Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 7, 2011 23:22:37 GMT -5
Terry strolled into the arena, looking around. It was similar to the Roman camp's. He felt slightly sad about it. He missed the camp. But he hadn't come here to think about that. Terry had never known Athena or Minerva kids had potential for power. He had tried, and always failed. Now Jacob could teach him.
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 7, 2011 23:28:13 GMT -5
Jacob followed close behind. "Are you ready?" he asked Terry. "Take a stance." He pointed to a dummy. Someone drew a smiley-face on it.
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 7, 2011 23:32:42 GMT -5
Terry turned around with a nod. He looked at the dummy, standing before it. It was slightly hard to take it seriously and concentrate with that ridiculous drawing of a smiley face on it. He looked at Jacob for instructions.
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 7, 2011 23:36:59 GMT -5
"Now," Jacob said. "Put your hands on your hips, and spin around. Once you've done that, make a rooster noise. Good?" Jacob nodded with a serious face.
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 7, 2011 23:41:24 GMT -5
Terry turned with an exasperated look at Jacob. "There's no way I'm doing that!" He was quite serious when it came to training. He was a serious person. He sighed.
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Jacob Ryder
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Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 7, 2011 23:55:03 GMT -5
Jacob held his hands up. "OK," he said. "Sorry. You seemed stressed. I was just trying to lighten the mood. Now look at the dummy." Jacob demonstrated. He closed his eyes and held up his hand. He sweated a little. A rope made from grey energy launched itself at the dummy. He didn't "kill" it, but he wrapped it around it's throat. Jacob broke the connection. He wiped away his sweat and turned to Terry. "Shut out everything. All noise. Just consentrate. Imagine it as if you're a snake charmer. Just take your time."
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
Posts: 749
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 8, 2011 0:01:13 GMT -5
Terry blinked. He was slightly stressed from the recent events, so he just nodded. He closed his eyes and slowly began to concentrate on one thing. He imagined a gray tendril of energy forming itself. He opened his eyes to find nothing. Frustrated, he tried again. Shut out everything. All sound, sights. Just one thought. Energy. Suddenly, something else began to happen. His body began to glow faintly gray. Then it grew in light, making a shield of silver wrap around him.
He opened his eyes in surprise, recognizing it immediately. The blessing of Minerva he had begged for. Was this his power? So..it wasn't a blessing from his mother, but power? He blinked, remembering what it did. When he got injured, pain would cause him to slow down while fighting. But this war shield blocked his feelings temporarily. He could fight and not feel the pain. But when it faded, it would hurt more...
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Jacob Ryder
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Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 8, 2011 0:09:35 GMT -5
Jacob looked at him, his eyes wide. "Amazing. It takes a while to create shapes out of it. You're anatural!"
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 8, 2011 0:13:33 GMT -5
"I don't think that this is..." Terry slowly stretched out a hand, the silvery light flowing off of his fingers. They lashed out momentarily at a dummy, but dispersed quickly before it even reached it. The minute they were away from his body they disappeared. The energy faded from around him and he felt somewhat dizzy.
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 8, 2011 14:14:04 GMT -5
Jacob held onto his shoulder. "It's OK," he said. "We can stop whenever you want. It takes a lot of power out of you."
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 8, 2011 16:23:33 GMT -5
"No, I'm going to keep going." Terry said firmly as if he was trying to remind himself. He ignored the nausea and tried again. The silver light reappered on his hands, and he tried to stretch it away from him into a rope, but again as the energy left contact with his body, it dispersed. Terry sighed in frustration.
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 8, 2011 20:41:26 GMT -5
"I have an idea," Jacob said. He reached into his bottomless bag and pulled out two things; a piece of wax and a strip of black cloth. He made two small ear-plugs out of wax. "Put these in your ears," he said, handing them over. "and cover your eyes with this." He gave him the cloth. "It'll help you consentrate, and I'll tell you if you get it."
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
Posts: 749
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 8, 2011 21:46:05 GMT -5
"Do that...?" Terry blinked and fashioned some ear plugs from the wax. He blindfolded himself. Not a thing. The world was dark and silent. Terry took a deep breath, shutting everything off. His whole figure began to glow bright silver again. Then he stretched out a hand. A sliver of the energy began to twist itself at his fingertips. He waved his hand, trying to force out the energy in a long rope. It snaked out slowly, but disappeared immediately again as it left his body. "Did I get it?"
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 8, 2011 22:21:50 GMT -5
Jacob shook his head. Then he remembered Terry was still wearing the blindfold. "Not yet," he said. "But your so close. It'll work, I promise. Just don't think so much. Just consentrate, but don't worry so much. That causes to many thoughts to cross the path of the task at hand. Now go again."
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
Posts: 749
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 8, 2011 23:35:18 GMT -5
Terry gritted his teeth in frustration and put his earplugs back in. He took a deep breath. Again. Try again. He held out his silvery hand and a line appeared again, thickening. But again as it left his body it faded. Terry felt it happen this time. He pulled off the blindfold in frustration, still glowing. "It's not working!"
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 8, 2011 23:48:26 GMT -5
Jacob closed his eyes. "Because you're frusterated," he said. "You're angry, stressed, and you're rushing this. You're close, but you'll never get there if you never calm down. If I have to, I'll inject you with Ativan, Ecstasy, or Xanax. Yes I know how to get ahold of them, don't ask, but you have to calm down. What makes you happy? Do you have family?"
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
Posts: 749
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 9, 2011 7:18:11 GMT -5
Terry let out a small sigh of frustration and sat down. Then he winced at Jacob's last question. He had family. They were all dead except for his brother and mother. But his brother was being held by Gaea. And she claimed that every time he resisted her, his brother would feel a world of pain. What was she doing to him? Terry closed his eyes, feeling about ready to snap.
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
Posts: 905
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 9, 2011 9:51:39 GMT -5
"Like I said," Jacob started. "We can stop whenever you want." he walked over to Terry and put his hand on his shoulder. "You have to settle down."
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Terry Coleman
Athena/Minerva
Minerva
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a book before?
Posts: 749
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Post by Terry Coleman on Aug 9, 2011 19:45:59 GMT -5
"I kind of can't now that you just reminded me..." He thought to himself. Terry nodded in reply instead. "Just a quick break." He told him, trying to clear his mind.
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Jacob Ryder
Athena/Minerva
Well this is it... The end of the world...
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Post by Jacob Ryder on Aug 9, 2011 23:51:21 GMT -5
I patted his back awkwardly, trying to comfort him. I normally thought of him as strict and quiet. But now I knew better. I sat back and waited for him.
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