Post by Pyrrhos Akoúo̱ on May 19, 2020 10:17:06 GMT -5
This was the portion of the exams where the examinee would present him or herself to the captains with an attempt to let their magical abilities earn their favor. Pyr was up next but he still hadn't really figured out what he was going to be doing. The way he had always applied his magic was during either actual combat or in sparring with another person. Here there was no given target which meant he wouldn't be able to actually use his magic like he has become accustomed to. Being lost in his own headspace for a moment longer than expected when one of the proctors tapped him on the shoulder, "Hey you are up." Pyr looked up at the man and gave him a nod before standing up from the crouched position. "Thanks. I lost track of time there." he headed out towards the area as the proctor followed him. "Whatever preparations you need all you need to do is ask." but Pyr wasn't exactly focused on the proctor but focused on the area that would act as his stage. Once he was standing front and center he shook the mental scramble he was going through so he could properly give the attention to the upper level where the Captains and the vice captains were all gathered in order to watch. "Hi, the name is Pyr. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to show you what I can do!" he said with the same sense of liveliness that he typically showed on the regular but he did expose he wasn't one for formalities with giving a simple wave.
Now it was show time. Pyr would take a bit of a neutral stance and close his eyes only for a moment of focus before his aura sparked to life. Tracing the outline of his body was a glowing green colored light with small sparks of green lightning crackling every so often. He focused his eyes back on the upper level which now reflected the aura around him making it look like his eyes were glowing. "This is my pure Aura!" his enthusiasm hadn't been lost despite being in front of such high class magic users. "With my magic I am able to utilize my mana in it's purest state and shape it to fit my needs. Primarily I use this pure aura to do one of two things; The first is is for reinforcement and attack creation." The aura began congregate around his right hand "Hammer of Ajax" he would say unleashing a small flash. He was now holding a normal looking warhammer in his hand shaped from his aura, "With this hammer I can smash my opponents." he would say plainly his exuberant tone not as pronounced as it had been. He would release his hammer letting before using his aura to shape out another one weapon he typically uses "Spear of Hektor, by creating this style of spear I can throw it at people." he gave a sigh showing that he didn't have a way to proper way of demonstrating his abilities. "I have to apologize, I am not accustomed to just showing what I can do in this fashion. I was taught early on that my magic by itself isn't what makes me great but how I use it is what makes it great and without an actual target of some sort I cannot show you what I can do properly." Pyr wasn't sure if he wanted to show off anything else at this point since he could only use words and not actions. "That's when the proctor that escorted him to take his turn shouted "We have practice dummies!" Looking at the proctor he would smile "Oh you do?! That would be so much better!." He would hold up his hand with all five fingers out for display. "Can you set up five?"
With the five practice dummies now set up properly that lively spark was back and Pyr had a pep on his step. He was holding the Spear of Hektor with the head of the spear up with the end of the pole was on the ground. With a flick of his wrist he spun the spear and gripped it so he was holding it properly to throw. Straightening his arm back behind him and with his body in a proper stance he took a step forward and hurled the spear hitting the dummy dead center knocking it back off it's base. "Comet strike" he would shout as his aura flared with large sparks of what looked and sounded like lightning but he was no longer where he was originally standing. With a surge of his aura he dashed forward towards bulldozing into the dummies sending the one directly in front of him flying. The end of his comet strike left him standing with his right leg forward and his left leg back but he wasn't moving from that spot. This was meant to be a demonstration of what he could do and he could have ended it with the comet strike but there were still three dummies still standing and he couldn't just leave them standing. "Hammer of Ajax" he recalled his warhammer to make another appearance but this time it was to show how functional it could be. Taking a pivot step with his left leg he would rotate towards his next target and then his hips would rotate with him generating more power to his arms in one fluid motion so that his hammer swing would precisely make contact with the dummy with the proper force needed to not only hurt it but to make it be pushed back a few meters. As the hammer continued with it's swing Pyr would let the handle of the hammer move in his hand so that his right hand which was up initially up by the neck of the hammer was now down by the end of the handle and grabbed the neck of the hammer with his left hand. In a fluid motion he swept the hammer in it's new grip above up above his head rotated it around and slammed it into side of the dummy's head causing it to crash to the ground. There was one dummy left but it was out of reach for him at the moment but this was a good moment to introduce one of his reinforcement spells, "Aura of Balius and Xanthus" His aura flow and focus on his legs giving him more movement speed and with that he would close the gap between himself and the last dummy. The top of the hammer's head would smack into the face of the dummy which would have acted as a distraction for a normal opponent and would follow with a hard strike as Pyr would drop the hammer down low and sweep it up into the torso of the dummy pushing it backwards.
