Daybreak:Volume 3 Chapter 13 - Revision history

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Aorii at 23:32, 7 February 2022

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	Her lungs had just emptied yet it felt like she had forgotten how to inhale. Then, as a blast of heated air knocked her off her feet, she fell painfully onto the hard floor of the stone redoubt.		Her lungs had just emptied yet it felt like she had forgotten how to inhale. Then, as a blast of heated air knocked her off her feet, she fell painfully onto the hard floor of the stone redoubt.

	The Samaran girl's legs continued to tremble as she lay dazed on the stone floor. Her breathing remained ragged as her eyes looked up into the smoke-obscured sky. A blazing cyan Trinitian Cross was projected high above by Saint Estelle's famous spell ~~-- the ''Polar Cross''~~ which called upon the men to fight for their Trinitian faith by reminding them that the Holy Father was watching above.		The Samaran girl's legs continued to tremble as she lay dazed on the stone floor. Her breathing remained ragged as her eyes looked up into the smoke-obscured sky. A blazing cyan Trinitian Cross was projected high above by Saint Estelle's famous spell, which called upon the men to fight for their Trinitian faith by reminding them that the Holy Father was watching above.

	''What god could possibly find holiness in this vision of hell?'' The familiar thought.		''What god could possibly find holiness in this vision of hell?'' The familiar thought.

Aorii at 21:09, 28 January 2022

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Aorii at 15:43, 31 October 2021

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	"Kaede!" The Princess' face blocked Kaede's view with her hair burning in an electric-blue. "Pull yourself together!" Her cries shook the Samaran girl out of her stupor.		"Kaede!" The Princess' face blocked Kaede's view with her hair burning in an electric-blue. "Pull yourself together!" Her cries shook the Samaran girl out of her stupor.

	The familiar reached out with a shaking hand and Sylviane grasped it to pull the smaller girl back up. The blazing aura which continued to emanate from the Princess was a soothing presence which helped to calm Kaede's ~~thoughts~~.		The familiar reached out with a shaking hand and Sylviane grasped it to pull the smaller girl back up. The blazing aura which continued to emanate from the Princess was a soothing presence which helped to calm Kaede's mind.

	"Can you hit that over there!?" The Princess asked. Her fingers pointed at a trio of wooden barrels in the distance that peaked just over a hill crest.		"Can you hit that over there!?" The Princess asked. Her fingers pointed at a trio of wooden barrels in the distance that peaked just over a hill crest.

	Kaede ~~focused her eyes~~ before ~~she realized~~ that it wasn't merely a few barrels. It was a powder stockpile which laid just beyond the ridge. There, the Caliphate's munition wagons had unloaded barrels of blast powder, which the soldiers rolled to the front-line siege artillery one at a time.		With the help of both Vivienne's music and Hauteclaire's aura, Kaede took a brief moment to clear away unwanted thoughts. She then looked out to where Sylviane was pointing before realizing that it wasn't merely a few barrels. It was a powder stockpile which laid just beyond the ridge. There, the Caliphate's munition wagons had unloaded barrels of blast powder, which the soldiers rolled to the front-line siege artillery one at a time.

	A few lonely arrows soared toward it as nearby rangers took shots. But even with spell boosters, the Lotharins' yew longbows simply lacked the range.		A few lonely arrows soared toward it as nearby rangers took shots. But even with spell boosters, the Lotharins' yew longbows simply lacked the range.
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	The Princess then tapped the familiar's shoulders with a firm nod.		The Princess then tapped the familiar's shoulders with a firm nod.

	Kaede advanced to the edge of the stone redoubt with bow in hand. ~~She stepped~~ over the embers that still scorched the floor from the last enemy shot. Her mind zoned out the noise of the battlefield with the aid of Hauteclaire's aura. Her eyes ~~focused~~ upon the target and nothing else.		Kaede advanced to the edge of the stone redoubt with bow in hand. Her legs carried her over the embers that still scorched the floor from the last enemy shot. She closed her eyes for a moment to clear her thoughts. Her mind zoned out the noise of the battlefield with the aid of Hauteclaire's aura. Her eyes then reopened to focus upon the target and nothing else.

	The distance was around just over a kilometer.		The distance was around just over a kilometer.

