#shards kenzan

[viaphni]

Just got a nice new stylus for drawing. Here are my first couple pieces with it!

[xamaxenta]

Mage Manjoume has an entire satchel of “wands”, an incredibly rare magic user in which any stick like object he holds can use it to weave spells

Naturally his brothers Dukes of the East tried to control and make use of their youngest brothers power, shoving sceptres and bejeweled swords and various cursed items to see if Manjoume would take to any

He’s a natural and Manjoume can wield these items but the power that would erupt would be too mighty for his mere mortal brothers, out of fear, repsect and disciplined love Manjoume refuses to utilise the precious wands for harm

After many years of abuse of the cruelest kind, Manjoume deserts his land, deserts his noble title and runs as a fugitive towards any town that would not recognise him, recognise him and associate him with his horrible brothers

There he stumbles upon Judai and crew camping in a forest, its Asuka that has her blade poised at his throat first, but its Judai who talks her down

Perhaps this when Manjoume realises he is bisexual, not that it matters at this moment because he’s found a new family to call home

It’s Shou that trips over his satchel and swears rubbing at his foot, he asks Manjoume what the heck he has in that gross bag

Manjoume upends it and sticks from various young trees fall out, a dull blade, a shard of gnarled wise oak, parchment, some stones and a pen

“It’s enchanted to be heavy to others but light to me.” Manjoume responds

Judai pops out from behind a boulder they had made camp around, “a steal proof bag, thats so neat.”

“Hm, its baby stuff.” Manjoume says, unaware that Shou is staring at him like he’s got a third head. Long term enchantment was extremely hard to pull off, and almost impossible to stay permanent but as far as the cleric could see, it was permanent as the stars in the sky

“What are all these sticks for?” Judai asks, blindly pushing into conversation, ignorant but well meaning

“These. Are my wands.” Manjoume scoops them up, fussing over the dust coating a few

“Huh? You need that many?” The brunette knight comments, he’s confused, so is Shou

“I…” Manjoume ponders on revealing his natural talents, he doesnt take long to come to a decision, both slackers look so earnest he cant help but show off a little

He selects a soft pine branch and with a flourish icicles spear into the closest tree, Manjoume prays for the target tree as it ices over, not wanting to anger the nature that protected it

“Whoa!!!” Judai leaps up and scrambles over dirt and pebbles to examine the pierced frozen tree

“Pay attention.” Manjoume calls and rolls his eyes, to his credit Judai wheels about and scampers back to their magic circle

Manjoume spins the weathered oak shard between his fingers and all of a sudden the sky grew dark and thunder growled overhead

“I would take cover if I were you.” The dark haired mage advises and the two onlookers take shelter behind the outcropping of the boulder

Manjoume exhales feeling the electrifying crackle in his veins and the static in his teeth, he levitates the oak shard between his palms and strikes down toward the earth with it

A vivid searing bolt of lightning screams down from the sky and shatters the ice encased tree, shattering it to charred pieces and the crack echoes through out the mountains

“What on EARTH was that?!” Misawa comes sprinting over from their camp, Asuka and Kenzan hot on his heels, the stare at the smouldering remains of what had been a ten foot tall tree

Judai peeps over the boulder again and gestures wildly at Manjoume who pockets his oak shard

“Him! Manjoume ! He’s an elemental!!!!”

“Yeah.” That was the easiest cover, Manjoume smiles weakly as Asuka strides up to him and looks at him critically

“Welcome to the team”

[xamaxenta]

Gx Fantasy Au thoughts and specifics to each character

Judai - knight - weapon: swords - mainly a greatsword user, has trained all his life to become a knight as he has shown zero magical prowress, unbeknownst to himself he is the sole remaining heir to the throne of World’s End and the descendant of the immense magical inheritance the Gentle Darkness, his lack of knowledge is to protect him although his friends seem to think thats bullshit - everyone seems to realise who Judai is upon meeting him if they have magical abilities

