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A young boy with brown hair sighs as he gets up from a dark green sleeping bag, he's wearing a white tank-top, blue pants, and a pair of black slippers. He takes his black glasses that were laying nearby and puts them over his dark blue eyes.
He blinks slightly before getting up and stretching.
You're probably wondering who I am. My name is Aaron Thompson... and well... I'm sort of a Mage.
He gets dressed in a white t-shirt with a green hooded jacket over it, with a pair of blue jeans and black shoes. He grabs a nearby sheathed sword and places it on his back, he walks downstairs and looks over to see a white-haired woman leaning against a nearby wall.
"Alright kid, I got up early to teach you this spell... afterward, we're gonna have a little spar." She said
"Sure Eda." Aaron said with a slight eye roll
That's Eda Clawthorne, the most powerful witch on the Boiling Isles, feared and respected for her... which is mostly true but the whole feared and respected thing is a... fib.
She makes a magic circle after Aaron grabs his phone and begins recording it, soon she casts out a rock. The swordsman smiles and looks over the footage, finding a symbol in the circle she used.
He nods and grabs a blank medallion, he then engraves it with the symbol he saw.
"Thanks... now, let's get this spar on." Aaron said
The two walk to a small makeshift arena outside, Eda looks at the boy with a slightly smug look.
"Don't think I'll hold too much back." She said
"Wasn't thinking you'd do that." Aaron said, getting into a stance
She casts out a ball of fire which is met with a quick slash from him, he grins and grabs out a medallion engraved with a larger circle at the bottom of the spell circle with a dot in the center. On top is a smaller circle with a curved triangle on top.
Another curved triangle is also included on top of the bigger circle which goes over the smaller circle.
He looks at the sword, it has a golden mechanical handle with a silver blade. It has an empty slot with a trigger nearby. He smacks the medallion inside and then taps it, causing the blade to glow like hot metal before being engulfed in fire.
He swings it as hard as he can causing a large arc of fire to come out of it, Eda dodges it with some ease and fires out ice. He grins and slashes it, he runs forward and slashes again.
Eda dodges and throws a quick punch which he narrowly dodges, he then slashes his sword causing her to duck.
She fires out an earth spell soon afterward towards his leg, Aaron jumps and goes into a dodge roll. He huffs slightly as he pulls the trigger and the medallion ejects out of it causing the blade to go back to normal.
He grabs another medallion, this time engraved with an upside-down triangle with a line across the bottom, connected to a line heading down to a circle at the bottom with a dot in the center with two other lines stick out at the top of the circle.
He smacks the medallion inside, tapping it which causes the sword to glow green before shifting into a plant stalk with thorns all over. He swings it causing it to go outward and almost hit Eda if she hadn't dodged.
He hums slightly as the blade retracts.
"Seems it causes it to expand to the will of the user... maybe if I..."
He then clenches his hand on the grip slightly causing the blade to move slightly, he then grins as he aims it forward.
"THORN SHOT!"
It then fires out a barrage of thorns which hit Eda's clothing, sticking her to a nearby wall. She blinks in surprise before looking at Aaron in deadpan while he turns the sword back to normal, he walks over with the blade propped on his shoulder with a slightly smug look.
"Ya know, I didn't think you'd try that one." She said dullfully
"Well, I may have not used it very often since I found out about it recently but it works at least." Aaron said as he removed her from the wall
"I'm just still amazed that works." Eda said, pointing at the blade
He looks at it and chuckles slightly before sheathing it.
"Well, it is a useful blade nonetheless." He said
He then looks out at over the ocean with a grin.
"Useful for me at least." He said
I use a sword to control Magic, strange, I know but it works. I mean, in a realm full of demons, Magic, Totalitarians, and Witches. It'll have to work if it's able to help me in a fight, not to mention the Medallions I use.
"Well kid, that's enough for today. Let's get inside and relax a little." Eda said
"Huh, nothing else today?" Aaron asked
"We've still got potions to deliver." Eda deadpanned
Aaron rolled his eyes amused as the two walked inside the house.
The Owl Swordsman
Quite the hoot, fighter to boot
A strange being wearing armor with a pointed helmet holding a staff hums to themself slightly while looking at a picture of Aaron swinging his sword with a grin, the being then looks out a nearby window.
"That boy... I wonder if I can get him under my control?"
The being then chuckles darkly.
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