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[attr="class","noahtext"]Noah would wake up in his temporary bed, in a same manner as he did for the past month. Firstly, he would take a look outside of the window, where it was a complete darkness. One thing was that it was approximately four o´clock in the morning, however there wouldn’t be much daylight around anyway, as he was currently in the Blake estate, training with the Shadow of Dawn himself while trying to prove his worth of being the member of Magic Knights. The training was though, Noah had to reach to the bottom of his powers in order to manage, but one thing was for certain. He was stronger. [break] He could feel it in his bones, the control of his magic has gotten exponentially better. His spells became much more elaborate, and as a curious side effect of the hard work, couple of new spells have developed. Noah would fall asleep every night for the past month very quickly, there wasn’t much space for thinking, or rather overthinking which he would do normally. He was constantly exhausted by the end of each day, to the point where exhaustion became something very familiar to him. This allowed him to be much more relaxed; confident in himself and his skills. Surviving his first dungeon, he finally got a grip of what it meant to be a magic knight for a brief moment, and in the end he liked every bit of it. It also made him realize a lot of his drawbacks, dedicating his free time, which wasn’t a lot, towards neutralizing them. He finally made a peace with killing the ones that would deserve it. It was a rather complicated process full of moral dilemmas, but young mage developed his own system of justice, which was quite smart, at least he liked to think. He just wanted to make sure that he wouldn’t damage anyone that was innocent. [break] Noah also became rather though, being able to withstand a greater amount of pain that he was ever capable of. This, combined with his above-average mana skin have provided some sense of protection, when it would come to battles. There was so much he had to learn still, but he at least wasn’t as hopeless as the first time he would knock on the monumental gate of the Blake estate. There were a lot of things happening around besides his and Zaven´s training, as the province he dreamed of was slowly and surely coming to being realized. Noah felt a sense of pride in that, as he liked to see one´s dream succeed. This would of course help him to imagine his own dreams coming true, and that was the motivation he adapted to keep on going forward. [break] After having this brief flow of thoughts, he would get up rather swiftly, as he had this routine memorized by now. Dressing up from his night clothes, washing his face with cold water that acted both as a hygiene and a wake-up mechanism, he quickly dressed up into his training clothes and left his decadent guest room only to rush down the stairs and march outside, in front of the estate where he and the captain would usually meet. Starting from these early hours had its perks, as it made the days pass so much faster. Today it was exactly one month from when a confused young mage made his way through the mana zone in order to say his piece. Noah was just standing in front of the mansion, moving his finger and letting a small rock levitate in front of him, just to kill some time before the Shadow of Dawn would show up.
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sensory
stamina
control
20
14
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mana skin
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regeneration
grand
senior
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IC 25 / OOC 20
words 612
total 612
[attr="class","noahnotes"]Notes, spells and stuff[break]
Short description of the past month, and Noah is currently waiting for Zaven in front of the mansion.
[attr="class","zavenreescroll"] Zaven had long since awoken from another nightmare fueled night. The events that have led up to the founding of his province have been intense to say the least, and he was happy that the traction was there and people besides that of his own family were now showing up. He did not recruit people, they merely came to him in search of a better life than what they had. He had quickly set up military and social infrastructure as well as laid out his military plans and goals before adjourning to his quarters once again. This morning though he had awoken and ate breakfast before setting out in his province for a small walk around. The area was lit by native crystals that were mined in the area and placed in lanterns for when there needed to be light. When the sun would rise, the shadowlands would obviously have little light, but it was not due just to the supernatural, but also where the province was located, shadowed over by larger areas higher above them. [break][break]
He would arrive to the training area as he looked at the young man, the gravity mage...Noah, the kid had grown a lot in the past month. Through training and a dungeon expedition it could be said that the boy had at least come to terms with some of the things that Zaven was teaching. He approached quietly before pulling out his grimoire and summoning his golem, Achilles to the field. ”Noah, for the past month you have trained yourself, put your body through rigorous training schedules, and even performed admirably on a few dungeon and mission expeditions. Achilles here is your final test, all you have to do is manage to land a hit on the golem and victory is yours. I have instructed the golem to move at a lower rate of speed, but even still it may be too much for you. Think strategically and earn your place.” He said before stepping back to the edge of the training formation, waiting for Noah to begin his fight. The ball was in his court, every morning it was like this. Not directly fighting a golem, but other Blake guards and even against Zaven himself with proper training, today was different though, he had a look in his eyes that was easy to read. This would be Noah’s final day in training.
