Re: The Magic Touch [ Kokoko x Liana ]

Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:28 am

That didn't seem too hard nor unreasonable to ask of her given her position. However, her control of kido was rocky at best, which brings us back to the whole reason this conversation was even being had in the first place. Though through her mastery of hakuda, her control over her spiritual energy was actually pretty impressive given the fact that she can barely cast a spell. So, slowly, she brought her hand up to the ball in front of her, cupping her fingers around it and did as she was told.

It took a moment to figure out what to mold it into. At first, just a simple shape popped into her mind but was quickly discarded as a dumb idea. A floating cube didn't seem like it would help her, albeit quite a funny mental image. What she did know, however, was basic anatomy. Her medical experience coupled with her martial learning meant that she had to know the limits and inner workings of a human body to make it easier to break. And who better to model it after than her captain?

Thinking really hard, she tried to imagine a form of the ball which mimicked Liana in appearance, though with a more stylized, cutesy look to it. Not to say her captain wasn't cute already, but a more obvious form of it.

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Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:57 pm

Liana was quite frankly surprised. So much so that it showed on her face. She looked at the formed shikigami with a blank stare for a few moments before recollecting herself. This was... a bit too on the nose. Or, maybe it would be fine. It probably wasn't the ideal form for the shikigami to take considering Liana's initial purpose for it. Either way, she dismissed her thoughts and continued on. She spoke as usual, an air of elegance to her and a stoic posture, but the slight rosiness to her cheeks betrayed the captainly aura.

"I'm flattered, Koizumi-san. Now, throughout your learning, I will have you progressively replace my spiritual energy attached to the shikigami with your own, until eventually you establish a degree of control over it such that you can maintain and cast the shikigami all on your own. Until then, do your best to maintain the form of the shikigami at all times. Have it manifested beside your, on your shoulder, within your robes, or just following along beside or behind you. As long as it is out, challenging as that might be, it will train your control and ability to manifest your spiritual energy into something tangible and transformative--both things which are key to casting kido."

The real, deeper purposes to the shikigami, and Liana's own spiritual energy in the entity, was to monitor the situation. By the time Kokoko was skilled enough in kido, and the art of shikigami, to be capable of understanding the extension of Liana's senses to the shikigami, and that it acted as a sentry, the noblewoman would already have replaced all of Liana's spiritual energy in it with her own. There would be no traces left. Perhaps by then, Kokoko's position as her protege would strengthen, and a means to discretely have some means of entering and monitoring the sphere of the higher noble families would be unnecessary.

Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:00 pm

As Liana was speaking to her, Kokoko's eyes stayed fixed on the mini Liana. Part of her was frankly shocked that it worked, moreso expecting some kind of explosion, and the other side of her was just curious as to what else she could do. As if it was in response, the smaller captain would plop down on the palm of Kokoko's hands and stare back with it's dot-like eyes.

Safe to say, it was fucking adorable.

In response to whatever Liana was saying--Kokoko wasn’t really paying attention by this point-- the girl would just nod. After Liana stopped talking, Kokoko would snap out of the trance she was in by the small idol and finally address the real Liana.

“Thank you Captain. I’ll try to do my best and I’ll keep you updated on how it goes. If I have any questions then I’ll approach someone in the division so as to not waste more of your time.” Following that, she would give a simple bow, one that the smaller Liana would imitate before toppling forward, and then take her leave.

That seemed to take care of the problem she had. Now it was up to Kokoko to put in the effort and time to fully develop the gift given to her.

[EXIT]

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