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Nice collab thar, friend. :D
Thanks, but half the credit is Zeroth's. Also the fifth image you choose for Nephertys' appearance is broken
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Thanks, but half the credit is Zeroth's. Also the fifth image you choose for Nephertys' appearance is broken
"Whoa, did he just--?" Gunnar grabbed the Angel Sphere, but hesitated to just fly away. He grimaced even as he tightened his hand on the golden sphere. The way Albie had eaten that attack and then fallen, it appeared as if he'd suppressed his own mana entirely.
That would be crazy--he could've died even though I was holding back! No matter one's elemental attribute, all mages used mana to reinforce their bodies and protect themselves. The fire mage looked down, and his face blanched when he couldn't see Albie somewhere down in that wriggling safety net. Where was--?
The Magic Bullet hit him square between the shoulder blades, knocking the breath out of him as it sent Gunnar wildly spinning. He lost the Angel Sphere, flailed at it and missed, then turned back to see Albie once more. A pained grin spread across his features.
"Alright, tough guy! Try this one! Hellhound's Jaws!" As he punched towards Albie with his fist, a large conflagration of flame took the shape of a snarling dog's head. Its fangs aimed to envelop both the commoner and the Angel Sphere between the two mages--!
Albie knew that getting this close was dangerous for him but he hoped that Gunnar would also have trouble controlling his broom. Judging from the way he spun around the hope wasn't entirely false but Gunnar recovered much faster than Albie liked. Albie didn't even have time to grab the Angel Sphere before a fire boosted punch was thrown in his direction. Judging by the size of the jaws if hit Albie would be out of the fight ands maybe even badly hurt as well.
Having no way to block or counter a close ranged attack like that Albie went for the only option he could think. He pumped as mana as he could into his broom to reverse it. He shot backwards away from the Angel Sphere for a good 5 seconds until he managed to stop. "Crap, crap, crap!" The instant he managed to stop his broom he fired a basic mana bullet without spending any time to charge it, hoping to either stop Hellhound's Jaws or at least hit Gunnar again.
The Hellhound's Jaws snapped closed and open again as it chased Albie backwards through the air. However, the large projectile was much slower than most magical projectiles, and certainly slower than Albie's bullets. As he fired his next shot, it went right between the flame construct's fangs and shot out the other side!
Gunnar was in the midst of reaching for the Angel Sphere when the magic bullet struck it like a billiard ball. The brawny man let out a pained grunt as the winged ball was propelled into his face, leaving a bruise right on the bridge of his nose as it bounced off.
"Gah! G-good shot!" He shook his head as his spell continued to chase Albie, but before he could make another grab at the sphere, a barrage of clear, fist sized glass marbles slammed into him! As Gunnar fell from his broom, his spell dissipated in front of Albie. And at that moment, he saw a smirking young man with a purple bobcut and large, round glasses rocketing towards the sphere. A fancy, maroon shirt with brass buttons and white ruffles marked him as a noble, and he laughed to himself in a nasal voice...
While Albie was glad his bullet managed to stop Gunnar from getting the Angel Sphere he didn't have have any way of dealing with the Hellhound's Jaws left, slow as the spell was. In fact he barely managed to block his face with his arms before the fiery teeth clamped down on them leaving his arms bleeding and covered in small minor burns. "Ow!"
By the time the fiery construct was no longer blocking Albie's sight he saw Gunnar being attacked by glass marbles. Something about the use of glass magic was familiar too, but it was only by the time that the noble who used raced towards the Angel Sphere that Albie remembered the old man's warning. He couldn't remember what the old man called the glass magic user but if the guy really was sadistic he would make a terrible choice for a magic knight.
Deciding he couldn't risk Snyder Glassard pass even if it meant failing himself Albie stopped trying to conserve his mana and took out his grimoire to cast his most destructive spell. "Arrow Magic: Spinning Mana Arrow!" Still he didn't want to risk killing or seriously injuring anyone so he didn't charge it as long as he could and he aimed at Snyder's broom instead of Snyder himself. "Hey fire guy, get that ball away from him!"
"Wha--?" Gunnar barely managed to recall his broom, and now hung from it by one muscular arm. While it had been Albie that bruised his nose, he also sported a bloody lip and a purple welt over one of his eyes thanks to the glass magic user's attack.
"Gah!" the glass mage barely saw Albie's spell coming in time, but as a testament to his magical prowess he was able to speed up his broom. It whipped so fast that a few pieces of straw were left behind, which Albie's arrow passed through with a flash of light. The projectile went further on, eliciting a cry of pain from somewhere else in the maelstrom of applicants. "You dare!? Filthy peasant, get out of my sight! Glass Magic: Aggie Shooters!"
