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Post by acheron on Apr 27, 2008 1:09:36 GMT -5
Acheron walked out of the dark woods quietly. It was sunset but he couldn't tell through the thick mist. He couldn't see clearly for more than five feet around. He could vaguely see the silhouettes of ships half wrecked against the shore. He also noticed one ship that was moving through the water. It look as if it were clearer than the rest of the, but at the same time, transparent. Great, ghosts. they better not be here for me. And were the heck am I suppose to meet this person. My friends said the would arrange for someone to come. They better be here, I sold my truck and walked here for god's sake. "Hey, anyone here!"
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Post by Creator on Apr 29, 2008 18:21:01 GMT -5
"I'm here, I'm here. Christ." A short, stocky figure was approaching Acheron through the mist, with a few beads of light blue glowing in front of his chest. When he got close enough, one could see that there were twelve glowing blue ticks around a gold medallion he wore, one where each number on a clock would be. "Ever hear of patience? It's pretty new, but it's catching on fast." He appeared to be in his forties, with slightly graying hair and a serious face. "My name is Mr. Vogt. And I assume you are Acheron, correct? Pleasure to meet you. Welcome to Twilight Moon Academy."
Mr. Vogt had short hair, brown but turning gray, and thick, wise eyebrows. As for his clothing, he wore a simple black t-shirt with a pocket on the front and blue jeans, with durable boots underneath. He checked his watch and nodded. "You're right on time. Good. Shall we go?" He waved a hand out toward the water invitingly.
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Post by acheron on Apr 29, 2008 21:23:12 GMT -5
"Pleasure to meet you Mr. Vogt. I'm usually pretty patient but, you know haunted water. Being a pyromancer I can't help but feel a little nervous. Anyway Yes I'm ready to go, but just to be clear I'm more looking for a home than a school." Acheron tells to Mr. Vogt. "Course it couldn't hurt." Acheron says to himself." Looking around Acheron states nervously, "Uhh, I'm can't really swim."
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Post by Creator on Apr 29, 2008 21:31:43 GMT -5
Mr. Vogt let a smile crack through before returning to business, turning to face his new student. "The Academy serves as both, thank goodness. Oh, and we won't be swimming. We'd be eaten alive." He paused, looking back out to the lake. "No, we're going to walk on water. Brace yourself." He reached out and pressed a finger or two against Acheron's neck, and the entire world rippled. It took on a blurred effect, like everything was in motion while standing still. The air felt heavy and thick, but still breathable. Mr. Vogt waved his arm outward, signaling for them to move on. Movement was more difficult as well, as if the air was molasses. The ticks on his medallion were shining brightly, though the light was blurred as well. "Time is slowed down a great deal right now. I'd stop it completely, but we wouldn't be able to move or breathe. Not with my methods, at least." He let go of Acheron's neck and began to walk forward. "But as long as we don't stand still for too too long, we won't sink. The air's tough to move through as you can tell, and the water's a lot tougher." He stepped down from the dock and walked around a bit, testing the surface. Small shoe-print ripples were left where he stepped, but nothing more.
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Post by acheron on Apr 29, 2008 22:06:38 GMT -5
Acheron takes one step on to the water hesitantly and it feel like solid ground. He starts to walk against his own conscious. Only about half way confident he walks like he's on a tightrope. "So, your can control time, eh? Pretty neat, can you time travel or just control the current time flow?" "I have been reading a lot about different psionics. I never thought i'd meet one that could use time itself."
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Post by Creator on Apr 29, 2008 22:37:37 GMT -5
"Well, I wouldn't be able to use the power at all without this medallion to channel it through. I can't make portals through time, nor can I jump through time. I can control how it flows around us. Slow it down, fast forward, rewind, that sorta stuff. I can only go about a week forward or back before I have to rest, and it's a very dangerous form of time travel. If I go super-fast through a week, and sometime during that week, the place I'm standing got bombed, it's curtains for me. I have to find a safe place, because to the rest of the world, it looks like I'm standing there in super-slow motion." He paused, then laughed. "And that's your time travel lesson for today. So what exactly do you do? They didn't tell me much. They never do."
