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[abyssalflames]

You had expressed an interest in the binding magicks I am capable of, yes?

[crouching_sin]

I did, yes. Did you happen to regain them?

[abyssalflames]

I did.

[crouching_sin]

Interesting. Hopefully I can retrieve my own magic soon.

I'd be interested in seeing how they work - though not on me, if you please.

[abyssalflames]

They are not something I would demonstrate in such a manner. Though some space will be required for a full demonstration.

[crouching_sin]

Thankfully there's plenty of space to be had here. The lakeside is fairly clear.

[abyssalflames]

That should suit well enough.

[crouching_sin]

I can meet you there in about half an hour if that works for you?

[abyssalflames]

That is acceptable.

[crouching_sin]

I'll see you there.

[And indeed, by the time Lahabrea gets there Naoya is waiting around. Did he use magic to get there? No, but he's not telling Lahabrea that.]

[abyssalflames]

[Absent any other method of travel, Lahabrea is forced to arrive by foot. But he doesn't so much as ask how Naoya has arrived. There is instead, simply a nod as he arrives.]

I would ask that such questions you may have are saved until after. The spell requires some amount of focus.

[crouching_sin]

[Enjoy being like the rest of the mortals around you, Lahabrea!]

All right. I will wait until you say so - I wouldn't want to interrupt something like that.

[abyssalflames]

[He hates it. Though at least he's getting used to walking.

Still, there's a nod and then he sets to casting. And it is immediately apparent why he has asked for a place with a certain amount of space, as a sprawling - and intricate - sigil spreads itself across the ground. And only once it has finally, fully, materialized does what appears to be diamond wrought of magic appear hovering above it.

And then, with a snap and clank, chains rise up to enclose the hovering shape - and, presumably, anything that might have been within it.]

[crouching_sin]

[He studies the sigil with great interest - there's no point in asking him to demonstrate if he doesn't do his best to commit the thing to memory.]

[He stays silent as requested, watching the diamond. So like a cage... he doesn't quite jump at the sound of the chains but it's surprising that it still needs to be done. After a moment, he takes out his Oracle and snaps a picture of it - keeping the shutter sound off, of course. It's not the best quality picture but it's better than nothing.]

[He tilts his head towards Lahabrea. He's waiting for his cue.]

[abyssalflames]

[There's one last gesture from Lahabrea, sharp and twisting, and then the whole of the thing sort of... collapses in on itself before even the glyphs fade away. And though Lahabrea does not actually say anything, the brief nod that follows is likely meant to say that questions may now be asked.]

[crouching_sin]

[He nods and approaches a little bit, though doesn't get too close - Lahabrea seems to be the type of person who would appreciate more personal space.]

What sort of creatures would you bind with this? It seems a rather complex spell, so I imagine it wasn't for something you could simply slap an iron chain on.

[abyssalflames]

[That he certainly does, for all he might not have ever said as much.]

It was created for use on the creatures housed within Pandaemonium. Creations deemed too dangerous to be let loose on the star.

[crouching_sin]

Can you give me an example of one?

[General is all well and good, but if he can't picture it the information is less helpful.]

[abyssalflames]

One of the more well-known would be the Phoinix. Though the concept was later perfected, the one that resides in Pandaemonium is a being of fiery wrath. Physically, it appears as a bird with three heads, all of which would sooner see the world turned to ash than offer the restorative abilities the final iteration of the concept boasts.

[crouching_sin]

I see. So a failed concept... but why keep it around once its creation was perfected? Unless there was more you were studying from it...

[abyssalflames]

The concept does not cease to be, when a creation is perfected. And as you have said, in failure sometimes there can prove to be useful information.

[crouching_sin]

[There's something of a lightbulb moment as he puts together what Lahabrea is saying and what he's heard from Hythlodaeus.]

So the concept is the blueprint that you build from. The creation is the end product. I see now. ... It must be very difficult keeping such things categorized.

[abyssalflames]

It is second nature, to us. But you are correct.

[Admittedly, it helps that there's a whole lot of bureaucracy surrounding it all.]

[crouching_sin]

Does anyone ever physically build things, rather than make them with magic? - Aether, I suppose, if you don't consider that 'magic'.

[abyssalflames]

It is not common. But it has been known to happen.