faithfulflame | Third Prayer: The Future is Written in Flames [Voice/Action] Forward Dated to June 13th

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Third Prayer: The Future is Written in Flames [Voice/Action] Forward Dated to June 13th

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Good afternoon everyone. For those of you who have not met me, my name is Rei Hino. I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all of the New Feathers. I'm sure that you will find something that you enjoy here, and that you will be able to make many friends. If you need any help, please feel free to contact me at any time.

On to other matters, though. Its taken me some time, but I have managed to prepare and purify a small area on the edge of the forest where I can perform flame readings and other types of fortune telling. I do not have much in the way of a shrine, merely a tent and a small consecrated area with which to work, so I hope that doesn't reflect poorly on the experience. In my world, I am a priestess, and I'm fortunate enough to have a gift when it comes to doing such things. If anyone is interested, I will happily use my blessings to offer a reading of your future. It would be my greatest honor to provide my services.

While I cannot guarantee perfect results thanks to our hosts weakening my powers, I feel that its not out of my reach to offer answers to simple questions that you may have about your near future. All that you need to provide is a question and a single hair for a flame reading, or just your question for other types of fortune telling. I have a set of tarot cards if anyone prefers that, but I'm more confident in my abilities at flame visions.

I hope that you find my fortune telling to be enjoyable!

[An elegantly drawn map pointing to an area on the edge of the forest is included with the broadcast pointing it out]

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[Rei can be found at the site depicted on the map for most of the day. Its simple enough, a tent that she and the other senshi had found in the item shop, erected as a sort of open air shrine with a carefully prepared brazier on the outside. Near the center is a small round table she'd hauled out of her house, and at the entrance is a bucket of purified water meant to cleanse oneself before a reading. A pair of crows, Phobos and Deimos, dart playfully around the area, hopefully adding to the impression of the site.

Rei greets anyone who comes by with a happy smile and a great deal of enjoyment. She loves using her gifts, and if it brings a measure of peace or enjoyment to someone she's more than glad]

(OOC: If you have Rei do a reading, I'll offer up a generic enough fortune, since they tend to be very vague most of the time. However, if you wish for something more specific or want to use the reading to set something up for future plans, foreshadowing, whatever, please speak with me and we can work out some details! Hit me up in a PM and we can work from there.)

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It...can be. It can also be difficult. People in my world don't usually have such gifts. You can imagine how that goes. And my visions are rarely pleasant, today most of all...

[She catches herself rambling to nobody in particular]

But that's neither here nor there. How are your plans for making a Charter Stone going?

Oh...that's a good point, I didn't think of that. I can understand how it might be difficult...people are rarely happy to see the Abhorsen in the Old Kingdom, or along the Perimeter.

[Because Abhorsen only appears where the Dead have preyed on the living. They might be able to fix the problem but Death and fear surrounds them. Eyes growing dark for a moment she blinks at Rei's question, glad for the distraction.]

Ah, well, I haven't had much time to work on it recently to be honest. The next step is also...put on hold at the moment.

Of course, I remember that detail. I'm sorry that things in your world are so...grim. But everything there will be alright. Having met you, I know that you'll have the will to overcome the Dead.

[She means it too. Rei's faith isn't given lightly either]

Oh? Why so? Is there anything I can do to help?

Thank you Rei. [Between Rei's faith and Luke's vision Sabriel is...somewhat optimistic about her chances when she returns home. There will be a price to pay for her success but she would be able to do it.]

Well...as I mentioned before I need blood from the Great Charter families to make the stone and recently I ah...lost a fair amount so to work on it any more in my current state wouldn't be wise.

[Still, it would be nice to get some help. It's been difficult oh her own...]

Ahh, were you wounded on the recent mission?

[Covering Mars tracks!]

And is there anything I can do to help? Would...my blood be of any use? I've got powers, and while maho isn't well liked in my world, if its for a good cause I could offer.

Not from the mission but it's already pretty much healed.

[Please don't mind if Sabriel's leaves that really vague, she can't really explain the complexities between her duel with Viral at the end of the Shift, nor why she's...not really too bothered by the fact that she came out of it with just the cut. ~~It could have been a lot worse.~~]

I'm...not too sure. I don't know what foreign blood might do to the stone so I'd rather not, but maybe...would you say your magic is more spirit based?

That's good.

[She'd wondered, after all]

I would say so, yes. My...lineage...has a long history of being connected to fire and spirits.

[She smiles softly, more to herself than to Sabriel.]

