"It feels like song."
That was how the warrior of light described her perception of aether.
Most Scions took her word for it.
Alisaie was determined to understand it.
Ahzuvi took to red magic surprisingly quick—once they found a sturdy enough crystal focus to endure her volatile aether, at least. She had the curiosity to follow Alisaie's many musings on the combat applications of aether, especially the seemingly endless range of potential that red magic offered.
For better or worse, Ahzuvi also had the impulsive nature to jump at any opportunity to try something new with it.
They had done it once before—Alisaie amassing a massive amount of aether from the Scions, to turn it around as a singular strike. A blade of light.
But with Ahzuvi's seemingly bottomless well of aether, Alisaie posed an idea. Hesitantly, of course—it was perhaps a little more intimate than the warrior of light would be comfortable with.
She said yes.
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While every Scion has been in a position to share in Ahzuvi's aether for one reason or another, Alisaie was the one most familiar with it by far.
The aetheric dance of two red mages, of weaving magic between blade and crystal, between each other.
In those moments, she could almost understand what Ahzuvi could feel.
A thrill in the way aether played at her fingertips. The warm caress of Ahzuvi's uniquely fire-tilted natural balance. The hum of her blade as the magic cascaded down its edge with each strike.
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Alisaie was almost overwhelmed by the force, having not felt Ahzuvi's immense aether in almost a year. Had she forgotten what it was like?
As they ran through the remains of Holminster Switch, Alisaie couldn't help but notice Ahzuvi's hostility. How she moved and fought, the terrifying efficiency she was bringing sin eaters down with.
Her brother once admitted to a recurring sleep terror, not long after they arrived in the First—of losing their warrior of light to the latent aether of nidhogg still in her soul.
Day 2 - Melody/Discord
"It feels like song."
That was how the warrior of light described her perception of aether.
Most Scions took her word for it.
Alisaie was determined to understand it.
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