Jigano wasn’t quite sure what happened; one moment he was in control, weaving his earth magic in a way that had grown smoother and more controlled over the past season and a half that he’d had it, surprised and delighted by the sudden shift in it towards smoother creations of his mind’s eye – and something newer still, creation of something previously unknown to him.
The next, it felt like the energy was muffled, wrapped in cotton swabbing and held at arm’s length from him. The pit beneath Rex continued to grow, but far more slowly and only in fits and starts, a few inches here and there. His shielding wall began to crumble in places, the earth only building up to about three feet before it began to subside again. Not all at once, but it slumped and sighed as the magic holding it together faltered and sputtered, unable to maintain the shaping by will and power that Jigano had been using to build it in the first place.
Startled, the bard retreated, putting space between him and Rex as he reached almost blindly for the strings of his magic. As if he crossed a threshold the magic came back, flaring bright and strong within him once more. His eyes widened and he stepped forward again—and the power fizzled and popped. Arching a brow at Rex he offered her a crooked grin. ”That’s a nasty new trick you’ve got there!”
The next, it felt like the energy was muffled, wrapped in cotton swabbing and held at arm’s length from him. The pit beneath Rex continued to grow, but far more slowly and only in fits and starts, a few inches here and there. His shielding wall began to crumble in places, the earth only building up to about three feet before it began to subside again. Not all at once, but it slumped and sighed as the magic holding it together faltered and sputtered, unable to maintain the shaping by will and power that Jigano had been using to build it in the first place.
Startled, the bard retreated, putting space between him and Rex as he reached almost blindly for the strings of his magic. As if he crossed a threshold the magic came back, flaring bright and strong within him once more. His eyes widened and he stepped forward again—and the power fizzled and popped. Arching a brow at Rex he offered her a crooked grin. ”That’s a nasty new trick you’ve got there!”
