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CYCLE 120Current time: Apr 03 2025, 09:24 PM


I Found a Bird IN The Throne
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Pride laughed softly at Charity's comment.

"You're absolutely right, and I apologize. I wasn't saying that you chose wrongly--just to remember to be kind, and to use your mind where you must. It means that you will--"

The bird was screaming. Or if not screaming--crying out in pain. Smoke billowed up from her.

Pride was on his feet--well, hooves--so quickly that he didn't remember standing, his nose pressed for the bird, his tongue lashing out to try and lick the spot, driven by some instinct he hadn't known that he possessed. He might even burn his tongue, should Nisha let him that close--but then, it might help just a little. At the same time, his magicka poured forth, driven by concern and not governed in the slightest by conscious thought.

His intent had been to reassure her, to grip her mind and direct it away from magic with his guidance, but instead he found his emotions flooded by her fear and pain. He had not been ready, and he didn't want to spend time trying to calm it down, so for the moment he bore it. He tried his best to think to her, even as he spoke--to impart some sense of calm and self-control--but very little of it passed through the link. Instead he remained bombarded with pain and fear.

"Let go of your magic," he answered at once, sternly and loudly, trying to get the bird's attention and to help her. She had to listen if she was to stop burning herself. "You're casting magic--it's normal for fire to hurt, but you're doing it yourself, and you need to stop casting it for it to stop, all right?" His tone was kind but firm, not unlike a father trying to insist that their child needed to stop jamming their hand into the flame of a candle.

But he felt his heart racing in fear at the pain radiating from the bird, and for the moment, he'd forgotten all else.

He didn't even notice when Mischief--frightened by what she was feeling along her link with the stag--leapt over the arm of the throne and scurried off into Orion's darkness.



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Pride attempts to Cast Spell — Mind Reader ( Help calm Nisha )
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The weasel froze in sheer shock and flinched back in fright as the rabbit quite suddenly went bounding away. The bird-child had triggered some kind of magic- fire magic if they weren't mistaken- and was crying out in pain. Although it perhaps wasn't the best distraction, Envy was relieved that it took the spotlight away from their failed illusion.

And perhaps now was an opportunity to steal the spotlight away again, in the right way. The weasel bounded down the throne and onto the ground, carrying with them the unmistakable concern of a worried parent looking to help. They combed through everything they knew, about fire and the magics that they'd learned. They were certain, at least, that they didn't know the spell that this child was using- but all of the fire element fire was for the most part, relatively similar.

All of the fire element was painful. The best method they could think of was to douse the young one with water -but their knowledge of water was limited only to what they'd learned early on to simply survive.

The weasel ground their teeth with frustration and moved closer- that left, then, only one idea. They thought back to the strange singing of the gems, the chiming sound that had filled the caves just before their rebirth. They had subequently learned how to reproduce the soothing sound, and perhaps it was just what the youngster needed to calm her down. They didn't have any better ideas, anyway. Envy sucked in their breath and focused on on their magic.

It was difficult to block out the sound of her crying, and even more difficult to block out Pride's stern voice- but soon their efforts were rewarded by a gentle tinkling sound emanating from their body. Softly calming, the sound chimed and gently sang a sweet lullaby.

Speech. Thought.


@Nisha
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Livius attempts to Cast Spell — Magical Melody
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A white blur neared her and she felt the ebbing I’d reassurance. But it was gone as quick as it showed. Fear that was her own went to the white blur amplifying her own fear.


The heat consumed her and the smoke choked her her mind went into panic as she struggled to breathe. Then the small jingle rang in Nisha’s mind, catching her attention. Pride’s words broke through Let Go


Between Pride’s instructions and Envy’s music the small bird felt her body cool, her mind foggy from the magic. Her breathing was deep and sudden, the fear still lingering but not as prominent.


The exertion of the magic caused the small bird to grow tired quickly. Her apricot eyes disappeared under black eyelids and her mind slipped into troubled sleep.


Her small body was still hot and stung some but she was to exhausted to focus on the pain. Nisha’s head drooped too top heavy before she slowly slid down to the floor of the cave. Her body twitching as she slept.





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Charity was baffled by the chaos as the two adults tried to fix the mess the newborn had found herself in. She looked from parent to parent for a while, plopping herself down so that she was watching. Her ears perked as Envy's musical magic filled the air, and then , quite abruptly, the little bird fell asleep.

Slowly she raised her head and peered quizzically at her mother, then Pride. "What's going on?" she asked, before sniffing the air. "Is it over?"

Finally she stared at the bird, seemingly expecting it to awake at any moment. With no sign of motion, she scurried over, and prodded at its side with a small forepaw. Finally, she sat back on her haunches again, looking up at her parents... her gaze fixating for a while on Envy in particular. "I'm hungry. Can I get some more yellow things?" she asked loudly.

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Pride glanced a little sharply at Charity--not in any sort of parental, stern way, but rather in pure surprise. She doesn't even care-... no, she must just not understand, he told himself.

He looked back down to the crow, focusing, and a thick mist began to emanate from him--and to swaddle the crow, focusing around her stone. It was the best he could do for water and for the relief of pain--any sort of mending was beyond him.

"She hurt herself, Charity," he told the child in a calm but quiet voice. It didn't betray the hammering in his chest. He could feel a frightened Mischief tugging at the corners of his mind, frantically questioning, and he sent back distracted reassurance.

