An Unusual Duel
Apparently, Silas was so focused on his sadistic desire to watch the suffering that he forgot to actually focus on casting his spell properly. Karma clearly had ideas for him today, since his own spell proceeded to, quite literally, blow up in his face. It knocked him back with more force than he expected, feeling like he had been punched hard. Well, now he knew what he was attempting to inflict on the other person. Yeah, that should work. A couple of those on top of the damage she had already sustained, and she should be out cold.
He had stumbled back when hit, but he regained his footing quickly — remarkably quickly, in fact. A particularly observant eye might notice the practiced ease with which he did it, though whether they would actually suspect the reasons behind it was another question. Nevertheless, he resumed his duelling stance, readying himself for his next spell, which would hopefully be far more successful than this one. It would be pretty hard, if not impossible, for it to be worse, after all. “You should just give up already,” he said flatly to the opponent, though he wasn’t sure he even wanted that. He’d much prefer to have the satisfaction of seeing her get knocked out. But a little demoralisation for her wouldn’t hurt him — far from it.
@Fawkes Chaos
He had stumbled back when hit, but he regained his footing quickly — remarkably quickly, in fact. A particularly observant eye might notice the practiced ease with which he did it, though whether they would actually suspect the reasons behind it was another question. Nevertheless, he resumed his duelling stance, readying himself for his next spell, which would hopefully be far more successful than this one. It would be pretty hard, if not impossible, for it to be worse, after all. “You should just give up already,” he said flatly to the opponent, though he wasn’t sure he even wanted that. He’d much prefer to have the satisfaction of seeing her get knocked out. But a little demoralisation for her wouldn’t hurt him — far from it.
@Fawkes Chaos
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An Unusual Duel
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She had fired Flipendo at Silas again. It was the strongest spell she knew so she thought might as well use it. At best she knocked the boy down. At worst? She hit herself with the spell. But at this rate she couldn't bring herself to care about that fact. She watched as the Slytherin just barely dodged the spell. Shoot She said to herself.
She didn't have time to rest as another Flipendo was sent her way by the older Ravenclaw. She quite literally almost fell over trying to dodge as fast as she could. She took a deep breath to steady herself. She couldn't falter. Not now. Not ever.
She watched as Silas had the unfortunate experience of having his Flipendo cast backfire. She knew the pain. It had happened to her before. Her head snapped up as she heard the words that left the boy's mouth. You should just give up. Perhaps she should have listened. Perhaps she should have just forfeited. It would save her from further harm. But something stopped her. Was is a sense of pride? She could hear a small voice tell her not to give up. Was it her own voice? Perhaps it was. That small bit of pride she held being a duelling captain. Though there wasn't anyone around, she was still going to hold her head high and set an example, to show that she wasn't going to give up, to show why exactly she loved the sport.
Never Norwood, she retorted lifting her wand again. She never called her peers by their last name. It was something she avoided as much as possible. But at that moment, it felt necessary. It felt necessary to show her opponents that their words were not going to affect her.Action: as strategised.
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An Unusual Duel
Round 7
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June 15, 2026
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Denise must have felt horrible for Vetra. She had to watch again, as her spell missed Chaos, AGAIN.
Again, again, again.
How long is this going to take? Denise thought sadly.
It was a duel; it was a duel where everyone was using Flipendo, hoping to run into lunch. She was hungry indeed.
If Denise heard another Flipendo, she would lose her mind.
Crack!
At least Chaos and Norwood did something; Chaos was able to knock Norwood down hard, and it looked like it would take a while for Norwood to stand up. Norwood, at the same time, aimed a Flipendo at Chaos as well, knocking her down, but she was able to get up quickly.
Either way, both first-years were at their wits' end, looking like they would pass out any moment from another Flipendo. Everyone was tired, and perhaps even wanted to attack Denise so they could go off to feast in the Great Hall.
"Looks like Vetra missed her spell... again, but look, Chaos and Norwood hit with a Flipendo again, and it looks like Norwood would be taking a while to stand back up!"
Perhaps Chaos might get her revenge by KOing Norwood; Vetra was an impossible feat, remaining undamaged and untouched.
