First Explosion

[alittleblackmagic]

Huuuuuh.

Right. That’s enough of that, Porom. Not funny. Just ‘cause you were taught an illusion spell or somewhat doesn’t mean you need to practice it on me.  Aren't cha supposed to be the mature one?  I don't go around blasting you with my spells once I've learned 'em.

. . . Porom? Porom?

Th-That's really strange . . . I can’t really feel her anywhere . . . Hey!  C'mon, what is this place?!  Where's my sis?!  What crappy decorations -- clothes, too.  Where're my robes?  Geez, you don’t get off kidnapping the greatest mage in Mysidia without some consequences! Take – Take . . . ……

................AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHH!

You don't get off kidnapping the greatest mage in Mysidia and stealing his magic without some darn consequences, either!  You’ll be sorry you messed with me, I’m telling you!

Comments

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

[Relm points and laughs as the Phoenix disappears.]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Just you wait! Once I get my magic back, we'll have a real duel!

. . . Where'd it go, anyway? Magic doesn't just get lost on its way home or summat.

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

I'm counting on it! Just don't cry when I show you how amazing I a!

...You're new, huh? We all lost our powers when we got stuck here.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

. . . We all? What, everyone in this town was kidnapped?

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

Pretty much.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

That's . . . just weird. And why don't you do anything about it? If there's a way in, there's a way out!

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

I'm trying! I don't have all my powers back, and my Pictomancy's limited!

If you're so smart, you try to leave! See what happens!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

I meant 'you', plural, geez. You obviously wouldn't be able to do much alone.

Oh, and right -- If our magic got stolen, why do you still got this Pictomancy stuff?

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

What's that supposed to mean?! I'm the only one that has some magic back, punk!

I got it back, obviously. I think it's their way of keeping us quiet or something. I got my mom's ring back, too.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

They give it back . . . ? Man, these people are weird. So what do I have to do? Overcome the Mount of Ordeals again? Do a hundred jumping jacks? If you can do it, I bet I can, too!

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

You'll never keep up with me! I'm the world's most talented artist and mage!

And I dunno. They just sent out letters to us all one day.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

You can't be! Don't know about artist, but Sage Tellah is leagues better than you! Betcha can't use Meteor!

Letters? That's boring. No trials? No ordeals?

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

Yes I can! And Merton, and Ultima! So there!

Surviving in this place is its own ordeal, shrimp.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Liar! Sage Tellah died unleashing that spell! He was the only one accepted by the Mountain to cast it; don't you dare lie about something like that! And I'm going to be the next one to learn it in his honor!

Hmph . . .

And what's so bad about this place? It's kinda boring.

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

I'm not lying! It took me a long time, but I learned Meteor! Odin taught me it!

It's boring now, but before you got here they told us to kill each other!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Odin?! Odin only knows how to smash things with that giant sword of his. Psh. If you're going to make things up, be plausible. Asura or Leviathan or one of the ruling Eidolons, maybe.

Kill each other? That's totally illegal in a magic duel. Why?

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

What the heck's an Ei-whatzit? Odin's an Esper! A really powerful one!

'Cause they're nuts. This is all a game to those jerks!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Eidolons! They live in the Feymarch, and Summoners can call them up for help. Didn't they teach you anything? You've got Ramuh, Ifrit, Shiva, Sylph, Asura, Leviathan, Odin, Bahamut . . .

Well, it's a stupid game. I like tag better.

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

Summon? It sounds just like Espers! You really are from a different world, I guess. I thought maybe you were from my home for a little bit.

Of course it's a stupid game! You didn't see what happened! Whoever had me... they... *shudders*

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Well. They've got to be at least kinda similar, you know. Even if your world is too dumb to know how to spell 'Eidolon'.

Gee, someone actually tried to kill you? You're annoying, but not that annoying.

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

No way! That's the dumb name! 'Esper' sounds tons better!

I'm not as annoying as you, brat. And they didn't just try. They succeeded.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Nuh-uh! Eidolon is way more sophisticated. Esper sounds like something you smoke through a hookah or something.

Oh, yeah? Good! That means I'm better than you at something. And you don't look very dead. Do I need to exorcise your spirit or something?

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

What the heck's a hookah? You're crazy.

You're better at being alive? I don't think so! I really was killed, but I came back! So I'm better!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

No, I'm better at being annoying. It takes years to work up this amount of sheer irritation quality! Almost an art form, you know.

You can't come back. You said you don't have enough Phoenix Downs.

[rainbowbrush.livejournal.com]

Well I'm not gonna argue that.

I don't have any Phoenix Downs. This stupid place took all my stuff from me! I don't know how, but I came back. So did a few other people.