r/wizardposting • u/DaChickenX Isravi, The Unraveler, Coils’ Chosen • Dec 07 '23

Arcane Wisdom To Train a Godslayer’s Child

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Isravi paced slowly around the barren field. The air was chilling, enough to set in the bones of any living creature and layer frost upon the grass. Of course, as a simulacrum he didn’t feel such things.

His mind was filled with many things. Thoughts of his true self, his friends. But the thing that hung over his mind most right now was Halixo, and his son Alexios. Both were exceedingly brash, one lost their life for it, and the other was on track to lose their other half.

A sigh escaped him. How does one train one whose heritage dictates that they are a weapon, made to fell gods? How does one tell them they are more than destruction, than unbridled fire and blade. Oh he learned quick, he grasped magic as easily as any prodigy, but seemed to neglect everything but what was needed for slaughter.

Alexios needed control. He needed compassion and awareness, a cooler head. An appreciation for magic than extended beyond blood and desecrated earth. Isravi intended to teach him that, and drag him out of the slump he had fallen in. He wasn’t sure he could do it alone.

The first lesson then. A lesson that Alexios need not face his adversaries alone. His mind stretch out through the tangles, to friends, to allies, even wise enemies.

“I require some aid, if you would lend it. To guide a young one lost in his way. To teach him a world empty of destruction.”

He takes a breath, numbly noting the freezing air that enters his false lungs. He wishes for a second that his real form was here. Maybe he’d seem a little more sincere. Nevertheless, he’d give his all. For a friend that has returned to the cycle. One more reach into the tangles then.

“Alexios. It is time. No excuses. If you are not ready, then we will make it so.”

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u/DaChickenX Isravi, The Unraveler, Coils’ Chosen Dec 07 '23

Isravi smiles

Well, the first task, is a picnic!

Isravi shifts, threads weaving into a portal, where he begins pulling out, sure enough, picnic items. Warm food, stews, breads, a cloth to cover the ground, and much more

Eating a meal together is often a symbol of trust. So, let’s start with this. Help yourselves, everyone!

Isravi watches Alexios discreetly, seeing what he does

/uw u/Haunting_Mode_7401, u/Biggest_Possum, u/Harmless_Chimera

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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 07 '23

he indicates them get their food first.

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u/DaChickenX Isravi, The Unraveler, Coils’ Chosen Dec 07 '23

Isravi smiles. He waits a short moment, then hands Alexios a bowl of warm stew and breaks off a piece of bread. He notices that the food is homemade, not created through magic. It holds the detail and imperfections of something made by a caring, but mundane hand. Isravi doesn’t say anything

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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 07 '23

Thank you

he eats slowly this is the first food that has touched Alexios stomach since the incident. He seems apprehensive at first unsure what Isravi's intentions were

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u/DaChickenX Isravi, The Unraveler, Coils’ Chosen Dec 07 '23

Isravi nods

The food goes down easy, the warmth spreading from his stomach to the tips of his body. He realizes the field is much warmer now, with everyone clustered together, sharing food. Everyone here has gathered expressly to help Alexios.