Have the fire extinquisher ready

[xue_yang]

Who: Xue Yang and OTA
Where: Training carriage
When: For the entire week after the new arrivals
What: Xue Yang has decided to experiment with his new swords and making up some new techniques. Experiments with fire and deadly weapons. Proceed with caution.
Warnings: Xue Yang may accidentally set something on fire.



Scenerio 1: Double blade
Xue Yang is currently seated in the center of the training carriage. Two swords on the ground in front of him, various tools whose soul purpose is for attempting to cut through steel and several pieces of paper that are very clearly talismans.

He picks up one of the swords and studies the hilt and handle, he then places it on the floor alongside the second one but going in the opposite direction. He becomes quite intent with taping the two together with what appears to be some sort of medical tape that he likely stole from the infirmary while no one was looking. Once he is content, he stands up and picks up the swords that are now stuck together to form one very long blade.

He tests the balance of it first and then starts to swing it around with the skill of someone who is very used to using a double ended blade. After a few moves he stops and looks at the connection.

"It's not strong enough with the tape..and also wouldn't be very quick to assemble when needed." Which is a problem when one is used to the sword simply transforming in his hand.


Scenerio 2: Talismans
Xue Yang picks up one of the blades and a talisman, moving a little bit away from the rest so that he doesn't accidentally light his entire set up on fire. He has two ideas to try and make this work and perhaps it won't work at all but he at least has to try.

He takes the talisman and with one swift motion, slides it along the blade as he attempts to transfer the fire onto the steel. The Talisman lights on fire but the blade does not and Xue Yang tosses it away quickly before he can burn himself. Failure one.

Next attempt he writes the talisman design right onto the blade. The fire lights up the sword and when he swings it as he normally would the fire doesn't appear to make things unwieldy, but it also doesn't go any further then the blade. Second attempt is marginally better then the first.

"Decent but not exactly what I'm hoping to achieve." Time to figure out plan three.

Comments

[xue_yang]

"We don't call it magic necessarily but I believe it runs under similar rules of it. I believe I'd be able to handle it and I certainly understand the process."

He picks up both swords, "It feels like taking the easy route out but I'm not about to turn down something that will clearly be more effective then trying to combine it with the talismans I was using."

[runicfeathers]

"If it's similar, then it will work the same to just call that forth in your mind. The elements I possess are that of Wind, Light, Lightning, and Fire. If you would like them split between each sword, then let me know which you'd like in each, unless you'd like all of them in both."

[xue_yang]

Of course Xue Yang wants it all. He's greedy in that way. "Everything on both sounds like a fun plan." He tries to keep his smirk from becoming too dark. He doesn't want her to change her mind from helping him.

[runicfeathers]

The smirk makes her arch an eyebrow, but she takes a breath. She has to at least give someone a chance, so she nods at the request.

"It would be best if you placed them both on the ground then. As well as take a few steps back once you do, I would appreciate the space."

[xue_yang]

He sets them down on the ground, placing them a little apart but not far enough that it would make things difficult. He then moves over to one of the walls and plops himself down on a stack of mats. He folds his arms in front of his chest and relaxes his back against the wall to watch the magic happen.

[runicfeathers]

Once he is against the wall, Willow calls forth two lightning runes and kneels down over the blades, murmuring in a language the train wouldn't be able to translate. A stream of electricity wraps around them in a wide arc, and once it stops after a couple minutes, she does the same for the other three elements. All of which wrap around both of the blades in their respective elements. A fifth spell is woven in to hold them together and listen to the owner, and once that's finished, Willow picks each blade up to inspect them and make sure each rune was properly placed into it.

Satisfied with her work, she nods and motions for Xue Yang to come back over. "It is almost finished, you just need to give it some of your, erm.. what you call magic where you are from so that these runes only listen to you. The magic needs to recognise its master."

[xue_yang]

He hops down from his perch and walks over, bending down to pick them up. He figures that what she wants from him is similar to activating the talismans he had been working with before. And so with blades in hand he tries to concentrate on them. It's like qi-transfer into the blades.