Nostrils flared as he took Nisha's scent. She was definitely burnt, though how badly, he couldn't tell. "A lesson to always be cautious, with magic--Envy, do you know any sort of magic that can help?"



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Pride attempts to Cast Spell — Mist Cover
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Envy watched in amazement as their spell- in complete success- simply put the little bird to sleep. They stared for a while, stunned that the world could be so easily forgotten, and sleep so easily reached. As Pride asked his question, they thought over what they knew, and heaved a small sigh. They turned towards the deer.

"I... nothing directly, but... I know how to absorb water from the air. I... I wonder if I could do the opposite, and somehow push it out of me..." they murmured, pattering close to the bird, and snuffling at her prone form as if to check to make sure that she was still alive. "Let me try." They'd never seen water magic performed before, so they really had no idea how it worked.

Sucking in their breath, they stood over the little bird, closed their eyes, and focused hard.

In moments, the weasel felt their fur dampen, their entire body suddenly grow cold. Their green fur darkened, and became slick with moisture. They heard droplets of water hitting the ground and realized that it was dripping from the tips of their quills. After a moment's consideration, they turned their back on the bird so that the droplets poured onto the unconscious little creature.

They continued pushing out their moisture, but they soon found their throat growing dry and a headache creeping in. The weasel hastily cut off the magic, shaking themselves so that the droplets continued pouring onto the little bird.

Finally, they turned back towards her and rubbed their soaked neck against her. They felt the heat, and the moisture dripping from them hissed softly and produced steam.

They shivered- suddenly Orion felt awfully cold, and looked towards Pride. With fur slicked against their sides, they looked as bony as ever.

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@Nisha
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Livius attempts to Cast Spell — Dehydrate
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Charity looked up at Pride with round-eyed confusion. "Ooh," she said, as though it was a slow realization. Then she looked down at the bird again. Head lowered, she pattered towards the bird as her mother tried to wake the little thing up. She stared, tilted her head, and nudged at the bird's side as she tried to copy Envy.

Finally, aparrently growing bored, she sat back on her haunches, looking at the very least, mildly concerned. "I don't think it's working, mamma," she pointed out to the suddenly bedraggled weasel. "She's still asleep. And I'm still hungry, too..." she added. Her ears perked. "Maybe food will help!" she offered, as if it were a revelation, and not just an excuse to try and get more food herself.

Curious about the sudden wetness of her mother's fur fur, she stretched out her muzzle and rubbed her face against their green side before shining back. "Ewww, mamma. You feel so gross!"

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Pride watched Envy closely, then slipped his gaze back down to the bird. He thought, for a moment, eyes on the drops of water, and then focused briefly. Carefully, he tried to cool the water--to bring it down to a light frost--but he could feel it shuddering powerfully and hastily released the magic before it could actually get cold. The last thing he wanted to do was freeze Envy or Nisha solid.

That-... would be bad.

"Hmm. Thank you," was all he said, and this at Envy. Then he curled up beside the crow, unsure as to what to do other than to remain present and offer some warmth. If she remained unconscious--and didn't die--he'd have to bring her to Amras and see if he knew of anything, or anyone, who could help.

He barely noticed Charity's requests, his mind on the injured bird.


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Pride attempts to Cast Spell — State Change ( Cool the gem )
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For that moment, that small tiny blip in the beginning of the small birds (hopefully) long life she felt as if she was okay. It was when she felt the cold wet feeling on her down feathers she shook, apricot eyes opening one after another and seeing everyone looking at her.


Pride lay next to her, warming her with his own body heat, Charity mentioned something about food and Nisha felt her stomach grumble. The only thing she had eaten was the worm earlier.


"I-I'm hungry too." she chirped then looked at Envy and gave a small thank you.


Though she was scared at first of the power that she held within her it soon turned into determination that she would learn to control it. She peered up at Pride and pinned her eyes in content.


"I want to learn how to control it Pride." Her young voice determined.





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Envy felt their throat soon growing dry with the effort, and gulped painfully as they hastily cut off the magic. With a dry mouth, all they could taste was the metallic tang of their gem, and shivered, sticking out their tongue. Still soaked to the skin, they looked up at Pride and shivered, nodding slightly at his thanks.

They looked up at their daughter with exhaustion in their expression as she cried out for food in the most wayrounded way she could think of, and, sucking in their breath and giving themselves a shake, they tried to summon what she was looking for. They opened their eyes as the crow suddenly came to, though, declaring its own hunger, and loosed their grip on the magic for a moment. Suddenly they were looking out for two hungry children. Envy let out a small sigh. Well, at least she wasn't dead.

A moment later, with a thrill of magic through their fur and a satisfying pop! a large and curved fruit littered into existence, and dropped to the ground before them. It was bigger than they were, and almost certainly too much for Charity to eat on her own. But she was going to give it her darndest. "Share it with Nisha. Okay?" they warned before the hybrid could eat too much on her own.

The hybrid's exclamation of their grossness seemed to hit their ego precisely where it counted, and they looked helplessly up at Pride for a moment. "Charity. Manners," they muttered to her under their breath.

Speech. Thought.

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Livius attempts to Cast Spell — Fabulous Banana
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