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ϡ - Chapter FortyThree; The third year anniversary (forward dated to the afternoon) [action|video]

[ The video feed turns on to a rather chubby little dragon wagging its tail happily as it watches a man, Helios to be more exact, standing over a glowing circle. He’s in his boom shack today, practicing a rather hard enchantment and so far it’s going well. The air in the shack is cold and the heat from the burning candles gives it an eerie fog like affect that is ever present in the video feed. Helios himself is standing at one point of the circle, eyes closed, as he mutters something under his breath. It’s an old and ancient language that not many people in his world know; runic old and ancient magicians used to use this language and then translated it into latin to make it easier to learn from. The lighting in the shack changes then, as the line of the circle turns from red to blue to purple and then green. Each color illuminating the foggy shack by the second as they constantly cycle through one another as Helios’ pitch and tone gets a bit louder and clearer. And then there is a crackling noise of energy as if stray bolts of lightning are trapped within the circle’s walls and then fizzle and flash in the video’s transmission. It’s all over with a bright flash of light and a shrill little chirp from Luminair, before the transmission goes back to normal with a sparkling smoke. It drifts lazily about the camera before Helios can be seen smiling broadly as he picks up the efforts of his work. A single solitary silver ring, now etched and engraved with magical symbols, it also holds a green emerald at its center. Helios for the record looks a bit tired as he comes over and scoops up one little dragon and said journal. It’s only then that he realizes it’s on. His green eyes widen in mild surprise but he just laughs and shakes his head. ]

Luminair you spoiled the surprise. Ah, well, I suppose it’s a good time as any to talk about it. If-if anyone was watching I recently m-made myself another ring. A, um, mirage ring to be exact! It-it helps change a person’s look by the illusion properties I enchanted this ring with. It works on dragons, werewolves, vampires, and all other sorts of mythological beings. But I’m not sure how much power this one will have, given the circumstances of Luceti. But it should work, most certainly at least when it’s not under the one hundred percent power cap or some other anti-magical shift. [ Said ring is held up to the camera and Luminair chirps in confirmation. ]

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in h-having…something of a private order type of enchanting service. I-I know that we have people here that can do so already, with specific gems and jewels from their world. Perhaps we could collaborate and, um, work together on making better more refined types of enchantments. We could probably use them to help f-fortify the defense of the village too…when you think about it! Maybe even apply defenses to the buildings and those sorts of things! If-if you’re interested in discussing it more I-I wouldn’t mind doing so at all. I think we could all benefit from such a thing, really.

[ And here he pauses looking thoughtful and rather pensive for the moment. ] It’s funny when I arrived here three years ago on this very day I never would have considered myself talking about magic so openly. Talking or evening using magic so openly, with people I-I hardly knew, in my world there’s serious ramifications for such things. But here we are, and here I am t-teaching magic like I wish to back at home. It’s a warming experience to go through, honestly. [ He wishes he would remember it once he left...if he left. Who knows if that'll happen anytime soon. And he's not sure how he feels about leaving, especially all of the people he's befriended here and the like. But like everything in this life and in general, only time may tell when such things will occur. ]

If anyone stops by the town plaza today I’ll have freshly baked cookies out for the occasion.

[ Helios likes to give something back, just to show how much he cares about the people here and how grateful he is to know them. ] It’s…sort of a way of s-saying thank you, for everything really. [ And with that Helios will turn off the video feed but leave the voice function on, in case anyone wants to talk over the journals as he goes to bake up a storm. ]

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[ Otherwise Helios will be found in the plaza that late afternoon with a table filled with all assortments of cookies and even a cake and pie or two. Feel free to take as much as you want, there's plenty to go around! ]

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W-Well you just...have to re-earn their trust is-is all. I-I mean I'm sure you could if, if you wanted to. I'd like to think that giving someone another chance would help them to try and change. [ But Helios knows it's not as easy as that. But Helios looks ever so conflicted about this. He knows Isaac isn't the best sort of person to be around, but maybe if people would actually give him a chance and get to know him a bit better... ]

Like that time we talked on the beach, during Valentine's day. That was, um, a rather nice conversation. [ What he remembers of it. ] And you could have gotten revenge...but you never did. And I. I still don't understand why, but you didn't and that's what matters.