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RollsReducioTeam 1:ReducioTeam 2:Fawkes Chaos: Flipendo at Silas NorwoodSubmitted ActionsFawkes v. SilasReducioWDC: 9
Wisdom Check
[d20: 20] + 8 = 28
28 > 9, success!Auto-miss roll due to Ebony’s TPEffect: Critical success, therefore, Silas gets an additional +50HP in damage and knocks Silas on the ground requiring to spend a full action to stand up and re-join the duel.
[d20: 3] (proc 19-20)
Does not proc!
Accuracy v. Evasion
Fawkes' Accuracy
[d20: 16] + 6 = 22
Silas' Evasion
[d20: 8] + 7 = 15
22 > 15, spell hits!Effect: 230HP in damage to Silas, as well as requiring to spend a full action to stand up and re-join the duel.ReducioEbony Vetra: Flipendo at Fawkes ChaosSubmitted Actions
Silas Norwood: Flipendo at Fawkes ChaosEbony v. FawkesReducioWDC: 9
Wisdom Check
[d20: 14] + 9 = 23
23 > 9, success!
Accuracy v. Evasion
Ebony's Accuracy
[d20: 5] +11 = 16
Fawkes' Evasion
[d20: 14] + 5 = 19
19 > 16, Fawkes evades!Silas v. FawkesReducioWDC: 9
Wisdom Check
[d20: 10] + 5 = 15
15 > 9, success!
Auto-miss roll due to Ebony’s TP
[d20: 18] (proc 19-20)
Does not proc!
Accuracy v. Evasion
Fawkes' Accuracy
[d20: 16] + 7 = 23
Silas' Evasion
[d20: 14] + 5 = 19
23 > 19, spell hits!Effect: 158HP in damage to Fawkes.
Trunks LockedReducioTeam 1:ReducioTeam 2:Aurelia Valentine, Y2, Human
Reduciosta 4 | eva 10 | str 3 | wis 8 | arc 7 | acc 8Spells (Trunk Order)
- Year 1: Advanced Casting
- Year 2: Perfectionist
ReducioCascading Jinx (Ingens Explosiones)
A jinx used to attack multiple opponents. When cast, this spell erupts into an explosion, hitting everything within the range set by the caster.
Fire-Making Spell (Incendio Duo)
PREREQUISITE: INCENDIO & YEAR 2. A charm that conjures green flames. It is a stronger variation of the Fire-Making Spell, but not as strong as Incendio Tria.
Slug-Vomiting Charm (Slugulus Eructo)
A curse that forces the target to vomit slugs.
Fiery Script Charm (Flagrate)
A charm that allows one to write or draw in midair with fiery lines. The shape lingers for some time.
Red Sparks Charm (Periculum)
A charm that allows the caster to shoot firework-like red sparks from their wand. Like a Muggle flare gun, Periculum is used to signal if one is in danger.
Opening Charm (Aberto)
A charm which opens doors.
Extinguishing Charm (Extinguo)
A charm that puts out fires.
Dancing Feet Charm (Tarantallegra)
A charm that makes a target's legs spasm wildly out of control, making it appear as though they are dancing. It works on both living and inanimate targets, as long as the target has legs.
Bubble-Producing Charm (Bullarum Immortalem)
A transfiguration spell used to conjure a stream of bubbles from the tip of the wand.
Clothing Ignition Spell (Lacarnum Inflamari)
A charm used to ignite cloaks or other items of clothing worn by individuals.
Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam)
A curse that gives the recipient a nasty cold with a runny nose and sneezing. This curse could cause the victim to collapse if it were not treated.
Eyeglass Repair Charm (Oculus Reparo)
A charm that repairs broken eyeglasses. It is a variant of the Mending Charm.
Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
A charm that can be used to conjure a jet of flame, thereby setting things alight.
Four-Point Spell (Point Me)
A spell that causes the caster's wand to behave as if it were a compass and point North.
Glass to Sand (Quarzicum)
A transfiguration spell that transforms glass into sand.
