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Klarth F. Lester ([personal profile] fightingofthespirit) wrote2009-04-08 11:08 pm

Breakthrough!

A-At long last! I have nearly completed my goal!

The impossibility of ever making sense of the island's conglomeration of magic initially seemed an insurmountable obstacle; there were far too many cultures and worlds to accommodate. It hardly seemed as if there was even a system at all! Working towards a solution from this angle, of course, eventually proved to be nothing more than an extremely frustrating headache; one would have to eventually account for every single known world's system if one wished to reroute the currents as one desired -- But lo! Upon rethinking my initial analysis of the entire project, a single point jumped out at the brilliant mind of Klarth. The indiscriminatory nature of this magic! It had been noted previously that those with absolutely no previous magical aptitude could simply take a scroll and perform the most elementary of magical feats without so much as breaking a sweat. Though I had somehow managed to miss it before, the obvious conclusion drawn would be that the source of magic upon this island -- perhaps a stream of mana hidden either high above the island or below, or perhaps simply a new source as of yet undocumented in the texts -- did not flow from being to being as I had previously thought! Instead, it seems obvious now that each being can tap into the source individually, and it was only after he had done so that the magic would convert to the system he was most familiar with. Rather than a long, intertwined chain of mana running throughout, each person was free to dip into this stream, a far more efficient system! Going on this principle, it was hardly difficult at all to tap into this stream myself!

Now behold! The fusion of supreme intelligence, craftsmanship, and art -- The Magic Cannon!

Here goes no --

FWOOMPH

.........ow........

*thud*

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
. . . What's your opinion of magic rockets?

Re: 3/3

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
There's a relief. Though I suppose the church would've just been able to raise me.

Still don't fancy it, though, no offense to your work, sir.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
You know, it's quite curious. I still haven't been able to figure out how I managed to get these markings permanently imprinted all over me.

[identity profile] unnatural-20s.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
We all did things in college we regret.

[identity profile] allnaturalmagic.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I've remembered some magic! It seems that I...

*gasp*

Klarth, your hat! It's on fire!

[identity profile] no-good-tsuna.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
How is that safer?!! Why not... a magic windmill? Or a light bulb? Something that's not suppose to be a weapon.

[identity profile] frumpyface.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
I was a mage on my world. No one noteworthy, but I've continued my studies here.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Lightbulbs are magical enough without my help. And I don't see the practical use of a windmill here.

I suppose I could always go with my original idea. Firecrackers.

[identity profile] nagatodotexe.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Please do not tell the story involving the horse again.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
I see.

*stops rolling*

Oh, yes -- I've seen you in the library a few times. I don't believe we've had a chance to speak , however. My name is Klarth. A pity we meet under such humiliating circumstances.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
S-Still!?

[For the first time ever, Klarth removes his hat and throws it to the ground. He proceeds to stomp on it for several seconds until the flames are out.]

P-Phew . . . That just about did it. Err . . . What were you saying, Terra?

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Healthy may not be the right word for it. But yes. I have no plans on dying before I finish my research.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
. . . I'm not quite sure we're thinking about the same things here.

Did you just spontaneously sprout a dress?

[identity profile] no-good-tsuna.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well... firecrackers sound a little less destructive.

Are you saying we get our powers from a magic river?

[identity profile] frumpyface.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
I believe I can understand that.

Good to meet you, Lord Klarth. I'm Erk.

[identity profile] deathly-origami.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
...

*dutifully extinguishes hat*

Uhm, it's still servicable, but I really think you ought go see a healer...

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Not quite. It was merely a descriptor, a commonly used one.

The source of magic differs from world to world -- Generally, it is drawn from a certain substance that permeates certain worlds, known as mana. On occasion, the texts note that it really does flow in a 'stream' of sorts. Other times, however, mana may be drawn from within the body, or from artifacts, or from certain powerful creatures. I suspect that, due to the fusion of so many worlds, it would be most logical for the island to possess its own reservoir into which we tap.

. . . Was that intelligible enough?

[identity profile] allnaturalmagic.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
*watches quietly*

I, ah... seem to have remembered some magic. Nothing that could put out a fire, though.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. No need for such formality, ma'am. Though I can't be certain, of course, I doubt I am nobility of any kind.

Now -- if you don't mind my asking, how does the magic from your world operate?

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ahh, thank you, Yomiko. I'll go take a check-up later.

For now, though . . . looks like all that hard work went up in a puff of smoke. Literally.

[identity profile] shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
F-fascinating! . . . If I may ask, how did this information return? Did you simply awaken one day and realize you could harness its power? Or did it manifest without intent?

[identity profile] no-good-tsuna.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Uh... I guess. No. I never thought about where everyone's abilities came from before.

[identity profile] unnatural-20s.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
I told you never to talk about that.

[identity profile] unnatural-20s.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, so?

What's it to you, Dad?

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