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Erick sat in bed and gazed out his window, at the twilight purple land of the Human District, and the tall stone buildings of Spur. A line of greenery made up some of that distance, but the Garden was closer to the buildings beyond, than to Erick’s house, and at this time of day, those tall trees and verdant fields were little more than shadows.
Taking a long moment to feel his feelings, then let them go, Erick put on a smile and skritched Ophiel between two of the [Familiar]’s bright, white eyes. Ophiel chirped a violin song as he pressed into Erick’s petting, halfway closing his eyes in delight. And now, Erick’s smile was genuine. Feeling much better about everything, Erick got up and patted his own shoulder. Ophiel gladly hopped aboard, as Erick got ready for the day.
Ophiel still had to sit on a perch outside the bathroom, though. Oh, how he wailed! Quiet, so not as to wake anyone. But still! Oh! The inhumanity! The disgrace! Not taking Ophiel into the bathroom! What was wrong with his creator! Was there no love for Ophiel! A million lashes for creator! A million hurts for the man who hurt—
Erick finally finished his morning ritual and came out of the bathroom. He stared at Ophiel for a long moment.
Ophiel didn’t care. He took his shoulder spot, and happily returned to quiet violin notes; a cheery sound to start the day.
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Knowing that he might have to fight his way out of a dangerous situation, possibly without having the rings on his fingers or the clothes on his back, Erick got down to an experiment that had been bubbling around in his mind for a little while. It involved a handful of spells, and a different way to create Stat items.
| Luminous Trap X, instant, close range, 250 mana A large or smaller object or space traps and perfectly contains all light, both magical and mundane. If you cast Luminous Trap on same object or space as before, you will renew the duration of Luminous Trap. Lasts 100 days.
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