Walking a dinosaur (Well sort of)

[Lucien Cordel]

( @[member="Teslar Rantarus"] sorry this took so long I confess that I forgot )
Lucien sat in the Drawing room of his rather grand estate. He was expecting a new student to arrive soon. His butler stepped into the room bearing a platter "My lord your coffee and a couple of painkillers" The man said laying the tray on the small table that sat beside Luciens chair. Lucien gave him a weak smile and a quick thank you then waved him away. He sighed as he picked up the medicine, How on earth did he get to this state were a man half his skill level was able to cripple him. He said to himself every day that he would end his ways of laziness and pampering and each day he did not. He swallowed the painkillers and gulped down the coffee. Before he stood up with a groan. He walked ... no limped over to the communications room. His staff had been given a description of Teslar's ship and had been instructed to send him landing instruction when he reached the planet. Lucien wished to see the task completed for himself however..

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

Teslar exited hyperspace above the planet at the coordinates @[member="Lucien Cordel"] had given him, the aerofoils and extendable vanes on his delaya-class courier ship, The White Eye self - correcting ever minute for maximum agility and good atmospheric travel. He flew towards orbit, entering the upper layers of the atmosphere, and awaited the landing instructions so he didn't get shot out of the sky.

 

[Lucien Cordel]

The communications officer began transmitting to Teslar's ship whilst broadcasting directions and the security key. "Mr. Rantarus I have sent landing details to your ship you have been given leave to land in the palace hanger bay. His grace will meet you there" Lucien watched the man transmit the information then left the room and walked over to the hanger. The dinosaur wanted knowledge and Lucien intended to give it to him but it would take effort on the dinosaurs part.

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

Teslar landed after receiving the details and exited his ship to find his new master waiting "You do not look like you've gotten better since our last meeting." he said stepping off his ship as the cargo bay door closed. He held out his hand for @[member="Lucien Cordel"] to shake and looked around "So this is your palace?" he said to Lucien.

 

[Lucien Cordel]

"My doctors tell me I am improving daily, Perhaps they fear me too much to tell the truth " Lucien took Teslar's offered hand shaking it "This is the hanger of my palace, yes" He replied "My staff will bring your Luggage to your room, whilst we begin" He turned around and began walking out of the hanger his painkillers were kicking in now He led Teslar down into the basement where his training room was held, he moved over to the back wall pushing a false panel he revealed a second room. The room was small but bright it was sparsely furnished containing two chairs and a table. Lucien took a seat and indicated for teslar to do the same. "If I recall from our first meeting you wish to gain knowledge, The first thing I am going to teach you is mind attacks then I will teach you defence" He began "I want you to try to take something from my mind and I will try to stop you, I doubt you will succeed I am a master at mind attacks and defences" When Teslar invaded Luciens mind he would find a room full of paper there was only one sheet that was readable.

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

Teslar followed him down to the basement and raised an eye at the secret room but he took a seat when @[member="Lucien Cordel"] offered. He listened closely to Lucien as he talked nodding in understanding then he took a deep breath and entered the force attempting to enter his masters mind.

 

[Lucien Cordel]

Lucien just relaxed and observed letting the situation take it's course. His mind was ready.
(Sorry it's short but there isn't much to do until you are in )

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

As Teslar pushed into his masters mind he met a moderate amount of resistance but he suspected Lucien's weakened formed had to do with his lowered defenses that and the fact that @[member="Lucien Cordel"] seemed to want him to come in. Calling to the force he armed himself and pushed through the man's defenses only to find himself in an ancient library, he looked around the shelves where full of books. (Sorry I was distracted earlier)

 

[Lucien Cordel]

Lucien was not really trying to lock him out of his mind, more divert him to only a single area of his mind. The library was filled with books shelves seemed to stretch outwards and upwards for an eternity. However the books and their content were all lies, this was a room absent of truth. Further more there was only one line of one book of one shelf that would not combust upon viewing. Teslar would be there for a very long time it seemed. Mind defense came easy to Lucien and though he would teach teslar all he knew a setup such as this took years of practise and refinement.

