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While the world was constantly changing, no one had expected it to go in this direction. A famous song once quoted "war, what is it good for?" They finally had an answer. Destruction. For many years, the elven race and human race had warred relentlessly. The human race hated elves for their...

The best. Eva paused and looked down, her gaze only lifted when she felt Constance reach for her hand, her fingers interlocking with hers without hesitation. "I--" She started, slightly caught off guard as she was pulled out of her thoughts and promptly pulled into the building. Despite being wet, Eva could feel the unsuspecting warmth that radiated from Constance's hand, not all that different from the warmth that Eva was starting to learn that Constance radiated with. The more time the two spent together, the more Eva was beginning to learn that all of her previously held beliefs about the girl were incorrect. Time moved swiftly. Swifter than either of the girls would have thought as they grew enamored in their training and began to wholly dedicate themselves to a regiment much harsher than they had planned. Eva dedicated herself to expanding her knowledge of healing magic, including apprenticing under a Professor who was willing to take her in despite the beliefs about her. Outside of healing, she had found herself working hands on with helping Constance. Where Eva lacked, Constance was strong and where Constance lacked, Eva was beyond the best of the best. The two had eagerly began to teach one another what they could and their bond was continuing to grow at a pace much faster than they had suspected. "No no... not like that." She frowned, gently putting her hand on the small of Constance's back. "Posture has a lot to do magic." She noted, pushing her back straight and running her hands towards her shoulders. "When casting spells, you need to be entirely upright." She explained, wrapping her arm around Constance to guide her through the proper stance. "Magic comes not only from the world around us, but from within. Yet in order to hone it from both, you have to create a proper flow." Her voice came soft and diligent, her words easy to understand. "The best way to increase your flow is meditation... close your eyes, take a deep breath and visualize it. A

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de ep ocean that streams into a bustling and bubbling river inside of your body, then flows from your core up until your fingertips. Now... try to cast a spell."

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@Uepa (On break) we're all set fren)

Constance had no time to keep looking inside of her as hard as she had been for those past months. They were now fighting against the clock and she had to get not only strong but good. Before Eva walked out to the roof she felt hopeless and that there was no chance of surviving. She still felt almost completely the same but now she had an extra motivation in her elven friend. Someone as pure and positivr as her, an innocent whose only desire was to do good, didn't deserve death. She would make sure it would never happen. Constance would come to learn a way to focus her mana and do magic, all thanks to Eva and her growing effort in class. Their training together wasn't the most fruitful when it happened but it filled her mind with ideas and new understanding of the theory she was learning. That, of course, made the human grow attached to the elf. In more ways than one. She noticed a few months into their intense regiment together but under all of the jelousy she once felt towards Eva there was something else. It was a feeling so well guarded and forgotten that it began to frustrate her. It usually went like this: Constance woke up feeling her heart racing as if she had just came back from the gym, she would look at Eva and she would calm down with the memories of her nightmares going away, then she prepared her clothes for the day and, if Eva was still sleeping, she waited seated on her bed until she woke up with a book ok her lap if Eva caught her staring. Then they would have breakfast, class, study sessions, training sessions, lunch, dinner, etc, etc. Always together, to maximize their gains. It made her happy. Then they fell asleep, Eva dreamt some nasty nightmares and the cicle continued. And in the center of all of that was a tender and warm feeling that she was unable to understand.

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She was distracted with that one day when she suddenly felt the petite and soft hand of Eva pressed against her. Somehow she managed to silence a squeal as she straightened her back but the red stain in either cheek was just impossible to dissapear. Still, even while feeling her heart bumping harshly against her chest, she listened and paid attention to the lesson, "Ah, y-yes". Constance closed her eyes and heard her sweet voice guiding her while those soft gentle hands fixed her posture. That running heart calmed down, all noise around them seemed to become softer and delicate. Then she tried visualizing it, the extent of her magic. A sea of infinite possibilities. And she casted a spell. Let's go back for a second, because Constance's situation requires some context. At the start of the school year those student who were given an scholarship had to get a focus for their mana. The school could provide one of a less impeccable caliber to those students that couldn't get one or weren't thought to have potential. Constance was of both groups, so she received a strange focus. A rusty broken sword. That served as her "wand" and when she tried casting an spell with Eva guiding her, the object showed its worth. Constance felt a strong light in front of her so she opened her eyes. For a brief instance she saw her old rusty focus lit up into a translucent blueish greatsword before it flickered and died. Eva, who had her eyes open, would have seen what happened. Basically, as Constance cast the spell, the sword glowed and the glow seemed to take the shape of how the sword would look if it was new. A small water ball, bigger than anything Constance had ever produced however, manifested on the sword's tip and was launched to a tree, just splashing against it, - What- did this thing just- glowed? Or am I just too tired?

