sparkofmagic (sparkofmagic) wrote,
@ 2011-11-05 15:09:00

It's a kind of magic
It had been two days since she had been caught. She should have known better than to accept a dinner invitation from a stranger. She thought she would be safe at a restaurant. In public.

In broad day light. They had used some kind of magic to get her to leave with them. Then they bound her in the magical array they had built in the basement of their leader's mansion. She didn't know what it did. Just that every time they worked their magic she was left screaming.

She hadn't even known magic was real!

She had to get out of here. She just had no idea how. She was so tired and they had left her alone in the basement while thy prepared for the next round of whatever it was they were really trying to do. Gotta stay awake she tells herself. Gotta get out of here somehow.

She just has no idea how.

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Re: A few days latter

sparkofmagic
2011-11-13 02:19 am UTC (link)

She does that clasping the metal tightly between her hands. She's looking downwards slightly as the spell is cast.

And she' human. Just a little bit more like Zach. There's not a trace of 'otherness' to her blood line. But whoever her parents were they both came from Old bloodlines of magic and power.

Her mother had used a powerful spell to protect her from being found and from being able to use her magic. But it had been cracking. Her magic had wanted to get out for a very long time.

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	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-13 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Insights come to Zach as the spell comes to fullness. He'd neither shocked nor disappointed by her being mostly human, but her particular flavor of magic is... something exceptional. "Well... that's unusual." He comments, as the spell fizzles out slowly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-13 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Victoria is not an easy person to surprise, and when she is, she is frequently annoyed by it. Fortunately, this is one of the times where she is, if not exactly pleased, at least intrigued instead. "Someone, Willamina, has gone to great lengths to hide your nature." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-13 03:44 am UTC (link)
	"But who?" She looks totally puzzled by this. "And why I mean that's.... That's something major isn't it? I'm in my twenties for crying out loud and I had no clue. I mean none at all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-13 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"No indication of who's behind it, but..." Zach snaps his fingers several times, trying to think of something. "Oh what's it called... damn Lemurian irregular conjugations... The best phrase I can coin for your magic is that you're a 'logic mage'. You see how things work and make new reactions within them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-13 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"There are different types of magic," Victoria explained. "Zachary here, is descended from a race called the Homo Magi, and focuses most of his power through backwards speech. Others draw upon the forces of order or chaos for their powers. And those are only the most common." She goes on. "But yours... is a rare gift indeed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-13 03:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Could that explain why I was hidden?" She's trying to figure it out. Make the connections. Not that she knows what's missing but there has to be something there to make this make sense. Magic doesn't make sense. Not yet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-13 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	"It could be... it could also be any of a hundred other reasons." Zach shrugs. "Lineage is a complex business." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-13 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Protection is certainly a probably reason," Victoria conceded. "I myself was unaware of my heritage until after I had turned eighteen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-13 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Right." She looks thoughtful but then just shrugs it all off. At least she has some information. "Either way we know more than we did before." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A few days latter

greatest_zatara
2011-11-13 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Zach politely takes Victoria's clasp from Mina and returns it. "And that's always a step forward. We'll start your lessons soon. Whatever you choose to do with your magic is your business, but at the very least, you should know how to defend yourself, and how to keep it from activating unintentionally."

He smiles and taps a finger against the girl's forehead gently. "Remember, it's not about thinking something can or will happen. It's about believing it should happen. Lewot." He hands her a towel. "For your feet."

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	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-13 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank-you, Zachary," Victoria says, with a small nod. "Zachary, once you get past his ego, will prove to be a fine tutor," she tells Mina. "And I shall put my own resources into... asking questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-13 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	She's more than happy to take is rubbing the water out of her feet. Then glances at both of them looking really thoughtful. "Then how does logic work into my magic if it's about belief then?" she's pulling her shoes back on and satisfied that her feet are's in the leaves and such next to the water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-13 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, that depends on how broad your focus is. For example, how much logic do you think a Harvard professor is going to apply to theorizing about a confrontation between a gorgon and a sea dragon?" He smirks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A few days latter

just_a_stranger
2011-11-13 10:14 pm UTC (link)

"Magic can be quite logical," Victoria adds. "It is not necessarily the logic than normal minds are capable of conceiving, but it is a logic of its own, and each branch of magic carries its own."

She goes on. "At its core, however, magic is a system of imposing your will upon the world, whether through order, chaos, or other methods. And this can be approached with logic."

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Re: A few days latter

sparkofmagic
2011-11-14 02:11 am UTC (link)

"I don't know. There's a great deal you can go into just on the theoretical level about heat and energy conversation when it comes to some stuff," she points out. Then blinks and shrugs at him. "What can I say? My Dad is a high school chemistry teacher and I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to science.... science is fun."

She looks between them then just nods at what Victoria says. It's not science but it's close enough that she can use that to make it all make sense.

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	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-14 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Zach raises an eyebrow, the engineer in him rankling a bit at the mention of a chemist. "I see. But yes, science is fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-14 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Victoria allowed herself a small smile. "Your father's done well to pass on such interests." She was, after all, a teacher herself. Sorting out demonic entities was nothing compared to Billy McGraw. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-14 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"And Mom taught me how to be her little detective." She looks mildly embarrassed but grins. "They're the coolest adoptive parents you could ask for." She will not speak of the days Dad came home smiling and smelling like things had gone boom. He had more fun than his students most days. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-14 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"They sound very nice." Zach smiles. "My parents run a general store. Anyway, that's all for the ritual. Do you need to get home?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A few days latter

just_a_stranger
2011-11-14 03:34 pm UTC (link)

Mina and her parents, even Zachary and his, Victoria always felt a twinge of jealousy when it came to families. Her childhood had been wonderful (and her imaginary friend Boston had turned out to be quite real), or as normal as it could be with a blind psychic mother who ran an occult shop, but she had not even known her father until she was an adult and their interactions now were few and sadly far between.

She pushed the thought aside.

"Or is there somewhere else we can take you?"

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	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-15 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Home or back on campus," she decides. "I have a lot to think about." She'll talk to her parents eventually. She glances back at them again and smiles. "Thank you for everything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-15 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, we're heroes, it's what we do. Also, let's not forget, World's Greatest Magician, and--" Zach points at Victoria. "--World's Most Chilling Elementary School Teacher." He preps his ring of teleportation to bring them back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-15 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Using a new definition of "Greatest" are we, Zachary?" Victoria asked. "The last time I checked such things, you were not even in the top five. Top ten, perhaps." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-18 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	".....You two seriously do sound like a married couple," Mina mutters looking between them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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