[attr="class","noahtext"]Once he would see captain arriving to the training grounds, he would wave in a friendly morning and greet him. Truth was, every day of this past month, young mage would wake up with a very faint idea of what was going to happen next. He had expected some sort of tests, as it was previously said multiple times, but the idea of fighting a golem was surprising. Seeing Achilles first hand, once he went to the Cursed Forest with the Shadow of Dawn and Ivy Ravencrest, Noah knew what the spell was capable of, and it was really scary. It was obvious that any brute force would not be successful, as the rank of Achilles was just beyond young mage´s possibilities. Taking his time, he would listen to the captain and think about his next moves. [break] Achilles is in natural advantage, given his high rank and inhuman speed, any close interaction with him will not be possible, he would just block it. Even if he has reduced speed, I can imagine it being still beyond my reach, what is not helping is the fact that he is entirely made of shadows, which is indeed troublesome in Shadowlands… Noah would think carefully, he wasn’t unconfident like he would have been a month ago, he knew he could do it and the only thing was figuring out how. His magic has bloomed, not to its full capacity, but still in a capacity that was so much stronger than before. He managed to train his own sensory skills, which he didn’t exactly use for tracking, but could see that being helpful as his own eyes will not be capable of capturing the speed of the shadow creation. Noah didn’t move at all for the whole time, dedicating his whole energy into a thought process, at some point closing his eyes just to open then moments later. He smiled and calmly spoke. “I am ready.” [break] He quickly jumped back a meter or two, and followed by a simple clap. Engulfing Thrust. Now the spell would be naturally invisible, but Noah was well aware that both golem and Shadow of Dawn would see it, as a circular shape appeared out of Noah´s mana right in front of him and in an instant-like manner started emitting a strong force that was directed towards golem. Noah decided he would use this spell mainly because the golem had an easy option to approach him. This way, he would have to get through the spell which was constantly applying force, pushing things further away from Noah, as well as following him everywhere he would go. The spell also had somewhat good damage capabilities, and Noah felt like the best way to approach this situation would be to use to his advantage the fact, that his magic is mostly area of effect type of damage. Young mage was of course well aware of flaws in his plan, he knew that he was covered only from one side, as the circle would spread out its effect in a half-circular formation. He was uncovered on the other side as well as from above and beyond. He wasn’t sure how capable of these things Achilles would be, but he just decided to continue and find out. [break] After the first spell was active and ready to be sustained, Noah lifted his hands up and spoke. “Pressure Chamber!” With this, four small balls of gravity magic would form, and each of them would go to one corner of the training area. His spell being capable of covering 20 meters, this felt like enough to try and hit the golem. Noah was rather annoyed by the fact that one of the most essential advantages of his magic was useless, as both Zaven and the golem had a great control of their sensory. This would render each of Noah´s spell visible, and he would lose the moment of surprise, which is essential in a combat. Noah held his hands up, as the four points quickly started applying a great force, each in different direction over the whole training arena. Ideally, the golem would be constantly pushed into different sides, being restrained at the same time. Noah knew that this will not be the case, and has made piece that it is only essential to land a hit on him, not directly harm or damage him. [break] Young mage could have casted more spells, but he wanted to figure out if this tactic could even work. The way he saw it was that there were two area of effect spells, one directly applied onto the area they were supposed to fight in and other one originating from Noah himself, applied in the direction he would be currently turned at. It should hit him, but there was a lot Noah didn’t know about golems in general, not to mention those extremely powerful golems, that captain Zaven obviously had. He also wasn’t sure if the golem would also attack, as he still lacked a defense from his back, but thankfully he was close to the border of the training area. He would only assume that they couldn’t exit the area, but that was also something he only thought.