Aorii at 20:32, 30 October 2021

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Aorii: REDUX STARTS, FULL CLEAR

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Aorii at 14:18, 6 April 2017

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Aorii at 20:10, 20 October 2016

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	Darting around the elevated earthwork that she had been taking cover behind, Kaede dashed past scattered row after row of Lotharin archers as she sped west along the riverfront. She swiped her right forearm to activate her full set of defensive runes, then reached back and pulled out the three new arrows from Pascal -- each tipped by a sleek gemstone, instead of the usual bodkin penetrator.		Darting around the elevated earthwork that she had been taking cover behind, Kaede dashed past scattered row after row of Lotharin archers as she sped west along the riverfront. She swiped her right forearm to activate her full set of defensive runes, then reached back and pulled out the three new arrows from Pascal -- each tipped by a sleek gemstone, instead of the usual bodkin penetrator.

	"<u>Hold the stones between your fingers, and raise them towards the frozen crossing!</u>"		"<u>Hold the stones between your fingers, and raise them towards the frozen crossing!</u>" His voice came as though he ran right besides her.

	Her right hand balled into a fist; three gem arrows pointed forward from between her fingers. Ether poured over the familiar conduit as magical power amassed into her fist. Energy pulsed from the three gemstones as their magic linked to her hand, which radiated a turquoise shimmer across her pale skin.		Her right hand balled into a fist; three gem arrows pointed forward from between her fingers. Ether poured over the familiar conduit as magical power amassed into her fist. Energy pulsed from the three gemstones as their magic linked to her hand, which radiated a turquoise shimmer across her pale skin.

			"Rangers!" she called several nearby squads to attention as she ran, pointing at the massive wave of charging cavalry downriver. "Those with the courage to drive back hell! Follow me!"

	Boosted by a ''Shift Impulse'' movement boost, her legs soon carried her to within three hundred paces of the frozen crossing. She felt the ground shake and water tremble as several thousand hooves thundered over earth and thick ice.		Boosted by a ''Shift Impulse'' movement boost, her legs soon carried her to within three hundred paces of the frozen crossing. She felt the ground shake and water tremble as several thousand hooves thundered over earth and thick ice.
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	The ''Field'' spellword was typically reserved for duration spells. It created a continuous area effect for as long as ether demands met. Combined with ''Beam'' and the ''Penetrator'' spellword which enhanced its ability to pierce wards through brute force, Pascal had transformed her hand into a sonic disruptor cannon.		The ''Field'' spellword was typically reserved for duration spells. It created a continuous area effect for as long as ether demands met. Combined with ''Beam'' and the ''Penetrator'' spellword which enhanced its ability to pierce wards through brute force, Pascal had transformed her hand into a sonic disruptor cannon.

	Kaede ~~recognized~~ her ~~cue~~ as she ~~aimed~~ her ~~arm~~, moving the shockwave stream as she drew lines across the frozen water. ~~Layers of~~ ice cracked and fissured under the sonic assault, their breaking hastened by crowded, stomping hooves ~~and other friendly spells~~. ~~The frigid surface immediately began~~ to ~~crumble~~, and ~~entire squads~~, ~~platoons, even companies~~ of ~~horses and riders crashed and fell through the~~ ice.		Kaede aimed her arm as she recognized her cue, moving the shockwave stream as she drew lines across the frozen water. Layered ice cracked and fissured under the sonic assault, their breaking hastened by crowded, stomping hooves. Some Cataliyan mages tried to refreeze the water or conjure ramps of force, but few would manage as more and more Lotharin spellfire joined in.

			The cavalry charge had been stopped cold as Kaede cut multiple lines across both shores, trapping over a thousand assault troops on drifting plates of ice.

	Burdened by their heavy armor, men and beasts alike ~~began~~ to drown~~. The cavalry charge had been stopped cold as Kaede cut the ice across both shores, trapping over a thousand assault troops on drifting plates of ice~~.		The frigid surface soon began to crumble. Frozen plates overturned and added to the chaos. Entire squads, platoons, even companies of horses and riders crashed and fell through the ice. Burdened by their heavy armor, men and beasts alike started to drown.

	~~She~~ hardly ~~paid attention~~ as ~~the~~ cavalry archers began ~~shooting at~~ her. Their first arrows bounced off her wards, but the infused ''Dispels'' that followed cut through her ''Repulsion Field'' and -- one by one -- shattered her rotating spellshields.		With arrows flying all around and Lotharin bowman falling left and right to incoming fire, Kaede hardly noticed as a platoon of cavalry archers began focusing their shots on her. Their first arrows bounced off her wards, but the infused ''Dispels'' that followed cut through her ''Repulsion Field'' and -- one by one -- shattered her rotating spellshields.

