting to destabilize, he grew bigger and became more flashy that night on the beach, until he remembered Jatziri's words, and why he was there, the memories of the spiritual world came to his mind, the calm and serene movement of the lifestream, as well as that of the energystream, he then regained control and began to calm his heart.

The sound of the slow waves reverberated in his ears, his spirit began to mold like a stream into a perfect river, he sought to become one with the energystream, his aura then calms down and begins to subside, the shape of his aura now was calm and serene as the waves of the sea.
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

There was only emotion and desire on his mind, only those two things, he ignored what was happening around him, his eyes closed, it was like there was nothing like everything around was empty.

Maintaining an rhythm at breathing, he continued to meditate, the occult flame again started to get more dense, while the only thing in his mind was emotion and desire, the only focus he had.

Continuing with the constant use of time magic was tiring for him, he wasn't really a master at this art, he was more proficient at it than with the occult, but it was not really good enough.

The sensatoin of time slowing on both of them started to fade, he needed to keep a little mana, getting wasted on just a meditatoin wasn't the most wise way to... meditate.

As he continued, he tried to feel the world around him, the people close to him, feeling each wave that hit the sand and everything near...

(Nochte)

The Pale paladin observes everything from a relatively safe distance, he could see what was happening, somehow, he was kinda feeling better for what was going on in there, perhaps they were... Meditating? Somehow to contain the Occult influence over Nochte? But... Did it get to such an advanced state?

The Blonde would step closer, walking slowly and sofly, taking his sandals off as he crosses his arms and watches both from behind, it was kinda good. After some time, he'd turn the Righteous Aura on.

The reason...? It was more as if he wanted to tesr how Nochte's occult flame would react to it...? Would it stand as peacefull and controled? Or perhaps compared to a demon's when close to an exorcist...?

His eyes hover over Atla for a moment, he assumed that both were training their arts, well, it'd be good for him to train his holy aura as well... Right? Depending on Nochte and Atla's reaction... Hecould join, perhaps?
(Raoni Vzier)

This time Atla would not try to go into the spirit world again, his spirit was not strong enough to stay there for long, so all he would do in this meditation would be to strengthen his mind and spirit while resolving his inner conflicts.

As his aura of energy diminished, it became more and more dense, as if it were increasing in strength and compressing all the released mana, that is where the runic circle comes into action, as he had previously said he is a mana stabilizer, the expansion of the mana being released by Atla the circle began to act and to shine, quickly the circle had dissipated all the excess mana through the air, creating several shades turquoise blue by the dark sky.

After this Atla's aura began to grow again, but the density continued, his energy was grosser and denser, but still maintained the balance, for all this his concentration was extremely important, and in a deep state of meditation he could not perceive the presence of Raoni.
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

Continuinig his meditation, a strange feeling started to appear at him, like something opposite to him was approaxing, indeed an exorcist, but he don't know this part.

While with his eyes closed, the occult flame started moving aggressively on the circle, like there was some kind of disturbance coming close to him, something that would disturb everything...

His emotions stayed the same, but the feeling he had on the meditation started to fade, he wasn't at this state anymore, just with his eyes closed, he don't want to turn around or say anything, he just waited to know what was going to happen..
(Nochte)

Step by step, he keeps to approach, walking slowly... That reaction was indeed interesting, as if in someway, he was trying to retrain himself...? Was he still fighting the Occult, perhaps?

As he approaches, he can feel that deep inside, it was as if he was in someway feeling disgusted, even he, wasn't good enough to control the basic instincts of his magic, it was almost as if his body was saying that to PROTECT, he needed to DESTROY those who are threats to Peace...

He tries to embrace both with his Holy aura, such a thing that should be 'comforting' to normal humans, well, it can be the opposite to a mad Yokai, but it was still some kind of 'test.'

Sitting by Nochte's side, he'd cross his legs and take a deep breath, trying to pull away those feelings, in fact, as an Exorcist, his job is to extinct the occult, but he'd get way more experienced if he learns to contain the "Black Good" within him, thinking on PROTECTING his friend, rather than DESTROYING the Dark within him.
(Raoni Vzier)

As Raoni approached and sat down beside them, Atla was finally able to notice the presence, a presence also known, but the situation where Atla was now was intriguing, meditating in the midst of an Occult Magi and a Holy Magi.

Energy, the grossest element created from mana, energy is almost the same as manipulating mana itself, a malleable element of intense power, a diamond missing to be polished, those who control Energy control the mana in its form more raw and primordial, it controls the spirit and soul, for these are connected by the magical circuits of a Magi.

Atla was in a fragile spot, in his mind he could feel pinpricks coming from both sides, the aura of the two magis, Occult and Holy pinned only to be close to each other, and Atla was the one in the middle of it all getting all the emotions.

The sudden change in the mana was too much for Atla, the energy became more uncontrolled, her spirit was unbalanced due to the opposing poles that struck his at that moment, her energy aura growing wildly and uncontrollably, his mind was in chaos between two forces .
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

The Occultist was wrong...