Green Sparks Charm (Verdimillious)
A charm that emits green sparks from the wand. These sparks could be used to reveal objects hidden by Dark Arts or offensively in a duel.
Knockback Jinx (Flipendo)
A jinx that knocks a target backwards. While prominently used for duelling, Flipendo could also be used to push heavy objects.
Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
The Levitation Charm is a charm used to make objects levitate.
Matchbox Transformation Spell (Flintifors)
A transfiguration spell that turns a target into a matchbox.
Matchstick to Needle (Conmutocus)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a match into a needle.
Mending Charm (Reparo)
A charm that can be used to seamlessly repair a broken or ripped object and works on most materials.
Passage Opening Charm (Dissendium)
A charm used to open secret passageways, if there are secret passageways.
Sauce-Making Spell (Condimentum)
A transfiguration spell that produces sauce. Sauce is defined as something that has negligible nutritional value.
Scouring Charm (Scourgify)
A cleaning charm used for washing things. It could also be used to clean out smaller infestations of bundimun.
Shooting Spell (Jaculor)
A hex that causes a small explosion in a target and sounds like a gunshot.
Smokescreen Spell (Fumos)
A charm often used in duelling to create a defensive cloud of smoke from the wand that hinders visibility.
Snail to Teapot (Choclea Bibe)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a snail into a teapot.
Sneezing Hex (Steleus)
A hex that causes the victim to sneeze for a short period of time.
Snowflake-Creating Spell (Nix Facitur)
A Weather-Modifying Charm that creates snow.
Take Root (Anathema Daphnis)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a target into a rooted plant.
Untransfiguration (Reparifarge)
A type of counter-spell, which involves returning something to its proper form, reversing the effects of a transfiguration.
Wand Extinguishing Charm (Nox)
A charm that causes the light at the end of the caster's wand to be extinguished, acting as the counter to the Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos).
Wand Lighting Charm (Lumos)
A charm that illuminates the tip of the caster's wand, allowing the caster to see in the dark. The charm could be used to reveal magically hidden things.
Whistle to Watch (Tunc Sibilus)
A transfiguration spell that can be used to transform a whistle into a watch.
Avifors Spell (Avifors)
A transfiguration jinx that transforms a small object or creature into a bird.
Blindfolding Spell (Obscuro)
PREREQUISITE: YEAR 2. A transfiguration spell that conjures a blindfold over the eyes of a target, therefore obstructing their view of their surroundings.
General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem)
A general counter-spell. It can be used in duels to counter or reverse minor damage, such as the effects of minor jinxes, hexes and curses.Fawkes Chaos, Y1, HumanReduciosta 6 | eva 5 | str 3 | wis 8 | arc 7 | acc 6Spells (Trunk Order)
- Year 1: Prodigal Astronomy Leaner
ReducioLevitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
The Levitation Charm is a charm used to make objects levitate.
Red Sparks Charm (Periculum)
A charm that allows the caster to shoot firework-like red sparks from their wand. Like a Muggle flare gun, Periculum is used to signal if one is in danger.
Opening Charm (Aberto)
A charm which opens doors.
Extinguishing Charm (Extinguo)
A charm that puts out fires.
Dancing Feet Charm (Tarantallegra)
A charm that makes a target's legs spasm wildly out of control, making it appear as though they are dancing. It works on both living and inanimate targets, as long as the target has legs.
Bewitched Snowballs (Nive Percutio)
A charm that can bewitch snowballs so that they hone in on a designated target and continually plague them by throwing themselves at said target.
Clothing Ignition Spell (Lacarnum Inflamari)
A charm used to ignite cloaks or other items of clothing worn by individuals.
Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam)
A curse that gives the recipient a nasty cold with a runny nose and sneezing. This curse could cause the victim to collapse if it were not treated.
Eyeglass Repair Charm (Oculus Reparo)
A charm that repairs broken eyeglasses. It is a variant of the Mending Charm.
Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
A charm that can be used to conjure a jet of flame, thereby setting things alight.
Glass to Sand (Quarzicum)
A transfiguration spell that transforms glass into sand.
