Across the Great Blue
The past several weeks had been… unique to say the least. Kira and Jesse had set off on an adventure to travel to the land where rumors had it the eternal winter hadn’t touched. They’d headed east to the coast, then followed the coast south and logic dictated they ought to continue south across the vast ocean.
The travel was rough, especially for people who were new to this sort of thing. It’d also taken a lot longer than expected. Basic math told them that it only ought to have taken thirty days or so to reach the southern continent but their trip was plagued with issues. Injuries, getting lost, dangers in the road and in the sky, extremely cold weather… it didn’t make for a particularly peaceful time. The most pressing of issues was Kira’s limited aether supply. Not only did she need to use negation against the cold, but she was simultaneously flying hundreds of pounds at once. They often used her powers sparingly throughout the day, opting to take shortcuts if flight was favorable to them and simply hiking when the path was clear.
They had gotten into a certain rhythm before they set across the ocean. They’d spend several days on the road then take a portal back to the imperium where they would rest and resupply. It was good training for Jesse, who was an excellent traversion mage though he’d never travelled the world. He liked being able to point at places on the map and know that he could travel back there at a moment’s notice if he so chose.
They were thrown for a loop when they started flying across the ocean, however. Kira could only fly so far in one stretch and that really hampered their progress because they couldn’t very well land in the water. It was at this point that Jesse had to help out by creating portals out into the distance that they could travel through. It was risky, because Jesse also had to keep an eye on his reserves. He was their only shot at an expedient escape if things went wrong. They ultimately had to buy a Greater Aetheryte to help supplement their aether to make sure they didn’t overstep.
On occasion they would find islands to land on. These were godsends as they allowed the two to get acquainted with approximately where they were on the map as well as commit the exact location to Jesse’s memory so that they could easily go back home and return refreshed.
It’d been a while since they’d last seen an island. Kira and Jesse currently flew at a lazy pace above the ocean, eyes peeled for anything of interest to keep them from dying of boredom. The shard in Kira’s hand was doing most of the work, simply fueling spells that Kira had already cast to keep them somewhat protected from the elements and moving. If they didn’t find ‘something’ within the next few hours or so they’d probably call it a day.
Frost 45, 123rd Year, A.o.S.
The past several weeks had been… unique to say the least. Kira and Jesse had set off on an adventure to travel to the land where rumors had it the eternal winter hadn’t touched. They’d headed east to the coast, then followed the coast south and logic dictated they ought to continue south across the vast ocean.
The travel was rough, especially for people who were new to this sort of thing. It’d also taken a lot longer than expected. Basic math told them that it only ought to have taken thirty days or so to reach the southern continent but their trip was plagued with issues. Injuries, getting lost, dangers in the road and in the sky, extremely cold weather… it didn’t make for a particularly peaceful time. The most pressing of issues was Kira’s limited aether supply. Not only did she need to use negation against the cold, but she was simultaneously flying hundreds of pounds at once. They often used her powers sparingly throughout the day, opting to take shortcuts if flight was favorable to them and simply hiking when the path was clear.
They had gotten into a certain rhythm before they set across the ocean. They’d spend several days on the road then take a portal back to the imperium where they would rest and resupply. It was good training for Jesse, who was an excellent traversion mage though he’d never travelled the world. He liked being able to point at places on the map and know that he could travel back there at a moment’s notice if he so chose.
They were thrown for a loop when they started flying across the ocean, however. Kira could only fly so far in one stretch and that really hampered their progress because they couldn’t very well land in the water. It was at this point that Jesse had to help out by creating portals out into the distance that they could travel through. It was risky, because Jesse also had to keep an eye on his reserves. He was their only shot at an expedient escape if things went wrong. They ultimately had to buy a Greater Aetheryte to help supplement their aether to make sure they didn’t overstep.
On occasion they would find islands to land on. These were godsends as they allowed the two to get acquainted with approximately where they were on the map as well as commit the exact location to Jesse’s memory so that they could easily go back home and return refreshed.
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It’d been a while since they’d last seen an island. Kira and Jesse currently flew at a lazy pace above the ocean, eyes peeled for anything of interest to keep them from dying of boredom. The shard in Kira’s hand was doing most of the work, simply fueling spells that Kira had already cast to keep them somewhat protected from the elements and moving. If they didn’t find ‘something’ within the next few hours or so they’d probably call it a day.
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying
