Training Beat me black and Blue
Maea Valair
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#1
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MAEA
Cold as a Halo dawn. Maea had heard this expression quite often, and had come to understand it to be of dual meanings. On the one hand, it was an accurate description of a temperature that went far below freezing, enough to bite the hands of fingers and toes until they blackened and fell off in a matter of hours. On the other hand, it was also a term of deepest honesty, with connotations of rough love. Cold as Dawn - 'you're honest in a very brutal and quite refreshing way, and I adore this in you.'

But there was nothing adorable about sitting on a rooftop with the dawn winds howling around her ears, dressed in little more than thin night clothes - a thin shirt and equally thin pants that allowed easy movement and minimal protection from mistakes. Cross-legged in the snow, with no shawl to stave the cold away, Maea tried to breathe through the wind and embrace the cold, like she had that day of the initiation. Find the core of her magic, become one with it. Sometimes it came easily enough, but every once in a while a sudden throw of wind would take her by surprise and the girl was left shivering, her bare feet as numb and aching as her hands, her face... and all the rest of her.

It was torture. It was insane. It was exactly the kind of brutal, cruel lack of mercy she had been warned about and craved anyway, and here she was now. Thousands of miles away from everyone she loved, meditating over deeper depths of magic that may or may not exist within her...

At least the dawn was quite lovely to look at. In a brutal, murdering sort of way.
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#2
LOREN
Even given his recent alcoholic tendencies, Loren still rose before the dawn, many years as a farmer creating a habit that was hard to beat. These days, he tossed back a drink or two before even getting out of bed, otherwise he had to deal with the pounding headache of a hangover. While it was still there, at least he had the illusion of warmth from the liquor.

Getting dressed in all the many layers required for Halo, he tucked a few flasks in his pockets. Then he strode out of his bedroom towards the Magic Academy. It didn't take long to reach, and he headed for the exposed rooftop.

Not expecting to find Maea there, he slowed. However, his steps picked up again soon enough. "Wasn't expecting to find anyone else up here." His voice was groggy, and he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
Maea Valair
Hollowed Grounds Ambassador / Loreseeker

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#3
MAEA
White hair whipped about in the wind, unbound and free to tousle in the currents of air. The girl did not turn, nor look at Loren as he approached; the stench of alcohol and his voice, however rough, was still enough to tell her who it was.

"Classes have begun. Why wouldn't anyone be up here." she said, not expecting an answer. Maea wanted to wrinkle her nose at the odors that came wafting her way, but her face remained impassive, gaze distant and a little unfocused as it peered out into the frozen wastes beyond the Citadel.

"You've come to train?" If she minded the disturbance, her tone did not reflect it. Only a slight shudder passed through her thin body as the chill bit in past her concentration again; she breathed in and let it out, a cloud rising from her lips. Meditation did not come easy for her. Too many things lurked in her thoughts to find real peace.
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#4
LOREN
Loren smirked at Maea's question that was not a question. "Because the sun hasn't even risen yet, I've rarely seen the other students, and Zariah isn't exactly a morning person unless she's putting people through their survivalist paces." Reaching into a pocket, he pulled out a flask and sipped from it.

Then he sank gracefully into a cross-legged position. Closing his eyes, he immediately opened one at her actual question. "Was going to meditate actually, but I suppose training would be just as well." Rolling to his feet, he took another long pull from the flask before putting it away.

Then he inclined his head slightly to Maea. Raising a hand, he gestured for her to sling the first spell.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
Maea Valair
Hollowed Grounds Ambassador / Loreseeker

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#5
MAEA
Well, it was true. She rarely saw anyone up this early either. But Maea too was a farmer, accustomed to early mornings and late nights. It was a habit she had kept up with even after selling the farm; long runs and training exercises had replaced the herding of sheep and tilling of fields, while study and work for the Loreseekers kept her up. It was all replaced by a different kind of study now, but she was still a hard worker. Zariah would find nothing to complain about when it came to Maea's diligence or attention; she was there to learn, not play.

Turning her head towards Loren as he first sat down only to bolt back up again, she considered his silent invitation, the gesture to come at him. He had offered to train her, and this was as good an opportunity as any... She unfolded her legs and stood, turning towards her; the bare feet and the loose hair made her look quite small and childlike in the snow, like some ice elemental come to play.

