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Post by Raphael on Mar 10, 2016 0:23:28 GMT -5
Arin was silent for a long time while Jason started explaining why he didn't know his parents. Trained to kill? His father killing his mother? It all sounded like some sick joke. When Jason asked what they were talking about, almost like he forgot everything completely, he returned to cutting up his meal and resumed eating "Nothing important, let's finish eating. After we rest for a while, I'll be putting you through your paces to try and summon your own keyblade. Just awakening the ability won't be enough, you'll need to condition your heart to forge your own."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Mar 10, 2016 15:02:52 GMT -5
"Alright. Sounds cool." Jason said continuing to eat his spaghetti. Awkward silence fell into the room after Jason told his story. Adyson, with her normal spiritful mind, broke the silence. "So... How is everybody been doing today? Other than being asleep". Jason replied, losing focus and drifting off into his mind more than normal. "I'm doing fine... Its just weird to see this spaghetti again". "How about you two?" Adyson asked Yen Sid and Arin.
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Post by Raphael on Mar 13, 2016 22:50:18 GMT -5
"I am doing just fine, thank you, Adyson."Yen Sid was mostly silent, eating what appeared to be a bowl of soup with a couple slices of toasted bread on the side. Arin, not wanting to make things awkward, responded with a bit lengthier of a reply "I'm about as good as I can be. This is the only place I can really be at ease and not feel like I have no time for myself...I can't even feel like that in my new home."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Mar 14, 2016 22:12:46 GMT -5
"Oh... I'm sorry to hear that.." Adyson said losing her spirit from hearing that. After Jason and Adyson finished, and Adyson regained her usual spirit, Jason asked Arin, "So how exactly will I forge a keyblade?"
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Post by Raphael on Mar 23, 2016 23:28:17 GMT -5
Arin finished his current mouthful of food before responding to Jason's question "It's not going to be easy. You have to go through vigorous training to strengthen your heart. Some are able to master it through training, some do so from instinct. Until you can successfully summon forth your own keyblade, however, you will be using the blade of someone else, until your heart is strong enough to forge one of your own. I'll offer you one of mine to train with, so you can grow accustomed to wielding one yourself."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Mar 24, 2016 21:27:54 GMT -5
"Wow, really? Awesome!" Jason exclaimed. "Thanks for helping me try to achieve this goal. If I didn't tell you already, I never originally planned to wield a keyblade, or even really attempt to get one of my own. I was just really interested in them. My uncle has a few of his own, and a couple years ago, I just got fantasized by them and started thinking of designs of keyblades. But I never thought that somebody would help me to get my own. So I just have to say... Thank you. I can't express how grateful I am for your help" Jason explained as he got lost into his thought.
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Post by Raphael on Mar 25, 2016 1:06:03 GMT -5
Arin chuckled and started cutting another piece of his steak, after breaking off some of the broccoli to mix the flavors a bit "Oh, I'm aware that you never really WANTED to wield one. But experience is the best teacher. Like Yen Sid and I both said, you need to see it firsthand before you can fully understand what keyblades are all about. And I cannot promise that your personal designs for keyblades will mirror what you would envision yourself wielding. The strength, and condition of your heart when it manifests the final product, will decide what the key truly looks like. And with Master Yen Sid's teachings in magic, you will get stronger that much quicker."
Yen Sid took another spoonful of his soup, mulling over the trio's conversation "Indeed. However, I cannot promise that your training will not be easy. Magic, like wielding a keyblade, is a rather difficult thing to master...Especially if one is not even aware of its existence. There have been some keyblade wielders who have gone from day without using a single ounce of magic, relying solely on their combat skill and keyblade mastery to overcome their ordeals. There are many types of magic to learn, and it is not an easy concept to master with only a few days of lessons."
"Exactly. That's why the first thing you're going to do is learn how to wield a keyblade. I'll explain why once we're ready to resume training, so let's eat up and get back to it, shall we?"
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Post by hoodiemanx on Mar 25, 2016 14:00:42 GMT -5
"Well, I'm ready when you are" Jason said to Arin. He started thinking to himself. 'I wonder how Uncle Jace will react if I learn to wield a keyblade. But then again, I haven't seen him in years.'. "So, is there anything I can do to help?" Adyson asked smiling.
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Post by Raphael on Mar 27, 2016 1:58:35 GMT -5
Arin thought about it, then a thought occurred to him "...Yeah, there might be a way you can help, but not right away. First I need to show him how to summon and dismiss a keyblade at will. We'll worry about how you can help once he can summon a keyblade willingly. Finish eating, then wait for me in the courtyard, I still have a bit to go on my dish."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Mar 29, 2016 17:50:48 GMT -5
"Alright. I guess i'll see you down there." Jason said as both him and Adyson stood up, pushed in their seats, and walked down to the courtyard. Once down there, Jason sat down on a nearby rock, while Adyson fell down onto the grass. "This grass is so soft! It feels like back on the day we met." She said making angels in the grass. "But I have to be honest, I wonder what Harry had to do that he left so urgently. Maybe Margaret is taking care of it." Adyson wondered to Jason. "Yeah. I hope so. But hey, always remember they can alert us if anything is wrong." Jason explained. "But until Arin gets down here, i'm gonna sleep." Jason said as he fell down onto the grass. "Really? Didn't you just wake up?" Adyson asked. "Yeah, but it was way too lucid." He replied.
