[open] I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones

[wilder]

Date & Time: May 23rd, Sometime?
Location: Training Hall!
Characters: Zelos/Kaneis & YOU!
Summary: Blowing off some feelings and what not by training
Warnings: Oh the usual Zelos jerkass warning wooo

[For what's probably a first in a long time, Zelos can be found in the training room. ]

[He seems to be at one of the punching bag stations, punching and kicking away as if the punching bag did something to offend him. His movements are almost perfectly smooth, moving and turning like its some sort of dance than a one sided fight. ]

[Six billion. That's the number of people on Earth around that time, according to the library. Six billion people were either dead or soon to be dead. Because of the UE, because of the Initiative, and because the transports wanted so badly out of this war.]

[Including himself. He had spent so much time thinking of only himself and how to get out of this mess, he didn't care about any of the consequences when that announcement had been made - like so many. And because of that, an entire world was gone.]

[A powerful kick causes the punching back to fall off it's chain, falling to the ground with a loud crash. Zelos seems less than surprised by it. Instead he puts one hand on his hip while using the other to wipe his brow]

Damn. I've gotten slower.

[Guess that's what he gets for training so little the past six months, huh?]

Comments

[arcanepower]

[Belthazar is at a different station, orbed staff in hand. He pauses midway through his exercises, staring over at the redhead who just kicked a goddamn punching bag off the hook. He's uh, never seen anyone do that before.]

... I didn't know healers could hit that hard.

[wilder]

[He'll hear the guy and look over at him. Oh yeah, he remembers treating that brat's broken arm once. And so, he'll smiiiile and interlocks his fingers as he stretches his arms]

Of course we can! It's good for realigning spines!

[arcanepower]

[Belth regains his composure and glares instead.]

If you hadn't healed me before, I wouldn't think you were a medic.

[wilder]

[Aw what a cute little glare]

Well I'm also a swordsmen, so I could get the mistake.

[arcanepower]

Are you some kind of paladin?

[Heeeeeeeeere we go.]

[wilder]

[Oh boy]

What's a paladin?

[arcanepower]

A paladin is a servant of the Light. They tend towards swords, maces and shields, and have some healing ability.

[wilder]

[...]

No.

[arcanepower]

[He snorts.]

Not fond of the Light?

[wilder]

[He shrugs]

Light? I can use it as an element, but I'd hardly call myself a servant to anything.

[arcanepower]

I've never met a healer who was an atheist.

[This guy just keeps getting more interesting. Maybe he's not an airhead after all.]

I'm sure they exist, but the majority of healers draw their power from their faith.

[wilder]

[Atheist huh? Well he can guess from the context so...]

Must be different in your world. Magic in my world draws upon an energy called mana. They say the Goddess creates mana, but I've never heard of one's magic power changing based on how faithful you are to the church.

[arcanepower]

Interesting. Mana is another term for the arcane energy that is woven throughout my world, like a fabric. There is not a particular goddess who is said to have created it. Priests and paladins gather their power from whatever force or deity they worship. All of these forces have some presence, and most likely exist, though not as a supreme god or goddess.

The 'gods' who made my world abandoned it shortly thereafter. I highly doubt they are worthy of worship, nor do they care.

[wilder]

[a dry snort]

Sounds pretty typical of gods, alright.

[Zelos knows that it'd be wiser to play the role of a believer in the church. A typical mercenary wouldn't know that there was anything wrong about the Goddess and most were followers at least in name. ]

[Still, after years of faking that role? He finds it too distasteful to even try it now]

So you can't actually heal with arcane energies?

[arcanepower]

Yes and no. If I did, I would be something other than an arcanist. Shaman and druids have a connection to the world that allows them to heal injuries; I believe it involves bargaining with spirits. It's a rare talent, I assure you.

[He leans on his staff.]

I can conjure food and water, for what it's worth.

[wilder]

Oh. Wow.

....Is it good food? [Because that's what matters]

[arcanepower]

[At that, Belthazar smirks. Without comment, he reaches out and concentrates. A small cake materializes in his palm. It's warm and light, like fresh angel cake, with pink frosting.]

Try it.

[wilder]

[...Just when you think life can't get weirder, someone materializes a pink cake wow.]

[He considers not eating, but you know what? Why not? He'll reach over and take it in his hands and take a bite out of it]

- Whoa!

[swallowing]

That's incredible!

[arcanepower]

[He puffs up just a bit.]

Culinary gifts do help with the conjuring.

[wilder]

[he snorts]

Can't say mine do. The best sustenance I could make is a splash of water.

[arcanepower]

[Look at that, he's almost smiling at that. Kid needs to lighten up.]

You can cast offensively?

[wilder]

[Hey an almost smile is..something!!]

Yep! I'm not as skilled as a full sorcerer, but I got some offensive spells.

[arcanepower]

[Color him interested.]

My knowledge of magic from other worlds is rather limited. A demonstration would be nice.

[wilder]

A demonstration? I guess I could give one of those!

[He'll consider for a moment what to use. Since it'd probably be a good idea not to ruin the training area too much, he'll finally settle on the target being one of the dummies. He concentrates, a green glyph glowing on the floor around him, before he releases the spell and the dummy starts to get ripped to shreds in what seems to be a green wind tornado.]

[arcanepower]

[There's the glyph again. His eyes widen. He can feel the flow of mana, practically see it in the way it coalesces around the target dummy.

He lets out a little breath as the spell dissipates, staring at the damage.

That was awesome.]

Impressive. What was your name again?