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durability
sensory
stamina
control
20
14
04
32
39
mana skin
health
mana pool
regeneration
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77
IC 25 / OOC 20
words 868
total 1480
[attr="class","noahnotes"]NOTES[break]
Noah used two of his aoe spells to cover the arena with a constant pressure released from four gravity points from corners of the training area as well as from himself, attempting to damage Achilles.[break] Gravity Magic: Engulfing Thrust
Elemental Type: Gravity Rank & Spell Type: Intermediate | Attack Creation, Sensory Range & Speed: 40 meters | 10 m/s | AoE 20 meters Mana Cost: 24 | 12 Stats Effected: Power +4 Applicable Perks: Knock-back, Careful Weaving Description: Engulfing Thrust activates with a simple clap, Noah starts emitting massive amount of mana in half-circular shape in front of him. Everything within the range of 20 meters in front of him is affected by the spell and upon hit takes intermediate rank damage in forms of moderate bone cracks or minor breaks, as well as being knocked back 4 meters and additional 5 meters for every 10 power Noah has. This spell is invisible, as long as the enemy doesn’t have 30 sensory. If they had it, they could see a two-dimensional circle in front of Noah emitting the gravity forces. This spell can be also used for the redirecting mechanics, allowing Noah to redirect every incoming attack of its rank or lower once per three posts if he has required control to do so. Noah can use his sensory abilities to exclude one of his his allies (Careful Weaving perk) from the area of effect and any additional allies per ammo rules.
Elemental Type: Gravity Rank & Spell Type: Intermediate | Attack Creation | Restraining Range & Speed: 40 meters | 10 m/s | AoE 20 meters Mana Cost: 24 | 12 Stats Effected: -5 m/s Speed, Control -5, Knock-back Applicable Perks: World Binding, Knock Back Description: This spell is activated by Noah putting his both hands up in the 70 degrees angle and saying “Pressure Chamber”. After that, Noah creates four small balls (large 5 centimeters in diameter) that spread out in area as large as 20 meters. Everything within this area will become locked in the spell. And the points start applying heavy force into anything that is trapped inside (each in different direction), dealing intermediate rank damage in the form of minor bones break and moderate cracks per every post the target is trapped in there, as well as reducing the movement speed and lowering their control. This spell is invisible, as long as the enemy doesn’t have 30 sensory. This spell can be broken via the according Restraining rules, and has naturally decreased durability by ten points due to it being an AoE. Upon taking a hit, the target gets also knocked back 4 meters within the spell and additional 5 meters for every 10 power Noah has.
[attr="class","zavenreescroll"] Zaven watched the scene unfold out in front of him, Noah had reacted quickly to the task at hand without much of a thought. Zaven chuckled as Hraban watched from overhead, Achilles began moving around the training field in a serpentine pattern, looking ever so vigilant at the young gravity mage. The moment that the mage let his grimoire light up and the attack that was sent towards it with a clap the shadow golem merely stepped outside of its range, even if just barely as Noah followed up with another spell, an Area of Effect that was going to take form soon. The balls that Noah formed and spread out along the field were interesting and Zaven even walked up to the one closest to him to examine it. [break][break]
”These are interesting, I assume somebody with a low sensory would absolutely be caught off guard by these...it is too bad that me and my golem are able to see right through that ruse fairly easily, in fact I would say that the golem there is almost as fast as I am in detecting that in the Shadow Grand Mana Zone. You have been here a month now…” Then the gravity AoE activated and the attack went through and the golem took the damage as Zaven laughed and the damage he received was negligible at best as he looked at the mage before him. ”Area of Effect spells sure are handy am I right? Well the test is over because you did exactly as I asked, so congratulations. Now take a walk with me, we are going out into the streets of Regnum Umbra, I wish to talk to you about your future endeavors.” Zaven canceled his golem spell and put away his grimoire before going to fetch his duster, a relic of the past that now was layered with his Royal Knight’s mantle, Golden Dawn Mantle, and his own province’s symbol, the symbol of the Blake family. He wore this regalia like a badge of honor and position as he waited for Hraban to join them. ”You may change if you wish, you will no longer be training at the estate as it is.” Zaven said as he waited by the door, he played it off as if this was an everyday thing, but it was still something to be proud of. The Shadow of Dawn laughed and was impressed by the bold attack.
