Not Quite The Fire Magic She Intended - Pseudo OTA (See warnings)

[nobodys_puppet]

Who: Xion and whomever.
What: Attempting to practice fire magic with... interesting results.
Where: A clear area a little way off of campus
When: midmorning
Warnings: Possible violence, angst and angst mentions. (Also as a warning, I'm doing Nano, so replies will be potentially super slow.)



Xion had promised she wouldn't stop using her magic, though she intended to keep an eye on Roxas to make sure he wasn't suffering because she was practicing. The best way to do this, of course, was to practice when he didn't know she was going to, so if he was feeling drained he wouldn't know to hide it. Yes she still worried, but she wasn't locking herself away because of it she was being... cautious. At least that was how she planned to explain it if she got caught watching him too closely. It wasn't bad to want to be sure, right?

So she had slipped off on her own to practice. She had her hood down, which still made her a little nervous, but no one was around so that should be okay. Right? She was trying to get her fire spells working, aiming at a target she had set up, made of a broken art easel she had found in a trash heap. Not that she quite knew what it was supposed to be, but it more or less stood and should burn, so it should be fine.

Except that the spell wasn't working. She kept aiming her Keyblade at it. Kept saying the spell name at it, and... nothing. She slashed her blade down in frustration after an hour of this. "I don't get it!" she complained to herself. "My other spell worked! I could do Thundaga just fine...." Of course...

Because of course....

Lightning flashed as she said the name of that spell, splitting the sky, splitting the target and setting the pieces, and a nearby bush... on fire.

Eyes wide she aimed her Keyblade at the flaming mess. She should have been prepared for success, but she hadn't really expected it. And this wasn't quite success, but... it was still fire. "Blizzaga!" she cried, trying to freeze the flames. Trying... and failing...

Maybe she should have been practicing more after all?

Comments

[tiredcharmer]

Tyzias gingerly hands Xion over to Axel. "I found her trying to use some -aga spells in the forest," she explain, retracting her wings back underneath her tunic. It felt good to stretch them out after so long, at least. "She accidentally started a brushfire with a Thundaga, but I took care of it. I was lecturing her about the proper fucking way to use and learn nonsuffix, -a, -aga, and -ja/za spells instead of just trying to skip straight to -agas like a complete idiot, but then she started looking real pale and like she was about to faint. She told me to take her to you or somebody called Roxas, and since you two share a dorm..." Tyzias shrugs, clicking her weights back into place. "She got better partway through the run here, but I figured safe than sorry."

Then Tyzias sways from side to side, as if exhausted, then collapses against the wall, breathing heavily. "I admit, I may have. Overexerted myself bringing her here." Okay, that's a blatant lie, but she's gotta keep up the nerd act somehow. Right?

[nobodys_puppet]

So Axel could see for himself at least some of to confusion on her face. But then when the other student collapsed against the wall she moved back away from Axel to try and catch her. If her Cure spells worked she could help... right?

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea put aside his surprise that there was someone else in the school who knew about his world's spell tiers for the moment as he moved to support Xion in the other student's place. "Trust me, under normal circumstances, Xion's more than qualified to use third tier spells," he said. "But she does tend to get... overwhelmed pretty easily sometimes when someone tries to give her a lot of information in one go. She'll be alright, but thanks for helping her out, both with the fire and bringing her here."

When the other student slumped against the wall, Lea moved right along with Xion, hoping to steady her. He smiled a bit wryly. "Maybe just a bit," he said. "C'mon; let's get you over to the couch so you can sit down, and I'll get you a glass of water, alright?" If Xion wanted to try her spell too, she was welcome, but Lea clearly thought that magical intervention wouldn't be required.

[nobodys_puppet]

"Should... Should I try Curaga?" she asked Axel softly. "I don't know if it would work..."

[hotheadwarmheart]

"Nah, I don't think any magic is required for this one," Lea said. "Just a bit of rest and a glass of water should be enough."

[nobodys_puppet]

"Oh. Should we carry her inside?"