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Post by Mojo on Aug 22, 2022 21:31:38 GMT -6
Mojo made careful mental notes as he read. There were quite a few similarities between human and Majin magic, the biggest difference simply being in how that magic was realized. He took careful note of the actively practicing magic families, intending to seek them out once he had decided he was done on Plant. He would have to seek them out; if nothing else, he could not learn the "Magic Words" here.
But that was for later. For now it was to continue his studies of Magic, develop his understanding of the theory as much as possible. As he finished one book he would carefully replace it where he found it before beginning the next, his Android modified brain retaining the information with no issues at all.
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Post by Vo Lang on Aug 26, 2022 23:00:05 GMT -6
Mojo would find the next book to be about the Schools of Magic. Conjuration, Summoning, Evocation, Demon, and Divine.
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Post by Mojo on Aug 27, 2022 19:09:28 GMT -6
Mojo was rather interested in this next book. Conjuration was part of what gave birth to his race. Summoning and Evocation sounded rather straightforward with a myriad of uses. Divine and Demon likely spoke of the magic systems used by individuals from those realms. All of this in mind, Mojo would read, memorizing every bit for later review. He to this day retains some anger for having undergone it, but the many benefits of becoming an Android were ones he would utilize, including an eidetic memory and vast mental computational power.
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Post by Vo Lang on Aug 30, 2022 17:15:40 GMT -6
Conjuration - The school of Arcane universal manipulation. One of the first schools of Magic and the longest and most widely used to date. Conjurer's use spells to call materials, creatures, or energies to themselves or send them to other places. Either over long distances or to other dimensions. Teleportation being a common Conjurer trick, as well as pulling demon fire or divine light from their respective dimensions. Another common use is to take something from the environment and recreate it into something else of the same material. Majin were created this way from vast supplies of magic.
Summoning - Once thought a sub-school of Conjuration, summoning is actually a contract base symbiosis between the caster and creature or entity summoned. Magically binding and fusing souls with surrounding energies can even create a whole new spirit like a Golem or wind sprite. The newly created summons are the most common and weakest form of summoning, while making a contract with something that already exists like a Great Dragon, or Afterlife Serpent are among the most powerful.
Evocation - One of the more difficult schools of Magic and newer as compared to the rest. Evoker's create energy out of nothing, sheer magical willpower creates desired effects out of energy like fireballs, bolts of lightning. One of the most offensive based magical schools, but not without it's tricks, like cages of lightning or sleet storms.
Demon - The school of magic based around darker arts and alchemic mixtures. Once turning whole oceans into flesh eating dark water to create a mass pool of magic, or turning people into a kind of vampire to create a minion army. The Demon School of Magic is of an extreme nature and rarely focuses on small things like poison or sickness, though not outside of it's scope.
Divine - Divine magic is one of the more rare schools and is mostly studied or used by those known as God Touched. People blessed with abilities in divination, healing, telepathy, or grandiose amounts of luck. Diviners specialize in healing and fortune telling. Some even capable of using magic to return the dead to life for a day, or travel and communicate to the afterlife. Prophets come from this school and are capable of wielding magic that can reshape the very nature of a planet if they so choose.
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Post by Mojo on Aug 30, 2022 23:28:36 GMT -6
Mojo took careful mental notes of the material he was reading.
Conjuration... Quite a wide variety of uses. It could provide alternative energy sources, alternate ways to attack, transportation, or even to send people away in a non-violent fashion. Many many possibilities. Plus, Majin origins being what they were, perhaps knowledge of Conjuration could be used to directly improve his body? Beyond his normal efforts. Definitely something to look into, along with everything else.
Summoning... A way to even odds if outnumbered, is the immediate first thought. Perhaps crafting of powerful items? Of course, that way led to enslavement... Non-sapient bindings of energy, or perhaps voluntary ones? A thin line... Mojo would have to really sit down and meditate on where best to go with the alternative uses of this branch. Contracts... could also be useful.
Evocation... Raw magic offense. What many see in video games. Just raw unleashing of power. Mojo idly wondered if perhaps it could be tweaked, to bring about more then temporary effects. Something to definitely look into.
Demon... Mojo heaved a mental sigh. An incredibly dark and evil branch, at first glance. However, all medicine was originally poison, and even without that line of thinking, knowledge of this branch could make it easier to counteract this branch if he ever had to deal with it. Just as many possibilities as the others, and once again Mojo would have to be very careful.
Divine... Almost the most esoteric Mojo had come across so far. Something linked to natural talent; Mojo would do his damnedest to learn it regardless. Healing and divination were two incredibly useful skills to benefit himself and others. Telepathy was also interesting, but something that could be nurtured with psionic potential instead. Perhaps mixing both? And speaking with the dead.... that had a LOT of potential...
Once more memorizing the contents of the book as he read, Mojo would nod in satisfaction to himself as returned the book and start the next book.
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Post by Vo Lang on Aug 31, 2022 19:59:16 GMT -6
The next book was more or less an ancient record of magic families scattered among the cosmos. A couple of Earthling families and a lot of Mythrosian families. Seemed magic was huge on Myria and was dying out, but heavily specialized on Earth. There is a lot in the book that is obviously torn out, burned, or destroyed in some way or fashion.
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Post by Mojo on Sept 4, 2022 9:30:19 GMT -6
Even a damaged book could have information. Mojo didn't slow down at all, taking note of the families listed, their last known location, and their specializations. This time he didn't put the book back on the shelf.
Instead, Mojo would go to Zehn with the book.
"I am surprised a book that has taken such damage is in your care. As I have no doubt you and the people of Plant care far too much for knowledge preservation to ever damage a book in such a way, may I ask if you know what this book has gone through before arriving in your possession?"
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Post by Vo Lang on Sept 5, 2022 17:15:20 GMT -6
"This book was recovered on the Earthling colony on Mars. It was kept in a cavernous area with empty housing in a tower. It was the only thing of value found as it seemed abandoned. We offered it to the Earth Federation as a lost treasure, but they did not wish to keep it."
Zehn smiles hoping the explanation answered his question.
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Post by Mojo on Sept 5, 2022 20:35:48 GMT -6
Mojo would nod at Zehn.
"Thank you for your information. Do you happen to have the location of the tower saved anywhere?"
Upon receiving a negative or positive answer, Mojo would return the book to the shelf and begin the next one. If given a positive answer, he would memorize the location in question.
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Post by Vo Lang on Sept 5, 2022 20:50:14 GMT -6
"I do. I can give you the coordinates to the cavern."
She does so. The next few thinks on Mojo's reading list are tablets with no known translations, and scrolls reported to have spells written in languages only certain magic families can read.
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Post by Mojo on Sept 5, 2022 21:21:16 GMT -6
Mojo would memorize it all, the images with the transcriptions, in case he ever came across a way to translate such things, before returning all the resources back to their appropriate shelves, exactly where he found them. After doing so he would turn and bow to Zehn.
"I thank you for all of your assistance. I have learned a lot today. From here I shall explore this wonderful world, connect with nature."
And with that Mojo would leave the library, off to explore the world.
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