Searching for Fear.

[Varys]

If there was one odd thing about Varys' style of magic it was how he acquired new spells.

He had to have the nightmare to become the nightmare, he had to fear to become fear. He had to sleep fitfully and scream in the night he had to embrace the thing that horrified and terrified him so. All this, and if he wanted more power he had to keep finding new ways to scare himself and others.

Unfortunately, one grows tolerant to their nightmares. They grow fond of the horrid forms. Becoming frightened becomes harder and harder for the Dementia caster. They had to find new ways to frighten, some found it in more mundane means. Varys looked for it in minor spells.

Spells that could disturb his mind. The results of experiments gone wrong. Anything that could be read to frighten him. Books upon books were piled upon the table in the corner as Varys continued his search. He had to find a way to become frightened again. He had to, his mind was manic on the goal.

The man would continue reading and searching without rest untill he found his goal.

[Audric Alaunte]

The sounds of footsteps going through the empty halls of the academy at this ungodly hour. The sound of a brief sigh in the chilly halls as Audric headed towards the library wanting to add to his knowledge and research something more sinister. The necromancer would need more then just his current gifts if he expected to take on the casters of this academy. He was powerful oh yes there was no doubt about that yet at the same time he knew that many more gifts would have to be added and created to better his ability. He had learned quickly that the students here were not slackers and he was going to have to learn and adjust in order to achieve his goal. Thankfully there were no other necromancers here.

Nobody else to get in his way as he strived to master his powers and become the most powerful necromancer in the Academy. Sure there were a couple teachers who were powerful in the subject especially a certain Isis Stone. Someone that had caught his interest in a way but, he already had someone to touch and caress when he felt that devilish urge. Through two large doors he went into the massive library of the Arcane Academy. Having more stored knowledge the the Library of Congress or the Combined Royal Acadamies of England. Here is where he knew he would spend fleeting moments when he had spare time to study the black magics. To study more things and to make himself far greater then before.

There is work to be done yet...

Silently he drifted collecting a tome that had caught his interest that was penned by some deceased mage. Indeed here he was looking for something more. So much stored knowledge in this place freely accessable to students. He reached an out of the way spot and heard the crackle of page turning. He peared around a corner and saw someone pouring over a tome. Pile upon pile of books surrounding him.

Interesting.

Slowly and quietly Audric approached his man who seemed focus on whatever it was he was reading. He peered over the man's shoulder for a moment in curiosity his eyes reading a quick couple of lines to guess the nature of the study. Fear. Very interesting indeed.

"To create fear in yourself or fear in others that is the question," Audric murmured in that soft voice of his as he stepped back and studied the man.

[Varys]

The eyes darted to the unknown man quickly. Varys jumping from his chair and back from the man. He looked somewhat ragged from hours of reading and bending his mind to the books. Teufel yelled in his ethereal voice within Varys' mind and a small change occured to the man.

Varys hands discolored and began to grow and twist slightly, they almost became Teufel's hands had he not stopped his change. The odd eyes focused on the man after a few mili-seconds. His mind slowly absorbed the words and he spoke back quickly.


"Both, I seek both....I need both..."

[Audric Alaunte]

"You seek to fear yet you seek to create fear, what magic is it that bends you to the realms of seeking nightmares?"

Audric said softly as he opened his book the crackling black energy eminating from it's dark pages of necromatic spells. Audric noticed the small changes and almost gave a smile at the way he reacted to his presence. He could give the man fear oh yes there was no problem with that as he gazed at his spellbook turning the pages till he settled on a spell. The geometric design a familiar one to the necromancer as he gazed at the man who had eyes that could scare life. He gave a small smile there was something about this man that intrigued him. Was it the pale and slightly sickening partial transformation?

There's something about him that I like...

Or was it something more? Regardless Audric lightly touched the page he was on feeling the dormant energy just begging for release his fingers lightly caressing the pages as he gazed at him with a small smile. A small little smile that said he was up to something as he continued to touch the page.