Green Sparks Charm (Verdimillious)
A charm that emits green sparks from the wand. These sparks could be used to reveal objects hidden by Dark Arts or offensively in a duel.
Knife to Paper Airplane (Cultrofors)
A transfiguration spell that turns a knife into a paper airplane/aeroplane.
Knockback Jinx (Flipendo)
A jinx that knocks a target backwards. While prominently used for duelling, Flipendo could also be used to push heavy objects.
Matchbox Transformation Spell (Flintifors)
A transfiguration spell that turns a target into a matchbox.
Matchstick to Needle (Conmutocus)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a match into a needle.
Mending Charm (Reparo)
A charm that can be used to seamlessly repair a broken or ripped object and works on most materials.
Sauce-Making Spell (Condimentum)
A transfiguration spell that produces sauce. Sauce is defined as something that has negligible nutritional value.
Shooting Spell (Jaculor)
A hex that causes a small explosion in a target and sounds like a gunshot.
Smokescreen Spell (Fumos)
A charm often used in duelling to create a defensive cloud of smoke from the wand that hinders visibility.
Snail to Teapot (Choclea Bibe)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a snail into a teapot.
Sneezing Hex (Steleus)
A hex that causes the victim to sneeze for a short period of time.
Take Root (Anathema Daphnis)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a target into a rooted plant.
Tickling Hex (Titillando)
Also known as the "Tickling Spell", this hex manifests ghostly purple hands that tickle the target.
Untransfiguration (Reparifarge)
A type of counter-spell, which involves returning something to its proper form, reversing the effects of a transfiguration.
Whistle to Watch (Tunc Sibilus)
A transfiguration spell that can be used to transform a whistle into a watch.
ReducioEbony Vetra, Y5, Human
Reduciosta 7 | eva 12 | str 14 | wis 9 | arc 8 | acc 11Spells (Trunk Order):
- Year 1: Terrible Presence
- Year 2: Foulplay
- Year 3: Obnoxiously Strong
- Year 4: Rebound
- Year 5: Evasive Maneuvers
ReducioSpider Repelling Spell (Arania Exumai)
A charm used to banish or blast away spiders and Acromantula.
Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta)
Also known as the "Impediment Hex", this jinx hinders the movement of a target, slowing the target down or stopping the target in its tracks.
Shield Charm (Protego)
PREREQUISITE: YEAR 4. A charm that protects the caster with an invisible shield that reflects spells and blocks physical entities.
Arrow Shooting Spell (Sagitta)
A transfiguration spell that conjures a shooting arrow from the caster's wand.
Smoke to Daggers (Pluviae Acuta)
A transfiguration spell that transforms smoke into daggers that can be directed at a target.
The Bird Conjuring Charm (Avis)
PREREQUISITE: YEAR 5. A charm that conjures a flock of birds.
The Bridge Conjuring Spell (Pontem Appare)
A transfiguration spell that conjures a bridge out of thin air.
The Bridge Vanishing Spell (Pontem Discede)
A transfiguration spell that vanishes a bridge.
Human to Pig (Porcus)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a human into a pig.
Human to Chicken (Pullus)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a human into a chicken.
Human to Bat (Vespertilio)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a human into a bat.
Human to Ferret (Furritas)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a human into a ferret.
Ascendio (Ascendio)
Also known as the "Ascension Charm", this charm flings the caster high into the air, even underwater.
Conjunctivitis Curse (Oculitumescere)
PREREQUISITE: YEAR 5. A curse that irritates the target's eyes, forcing them to swell shut, countered by the Oculus Potion.
Glacius Tria (Glacius Tria)
PREREQUISITE: GLACIUS & GLACIUS DUO. Sometimes called the "Freezing Spell Tria", this charm is used offensively to freeze a target enemy. It is the most effective version of Glacius, being more powerful than Glacius Duo.
Shocking Area Spell (Fulgurunda)
This charm that sends a shockwave in a radius around the caster that stuns opponents.
Freeze! Spell (Freeze)
A charm that causes ice to spread over limbs touching a hard surface, affixing them to this surface.
Projectile Jinx (Waddiwasi)
A jinx used to propel a small wad of material at high velocity.
