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//Aww cute I was linked I hope this goes well. Not sure how to start though.

//I can try my best o.o

Maligno sighed, rubbing his eyes as he sat up in bed, he knew, or at least thought, today was going to be a long day. He was going to be learning of Envy today. He got up and got dressed, putting on a normal outfit of a t shirt and cargo pants along with a pair of sneakers. He ate breakfast before leaving and walking to the museum which the school was located under. He never really was much of a social person so he was normally all alone, making it easy for him to go do such things like this without drawing much attention.

((ah, ok. skipping over 1st day stuff and 1st sacrifices to Sloth. thats cool.))

*its easy enough to get down into the School. Your Teacher on the ways of 'Envy' is ready to instruct you, their Robes colored an assortment of Bright Greens*
"Greetings. Today, I will be teaching you of Envy Magic. Envy is complimentary, and contradictory. If you misjudge the balance of the things you are offering in sacrifice, you might mistakenly attract a different Sin. To start, we will be using a small scale 3 object sacrificial ring. I have prepared for you, a Picture of myself to appeal to Pride, The skull of a viper to moderately appeal to Wrath and Gluttony, and a copy of today's stock exchange values to minutely appeal to Lust and Greed. Use them, and you should be visited by the power of Envy, serving to grant a temporary boon to your Presence. an act of Pride, given by Envy."

*the small sacrificial ring, and the objects are ready for you. you need only begin the ritual, and let the items be offered up to the sins*

// Oh okay o.o no idea what I'm doing here

Mal watched and listened to the teacher carefully, "Alright then..." He looked down at the circle, hesitating a little but he then began to move into place, then starting the ritual, chanting the words softly. He offered up the items as he started the ritual, knowing in the back of his mind that this can possibly go fairly wrong if something is not placed correctly or such.

//Yes please I felt more lost than a man with Alzheimer's. Uh just use my first post I guess o.o as far as he knows he will be learning of envy though not aware of the whole need for higher skill

~ Maligno sighed, rubbing his eyes as he sat up in bed, he knew, or at least thought, today was going to be a long day. He was going to be learning of Envy today. He got up and got dressed, putting on a normal outfit of a t shirt and cargo pants along with a pair of sneakers. He ate breakfast before leaving and walking to the museum which the school was located under. He never really was much of a social person so he was normally all alone, making it easy for him to go do such things like this without drawing much attention. ~

*the secret entrance is easy enough to find, for someone who has been recently told of how to use it. its near impossible that anyone would open it by accident*

*once inside, you are escorted by 4 dark hooded figures to a room where 7 high Cultists can be seen, each of them wearing different colors* *Dull greys for Sloth. A brilliant rainbow for Pride. bright and dull greens for Envy. A deep crimson for Wrath. White and red for Gluttony. Pink-gold, steel, and brass for Lust. and Gold/green for Greed*

*their voice booming out to the other hooded figures around, the Pride leader announces,* "we are joined today by another! They shall learn our teachings, and be capable of Magic! Speak your name, and don your new Robe!"

*a hooded figure walks up, offering a clean black robe to you* *a bit more ceremony to learning magic than you might expect*

Maligno blinked looking up at the man, expecting the booming voice was a product of pride, "My name is Maligno. I am ready to join you." He took the robe he was given and put it on, looking at the one obviously leading envy. "Thank you for giving me the honor to learn this magic."

//Pride is fabulous as hell

*nodding, they continue, exclaiming,* "Maligno! may we remember their name! and your training begins now. A teacher of Sloth will be your starting point! where you may go from then, only time will tell!"

*a figure hooded mostly in black like most of the others approaches you* *however, they have a closed dull Grey Eye sewn to the front of their hood* *all the little nuances to the garb will likely be explained in time*
*they speak, saying* "hello Maligno. I will begin to instruct you on the basics. are you ready? or do you have questions first."

*with your introduction handled, most everyone else starts to wander out of the main atrium*

He glanced around watching them, "So then you are of sloth... I'll assume it is the easiest if that is where I am told to start. So how will we begin then? The sooner I can master the arts the better correct?" He grinned a little, seeming more like one that wants to follow pride than envy.

*starting to lead the way to a hall, which would split off into more halls with rooms lining them, leading particularly to an old room full of junk, with a strange circular thing traced into the floor,* "well, Sloth is more 'Safe'. easy for you to learn a great deal of things without consequence through Sloth. And yes, the sooner the better. once you know the basics, I can let you go meet other teachers. unless the advanced magics of sloth appeal to you... so, this room. what do you see?"

*random junk, ranging from apple cores, to zippers, and a circular thing with three main smaller circles to be identified among its runes*

"In this room? I see what I assume will appeal to Sloth... Nothing but what I assume will be used for... Half assed offerings to gain it's favor. I'll assume the circle in the middle is for the offering. I mainly assume that cause of the internet though. Am I correct?"

