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Post by pandora evelyn hearth on Apr 9, 2013 16:24:24 GMT
He knew her spell and she frowned. She’d have to start trying to do some wordlessly but that took more effort, and more of her limited skills. Her mind was working hard trying to think of ways to beat this guy. He was the best sorcerer among the students and she knew it wouldn’t ever happen but she would try her hardest. She would fight with everything she had until she was exhausted. Even if it meant using her little gift that only Liam really knew about. Her shielding. Never would she use it offensively against Tobias, but she could use it to protect herself. If she could harness it.
She heard his words and felt her feet stuck to the ground. The lightning that was going to strike Toby moved its way toward her. She could think of no spells and in a moment of pure instinct her body reacted. It threw her shield out. Creating a force field around her body. The lightning hit her shield and although she could feel it, it didn’t hurt. It sparked as it touched her magic, rebounding off. She was safe from death by lightning.
With a smile on her face, she drew back the shield. She could have done some kind of happy dance if she wasn’t frozen to the ground. Liam would be so proud of her! She internally grumbled. Typical. As soon as she did something really cool like that, he wasn’t there to see it. Flicking her wand, she made herself able to move once again. But, as she went to take a step, Tobias began his counter-attack.
She was surrounded by fire. Such pretty fire. Her eyes looked at the flames for a moment in awe before spikes began to spring up from the ground. She winced as they cut through her boots and into her feet. She tried to jump, but wherever she went there were more spikes. She was trapped and in pain. So much pain. Tears stung her eyes but it just made her want to fight harder. Tobias wouldn’t break her that easily. She gripped her wand in her hand. She would have to think of something but it wasn’t easy. The pain was clouding her thoughts.
Spikes. She’d have to get rid of the spikes first. They were causing her pain. She smirked as she thought about it. And the fire would only make her counter-attack better. “Resuscitabo spicis, Volant: Tobias” she cried out with a wave of her wand. The spikes rose out of the ground and flew straight threw the flames and toward Toby. The circle of fire only causing them to catch. She grinned. Burning spikes flying toward you. God, she was getting good.
She heard his words. Yes, she knew she had to improve. She was trying, for crying out loud! Some people weren’t brought up with magic. They didn’t start learning at five. She had to wait thirteen years before her powers even showed. Her teeth ground together. “Incendere manipulare in pila!” she shouted, the fire that surrounded her manipulating into balls of fire. “Ignis scopum Tobias!”. The balls of fire that now surrounded her flew toward her opponent. She tossed her hair out of her face, the ends of which were singed from the heat from the fire. “Well, I apologize that some of us just aren’t as great as you are, Tobias” she told him, sarcasm lacing each and every word.
Outfit: Clicky!Tagged: Toby! Notes: Was this meant to be a friendly fight..? xDWords: 576Credit: Chloe!
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Post by tobiasredferne on Apr 12, 2013 13:03:16 GMT
"It's hardly your fault; it's really hard to reach my level of brilliance!" he shot back, grinning at his friend. "And I am pretty great, so you better try and keep up before I completely trash you!" He really liked that he hadn't gotten himself injured at all thus far. Usually he lost himself far earlier in the fight, and so his un-injured-ness caused him to slack off a little bit. What was the point of tensing up like that all the time, anyway? It was just going to exhaust him in the long run, especially since this fight seemed like it was going to last for pretty long. So he let himself relax, leaning back against a (currently uninjured) tree.
Then Pandora started her counter-attack. To say that Tobias was surprised by Pan's relatively unconventional method of dealing with the spikes and fire was an understatement. But, well, he didn't particularly enjoy having great flaming balls or burning spikes flying towards him. The spikes were easy enough to stop, falling down to the ground and extinguishing with a wave of Tobias' hand, but the fireballs were going to be harder. He didn't want to send them to the ground, because this was his fire, the fire that he'd created and would definitely be able to use against Pandora-- but he waited too long, allowing a fireball to crash into his middle.