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Post by Raphael on Mar 30, 2016 3:22:42 GMT -5
Yen Sid continued to casually sip from his soup with the spoon in his hand, watching as Jason and Adyson left without much of an argument "Are you certain doing this outside will be the best option, what of your darker half?" Arin chuckled as Yen Sid questioned his judgement as the risk of Nirax showing up "I doubt that he would find this place at all, you have it protected from anything tied too closely to the darkness...Minus some exceptions from what I've heard."
Yen Sid nodded and set his spoon down, focusing his attention on Arin now "And what of the boy? What will you do when he is fully trained and has a keyblade of his own? Will you simply discard him and let him find his own way?" Arin set his own silverware down, crossing his arms and thinking of what he might do once Jason was fully trained "...Honestly, I haven't thought that far ahead...Sure, the kid wasn't initially planning on bearing a key of his own, so he's my responsibility since I kind of pushed it on him. I think I will travel with him for a bit, just to make sure that he will be alright. After I've taught him everything I know, and know for sure that he won't be at risk of any of the things that happened to me, we'll probably go our separate ways."
Yen Sid combed his beard as he mulled over Arin's thoughts "...The boy's heart is still pure, untainted by the realm of darkness. Keep this in mind as you are teaching him, Arin, he cannot use many of the abilities that you possess...Now then, since the boy needs a key of his own, I shall help you restore one that was once lost to you for him to borrow. Hold out your hand." Arin held out his hand and Yen Sid placed his hovering slightly above his apprentice's open palm. A bright light shone from between their hands, as a keychain materialized in Arin's hand. With that done, Yen Sid returned to eating his soup "There, now he has a keyblade to wield until he can forge his own, finish eating and meet up with your apprentice, you have much work to do."
===Fifteen minutes later===
The double doors of the tower opened and Arin started coming down the steps leading to the open space in front of the tower itself "Sorry I'm late, had a bit of a talk with Master Yen Sid while we were eating...Aaaand, he's asleep. He's not a heavy sleeper, is he?"
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Post by hoodiemanx on Mar 30, 2016 22:08:05 GMT -5
"He tends to be. One time, he actually slept in the same room as Harry, and didn't even flinch. And Harry tends to both snore, and sleep yell." Adyson explained. She got up, and crouched down next to Jason, and pinched an area on his arm. He jumped up yelling, "SPIDER!". He stood wide eyed, and looked at both of them, wide eyed. He got himself back to normal a few seconds after and said, "Sorry, I fell asleep. So I believe we were going to train?"
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Post by Raphael on Mar 30, 2016 23:29:30 GMT -5
Arin chuckled and crossed his arms "Well, yes, but now I'm wondering if you're awake enough to retain any of this training." He shook his head and walked around Jason, before swiftly aiming his arm slightly to the left of Jason's head and summoning a keyblade that rested coldly on Jason's shoulder. This keyblade looked nothing like the blades that he wielded before, in fact, of them all, this one looked the MOST like an actual key, albeit a two bladed key with two sets of teeth facing away from each other. "This was my very first keyblade, an incomplete weapon that I gained from borrowing the power of the keyblade from an unlikely source... This keyblade was destroyed...But Master Yen Sid restored it to me with his magic, so I may give it to you for training. Take hold of the grip." Once Jason took hold of the grip of the blade, Arin stepped back, before summoning both his Heaven's Might and Hell's Wrath keyblades in his right and left hands respectively, his arms extended outward as he summoned the blades, before crossing the blades in front of him in an X shape "The realm of light, and the realm of darkness both search for those with strong hearts to bequeath them single keyblades of their very own. I myself, am a rare case, able to wield two keyblades, because my heart is tied closely to both realms. Until only recently, I was able to wield a single keyblade outside of special conditions, conditions that you've seen back in the keyblade graveyard. That is, until Master Yen Sid helped me tap into that hidden source that granted me dual wield in my natural state." Arin relaxed his arms, letting them fall to his sides, and the two keyblades vanished, Heaven's might in a brilliant flash of light, and Hell's Wrath, in a burst of black and green smoke. "Now then, since the history lesson is over, on to your training. To forge and wield a keyblade of your own is to wield the power of your very heart itself. That said, while you have the power to wield a keyblade, you must first learn to call upon it when you need it most, and dismiss it when that need is finished. This training, will be mostly visualization, as calling and dismissing the key is not on a physical level...Visualize an elastic rope: this rope is tied to the keyblade in your hand, and to your heart." He pointed at Jason's chest "Right now it's stretched to its limit, allowing you the power to hold that keyblade, and your hand is holding the keyblade where it is...Now, envision yourself releasing that hold on the keyblade, the rope pulling that power back into your heart. The rest should come naturally."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Apr 2, 2016 11:28:35 GMT -5
"Umm... alright." Jason said, looking at the two-headed keyblade. He closed his eyes, and thought about what he was told. He envisioned himself holding the keyblade, and he saw a rope pulling back on the keyblade. He pulled the keyblade away from the rope, ending up separating the two. Jason opened his eyes, and saw that the keyblade disappeared. "Uh... did I do something wrong?" He asked. But he looked back at his hand where the keyblade used to be, and it had reappeared. "Whoa. Uh... I'm kinda confused."