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@꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚. went a bit overboard 21_happy

A fight against time. Neither of them had a choice. The clock was ticking and every day that they spent in the academy reminded the pair that their fate would be coming upon them. Eva wouldn't ever admit it but there was just a teeny tiny part of her that was scared. Scared that their fate was too harsh and that they might not make it back to shove it in everyone's faces. They deserved the chance to prove everyone wrong. Prove to them that Constance was worth everything she never gave herself credit for. Prove to them that elven mages were just as worth it as human mages. That together they would make some sort of magic in which no one could deny their worth. But would they have the chance? Perhaps that was what propelled her forwards. Propelled her forwards faster than she had ever known. Propelled her to study so hard that neither of them would ever question their worth. For herself, it meant focusing on fighting. She had to hone her own abilities so that Constance didn't need to protect her. She knew she was skilled with healing magic, but she refused to allow herself to hide behind Constance while she fought. She would need to level up, to strengthen until she was strong enough to stand on her own two feet. Yet it wasn't easy and it meant that she would spend countless hours training herself until she felt she was perfect. Together the two trained until their bodies were sore and their minds ached from the lack of mana left in their bodies. Until they found themselves in bed and finally got the rest that they needed. It was strange though. The two of them. Most of their classmates thought so too. Their friendship was perplexing to even the brightest of students, many of which had witnessed their fight earlier in the year. They thought it strange and many of them still worked to make things harder for the pair when they had the chance. Yet together, Eva knew that they could get through any obstacle, especially those posed by their peers. If they coul

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dn't fight against their peers, who was to say they could fight what laid outside the walls to fight them. "Posture." She reminded with a soft tone, her hand pressing into the small of her back as the girl squealed. "You should have seen that coming." She scolded, "Don't forget to be aware of your surroundings. We can't forget that." She noted, her voice clear and focused as she watched Constance straighten her back. They weren't improving. Or at least not fast enough in Eva's opinion. She was worried. They didn't have much time left and each day left her ever more aware of the fact that they weren't yet good enough. Her words would continue to guide Constance through the motions, through what she knew as the best way to hone it. Her gaze focused forwards as she watched the spell be cast, a decent spell and yet she found herself staring. "I..." She stopped, removing her hand from her back. "What spell was that?" she questioned, her eyebrows furrowed. It looked unlike any spell that she knew. "It did.. but... it was strange... Try doing it again." She urged her, wondering if she could replicate it if she tried. Of course, it was bigger and more pure than anything Constance had ever created and if she could hone the power, Eva knew she would become even more brilliant. @Uepa (On break) lol not a worry at all!)

"I- don't know. I just thought of a sea, like you said. Tried to chant something in my mind, it was supposed to make a big water dome around us. Uhm- I will- try". She was perplexed, mostly about Eva's reaction. If she wasn't sure what happened, it meant the spell hadn't done what it was supposed to. Well, duh; she thought. She would have seen the dome. Maybe she could focus on the sword, what it did. Never before she saw a focus do that. They glowed, yeah, hers had did too but only the red gem in the crossguard. She took a deep breath, clutched the hilt with both of her hands and closed her eyes again. There it was, after a few seconds, the expansive sea. She could see it vividly and she felt the hilt as vividly as she saw the sea. When she opened her eyes the spectral blade had returned to her rusty focus and it stayed for a while longer. Constance felt how her magic flow affected it, like small waves that originated from the crossguard. She glanced back at Eva with a smile, knowing she had done something cool. In that instant, the blade dissapeared again, "That was cool, wasn't it!? I wonder if that is usefuk for something. Or- or maybe- huh. I will need to try this again. But with something else in mind. Oh! Fire! Yes, a fire sword would be nice.