As his eyes were closed, his legs crossed, his aura would get in a perfect state, as if the Holy magi was thinking on nothing... Raoni just allowed the light to embrace his body, he and the light of Kraus were only one.

The Paladin didn't even look to be alive, it was more as he was a statue, putting his Holy Magic into it's place...? How pitty, another show of Ignorance from the Occult, there was nothing but Balance, his calmity was perfect... The light that Embodies him just got way calmer, as if he was a torch and his aura the flame, however... He wasn't being consumed, it was a Beautiful thing to be felt...

His emotions were completelly erased, the only desire emanating from his flame, was the Desire to protect, what...? It couldn't be figured out, no... It wasn't just Nochte from the Occult anymore, now, he wanted to protect Life itself, but... What was that?

He changed his feelings on that momment to contemplate the Peace, inner Peace, of his spirit, soul, and to give a rest to himself.

There is no Emotion, there is Peace.
(Raoni Vzier)

Saida would walk through the Argathan jungles, no set destination in mind. She loved walking around during the dark. The nightly breeze always made her feel relaxed and calm, often reminding her of her life back on the Gehennan homeland. She missed it sometimes.

It wasn't long before she glanced her friends on the beach with the Atla guy they had met the other day. Jumping down from the ledge, she would approach but not engage with them, simply watching as it appeared something interesting was transpiring.

She remained silent.
(Saida)

To his left a great darkness, bad emotions and feelings, madness and power,to his right a great light, good emotions and feelings, tranquility and humility.

The balance of forces was going toward a central point, and Atla was that center, his state of mind and mind was distorted by the great auras that surrounded him on both sides, he could even feel a great shake in the lifestream, his energy was in a disordered and disheveled state, his mind rattled and whirled amid opposing emotions and forces.

Atla tried to control this but he could not, it was too much for him, but how could he not? He is an Energy Magi, he should be able to control his own mana in his raw form, he should be able to overcome the balance, but unfortunately that was not the case, the balance of forces was simply too much, his mind collapsed and he fainted in the sand, the last image he saw was the starry sky.

His magical circuits had been overwhelmed, damaging them, temporarily diminishinghis magical potential, an internal wound in his mind and spirit.
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

Oh, had there been a fight between the three of them? She certainly wasn't expecting Atla to pass out like that, just what was transpiring!? She was so curious!
(Saida)

 ** Raoni Vzier has inflicted an injury upon Atla-Cuauhtli. ("Temporarily diminishinghis magical potential, an internal wound in his mind and spirit.", "Raoni Vzier used his Holy aura to overcome Nocthe's, however, his Light and Protecting desire was equal to Nochte's will to destroy and his emotions, they were in perfect balance. Atla was unlucky to be in the center of those two...", "Temporary", "Duration: Medium (4 days)") **

As the auras spread, they harmonized, in a strange way, atleast what he wanted was done, keeping the holy influence away from him, without causing any disturbance...

But as they harmonized the emotions on Nochte estabilished, they were stronger than before, they were now everything on his mind, they were overflowing on him...

The overflowing ammount of emotions fueling the occult could be noticed as the aura started changing and growing, it was moving without stopping for a moment...

Nochte was filled with pure pleasure... obsession on begin stronger... showing how superior to this filthy holy user he was, the power flowing throught his veins were intoxicating...

As the emotions continued to flow throught him, his eyes were wide open, breaking his meditation position, he put his right hand on the ground, spreading the darkness throught it, corrupting a small area of 3 meters around him, destroying the circle Atla built, and stopping close to the runescriberand not touching him.
(Nochte)

The boy walks along the sand, meeting his acquaintances at the edge of the beach.

"Oh, you're all there."
(Esú Seth)

Saida would notice the familiar figure of her friend Esu approaching. She was currently perched up on a rock, viewing the scene happening before her. Things seemed to have come to a stand-still so far.

"Hi there Esu," She welcome.
(Saida)

Seth, with an exhausted countenance, leaned against the stone wall.

"Oh, hello Saida. What's happening here?"
(Esú Seth)

His eyes were still closed, a few things within a few range of him started to be surrounded by his light, as if everything close to him was being protected, by this sudden 'will to protect the life' that just emmerged out of his mind... What was that?!

Atla's body was also covered by his Holy light, as he passed out, as na uncounscious way to prevent him from being dragged by the Occult whril from Nochte...
(Raoni Vzier)

Saida would smile in his direction for a moment, before turning her gaze back on the trio.

"Urm... I have no idea... a fight, if had to guess," She'd say simply, still trying to make sense of the events.
(Saida)

Forneus says, "And everyone was here."
 Esú Seth exclaims, "Oh~ Forneus!"
Forneus says, "The final battle will come in a few more months."
Esú Seth says, "...Final battle..."
Forneus says, "Valmasia will fall in the coming months."
Forneus says, "We need to train."
Saida says, "I need a good teacher."
Saida asks, "Do you know one?"
Esú Seth says, "He is the best one, Saida."
Saida asks, "Who?"
Saida asks, "Who?"
Saida says, "Ohh."