"I could give you a fear..."

[Varys]

"You...could?..."

Varys was intruiged, he would like nothing more than a new nightmare, but was he stable enough to handle another? He didn't want to lose his body and mind to another being. The offer was so tempting...so very tempting....

Still it couldn't be done in the library, indeed if the spell induced fear only incited one of his already known Nightmares anywhere actually inside the school wouldn't be particularly safe for the sheer fact that something might get destroyed....again.

How much was Varys willing to risk?...

His eyes stared at the man, long and hard. Could he trust him? That hardly mattered if he was merely going to instill magical fright. Was he strong enough to defend himself, maybe too strong? It didnt seem like it but that was yet to be seen. What would Varys do? That thought circled around his many minds over and over again.

"Fine, but not here, we need to find somewhere else. Somewhere outside preferably. Is this agreeable?"

[Audric Alaunte]

Audric gave a smile as he lightly touched the spell for a moment and considered it but, had no problem with it. Not at all since he would soon be able to give Varys something to think about as he lightly caressed the page. He considered whether or not to unleash a spell right here the air becoming chill as the dark magic crackled under Audric's fingers. Begging to be released on his poor unsuspected soul. He gave a smile at Varys for a moment as he still toyed with the page. Still his mind toyed with the idea of unleashing something to give this man something to think about for the rest of his life. Such temptation stayed there with Audric for quite awhile as he was in thought yet all Varys would experiance was an eerie silence.

This one is a amusing. Yes...very amusing indeed I'll enjoy giving him something to be afraid of...

"Are you afraid of not being able to control," Audric said with a dominant smile on his lips as he snapped his book closed and walked towards Varys with purpose. A burning sort of hunger eating at him. To control others. To create fear. Maybe he would find use for this one afterwords. His hand was on the wall black energy leaking out and bone spike shooting up from the ground surrounding them.

"Or are you afraid of losing your mind...perhaps your soul...your life..." he whispered in that dark voice of his.

[Varys]

"You must be afraid of your Nightmares....."

Varys spoke quickly, he would leave that as his only response to the questions. Infact he was somewhat aggrivated that the man hadn't answered his question in the least. If the fool had any idea as to what could be unleashed and what could be destroyed....


Though that was hardly fitting thought. Varys had to calm slightly, he was only a few seconds away from a small involuntary transformation and he knew it. Such a thing would be horrid with Teufel's thirst to do little else but smash and slam. Then again, atleast the man would get hurt almost guarnteed.

Varys spoke again harshly before he got off track with his thoughts.

"Are the terms agreeable?!"

[Audric Alaunte]

"I have respect for the things of darkness and nightmare however, I have long lost the terrorized edge. There are times when I am intimidated and slightly afraid but, that does not hinder me from giving response or action. After all my magic is as black as yours so you could in a way say that I am a tad jaded unless fear took grip of my soul once more," Audric said softly and just as quickly as they appeared the bones dissapeared leaving no mark that they were ever there before the necromancer pushed off the wall as he stayed grounded to it. Bones touching his feet as he meditated for a few moments letting the spell recharge him before dismissing it and the bones again sank away and dissapeared.

"Your terms are agreeable," Audric said with a soft smile as he placed a paper in Varys hand and put a hand in his pocket his spellbook still in one hand. There was something about Varys that Audric found highly interesting. Yes highly interesting indeed and he would have to learn more about the young man that was in front of him for the moment. He closed his eyes giving a small smile as he thought about it and shifted his head to look over his shoulder. In truth Varys looked a tad jumpy and twitchy from all the studying and Audric would savor him more when this man was at his full strength. He shifted his hand for a moment and lightly touched the amulet at his neck or where it was under the shirt at least.

"For now though you should get some rest, I would not like the thought of you coming up dead when you are so close to another madness," he said with a small smile in reference to the Dementia beginning to walk towards the library doors.