Fighting of the Spirit

[fightingofthespirit]

My apologies for the delay, Ratatosk. All preparations are ready. Should any witnesses care to be present in case anything gets out of hand, you are welcome to observe.

((Was gonna do a long, well thought out post, but it's a total copout instead, sorry. =( ))

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[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

An experiment. I don't think you'll be able to help any, but you're welcome to watch if Emil is alright with it.

[sore-feet-man.livejournal.com]

What kind of experiment?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

An experiment to surpass the limits and expand the over-widening knowledge of man. Namely, this man.

[sore-feet-man.livejournal.com]

...?

Tell me more. You're trying to increase your brain capacity, is that what you mean?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

((That should say *ever.))

What. No. My brain capacity is just fine, thanks. . . . You're really interested in hearing this, Ginko?

[sore-feet-man.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't be asking if I wasn't.

*kicks back* Go ahead, try me. I've seen a lot of crazy things, and I'm also an expert on lots of boring things too.

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

. . . Alright! Can't say I didn't warn you.

Let's start from the beginning -- it's necessary to first understand that the spiritual substance we term mana is the source of not only magic, but the root from which all life springs and grows, a fact from which all further hypotheses must be based. It is essential that the mana in a world remains in balance, as a significant depletion at any time will doubtlessly lead to the withering and death of the world in question, a clearly undesirable outcome. Yet simple usage of any form of magic crystallizes and removes a great deal of mana from the reservoir at such rates that you'd expect a world to decline with a single casting of 'Fireball'; to prevent against such an occurrence, the world of Aselia has implented several safeguards. The first lies in the existence of beings composed sheerly of mana, known as Spirits, or Summon Spirits, which act as buffers of a sort; comprised themselves of incredibly large amounts of mana, they prevent precipitous mana drops when magic is utilized by releasing an equal amount of mana into the mana reservoir as that which was taken such that there is no net loss. Crystallized mana is eventually returned to the reservoir after a period of time whereupon the Spirits reabsorb it, thus regulating the inward and outward flows of mana at all time in a fascinating and not yet entirely understood methods. The second method of regulation lies in the inability of pure-blooded humans to tap into the mana reservoir entirely, and although it is unknown how such a thing came about, it's likely that the creators of this world foresaw the necessity of a species created entirely to guard the flow of mana, namely, the Elves. The . .. . . . .. . ........................
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So you see, if this experiment is a success, it would prove that full-blooded humans would no longer have to be dependent on elves in order to utilize magic. My memories have shown this to be the case, but there's nothing like first-hand confirmation.

ahahahaaha <3 this is amazing

[sore-feet-man.livejournal.com]

Oy, oy... *muttered complaint aside, he intently listens, the whole time! blinks whenever there was a point that didn't quite make sense, but files it away to ask later - when Klarth finishes, he takes some time to jot down some notes*

. . . .

*he was patient, now you get to be patient.

...a minute or so of note-jotting later, taps the end of his brush against his forehead, eye still on his notes*

...Is this how you teach your students at school? No wonder their grades are fluctuating so much. You can't expect someone to take in that amount of information without organizing it into sections and stopping for questions, Klarth-sensei.

*lecture done. finally looks up* ...First of mine is, can humans breed with other species in your world? Is that what you mean by "pure-blood"?

Alas, so much of it is BS. =X Though I guess that's my Head Canon Theory of Mana

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Huh? Well, no. It's hard to get excited over Interior Decoration and Fashion Choices to Facilitate Proper Chi Flow.

There are three predominant 'species' in my world -- Human, Elf, and Monster. Humans and elves can interbreed, and . . . let's not mix that last one into the equation. Humans and dwarves could likely intermingle as well, but the dwarves haven't been seen for centuries. Regardless, anyone with even a drop of elven blood can tap into the mana reservoir. Hence the reason for the intense stigmatization against half-bloods.

haha good to know, but still, awesome headcanon, i wouldn't even have known!! 8D <3

[sore-feet-man.livejournal.com]

Hnn... All right. I've heard a little about "elves"; I think I've seen someone Elvish here before, too. *holds pointed fingers beside his head* Pointy ears, right?

It's a side-effect of too many video games. =P

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Er. Right. Pointy ears and a close affinity with mana; not too fond of humans in general.

:D YAY VIJIMA GAMES

[sore-feet-man.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. Has there been a history of bad relations between the two species, or something like that?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Hm? . . . That, I can't recall. But the elves have shut themselves up in their forest and have few dealings with the rest of Aselia.