1 Year later
Geralt could be scene sparring against a 10 yearold Reima at a secluded spot in the mountains, he is about to bring his sword down when Reima suddenly disappears in a turquoise flash and kicks Geralt in the back. He turns around just in ti to see Reima vanish again, predicting his position Geralt turns and stabs his sword behind him stopping it just before Reima's throat.
Geralt "Don't always go for the back, it's predictable."
Reima had asked Geralt if he could help him train with his innate magic, he agreed. With Geralt's help short teleportation or blinking has beco more fluid and easier to execute mid combat, with the help of his limited observation Haki doing complex manoeuvres mid blink is possible, but still no where near what Ciri shows during her battle with Caranthir from the Wild Hunt.
He has also been trying to find other uses for the Elder Blood powers, Reima rembers before the fight with Eredin and the rest of the Wild hunt she trained by using what looked like Jedi force powers. He has not been able to replicate this but seeing as she had been taught by Avallac'h who is probably the most knowledgeable able the Elder Blood around. Still he has made so progress in other areas, the Elder Blood feels like a kinda of elentally inclined magic, it feels different to the warmth he feels when he uses Igni or the safety with Quen. One day he tried to imbue the Elder Blood into his Quen sign and was greeted with a turquoise shield instead of yellow that enveloped his body... When testing the shield he found that he provided little to no protection verses blades or anything else he could think of, a number of tests later and he found that his air resistance was significantly decreased allowing him to run faster and perform manoeuvres quicker.
Eventually through extensive ditation on the subject Reima ca to the conclusion that the Elder Blood was a higher form a magic that was attributed closely to Space and Ti. He imagines if he put enough power into his Elder Blood Quen shield he could walk through walls or beco intangible. He decided not to attempt it due to the possibility of falling through the floor and eventually becoming tangible while miles into the earth... Under the close watch of Geralt he tested imbuing the Elder Blood into other Signs, the result were :
Igni : Turquoise flas that caused visible ripples in the space near it, causing things caught by it to be what can only be called disintegration. The attributes of Igni, Fire, Ignite and burn shows different effects when combined with Space and Ti... The effects are what you would assu if you tried to burn space and ti, on what specifically happens to things caught by it will probably remain a mystery.
Yrden : Turquoise shield that envelopes an area, preventing even Elder Blood teleportation from being used, it also seems to slow down the ti of all those caught within. Not terribly useful in a panic due to the longer set up ti compared to the normal Yrden.
Aard : Using it on a rock makes it disappear and reappear tres ahead with massively increased velocity, using it on living beings is difficult for so reason, like they are resistant to the translocation but with enough power it's possible.
Axii : Now this one was a surprise, when cast on animals it seems to increase their reflexes and speed. It seems to speed up the ti of which the brain operates, it doesn't cause any strain or stress due to the ti being sped up and not just it's functions. Useful but could prematurely age certain organs quicker than others... Might cause complications.
Quen : A Turquoise shield that may or may not allow for intangibility, it allows to almost negate air resistance when cast on myself... I still don't know when or if the Ti aspect of the Elder Blood is going to effect it.
Heliotrop : Not a Sign I am very adept at yet but Elder Blood doesn't seem to change it's ability to block strikes, no effects have been observed but perhaps not enough power is being applied. Funny how Igni is pretty sa to test with but Quen and Heliotrop, Signs use for protection are the most dangerous.
Geralt and Reima talk about the effects of each and ways the can be put to use, Igni might be able to be used against non Corporeal enemies such as Foglets and other similar monsters. Geralt suggests that Reima focuses on fully understanding the Signs and Elder Blood separately before experinting further, Reima agrees and comnts that it would be spectacularly stupid to die because he couldn't stop his curiosity.
Geralt "You are progressing so quickly, you might be ready for the path this ti next year..." He says with so apprehension in his voice
Reima "You think I'm almost ready?"
Geralt "If you continue at the pace your going, Yeah. Don't rush it though, learn all you can while you are here."
Reima nods and as he is rather exhausted due to the large use of his magic they decide to head back and grab so food.
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