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Illyana Nicolievna Rasputina (ex_darkchyld899) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-08-30 18:18:00

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complete, day 13, elminster aumar, illyana rasputin

Day 13: Research and a chance encounter
Who: Illyana and Elminster
What: trying to figure out exactly what is going on
Where: the library
When: Day 13, early afternoon
Rating: PG-13 for now, just to be safe
Status: complete

Illyana hadn't left her room much since her arrival in the middle of the hurricane two days previously. She'd really only ventured out for food. Clark had told her, when she'd arrived, that he'd tried changing his room into a way home, with little success. She'd thought perhaps with her magical abilities that she could have some better luck, and had spent any time she wasn't sleeping or eating involved in trying to attune her limited magical abilities with those of her room. Unfortunately, she'd had about as much luck as Clark had with her efforts. It was like anytime the Planet felt she might be even sort of onto something, it would change the nature of its energies, and she'd be back to square one.

Frustration led to her all but destroying the room several times and having to concentrate to make it return to a habitable state. The last time she'd lashed out and leveled her furniture, it had taken a good hour's meditation and concentration to make anything return to an undamaged state. It was like the Planet was punishing her for breaking her toys. It did not leave Illyana in any sort of good mood.

She decided to see if the library had any books on magic that might be able to help her. She'd exhausted her own, considerably hefty, knowledge and abilities, and was hoping that she'd find a new approach to try. She refused to believe that everyone was really trapped her permanently. If she could even open up a tiny speck of a gateway to Limbo, she'd be able to teleport off the Planet, and probably take others with her. And with the help of the Professor and the other telepaths at the school, she'd be able to use Limbo as a base point for taking the others back to their own dimensions. At least, that was what she hoped.

Illyana was pleased that the weather was much better than it had been on the day she arrived. Maybe if her research went well, she'd take advantage of it and go for a swim in the ocean. She wouldn't be able to stay out for long in the horrible heat, but being back near some kind of nature would probably do her mood a world of good. Maybe she'd venture out even if her research didn't go as well as she wanted. She entered the library and looked around. There were a few people here and there, sitting and reading or perusing the shelves. She wasn't sure she was quite ready to disturb anyone, though. She couldn't guarantee that everyone would be as understanding as Clark.

She headed for the shelves upon shelves of books, scanning the plaques on the sides of the bookcases for the topic of her choice. Finding the magic section, she headed down the aisle and began looking over the various titles for anything that might be helpful.

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ex_darkchyld899
2008-10-30 09:05 pm UTC (link)

That was very true. Random "trivia" could come in handy sometimes. It had certainly helped her out on more than one occasion with the New Mutants.

Illyana listened to Elminster's thoery, intrigued. She tried to think back and remember whether she'd seen the telepaths work in similar ways among the X-Men. She was pretty sure Piotr had told her something about combining powers or joining minds. "I think it's possible," she said at last. "At least, I'm pretty sure it is where I come from. If the psychics can do it, why can't we?" She looked back at the bookshelf and took another of the books Elminster had mentioned as being from his world, to accompany the one he'd already let her see. "We'll never know unless we actually try it."

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sageoftherealms
2008-11-06 04:42 pm UTC (link)

Elminster closed his eyes, and tried to remember everything that the female psion had told him about her craft, that night long ago in a tavern.

"All right. Here's what we do. I need you to manifest your magic in the rawest form you can. I'll use my partial control of what there is of the Weave here to control it and shape it between the two of us. With that, we might just be able to find out a thing or two about this place."

He began crafting in his mind the spell he would need to capture, control and share their magics.

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ex_darkchyld899
2008-11-11 07:35 am UTC (link)

"Right here and now?" Illyana asked, glancing around the library. "That might be dangerous." Manifesting her magic in its rawest form meant she'd have to give up some of her control over the darker forces inside her. She wasn't sure exactly how Elminster would react to the Darkchylde, should she take over. Hell, she wasn't sure how the demon would react to what he wanted to do. Without realizing she was doing so, she took a small step backward.

"Maybe we should do a little more research first? Read up on each other's magics and how they work, and then find a space that would be more conducive to this type of spell-casting. Somewhere with fewer people, or with better reinforcements, just in case something goes awry." For one who'd been gung-ho about the idea only moments ago, Illyana knew she sounded evasive. She just hoped Elminster would take it as concern for the others rather than fear at the realization of exactly what "sharing magic" meant for her.

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sageoftherealms
2008-11-12 09:28 pm UTC (link)

Elminster opened his eyes again, looking at the woman. She seemed somewhat nervous about the prospect of combining forces. Ah well, he thought to himself, I can't expect her to trust me instantly.

"You're probably right. It would be a good idea to continue our research and know more before we attempt it. And backups would be an excellent idea. Already some of my spells have reacted oddly in this place. Tell me again, which of these books deal with the world where you come from?"

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ex_darkchyld899
2008-11-17 05:05 pm UTC (link)

It seemed like he thought her concern was only for safety. Illyana mentally breathed a sigh of relief. "These here," she said, indicating the shelf on which she'd recognized the books from Belasco's library. "And these." The shelf below. She hefted the books he'd given her as if testing their weight. She'd probably have plenty here to keep her occupied for several days.

"I should probably start reading," she said, glancing down at the tomes Elminster had given her. "I think these will be really helpful. Thank you." She shifted the books in her arms again, freeing one hand. She offered it to him. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Elminster. I'm glad there are other magic-users here to talk to." She offered him a friendly smile as well as her hand.

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	sageoftherealms 2008-11-20 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	Elminster took the offered hand, returning her smile with a smile of his own. "It was my pleasure. Always glad to help out another magic-user. Yes, I have a few experiments I must try before too long." He got up to go, looking back over his shoulder for a moment. "Thank you again. You've started me on a new train of thought." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_darkchyld899
2008-11-23 08:24 am UTC (link)

Illyana watched the elder mage go, then glanced down at the books in her arms. She had a lot of reading to do. With a smile, she turned to head back to her room. Certain things were better read in private, where she could actually test the spells as she studied them. And, she could start figuring out a way to keep her darker impulses in check, so that when she and Elminster did try to combine their magics, the Darkchylde wouldn't go out of control and ruin it all.

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