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#1Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:59 am

Mikajia
He couldn’t hold it off any longer. Mikajia had managed to make it through some pretty desperate encounters with just his basic spells, but that wasn’t going to cut it any more. His basic spells had been more than enough for most of his targets in his jobs, but as he’d progressed it was getting more and more difficult to effectively use and rely on his spells. So much so that he had actually completely done without in a couple of his jobs recently, just using his physical skills. However, that was honestly a very risky move, considering how weak he was in comparison to so many others he’d fought against.


He couldn’t remember the number of times he had thanked his old masters for how strict they had been with him during their training sessions. At the time he had accused them of being paranoid and overly strict, but now he couldn’t thank them enough, because it had been that training that had seen him through some of the most dangerous situations he’d ever been in. But even his martial training could only get him so far. He was no master by any means, and he was more than sure his skills were reaching their limit against the kinds of opponents he had begun to start facing.


Mikajia had been so busy taking jobs lately, that he hadn’t really been thinking about his sorely lacking list of useable spells. It was one of his latest jobs that made him come to that very shocking and quite frankly, terrifying, revelation. He decided that he would put his jobs on hold until he had a much more advanced repertoire of spells and abilities at his disposal. He most definitely wasn’t a gambling man; Mikajia absolutely despised relying on luck for anything.


WC = 300/9,125



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#2Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:59 am

Mikajia
He had set aside a few days for him to get some quality training in with his magic. Once he had settled matters with his last client, he made it back to his loft, packed what few belongings he would need to take with him for the few days, and began his trip out to his old training grounds. The area was fairly secluded, seeing very few visitors throughout the year. Which made it the perfect training grounds to practice and hone your magic without fear of causing collateral damage or accidentally killing passerby or bystanders. Not that he cared too much about that, he just didn’t feel like dealing with the fallout, so much preferred a secluded environment.


It only took him a couple hours to reach the area from Oak, seeing the trees and hills flowing out below the cliff he was standing on. He followed the ridge till it melded with the ground and began weaving his way through the trees till he finally made it out into the familiar clearing. He walked across the clearing towards the opposite trees, stopping once he saw the deep gashes he’d left on a few of the trees the last time he had been there.


He set his backpack down on the ground, leaning it against the large stump next to him. Mikajia spent the next several minutes making sure to properly stretch, also controlling his breathing while he smoothly glided through the old familiar stances of Tai Chi. Once his body was warmed up and he felt he was ready, he began letting his magic seep through his pores, the energy coursing over his body and filling the air all around him. He let his senses expand with the magic, feeling every living around his body, large and small.


WC = 600/9,125



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#3Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:59 am

Mikajia
He decided he would start with just a couple basic attack spells, moving his hands to his sides while his eyes stayed shut. He felt the magic pool in his hands before his eyes shot open and he struck forward with one hand, side stepping then turning around before he struck out with his second hand. Both strikes sent magical chains flying towards the tree with deep gashes in its trunk, the ends of the chains deepening the gashes with each strike. It was a good simple attack spell, but he felt it was missing something. Typically, chains were meant to restrain something or someone.


His attacks could deal a decent amount of bludgeoning damage, but he felt they were only being used to half of their potential that way. Up until now, he had felt it was pointless to try and use his chains to bind anyone, but the more he thought about it, all he really needed to do would be to use a bit more magic to strengthen the chains. It was so obvious; he was kicking himself for not considering it earlier. Of course, the more magic power put behind a spell, the stronger and more durable it became.


With renewed determination, Mikajia readied himself once more. He crouched, and held his hands out slightly to his sides, opening them wide. He pooled the magic in his hands, then envisioned what he wanted to happen next. He imagined the chain acting like a leech and clinging to the target as soon as it hit. The moment the chain would connect, it would then begin to slither around the target, essentially putting it in a bind. It was fairly straightforward enough, now he just needed to actually implement the idea and cause his magic to act accordingly.