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@Shadow Knight uwu

//Wait wtf I did a wrong tag. @꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚.

A sea. Eva paused and rubbed the back of her neck, shaking her head. "Not a dome.. but a ball." She explained, hoping not to explain or worry Constance. "When you did that... there was a ball of water on the tip of the sword. Perhaps the size of... a...." She paused, thinking, "A watermelon or so..." She explained, rounding the approximate size with her fingers. "Try again." She noted, stepping away so that Constance could try the feeling without her fingers on her, without her reminder to keep her posture nice and focused. In their time working together, Eva had come to realize that most of Constance's issues were not about lack of mana, instead they were about her flow of mana. She had plenty of mana for a human, even having enough that Eva had always known she had the ability to be quite amazing should she put it to good use. Yet Constance's flow of mana was seemingly blocked, whether it be by stress or something else, Eva was not quite sure. Even now, Eva was quite sure that Constance was only using a small portion of the ability that she truly had. She paused and watched, gaze shifting over her as she watched as Constance began to replicate the magic once more. She was getting there, her ability more powerful than she had seen Constance ever create before. "You're finally seeming to allow some of that mana through." She said softly, walking to her back and looking at it again, "Your mana flow is.... slow, to say the least." She said, albeit a little harshly. "It's like there is a dam... making the flow struggle to push through. I... want to see if we can break down that dam... and let the power through once more." She explained, her fingers pressing to the small of her back once more. "Posture is a big part of it...but we also have to work on mana manifestation. You have much more mana in your body than you realize. I can feel it when you're close to me..." Eva spoke softly, her gaze focused on Eva with every word. "Before we move to fire... you need to fi

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nd a way to feel exactly how much power is running through you. " @Uepa (On break) lol no worries))

"A dam. I will try something. Stay close and tell me what you feel- that came worse than I thought, just- I will try it", Constance said in response after Eva was done talking. All of her insight was welcomed, of course, and rightly so. Despite her humble demenour she knew that Eva had a deeper understanding of magic compared to most people if not everyone in that college excluding a few professors. If she said she felt something like a "dam" blocking her mana then it had to be true. She had no clue what could be blocking her mana flow or how she could properly fix that. Her idea was mostly a gamble and it could end poorly. Well, they had too little time to be cautious. The blonde human took in a deep breath and fixed her posture as much as she could. She imagined a sea like she did before but a colossal dam keeping the waters from flowing. Of course she didn't know how a dam looked or how it operated so the mental image was a mess constantly in flux. Once she had an image she was comfortable with she executed her idea and casted one of the only three spells she knew perfectly how to use: "Unlock".

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The sword took a golden hue and tiny chains the size of a vein appeared all over her body. They seemed to follow the same pattern blood vessels did as well and all converged in the center of her chest. A golden lock held them together, the "dam" Eva had felt. It's color began to change just a second later into the same light blue the sword had taken before. One by one the chains that followed her arms began changing colors too, it spreading from the lock. Once every last one of them was blue a tick could be heard by both of them and the lock was opened. The sword suddenly changed into the same tone and its spectral shape was once again formed. This time however the ball of water was way bigger. And it only kept growing and growing. Constance could feel something strange was happening, her arms were quickly heating up as if they were exposed to a fire only that it came from the inside. So she opened her eyes, seeing the now massive ball in front of her. Her arms felt like they were about to give up but they weren't shaking nor did they seem they were falling anytime soon. The ball kept growing ever larger, now it was as big as her torso. She had no idea how to stop it. She looked down at herself, noticing the lock, and without any good ideas she went through the opposite thought process, closing the gate, "Lock". The cains quickly retracted back to the lock which dissapeared after closing itsef. The ball bursted, soaking them both. Or only Constance if Eva was quick enough to cast something to keep herself dry. The onyl thing that truly matered was that Constance had just discovered something and she wasn't sure what it was, "Please, don't let me try that again". @꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚.

