how to fix a broken heart [tysco]

For the past few months, it had become increasingly obvious to Tysco that he needed to achieve several things, and as much as he hated to feel the need for it so bluntly— one of them was power. Power that would eclipse the limits that he had reached prior to the sickness that had robbed him of it, and still further beyond what he had managed to do on his own so far. He was certain that this could not be achieved by doing what he always did on his own, when seeking knowledge in the mysticism of the universe with concrete calculation and experimentation.

Tysco excelled at the study of magic, sure, and his efforts were adequately rewarded. However, even he had to admit that he was subconsciously operating within a ‘comfort zone’, and under so many ridiculous unwritten rules and neglecting his true calling.

It was time to leave that comfort zone, bend or break the rules he imposed upon himself and get back to what he really well and truly knew... Tysco, at his very core, was instinctively, naturally gifted at the study, and understanding of the soul.

The beginnings of this realization had been long, loooooong overdue. Many things contributed to it. The success of the Plexroids shown primarily in Carro and LEO’s actions, Chime’s creation of the Siphon Evil spell, even Sensoa’s downfall and loss of all self. Each of them contributed in the end, but the final factor that got Tysco’s thoughts in order about it was Daruma’s gift— the 6 Star Negative Dragon Ball. It held power, a lot of it at that by Tysco’s well educated estimates... Yet, still that power slept no matter what he tried. Unlike the other Negative Stars, it did not awaken after simply waiting, or even the most minor of input. The warmth of a living being’s touch did not awaken it, nor did the most simple of energizing rituals.

So, not only was Tysco betting his own progress on solving the mystery behind this ancient enigmatic creation, but his own sage-like, inquisitive and studious mind would not let it’s mysteries go unsolved. To that end, Tysco had found himself more often situated in the Lookout’s library much like today; and without fear of looking through the more strange or ‘dangerous’ tomes and scrolls. They were only even dangerous if you didn’t know how to use them! Rule one of magic studies; respect your reading material or else it might cast a fireball!

He had set up a nice neat little work station. Several small runes were etched on the desk that was set up; anti-gravity had some of the books and scrolls float, protection runes were put in place where applicable to avoid any of the enchantments of the artifacts activating should anyone come in and disturb Tysco while he was working. Everything he needed to be looking at was properly categorized, first by school of magic alphabetically, then by potency, and lastly by danger level. Set a decent safe distance from the table in a cleared area, the 6 Star Negative Dragon Ball was suspended in mid air with a greater antigravity rune, and a multitude of various observational lense runes suspended around it, that showed readings of different factors.

After a good few hours of mostly theoretical research, Tysco sensed a friend of his approaching through the Lookout. It was Daruma and he was going all over the place, aimlessly by the looks of things. Tysco preemptively turned to look at the entrance and waved as the Ogre made his way into the library. When Daruma got closer, Tysco spoke up— and he too abided by the rule of keeping one’s voice down in a library. “Hey Daruma, what’s up man?” Daruma quickly asked for some guidance, which Tysco was always glad to give. He was quite enthused by the idea of Daruma wishing to do some research of his own too! “Well well, you absolutely came to see the right guy. Can I ask what you might be lookin’ for or even perhaps why?” Tysco asked, looking around for the signs of a certain little red dragon gremlin. That little scamp had a habit of making a mess...