Levitation Spell (Levioso)
A charm that levitates objects.
Homing Spell (Sequi Me)
A spell that follows its target with a constant speed after being cast. This spell can cause significant damage to the target.
Beetle Buttons (Buttonfors)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a beetle into a coat button.
Herbivicus Duo (Herbivicus Duo)
PREREQUISITE: HERBIVICUS CHARM. A stronger variation of the Herbivicus Charm, a charm which causes radically accelerated growth in plants.
Sonorous Charm (Fremit)
A charm that emits a magnified roar from the tip of the wand. This noise disrupts all in its path, and could even be used to harm opponents.
Red Sparks Charm (Periculum)
A charm that allows the caster to shoot firework-like red sparks from their wand. Like a Muggle flare gun, Periculum is used to signal if one is in danger.
Opening Charm (Aberto)
A charm which opens doors.
Extinguishing Charm (Extinguo)
A charm that puts out fires.
Dancing Feet Charm (Tarantallegra)
A charm that makes a target's legs spasm wildly out of control, making it appear as though they are dancing. It works on both living and inanimate targets, as long as the target has legs.
Shrinking Charm (Reducio)
A charm that causes an object to shrink.
Engorgement Charm (Engorgio)
Also known as "Growing Charm", Engorgio is a charm that causes the target to swell immensely.
Eyeglass Repair Charm (Oculus Reparo)
A charm that repairs broken eyeglasses. It is a variant of the Mending Charm.
Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
A charm that can be used to conjure a jet of flame, thereby setting things alight.
Green Sparks Charm (Verdimillious)
A charm that emits green sparks from the wand. These sparks could be used to reveal objects hidden by Dark Arts or offensively in a duel.
Knockback Jinx (Flipendo)
A jinx that knocks a target backwards. While prominently used for duelling, Flipendo could also be used to push heavy objects.
Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
The Levitation Charm is a charm used to make objects levitate.
Mending Charm (Reparo)
A charm that can be used to seamlessly repair a broken or ripped object and works on most materials.
Wand Extinguishing Charm (Nox)
A charm that causes the light at the end of the caster's wand to be extinguished, acting as the counter to the Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos).
Wand Lighting Charm (Lumos)
A charm that illuminates the tip of the caster's wand, allowing the caster to see in the dark. The charm could be used to reveal magically hidden things.
Whistle to Watch (Tunc Sibilus)
A transfiguration spell that can be used to transform a whistle into a watch.
Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum)
Also known as the "Braking Charm", this charm can be used to slow the velocity of an object.Silas Norwood, Y1, Human
Reduciosta 6 | eva 7 | str 5 | wis 5 | arc 5 | acc 7Spells (Trunk Order):
- Year 1: N/A
ReducioSilencing Charm (Silencio)
A charm that renders the target temporarily mute.
Jelly Fingers Curse (Digiti Wibbli)
A curse that causes the victim's fingers to become wobbly, as if they had been turned to jelly.
Langlock (Langlock)
A jinx that prevents someone from speaking or casting spells verbally by affixing their tongue to the roof of their mouth.
Finger-Removing Jinx (Incidere Digitum)
A jinx that removes a person's fingers from their hand.
Explosion Charm (Bombarda)
Also known as the "Bombardment Spell", this noisy charm detonates a target with a small explosion. This is powerful enough to blast open sealed doors or blow bars off of windows.
Explosion Charm (Bombarda)
Also known as the "Bombardment Spell", this noisy charm detonates a target with a small explosion. This is powerful enough to blast open sealed doors or blow bars off of windows.
Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus)
Also known as the "Body Freezing Spell", this curse temporarily paralyses a target.
Hovering Charm (Sublevo Brevis)
A charm that makes a target hover in mid-air for a brief period of time. It is one of the many lesser variations of the Levitation Charm. This spell works on both objects and people.
Glacius (Glacius)
Sometimes called the "Freezing Spell", this charm freezes a target with icy-cold air created from the tip of the wand.
General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem)
A general counter-spell. It can be used in duels to counter or reverse minor damage, such as the effects of minor jinxes, hexes and curses.
