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[Hunter looks rather puzzled that Jun is suggesting such a thing, and raises an eyebrow.]

I'm sure it'll be fine! [Just trust the questionable capitalistic organization because it's an authority Jun.]

Anyways, before I show you any more magic, I need you to promise something.

[You say that, but if Jun winds up getting ads for Raid Shadow Legends in his subconscious this friendship is over]

Hm? What is it?

[Clutching his staff a little tighter, Hunter looks very, very serious. He knows there's no guarantee Jun will agree, or that he will and then go back on his word later (since, as far as he's aware, that's just a thing that happens with friendship) but he needs to try.]

I need you to promise that you won't tell anyone about Flapjack.

[And the staff dissolves, the wooden cardinal statue on the end shifting to Flapjack's normal bird form. He chirps and settles on Hunter's shoulder.]

That he's magic, I mean.

[Luckily for Hunter, he's asking the one person who is perhaps the best secret keeper in all of Kaisou - aside from possibly his father. If he's a little curious why Hunter would want to keep that a secret, he doesn't show it and he's not gonna ask. He's being asked to keep a secret that seems important, so he will. That's all there is to it.]

Mm, you have my word. No one will know.

[The Contract is Sealed. And with that, Jun will gesture Hunter to follow him down the path and deeper into the woods. ]

This way. I know a spot where it's unlikely anyone will see us.

[ At least it'll be easy enough for both of them to disappear if Jun's proven wrong on that end. it's...a little nice not being the only teleporter. ]

[June's word is certainly good enough for Hunter right now. He'll have to see if things work out, but he doesn't specialize in oracle magic. He can't see the future.

Flapjack seems perfectly content with this promise too, and tweets happily. Things are good!

Hunter will follow after Jun, looking around at the trees the entire way. He's never going to get over the trees being so green.]

That sounds good. [The fewer chances for people to see Flapjack, then better.]

[He'll keep walking awhile in silence, occasionally glancing around to make sure they aren't being followed. There shouldn't be reason for them to be followed, but one can never be too sure.

Eventually they reach a clearing in the forest with a pond, and Jun will come to stop]

Here. This is actually where the first Spirit Gate appeared after the app started. [Way back in January] It's long gone now, but maybe there'll be enough spirit energy leftover to make it a good spot for magic practice.

[In...theory anyway. His ability to sense such things wasn't any better than anyone else's, so he couldn't be sure. But hey in theory....!]

[He's also probably never going to get over the lack of danger, because this simple walk through the woods is quiet and peaceful. They're alone the entire way, too. When they reach the pond Hunter is doing his best to memorize their surroundings - doubly important upon hearing that this is where the first Spirit Gate appeared. He sorely wishes he had any magic sense, and as far as he knows Flapjack doesn't, either, but he should come back here in the future and do some investigating.]

That's strange, it doesn't seem like there's anything out here except trees.

[No ruins, no structures that would suggest this is a place of magical significance. That's even more reason to come back later.

For now he shakes his head, then spins his staff.]

We'll see if this place has any effect on our magic. As for teleporting....

[In a burst of gold Hunter is disappearing, then reappearing in another gold flash about ten feet away. Hell yeah, teleportation!!]

Mm, I don't know the significance of the spot either.

[And as of right now, he didn't have a way to analyze it either. It's another mystery for another day. For now, it's time to play with teleporting!

He'll watch Hunter teleport, trying to make sense of his process. It really is impressively fast. In return, he'll raise up his hand with the first two fingers out. There's a burst of blue light, before he disappears and reappears a few feet from where Hunter went. While it's not slow, it is a second or two slower than Hunter.

Curiously, he'll ask:]

What's your process?

[Hunter pauses where he is, lowering his staff a little and watching Jun's display of teleportation. It doesn't seem all that different from his own which, on the one hand, is very interesting.

On the other hand, similar magic to Flapjack means wild magic. Part of him is uncertain, and a little guilty for that interest.

