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Posted in [IC] Strange Familiar (Dragonlet & Whimsy) Posted 4 years ago

Shasta practiced all morning with his wand. He knew the theory inside out- how the wand was supposed to channel his energy and concentrate it at its tip, for a more intense and powerful application of his magic. But the energy that came out of the tip of the wand was far from what he'd call 'powerful'. It was enough for everyday magic, and for making sure his spell didn't go wide off its target, but that was about it.

It's not like he didn't know what the issue was. Ultimately, the source of magical power was himself. It was his own magical energy that he was directing and concentrating through the wand. And if the magic at the source was weak, concentrating it could only make it a little more effective. He needed something that didn't just channel his magic, but which amplified it.

Shasta went to his bookshelf again, for the umpteenth time, to search for another way. He didn't want to make pacts with powerful beings because they would come back to bite him in the butt. Especially when he was a weak magician binding a powerful being to himself. The being would hate being bonded to someone who didn't have much to offer in return, and the relationship would not only be one-sided appropriation of another being's powers, it would end in disaster.

After some fruitless turning of the pages, it occurred to him. It was a simple, obvious answer all along. A familiar. Summoning a familiar would lead to a pact that was on an equal footing, because familiars had their own powers amplified simply by being bonded with a mage. And a mage had their powers similarly amplified just by being bonded with a familiar. There were other magical benefits too which depended on the specifics of the powers of either party. But the significant thing was, that a familiar would find it advantageous to be bonded to him regardless of the strength of his magical power, and he, too, would be able to grow stronger simply by being bonded to a familiar.

He rummaged through his shelves in heightened excitement only to realise that he didn't really have any tomes that dealt with the nitty gritties of sumoning a familiar. They at most made passing references to the process. He needed a book that would break it down for him. There was a local shop that had supplies for the magical arts. Shasta hurried there.

He entered the shop and parted the bead curtain. His fingertips tingled when they touched the beads, but he didn't pay much thought to whether they were charmed like his own beads; this was a shop full of magical wares and so it was practically thrumming with magical energy. He went straight for the counter. "Hi! I'm looking for books on summoning familiars; could you recommend me something? I need detailed instructions and, uh," he blushed, ducking his head, "I also need the book to clearly state how to do damage control if the spell goes wrong."
@littlewhitedragonlet:

Posted in [IC] The Girl Gang (Whimsy & CycloneKira) Posted 4 years ago

Rita and Lorraine

Rita: 17 years old. Her birthday is August 15th. She has long blue-black hair, hazel eyes, and her wardrobe has a lot of rock/punk jewellery, hoodies, sweatpants, stripey shirts and huge skirts. She likes fighting because it gives her an adrenaline rush. It's also very satisfying to be the reason shitty people get their comeuppance. She rages at injustice and also rages in general. She does relax sometimes- she plays videogames to wind down, and she finds that cooking fills her with a sense of peace where she can sort of drift in the process and enjoy the results.

The siblings live alone, because their parents are abroad.

Lorraine: 16 years old. Her birthday is January 5th. She has brown hair which she styles every day, hazel eyes, and her wardrobe is full of pastels and cute clothes. She likes rompers, tshirts with cute patterns and prints, frilly miniskirts, charm bracelets, nail polish and novelty rings. She especially loves wearable candy. She likes fighting because it's a fun bonding activity with her friends, and because it gives her a chance to channel her inner magical girl. (Yes, she still binge-watches Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura when she's sick or on her period.) Rita keeps trying to shield her during fights, but Lorraine successfully thwarts her every time.

@CycloneKira: