11-20-2016, 06:22 AM
It took several minutes to Veritas to complete his device, Celestia's sense of time was not so well developed that she could tell precisely how many. It didn't prove to be an issue, she didn't mind the wait. It was a fascinating experience in its own right, seeing how Veritas approached the challenge of wrangling omnilium into useful items. Veritas' approach was a little more colourful than Celestia's was (which involved a great deal of quiet concentration until the desired object coalesced before her), with the human focusing the energy into beams of light rather than a more subtle manipulation, but it was clearly no less effective.
Veritas explained what happened leading up to his escape, before thanking Celestia for her understanding and willingness to listen. He started to get worked up, before getting a hold of himself and saying he'd tell more of his story later. Celestia just nodded, there was no need to rush things, and what's more there were plenty of less personal things about which she could learn.
With the device finished, there was no further reason to wait around, so the pair moved on. They walked quietly for a time, before Celestia began asking about the device Veritas. In part it was a way to pass the time, and distract from the more melancholy aspects of Veritas' past, but it was also something she was genuinely curious about. When they had walked a ways, and after Celestia had asked enough questions, she asked to borrow the device Veritas had made for a bit.
Celestia had a theory. After magically prodding the device a bit, she realized she could identify energies it was channelling. She wouldn't be able to interpret them herself, but with a little effort she might be able to construct a similar device of her own. She asked to stop, and spent a few minutes of her own shaping omnilium, until a fist-sized gem appeared, connected to a length of string which she shortly wrapped around her neck. If her theory was correct, when active the gem should be able to communicate with Veritas' device, through means she would have to study at some point. For the moment though, they moved on.
It would be some time more before they approached their apparent destination, Celestia was sure it was over an hour, but the place they were traversing lacked both celestial bodies and clocks she couldn't say anything more specific than that. They arrived just short of what appeared to be an archway created out of two palm trees. Though the opening, Celestia saw a small section of what looked like a city of some sort, and sounds of the ocean could be faintly heard even from their distance.
Celestia considered it for a moment. This was the first of many gates they had encountered, and so if this one proved untenable they could always go to another. However, she was also eager to leave the white emptiness behind, and that for the moment won over any doubts. “Seems inviting enough,” she said eventually.
Veritas explained what happened leading up to his escape, before thanking Celestia for her understanding and willingness to listen. He started to get worked up, before getting a hold of himself and saying he'd tell more of his story later. Celestia just nodded, there was no need to rush things, and what's more there were plenty of less personal things about which she could learn.
With the device finished, there was no further reason to wait around, so the pair moved on. They walked quietly for a time, before Celestia began asking about the device Veritas. In part it was a way to pass the time, and distract from the more melancholy aspects of Veritas' past, but it was also something she was genuinely curious about. When they had walked a ways, and after Celestia had asked enough questions, she asked to borrow the device Veritas had made for a bit.
Celestia had a theory. After magically prodding the device a bit, she realized she could identify energies it was channelling. She wouldn't be able to interpret them herself, but with a little effort she might be able to construct a similar device of her own. She asked to stop, and spent a few minutes of her own shaping omnilium, until a fist-sized gem appeared, connected to a length of string which she shortly wrapped around her neck. If her theory was correct, when active the gem should be able to communicate with Veritas' device, through means she would have to study at some point. For the moment though, they moved on.
It would be some time more before they approached their apparent destination, Celestia was sure it was over an hour, but the place they were traversing lacked both celestial bodies and clocks she couldn't say anything more specific than that. They arrived just short of what appeared to be an archway created out of two palm trees. Though the opening, Celestia saw a small section of what looked like a city of some sort, and sounds of the ocean could be faintly heard even from their distance.
Celestia considered it for a moment. This was the first of many gates they had encountered, and so if this one proved untenable they could always go to another. However, she was also eager to leave the white emptiness behind, and that for the moment won over any doubts. “Seems inviting enough,” she said eventually.