WC = 900/9,125



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#4Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:00 am

Mikajia
Once he felt he was ready, he let the magic surge in his hands, a grey magic circle appearing directly in front of both of his hands. He struck out just as he did before, first with his right hand, then with his left. This time though, as the chains hit the trees, they reacted much differently than before. As the chains hit the trunk of the tree, the last link seemed to replicate almost instantly, quickly circling around the trunk several times. The second strike doing the same thing against the tree next to the first. It was promising, but he needed to make sure he could do this repeatedly.


Mikajia spent the next few minutes constantly using the same move over and over until it felt almost like second nature to him to imagine the target getting wrapped in chains. No matter how quickly he attacked, the tree would always end up bound in chains. Next he decided to see how he might alter the attack itself. He still wanted the same end result, the target bound in chains, but a straight jab was far too simple and easy to dodge.


He decided to test out a much wider attack. Or rather a sweeping attack. It would be a bit harder to dodge, forcing the target to either have to jump or duck, if they were within range. For this attack, Mikajia built his power up in his hands, flung them open, a grey magic circle appeared just past the palm of his hand, then swung his arm out like a haymaker. The chain appeared, but instead of shooting straight for his target, it swept through the air like a whip. There was a loud crack sound as the chains struck the tree, and bound it like before.


WC = 1,200/9,125



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#5Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:00 am

Mikajia
Mikajia had tested the lashing attack several more times like his jabbing attack, ensuring he could consistently achieve the same results. Once he was happy with those two attacks, he felt it was time to move on. Next, he wanted to work a bit more on utility. As it was now, his mobility on the battlefield was negligible at best. And that was him being kind to himself. He was basically a fucking sitting duck. And that needed to change, and the sooner the better. What he needed was a way to quickly traverse the battlefield.


More than just traversing though, he needed a way out of sticky situations, like if he were to be surrounded by multiple enemies. And quite frankly, he expected that kind of outcome sooner than later. He mulled through a few different ideas in his mind before settling on a couple different methods. The first one would be something like a bungee cord, but with chains. The second, he was envisioning something like a pole vault. Both could be used to quickly move around the battlefield, but could also serve as an escape option if he ever needed it.


So he decided to test out the bungee option first, so he made his way back over to the cliff he’d first been standing on when he had arrived in this area. He pooled magic in his hand as he thought about exactly what he wanted to happen. Chains of course, weren’t elastic, so it would be impossible for it to actually stretch and retract, however, he could simply have the chains retract, acting like they were being pulled back into his hand. And so long as the end was firmly bound around his target, he wouldn’t have to worry about losing his momentum and falling.


WC = 1,500/9,125



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#6Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:00 am

Mikajia
He focused on a part of the cliff that was roughly twenty feet above the ground, deciding to start roughly low. At least low enough that a fall wouldn’t be dangerous. He took a couple more moments to ready himself, taking a few deep breaths, then on his last exhale pooled his magic in his right hand then opened his hand wide, a grey magic circle appearing directly in front of his hand. He aimed his palm at the edge of the cliff, twenty feet in the air, then released the magic. The magical chain sprung forward and lodged itself in the face of the rock, just beneath the lip of the cliff.


The next second, Mikajia clenched his jaw as he tugged on the chain, imagining the chain retracting back in to his hand. He was instantly yanked off his feet, sent racing towards the top of the cliff. Unfortunately, he didn’t take into account how quickly he would be pulled towards his target and ended up almost slamming in to the side of the cliff. He hit it with a loud thud and a grunt, barely managing to get a grip on the top of the cliff and pull himself up.


He took several deep breaths once back on top of the cliff, thinking to himself how tricky this one would be for him, but still determined to make it work. He decided though, to stick with something simple, like large tree branches first. That way he wouldn’t have to worry about constantly faceplanting into the side of a cliff. After a few tries with the branches, Mikajia felt he was beginning to get the hang of the spell. His transition from using the chain to holding on to the actual target was still a bit sloppy though.


WC = 1,800/9,125



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#7Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:01 am

Mikajia
Mikajia worked on the tether ability for almost an hour before he felt confident in using it. After his last use, he actually managed to almost seamlessly transition from being pulled by the chain to grabbing ahold of and vaulting himself up onto the cliff. Seeing as he could to that fairly easily, it was now almost a cakewalk for him to use it on something like a large tree branch. And once he was sure he could confidently use that spell, he figured it was time to move on to his second mobility spell.