[ Helios likes to think Isaac has some spark of light in him. He just isn't sure how to go about ever finding it, let alone changing a man he has no business or right changing. ]

[The laugh this rouses is almost genuine and his smile opens, baring a hint of teeth.] With all due respect, my dear Helios, I don’t quite believe an understanding between myself and the others is a possibility when one has threatened to fuck me with my own innards… among the lesser ordeals they would have me undergo.

[His expression darkens as he mulls the threat over.]

My mind would be more at ease had I the means of cloaking myself as to pass through the village unnoticed and acquire what it is I may need, while avoiding altogether the interactions that may provoke the worst in others. I haven't anyone else in a position to help me thusly… and I can only hope I have done well to trust you.

[ Helios barely curbs a flinch at the words the other uses. He frowns then, biting his lip gently as he looks away. He isn't sure if that was the truth, but Isaac's words had a biting realism to them. Perhaps his wasn't joking about it then. ] I-I suppose I could then. H-Help you, I mean. I wouldn't like it, if that was to happen to anyone else. [ And he wouldn't deny someone else this either. ] Is that why...you don't actually stay in the village then?

[ Living such a solitary life here, it must be hard, but Helios doesn't comment on it. ] J-Just promise me that you won't use this ring to, um, hurt anyone or-or cause anyone undue distress. That's...all I really ask.

[Though his lips part, he leaves the question unanswered in the end, deliberately, as if it’s much too difficult a subject for him to broach. He figures that it works in his favour to let Helios suspect his living outside the village has anything to do with his wariness around certain individuals. Sympathy would make him more willing to lend his services, wouldn't it?

When the request arises, Isaac verges on slyly stating that he will only cause due distress – and as it is, most unscrupulous acts he could see himself committing in the future, he could surely justify as being well-deserved.]

A reasonable request.

[ Helios isn't sure how to take the unending silence on Isaac's end. But he's half believing and half...distrusting of what the other man's true motives are. He knows he can't judge the man for it, but he can't just let him use this ring for malicious intent either. It was never meant for that back in his world, and it isn't meant for that here either. ]

I-I'm trusting you with this. A-And I know many people would say I'm f-foolish for it, you probably would say that as well. [ Because even though he hasn't been around the other man too much, that would be something he would undoubtedly say. ]

But if-if you really want to learn about how I crafted it in the future and if you r-really do just want to get around without causing undue stress to others including yourself...then I'll stop by later and give it to you. And you won't use this ring to-to harm people in the village. This ring...isn't meant for that sort of thing. [ There's a small sigh of resignation from him as he leans back in his chair. ]

It won't change your voice either, only your appearance for now.

Of course.

[It’s not all a lie, he muses; after all, he cannot directly harm others with the ring. It grants him no offensive power, no might as a fighter nor a sorcerer. It’s tempting to ask what Helios means by ‘for now’, but he knows he must bide his time before he can press for more. He can be an exceptionally patient man when he means to be.]

‘twill not be necessary, for you shall leave it in a remote area... for both our sakes. ...'twould make things quite a bit easier for you. [There's a quirk at the corner of his mouth.] You would not have to meet my eyes.

[ Helios huffs at that, a deepening frown etching itself into his features. ] I-I'm meeting your eyes quite a bit now. It's-it's not as if I think you're some being who-who I shouldn't be around, you know? I-I really don't, um, mind bringing it to you.

[ Because really now Isaac, he's been talking with you for a good half an hour now. Meeting you in person isn't all too different. Aside from the threat of being hurt or injured. ] Besides if I'm...actually going to teach you things, we're going to have to do it in person aren't we?

[ Well the video helps in some cases, but other things are easier learned in person. ] Unless of course you d-don't want me to. Then that's fine as well.

[ Helios wouldn't want to force the other man to do anything that made him uncomfortable. Nevermind his own uncomfortableness with the whole thing in general. ]

Then await me behind the dome, veiling your true appearance with the power of your ring. As you may recall, I have filtered this conversation, and for a reason.

[It's a cool, level-headed reminder of his preference for secrecy under such delicate circumstances. Of course, this too will allow him to determine the effectiveness of the ring at a closer glance.]

A-Alright. I'll be there sh-shortly.

