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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 13:38:12 GMT -5
Estrik stepped out of this forest and onto the dock. The air was cool, and it felt as if it might rain soon. He could hear the waves much closer now, so he bent down and splashed the water into his face, trying to wipe away the caked dirt on his face, and soon regretted it, as the water seemed to chill through his skin and reside there.. His "sight" was blurred from all the non-stop travels. All he could do now was sense if something was around, and he did sense someone, or something. Probably an animal, Estrik thought. He could still feel the energy in the distance, but knew that trying to get over there in his state would be suicide, so he waited.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 14:25:51 GMT -5
A tall figure in a tattered, hooded cloak approached Estrick. He was apparently clad in a suit of armor underneath the cloak or he had some armor on, you could hear the metal clinking under the fabric. The stranger lowered the hood as he stopped his approach towards Estrik, "Greetings, Seer." He said to the student, his voice strong and commanding, almost like some mighty roar when he spoke. The man who was apparently to be Estrik's teacher was far from actually being called a man. He had vibrantly blue hued skin and a pair of leathery wings that extended from his back and wrapped around his shoulders, linking by together with the thumb claw that protruded at the juntion of all the separate 'fingers' in the wing. His eyes were pupiled with yellow slits, dashes of red shot through them like arrows, radiating from the center. His hair was cut short, his silvery white hairs perhaps half an inch in length, a pair of horns protruded from behind his ears, pointing back and behind him, though they were fairly short in length. His arms were crossed over his chest, though his wings did a mighty fine job of concealing them, each of his fingers were almost reptilian and clawed. Upon closer inspection it could be noticed that his skin resembled a lizard's scales in texture though they were far tougher than any lizard scales.
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 14:34:17 GMT -5
"Greetings. I thought something was back there," Estrik said while pulling the cloak over his head to cover his eyes from the world, and turned around to greet his supposed Master Teacher. "I hope you don't mind me now. I'm pretty weak from the journey, and I cannot see. A little rest should clear that right up though." Despite his weakness, he managed a smile that was probably the only thing visible beneath his cloak. He sensed great strength from the man, but yet amount of kindness as well. " I hope this next question doesn't sound too strange, but, would you happen to know what moon is out tonight?"
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 14:57:15 GMT -5
"Full moon wasn't but a few days ago- had a werewolf running around the campus." he said with a nod, "My name is Tamir and I'll be escorting you to The Academy, just this way." Tamir placed a hand on Estrik's shoulder to help lead him. "Don't wander far, there are malevolent spirits in the waters here." He cautioned.
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 15:04:36 GMT -5
"Thank the Heavens," Estrik mumbled to himself. Those New Moons always made Estrik "uncomfortable", ever since what he saw the first time "it" happened; his greatest power. However great it was, it came at a terrible cost, more than any mortal should ever have to bear. "This might seem to be an odd question," Estrik said as they continued down what seemed to him as a rickety boardwalk, "but are you a seer, or someone who just knows the ins and outs well? On my travels I've never met another one, I almost assumed I was the only one, so you must understand my skepticism." He said this as a gust of wind came and blew off his hood. "My hood! Where is it?!" he said frantically. He didn't want his new master teacher to see those eyes that he and many others had deemed "evil".
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 15:33:54 GMT -5
"I posess the ability to read minds, even alter them if need be- though I'm not a seer. I do not posess enough dragon blood within me to gain as many abilities as I could have. The dragon court didn't see me wholly worthy of such things yet." It was left to be questioned what exactly the other abilities are that he could have gained since he already had several such as his thick hide, his wings, enhanced strength, endurance, speed, and vision, as well as his mental abilities... oh yeah- he also had two rows of sharp teeth in his mouth which was quite monsterous. It was no wonder that he didn't seem all too terribly taken aback by the red eyes, they actually reminded him of one of the teachers here at the academy who had red eyes as well. Tamir laughed slightly since it was absurd to compare his student who seemed so... troubled with the happy-go-lucky teacher, Gerro. He kept this thought to himself, though since it was merely nonsense, "When you're done messing around with you're hood we can get going."
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 15:42:02 GMT -5
"Seeing as you aren't sending out feelings of disgust at me right now, I'll keep it down." He felt Tamir stop and so he tapped in front of him with his large staff, hearing no thump in front of him, he assumed that they had reached the end of this rickety pier. "So are we going to go across this lake by boat, or did that dragon blood of yours give you some sort of wings that you can carry us across. Personally, I would choose the former. However, seeing as you are the Master Teacher, I would leave the decision up to you." He stuck his staff down to see how far it was from the dock to the water, then quickly raised back up when he heard the plop. "But first, exactly what are you? You mention dragon blood, but you are not a dragon." He said this with a look of extreme questioning on his face. "I'm not biased, just curious. Even with my 'sight' I still can't see people's faces. One of a few drawbacks to being a blind seer."
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 16:30:52 GMT -5
Tamir nodded his head, "We can take a boat, and about your other question... I have draconic blood flowing through my veins, courtesy of the dragon council." Tamir nodded, though there was a twinge of resentment in his voice as he spoke of the dragon blood he posessed, apparently there was more to it's effects than his enhanced abilities, he shook his head, "The dragon council is an odd group, they are... but that's not really important, I'm a halfblood if that answers your question... though it's not nearly half blood." he said as he placed a hand on Estrik's shoulder again.
