Just a Spark

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(keep scrolling down, there's a summary way down there, no need to suffer for details <''3) 

NOTE: Tuli does not speak English. I'm not going to provide Tuli's language in his tongue; it will be presented in English. This is because I don't want to provide mis-translations (it's not the point here) and Tuli speaks a language that is very close to what we know as Icelandic but it has slightly different inflections, terms, slang, pronunciations, etc. Sort of like how American, England, and Australian "English" are not quite the same. And I'm not going to invent a whole new language. So, everything is typed in English but Tuli is not speaking English. <3 

     To stay or to leave? Tuli was trying to decide which was more strategic for his current situation. It had been nearly a week since had had arrived wherever here was and had no more answers than he had on day one. Jarin hadn't been back in a couple of days, possibly still trying to craft the shoddy piece of technology that broke. Maybe someone with his intel of what could be so much better could use that to their advantage and secure a lucrative lifestyle by marketing their knowledge. But Tuli belonged to the shadows. At least...he used to. The whole point of following those lunatics...well, one lunatic that survived, was to escape the shadows. Have a life. Instead, here he was... holed up in a run down castle, not sure if he should just call this his new life or to venture out and risk it. 
     For now, he'd wait for Jarin to return and interrogate him for more details. Surviving off the land was as natural as breathing for Tuli. With knives in his hands, perched in a tree and staring down at the trap made of those revolting oat bars, Tuli was left to contemplate this world. Perhaps this was so far into the future... his heart jumped at the thought. So far into the future that the magic had just been sucked dry and that's why these creatures looked so drained of their magnificence. Could be why that Beaurever looked so plain and powerless. Tuli found that thought to be painfully depressing. But that would explain why the castle looked so forlorn and forgotten in the trees. Nobody needed a beacon of magic if there was none to be had... 
     But that couldn't be totally true. He had reached out to that Beaurever telepathically. There had to be something here. Tuli twirled the knife forward, watching what he thought was a boar shuffle through the bushes below. He sighed quietly, noting how small its tusks were and just having two eyes. Pitiful. Did these creatures even know how miserable their lives must be or had that been long since forgotten generations ago? 
     Tuli had to know. Was this place really desolate of magic? He wouldn't use much. It wouldn't leave that much of a trail. There was no one else around here, that much he was sure of. Just a little test. Quick and simple. Tuli summoned up his old magic to leap from the tree and make a quick strike on the animal’s back. In an breath, he was in the tree and then staring right at the ground and before he could even gasp- THUD. Every animal in the proximity scattered and fled as the ground shook from the force of Tuli planting his face into the tree roots. He felt the pig use him as a springboard and galloped away, shrieking to the rest of the animals to run. He groaned in defeat, laying still until finally pulling his face from the dirt. That. Was not supposed to happen.
    He looked up at the high tree branch from above and where he sat now. No way he put that much force into it. He purposefully cut back to keep himself concealed. Inquisitively, Tuli sat back against the tree, staring out at nature before him. Nothing special here. He couldn’t feel anything that should amplify anything. But maybe… maybe it was that nothing that was something? Curiosity trickled through his veins.
    A simple little spark would do. Just a touch of fire. It wasn’t like fire was magic that Tuli was great at. Just about anyone could start a fire and that’s all anyone really needed to know. Just a little spark. Tuli cleared his throat, setting his knives down. Being hardly adept at fire magic, he needed to physically channel it by bringing his hands forth and just a little pull here and a lift like that- THAT WAS NO SPARK. A gust of smoke blew the area open and a massive fireball engulfed an unsuspecting fern. The fireball crawled into the sky, sending a shockwave of heat and decaying debris from the floor of the woods, scattering it about the area. 
     “Huh.” Tuli stared at the carnage before him, eyes wide open and mouth hanging open as the fireball shrank down to just a small crackling fire before simmering to a smolder with nothing else in the immediate area to catch fire. “Where am I!?” he breathed as a smile lifted the corners of his lips. What wonderful place was this that even he could look like a grandmaster user!? Forget that the animals were all ugly and plain! The magic here was so disgustingly potent and yet it felt as natural as breathing air!  
     Just as the heat from his hands dissipated, Tuli touched the air around him. That's what it would look like to anyone else. Normally, he wasn't so great at tracing the rivers of magic, but in this place, it was like he could almost hold it. He could feel it slip back to where it flowed and to no surprise, it led back in the direction of the castle. That had to be it. The castle had to be some kind of landmark for this haven of what had to have been one of the most magic-rich veins Tuli had ever felt. That only created more questions. If the magic was so potent here... why were none of the creatures here making use of it? 
     Feeling a sense of unease, Tuli scooped up his knives and headed back for the castle. Perhaps there was much more discovery waiting in those walls... 


(945 wordcount)
not a monster read x''D 


SUMMARY;
--Tuli is trying to figure out why nothing around here is magical 
--He decides its time to test it out for himself, just a little itty bitty bit of magic 
--It quite literally blows up in his face
--He discovers that the magic is some of the most potent potential he has ever come into contact with 
--But why is nothing around there using any of it??? 
--Suspicion. 


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Today on the Magical Adventures of Tuli~
Tuli learns "Atomic Bomb"! : D and a new facial expression apart form the usual "yuck" face he has xD 

Me just brushing up on mah magic skills~ It's been so long. And I mean... years. I'm so hyped y'all~ Not a shit to give for the "low quality" art xD I am delighted and frolicking about making dumb doodles (while I slave away on much bigger projects lmao) Shit like this is keeping me sane <3 


Tuli/Jarin/Art © Drasayer 
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