Not everything survives intact.
Some things return in pieces.
Personal Effects
Unrecorded Accounts
Fragment 007:
—You missed an opening today.
—You were watching.
—I’m always watching.
—That’s not the reassurance you think it is.
—There’s a rumor about you.
—Only one?
—He thinks he’s subtle.
—You two have something in common
—You’ve been taking the long way back from training. I assume that’s intentional.
Found Correspondence | Unknown Senders
Fragment 011
Subject: Daskar, Raelin
Evaluator: [redacted]
Discipline: Veikorr (foundational)
Placement: Beginner cohort (adjusted)
Background:
—No formal combat training
—Demonstrates advanced magical capability
—Adaptation to physical discipline required
Initial Assessment:
Strengths:
—High tolerance of pain
—Demonstrates rapid observational learning
Deficiencies:
—Poor foundational stance and balance
—Delayed response time under pressure
—Lack of coordination in sequence execution
—Relies on instinct rather than structure
Performance Notes:
—Subject unable to complete basic footwork drills without error
Behavioral Observations:
—Displays resistance to instruction but does not disengage
—Does not withdraw when corrected
—Continues beyond expected endurance threshold
Instructor Commentary:
—Subject is behind but capable
—Progress dependent on consistency, not ability
Recommendation:
—Maintain current placement
—Do not advance prematurely despite requests
—Monitor adaptation under continued pressure
Medium: initial training assessment
Classification: internal — intake
Restricted Access
Fragment 022
The bloodpull is not a spell, nor is it a voluntary act, as some reports suggest. It is an unintended consequence of blood given form.
Blood magic binds by nature. When that bond is placed under threat, it seeks stability.
What most accounts fail to record is that a bloodpull does not complete itself without consent. The subject must allow the bond to take hold.
Exceptions occur only under mortal strain, when the system collapses into instinct rather than will. Even then, the pull does not hold indefinitely. Once stability is restored, the bond fails.
Unless it has already become something else. Something that cannot be replicated or forced. Usually in this case, it does not simply bind to the nearest vessel, it binds to the one who completes the act.
That outcome depends entirely on the relationship between subject and wielder. No known method can manufacture it.
Removed Section from Magical Theory: Binding Burnouts and Breaks
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