This one was more like a pole vault, but with a chain. However, to make this work, considering chains weren’t really known for their rigidity, he would need to focus on changing the nature of the chains. He would focus on the chains being almost melded together as they shot out from his hands. He would have the chains then stick in to the ground and continue growing, forcing him to move in a direction of his choice, covering a large area very quickly. However, though it seemed simple enough, this would be the first spell that really required him to think about altering the nature of the chains themselves as they were used.


Mikajia knew he would need to be careful, because if he didn’t focus on maintaining the rigid nature of the chains as he was pushed in a direction, the chain would crumble, and he would be sent flying uncontrollably in a random direction and likely end up faceplanting hard on the ground. It definitely wasn’t an enjoyable thought. He was fairly certain he would be able to get it right, but just to be safe, Mikajia decided to start off small, just trying to push himself forward only about ten feet.


WC = 2,100/9,125



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#8Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:01 am

Mikajia
Mikajia brought his hands together at the wrists, then started pooling his magic where they met. He leaned over his hands, and keeping them a few feet above the ground, imagined a very thick, rigid and unyielding chain shooting from his hands and sticking into the ground. He would then use the momentum to propel himself forward just over ten feet. At least, that’s what he was hoping to have happen. The next second, he decided to test out if it would work. He pooled more magic power in the space between his palms the released it, a decent sized grey magic circle appeared just in front of his palms as they were facing the ground.


The next moment a thick and unyielding grey magic chain shot from his palms and stuck in the ground. Mikajia hunched over his hands as he brought his arms in closer to his stomach. The force of the chain was quite a bit more than he expected, sending him flying backwards almost twenty feet. However, he wasn’t too far above the ground as he shot backwards, so it was easy enough for him to catch himself, stepping backwards quickly and keep from falling on his ass.


With each additional attempt, he made the angle wider, and the force harder, until eventually he sent himself flying almost fifteen meters straight up into the air. As he fell back down, he shot his tether chain at a large branch, pulling him towards the branch as he fell. He swung himself around the large branch as the chain retracted. On his second swing around the branch, with the chain almost fully retracted, he released the spell. He flipped backwards once before twisting to slow his momentum, then finally landed back on the ground, crouching on all fours.


WC = 2,400/9,125



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#9Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:02 am

Mikajia
Confident that he could cast his mobility spells reliably each time, he decided to move on to some more utilitarian ideas. His first idea was to try and instantly subdue a target and keep them from moving, then allowing him to reel the target in closer to him. It was a simple enough idea, and he had already shown that his damaging abilities could be used to also help restrain a target. This spell however, would only focus on restraining the target rather than dealing any damage at all. It would almost act like a mini tether, but between himself and his target.


He felt this spell would rely mostly on timing more than anything else. He would need to retract the chain as soon as the bind had been established, otherwise the spell would likely fail. But after the practicing he’d been doing for most of the day so far, he felt like he was improving considerably with his control over his magic. Mikajia went searching through the clearing, looking for some branches that had fallen from the trees, knowing they would make excellent dummy targets for this spell.


Once he had a few decent sized branches picked out, he brought them back to the clearing and set them up against a large tree. He walked several meters away from the branches, took his stance and began pooling magic in his hand. Once he felt like he had enough magic built up, he opened his hand, a grey magic circle appeared in front of his palm, and he shoved his hand forward. The next second the magical chain shot forward, zipping towards one of the branches he had set up against the tree. Then as soon as it latched on to the branch, Mikajia yanked quickly on the chain.


WC = 2,700/9,125



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#10Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:02 am

Mikajia
As Mikajia pulled on the chain and caused it to retract, the branch began flying through the air towards Mikajia. It wasn’t a massive branch, but it was large enough that he didn’t fancy the idea of trying to catch it head on. That would have likely led to him needing to leave and see a healer. Instead, he ducked out of the way while he let the chain pull the thickest part of the branch to his palm so he could grab it. This told Mikajia two things. First, the spell definitely worked, and second, he could actually use it in a number of ways besides just trying to capture his target.