Manjoume - warlock, weapon: wands - elemental magic user, noble born he was found to have the rarest magical ability in emitter and cast magics, any object he happens to wield will become his magic amplifier - however he has no clue what magic he will cast until he’s holding said object - he favours a long dry shard of ancient Oak wood that allows him to summon scorching lightning bolts

Asuka - witch, weapon: metal staff perpetually covered in frost - gifted for her age with enviable technical skill in ice magic, also of noble descent she was placed into a stuffy all girls academy for exceptional magical talent, bored by her prospects of becoming a healer or potions master, Asuka finished her first year and dropped out to assist the growing resistance, and to see her brother who had left years ago to fight, she cannot brew potions to save her life

Shou - Cleric, weapon: book of arcane runes - grew up in a town apothecary where he lived all his current life, a family business he was born into and bestowed to him as his older brother and father were drafted into the war effort, after realising he had a gift for healing he studied under the local mage to learn more, until he could learn nothing else he left his sleepy town to seek further training - ending up in Judai’s city in which they meet and become fast friends

Misawa - Paladin, weapon/s: proficient in all, prefers the battle axe both throwing and two handed, always has a shield - stern and unforgiving Misawa was Judai’s first guard, together they trained at a young age within the castle walls - that is until the piercing light came and they the sole survivors ran until their feet blistered and their lungs felt ragged, they end up working for an inn together in a neighbouring city - guarding delivery goods and people within the dirty streets, Misawa is firstly loyal to Judai and swears to keep his identity a secret - Misawa is the one who wiped Judai’s memories of his royal status

Ryou - Dragoon, weapon: lance/spears/javelins - Shous older brother who was drafted into the war, a gifted healer though he prefers to inflict pain than take it away (haha), skilled with a spear was offered to join the rebel dragoons where he proves himself, becoming their ace and in major battles becomes a tide turner alone, he has received the title of Hell Kaiser for his complete domination over the battlefield, no one knows he suffers from an incurable illness

Fubuki - Death Knight, weapons: scythe, magic - Asuka’s older brother, gifted in dark magic to Asuka’s elemental light, Fubuki was drafted into the war efforts at an early age due to exceptional combat skills - his farewell was tearfilled and many of the village ladies both betrothed and single saw him off - much to Ryou and Asuka’s combined disdain, since his going to war has never been sighted again - that is until a knight riding a skeletal steed and wielding a scythe tore up the sky scorched dirt of the endless battlefields

Kenzan - Beast Tamer, weapons: himself and his beasts - From a tribe far from the south Kenzan has traveled north, he wants to find a specific beast to befriend, preferring to work with reptiles as his companions, Kenzan is powerful enough to sway even the choosiest of creatures to do his bidding - his ultimate goal is to befriend - A Griffin

Edo - Cavalier, weapons: bow, lance, sword - a pegasus knight who fled his citadel when the light grew harsh and people and crops wilted and died - he refused to become one with the light and since then has been on the run, he wishes to find the man who killed his father as he believes they were tainted by the light, Edo hates anything to do with the light and desperately seeks any methods to destroy it

Johan - Summoner, weapon: enchanted crystal heirloom - worn as a necklace - a curious summoner with a unique skill in calling legendary beasts to his side from other realms, he travels leaving behind rumours and legends of his tiny ruby carbuncle that is said to heal even the most uncurable of wounds - he travels the land in order to find a relic of the past, something that could tell them why their world is wrought in two by the light - rainbow dragon

Jim - Dragon Rider, weapon: his dragon, bows, boomerangs - legendary in his own right the dragon riders were seen as extinct until millennials later - sky was darkened by an immense creature, the sound of gigantic wings beating filling the next several miles with crackling air - Jim was was given a stone as a boy, rimmed and threaded with greens emeralds and golds - jim had thought this was simply a large piece of malachite - he was proven wrong when the stone broke the very next day and a small verdant dragon crawled out

Austin - Inquisitor, weapon: warhammer - born to parents during the wartime, a decorated General father and an equally high ranked strategist mother - Austin was sent to the closest Temple to ensure his survival, there he became an acolyte in training but since learning of his parents and their bravery, left his home temple to find what became of them. By then he had achieved the rank of Inquisitor