[attr="class","noahtext"]“Battle” unfolded quickly, as the golem easily dodged the first attack. By that, Noah wasn’t very surprised as he put it up initially for the defense, but what rather surprised him was that his area of effect spell worked. It was obvious that there wasn’t really a place to avoid it unless the golem would leave out the training field, which Noah felt like wasn’t allowed. Thanks to that, he performed the task given to him very swiftly, and once the Shadow of Dawn stopped everything, Noah just instantly ended his spells and was left a little speechless. Is this it? I made it? It was hard to believe, as he basically abandoned his regular life for the last month to try and pretend he was a Magic Knight. Doing missions, raiding dungeons and endlessly working towards building his own power. This was it, he didn’t have to pretend anymore, he was a Magic Knight from today. Being still a little shaken up by everything that was going on, he was speechless as he just stared on Zaven as if he wanted some sort of validation, which he wanted but at the same time, he already got it. He would just quietly enter the mansion once again, heading to his room. [break] This might be the last time he would be in the room, which felt rather melancholic at this very moment. He actually really enjoyed the Shadowlands, and from his initial arrival he understood the charm of having barely any daylight present. It all felt more peaceful, and even though people would initially connect darkness with negative feelings, Regnum Umbra was full of hope. Noah has thought about staying in the province for a couple times this past month, as it unfolded right in front of his eyes, he saw the people and their aspirations. They came voluntarily, having their trust placed into Zaven. Noah could resonate with that, as the captain was resonating with an oddly calm energy when he wasn’t in the battle. He would now change his dirty clothes, which he refused to clean as it was a mark of all the hard work he had put for the past month. Being in his clean kimono felt very liberating though. Quickly folding the training clothes, he would make sure to clean up the room one more time and grab his backpack as he wasn’t sure what exactly was going to happen now, so he wanted to be prepared. [break] He would then rush back down, where the shadow mage and his spirit would now wait. He finally managed to absorb all of this, as it were indeed very emotional matters, and Noah, even while being confident about his skills by now, still felt like his social status would limit him to some degree. He managed to overcome that, and got accepted into one of the most prestigious squads of the Magic Knights. When he joined the duo back outside of the mansion, he looked much more relaxed now and was able to speak once again. “Area of effect spells are indeed a very valuable asset in my munition.” He would smile as he scratched his head, circling back to what was said before he changed. “I have you to thank for it, if it weren’t for your training I would have never been able to discover all the possibilities my magic is offering. For that I will be forever grateful, Captain.” He smiled, as he voiced his gratitude, which was a genuine feeling. This man might have just changed his whole life, and he couldn’t be happier. Yet he was still acting rather calm, as he didn’t really need to scream and jump around like a headless chicken.
[attr="class","zavenreescroll"] As he waited outside he noticed one of his generals walking by with an umbrella, looking casual as he seemed to walk without much noise as he seemed to melt with the shadows of the Blake Estate and the naturally forming wisps of the element. Zaven did not say much as he looked upon the streets of his province, hard worked land, and the trust of the people that lived here...made this all worth every bit of the trials he had endured. He thought back on some of the things he had learned...including pieces of information he had picked up with the Royal Knight training debacle and such. He was sad that he did not have anyone to share it with, his luck with women was...bad to put it lightly. He gave a slight chuckle as a happy couple passed by in front of him, they waved at Zaven and he waved back with a smile on his face before running his right hand through his hair. His scar had given him a peculiar...curse, and well he at least knew when something was good or bad with that one woman. Hraban saw his partner looking forlorn and sat on his shoulder before patting Zaven’s shoulder. ”Your thoughts are cloudy, and I know what you are thinking Zaven...that attachment is...one sided at best and you know that.” Hraban said as Zaven nodded and sighed before finally rubbing the back of his neck. ”Yeah, you are right, It is becoming easier to just be numb to it...but still. I think before the attack happens I will find a way to get this removed, or at least find a way to dull it if it can’t be removed. I won’t bother her with it, don’t worry Hraban, I know where my priorities lie and I know who I have to protect. Let’s just wait for Noah and enjoy this walk.” Zaven said as he tried to just move past the subject, Hraban knew him better, but did not push the subject because Zaven was his own man after all and he knew that the Shadow Monarch would do what is best for his people. [break][break]
Soon when Noah arrived, Zaven was already a new person, he had a smile on his face and listened to Noah as he answered his earlier statement about the Area of Effect spells. Then he went further to thank him and Zaven was a little bit taken back for some reason, he did not show it on his face, but he was proud that he had at least managed to teach someone correctly, the way he taught was not...easy by any means but it was catered to each individual depending on their own wants and needs. ”It was my pleasure to ensure that you got the training you were seeking. You have also got to see the literal build up of a new nation in a way as well...Do you have any questions about Regnum Umbra? You have helped build some of the buildings after all.” Zaven asked as he began to walk the cobblestone streets leading from the Blake Estate.
