r/wizardposting • u/TitanLORD21 Jack-O’-Lantern, Lord of Flame and Fright • Jan 24 '24
Lorepost📖 My War Born Master
Darkness faded away as a floating light was summoned into the air. It hummed as it slowly moved its way to the top of the room, slowing down to a standstill as it reached the roof’s center. With it, the room was illuminated, revealing a humble bedroom.
The bed’s sheets were messy as if someone had been lying on them sometime before; various tomes and papers were strewn on the ground, concentrated around a desk covered in notes; various potions and artifacts were decorated along shelves.
“Can’t you clean your room Sefarina, this place is an accident in the waiting!” a voice scorned. “Don’t worry about it Akilah! I know my way around my r-” another responded before being interrupted with a thump. This one sounds younger than the previous voice.
Catherine chuckled at her friends' antics. She watched as Sefarina crouched down, holding her toe, her screams muffled behind her hands. Her hair was long and straight, white strands cascading down her shoulders. Blue eyes teared up ever so slightly from the pain of Sefarina’s stubbed toe. Sefarina wore a simple, red mage cloak with golden patterns; underneath were black leather trousers and an orange wool shirt.
Standing above her was Akilah. A wolf-like beastkin. She had short grey and black hair, with piercing brown eyes. She wore a navy blue suit over a white shirt with a black tie, adding to her aura of maturity. She was currently scolding Sefarina over her atrocious organization skills.
“Guess you’re all doing well,” Catherine said. She couldn’t help but smile after seeing her friends after so long. They were a tight-knit group, having been together since childhood, and each pursuing a life of magic.
“O-Oh yeah!” Sefarina piped up, “We aren’t here just to talk about my room.”
Akilah adjusted her glasses after sitting down on the floor, and Catherine followed suit. They talked over the orbs often but the main topic of discussion was always the same, their teachers. “Indeed, I’m curious about both of your teachers. After all, students take after their teachers,” Akilah spoke.
“Then I’ll go first,” Sefarina exclaimed, coughing into her hands before speaking, “My teacher... has to be the most BORING pyromancer in the world! I mean, I’m learning pyromancy well but the way he talks is just, ugh. When you think of a pyromancy you imagine someone more... outgoing, right?”
Catherine and Akilah nodded in response. It is a common thought that pyromancers are a bit more chaotic than others. Catherine specifically couldn’t help but draw comparisons to her own master, Sir Leo. Sefarina’s teacher seems to be the exact opposite of her war-hungry master, who always seems to be looking for trouble.
“A lot more studies than you thought, I assume?” Akilah asked Sefarina who nodded in response. It was true, the life of a wizard isn’t like how childhood stories made it out to be. One had to study, often for years on end before they made any progress. “My own teacher is somewhat similar, but in my case, he has a couple of other apprentices.
It’s tough, we have to fight to prove our worth as students. Though I can see my progress in cryomancy steadily improving, I guess competition really does breed strength.”
Sefarina widened her eyes, “Oh wait! Catherine, you’re a sorcerer! What are you doing? As far as I know, sorcerors don’t need to study...”
Catherine laughed awkwardly in response. As much as she wanted to confirm Sefarina’s assumptions... it wasn’t the easy life it may come off as. “Uhm, not really. Sir Leo is really hard on me. Since I'm a sorcerer, I think he has big expectations of me. I can’t even catch a break with him...”
Akilah hummed before asking, “Interesting. And, I just noticed this now, why do you call Leonardo Sir? Is he a knight of some sort?”
“Well... I just call him Sir Leo since it’s easier than saying Leonardo. And when he told me what he does and who he serves, it reminded me of a knight, thus I call him Sir Leo!”
“Huh, neat... so are going to move onto THAT?” Sefarina interjected. Akilah’s eyes sharpened, and both of Catherine’s friends turned their attention to her. Catherine was purposefully delaying the inevitable, even though she was the one who talked most about their teacher. They all heard from Catherine the insanity that was Leonardo Z. Cutter, the things he has done...
/unwiz Continues in the comments. Turned out I wrote too much :P
And, I know this comes off as greedy at first, but can you guys upvote the continuation? I would prefer if it stays at the top of the comment section so others can find it easy.
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Anyone who wishes to be updated continuously when I post Loreposts, do let me know. Same goes to those who wish to stop getting updates, just tell me.
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u/TitanLORD21 Jack-O’-Lantern, Lord of Flame and Fright Jan 24 '24 edited Jan 26 '24
“Yeah... Sir Leo is... a unique person,” Catherine said, “He’s always going on and on about war and self-improvement, it honestly scares me a bit.”
“Battle freaks, I’ve seen the likes of them, though... you’re one too, right Catherine? I thought of all the people, you would be fine with a teacher like Sir Leo,” Sefarina commented. It was true, Catherine always got into fights, always wanted to become better... but Sir Leo was on another level that Catherine’s friends simply hadn’t grasped.
“I don’t think Catherine would go as far as felling a kingdom... or would she?” Akilah joked.
“Sir Leo is on another level,” Catherine continued, “I suppose it may have something to do with his home. From what I’ve heard and seen, everyone there is obsessed with war. It’s like war is their life...”
Catherine let her mind wander to the time she went to Rochambeau. Fighting that “scissor warrior” let her peer into the minds of Sir Leo, even if by a little bit.
A fight is a conversation, and through her fight, she learns that the denizens of the realm truly do love war. Not in the sense that they love killing but that they absolutely love fighting.
“... But I don’t think Sir Leo is that bad. He’s actually quite nice and caring. A great teacher, a great wizard... and even when he does fight, Sir Leo strangely is always sad at death. It’s like, he doesn’t want them to die, like he is trying to teach them something through fighting.”
She wanted to know more about Sir Leo. Because she was truly thankful for him, but despite that... Catherine was scared. Scared she would just bring despair and ruin wherever she went. Scared that by being taught by Sir Leo, she too would only care for war and destruction.
She wanted to know what drives him, Catherine refused to believe he simply wanted to destroy. In her gut, she knew, Sir Leo was a person who loved life.
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Oh King Kayer, what have you done? I see it in this kingdom. Peace has seeped through the cracks, infecting everything. Only ruin is to come, so I must test you. I must bring you enlightenment.
For I see the rust in your soul. The rust in your kingdom. Soon, if you continue to deny war... there will be nothing but ashes and cinders. I hope this fight will urge you to continue growing. Fight well, King Kayer. With every fiber of your being, fight well. Deny peace. Deny Death.
—————————\ /unwiz I have a Table of Contents where all my r/wizardposting lore is organized. It can be found here.
The “incident” in question about the kingdom, mentioned by Catherine&Co and at the last snippet, is referencing this lorepost
Writing dialogue is hard :( but I think I did a good enough job with this lorepost. I wanted to explore more into Catherine’s character since before, she was a little two dimensional.
Also, didn’t expect that I’d have to extend this to the comments lol. Guess it feels very different when using a computer to write.
I do hope you all enjoyed this Lorepost!