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Ezmeralda: *appears before you hit the lens, taking the hit instead. It fries my body down to a skeletal structure, and i slowly reform*

.....ow.

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*Swings my arms in a circle, keeping a tunnel burrowed with the amaranthine itself that leaves a connection to the regular world*
Are you sure this is your world?

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What about other mages' spells?

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It takes the worst kind of person to ruin a dramatic moment like that.
*Decks you in the gut, then bolts behind you and knocks you horizontally*

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*you find this has no effect*

Absolutely. You lost the moment you let me grab you. This here? Its all amaranthine. The moment I carried you through that portal, you were coated. You just gave me the advantage I needed.

*you find that the surface of your skin begins to slowly collapse in on itself*

I'm not a fan of using this tactic, but you forced me to. You put up a great effort. I'm a fan of your work, truely. But you did this to yourself. I'd love to save you, to have you join us, but those who side with First are lost, already. He's brainwashed every one of you, mindless drones. At least my family can think for themselves, and have an opportunity to voice their concerns.

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Ezzy: *another me appears behind you*
It takes the dumbest kind of person to expect no resistances to a potential attack on an ally.

*kicks you with incredible force in your back*

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*All attempts to close the tunnel result in the amaranthine in conflict with itself, rumbling outward in a turbulent flow*
I wish I made more, but this will do for now.
*Swipes my brush across the palette and draws a series of intricate runes that branch outward like lightning, incorporating the amaranthine itself*

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Aeron:
*snaps your pallet in half with my free hand the moment you start painting*

No. No more.

*burns the paints with intense heat created from friction of energy*

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It can't protect me from those, so it's more dependent on my ability to counter them.

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Your natural magic absorption doesn't do that?

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Magic is a refined form of mana for us... Think about it like this, you can sip on water, but not after it's been turned into ice. Once mana is is turned into something else, it can't be absorbed until the effects of the spell take place. There might be excess mana from the spell, but other than that, I can't absorb the whole thing. When I say Magical energy, I usually mean Ambient mana...

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I see what you're saying. It lets you recharge your reservoir with the mana around you.

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Mhm... But... It's too strong. Way too much for me to handle, I'd pop like a balloon in a great big mana explosion. That's if I don't use the mana up constantly, which in a way is dangerous because I can't properly manage how much energy I put into spells making them unstable.

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Are there any spells that need way too much mana to charge? Sounds like you could rapid fire a few of those.

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There's a number of them... But the cast time is the problem. I can't cast them faster than I can absorb magic. Honestly, it's amazing I made it to this age without accidentally killing myself. But then again, I was surrounded by masters of our craft and the place where our circle of mages were was enchanted to prevent others with my ability from hurting themselves or others. Usually, people learn to control it, I was a special case.

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*Touching it hurls you backwards like a nuclear blast, an unseen rune activating in response*

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*The hit knocks me with incredible force, which I direct toward the massive lens, phasing through the material and emerging on the other side*
Ohhh, you've done it now.
*Hits my fists together*
Time for round two, losers.

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Ezzy: * thousands of spears made of amaranthien appear around me*

You will fall this day, Techi. This is the end of your story. Fighting for a former friend that you don't even care about.

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Aeron:
*absorbs the forces pushing me back, forcing it around me, as I grasp your pallet*

The Tier Five is doomed. You fought well. Both you and Techi. I'm truly sorry you both have to die, you don't deserve it. But the Tier five has to end. there is simply no other way.

*fills the pallet with explosive energy, causing it to violently react, in an attempt to engulf both the pallet and paints*

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*You hear several popping and shattering sounds as various protection runes are activated*
This isn’t the way it has to be.
*Grabs onto your arm and bites into my tongue*