Fuck. On instinct, Tobias gathered all of his magic close to him and poured it all into attacking. Instantly, the fireballs imploded, destroying plants and buildings that they were close to. "adolebit sanguis," he called out, which would make Pandora's blood feel like it was on fire. Hopefully, it would incapacitate her, but in case it didn't work, Tobias was prepared to throw a whole lot more spells at her. "constringere collum, pectus, unguem in unguibus, sanguinem de foveas!" Those spells would cause her to feel like her chest and neck were being crushed, transfrom her fingernails into actual nails that were digging into her flesh, and last but not least, the blood-pouring-out-of-every-orifice spell that he'd been so looking forward to casting. It was like Tobias didn't even remember that he wasn't fighting against Aria or one of his brothers, but Pan instead.
Tobias strode towards her, wand still firmly clutched in his hand. "fulminis percusserit in agro scrobem, inundantem!" he called, much of the ground under Pandora's feet disintegrating. Instantly after that, the hole filled up with water, and the stormclouds rose overhead once more, lightning striking the water. Water and electricity did compliment so well, after all, and fulminis percusserit in agro scrobem did work so well when he couldn't perform mergunt due to being out in the open. Nothing but the urge for him to destroy whoever it was who had hurt him remained, only the slightest bit of mental presence left in him (and all that was being channelled to casting spells, anyway).
Outfit: Clicky! Tagged: Pan! Notes: ;-; sorry pan, toby doesn't mean it D: let's hope her shielding holds!Lyrics: This Is War by 30 Seconds To MarsCredit: Chloe!
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Post by pandora evelyn hearth on Apr 12, 2013 13:42:56 GMT
Pandora smirked back for a second. She was really enjoying this. Toby was fun and he wasn’t being too harsh. She was able to use the full extent of her powers and know that she was relatively safe. In fact, she actually began to trust that whatever spells that Toby did then she would be safe in the long run. This guy was her friend, he wouldn’t hurt her. But then it happened. Before he even finished his words she knew the spell, and what it would do to her body.
Fire. Throughout her veins there was a burning. It caused a shortness of breath as she tried to just keep it together. She looked at Toby, wanting to tell him to stop, that he’d won, but she couldn’t find the time to speak as more spells were thrown at her. She felt a crushing around her neck and chest. She could hardly breathe. Her nails dug into her skin but that wasn’t what got her. No. She saw scarlet liquid drip to the floor before she realised it was coming from her.
The burning blood was everywhere. She dropped to the floor as the pain was becoming too much for the witch. How she wished she could speak – to beg Toby to just stop but as she looked into his eyes she knew that she had lost him. He strode toward her and she prayed that some kind of humanity would come back to the sorcerer.
At more of his words, the ground under her began to disintegrate. It filled with water which provided her with a small amount relief from the pain. What disturbed her was the fact that the water was turning scarlet rather quickly. The blood pouring from her body mixing with the cool liquid. Lightning struck the water. In a sense of urgency she produced her shield. And this time, she actually produced it. It was no longer a matter of instinct. She actually found her shield, and was using it to save herself.
With the shield around her, protecting her, she attempted to try and stop the pain flooding through her body. A few healing spells helped her but she could not get rid of the fire through her veins. That, however, she could deal with. Kicking her legs, she broke through the water. Taking in a breath. She spluttered, not realising that water had entered her lungs as she was struggling to save her life.
Everything around her spun. She found herself once more dropping below the waters. It seemed her energy had left her and not even her shield could help. Kicking herself up she looked toward the man she called her friend. “T-Toby” she coughed out. Using her shield, she wrapped it around her friend. She wasn’t trying to kill him, she just needed to cause him enough discomfort for him to come back but the energy was slipping from her. Maybe he was going to win this duel after all.
Outfit: Clicky!Tagged: Toby! Notes: I forgive hiimm, and so does PannyWords: 500Credit: Chloe!