As he threw his hand out towards Albie, five spheres of glass took shape from a translucent, rainbow-reflecting aura! Like bullets thrown from a slingshot they hurtled at the commoner, far faster than Gunnar's hellhound--
"March of the Wisps!"
The faerie flames darted out in another volley, intercepting each glass projectile and knocking them out of the air! Gunnar's broom pulled up alongside Albie's as he glared at the noble.
"A team-up, huh? Well, so long as we hurry, I'm game!" Gunnar's flames played in his palm as he smirked confidently--but, several strands of his hair had pulled free of his pony tail, giving his bruised face an even more haggard look. "I've got a restraint spell that might keep him outta the air for a while, but you'll have to pin him down for me!"
Albie couldn't believe that Snyder Glassard managed to dodge his spell, even if it was close. He did feel a little bad for whoever he hit instead but didn't worry about it too much as everyone knew the risks.
Before Albie could even think of anything else the Glass mage went of the offensive and launched five glass spheres at him, and at high speed too. Albie saw only option to evade and that was basically suicide so he was relieved when Gunnar came to his rescue before he could try suppressing his mana again.
Seeing how he helped just now Albie wasn't surprised Gunnar agreed to the team-up, especially given the way he looked. The plan Gunnar came up with was more than a little disappointing as he could think of only one spell that might have a chance to pin Snyder down and it would cost him most of his mana. Albie wasn't going to admit that little fact though. He held his hand above his grimoire and began charging. "Arrow Magic: Manifold Missiles!"
Six arrows formed around Albie and launched themselves at Snyder. Albie was panting and had trouble keeping his broom straight due to how low on mana he was.
The bespectacled noble looked down on Albie, both literally and figuratively as his broom rose in the air. He raised both hands to cast another spell as the arrows whipped towards him---
"Aegis Palantir!"
A huge, dense crystal sphere---like a fortune-teller's ball or a snowglobe---sprang into being around Snyder! The first arrow to strike him deflected off its curved surface, and the next simply bounced off! Thrice, four times, five and six; only the barest of cracks split the sphere's leaded shell as Albie's barrage harassed him. He smirked evilly inside the magical orb---
"Fairy Ring of Fire!" Gunnar's spell, a number of rings made of dancing sparks, enclosed the entire sphere and began to squeeze down. As the glass began to glow red hot, Snyder's smirk turned into a snarl.
"Release me, or you'll RUE this day, I say! RUE IT!" He yelled, raising his nasally volume to the point it echoed inside the glass. Then, the fairy rings melted their way through the glass, causing it to fall apart in pieces as the binding magic snapped shut on the angry noble. He struggled this way and that, unable to get his hands or his grimoire out of the binds---but while Gunnar focused on maintaining his spell, Albie would have a perfect shot at the Angel Sphere still flitting around...
The look on Snyder's face as Albie's arrows futilely hit the glass orb protecting him didn't fill the commoner with much confidence. Luckily Snyder had been ignoring Gunnar long enough for him to use his spell and fiery rings appeared around the glass.
The sphere that easily blocked Albie's most mana intensive spell turned red from heat until it broke and the rings went on to contain Snyder who didn't seem to be affected by the heat in any way. Despite the fire rings helping him Albie couldn't help but feel jealous of the power nobles had.
Seeing that Snyder couldn't move and Gunnar was focused on restraining him Albie realized the Angel Sphere was just up for grabs. Feeling guilty about betraying his temporary ally Albie nonetheless didn't want to let the chance go to waste. He forced most of his remaining mana into his broom and while not superfast he went straight for the Angel Sphere, ready to grab it and hopefully keep it until the test was over.
That would be crazy--he could've died even though I was holding back! No matter one's elemental attribute, all mages used mana to reinforce their bodies and protect themselves. The fire mage looked down, and his face blanched when he couldn't see Albie somewhere down in that wriggling safety net. Where was--?
The Magic Bullet hit him square between the shoulder blades, knocking the breath out of him as it sent Gunnar wildly spinning. He lost the Angel Sphere, flailed at it and missed, then turned back to see Albie once more. A pained grin spread across his features.
"Alright, tough guy! Try this one! Hellhound's Jaws!" As he punched towards Albie with his fist, a large conflagration of flame took the shape of a snarling dog's head. Its fangs aimed to envelop both the commoner and the Angel Sphere between the two mages--!