At the question, he looks down at Flapjack at the end of the staff. The bird's presence is a reassurance.]

It's a little hard to explain.

[It isn't the same as using his artificial staff. Wild magic has definite differences, and at first it was weird. But he's adapted quickly.]

He's letting me use his magic. It's something of a partnership between us. I focus on his magic, and what I want to do with it, and then do it.

[Ironically enough, it's not wild magic but Jesus magic. Not that your puritan asshole of an "uncle" could recognize the God's will even it cleaved him in the face.

But he seems to be following along with the explanation. ]

Interesting. I assume there's a telepathic connection of some kind? [Because he sure didn't witness any exchange between the two.

As for himself...]

I have to focus on where I want to go, and think an incantation - "Lux portat nos".

[Belos wakes up every day and chooses violence.

Hunter nods.]

It's a mental bond, it's something witches are able to do with palismen when the share a common goal or wish. It means I can understand him, now.

What does that mean, "lux portat nos"?

[WHEEZES. ]

I see, no wonder you two are so close! I'm a little envious.

[Having a cute animal friend as your magic power and being so closely connected. That sounds rad. He has a pokemon, sure, but....Alisa the Sylveon has fully embraced the spoiled indoor pet life. ]

"The light carries us" - it's Latin, an old Earth language.

[Yeah, Hunter can understand that envy. He's so, so attached to the little bird.]

I see. Does that mean your teleportation is connected to light magic?

[There's a very brief pause as Jun contemplates the idea of having to explain the Lord to a witch from the demon realm who has probably never seen a church in his whole life.

...Mmmmm, yeah. Pass. That'd take way too many words.]

Mm. Something like that, I think.

[Hunter is woefully lacking in religious knowledge, but he looks very interested regardless.]

You aren't sure?

Well...

[He hesitates. Hunter was open with him when it's clearly something personal, so he feels a little guilty hiding ]

...I have a few theories, but nothing confirmed. But...

[He'll reach over and touch the upper part of his right arm with his left fingers. A glowing mark appears. Notably, it's the same emblem that's on various parts of his uniform. It also has the same kind of glow that the doors at the Madrigal's casita does.]

All I really know my powers began increasing after I got this mark.

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[Oh!!! Hunter steps closer, zeroing in on the mark, looking utterly fascinated!]

It's a sigil! [Or, well. Maybe he's getting ahead of himself there. He stops, then pulls his sleeve up and his glove down so that Jun can see his Emperor's Coven brand on the inside of his wrist.] It could be similar to a Coven sigil. Every witch that's joined a coven has one.

A sigil?

[He'll stop tapping his own seal mark, the glowing disappearing, so he can look at what Hunter's showing him. That sure looks like an ornate tattoo alright.]

Do sigils give Coven witches power?

[......Also what happens if he pokes it, like he's already moving his finger to do just that]

[Nothing! Nothing happens!! Except Hunter looking a little bit awkward.]

No. Most of the sigils seal off a witch's magic, so they're limited to the magic of their coven. The Emperor's Coven sigil is unique in that it doesn't do any sealing. They all glow during the initial branding, though.

[No glowing huh. He'll stop poking it and pull his hand away, making a thoughtful sound]

Hmm....sounds like they're both meant to mark something, but have opposite purposes. [One gives power but the other takes away]

Maybe. Do any of those memories you've been regaining have that mark in them?

[He's wondering if this is related to those, or if it's something new related to the ley lines and Kaisou's magic.]

[He shrugs]

Not sure. My arm's always covered in the memories.

[Which the seal is the exact reason for that, but not like he knows that]

Hmmm.

[Hunter rubs his chin thoughtfully, thinking.]

You need a memory where your arm isn't covered. That should clear this up.

[He's quiet, considering what it'd take trigger that.]

...Mm, that's a thought, but I don't have the body to walk around shirtless until I triggered that. [He is a complete and utter twink]

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