[attr="class","noahtext"] Noah would follow his now official captain and would just ask the question that has been on his mind for this last month a lot. “Yes I have question I have been thinking about a lot of the past month…” He would then take a moment of silence, to decide how to formulate it in the best possible way. “What will happen with you now, Sir? I mean you are now a leader of a whole new country, how are you going to be able to fulfill your duties as a Magic Knight as well as a Royal Knight? In both cases you are in captain position.” He asked rather harshly, as he apparently had problems wording it in a more polite manner. He was little concerned about how would the Regnum Umbra stand without its monarch present, and in a way being present way more often in a Royal Capital as he was still in an active duty. Noah would then scratch his head in order to think how to word it better, but then he just looked at him. “I mean will you still be able to perform all your duties, while overseeing the whole province?” The right question he should have just asked was if he was planning to retire, but Noah was a little afraid of the answer he would get. [break] It would be a pity if the person who basically taught him most of his current knowledge would leave Magic Knights shortly after young mage would join, but that wasn’t the only thing Noah was concerned about. The reputation of Golden Dawn was very good, it has often been called one of the best Magic Knight squads for a reason, but what Noah felt was that it was still full of people from noble blood who might or might not have prejudices against people with different status than their own. This was one concern he could finally think about, as he actually made it. Walking further down the pavements, Noah was smiling at all the people that they passed, occasionally looking at captain as he could see that he was very pleased with the ways things turned out. And fairly speaking, so was Noah. He felt honored to be able to contribute his little bit to the creation of this province, and his skills proved to be rather effective when handling heavier things as his gravity magic allowed him to lift bigger weights than most of the builders were able to. [break] “While I was somehow present during the whole process, I still didn’t manage to understand the hierarchy of the land. Is there someone to take your place while you won´t be here?” As far as Noah was concerned, he knew that there was a rather large military that Zaven had built in an exceptionally short time. A lot of things got into motion, and while it felt like a moment it was still a lifelong project. Noah could feel that with every step he would take, he felt the care and the need to protect from the captain. Letting all these people live here, Noah felt like a lot of them were outcasts in the Clover Kingdom, and he found it extremely sympathetic that Shadow of Dawn gave them a shelter, a place to live their lives in peace and harmony. It was also very poetic, the constant darkness, or just a very poor influx of daylight didn’t seem to be problem at all. Seeing that there were some hefty innovations that rendered this disadvantage very minor. [break] Noah would still continue asking questions as there weren’t many possibilities asking them during the training, as that was focused on a completely different topic. “How are the relationships between the Clover Kingdom and the Shadow Realm? I would only assume there could have been possible problems with the future with your rather progressive policy? Being open to everyone who needs a shelter? I can imagine the Royal family might have had problems with that.” It was no secret that everyone had their place in this place, and things like noble or commoner meant nothing here. Noah was very keen of this, however he was little worried that there might be some backlash in the future. He was planning to use all this knowledge in future, once his own goal of independent zone would come closer to being realized.