Albie knew that getting this close was dangerous for him but he hoped that Gunnar would also have trouble controlling his broom. Judging from the way he spun around the hope wasn't entirely false but Gunnar recovered much faster than Albie liked. Albie didn't even have time to grab the Angel Sphere before a fire boosted punch was thrown in his direction. Judging by the size of the jaws if hit Albie would be out of the fight ands maybe even badly hurt as well.
Having no way to block or counter a close ranged attack like that Albie went for the only option he could think. He pumped as mana as he could into his broom to reverse it. He shot backwards away from the Angel Sphere for a good 5 seconds until he managed to stop. "Crap, crap, crap!" The instant he managed to stop his broom he fired a basic mana bullet without spending any time to charge it, hoping to either stop Hellhound's Jaws or at least hit Gunnar again.
The Hellhound's Jaws snapped closed and open again as it chased Albie backwards through the air. However, the large projectile was much slower than most magical projectiles, and certainly slower than Albie's bullets. As he fired his next shot, it went right between the flame construct's fangs and shot out the other side!
Gunnar was in the midst of reaching for the Angel Sphere when the magic bullet struck it like a billiard ball. The brawny man let out a pained grunt as the winged ball was propelled into his face, leaving a bruise right on the bridge of his nose as it bounced off.
"Gah! G-good shot!" He shook his head as his spell continued to chase Albie, but before he could make another grab at the sphere, a barrage of clear, fist sized glass marbles slammed into him! As Gunnar fell from his broom, his spell dissipated in front of Albie. And at that moment, he saw a smirking young man with a purple bobcut and large, round glasses rocketing towards the sphere. A fancy, maroon shirt with brass buttons and white ruffles marked him as a noble, and he laughed to himself in a nasal voice...
While Albie was glad his bullet managed to stop Gunnar from getting the Angel Sphere he didn't have have any way of dealing with the Hellhound's Jaws left, slow as the spell was. In fact he barely managed to block his face with his arms before the fiery teeth clamped down on them leaving his arms bleeding and covered in small minor burns. "Ow!"
By the time the fiery construct was no longer blocking Albie's sight he saw Gunnar being attacked by glass marbles. Something about the use of glass magic was familiar too, but it was only by the time that the noble who used raced towards the Angel Sphere that Albie remembered the old man's warning. He couldn't remember what the old man called the glass magic user but if the guy really was sadistic he would make a terrible choice for a magic knight.
Deciding he couldn't risk Snyder Glassard pass even if it meant failing himself Albie stopped trying to conserve his mana and took out his grimoire to cast his most destructive spell. "Arrow Magic: Spinning Mana Arrow!" Still he didn't want to risk killing or seriously injuring anyone so he didn't charge it as long as he could and he aimed at Snyder's broom instead of Snyder himself. "Hey fire guy, get that ball away from him!"
"Wha--?" Gunnar barely managed to recall his broom, and now hung from it by one muscular arm. While it had been Albie that bruised his nose, he also sported a bloody lip and a purple welt over one of his eyes thanks to the glass magic user's attack.
"Gah!" the glass mage barely saw Albie's spell coming in time, but as a testament to his magical prowess he was able to speed up his broom. It whipped so fast that a few pieces of straw were left behind, which Albie's arrow passed through with a flash of light. The projectile went further on, eliciting a cry of pain from somewhere else in the maelstrom of applicants. "You dare!? Filthy peasant, get out of my sight! Glass Magic: Aggie Shooters!"
As he threw his hand out towards Albie, five spheres of glass took shape from a translucent, rainbow-reflecting aura! Like bullets thrown from a slingshot they hurtled at the commoner, far faster than Gunnar's hellhound--
"March of the Wisps!"
The faerie flames darted out in another volley, intercepting each glass projectile and knocking them out of the air! Gunnar's broom pulled up alongside Albie's as he glared at the noble.
"A team-up, huh? Well, so long as we hurry, I'm game!" Gunnar's flames played in his palm as he smirked confidently--but, several strands of his hair had pulled free of his pony tail, giving his bruised face an even more haggard look. "I've got a restraint spell that might keep him outta the air for a while, but you'll have to pin him down for me!"
Albie couldn't believe that Snyder Glassard managed to dodge his spell, even if it was close. He did feel a little bad for whoever he hit instead but didn't worry about it too much as everyone knew the risks.
Before Albie could even think of anything else the Glass mage went of the offensive and launched five glass spheres at him, and at high speed too. Albie saw only option to evade and that was basically suicide so he was relieved when Gunnar came to his rescue before he could try suppressing his mana again.
Seeing how he helped just now Albie wasn't surprised Gunnar agreed to the team-up, especially given the way he looked. The plan Gunnar came up with was more than a little disappointing as he could think of only one spell that might have a chance to pin Snyder down and it would cost him most of his mana. Albie wasn't going to admit that little fact though. He held his hand above his grimoire and began charging. "Arrow Magic: Manifold Missiles!"