Tell me what you feel. Eva nodded, her gaze softening as she stepped towards her, placing her hand on the small of the girl's back once more. There was magic flowing within her, flowing in her just like it flowed throughout all other mages. Everyone had magic in them. To what extent, that was what was unsure. For all of her life, Constance had seemingly believed she had a lack of magical affinity, a lack of magic flowing within her. Yet Eva well understood that wasn't the the case. She had magic in her blood, yet somehow it had stopped flowing. It was up to Eva to figure out why. "Mhm... a dam." She nodded, "Something getting in the way of the flow....so... we need to break it." She noted softly, letting her fingertips run along her back as if tracing the path of magic within her. She paused, her fingertips holding on her left upper shoulder blade, pressing in slightly to feel if the flesh itself was tender and stressed. After all, she had once read that stress could effect your magical flow, that it could quite literally cause detriment in case of some mages. She held her fingers there softly, applying a light amount of pressure for a few moments as Constance began to work, began to cast her spell. Yet what Constance did had blown her away, her eyes widening as she stared at the large ball of energy and water that the girl had created in front of her. It was larger than she expected, even larger than the previous one. She grinned proudly, entirely understanding that she had clearly found the block in her mana flow, or in this case, the dam that was stopping her magic from flowing freely. "Holy hell Constance!" She exclaimed in surprise, laughter escaping her lips as water soaked her. She didn't seem to mind though, at least that was what the smile on her face was saying. She grinned proudly, her eyes widening as she told her not to try it again. "Don't let you? OF COURSE I will!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air. "Constance that was wond

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erful. You-- You unblocked it. For a moment or so!" She grinned, " Don't you realize it? You-- you just saw your full potential in front of you! You have so much mana! You're gonna do great things once you learn to control it!" She grinned, wrapping her arms around her and hugging her. "You're amazing, Constance!"

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@Uepa (On break)

@Uepa (On break) checking in on you fren. It's been a while so I was worried)

@꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚. Sorry, have been busy lately because there has been some works done in my apartment (sorry for weird english)

She was mostly speechless as the importance of what she had just achieved hadn't settled in her mind. Constance was scared of what she had just done. The little magic she could use before was simple and easy to understand. Most of her training had been using simple spells in creative ways. That way she had managed to enhance her hand to hand combat which she thought would be the only thing she would ever amount to. Whatever she had done scared her, not because of the power but because of the complexity. Would someone like her be able to master complex spells after all? Or would she need to do even more things for those? Eva seemed to think she could do it with her hug snapping Constance out of her fear. She smiled sheepishly and hugged her back instinctively, laying the side of her head on the elf's, - I guess if you will be helping me then I have no excuse. Thanks, Eva. Without you I wouldn't have- break through. Honestly. You make it look easy. She chuckled and waited a second to add something else, - You are more amazing than I will ever be. We will kick some serious ass out there. You and I.

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@꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚. :SilvHug: :SilvGimmie:

Incredible. In all rights, Eva was entirely amazed by the incredible display she had just seen. It confirmed all of her beliefs. She had always felt a ton of aura coming from Constance but that hadn't ever answered the question of why she wasn't able to access it. After all, it was a question that not even her Professors entirely understood. Most simply claimed that they were not doctors and rolled their eyes, reminding her that while she was a healer that she couldn't heal something like magical impotency. She knew this wasn't magical impotency though. Constance had a strong connection to mana, yet she simply couldn't access it. Eva knew it was different. She stared in bewilderment as she tackled Constance into a hug, giggling proudly as she felt the girl wrap her arms around her. "I... I've been watching you for a long time." She said softly, "Since we were kids... I always knew you had potential.... but it was locked behind tight bars..." She paused, her voice sincere and honest. "I'm so proud of you... you truly are as wonderful as I knew you could be." She smiled warmly, glad not only that she was able to help Constance but that in the future she may be able to help other young blocked mages. "That's not true.... but... we will kick ass." She smiled, a little relieved that Constance would be able to fight alongside her to her full capabilities. "We're gonna knock everyone's socks off... and when we return... no one will know what hit them when we walk in without a singular scratch." @Uepa (On break)

@Uepa (On break) checking in since it’s been a bit)

@꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚. heya! Sorry for the longer dissapearance. Had my phone stolen last week and got behind in my classes so I have been busy with some things. Am a bit more free now so I will try to write something soon!