For instance, if his dagger was ever knocked away, he could use this spell to easily and quickly grab the dagger and bring it back to his hand. With that thought, another occurred to him, and he went about breaking of smaller branches from nearby trees; branches small enough to symbolize his dagger. With the branches in hand, he readied the spell in his free hand. He then tossed the branch into the air and at the same time tried to shoot his chain forward and grab a hold of the branch to pull it back towards him.


Unfortunately, his aim and timing weren’t as good as he had thought at first, and he had completely missed the branch by over a foot. But he didn’t give up, continuing to try and grab the branch from the air. It took him almost twenty straight minutes, but little by little his aim kept improving until he could consistently at least hit the branch. Another ten minutes of training saw him consistently latching onto the branch and pulling it in to his hand, unsteady at first, but quickly improving.


WC = 3,000/9,125



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#11Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:30 pm

Mikajia
Mikajia was feeling pretty good about his progress so far. He had spent a good deal of the day practicing and learning more spells to add to his repertoire. A small grin crossed his lips as he thought about how easily he could deal with some of the opponents that had caused him trouble in the past. They would be little more than a nuisance now. Considering he had spent well over eight hours practicing, Mikajia was more than a little hungry. He stretched a bit before wandering over to his bag and setting up a small picnic for himself.


Once he had eaten his fill, Mikajia set to putting up the tent he’d brought with him. He still had a couple days till he needed to head back, and he’d been feeling a little adventurous. Plus, he honestly couldn’t remember the last time he’d actually went camping. It was something he used to enjoy a lot when he was a kid. He even made a nice little fire for himself and roasted some marshmallows, all while contemplating what he wanted to work on the next day. He had a few decent spells at his disposal now, but he felt he was still missing a few heavy hitters. Mikajia wanted to make sure his magic could do more than just bind his targets.


Binding was incredibly useful yes, but it wasn’t the be all end all. All that his targets would really need to do to break free, would be to counter the spell with their own energy. That was one of the fundamentals with magic. And unless he was planning on constantly using his most powerful spells, which would only end up hindering himself, he needed to make sure he had some spells that packed a decent punch too.


WC = 3,300/9,125



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#12Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:31 pm

Mikajia
The next day he set to work on a spell he’d been thinking of most of the night. He realized he had plenty of single target spells in his arsenal, but nothing that covered an area. He almost hit himself for realizing how woefully equipped he was to deal with attacks from his blind spots. It really should have been one of his first thoughts, considering he typically dealt with recon and assassination. As such, he led a life where he was frequently looking over his shoulder. He had no way of knowing when someone might try to sneak up behind him and attack. So, he figured it was best to have a spell that could help especially well in that scenario.


Mikajia made sure he was clear of his camp site as he prepared, wanting to make sure he didn’t damage any of his stuff. Once he had stretched and believed he was ready, he began taking deep breaths, calming his senses and letting them expand as he built up his magic power, sending the energy to pool in his hands as he always did. He knelt down as he brought his hands closer together, stopping them just above the ground.


He felt the tips of the blades of grass tickling his hands as he envisioned what it was that he wanted to happen. It was a fairly simple idea, but was something he’d never considered or even attempted before this. However, all he really needed to do was make sure that he produced several chains from his hands and sent them all in different directions. Unfortunately though, this proved a bit harder than expected when he finally did try it. Mikajia sent the magic surging into his hands then released it, trying to do what he’d been imagining.


WC = 3,600/9,125



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#13Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:31 pm

Mikajia
What resulted was a jumbled mess of chains at his feet, and him spending a good few minutes trying to untangle himself from the chains before finally just dismissing the spell entirely. Apparently he hadn’t been nearly descriptive enough with his imagery when he had cast the spell, and the chains just ended up curling around his body and just being a general nuisance. Mikajia took several deep breaths as he cleared his mind, then started back at square one in his head. He first imagined the magic pooling in his hands, then slowly imagined dozens of small chains appearing from his hands and fanning out over the ground, centered on his location. This time though, he made sure to imagine the chains steering clear of his own body.