Six arrows formed around Albie and launched themselves at Snyder. Albie was panting and had trouble keeping his broom straight due to how low on mana he was.
The bespectacled noble looked down on Albie, both literally and figuratively as his broom rose in the air. He raised both hands to cast another spell as the arrows whipped towards him---
"Aegis Palantir!"
A huge, dense crystal sphere---like a fortune-teller's ball or a snowglobe---sprang into being around Snyder! The first arrow to strike him deflected off its curved surface, and the next simply bounced off! Thrice, four times, five and six; only the barest of cracks split the sphere's leaded shell as Albie's barrage harassed him. He smirked evilly inside the magical orb---
"Fairy Ring of Fire!" Gunnar's spell, a number of rings made of dancing sparks, enclosed the entire sphere and began to squeeze down. As the glass began to glow red hot, Snyder's smirk turned into a snarl.
"Release me, or you'll RUE this day, I say! RUE IT!" He yelled, raising his nasally volume to the point it echoed inside the glass. Then, the fairy rings melted their way through the glass, causing it to fall apart in pieces as the binding magic snapped shut on the angry noble. He struggled this way and that, unable to get his hands or his grimoire out of the binds---but while Gunnar focused on maintaining his spell, Albie would have a perfect shot at the Angel Sphere still flitting around...
The look on Snyder's face as Albie's arrows futilely hit the glass orb protecting him didn't fill the commoner with much confidence. Luckily Snyder had been ignoring Gunnar long enough for him to use his spell and fiery rings appeared around the glass.
The sphere that easily blocked Albie's most mana intensive spell turned red from heat until it broke and the rings went on to contain Snyder who didn't seem to be affected by the heat in any way. Despite the fire rings helping him Albie couldn't help but feel jealous of the power nobles had.
Seeing that Snyder couldn't move and Gunnar was focused on restraining him Albie realized the Angel Sphere was just up for grabs. Feeling guilty about betraying his temporary ally Albie nonetheless didn't want to let the chance go to waste. He forced most of his remaining mana into his broom and while not superfast he went straight for the Angel Sphere, ready to grab it and hopefully keep it until the test was over.
I'm fine with whatever you'd prefer!
I think a collab might take up less posts than us just going back and forth
@Zeroth Do you think it's a good idea to turn the rest of Gunnar vs Albie into a collab or is that unnecessary?
Seeing what was probably a noble slash through his arrows made Albie worry he had wasted his mana. A worry made even worse someone else used some kind of liquid snakes to mess with his arrows as well. He doubted he would be able to cast manifold missiles again while also fueling his broom for the duration of the match. Still despite his worry it seemed his arrows not only slowed down some of his competitors but even managed to snipe an Angel Sphere, though not all nearby flyers were slowed down by Albie's spell.
Determined to grab the small golden ball Albie did his best to make his broom fly faster, leaning forwards and putting in more mana, and reach it before his newly revealed opponent could. Unfortunately he was so focused on grabbing the ball he didn't expect Gunnar to attack him. The sight of the flame forming into a swarm of fireflies flying towards caught him totally of guard. Instinctively he prepared to use Manifold Missiles to try and shoot the fiery projectiles but as he gathered the mana he realized it wouldn't work. Even if he had the time to gather enough mana there was no way he could hit them all.
Right before he get hit by March of the Wisps Albie stopped putting out mana. As a result he not only took the attack head on, though he managed to cover his face with his arm, but fell down as his broom was out of power. Scrambling to fly again before hitting the ground he pumped mana into his broom. With a shock the broom came to live again and shot straight up as Albie was way more mana than necessary.
Albie struggled to get back control while also keeping an eye on Gunnar and the Angel Sphere they were both after, the latter made easier by the distressing fact Gunnar had had enough time to grab it for himself. "Damnit!"
Not ready to give up Albie looked around to see if he could snatch another Angel Sphere but the one nearby was snatched up by a ghostly stag who brought it some kid with glasses holding a wand in one hand. Albie didn't see any option than to take the ball back from Gunnar. Hoping that the fire user was no longer paying attention to him Albie circled around to Gunnar's back and prepared an explosive Magic Bullet.
Determined to grab the small golden ball Albie did his best to make his broom fly faster, leaning forwards and putting in more mana, and reach it before his newly revealed opponent could. Unfortunately he was so focused on grabbing the ball he didn't expect Gunnar to attack him. The sight of the flame forming into a swarm of fireflies flying towards caught him totally of guard. Instinctively he prepared to use Manifold Missiles to try and shoot the fiery projectiles but as he gathered the mana he realized it wouldn't work. Even if he had the time to gather enough mana there was no way he could hit them all.
