"Remember," Koumyou tells him gently, as a warning not to jump out of his skin, "I've never needed to chant."
And then, the Maten stirs. A little sluggish, to Koumyou, but it had been even longer than his time on the train since he'd actually used it.
It stirs, and countless tendrils unfold from Genjo's back and float through the hall like seaweed in an ocean turned on its side. Turned on its side in multiple directions, somehow.
The paper glows that familiar violet, stronger and stronger, gradually, like a knob is being turned.
"Not a full firing, of course. We don't know what in this place might take an interest in that much power going off. I use mine like this a lot, these days. Though I usually don't dial it up enough for the light show."
He considers for a moment, then lets the Seiten on his own shoulders join in, its own light a gold that would turn white if he let it ramp up too high. The tendrils of Seiten float around the hallway with Maten, violet and gold.
"Because it's not a full firing for either, it's okay to wake them both up. I fired them both off one time before I found you, and it made my teeth buzz. And... reality buzzed a bit, too. Jikaku wasn't kidding when he told us not to set them off near each other, but I had to try it out for myself."
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And then, the Maten stirs. A little sluggish, to Koumyou, but it had been even longer than his time on the train since he'd actually used it.
It stirs, and countless tendrils unfold from Genjo's back and float through the hall like seaweed in an ocean turned on its side. Turned on its side in multiple directions, somehow.
The paper glows that familiar violet, stronger and stronger, gradually, like a knob is being turned.
"Not a full firing, of course. We don't know what in this place might take an interest in that much power going off. I use mine like this a lot, these days. Though I usually don't dial it up enough for the light show."
He considers for a moment, then lets the Seiten on his own shoulders join in, its own light a gold that would turn white if he let it ramp up too high. The tendrils of Seiten float around the hallway with Maten, violet and gold.
"Because it's not a full firing for either, it's okay to wake them both up. I fired them both off one time before I found you, and it made my teeth buzz. And... reality buzzed a bit, too. Jikaku wasn't kidding when he told us not to set them off near each other, but I had to try it out for myself."