Gluing Spell (Epoximise)
A transfiguration spell that bonds two objects together by transforming an object by conjuring a sticky substance.
Tongue-Tying Curse (Mimblewimble)
Also known as the "Tongue-Tying Spell", this is a curse that ties the target's tongue in a knot, preventing them from making coherent speech and accurately casting spells that require incantations.
Slippery Jinx (Lubricus)
A jinx that makes an object slippery and difficult to hold.
Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
The Levitation Charm is a charm used to make objects levitate.
Sneezing Hex (Steleus)
A hex that causes the victim to sneeze for a short period of time.
Tickling Hex (Titillando)
Also known as the "Tickling Spell", this hex manifests ghostly purple hands that tickle the target.
Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam)
A curse that gives the recipient a nasty cold with a runny nose and sneezing. This curse could cause the victim to collapse if it were not treated.
Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
A charm that can be used to conjure a jet of flame, thereby setting things alight.
Glass to Sand (Quarzicum)
A transfiguration spell that transforms glass into sand.
Knockback Jinx (Flipendo)
A jinx that knocks a target backwards. While prominently used for duelling, Flipendo could also be used to push heavy objects.
Matchbox Transformation Spell (Flintifors)
A transfiguration spell that turns a target into a matchbox.
Matchstick to Needle (Conmutocus)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a match into a needle.
Sauce-Making Spell (Condimentum)
A transfiguration spell that produces sauce. Sauce is defined as something that has negligible nutritional value.
Snail to Teapot (Choclea Bibe)
A transfiguration spell that transforms a snail into a teapot.
Sneezing Hex (Steleus)
A hex that causes the victim to sneeze for a short period of time.
Untransfiguration (Reparifarge)
A type of counter-spell, which involves returning something to its proper form, reversing the effects of a transfiguration.
Whistle to Watch (Tunc Sibilus)
A transfiguration spell that can be used to transform a whistle into a watch.
An Unusual Duel
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_ | A brief moment of apprehensive surprise overtook her when she heard the words disseminated from the boy beside her. To give up. A long, sideway glance was cast toward his direction. Wherever was the sportsmanship? Ebony had played in sports for long enough such that she came to respect the unspoken rules of the game; the respect that must be given to opponents, the respect for the resilience that all players showed. The younger boy didn’t seem to have grasped such a concept yet — maturity would catch up to him, eventually. She, too, was becoming increasingly frustrated, however, at the fact that this annoyingly quick first year had yet to fall — and frustration was not the best for one’s accuracy. Ebony couldn’t quite seem to focus; though the spell itself was cast decently, the aim — the wand movement — was not precise enough, arm somewhat shaking as she attempted to direct the spell toward the Ravenclaw girl. It was thus unsurprising she was able to dodge again with an ease that was infuriating. The opponent appeared quite drained already; Ebony could tell, even with minimal experience, that a hit or two should be enough to take her out. Truly a wonder how they had managed to misaim so many shots at such a fatigued opponent. Her own teammate was not faring so well either, now having been knocked onto the ground and appearing as though he was on the verge of passing out. |
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An Unusual Duel
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━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━sta 06|eva 05| str 03| wis 08| arc 07| acc 06━━━━━━Prodigal Astronomy Learner━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━She fired off Flipendo at Silas once again. For once, it seemed her wand was willing to co-operate. As the spell hit him, he fell over backwards. Score! For once, she felt like she had actually done something during the duel. Unfortunately for her he hadn't been knocked out but at the very least he wouldn't feasibly be able to attack her for a bit. So that meant she only had to worry about Ebony.
She had dodged Ebony's spell again. Honestly, she had no idea how she had dodged the older girl's spells so many times in a row. It was rather impressive honestly. The fact she had dodged as many spells as she did from a 5th year. She sadly missed seeing Silas' spell come flying at her. He must have been able to fire it off just before she knocked him down. She felt it hit her almost straight off her feet.
She was just barely standing at this point. Her vision was blurring. She knew she was going to faint soon. Maybe one more spell before that? But first she needed a minute for her head to stop spinning..... It wasn't stopping. Blindly, she lifted her wand once more just hoping that she could fire off one more spell successfully before she hit the floor.Action: as strategised.