@Constance Grunpart (@Uepa (On break)) - jump No worries! That’s awful! I just wanted to check in!)

Being hugged by Eva was still a new experience. Well, in all honesty, being hugged at all was. A small and light spot of red manifested on her cheeks while they continued to embrace eachother and a contempt little smile appeared soon after. The compliments were received, process and, for the first time, believed. With each praise, each encouraging word; Constance's belief on herself grew. Mostly because it was Eva, someone she had always been jelous off and had come to respect more than anyone else, was saying the,. ─ Proud... Honestly, I never imagined I would hear those words coming from you. It means a lot, thank you Eva ─. Each passing day brought the same questions, how would their relationship be if she wasn't so sturborn? Would their friendship be deeper? Would there be something more? The last one was recent, it had started to surface one day when they were eating lunch. While they spoke about many things, banal and not, she noticed for the first time how bright Eva's smile was, how gorgeous her eyes were; how beautiful the elven woman had alwasy been. Anytime they had such an intimate moment like that training session she thought back to that day and her face suddenly turned bright red. The human pulled away from their hug, clearing her throat and turning her head away. ─ We- ehm- we should continue. Can't waste a second, right? ─ and so, trying her hardest not to show her embarrassment to her gorgeous friend, Constance got back to practicing her magic, although with less results due to a new more recent thought clogging her mind.

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//Sorry it took me so long to reply @꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚.

Pride. It danced in her heart in a way that Eva couldn't deny. She hadn't ever felt proud like this before. Not even despite all of the many feats she had managed to pull off in the years that she had been training. Not once had she felt such feelings, nor had she shared them with someone before. It danced along her chest and lifted her heart, her lips pulled into a warm smile as she embraced her friend. Friend. It was such a special word to her. Even though it had not been long since the pair of them had become friends, Eva found even just the word to make her happy. She hoped she would never lose such and that made her even stronger. She was sure of it. "Of course!" She exclaimed as Constance struggled with the idea that Eva was proud of her. "I'm beyond proud of you." She grinned, her green eyes lighting up with a warmth that she seemed to radiate. A laugh escaped her lips as she watched the girl's cheeks grow hot and red, her own lips rosy and warm. "Right." She giggled, "What're you being so shy for?" She questioned before letting go of her, one hand trailing along her back as she skipped two steps away. "You'd think that I'd told you that you're beautiful, which, you indeed are." She winked, growing playful with the fact that she could tell the girl was feeling shy. She had never seen such a vulnerable side of Constance, not even when she had been crying. She couldn't help but want to see more of it. @Uepa (On break)

Heyo just checking in on you @Uepa (On break) )

@꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚. heyo. Sorry I haven't said anything in a while. I have been feeling like shit. I am doing better now so I will get back to our rp soonish

Pride. It danced in her heart in a way that Eva couldn't deny. She hadn't ever felt proud like this before. Not even despite a...

@Eva Virtoris - jump "Sh-shut up Eva! You are distracting me," were the only hurried words Constance had as a response. Why was her so embarrassed? Oh, right; her mind trailed back to that moment. That warmth that radiated from her eyes being a big reminder. Each time she felt it, with each compliment and word of encouragement; her heart ached. It longed for that and she recognized all the many lost years her insecurities had stolen from her. From them. Before, she hated to be under her shadow. By then she was able to recognize the only shadow she was under was a creation of her own.* "You didn't have to compliment me there, you know? Now- I feel obligated to say you are gorgeous too. Wait no, not obligated as in "repaying" but- You get why I meant." Was it an attempt ar flirting? A young woman being awkward around her new and only friend? Maybe both? Hard to tell with Constance looking away. Eva would be able to tell rather quickly, she was hiding an even darker blush.

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@꒰ shae ꒱ ༉‧₊˚.