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Post by tobiasredferne on Apr 12, 2013 14:06:43 GMT
One moment, Tobias was watching as a fireball slammed into his chest, leaving horrific burns all over his skin, and the next moment... well, the next moment, he found himself standing over Pandora, his friend, the girl who was pretty much his sister, lips twisted into a cruel smile and his wand being gripped firmly in the position that his parents had taught him to. What on Earth was going on?
And then it all came back to him in a second: the blood burn spell, the hole and the water and the lightning and oh God, the blood-out-of-every-orifice thing. Oh God. What on Earth was wrong with him? He should have known better, should have kept better control of himself, shoudn't have bloody agreed to fight with her in the first place; that way she would never have gotten hurt and damnit, what the hell was going on in his head when he cast such horrible spells on Pandora? She wasn't one of his brothers or Aria, she wasn't used to pain like the Redfernes were! And what was wrong with him? Why did he even react that way to a simple fireball burrowing its way into his stomach, anyway? He'd suffered worse, like that time when his entire body was soaked in gasoline and he was set on fire, or that other time when James and Amelia locked him in the basement, forcing him to live out the ghost sensations of being burnt for 48 hours straight before he was able to take the spell off himself. Was he really so weak that he found himself unable to keep in control of himself once faced with a simple injury like a fireball?
Although Tobias could vaguely feel some kind of shield wrapping itself around him and trying to cause him some kind of faint discomfort or something, it barely registered as the guilt took over Tobias. He quickly raised his wand. "interficiam omnes incantamenta praeteritum hora" he shouted out, immediately undoing all the spells that had been cast on Pandora in the past hour. That would stop any of the immediate-effect spells that Tobias had cast on her, which were (by the looks of it), the nails-to-nails spell and the blood-burn. And then he continued, chanting "interficiam omnes natura incantamenta suscitate, humus, evanescunt aqua, vulnera coirent!" which, simply put, undid all the other spells that he'd cast and healed Pandora while he was at it, which was a handy bonus. "Crap, Panny, I'm so sorry, are you alright?" Tobias fretted, pulling her away from the rising hole and disappearing water and trying to get her away from... well, everything. The entire place looked like a mess. Even though the skies had already started clearing and the landscape was gradually changing back to the way it had been before their fight, Tobias felt rather sick looking at the whole mess. He didn't even want to be there anymore, but Pandora... he couldn't just leave Pan here.
"Fuck, I'm so sorry, I'm so, so sorry. I told you that you shouldn't spar with me! I told you I'd lose control! Now look at you! Crap, did I do something to you that my spells didn't heal? Do you need to go see the doctor?" Tobias somewhat-begged, praying that Pan wouldn't be like, dead or something. He didn't even know what he was thinking. He could have killed her! He'd be crazy before he ever agreed to spar with Panny again, that was for sure.
Outfit: Clicky! Tagged: Pan! Notes: and now you have guilty toby to deal with xDLyrics: This Is War by 30 Seconds To MarsCredit: Chloe!
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Post by pandora evelyn hearth on Apr 12, 2013 15:12:22 GMT
She looked up to see a look that made her thankful, oh so thankful. Guilt. There was guilt on his face. That meant that he was back. Toby was back. She felt so relieved. Taking away the shield to cause him no more discomfort she heard him speak. That familiar string of latin that took away her pain. Leaving just exhaustion in its wake. On the second group of latin - of which Pan didn't even try and understand - she felt her body healing. A soft smile settled on her features. He was helping her.
As she was pulled away from the water, that was slowly evaporating, the earth once more taking its place. Toby sounded so.. Panicked. Her eyes fluttered open but that was just so much effort. That much magic, and using her shield that much, it took a lot of energy. She wanted to speak and tell him he was okay but for now she just needed to rest. Try and let the energy build up once again.
