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Legend of Altera
Reinhard had been introduced to meditation by his former boss and mentor Nwalme, and ever since he had been calming himself through it. In conversations when he is tired or stressed he closes his eyes for few brief moments to tranquil himself. Outside conversations, if time allows, - he meditates enjoying the scenic views - admiring the landscapes - at elevations or at the beaches, especially any windy places. The effect of meditations had been enhanced at sparking by fae - who's melodic tune he hums to sooth himself, and who's tranquilizing winds he recalls whenever a breeze appears.
When Reinhard had a finger bitten off by an imp - he developed a tic that he had been ever since trying to control - his finger twitched whenever stress built up. He had been managing it well, but ironically, now his whole hand clutches itself into a fist out of frustrations or anger, even after it was restored. This slowly transforms into a menace - with one of his minions disposed through choking. Another, impling number three, he sacrificed to a large minotaur with no hesitation, but it was too ambiguous if he did it for his growing sadistic satisfaction or he genuinely believed it would slow down the monster, or both.
Despite his possession, despite his alienation, he had been acting noble towards people, not harming or tricking into possession anyone, finding himself pushed back by zealots and kept sane by the few he holds on dearly. What no one knows, is that he at times questioned if possession was worth it, for it had shaken his core beliefs - the Justice, the Selflessness, the Rewards for Merit, the Consistency. But the more he analyzed it, the more he sees it as inexorable part of growing up - parting ways with the skewed reflection of reality that was too sweet, too naïve, too bright, too simple. He has been lost by the pious ones, he is estranged from them, finding them selfish, irrational, inconsistent, justifying means through ends, while pretending to be good. This path of relative solitude, with severed connection with his past friends, the persecution he faces, parting with his soul, he all finds good for himself. He feels more as himself now - authentic.
His eyes had been a good indicator of what he feels - if he enjoys interlocutor, he gazes upon them for prolonged time, trying to maintain the eye contact. After sparking his pupils, with their elliptical shape, had been of aid to me in expressing a variety of emotions. Fear, joy, anger, shock, and other expressions, all reflected through a shape of pupils - they can be more roundish or more animalistic, prolonged. So does the glow of the eyes assist in expressing emotions. So do the fires - as a possessed ability, with them turning red and becoming more intense at heightened emotions, and with black smoke wafting out of his mouth. All these cues he had been trying to maintain, control, conceal, - their sheer volume, and stress at trying to take hold of it constantly, had left him to change in behavior - further estranging him from the few who had known him through his façade. He cusses, he snaps, he doesn't go out of his way to please others as he did before, he expresses what he thinks freely.
His new habit is to have reflections next to his own reflection in the mirror. Definitely recommend reading the story, for it explains how his character had changed under possession and the aftermath of it, and has the aforementioned impling's death.
When Reinhard had a finger bitten off by an imp - he developed a tic that he had been ever since trying to control - his finger twitched whenever stress built up. He had been managing it well, but ironically, now his whole hand clutches itself into a fist out of frustrations or anger, even after it was restored. This slowly transforms into a menace - with one of his minions disposed through choking. Another, impling number three, he sacrificed to a large minotaur with no hesitation, but it was too ambiguous if he did it for his growing sadistic satisfaction or he genuinely believed it would slow down the monster, or both.
Despite his possession, despite his alienation, he had been acting noble towards people, not harming or tricking into possession anyone, finding himself pushed back by zealots and kept sane by the few he holds on dearly. What no one knows, is that he at times questioned if possession was worth it, for it had shaken his core beliefs - the Justice, the Selflessness, the Rewards for Merit, the Consistency. But the more he analyzed it, the more he sees it as inexorable part of growing up - parting ways with the skewed reflection of reality that was too sweet, too naïve, too bright, too simple. He has been lost by the pious ones, he is estranged from them, finding them selfish, irrational, inconsistent, justifying means through ends, while pretending to be good. This path of relative solitude, with severed connection with his past friends, the persecution he faces, parting with his soul, he all finds good for himself. He feels more as himself now - authentic.
His eyes had been a good indicator of what he feels - if he enjoys interlocutor, he gazes upon them for prolonged time, trying to maintain the eye contact. After sparking his pupils, with their elliptical shape, had been of aid to me in expressing a variety of emotions. Fear, joy, anger, shock, and other expressions, all reflected through a shape of pupils - they can be more roundish or more animalistic, prolonged. So does the glow of the eyes assist in expressing emotions. So do the fires - as a possessed ability, with them turning red and becoming more intense at heightened emotions, and with black smoke wafting out of his mouth. All these cues he had been trying to maintain, control, conceal, - their sheer volume, and stress at trying to take hold of it constantly, had left him to change in behavior - further estranging him from the few who had known him through his façade. He cusses, he snaps, he doesn't go out of his way to please others as he did before, he expresses what he thinks freely.
His new habit is to have reflections next to his own reflection in the mirror. Definitely recommend reading the story, for it explains how his character had changed under possession and the aftermath of it, and has the aforementioned impling's death.
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