As the chains progressed, he would imagine links along each of the chains replicating and connecting to the chains adjacent to either side at certain intervals, essentially forming a chain web on the ground around his feet. And finally, he made sure to envision the chain’s reaction if a target came within range of the spell, quickly converging on them and placing them in a bind. Unlike almost all his other spells, this one was a trap. One that if used properly could essentially place his enemy in a double bind.


Once Mikajia felt he had been plenty thorough with his imagery, he prepared to cast the spell once more. His second try worked out almost perfectly, but he was nearly drained from trying to make sure he focused properly on exactly what he wanted to happen. He wasn’t used to having to focus so hard for his spells to work properly, usually just needing to envision his target getting hit then covered in chains, not, trying to set a trap.


WC = 3,900/9,125



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#14Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:31 pm

Mikajia
This spell proved much more difficult to get right consistently, requiring him to practice it for almost two whole hours straight. However, by the end of it he hardly had to think about it at all. And though he was annoyed with how long it had taken him to get used to using this spell, he was very happy with the result. If executed properly, Mikajia could essentially put someone in a double bind.


Mikajia pooled magic in his hands before crouching and casting the spell once more, the chain web sprawled across the ground around his feet, reaching a total of four meters in diameter, centered on Mikajia. Next, he located a large branch several meters from his location. He stood up, pooled magic in his right hand, then shoved outward, sending a chain shooting forward and latching onto the branch. He then tugged and caused the chain to retract, pulling the branch with it. This represented the target being placed in the first bind. And if they couldn’t break free from the bind in time, they would be dragged towards his trap.


As the branch neared the chains on the ground, he tugged once more, sending the branch higher into the air, just above his head as it entered the range of the spell. Every single chain moved, shooting up from the ground to converge on the branch and place it in a bind, two meters off the ground. This was nice for a couple reasons. One, so long as he already had them in a bind, it would place them in a second bind, making it even harder for them to escape. And two, even if they tried to attack from above, so long as they were within range of the spell, they would be a target.


WC = 4,200/9,125



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#15Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:32 pm

Mikajia
Now that he had dealt with his lack of an area of effect spell, it was back to focusing on a few more single target spells. Most of his were pretty cut and dry: deal some damage, place them in a bind. Nothing too fancy. But he was about to change that. An image of a cowboy hogtying someone kept coming to mind, and it was just too tempting to resist. Though, of course, without having an actual person to try the spell on, it wouldn’t be as fun, but the trees around him should work well enough for what he had in mind.


He walked towards a medium sized tree, picking a tree out that had several decent sized branches roughly even with his head. Mikajia needed to make sure the branches were about the same thickness as typical limbs of people were. Satisfied with his pick, he assumed his typical stance and began pooling magic in his hand. This time around, instead of just hitting the target and putting them in a bind, he was looking to be a bit more hands on. This spell would actually focus on attaching to all four of the target’s limbs and force them together, either in front of the target, or behind their back.


A small grin spread across his face as he imagined the looks of shock on the faces of the people he would use this spell on. He also was more than a little certain there would be a couple people that he would leave tied up and hanging from a ceiling with this spell. He envisioned the chain multiplying into four smaller chains as soon as they hit the target. From there the smaller chains would snake around the target, eventually curling around each of their limbs.


WC = 4,500/9,125



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#16Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:13 pm

Mikajia
Once the smaller chains would be wrapped around the limbs, Mikajia could then twist the chain, causing the smaller ones to converge back into a larger one. That action would force the target’s limbs together and allow Mikajia to pull them towards him. It would be a bit tricky at first, trying to get the timing down right. He would need the chain to split the instant it hit the target, otherwise it would be no different from his normal attack spells. He had realized during his training, that timing was crucial with his magic. A few seconds could determine weather his spell would succeed or not, or even if it would be the kind of spell he was hoping for, or just one of his old ones.