More words left his lips. He cared so much about her. Her smile widened. Then he mentioned a doctor. Fuck no. Oh God, no. Not a lot scared the witch, but she didn't like doctors. "N-no, I'm okay. Wasn't your fault. We all lose control" she spoke. How could she be mad at Toby? The man was practically her brother. And she'd lost control once. She'd almost killed once. No. She could forgive Toby for what he did. Of course she could. She already had.
Sitting up more, she felt her vision blur for a moment but it soon came back. She looked at Toby. "I'm fine, I promise. Doesn't hurt anymore" she paused and let out a small chuckle "oh damn, guess this means that you win. I really thought I was in with a chance for a second. Oh well, better luck next time". She'd start paying more attention to Liam in class, and learn some spells, and then she'd kick his ass. Maybe if she asked the eldest Redferne nicely, he'd even teach her some cool spells if he knew they were to be used against Toby.
Outfit: Clicky!Tagged: Toby! Notes: She'll beat him next time xDWords: 372Credit: Chloe!
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Post by tobiasredferne on Apr 13, 2013 13:57:34 GMT
Tobias was, needless to say, absolutely freaked out by the entire thing. And then Pandora answered him, telling him that she didn't even blame him. What-- what? If someone had done that to Tobias, he'd never be able to forgive them, even if it was Aria or Connor. Especially if it was Aria or Connor, actually, because they were supposed to have good control, but that wasn't the point. "I'm really sorry, Pan," he mumbled, checking Pandora over for any injuries that still remained. "I'm really, really sorry. Are you sure you don't want me to bring you to a doctor or something? I know you hate them about as much as I do, but this was pretty bad. I don't want you to have retained any injuries, and you know I'm not on my best with healing spells." He bit his lip, actually hoping that none of the injuries that he'd given Pandora still remained. He didn't particularly want to bring her to a doctor because he knew exactly how much she hated them, and if he brought her to the school doctor, his brothers would definitely find out what he did. And wouldn't that be horrifying.
Still though, Tobias was ridiculously relieved that Pandora was fine. He hugged her tightly, burrowing his face into her neck. "'m sorry I hurt you," he told her, the guilt kind of overriding any sense of propriety that he might not have had in the first place. "I should never have sparred with you in the first place; I should have had better control, I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry." How could he have let himself lose control enough that he would hurt Pan? She was practically his sister, and the thought that he might have accidentally killed her... oh God. That was just to horrifying to even think about.
Then Pandora said something about winning, and Tobias raised his head to stare at her. "What the fuck, Pan? I almost killed you! I don't think winning or losing even matters anymore." Tobias would never be able to forgive himself for doing this to Pandora, who was basically his sister. "And there won't be a next time. Not at least until I learn better control." He said that last bit with a note of finality. Tobias definitely wasn't going to spar with anyone weaker than he was until he got his control problem dealt with.
Outfit: Clicky! Tagged: Pan! Notes: good luck persuading him for a next time xDLyrics: This Is War by 30 Seconds To MarsCredit: Chloe!
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Post by pandora evelyn hearth on Apr 13, 2013 14:51:13 GMT
Pan couldn't help but smile as Toby just kept on apologizing. It was so obvious how much he cared for her, and that just made the witch so happy. She loved Toby, she really did. So many people thought he was a dick - and yeah, at times maybe he is - but as she looked at the man now it was like that side didn't even exist. There was no cruelness on his face right now. He mentioned doctors again and she shook her head. "I'm fine, Toby, seriously! Just tired, but, y'know. That's normal even if you hadn't done all that. And if you get a doctor, I'll never talk to you again" she spoke. She really, really hated doctors. They were irritating and seemed to always say there was something wrong with her.