[attr="class","zavenreescroll"] As he walked he heard Noah say that he had a question, Zaven was happy to take a moment to stop and allow him to ask, people still gave the man a wide berth, even with his reputation in Clover and among these people as a leader it was just as if they were seeing some sort of idol. When Noah asked him what was next, he was meaning for Zaven, the Shadow of Dawn had many hats to wear now; A ruler of a province, a Royal Knight captain, and a Magic Knight captain, as well as the head of House Blake...it view of the world it might seem like a lot. Zaven gave a little sigh before looking at the soon to be knight in front of him, he was remarkably smart after all. He then heard that next sentence and he ruffled Noah’s hair like he was the little brother to this remarkably large person in theory. ”Firstly. Thank you for your concern, however I can assure you that I am in no danger of faltering my duties on any of these fronts. I will defeat the daemons, Clover will then no longer have use for the Knights, and I will be relieved of that duty, to go back to my work as the leader of the Golden Dawn. I will be there until either I am dead or until I am finally relieved of duty by Cyrus or whomever wants to come get the captain’s chair. As for Regnum Umbra...I am the Shadow Monarch...the ruler of this land, and the people here know who I am. They also know who runs the place while I am gone, and by any case...I am never too far away from my home.” He said this with a smile as the people soon gave Zaven and Noah the room they needed, there was a feeling of being watched and soon enough there was a man standing nearby, leaning on the back of a building...dressed in all black and wearing a mask, looking like a sinister figure. [break][break]
Zaven pointed at him and then while looking at Noah he spoke loud enough to where it would otherwise look like he was purposefully giving false information if it was not for the people watching over them. ”I am in no fear of this place being able to be run without me, the four generals...my top men and women in the Legion and the Inquisition are like family, and in a certain case...they are my family...along with my actual family living here as well and helping to oversee it all. There are plenty of people to keep this place, a place where one’s standing is by their own merit and work...safe.” He finished this little speech as Noah followed up on asking about the relations between Clover and Regnum Umbra, Zaven nodded, knowing that the follow up was said with good intentions. ”Clover is an ally to the people of Clover, not only in name, but we are not aggressive towards each other and the people of Regnum Umbra come from all walks of life from our fair nation. Carrion for example, our neighbor to the north and the last bastion between Clover and Spade...is also an ally, even though it is mostly a non aggression pact, we take pride that we are among the strong. Now I have to ask...why the fascination with the province, if you are joining the Golden Dawn, then it is likely you will never come here unless instructed or otherwise given the option to. You are a free man of course so please answer as such.” The Shadow of Dawn was a fair man, and his words were at least spoken like that of an experienced dignified ruler, or was it perhaps his own natural charisma? Either way, the ball was back in Noah’s court.
[attr="class","noahtext"] Noah would smile, and as Zaven spoke he would just make a little uncomfortable movement as he wasn’t used to other people touching his hair, however it was now a big deal and even though Noah looked a little annoyed by it, he quickly shook it off and listened carefully just to find out what would the Shadow of Dawn´s future agenda be. It was a very pleasant situation after all, being able to just talk without the need of proving anything, and it felt like an excellent ending to a very challenging month, yet Noah knew that the challenges from now on would just get harder and harder. He forgot that captain was not only the leader of Golden Dawn, but also one of three leaders of Royal Knights, organization Noah wasn’t very familiar with, but even he knew that there have been some turbulences with daemons, and he planned to do a more thorough research once he would be back in Royal Capital. For now, it really looked like that there were still a lot of things to work on for the archmage, and it made Noah a little calmer as he found out that Zaven wasn’t really retiring from the position of captainship of the squad. [break] “I am glad to hear that you won´t be stepping down soon from the captain duty of the Golden Dawn, it still feels like there is so much more I could learn from you.” Regarding the other members of the squad, he only knew of Cyrus Elwood, with whom he was rather eager to speak because to his knowledge, Cyrus was one of the strongest mages that specialized in restraints and Noah felt like he would be ideal teacher in that manner. Noah then would be a little surprised, as Zaven told him that after joining the Golden Dawn he wouldn’t be really coming back to Regnum Umbra as it apparently wasn’t really a thing for the Magic Knights to have days off. He however just scratched his head as he started thinking loudly. “Well I think the fascination has two reasons, I have been here for a month or so and during that time the place undoubtedly grew close to my heart. The peace and sense of hope it radiates from everywhere is something I never felt in the Kingdom of Clover before…” He would stop and think about any happy moments he had from the kingdom, but there weren’t many. “And honestly, I never thought of not being able to come here ever again, would you not want me to visit occasionally in an appropriate manner?” He asked smiling, as he already managed to plan a couple future trips into the Shadow Realm. [break] “I will always have this place connected to my positive memories of becoming stronger… Becoming a Magic Knight and getting closer to my dream. And as talking about my dream,” He would stop for a moment, to formulate his next sentence comprehensively. “Seeing you build an autonomous land has sparked something in me that I haven’t thought about before, that is the idea of creating a new land for people who might feel wronged or oppressed. I honestly can´t fully verbalize it just yet, but the idea still lingers and I keep thinking about it more and more, an autonomous zone with a different laws or rules than the kingdom…. Very different hierarchical structures and power dynamics, it is just intriguing but I guess you know that.” This would end his small brainstorming about the idea of building his own province of some kind. Thankfully Noah was very realistic and knew that there would be many years ahead before he could even start making initial steps towards that goal, but he would still often think about it nevertheless. [break] “So yeah, to sum it up I am very much looking forward to my duty as a magic knight of the Golden Dawn, but I can´t for certain say that it will be my final path. Just a month ago, before meeting you, I had a completely different idea of what it meant to be…. A mage? A knight? Either of those anyway. I realize that meeting you was only one of the firsts important encounters in my life and I am sure there will be just much more that will help shaping my future path.” He would then smile and stop his talking for a moment as he was getting a little carried away and became a little abstract for his liking. Hoping the Shadow Monarch would still follow his speech, he would then just try and turn attention back towards him. “I think I just had a hard time imagining how it would be possible to run a country, a magic knights squad and Royal Knights at the same time.” With this, he would just continue walking. He was very unaware of his surroundings as he was really focused on the conversation at hand, as well as thoughts of what was next to come.