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 16:37:32 GMT -5
"You must excuse me if I seem a little...nosy. I haven't talked to people besides those whom I have conned in years," Estrik responded." Seeing as I asked you personal questions, I feel I am obliged to answer some of yours. Go on, ask away!" Estrik began to feel more comfortable around his Master Teacher. He just hoped he was not like the other "nice" people he had met on his travels. Those kinds of things were the one thing that set him off. He tapped around with his staff and heard it as it collided with wood that sounded different, somehow safer, than the dock, which he assumed was the boat.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 17:04:10 GMT -5
A laughing voice entered Estrik's mind, "Anything I want to find out about you I can pluck from your mind, although if anything I should ask it's for permission to fully enter your thoughts- don't worry though, I won't make any alterations and I'll let you be full aware of my presense" it was Tamir's voice. "Otherwise it would just be rude." He finished his statement with normal speech. He let go of Estrik and he walked towards the owner of the ship, the sound of coins clinking together came into the air when Tamir payed for the two of them to be ferried accross the water to The Academy.
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 17:13:56 GMT -5
"Somethings might be a little difficult to find out," Estrik said, with a tone that seemed to have a playful taunt to it. Some things are better left secret. Yes, I know that you can probably hear me right now. Being half-demon isn't the problem, it is how I became half-demon that is. This, however, is enshrouded thanks to my armor. My dead brother's greatest 'trick', a trick that cost him his life. He began to slightly tear up, so he rubbed his eyes. At that instant he felt Tamir put his hand back on Estrik's shoulder and Estrik then took a step on to the boat, almost losing his balance, but quickly regaining it. "The lesser of two evils I suppose," Estrik mumbled to himself. He hated going onto a place where he could drown in an instant, his phobia if you will. But between this and flying, he would always choose a boat in an instant. After all, with drowning you have a chance.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 18:14:30 GMT -5
"Don't worry about me prying my way into your memories, I give you my word that anything of your past that you wish to keep secret will stay that way. I will only venture into your thoughts if I absolutely need to. I won't let you fall into the water either- that wouldn't be good for my status as a teacher, now would it? Also, I would ask that you please speak in your mind, not all the people on this ship would be defined as trustworthy." his hand stayed on Estrik's shoulder reassuringly. Tamir looked at the deckhands and then towards the captain of the ship, a shadowy group for sure and he didn't want to cause any extra problems since it could be figured that most people heading towards The Academy had a cacophany of problems- they always did.
One of the shipworkers was busy tieing the lashings for the sails and he looked towards the student and teacher, "Freaks..." he mumbled to himself before getting back to work, reffering to the blue skinned, winged man and the strange eyed student.
Tamir looked toward the worker with resentment on his face, though he said nothing. Seeing as all the workers here were armed it seemed more like a ship of pirates than anything else. Tamir paid for this ship because it was relatively cheap, Tamir was well able to protect himself and his student if need be but he didn't want to provoke a conflict if it wasn't needed.
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 18:25:47 GMT -5
Estrik had rested up at least enough to use his "sight". It worked by him almost "calling out" to other minds or consciences. They would send a "response" back. This worked for everything, people, animals, plants, or anything that once was living. What came back looked like blue shapes outlined in red. This was his "Second Sight" "Surly bunch you chose, huh? Oh, my mind feels much more rested. I can 'see' now. His vacant eyes seemed fixed on the captain, who stared with fear into them. Knowing this group, they had probably seen red eyes before, but these were different, these were evil eyes. These affected the weak-minded, No wonder Tamir didn't think anything was strange with them. He stood, with his eyes still fixed on the captain's, while he felt the great energy in the distance draw ever closer. "Almost there", he thought. The captain's eyes finally looked away, and he repeated verbatum what one of his crew members had mumble just a moment ago, "Freaks..."
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 19, 2007 19:42:35 GMT -5
"We're going to have to make a schedule for you before we get there, every student will be taking five basic classes and a break period, these basic classes are Magic, Weaponry, Alchemy, Beastry, Master, and a break class. You get to choose other optional classes as well, for seventh period is a choice of either music, history or potionry class, eighth is holy, flare or summoning, ninth is a choice of dragoon, samurai, or theivery, and finally is tenth period- puppetmaster or survival. Damn school, ten classes is far too many." Tamir's wings unhooked and extended, stretching out groggily since he hadn't had the chance to fly in a long while. A gust of wind formed at the movement of his mighty blue wings, his wingspan reaching nine feet from wingtip to wintip, the workers on the ship hurried at thier work, when Tamir stretched his wings he did more than reveal his wingspan. He made it well clear to the workers on the ship that he was carrying weapons with him, a claymore sword in a simple leather hilt hung at his waist.
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Post by demonfire on Jul 19, 2007 19:51:17 GMT -5
Estrik saw the outline of the wings and marveled at it in his head. A minute ago, to him he seemed almost human, except for the horns of course."Well, I guess I'll take potions for 7th, summoning for 8th, dragoon for 9th, and puppetmaster for 10th. Yep, that sounds good enough to me. And besides, 10 classes are fine. The men worked quickly, and Estrik could clearly hear the grunting of sails being pulled, men making ropes taut, and the captain who had been staring into Estriks eyes barking orders from the wheel. To him, the whole scene looked like a huge blue dot on a vast, black plain, with dots of blue fish in the black water. "I've always wanted to summon something, but mainly something telepathic, so I can see through it's eyes. Basically, that is one of my only dreams. True Sight. The large amount of energy grew closer and closer to him. He was almost there.
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