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Post by acheron on Apr 30, 2008 12:52:39 GMT -5
"Ah, you use a focus. Well, come to think of it doesn't everyone?" "Anyway more about me, I thought that they would've told you. I'm sure my friends called and told someone from the Academy." Acheron says still walking slowly. "I'm a pyromancer. I don't have much training so I have to these focuses." Acheron points to his two revolvers and shotgun. "When I don't use them my powers usually get uncontrollable for small shots. "As for my life, I grew up in Montana on a ranch my father ran. At thirteen I got pretty pissed and accidentally blew up my dad's truck. It happened again when I was 18 and I burned down the house. So I got kicked out and been wandering around the U.S. for the last couple years." Acheron sighs, "It's been hard." "But now," he says with a smile, "I found a home."
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Post by Creator on Apr 30, 2008 19:50:26 GMT -5
Mr Vogt nodded as they walked along, adding an air of casualty to himself and sticking his hands into his pockets. "So it sounds like you manage to get into a fair amount of trouble. Most people here do, if that makes you feel better. We have people who've killed families, burned villages, blow up campsites, the works. You'll fit right in here." He looked down and held the medallion in his palm, as if weighing it. "It's an interesting story how I got this. You'll have to remind me to tell you sometime." He looked over Acheron's guns and fell silent for a moment, thinking. "We can train you to use your abilities without any medium but your own body. You might never use it, but it's a good thing to know. You could very easily wind up somewhere with nothing to use someday."
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Post by acheron on May 1, 2008 11:31:22 GMT -5
Acheron replies,"I'd would like to learn how to do that very much. I only know basic enchantments, so I'd like to learn more if I could. Basically how to make things fireproof." Squinting into the fog, He asks, "So how much father is the Academy?" Acheron continues to walk, but with more confidence. Looking at the medallion, he adds, "If it's far I would like to hear your story. That is unless you want to ask me anything else."
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Post by Creator on May 6, 2008 16:57:42 GMT -5
Mr. Vogt laughed softly to himself, spotting a structure in the distance. "My story is full of plotholes and spelling errors. It can wait." There was the sound of a slight burst of wind, and the two of them were instantly in front of the Academy. "Hope you don't mind, I decided to speed things along a little bit. We need to finish up some things though." He took out a notebook and began to read from the front page. "First period, magic. Second period, weaponry. Third period, alchemy. Fourth period, beastry. Fifth period, Master Class. Then a break." He looked up. "For seventh period, you can either have music, history, or potionry. Eighth, you have holy, flare, or summoning. Holy and Flare are white and black magic, respectively. Ninth period is either dragoon, samurai, or thievery, and for tenth you can have either puppetmaster or survival. I just need to know what classes you would like for the last four periods."
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Post by acheron on May 6, 2008 20:59:27 GMT -5
Staring in disbelief Acheron looks at the massive school. It looks a lot like Hogwarts only not as happy-go-lucky. Acheron says immediately, "I like the idea of beastry. Anyway, I'll take history and flare." After think a moment he asks, "What is dragoon and survival?"
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Post by Creator on May 7, 2008 16:23:39 GMT -5
Mr. Vogt jotted down the choices, stopping when he was asked a question. "Well," he said, "Dragoon basically teaches how to ride and battle with a dragon. Not very easy. And Survival is... well, surviving. Both very useful. If you can't decide, I'd go with Survival, since you need a dragon for dragoon skills to be useful. But either one is a fine choice." He began searching his pockets for something, though he didn't say what.
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Post by acheron on May 7, 2008 18:07:47 GMT -5
"In that case I'll choose samurai and survival."
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Post by Creator on May 7, 2008 19:51:19 GMT -5
After marking down the last two classes, Mr. Vogt tucked the notebook away and produced a small black crystal on a necklace. "All that remains is this. Your gift, from my own personal collection. It's called the Shadow Blessing Stone. While wearing it, you'll heal - albeit very slowly - when you're in shadows. But only the parts of you in the darkness will heal, and it takes some time. It's most useful on a night with no moon."
[Shadow Blessing Stone] A small black crystal on a necklace. This stone, when worn, heals the user very slowly while in shadows.
"That's it," he said, motioning to the door. The world around them fizzled back to normal, time returning to its usual flow. "Welcome to Twilight Moon Academy."
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Post by acheron on May 12, 2008 12:51:40 GMT -5
"Thank you" Acheron says about to walk through the door. He suddenly stops and asks, "My friends mentioned a bank account. You know anything about that?"
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