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Post by Raphael on Apr 3, 2016 2:05:01 GMT -5
Arin sighed and shook his head "No, nothing wrong that I can think of, but the keyblade isn't supposed to return of its own volition. These visualization techniques are tricks I came up with that helped me familiarize myself with summoning and un-summoning a keyblade, after I first found that I could wield one. The first thing you have to understand is the concept and comparison itself. You know how elastic works, right? How it retains a constant relaxed state, but it can get longer as you stretch the elastic outward? We're trying to use that as an example for your connection to the keyblade and your heart. This is strictly mental training; conditioning your mind and heart to act as one while summoning the keyblade and dismissing it, anything I tell you to do is meant to be done in your mind, not your body. Once you get the hang of that, the visualization tricks aren't really needed anymore. Let's try again, step by step, and we'll use examples for how your mind should conceptualize each step. Place the key back in your dominant hand for now, and do as I do."
Arin summoned his own keyblade, Inner Confliction, holding it out in front of him and horizontal, with the teeth down "Right now, we're going to visualize that rope again, it isn't in its relaxed state, it's tied around your heart, and the handle of your keyblade, and it's waiting to be released. Keep your eyes open and do not close them during this."
Arin un-summoned his keyblade, letting the bright light and black smoke flash the keyblade out of existence "Now, we're going to visualize the keyblade becoming like energy, still tied to the elastic rope, and the rope is snapping back into place, right back around and inside your heart. They keyblade is leaving your hand and returning to its home, for when next you call it. This will be when the elastic rope will be in a relaxed, un-stretched state, waiting to be pulled out again. Now, let's try again."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Apr 3, 2016 7:32:08 GMT -5
"Alright" Jason said, as he held out the keyblade. He imagined how Arin explained it. The rope reattached and snapped back into place around the keyblade and his heart, and it disappeared. Jason then imagined how Arin explained to summon it back. He again imagined the rope pulling and stretching, and soon letting go of his heart and the keyblade, and it reappeared into his hand. He repeated the process around 10 more times. "I think I'm starting to get the hang of this." Jason said.
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Post by Raphael on Apr 3, 2016 22:00:17 GMT -5
Arin watched as Jason practiced more and more with summoning and un-summoning the keyblade, approving how quickly he was getting the hang of doing so "It would seem so. Now, I want you to try and do the same with your other arm. Keep practicing until the action comes naturally, and you can go by feeling, rather than visualization training. Pay close attention to your mind and body as the keyblade is being summoned and un-summoned. If you notice any special sensations happen each time, make note of them. Calling and dismissing your keyblade should be as natural to you as blinking. Once you've got that down, we'll move to the next step; improving the speed of your keyblade control."
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Post by hoodiemanx on Apr 4, 2016 21:32:34 GMT -5
"Okay" Jason said, more determined than ever. He continued practicing with his left hand. Being non-dominant, he had a tougher time getting used to his left, but he got the hang of it eventually. While Jason continued practicing his summons, Adyson was over, sitting on the big rock, while examining her surroundings of the strange empty space surrounding this one island. She thought to herself, 'I've never seen a world quite like this one before. Its just one floating island in the middle of nowhere, with a train track leading to nowhere. Hmm... I wonder how Jonas and the others are doing back home. That was a serious battle last I saw them.'. "Alright. I think I'm starting to get used to left hand summons." Jason said as he summoned and unsummoned with ease.
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Post by Raphael on Apr 5, 2016 21:48:00 GMT -5
Arin nodded, before approaching one of the nearby trees "Now, this is a very simple training routine that I'm going to show you, but you're going to have to watch very closely or you might miss what I am going to show you, or you won't understand what this training will be about." Once within striking range, he stopped in front of the tree, taking a long silent breath as he positioned his right hand on his left side, hand in a loose gripping shape like he was going to draw a sword from its hilt. In one swift motion, his arm swept diagonally upward, and for the briefest moment, there was a flash of black lightning around starlit smoke at the point of impact with the tree, before there was nothing again.
Arin paused for a while before aiming his hand at the tree trunk, and pushing it backwards, the tree slowly falling over into the ground behind the tree line. With the tree no longer an environmental hazard, he turned and walked back over to Jason "Did you see what I just did, without thinking about it?"
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Post by hoodiemanx on Apr 5, 2016 21:51:01 GMT -5
"I think you summoned your keyblade just before you were about to hit the tree, slicing it in half." Jason said as he looked at the decapitated tree. Both him and Adyson thought, 'That poor tree... It had so much to live for'
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