by napsii » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:40 am
Jin hummed to herself. They did share that one element, but she was not sure if that was something that brought friends closer together. Her parents had once expressed that she had never lost them, but rather... they had lost her. It did not change much, but knowing she was an Iievyr of Fire -- the blazing element of change in the world, always making new borders -- was somehow a crutch to lean back on, whenever she questioned her own ambitions. Power and fame were worthy ones, naturally, but not when walked the same road as tyrants and outlaws to reach them.
Zeph's loopy stare had her grinning. Whether magician or muggle, it seemed like simple tricks of fire were always a best-seller for people. She had actually heard of magician a few leagues over who staged elaborate fireworks shows during the winter solstice, all using some clever fire magic, although she couldn't put on such theatrics. Once or twice, the nobility had tossed her a coin for enthralling their children. Fire, even being as deadly as it was, was spectacular to observe from a distance. It reminded Jin of the time a great wildfire claimed the trees leagues over, and she watched it burn for days.
"It's okay. Fire is always interesting to look at. It's not motionless like rock, or polluted like water, or invisible like wind. It's always changing, and never stays still... you can do a lot with fire." she said rather thoughtfully, raising her hands again. The gout of flame sprung back to life, but this time colored a spectacular neon blue. Jin pressed her hands closer, as if cupping the flame as a ball, and the fire took that very shape, curling and compressing into a hazy, mirror sphere of blue flame. She brought her hands apart, and the flame shot up toward the air as it was released, growing wide and thin like a rope of flame, bridging her two hands. Jin blinked, and the flame shifted from its neon blue into a loud emerald green.
She extended an arm out flat, and the cord of flame diverged from her palm, curling and twisting up and around her wrist. She narrowed her eyes, and the flame intensified, seeming to take on the ghostly shape halfway between a snake and an Elemental. It winded up and down her arm, curling up and down her chest and bringing a tender warmth with it, before Jin huffed another breath of life into the flame serpent, and great wings of green flame sprouted from its spindly back. She reached out toward Zeph, and the flame serpent glided off toward him, hovering gracefully between the wagons. A passing gust blew over the creature of flame, and it blurred and whipped for a moment before returning to form.
With a fiery tongue darting from its mouth, the serpent whizzed up and down around Zeph's body for a number of revolutions (thanks to Jin's control, not burning him but leaving strips of heated feeling behind on his skin where it had passed) before at last, disappearing into oblivion. Jin blinked, feeling a little dizzy. The trick wasn't a difficult one, but trying to sculpt flame so delicately was a chore.
"Mrs. Fayers once suggested I put on shows outside the shop. Never really got around to it, but I did a few performances on some holidays. You probably have no idea how many guys I get chasing after me after just a few tricks." she shrugged playfully. Magician girls were like golden idols to some people, it seemed.