"I hope you don't intend to go easy on me," she said, eyes narrowing. "Because if you do, there will be no point in this."

Her feet slid apart, taking a wider stance. Quite without warning a barrage of ice shot up from the ground beneath Loren, about ten spears with jagged razor points that jabbed at him from odd angles. A slight grin appeared on her lips, a shine to her eyes that was almost bloodthirsty. Loren had beat Sunjata in a fight; he was apparently quite a bit stronger than he looked. She wanted to know how strong.
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#6
LOREN
Loren rolled his neck, smirking a bit at Maea's comment. "I wouldn't dream of it. If only because you'll face far worse at the hands of Zariah." Tone darkly amused, he squared off, fully intending to bring the full brunt of his magic to bear on her.

Long story short, he was pretty strong, possessed quite a bit of magic, and was just a hair faster than Maea (and perhaps had just a smidgen of good luck on his side). Although he wasn't able to stop all ten of the spears, he managed to halt six of them. The other four pierced his left foot, his left side, his right leg, and his right arm.

Before they could do too much damage, he pulled them out as well, then pushed out, sending all the water in his vicinity away from him regardless of its current form. The ice, along with most of the snow around him, went flying towards her.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
Maea Valair
Hollowed Grounds Ambassador / Loreseeker

Age: 29 | Height: 156 cm / 5'1 ft | Race: Ancient | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds
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#7
MAEA
She had expected him to parry, to block all the spears with ease just like he had turned the tables on her before, with their little game of drinks. She was shocked to see several of her own jagged spikes penetrate his flesh, scattering droplets of red in horrific patterns around his feet, red against white. It was quite the first time she had ever intentionally aimed her magic at someone, and even if she'd asked for it this was a hard thing to experience. To have shed blood.

But he gave her no time to reflect over this. Looking like this was only a stroll in some park he was breaking off the spears and pulling them out of his limbs, and she braced herself for any retaliation to come. It was swift and brutal, a complete cleanse of all the water around them; almost by instinct Maea did the same, just pushed the water away from herself.

He was stronger than her though, and she was a touch too late in her reaction. A spray of needling ice showered over her and buried into the skin of almost whole her front, digging deep enough to draw blood in several places. Wincing with the pain of it, she shielded her face to spare her eyes, but failed to keep her balance as the snow on the ground was pushed away under her feet.

She fell, just barely managing to roll aside in case he tried to follow up with something else; her head was spinning, the impact with the ground enough to rattle her senses quite a bit.

The girl wasn't used to being thrown around like this.  

But he didn't do anything else right away, and she took the chance to attack again, this time summoning a cascade of boiling hot water to slosh down on him from above. Hopefully it would distract him enough that she could get back on her feet.
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#8
LOREN
The first hint Loren had of Maea's attack was a flash of heat above him followed by a scalding pain. Still not moving from his spot, he instinctively and immediately pushed against all the water again. The steam only covered the top of his head, about halfway down his forehead before he managed to reverse it, leaving blistered skin in its wake.

Still ignoring the pain and the blood and the wounds, he pulsed outwards again, sending steam, ice, snow, even sweat in another wave around him. This time, though, he kept up the pressure. Seeing as she had only used water magic so far, he just kept the magic pouring out of him.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
Maea Valair
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#9
MAEA
Did he not feel the pain at all? Maea didn't understand how he could face it so calmly. Her skin felt raw and prickly where the ice had punctured it, like she'd rolled in nettles. She only had time to get up on her knees before he had thrust away the water again, leaving him scalded but not so much that it made him slow. Again the water came blasting out from him, and this time she couldn't block it in time. Maea was pummeled by it, battered and half choked as she struggled to breathe.

A lashing out of her mind towards the surging liquids slammed up a barrier of ice, a thick wall that hopefully would stave him off while she coughed and spluttered and tried to catch her breath. She longed for her boot knife, for the hidden kind of weapon that might take him by surprise. But her feet were bare and the twin blades Sunjata had gifted her with were safely tucked away in her room, far out of reach.