	Kaede was still breaking the ice into smaller pieces when her body shook.		Kaede was still breaking the ice into smaller pieces when her body shook.

Aorii at 22:08, 17 September 2016

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	"<Fae concordance magic is an art almost extinct. It uses acoustic harmonics to weave mana into the air, which is then used to manipulate the flow of ether across a large area to take on spell-like properties.>" Pascal explained to fill her curiosity just as crashing cymbals resounded across the air. "<But eyes front, Kaede.>" He added before his familiar turned her binoculars around.		"<Fae concordance magic is an art almost extinct. It uses acoustic harmonics to weave mana into the air, which is then used to manipulate the flow of ether across a large area to take on spell-like properties.>" Pascal explained to fill her curiosity just as crashing cymbals resounded across the air. "<But eyes front, Kaede.>" He added before his familiar turned her binoculars around.

	Though truth be told, Pascal was also curious as both the instrumental music and Vivi's song leisurely rose in tempo. The musical energy grew alongside trickling streams of mana, which supposedly used the frequency oscillations of harmonics to alter both free-flowing ether and the mana of other mages. How exactly this worked was a topic even he did not understand.		Though truth be told, Pascal was also curious as both the instrumental music and Vivi's song leisurely rose in tempo. The musical energy grew alongside trickling streams of mana, which supposedly used the frequency oscillations of harmonics to alter both free-flowing ether and the mana of other mages. How exactly this worked was a topic even he did not understand.

	Pascal had read theories that magic was more of a waveform than a flow of particles, with 'mana repulsion' being caused by destructive interference when two waves collided. However, as the debate was largely abstract and had minimum impact on the existing application of Aura or Runic Magic, it was also a topic he mostly ignored.		Pascal had read theories that magic was more of a waveform than a flow of particles, with 'mana repulsion' being caused by destructive interference when two waves collided. However, as the debate was largely abstract and had minimum impact on the existing application of Aura or Runic Magic, it was also a topic he mostly ignored.
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	"LOOK OUT!"		"LOOK OUT!"

	Kaede hardly registered Robert's cry before ~~Elspeth, one of Sylviane's armigers,~~ yanked her back from the redoubt's battlements. A cerulean disk eight-meters wide projected from the Princess' shield just in time to block and shatter an incoming barrel.		Kaede hardly registered Robert's cry before Reynaud -- the redheaded armiger who stood closest to her -- yanked her back from the redoubt's battlements. A cerulean disk eight-meters wide projected from the Princess' shield just in time to block and shatter an incoming barrel.

	~~Two armigers~~ quickly renewed the ''Spellshield'' wards that the previous ''Dispel'' arrow had torn through~~, though~~ that didn't stop the flames from pouring onto Kaede's former spot. Had she been there two seconds longer, the liquid fire would have roasted her alive.		Elspeth, another nearby armiger, quickly renewed the ''Spellshield'' wards that the previous ''Dispel'' arrow had torn through. Though that didn't stop the flames from pouring onto Kaede's former spot. Had she been there two seconds longer, the liquid fire would have roasted her alive.

	"Thank--" The Samaran girl swiveled to voice her appreciation, only to hear a derisive ~~whisper~~ from Elspeth:		"Thank--" The Samaran girl swiveled to voice her appreciation to Reynaud, only to hear a derisive mutter from Elspeth as she rushed pass.

	"Useless."		"Useless."
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	Thirty paces away from the explosion, an enemy mortar's short, fat barrel was blown into the air. Lotharin rangers from the adjacent stone redoubt had punctured the defensive wards and struck the munitions case with a ''Smiting Fireball'' arrow.		Thirty paces away from the explosion, an enemy mortar's short, fat barrel was blown into the air. Lotharin rangers from the adjacent stone redoubt had punctured the defensive wards and struck the munitions case with a ''Smiting Fireball'' arrow.

	Scenes like this were duplicated dozens, hundreds of times across the entire front line. Blazing volleys flew overhead like meteor swarms. Flames erupted from every corner, accompanied by deafening blasts and blood curdling screams.		Scenes like this were duplicated dozens, hundreds of times across the entire front line. Blazing volleys flew overhead like meteor swarms. Flames erupted from every corner, accompanied by deafening blasts and blood curdling screams.

	Twelve kilopaces of river crossing had turned into hell incarnate.		Twelve kilopaces of river crossing had turned into hell incarnate.