[ Since that'll be the only thing recognizable on him. And with that Helios will close the journal and get ready to head over towards the battle dome. He is still a bit nervous, despite being the one to offer, but he knows Isaac won't outright attack him especially when he's shown a keen interest in his work. So about ten or so minutes later Helios will be behind the dome. Although now he looks like a middle aged man with dark brown hair and blue eyes. And resting on the ring finger of his left hand in the mirage ring. ]

Edited 2013-01-16 04:23 (UTC)

[The chill is sharp in the air, his skin prickling and tingling with goosebumps even under layers of clothing. Were it not winter, the Forgemaster would have likely been sitting on his haunches and perched up on a branch, watching and waiting – but now, Helios simply must make do with an entrance that is less sudden. He steps away from behind the trunk of a tree he’d been leaning on and strides forward, pleased to see someone is in fact there.

No greeting is offered but for a curious tilt of his head and an expectant smile. The presence of the ring confirms it can be no one other than Helios himself.]

[ Helios under the guise of another person is rather thankful that Isaac's appearance is not abrupt but more known to him. He was very jumpy as it is, so spry for the best that the other man didn't hide his presence from him. Helios will manage his own little shaky smile as Isaac comes forth. The forgemaster will note upon speaking that Helios's voice is much his own unlike his appearance which has changed drastically. ]

Isaac, h-hello. I-I hope I haven't kept you waiting. It's a bit chilly out, for that isn't it?

[ Small talk aside Helios will go silent with a purse of his lips. While the other draws nearer Isaac will note Helios' obvious anxiety. It's rather easy to tell, what with Helios fiddling with the ring on his finger, his eyes turning downward and his constant shifting of his position behind the dome. ]

Then we needn’t linger for very long.

[He remarks with a wry twist to his smile, effectively dismissing this well-meaning attempt at small talk. Company is not what he has come for, after all. With a calm slowness, he extends one gloved hand out, palm up and waiting.]

Edited (sorry, forgot something. D8) 2013-01-17 01:35 (UTC)

[ Helios will wince slightly at that offered hand. He'll then obligingly take off the ring and his appearance will revert to its normal form. A small huff and puff of white smoke will escape his lips as he holds it in the palm of his hand. ] H-Here it is.

[ Still unsure about this whole business he hesitates for a few brief moments. Seconding guessing himself as to this entire endeavor. ] Take, um, good care of it.

[He gently closes his fingers around it, quietly pleased as he slips it onto his own finger and promptly generates a mental image of his new and desired appearance. Sharpening his focus, his red hair lengthens and darkens to a chestnut brown, pale eyes flooded with colour – and scars coalesce, too, down his left eyelid and under the peasant’s clothes that wrap around his more thickly-muscled body. He looks to his hands with dim amusement, recognizing them as another man’s.]

Is there anything you have neglected to warn me about? The ills of extended use, perhaps? [Left unsaid is the sentiment that he would be most annoyed if that were the case. Even if Helios had claimed he had made such rings for his students, therefore implying they were fairly safe, Isaac would not leave his own questions unasked.]

[ Helios watches the other's form shift and twist into a familiar form. He knows this man...something about him reminds Helios of another time. He'll stop in his own thinking and blink, looking back at Isaac with a small flinch and frown. ] Ah. N-No there's nothing like that to be worried about. It's perfectly safe to use for extended periods of t-time.

[With an amused and dimly intrigued tilt to his head, he then nods. Nods, and smile benignly. No amount of altering his appearance could change his mannerisms, of course.]

Ah, of course. [He should certainly hope so.] That was not so horrid, now was it? I assure you, ‘twill be well cared for.

[ Of course. That sometimes requires more time and effort then anything else. Helios gives him a vague little smile. He somewhat regrets his decision to bring the ring, but Helios knows that he should at least give the other man a shot. ]

No it-it wasn't. If it, um, gives you any trouble you can just s-speak to me over the journals. I'll give it a look and try to fix it.

'twill not be necessary... [He drags out the word, his gaze steady and probing.] ...I should hope.

[ Just a small little jump at that gaze. Helios' hand rubs the back of his neck as he lets out a nervous laugh. ]

N-No it really shouldn't be. I-I'm just...offering if it ever does come up. The enchantment h-has worked so far for several years s-so it shouldn't be any different here. But I still don't know how the power cap really, um, affects the r-ring.

That remains to be seen.

[He keeps his tone light, but unlike other occasions, it is not a feint before throwing a figurative punch to Helios’ gut.]

Now… if you will excuse me. [Offering a neat little bow - and peering up at the man through his lashes before straightening -, he then parts ways without being so polite as to await more of an answer. He has lingered long enough. Turning on his heel, he intends to make his way home on foot. A change of appearance mid-way there is in order.]

Edited 2013-01-19 03:38 (UTC)

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