With all the dummies on the ground or knocked back he would turn and face the Captains and give a more polite bow this time around. "That is only a small amount of what I can do with my magic. I hope that it was enough of a demonstration for you." he would stand back up straight with his eyes scanning those who were watching but he would search out the specific two that had caught his attention. The captain of the Black bulls and red headed woman that was with him. "Before I leave the stage I have something I'd like to say," he would make eye contact with the woman first giving a warmer smile but then his eyes would lock on the Captain. His smile would remain but his eyes were sharper this time. "I don't know what the proper etiquette is here but You said to fight hard and fight well and to join the Bulls so you can make me the best fighter." He would make a fist and point it at the black haired man, "Those are words of a warrior. So take this with no disrespect but from one warrior to another we both know words aren't enough and watching actions from a third person perspective don't quite cut it either. Warriors have to feel. Captain I would like to spar you so you can feel what I can bring to the table and so I can feel just how much further I can still grow. What do you say?"
Now it was show time. Pyr would take a bit of a neutral stance and close his eyes only for a moment of focus before his aura sparked to life. Tracing the outline of his body was a glowing green colored light with small sparks of green lightning crackling every so often. He focused his eyes back on the upper level which now reflected the aura around him making it look like his eyes were glowing. "This is my pure Aura!" his enthusiasm hadn't been lost despite being in front of such high class magic users. "With my magic I am able to utilize my mana in it's purest state and shape it to fit my needs. Primarily I use this pure aura to do one of two things; The first is is for reinforcement and attack creation." The aura began congregate around his right hand "Hammer of Ajax" he would say unleashing a small flash. He was now holding a normal looking warhammer in his hand shaped from his aura, "With this hammer I can smash my opponents." he would say plainly his exuberant tone not as pronounced as it had been. He would release his hammer letting before using his aura to shape out another one weapon he typically uses "Spear of Hektor, by creating this style of spear I can throw it at people." he gave a sigh showing that he didn't have a way to proper way of demonstrating his abilities. "I have to apologize, I am not accustomed to just showing what I can do in this fashion. I was taught early on that my magic by itself isn't what makes me great but how I use it is what makes it great and without an actual target of some sort I cannot show you what I can do properly." Pyr wasn't sure if he wanted to show off anything else at this point since he could only use words and not actions. "That's when the proctor that escorted him to take his turn shouted "We have practice dummies!" Looking at the proctor he would smile "Oh you do?! That would be so much better!." He would hold up his hand with all five fingers out for display. "Can you set up five?"
With the five practice dummies now set up properly that lively spark was back and Pyr had a pep on his step. He was holding the Spear of Hektor with the head of the spear up with the end of the pole was on the ground. With a flick of his wrist he spun the spear and gripped it so he was holding it properly to throw. Straightening his arm back behind him and with his body in a proper stance he took a step forward and hurled the spear hitting the dummy dead center knocking it back off it's base. "Comet strike" he would shout as his aura flared with large sparks of what looked and sounded like lightning but he was no longer where he was originally standing. With a surge of his aura he dashed forward towards bulldozing into the dummies sending the one directly in front of him flying. The end of his comet strike left him standing with his right leg forward and his left leg back but he wasn't moving from that spot. This was meant to be a demonstration of what he could do and he could have ended it with the comet strike but there were still three dummies still standing and he couldn't just leave them standing. "Hammer of Ajax" he recalled his warhammer to make another appearance but this time it was to show how functional it could be. Taking a pivot step with his left leg he would rotate towards his next target and then his hips would rotate with him generating more power to his arms in one fluid motion so that his hammer swing would precisely make contact with the dummy with the proper force needed to not only hurt it but to make it be pushed back a few meters. As the hammer continued with it's swing Pyr would let the handle of the hammer move in his hand so that his right hand which was up initially up by the neck of the hammer was now down by the end of the handle and grabbed the neck of the hammer with his left hand. In a fluid motion he swept the hammer in it's new grip above up above his head rotated it around and slammed it into side of the dummy's head causing it to crash to the ground. There was one dummy left but it was out of reach for him at the moment but this was a good moment to introduce one of his reinforcement spells, "Aura of Balius and Xanthus" His aura flow and focus on his legs giving him more movement speed and with that he would close the gap between himself and the last dummy. The top of the hammer's head would smack into the face of the dummy which would have acted as a distraction for a normal opponent and would follow with a hard strike as Pyr would drop the hammer down low and sweep it up into the torso of the dummy pushing it backwards.
With all the dummies on the ground or knocked back he would turn and face the Captains and give a more polite bow this time around. "That is only a small amount of what I can do with my magic. I hope that it was enough of a demonstration for you." he would stand back up straight with his eyes scanning those who were watching but he would search out the specific two that had caught his attention. The captain of the Black bulls and red headed woman that was with him. "Before I leave the stage I have something I'd like to say," he would make eye contact with the woman first giving a warmer smile but then his eyes would lock on the Captain. His smile would remain but his eyes were sharper this time. "I don't know what the proper etiquette is here but You said to fight hard and fight well and to join the Bulls so you can make me the best fighter." He would make a fist and point it at the black haired man, "Those are words of a warrior. So take this with no disrespect but from one warrior to another we both know words aren't enough and watching actions from a third person perspective don't quite cut it either. Warriors have to feel. Captain I would like to spar you so you can feel what I can bring to the table and so I can feel just how much further I can still grow. What do you say?"