Then something seriously shocked her. Toby wrapped his arms around her, hugging her, and buried his face in her neck. She hugged him back instantly. He apologized again. "Hey, come on, I'm alive. Stop apologizing" she spoke. It felt so weird for someone like Toby to be hugging her, but, she liked it. It actually showed he cared. As he spoke further she rolled her eyes. "One more 'I should' from you and I'll hit you. There's a lot of things we should be, Toby, but we can't focus on what just happened. Learn from it, yes, but please don't beat yourself up about it. You're making me feel bad"
If only she had been a little stronger. Had decided to pay attention in class a little more. Then she'd be more powerful and actually able to put up a fair fight. Oh great. Now she was thinking of all the things she should be. Toby looked to her as she spoke, and at his words she smiled. [color=deda66|"Ah, but you didn't. You're a good man, Tobias Redferne. One of the best" she told him "And you had better start learning some better control then, shouldn't you?".
She chuckled softly "You're such a spoilsport. You know that. That spar was the most fun I've had in weeks. Trust you to destroy my fun" she joked. She looked around her then. The landscape was all back to normal. A smile formed on her lips. All evidence of their little fight was gone. "Maybe I'll see if I can kick you arse without magic next time, that seems safer" she told him. Yes. She could definately make an even fight out of that one. Pandora was strong, she may not look it, but she was extremely agile too. Toby would actually have a challenge if it was hand-to-hand combat.
[/color][/center][/size][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Clicky!Tagged: Toby! Notes: Comforting Toby is so cuteWords: 463Credit: Chloe!
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Post by tobiasredferne on Apr 13, 2013 15:27:55 GMT
When he finished checking over Pandora for injuries and found none, Tobias let out a breath of relief that he didn't know he had been holding. Then a wave of exhaustion washed over him. Wow, he hadn't realised how tired he was; must have been all the crazy spells that he cast. Hn. Letting Pandora go, he lay down on the grass and tried to stop his heart from beating so quickly. The fight hadn't been that draining, but what he suspected had been was freaking out over Pan. Freaking out always made Tobias tired, after all.
"Fine, fine, no doctors for the Pandora, I get it," he told her, grinning and closing his eyes. The sun was a little too bright now, but it wasn't hot enough for it to be uncomfortable yet (and even if it got hot enough for it to be uncomfortable, he could just change the weather). "And yeah, no hitting. I'll feel as bad as I want about it for as long as I want, and there's nothing you can do about it."
He then noticed Pandora going quiet, and realised that she was probably blaming herself, so he gave this awkward little punch to her leg to stop her. "And if you're blaming yourself right now, you're a bloody idiot. It was my fault, okay? You're totally right. I should be working on my control. I promise that I will." Because God forbid that he ever hurt Pan like that again. He loved sparring with Panny, because it didn't come with the pressure of having to beat her, but it got the adrenaline pumping through his veins anyway. He knew that he wouldn't be able to resist fighting with Pandora for long, so he had better learn to control himself soon.
Then he heard what Pandora said. "What, nearly dying is the most fun thing you've done this week? Your week must have been utterly deplorable, darling, poor thing." He smiled at Pandora for adding the joking tone back into their conversation. That made everything feel much more normal, he thought. "And you? Kick my arse? A girl? No way." he laughed, even though he knew that Pandora would be more than on par with him for a physical fight. "Sure, I'll take you up on that. Not right now, though; can't we just enjoy the clouds now?"
Outfit: Clicky! Tagged: Pan! Notes: baaaack to the cloudsLyrics: This Is War by 30 Seconds To MarsCredit: Chloe!
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Post by pandora evelyn hearth on Apr 13, 2013 15:55:53 GMT
He let her go and lied down on the grass once more. Pandora watched and couldn’t help but notice he looked, well, a little tired. Thank God she wasn’t the only one that had had her energy drained just a tad. She gave a curt nod as he spoke about not going to get a doctor for her. “Thank you, doctors are evil people. They always seem to find something wrong with me” she told him, with a small smile on her face. As he grinned, she found her smile widened. It felt good that the tension was decreasing again. He shut his eyes and Pandora chuckled, she found her bag that she’d tossed to the side and took out her sunglasses. She had about ten different pairs of sunglasses at home, then again she loved them. They hid the tiredness that always used to be in her eyes from her insomnia. Oh, and they were practical too in the summer. At his following words she laughed. “God, Toby, you sound like a five year old” she began to tease him again. Now this was more fun. Friendly banter. She was less likely to be hurt by words. Nothing Toby said could really hurt her. Pandora never really gave a shit what people said about her.