After his consciousness broke down, the runes that Atla had made also began to fall apart, they gleamed lightly in a turquoise blue before shattering across the sky.

Although his magic circuits were damaged this was a great experience for Atla, in the future he would thank for this moment. To learn to get up first you need to fall several times, and these falls will give you experience to move to a new level.

Atla's body was still there in the sand waiting for help, his spirit already in a situation between the world of spirits and the physical world, waiting for his energy to re-ascend to return to the body.
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

Sighing as he would see Atla fall to the ground, walking over shaking his head as a flask would be taken out. Opening it slowly he would kneel right in front of Atla's face as he would pour the liquid on his face before opening the mouth as the alcohol would go down the throat. Lifting Atla up as the smell of alcohol would be smelled, so the alcohol can be going down the throat easier and not suffocate.

Dragging Atla to the building's wall and would motion to Esu and Saida. As it was time to practice and try to fight somewhere. The final siege of Gehenna will become real as time would be on the dime. There was only one thing to be certain he needed to train more people.

More people willing to fight then more people willing to help in the siege against Avalon. There is one thing left and that is to feel the anger burn through him. It was only the matter of time before he would achieve something unholy later on.
(Forneus)

Saida was still watching the scene, oddly confused. She inspected Notche's appearance and was slightly taken aback at the immensely dark aura radiating over his form, it would seem that he had finally acquired the occultic power of Darkness. Interesting. She could only hope that it wouldn't eventually consume him like he said it might, but even then. They had made a promise as friends to support him if that time should ever come.
(Saida)

She was eager follow after the older man, he seemed to have a location in mind, hopefully for them all to spar. But she'd wait for Esu first.
(Saida)

Getting up from the ground, it was enough already, the feeling was enough for him, he watched Atla begin carried without saying a word, he simply don't care about what happened to him... If he was hurt, it was simply a needed sacrifice.

Scratching his chin, he started paying attention to his surroundings now, seeing that again the exorcist who was begin a nuisance was his friend... another time, this one would never gave up.

"Raoni, just stop trying to annoy me, understand? I don't think I will take it light again..."

Walking away from Raoni, he looked around seeing Saida and Esu...

"Oh... where you two watching this little practice...? Interesting..."

Crossing his arms, he smiled at them, he wanted to try something, he wanted to test this occult power...

"Want to help me test it...? The occult, I need to see it in a real fight..."


(Nochte)

Realizing Atla's body unconscious on the floor, he could not understand what was happening. Maybe a training that went beyond the limits? It was the first time he had seen someone at his limit, fortunately, hoping that he would look good on the uncounted one on the floor.

Seth's eyes wondered. Maybe even Seth should reach this physical limit?It was a risk that should run, so it would be good to do this with someone experienced with them.It will not be an easy, perhaps, rather arduous path until the final battle takes place.

Subsequently, Esú followed the call of Forneus, curious also to know where they would arrive. Paying attention to Nochte's words, in a short tone he could answer as well.

"O just arrived here, and then, he was with the face on the sand. Poor Atla."


(Esú Seth)

The Exorcist would open his eyes, his aura would return to it's normal state, slowly fading to nothing after some time. As he slowly gets up, he smiles, glad for his own power, but at the same time scared...

He felt how powerfull Nochte's occult aura was, as powerfull as his, and that sure scared him. What would happen if he couldn't control such Emotions overflowing his mind...? What would happen? For sure, Raoni did not want to know.

"Perhaps this will be the last time..."
He says as he approaches both, throwing a soft smile towards him, as if nothing happened. He wasn't worried about Atla, he didn't knew what happened to him, but he just thought that he was fine, maybe he just needed to rest.

"You're powerfull... This is impressive, and at the same time scary..."
(Raoni Vzier)

"You should come with us with Forneus," She'd say, glancing over to the older man in the foreground. The young Nagual was immensely curious to see how far her friend had progressed but kind of felt envious, she was clearly lagging behind everyone. They could all beat her at this point, well, she guessed, that was where Training would come into place.
(Saida)

After being carried to the wall of his own house Atla woke up scared and coughing because of the alcohol, he had never drunk anything alcohol before, but that was enough for his conscience to return.

He stood up slowly, still with a little disturbed mind, but he laughed, laughed as he had learned and tried something new, his passion for knowledge would make him laugh even at times like this.

His body was not injured, unlike his spirit, but this wound he could not notice so easily, he then looked at the many faces that were there, so many people had arrived on the beach, his attention then turned to the older man who was close to him, looking at the trail in the sand, and by the potion in the man's hand Atla could deduce that it was he who had helped him.

He then approached Forneus.

"It was you who helped me? Thanks, I'm Atla-Cuauhtli, let me at least know your name so I can return the kindness later."
(Atla-Cuauhtli)

Forneus says, "My name is just Forneus or Cook."
Raoni Vzier says, "Oh..."