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An Unusual Duel
Content warning: Trauma-based mental health issues showing themselves fairly clearly, beginning in the second paragraph.
“Never, Norwood,” came the reply to Silas’s taunting suggestion that the girl should give up. He shrugged, unbothered. “Suit yerself.” He didn’t miss the look his teammate gave him, either, though he chose to ignore it. He raised his wand again, ready to put the opponent out of her misery, his eyes cold, but was wholly unprepared for what came next. It seemed his comment had only served to motivate the girl, who fired back at him with the strongest Knockback Jinx yet, right as he shot one of his own her way.
Despite hitting her as well, his was nothing compared to hers. It knocked him straight to the ground, taking his breath with it. He felt dizzy — close to passing out — and before he could stop it, panic started to set in, triggered by the similarity to previous situations he had been in. His breathing became shallow and quick, his arms subtly crossing across his body protectively. For a moment, he was frozen, unable to move, fighting the feeling of dread and impending doom. He felt too vulnerable, defenceless — like a little kid again. His eyes scrunched tightly shut, trying to block out the memories that threatened to overcome him, but it was worse in the dark. He opened his eyes again, needing to make sure that he was aware of any further danger.
Pain stung his body where he had fallen and where he had been hit, and he was close enough to unconsciousness that almost everything hurt, made worse by what he was being reminded of. His head spun and he was struggling to breathe properly. But there was no one standing over him this time, no one to keep him down — just a teammate waiting for him to get up, an opponent who needed to be finished off, and a moderator (at least theoretically) watching to make sure things didn’t go too far.
Still, Silas needed a break, needed to rest, needed to heal, but something deep inside him forbade him from surrendering. He had survived far worse than a few hits from a girl his age. So, whether it was because of some internal strength, the inability to let himself relax and get help, some twisted desire to keep feeling the pain, the voice in his head telling him to stop being weak, or simply stubborn pride, he dragged himself back to his feet and grasped his wand tightly, ready to aim it at the opponent once more.
“Never, Norwood,” came the reply to Silas’s taunting suggestion that the girl should give up. He shrugged, unbothered. “Suit yerself.” He didn’t miss the look his teammate gave him, either, though he chose to ignore it. He raised his wand again, ready to put the opponent out of her misery, his eyes cold, but was wholly unprepared for what came next. It seemed his comment had only served to motivate the girl, who fired back at him with the strongest Knockback Jinx yet, right as he shot one of his own her way.
Despite hitting her as well, his was nothing compared to hers. It knocked him straight to the ground, taking his breath with it. He felt dizzy — close to passing out — and before he could stop it, panic started to set in, triggered by the similarity to previous situations he had been in. His breathing became shallow and quick, his arms subtly crossing across his body protectively. For a moment, he was frozen, unable to move, fighting the feeling of dread and impending doom. He felt too vulnerable, defenceless — like a little kid again. His eyes scrunched tightly shut, trying to block out the memories that threatened to overcome him, but it was worse in the dark. He opened his eyes again, needing to make sure that he was aware of any further danger.
Pain stung his body where he had fallen and where he had been hit, and he was close enough to unconsciousness that almost everything hurt, made worse by what he was being reminded of. His head spun and he was struggling to breathe properly. But there was no one standing over him this time, no one to keep him down — just a teammate waiting for him to get up, an opponent who needed to be finished off, and a moderator (at least theoretically) watching to make sure things didn’t go too far.
Still, Silas needed a break, needed to rest, needed to heal, but something deep inside him forbade him from surrendering. He had survived far worse than a few hits from a girl his age. So, whether it was because of some internal strength, the inability to let himself relax and get help, some twisted desire to keep feeling the pain, the voice in his head telling him to stop being weak, or simply stubborn pride, he dragged himself back to his feet and grasped his wand tightly, ready to aim it at the opponent once more.
Second student character of Ruby Cazares | Staff account: Taros Quintero | iNPC: Valeriy Viktorovna Reznikov
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