As a punch was received on her leg she frowned. “Hey!” she exclaimed but as he explained the punch she chuckled. Turning, she lied down next to him, placing her sunglasses over her eyes. "I am a bloody idiot, didn’t you know? I take on the most powerful student in the school, surely that was a giveaway?” she spoke. Oh God, had she said that he was the most powerful student out loud? Wonderful, give the guy a damn ego boost, not like he needed one. “And good boy, working on your control” how she couldn’t help teasing even further. Being ever so slightly patronizing.
“Well, not the almost dying part! But that part was all exciting, oh God, Toby, what the fuck is wrong with me?” she laughed “But seriously, yes, my week has been shitty”. She decided to ignore the fact that Toby had called her ‘darling’. God, how posh did that sound? She smirked softly, imagining Toby as a little posh boy.
Her awesome image was destroyed when the man spoke. She punched his arm lightly at his words. “Sexist twat! I’m going to get you for that” though the laughing that followed her words didn’t make her sound all that serious. Truth be told, she wasn’t. As Toby spoke further she smiled, and then laughed again. “Of course not now, God, let me get some energy first. And yeah, let’s enjoy the clouds. I miss the clouds” she spoke, looking up at the sky.
Outfit: Clicky!Tagged: Toby! Notes: Yay, they're being all nice againWords: 464Credit: Chloe!
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Post by tobiasredferne on Apr 13, 2013 16:16:43 GMT
Comparing Pandora's statement about doctors being evil people with her later statement about him sounding like a five-year old made Tobias snort. "Come on, you're calling me a five-year old? Right after your statement about doctors being evil?" Pandora was ridiculous sometimes. "Well then, you're a four-year old. Or three-year old! You're a toddler, Panny! Would you like me to give you your milk or sing you a lullaby?" he told her delightedly. A toddler Pandora sounded adorable, if not more trouble than she was worth. Gosh. Just imagining Pandora in her toddler days was enough to get Tobias to start laughing uncontrollably.
He smirked a little when Pandora called him the most powerful student in the school. well, that was pretty true, but it was always nice to hear it from a mouth that wasn't his own. He even preened a little, even though he tried not to-- but what? He was proud of his achievements, okay? "Great that you know it," he told her, laughing. "And don't talk to me like I'm a dog!" He went silent for a few moments before giggling a little. "Bitch," he called Pandora, pointing a finger at her and smiling like a child. "If I'm a dog, you're a bitch!" And then started laughing. Gosh, he was so immature sometimes.
Then Pandora asked him what was wrong with her. He stopped laughing again, schooling his face into his most serious expression and looking at Pandora with his most honest eyes. "I have no idea, Pandora, I'm sorry, but I really have no clue." Halfway through, though, he just started grinning, then all-out laughing. "And about the week being shitty? Tell me about it. I got into a fight with Connor and it's so infuriating and I want to basically punch all my brothers in the face now."
He settled down for real when Pandora told him to just enjoy the clouds, though. Yeah, the clouds were... good. Great, even. All white and fluffy and crap like that. Kind of like sheep, floating around aimlessly in the sky... "But that one looks like a cow's butt," he told her, pointing to one of the clouds. "And that one looks like your face!" he exclaimed, pointing at the exact same one. And then he grinned at her stupidly. At least he could say all the stupid shit he wanted when he was around Pan without her getting pissed at him, because she understood that he didn't mean it. She was just awesome like that.
Outfit: Clicky! Tagged: Pan! Notes: toby insults pan like 99% of the timeLyrics: This Is War by 30 Seconds To MarsCredit: Chloe!
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