Right before he get hit by March of the Wisps Albie stopped putting out mana. As a result he not only took the attack head on, though he managed to cover his face with his arm, but fell down as his broom was out of power. Scrambling to fly again before hitting the ground he pumped mana into his broom. With a shock the broom came to live again and shot straight up as Albie was way more mana than necessary.
Albie struggled to get back control while also keeping an eye on Gunnar and the Angel Sphere they were both after, the latter made easier by the distressing fact Gunnar had had enough time to grab it for himself. "Damnit!"
Not ready to give up Albie looked around to see if he could snatch another Angel Sphere but the one nearby was snatched up by a ghostly stag who brought it some kid with glasses holding a wand in one hand. Albie didn't see any option than to take the ball back from Gunnar. Hoping that the fire user was no longer paying attention to him Albie circled around to Gunnar's back and prepared an explosive Magic Bullet.
@Duthguy planned on writing parin interacting w the ball that albie had shot at, lmk if ur abt to post smth cause i'll prioritize finishing it up if so (wont come any later than thurs either way)
I'm fine waiting until after your post
Not much interest
You got my interest
Who are we missing?
Looks like I was mistaken, I was sure there were some names I didn't see in the characterpage even though I used f3 but I double checked the ic and characterpage multiple times just now and everyone was there, my bad.
Right after Albie launched his spell at the pillar he noticed what seemed to be an inferno coming from one of the other testing areas. "That has to be some kind of noble with more power than control." Still it only proved the old man right when he said that the nobles had an unfair advantage over commoners like him. Honestly the way his spell drilled right through the stone column surprised him, but at least the use of extra mana wasn't a waste, and the few intentional misses in the first part would hopefully cause any future opponents to underestimate him if there were matches of some kind.
While Albie tried to watch as many of the tests after his, it wasn't very useful to him. There were some impressive displays of power and skill, but unlike the double mana bullet trick nothing he could copy or adapt to fit him. At least until number 329, he had no idea if and how he could copy that launcher used to destroy the pillar but Albie didn't doubt that it was a shot to try and learn something similar.
When the third test was revealed Albie's luck seemingly took a turn for the worse. He had no experience with flying a broom. At least spells were allowed but with so many other people flying around he had to be careful not to accidentally hit the wrong person. Besides that he felt like he couldn't risk making his arrows too powerful, even if lethal force would have been allowed he didn't want to kill or seriously hurt anyone here. In the end Albie decided on a simple plan.
It took Albie more than a minute to figure out how to even get his broom in the air, but eventually he succeeded. Trying his best to keep stable he took out his grimoire and just hoped he had mana to both not fall down and cast his most mana intensive spell at the same time, even if it wouldn't be at full power. "Manifold Missiles!" Since he couldn't predict the movement of all the people and balls flying around, he had decided to go with quantity over quality. As he had hoped one of the arrows actually hit a ball and sent it spiraling downwards. Unfortunately it not only was clear that the ball was recovering someone else had also noticed the easy target. Albie had to get it first since he doubted he would get this lucky again so he did his best to fly as fast as he could towards it.
While Albie tried to watch as many of the tests after his, it wasn't very useful to him. There were some impressive displays of power and skill, but unlike the double mana bullet trick nothing he could copy or adapt to fit him. At least until number 329, he had no idea if and how he could copy that launcher used to destroy the pillar but Albie didn't doubt that it was a shot to try and learn something similar.
When the third test was revealed Albie's luck seemingly took a turn for the worse. He had no experience with flying a broom. At least spells were allowed but with so many other people flying around he had to be careful not to accidentally hit the wrong person. Besides that he felt like he couldn't risk making his arrows too powerful, even if lethal force would have been allowed he didn't want to kill or seriously hurt anyone here. In the end Albie decided on a simple plan.
"GO!"
It took Albie more than a minute to figure out how to even get his broom in the air, but eventually he succeeded. Trying his best to keep stable he took out his grimoire and just hoped he had mana to both not fall down and cast his most mana intensive spell at the same time, even if it wouldn't be at full power. "Manifold Missiles!" Since he couldn't predict the movement of all the people and balls flying around, he had decided to go with quantity over quality. As he had hoped one of the arrows actually hit a ball and sent it spiraling downwards. Unfortunately it not only was clear that the ball was recovering someone else had also noticed the easy target. Albie had to get it first since he doubted he would get this lucky again so he did his best to fly as fast as he could towards it.
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