Once Mikajia felt he was ready, he felt the magic surge into his hand then released it as he shoved his hand forward. A gray magic circle appeared in front of his hand as a magical chain shot forward towards the tree ahead of him. He made sure to focus intently on the tip of the chain, envisioning what he wanted as hard as he could. And the moment it came in contact with the tree, he was pleased to see the chain did split; the one chain becoming four smaller chains from the point of contact.


He watched, pleased to see the smaller chains quickly zip around the trunk of the tree before circling around four separate branches. As soon as the chains were in place, barely a second later, Mikajia tugged on the chain and twisted it at the same time. The chain started retracting but also pulled the four smaller ones closer together as they tried to revert back in to one chain, forcing the separate branches to meet.


WC = 4,800/9,125



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#17Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:58 pm

Mikajia
With the branches being pulled violently towards the chain, they snapped harshly off the trunk; four branches, each almost a foot in diameter, ripped off the trunk and falling to the ground. The converge of the chains definitely had more power than he expected, watching the branches getting ripped off with slightly widened eyes. He imagined that one would definitely hurt a bit, especially if he hit them from behind with the spell. Once more, a smirk spread across his face as he imagined the possibilities. But it was time for him to continue.


He practiced with this spell a few more times, before deciding he needed to move on to the next idea. This one wasn’t too different from some of his other spells, so it only took him a few tries to really get the hang of it. About ten minutes later, he could actually specify which branches he wanted the smaller chains to latch on to. And once he was satisfied with the results of this spell, he readied himself to test out his next idea.


This one would deal specifically with close combat, which would be the first spell like this that he had designed. Every other spell had at least a small bit of range. But with this one, he would need to actually physically strike his target. He approached a fairly young tree, gripping his fist tight as he did. Mikajia pooled magic not just in his hand this time, but all the way up his arm, stopping at his elbow. Once he was within striking distance of the tree, he opened his hand and released the magic. Small chains sprung from his palm and circled around his hand, even getting each of his fingers before continuing all the way up to his elbow.


WC = 5,100/9,125



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#18Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:45 am

Mikajia
The chains that covered most of his arm were small enough that he could grip his hand and move his arm around with almost no discomfort. That was good, as he would need to be able to move unhindered while fighting. Now he just needed to make sure his idea worked. He gripped his fist tight, then punched at the tree. As soon as he pulled his fist back, he saw that a small link of chain was left clinging to the tree. But it didn’t take too long before that one small link began to replicate and quickly form a chain around the trunk of the tree.


So his idea definitely worked, but now he needed to determine if there were any other ways he could use it. He wanted to see if it would actually require a full strength punch every time to leave behind the link, or if even a little graze would do, or would that require a bit too much finesse during a fight. Mikajia readied himself once more, sending the chains spiraling up his arm and stopping just below the elbow once more.


He punched at the tree a few times without leaving a link behind, but on his fourth hit, he made sure to just barely graze the tree. Almost instantly after he touched the tree with the chain on his arm, a tiny link was left behind. The link wasted no time in growing into a bind. After a few more tests on different trees told him that so long as he made a quick and conscious thought about it, even the tiniest graze from his hand covered in the chains would be enough to put the target in a binding. That could definitely be troublesome for his opponents in many ways.


WC = 5,400/9,125



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#19Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:22 am

Mikajia
Mikajia felt his last spell was definitely good to go after giving it a few more shots; the binding working perfectly every time, no matter how hard or soft he struck. Now it was time to work on his next close range spell he had thought of. And unlike the last one, this one was purely supplemental, meant mostly to help Mikajia with countering after he dodged an attack. If he could execute it properly, he would be able to grapple his target’s limb while they were attacking him, and quickly place them in a bind.


He could think of a couple different ways of using this spell. Both methods required the use of both of his hands. The difference was in how the chain appeared. The first method saw a chain appearing out of his palm in both of his hands, roughly a meter long, but the chains were not connected. In the second method, the chain appeared connected between his hands. He didn’t really have a proper target to test this kind of ability out on, but even still, he could tell it was working.


This spell was meant for both close range combat and some mid ranged as well. While wielding the chains he could quickly lasso the individual ones around a couple limbs of his target, putting them in a bind. If using the chain that was connected between his hands, he could use it to trap a limb of his target before letting the chain grow and place them in a bind. It wasn’t the most reliable method, but he found he could use his shackle spell to send some branches flying at him, then switch to the new spell and grapple the branch as it flew by him, at least partially proving it worked.