! "hmm. someone must have been slacking off on their 'search and remove' duty if you had found information on magic on the internet... though its an easy enough guess, and people make up tales of magic all the time... but yes, you are right. objects appeal to different sins, and any object that doesn't appeal to the others, appeals to Sloth. Sloth isn't Picky. Go ahead and try to pick three objects that you think don't appeal to the Realm of any one Sin."

"Not real magic. Or at least I don't think so. Mainly going off what might have been inspired by it." He begins poking around the junk curiously, "Okay... Maybe the apple core... Could have been for gluttony but now it would be more for famine if he was a sin. An old shoe? Could have been envy or pride but it is too degraded for pride and you certainly won't be envious /of/ it. Lastly... You? Considering you are a follower that could infact make you an ideal offering wouldn't it?" He grinned at his little joke.

"you're ahead of the curve. usually takes people a while before they figure that the Body can be sacrificed as well. but a small circle like this one lacks the power for human sacrifice. And you are also doing well in trying to guess relations to the Sins in objects. your first two objects, since they are both forms of trash, will work perfectly fine. and as for looking to me, well..." *they dig around a bit in their pocket* "I've got some pocket lint. that will work for the third."
*they offer you the lint*
"now, small sacrificial rings may only have 3 object placements, but one of them is the primary ring, and the other two are secondary. for the most part, the secondary rings are almost like... 'fuel' for the spell, while the primary is the 'focus'. different foci and different fuels may all have different effects, but usually using low-tier fuels makes for a very weak spell. things have been known to radically change though, if the same focus is used with higher tier fuel, so its best to be careful, and stick to examples that have been given before if you want to try something harder. experimentation is at your own risk."
*pointing to a specific ring, and pointing out the differences it has from the other two,*
"go ahead and choose a focus, then use the other two as fuel"

Mal glanced over at him, "Not hard to know, after all. Gluttony is a sin. Cannibalism is a thing so it only makes sense. Plus you can also look at people as their attributes instead of their matter." He looked over at the lint, taking it. He thought for a moment and grinned, "Okay I'll use the boot as the catalyst. It has a potential for envy. Then the other two as fuel." He placed them into the respective circles, "Am I correct? Or is my optimism for naught?"

"in general, the fuel has a greater effect on which Sin is being called upon. And yes, attributes may often be more important than the actual material. As for the boot having Envy potential, well numerous things from other Sins fall into the realm of Envy. Envy is the lowest default available. If a sacrifice is unable to to go to any of the others properly, and its also outside the realm of Sloth, then it might call upon Envy. as far as I know. I don't particularly study Envy."
*they take something out of their robe. a small orb of some kind* "this, is a sacrificial orb. it is used to direct your will in such a way that the ritual may begin. research is currently being done on how to make other varieties of this orb, but the only ones we have right now are the ones that change naturally when someone engages in to much Pride magic. the orb they had used changes to a Pride orb, and can only be used to call upon Pride from then on. So can they who had gained a Pride affinity. we hope to learn more soon. But for now, just take this orb, and will these items away."

Mal nodded a bit when he finished, "So would it be wrong to say you choose to master the easiest route instead of challenging yourself? Or did you have another motive?" He looked at the orb curiously for a moment, "Makes sense only a pride orb was found... Pride is so full of it's self that it decides that it will be only for it. Nothing would be as good." He sighed taking the orb then moved back to the circle. He held out the orb and closed his eyes, focusing his will through the orb to attempt to offer up the items to which ever sin it appeals to.

*the other in the hood quiets down as you start up the ritual*

*a glow brightens within the orb, till-* *you can see... something... you are somewhere else... an impossibly large throne made of countless objects, topped with pillows, and a figure of some kind resting atop it all lies before you. its difficult to discern any details about the figure, though its easy to tell that they are Sloth.*

hm? oh. thanks I guess. I could probably figure a use for these things someday...
*the items go to join the near infinite pile of trash, the lint looking to head more for the top near the massive pillows as extra cushioning*
I guess this is your first time making a sacrifice. I know why everyone comes to me first, but would it kill them all the time if they tried someone else once in a while?

Mal crossed his arms, assuming the orb was gone, otherwise he simply held the orb lower. "Hello Sloth... Also I apologize if this really is a bother, I was hoping they would teach me envy but apparently you are the... Starter sin. You won't be seeing much of me though I can assure you that. Provided that they don't decide I'm not ready for some odd reason."

*the orb does not seem to be present in this 'projection'. perhaps your mind is elsewhere*

oh, you want to know more about Envy. well you might be seeing me some more anyway if thats what you want. Envy has only a few things in context that are drawn more to them than to anyone else. and if thats all,
~!~
*you are cast back, your view returning to where you had been in the junk room. your arms are not crossed here*
*based on where the other person is standing, and how they are beginning to answer your question, very little time must have passed in the real world*
"Well I wouldn't say its easy. all routes have their difficulties. in fact, very few acts of sacrificial magic should be taken lightly. they all have their own risks involved. as for personal choice, well its a good job being a teacher of Sloth. I help to teach a great deal of newcomers."