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Eva Walsh

After hours of excruciating agony that is public transportation Eva had arrived back home, Arthur was in her room while her Aunt had yet to arrive home. Eva walked up the stairs a cold draft blowing through the house. Eva opened the door to her room as Arthur floated back and forth somewhat nervously. 

During the time Eva was away dredging up a lead, Arthur contemplated his teaching methods, and whilst he never held anything back during her swordsmanship lessons Arthur couldn’t help but wonder if Eva lacked that push she needed to become someone great. She was after all one of his descendants although times have changed greatly over the centuries he could see a little of himself in her, minus the multitude of vibrant hair colors and her trashed room. Eva lacked discipline and only her quest for revenge had allowed Arthur to get as close to her as he has. Arthur pondered during the many hours he had to himself and he knew for certain Eva need to grow as a person just as much as a Swordswoman. And just as Arthur floated his ghastly hand cupping his chin Eva entered her room and kicked aside her shoes.

“Eva.” Arthur said as his form shifted to greet her, him not having a body allowed him to dissipate his appearance until he could face her, something that Eva still has yet to become accustomed towards. “I found one of them, got the bastards’ name. A guy named Gangi Impisi. I don’t know how I’m going to track him down ju..”

Arthur interrupted with a stern look. “Eva. I think it’s time we begin more practical training. I have been feeling unsettled lately, and I don’t quite know why. I will also begin your instruction against the uses of the magical arts. It’s something I think you should learn.”

Eva furrowed her brow she was peeved.”No mention of Gangi, no you did well.” Arthur simply responded almost callously. “And? You don’t know where he is, nor have you had any real combat experience. You can’t die in the dream world, but here in the flesh you will be crushed. These are killers, professional criminals.” Eva interjected furiously - “I can do this! You trained me to do this!” 

“You’re also just human. They have powers, you have yet to master everything at your disposal. You need to live to enact your revenge. That won’t happen if you go off unprepared.”

 He was right and Eva knew it, but she could not stand her being treated like a child to be coddled.  She snapped in anger venting her frustration; the words she yelled were crass and vulgar as she stomped off out of her room. As Eva made her way downstairs rushing down the wooden steps the phone rang, Eva didn’t care in the least who it was as it continued to ring until it went to voicemail. “Eva, I’ll be out late tonight at work. We have a large project to prepare for tomorrow and our investors will be evaluating the project. There’s food in the crock pot so help yourself.” The call ended with a long beep. And Eva stood perched at the last stair as she listened to the call end, she needed time to think cool off. 

Meanwhile at Poseidon Energy Briley Patton Eva’s Aunt tucked her cell phone into her purse as the scientists set up the energy grid projector. 

“Miss Patton.” One of the Scientists a Jonah Fellman  called out to her.”We’re just about ready to begin initial testing, if all goes well we can revolutionize body armor.” Briley nodded as she held the clipboard detailing all the specifics. She knew it casted a field of interlocking energy hexagons but other than that she didn’t quite know how it worked internally. Only that it ate enormous amounts of electricity. 

“If the investors are pleased with your team’s work Doctor Fellman, I’ll have you research ways of reducing the electricity consumption. It is far too straining on our electrical grid to attract Military backing, personal shielding is just currently out of the question.”

“I’m aware Miss Patton. For now I’ll take what I can get.” 

Briley looked back to the machine, impressed by how well it was designed overall. “Begin testing when ready.” 

Back at Briley’s House, Eva held a fork between her fingers rather loosely. Arthur began to float through the ceiling and into the kitchen as Eva ate indifferent. She felt somewhat sorry for her actions, though she currently had no intention of apologizing. Her eyes shifted towards Arthur and back to her plate of roast beef. “What do you want?”

“What I’ve always wanted, to prepare you. I can understand your frustration, my Father wanted nothing but perfection, if it wasn’t for Merlin I’d never had lived through the tribulations my own Father put me through. Throughout those years I lost good friends, my own Step Sister and my Father. What is important is to control your own emotions, steel yourself for our enemies are those of might and magic, and they will seek your death with or without Excalibur.”

“That’s comforting. Perhaps I should just wear a sign that says, hey I hold Excalibur kill me! Fine then, let’s train. At least that way I can let off steam. So how does this magical defense stuff even work?”

Arthur was grateful that Eva was ready to train for tonight, he would need to work on her temper however. “Magic is rather simple, magic is casted by various means usually by some sort of incantation. Weak magic has fast casting times,  which can be easily blocked by Excalibur. Strong magic has long casting times, there are means to reduce the length by which a spell is casted. Grimoires store magics like those modern USB drives, they allow magic to be recalled faster, while wands and staves are focusers. We’ll get more into that later, but for now I’ll teach you how to tell the difference between them. We should also search out more artifacts if possible a ranged weapon preferably. And something to make drawing it easer.”

Eva scoffed at the idea. “Oh yeah, I’m sure these artifacts can be found so easily, there might be one in the convenience store in the city.” 

“We’ll get to that soon I think, It might be time to contact my old friend. Perhaps he can aid us?”
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