The Kethencian College of Magic RP (Part 3)

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Sarah grasps for Billy's hand. "Don't let me be forgotten...."

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

So simple. Billy gives her hand a reassuring squeeze.

"Not as long as I'm alive, and then some. I swear in His Majesties Name, and on the Eternal Empress."

Billy lets the magic flow out of her, and the hand gripping his goes limp. He holds it for a moment, then folds them on her chest. He reaches up, and shuts her now empty eyes.

"Rest in peace."

It is a while before he speaks again.

"Professor, who was she? A student?"

[Philote]

"You sure this is the best way to learn these?" Zauber asks slowly edging his hand towards the flame. His red mote circles around the glow on his hand.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"She was until she left with many of the other students during the week after the spider incident." Professor Sid answered in voice devoid of emotion.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Nope..." Zane chuckles before opening the jar and unleashing a large flame.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Where were she and Mr. David found?"he asks, voice shaking with....something.

[Philote]

Zauber's hand jerks back for a moment before he presses it further into the flames as he realizes that he is protected. "My normal shield could protect me from a flame for a while, how can I focus on making this a Ward specific for fire?"

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"From what I gather, they were found in their beds in their respective homes."

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

Billy suddenly had a horrible thought.

"Of the people killed like this, how many were former student's at this school?"

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Let it in bit by bit until your shield begins to become art of the fire......then I guess just use that red light of yours with it of something."

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"I'm not sure...quite a few I believe."

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

This was...This was....

Billy was breathing quite deeply now. Almost panting.

"Have people been warned about this?!"

[Philote]

"Become part of the fire...." Zauber repeated. It seemed so simple, yet he had not thought of it before. It was exactly the thing he was missing to complete the transformation in his shield.

His mote began to blend into his shield, dying the glow a deep dark red. He did not need to overpower or negate the flames, he just needed to meld with the flame and send it away.

Zauber focused so intently on the effects of this new technique that he did not notice the rate of mana that he was using and quickly the flames bypassed his shields. He jumped back, his hand suffering some slight burns. "Well that was a start at least" Zauber grimaced "Shall we move on to something less painful?" he questioned as he motioned towards the jaw of earth.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Professor Sid shrugs but doesn't give any real answer.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

It's not that he's gloomy, he really doesn't care! But Billy swallows his disgust; after all, the professor was older than him and had a lot to teach. It wasn't his place to reprimand him, only to learn.He would have to see about getting the word out. But first...

"Professor, I'm going to go ahead and speak with the rest of them. I may have to stay after class, if you don't mind" he says, walking up to the spiky creature and laying his hand on it's forehead.

(Marv, can I request a fade to black as Billy talks to all of the corpses, because we'll be here all day if I roleplay it out with all of them. Can I have their full names, any last requests, and any new information relating to the Red Eye that they have?)

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Sure...sure. Get ready!" Zane calls as he prepares to open the jar.

[Philote]

Zauber uses his left hand this time and begins mixing the brown mote around his hand in much the same way he learned to do with the red mote. He holds his hand palm out and signals that he is ready.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Zane opens the jar and a barrage of mud and dirt rockets out.

[Philote]

Zauber blocks the barrage with his hand and the mud and dirt combo slows down as it comes within range of the shield. The ejected earth continues to spray past him though as he strains himself against the stream.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Over the next hour or so Billy interviewed the remaining bodies.

The Spiky Creature wwas called Mike. All he had to say was that “It had a big tail and it stabbed me" and he didn’t have any last wishes.

The Thorn Fairies were Rac, Yama, and Kold they weren't much help and simply said things like “I'm dead? Cool!” They wished to be returned to nature….preferably a thorny area.

The Plant-like Beings names were unpronounceable and they all claimed “It drained magic like blood.” They wished to be cremated.

The Goblin, Thurg, “Didn’t see much.  It happened so fast.” He wished to be stuffed and mounted on a wall for some reason