WC = 5,700/9,125



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#20Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:38 pm

Mikajia
[[Daemon transformation post req. start]]


The day was winding down to a close. His second day of training proved to be quite fruitful. He had developed some much needed spells, amending many of his deficiencies and allowing him to be much more deadly in any upcoming jobs he took or fights he got in to. He had spent well over ten hours working on developing his new spells this day. Happy with how his last one turned out, he stretched some more before wandering back over to his make-shift campsite and readied for dinner and bed.


As he sat there eating, he began to reflect on what he had learned and experienced over the past couple days. Tomorrow would be his final day of training, and he looked forward to developing his strongest spells yet. He had a decent idea of what he wanted to develop for his next handful of spells, though he ended up coming up with a couple more area-of-effect spells than he had originally expected. He couldn’t help it; they were just far too useful. And he had actually somewhat enjoyed the challenge of using his magic in a way he had never thought of before, trying to come up with ways to make his ideas work.


But it was the very last spell he’d thought of that he was most looking forward to testing out and fine-tuning. If he could actually make it work, it would definitely be his ace in the hole. As he had worked with his magic more over the past couple days, and fine-tuned some of the trickier spells, he had started to realize his magic was capable of much more than even he had originally realized. At first glance, it really didn’t seem that special, but he had been wrong.


WC = 6,000/9,125



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#21Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:09 pm

Mikajia
Mikajia was up bright and early, ready to finish off his third and final day of training. Today was the big one; he would be working on his strongest spells yet, and if all went well, he would even make his final idea for a spell a reality. It wouldn’t be easy though, it would require some technics that, until he had actually started this training, he would never have even thought were possible. Realizing he could make his chains behave, in a way, performing spells that seemed impossible for simple spells, had taught him that it was only his imagination that really decided what would work and what wouldn’t.


Mikajia made himself a nice big breakfast, then began his morning Tai Chi, making sure to thoroughly warm up before starting. Once he felt energized and ready to go, he started visualizing the first of his final spells. This one was going to be almost exactly like the spell he’d designed to utilize his actual arm, giving him a melee range spell. The first one had been designed based off of armor, thinking of a gauntlet and how it nearly covered a person’s entire arm. Though that was an actual armor piece, meant for defense, whereas this was a spell meant for damaging and restraining his opponent.


So if his last one was fashioned after a gauntlet, it was safe to say this one was fashioned after a greave; the armor piece that went over a person’s leg. And though the spell would be almost exactly the same, mechanic wise, it was dealing with his legs, so he’d be able to put a lot more power behind the attack. He would be able to pool more magic in his legs, which by association, would allow him to strengthen the damage of the spell.


WC = 6,300/9,125



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#22Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:29 pm

Mikajia
Once he was completely ready, Mikajia began walking towards one of the many trees he had thoroughly damaged during the past couple days. Many would probably look down on him for being so callous towards the forest, damaging the trees just for his training. But he honestly couldn’t care less what they thought of him. In a world filled with magic, the damage he’d done to these trees would be easily repaired. What’s more, he had chosen mostly young trees to practice on. Though Mikajia felt mostly disdain for humanity and the other races that ran rampant through the world, destroying everything in sight, he actually cared a great deal for nature. Which is why he had managed to keep the destruction he caused during his training to a minimum.


Once he was in position, Mikajia began sending magic power to his right leg, pooling the energy there and feeling his leg practically radiate with the energy. He was able to put almost twice as much power into his leg as he had in his hand for the gauntlet spell. He smirked as he crouched, building the energy even more until it almost felt uncomfortable. When he released the magic, a gray circle appeared around his hand before one then appeared under his right foot.


Small chains sprung from his hands and slithered down to his leg, coiling all around it from his feet up to his knee. Once the chains were completely settled around his leg, he leapt into the air. When he was roughly ten feet in the air, Mikajia spun around, aiming the heel of his right foot at a large branch above him. His foot barely grazed the tree branch, but it was just enough for him to leave behind a tiny link of the chain.