Improvising, Maea shaped some of the ice into the semblance of daggers instead. Behind the wall, she got to her feet and then rapidly raised the temperture of the ice from within, dissolving it into steam; once the pressure became too much the barrier exploded, sending large chunks of ice flying all over the roof.

In the subsequent haze of steam and mist and flying debris, the girl leaped out at Loren slightly from the side, aiming to stab one of the daggers into his side while the other reached down low to cut towards his knee, just like she had once in a very different sparring match. She'd wielded wooden daggers then, not ice. This time they might cut, should she actually reach him.
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#10
LOREN
Ice exploded out from the ice wall that had been hiding Maea. Loren swatted it aside with his magic. However, he wasn't expecting the follow up. As she leapt out of the cloud of ice, snow, water, and steam, his eyes narrowed. Throwing up his arms, unfortunately he didn't realize that she was aiming lower.

Her blade scored cuts on his side and his knee, adding to the blood already flowing from him. However, she was close, now. Snarling a bit, he gathered up all the ice and water and steam floating around them and sent it all directly towards her, chilling it as he went. His goal was to entomb all of her that he could in a cage of ice. He even pushed at her daggers, trying to turn them against her.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
Maea Valair
Hollowed Grounds Ambassador / Loreseeker

Age: 29 | Height: 156 cm / 5'1 ft | Race: Ancient | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds
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#11
MAEA
It seemed he wasn't much of a close combat fighter. Or perhaps Maea simply managed to surprise him. Regardless, her icy blades hit the mark and sliced open skin, spilling more blood onto the ground; so far he was doing a lot more of the bleeding than her, and it was quite satisfying to see that her attacks were getting through.

But when he retaliated, it was with a brutality that took her completely off guard. Maea tried to shield herself from the water magic that sent liquid and debris her way, but she wasn't quick enough, couldn't react strongly enough that it made an impact. She was closed in the crushing cold grip and screamed as pain beyond lanced through her body, ribs creaking and groaning; she felt a few of them snap, a knee twisting out of its socket even as the daggers twisted in her hands, cutting into the girls flesh.

Darkness was closing in on her vision and in suffocated panic she grappled for her magic, for the tendrils of power... but they slipped from her grasp. She couldn't focus enough through the agony to use it properly.

Maea was, quite litterally, at his mercy now.
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#12
LOREN
As the ice Loren directed closed around Maea, he squeezed with his magic, sending one last pulse through the cage he'd caught her in. Not even to do serious damage (more than he already had) but enough to tighten it, and make it clear he still had strength left in him. Then he eased the pressure, melting the ice almost slowly so he could get close enough to touch her.

Reaching out a hand, he laid it on her shoulder. Then he sent a pulse of healing magic through her. As he did, he melted the rest of the ice, ready to catch her if she stumbled and fell.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
Maea Valair
Hollowed Grounds Ambassador / Loreseeker

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#13
MAEA
A whimper tore from her throat as the crush of water and ice tightened even further around her, stating his point without so much as a word. It was well taken, Maea could do absolutely nothing to break herself free at this point. When the magic eased off around her she slumped limbless, unable to keep to her feet, and felt herself caught by the healer before she could fall to the ground.

Coughing and shuddering as the pain of broken ribs lanced through her, she could only hang limp as a ragdoll in his grip while the healing magic began to do its work. When the pain finally began to ease off, she found herself coming whole again. Cuts fading, limbs untwisting, no blood flowing save for that which stained her tattered clothes... Wiping away, as though nothing had ever happened.

But it had, and her mind reeled from it, balked at the memory of agony that kept bouncing around in her mind. And strangely, the most pervasive thought was one of slight annoyance. "You held back" she gasped, still quivering from the shock of what she'd just been through. He'd beaten her to a pulp, and still he'd held back.
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#14
LOREN
As Maea collapsed into Loren, he caught her, staggering a bit at the sudden and limp weight. Although she seemed to be recovering, he kept pouring healing magic into her, treating her wounds and replenishing her immune system while he was at it.

"Yeah, well, if something really bad happened to you I'd just have to beat up Sunjata when he came to avenge you. I'm not sure his ego would survive a second beating." With that, he peered down at her, searching her for any sign of distress.

"But if you really want me to cut loose say the word. It won't be pretty, though." Despite the warning, his eyes were eager and fierce.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.


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