In that case maybe you can help. Do you remember how the Clayr would pool their power together to See full visions? That sort of gathering of power can be done with Charter magic too to cast large or complicated spells.

Since my body is weak I might need a bit of a hand with the magical side...perhaps we could try an experiment?

I do remember, yes. Not well, but its familiar. I'd be happy to try an experiment though. What would you like to do?

It's a simple test to see if your magic and mine is compatible.

[With a smile Sabriel holds out her hand.]

Take my hand and try to will your power into the link. So long as we stay connected then the power between us should double.

[Rei takes her hand and does just that, concentrating and willing her powers just as instructed]

[For a moment there is nothing in the connection save for the warmth of Rei's hand in hers. Then comes a faint pulse, a push...and then the familiar sensation of power being added to her own, like a river of strength flowing down Rei's arm and into hers.]

It works!

O..OH!

[Rei can feel it too, surprise forming across her normally quiet, reserved face. She's never felt anything quite like this...in this form. Its a warm feeling, a conjoining of her spiritual power and Sabriel's own magic.]

W...wow...

It's different than I remember, but I believe this should work just as well as if you were still a Charter mage.

[With an encouraged smile Sabriel gently draws her hand back, the connection lost for the time being.]

Truly? I'm glad that I can help.

[Rei takes her hand back, folding it neatly into her other palm and quietly watching Sabriel's eyes. She's smiling, seriously glad to be able to help out in even a small way.]

Please let me know when you wish to begin the founding. I will offer everything I have to make your Charter stone work. I'm quite curious to see what your magic will be like with it around.

Me too.

[Because doing everything by herself so far has been...exhausting to be perfectly honest. It wasn't just about losing blood in the making of the stone, infusing the land with her own power was a terrible drain on her spirit.]

Charter magic can be subtle or bold depending on what it is used for. Enchantments, protection, spells of convenience, those are all subtle but aggressive spells can be bold and...quite violent.

Yes, I remember.

[She smiles again, this time a bit more mysteriously. Behind her, the fire in the brazier dances a bit more quickly, a tempo all its own.]

My magic here is much more focused on divination and flames.

[The brief flare of the fire catches Sabriel's attention, leaving her thoughtful for a moment as she weighs Rei's words. Luke...or rather, Ms. Sunrider had showed her a vision of her future in her home world but she was curious as to what Rei might see. Hopefully it would be something mild, the poor woman had had enough negative readings for one day it seemed.]

If I may ask, how does it work?

Its not dissimilar to Clayr visions, just the origins. I perform a ritual and ask the spirits of the fire to tell me more, and make a small offering, like a single hair. Then I receive a vision.

[She quirks her head to one side]

Would you like to have a reading?

So long as you don't mind doing one for me, yes please.

Of course not, Sabriel. I'll just need one of these.

[Rei plucks out one of Sabriel's hairs]

Have a seat, and I'll get started.

[Rei walks over to the flames and tosses in the hair, clapping twice and bowing before kneeling in prayer]

[Blinking at the little tug Sabriel watches as Rei feeds the strand of her hair to the fire, following the girl over to take a seat by her. How curious...it seemed like a simple simple ritual. Then again calling the melt water of the Ratterlin had been easy as well but the resulting force had been great.

Gaze shifting between Rei and the fire Sabriel watches in silence.]

[Rei actually smiles as she pulls away from the flames, having taken several long moments to watch the vision. Turning, she placed her hand onto Sabriel's shoulder, sharing the vision with the Abhorsen.

It started with a dark field, a familiar one near the village, with no light. Into the scene came Sabriel, who knelt in meditation before a large stone. After a time, a glowing golden light exploded into being, filling Sabriel before rocketing out of her Charter mark and into the stone. The stone rattled, rumbled, and shook, but the light gradually dissipated into the ground, lighting the darkness around her.

Pulling back, Rei smiled warmly, knowing what that meant]

I think the ritual will work.

[The smile on Rei's face is a relief even before the vision is shared. Golden light, the Charter, to see the familiar glow was such a comfort. It would work, the stone would be well and properly made and there Charter will be here in Luceti!

With a relieved sigh Sabriel smiles as the vision ends.]

Thank the Charter...thank you, Rei.

Of course. If I can bring happiness to one person today, just one, I'd like it to be you.

[And really, she's about the only person who's got a happy future so far. That...is beginning to weigh heavily on her mind, but now isn't the time and the place]

That's what I do. Share the future.

Third Prayer: The Future is Written in Flames [Voice/Action] Forward Dated to June 13th

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