Two Shadows.

[Sephirothsicase]

Exactly... Now try something unpredictable...

*He tapped the tree with his elbow and an apple fell out, he moved his hand out as if to grab it but pulled back at the last second and let it fall, he kicked it with his right foot and shot it towards her.*

[Angel]

*she tenses and feels the ripples, frequency changing constantly, one set are round and high, like a flute, and the other is low, fast and sharp, hammer on steel.

it comes too quickly and she concentrates too fully on the feeling, she dodges to the side but it clips her shoulder and whirls off.*

low for large, sharp for fast, bring it on!

[Sephirothsicase]

As you wish.

*Seph puffs out some more smoke, before taking the cigar once more from his mouth and tapping it to let the ash fall. He snaps his fingers and the tree immediatly looses its leaves, leaving only the apples.*

Ready?

*All of the apples fall from the tree, but stay suspended at 2 feet above the ground, they all begin to shoot towards her at an amazing speed.*

[Angel]

*she grins, no pain no gain!, and bends her knees and bounces on the balls of her feet. the low roar alerts her first and she dodges left, then down and right, moving fast and sinuously to the sounds that she is fast becoming attuned to.

she jumps over a group of three and lands on one foot, pivoting fast to avoid the next. as she puts her left foot down electric shocks make her grimace and her momentum carries her into the ground*

gah... well at least you warned me.

[Sephirothsicase]

Well, at least youve gotten the hang of the "Inner eye" as it were.

*He smiles, shifting his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other.*

Now, soon the use of your foot should begin to return, I want you to do something that changes the very shape of your body. Turning yourself into a rock is an easy one.

[Angel]

right... *she pushes herself up, back against a tree and one leg stretched out in front of her, the other crossing it at the knee. she concentrates again and her skin pales to almost transparent marble, it fades in and out and her mind shifts but finally she fixes it. a stature, fine enough for a palace except for her position.*

~this is the first stone I moulded, so many years ago now, but I know it well enough for this so it seems.~

[Sephirothsicase]

Good, good.

So you can turn into a rock. Now try and change back, and make something more interesting. Try a cat, or a wolf. Nothing big.

*Seph place sthe glasses back on his face, quite convince that he was not going to be assaulted this time.*

[Angel]

~first things first...~ *she pulls the feeling of being flesh and blood back, remembering the roar of blood in veins and the heat, the colour slides back onto her cheeks and she blinks*

well that's easier, coming back I mean. an animal... oh, I know,

*she begins to shrink, in fits and starts at first then smoothly. golden red fur sprouts in a mane and her knees bend backwards. he face narrows into a reptilian muzzle and spiralled horns of the same gold red colour as her fur sprout from her temples. her body becomes long and sinuous with silky scales in a fine coat and a whiplash tail with a spiky tuft of fur in the end lashes from side to side. a Chinese dragon, complete with fangs.

Angel pants slightly with her little tongue hanging out* well .. that.. feels nice...

[Sephirothsicase]

Get the feel of the animal, fly around a bit, eat something, I dunno.

*He produces a small bag of meat for her, which he places on the ground.*

Just get the feel for it.

[Angel]

*she eyes the bad of meat, it smells fantastic to her Dragon instincts, and lurches to her feet, unfamiliar with the muscles. she goes over to it and shoves the diamond shaped head in and pulls out a piece of meat, she chews on it with complete absorption.*

what was your choice? the first time you shifted I mean.

[Sephirothsicase]

*Seph takes the cigar out of his mouth and pushes it into his hand, a small hissing sound follows before he flicks it into the long grass, out of the way. He changes his own shape, into what looks like a cross between a wolf and a dog, more dog than wolf, although it keeps the sharp teeth. A black iron collar was hanging around its neck, slightly loose, it had a chain which was attached to a silver cross. 6 red eyes glowed on his face, three going up each side of its head. one above and below where the normal eyes would be. The dog shakes its dark grey fur before laying down on the grass.*

This one.

[Angel]

I see, a wolf hound... plus extras.

*she swallows the last of the meat and spirals into the air, flying precariously around his head* where is it from?

[Sephirothsicase]

The hound? My own creation. There is not an animal like it.

*The Wolf-hound yawns, and lays on the grass.*

So, you can change freely, but can you create your own animals?

[Angel]

*she settles on his head* I don't know, let me see...

*she gets down off his head and sits on the grass, imagining bats wings and a cat body, she gets one wing and half a cat but the rest stays golden and glittery.*
uhh.. damn...

*she tries again and gets most of the way there, the right shape but covered in scales and with a golden mane.* oh I like this... its harder to keep up though

[Sephirothsicase]

Of course, because it doesnt go into Mother Natures law.

Youll get the hang of it eventually, is that all, or would you like any more advice?