{ It's getting confusing =P. Everyone's character has slightly similar personalities as well.
"It was a very unique shade. A very unique shade." My Shade is the most unique, Lilac!! XD
Oh, and I'm confused, FM. Why is your character's name in your bio Janine but Rae when you actually RP?
And BTW. I may be grounded (it's all my sister's fault), so I don't know if I'll have time to post tomorrow or the day after that, for the matter. I WILL of course, try to get on ASAP, but RPing takes time. }
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Shade was knocked back as, for the third time, his feeble screen faded and his master's powerful beam of light shot into him. Raynault looked down at him, extended an arm to help him up, and then said, "As you can see, Shade, you still need a lot more practise with the defensive components of light magic." He sighed. "Maybe I should have started teaching you how to infuse weapons with light magic instead. But I thought that it was neccessary that you grasp defensive magic. As I mentioned before, it is the most important and powerful part of light magic."
Shade bowed his head in apology. "Sorry, I'm not very concentrated today..."
"As I can well tell," Raynault interrupted, smiling, but sadly. "I know you well enough to see that you are not very happy today."
Shade bit his lip. The truth was that after Raynault had mentioned the word 'faith', he had become more confused and unfocused. Everything was just confusing. If there really was a divine being, high up there, who created the humans and watched over them, why did bad things happen? And moreover, Why don't the others like me at school? Why do I feel so lonely at times? Seeing his distress, his mentor sighed and handed him a book. "Read this," he added. "It not only helps you to understand the different characteristics, spells and components of light magic, but it also helps you with... other things."
Shade smiled and put the small, golden-edged book into his backpack. "Raynault," he said, (he had called his mentor Priest Ocarin at first, but he insisted that he called him by his first name instead of his surname) "may I leave now? I'm don't really feel like casting spells today... I'm really tired." This was a lie, of course. He wasn't tired at all, he just wanted a night or so to think things out.
Raynault moved and sat down quietly on his bed, closing his eyes and bringing his hands together again, a familiar pose that his student had seen him do frequently. It helps me to reflect and circulate my thoughts, was what Raynault had said on his first lesson with him, when he asked him why he was doing that. "Remember, Shade. If you're ever feeling unlucky, or even unfaithful, there are other things that may help. Peace of mind, for example. And hope. Always have hope." There was a moment of silence, in which Shade also closed his eyes, enjoying the stillness and peace. "You may leave."
Shade nodded his head, said "Thank you for the lesson," and left quietly. He ran along the pathway to his house on the edge of the forest, laughing at the cool breeze that reached his head. He passed several shops, as well as several people on their way home from work or school, but never bothered to glance at them. Soon, he noticed a small cottage, standing beside a sandy shore, far away. Glancing back towards the pathway, he considered going there. His parents did not expect him home so soon, anyways, since lesson had ended early today. He smiled again, and ran lightly, but quickly towards the cottage.
What he saw there was a girl with shoulder-length, wispy hair, with bright blue eyes. She was singing, but Shade couldn't quite make out the words. He approached cautiously, wondering who this girl was, when she suddenly jumped down from the rock she was perched on, landing slightly in front of him. Involuntarily, he walked backwards, tripping on a rock and falling onto the sandy beach.
{ hello, jade! }
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