[attr="class","zavenreescroll"] ”Besides if I stepped down, who the hell is gonna keep the Golden Dawn in line when they inevitably step out of line with their noses held high?” Zaven said as Noah was annoyed, but still happy that this was happening. When Noah followed up with his answer to Zaven’s question the Shadow Monarch gave a chuckle. ”Anytime you have time to actually visit, you are more than welcome to come back to the place you have come to call home for the past month. I was just meaning that with how busy you have been this past month, you might be even more so when you enter the Golden Dawn.” He said as he heard Noah say that he had a dream now, and speaking aloud about it he gave a smirk and then sighed as Noah finished. He could see that the pause made Noah a little uncomfortable so The two would walk a bit more, now coming to circle the Blake Estate at least once. Zaven stopped him at the front of that Estate gate. He then summed it all up to tell him that he did not know what was in his future but he was happy and eager to learn and see where this path was going to lead him down. ”I recommend that you take your time going back and reporting to the Golden Dawn. However, here you will need this to at least enter.” He said as he reached into his overcoat and pulled out a sealed envelope and handed it over to Noah. He waited for the young mage to take it before he spoke again. ”This is the invitation to the Golden Dawn, I want you to take it to the Golden Dawn and the officers there will see to it that you get set up in your own room and get you your Golden Dawn mantle.” He said before pointing back towards the estate...his home. ”You are welcome back anytime and you can even take a few days to leave if you so wish to go around Regnum Umbra and tell those that you helped a goodbye. I will see you at the base in about a week, I have a few things to tie up here before I head back.” Zaven finished as he waited for Noah to give his answer on what he was going to do.
[attr="class","noahtext"] Noah chuckled loudly as Zaven mentioned the fact that people in Golden Dawn often used to have their own … attitude, however this also made him that much more confident in making this choice. The fact that he received somehow an open invitation to come to Regnum Umbra was really good, as he often found himself in a need of calmer place when being in Royal Capital. The Shadow Realm was just the place. “I am sure this is not the last time I will be visiting the Shadow Realm, captain.” With this he would take the envelope and hold it responsively. He would finally have his own room in the Royal Capital and didn’t have to spend no more time in the questionable rentals he had used until now, as well as his own magic knight´s mantle. It was a lot of new things for the young mage and his excitement got quickly replaced by a brief anxiety about keeping the envelope safe, as the last thing he wanted to do was to explain the situation to the officers of his new squad and persuading them that he is really a part of them now. “Thank you for all of this, I will have a last walk around the Regnum Umbra before I head off to Royal Capital. See you there!” With this, he cheerfully started walking away from the Blake estate, thinking about where to go next.[break] There were quite a few buildings he helped building, however he didn’t really develop any relationship with any other people there as he wasn’t the most social person. He still liked the people in here, and therefore with a constant smile on his face now, he headed through the streets one last time, friendly smiling more onto anyone in his way as it was obvious he was in an ecstatic state right now. He finally made it, it was only a matter of a bumpy flight to the Royal Capital before he would be the Magic Knight officially.[break] [exit]