WC = 6,600/9,125



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#23Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:13 pm

Mikajia
With the link left behind, Mikajia could watch, even as he fell, the one link quickly replicate to form a long and winding chain around the tree branch. He grinned as he readied himself once more, covering his left leg this time with the spell before leaping into the air and kicking at a different branch. He continued this process for almost an hour, testing out different kicks from different heights and angles. Punching was one thing; it was fairly easy to make sure he was focused enough to make the spell work with a simple punch. However, kicking took a lot more effort, and thereby, more focus for him to consistently land a blow.


Now that he was adding in the mechanics of a spell to his kick, Mikajia needed to make sure that he could confidently execute the spell no matter how fancy he tried to make the kick. After the hour had passed, he could even execute a kick while upside down and still manage to make the spell work how he intended. Once he was satisfied he could make this spell work how he wanted, he decided to move on to one of the next to area of effect spells he had thought of the night prior.


The first of the two was somewhat similar to his last area of effect spell, except this spell would also deal damage. He had kept imagining a cactus bloom, him being the center, surrounded by almost countless chains exploding outward from the ground, jabbing into anyone foolish enough to get close and putting them in a bind. It would be an exceedingly useful spell for keeping enemies at a safe distance, if he could get it to work. Considering it was fairly similar to the last one, it should.


WC = 6,900/9,125



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#24Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:12 am

Mikajia
He began by walking out into the middle of the clearing, making sure like the last time, to be well clear of his makeshift camp site. Once he was in position, he cleared his mind and began focusing his magic in his hands. He made sure to clearly envision the area around him as his eyes closed. He felt the earth beneath his hands, felt the blades of grass tickling his palms, the wind as it lightly brushed over his skin; letting his senses expand to accompany everything in the area around him.


Mikajia went through each step in his mind, slowly imagining the magic expanding through his hands and into the ground; the circle appearing and expanding to its maximum distance around him, then the chains, many in number, protruding up from the earth and expanding out in every direction around him. He would need these chains to be rigid, and unyielding as they exploded out, but he would need them to also work as a bind if they came in contact with a target. So Mikajia would set the ends of each of the chains to be pliable and replicate upon contact.


It was certainly a bit tricker than his previous area of effect spell, but not unobtainably so. He was definitely expecting this spell to take him at least a couple hours to really get down, but that was fine, as he wasn’t the type to quit just because something was a bit difficult. In fact, he actually enjoyed the challenge of overcoming these obstacles. If it hadn’t been for that, he never would have discovered the many and various new ways to use his chains. Mikajia built up the magic power in his hands till they felt like they were about to burst, then finally released.


WC = 7,200/9,125



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#25Mikajia 

Chains For Days [Training][Solo] Empty Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:23 am

Mikajia
The first try with the spell didn’t quite go so well. He apparently was far too focused on making sure the ends of each of the chains were pliable enough to replicate once they hit the target, that he ended up making all of the chain that way for each one. He also didn’t have nearly enough chains popping up around him. There were maybe twenty or so, but he needed it to be more like a cactus bloom, which meant dozens upon dozens of chains around him.


His next try was a bit more successful, but only marginally. He did manage to make a lot more chains appear, probably something closer to eighty, but that still wouldn’t be enough. He wanted it to be so many that it would be ridiculous to try and count them all. He also could tell that the majority of each chain was becoming much more rigid, while the ends stayed pliable. So he was clearly improving. All he had to do was keep at it. The next few tries saw improvement with each cast, the number of chains popping up continued to increase, and he had almost perfected the structure of each one.


He was starting to think that it appeared he might have overestimated the difficulty of this spell after about half an hour had passed and he had nearly perfected it. That, or maybe underestimated how far he had progressed in controlling and using his magic. Whatever it was, he certainly wasn’t upset about it. The faster he could learn and perfect new spells, the better. He could think up almost any spell, and be sure that he would be able to effectively use it in battle after a few mere hours of training. Even the thought of that was amazing.


WC = 7,500/9,125



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