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

Teslar gazed at the seemingly endless library spanning before him, he suspected it was going to take him awhile to find anything that was worth anything. So he began his search finding out that the books words lit on fire when he tried to read them three hours later he came upon a book this one he found in the back of it the text didn't combust.
@[member="Lucien Cordel"]

 

[Lucien Cordel]

The book fell apart in his hand leaving a single line of text intact it was a set of numerals "46968764" It was a code but for what?
The simmple answer was nothing the code was useless. However it would show that the lizard had succeeded. At that moment the library it's self began to burn as Lucien began to force Teslar out. the fire came into view straight ahead of Teslar it was far away but quickly gaining ground.

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

As the book fell apart a single line of text was left so this is what the man wanted him to find then the library began to burn. Quickly he pulled out of his masters mind and blinked his eyes ope46ned the set of numbers now floating around within his head. "46968764" Teslar said as he looked at @[member="Lucien Cordel"]

 

[Lucien Cordel]

"You lose" Lucien said softly "Whilst you were busy extracting useless information from a remote corner of my brain I read your entire mind If I wanted too I could have killed you by now One must be aware of all things" To emphasize his point he made a discreet hand gesture which sent a glass decanter at Teslars head.His gesture was so small most would not see it.
(P.s. Don't stand for some one just reading your head without giving you chance to defend outside a training RP this was used as a plot device to introduce the next lesson)

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

As the book fell apart a single line of text was left so this is what the man wanted him to find then the library began to burn. Quickly he pulled out of his masters mind and blinked his eyes ope46ned the set of numbers now floating around within his head. "46968764" Teslar said as he looked at @[member="Lucien Cordel"]

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

Teslar's carefully trained eyes caught the light glinting off the glass and his hand shot up stopping it right before it hit his hand. A cup floated up from the table and the decanter began to pour Teslar a drink he took it once it was finished and took a sip "Of course" he said watching @[member="Lucien Cordel"] as he wondered what he saw in Teslar's mind.

 

[Lucien Cordel]

Lucien nodded "very good" He lent forward locking his hands together "the next thing to teach is how to defend your mind, Now what I did to defend my mind was elaborate and takes years to refine, There are similar ways which you can learn however these are less effective and one learned in mind attacks will make short work of them. The simplest way is to shield your mind with and image or memory that holds a strong emotional backing, The second was is to shroud your mind Build a shroud for your mind like forests or mountains force your attacker to work" He said before continuing "you have thirty seconds to prepare then I will attack" Lucien allowed Teslar twenty seconds then he began his assault.

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

Teslar listened and quickly decided upon the memory of the night he avenged his brother, choosing the landscape of Barab 1 as a shroud he began to build. @[member="Lucien Cordel"] would have to find the crystal cave that Teslar had slain White Eye in
but the barabel had left him a surprise, when he entered he would find a Durgolosk guarding a scroll held by a crystal formation at the center of the cave.

 

[Lucien Cordel]

Lucien found his way to Teslars construction He wandered around for a time eventual finding the cave and the Corpse of wight eye. He smiled and spoke, Teslar would hear "A good Image to chose clearly this was an event you remember vividly but did you prepare well?" He took measured steps forward "Ah a present" He said as he noticed Teslars active defense. He walked forward keeping his eyes on the creature. He crouched down next to the corpse placing one hand on the corpse and the other on the wall. He then attempted to corrupt the construct bring the corpse to live and turn the crystals to knives. "This may hurt" He added keeping his eyes on the creature then he channeled his focus into corrupting Teslars defenses.

 

[Teslar Rantarus]

As he began to feel a splitting pain in his head the memory of his fight with White Eye flashed to the forefront of his mind. It was then that he first felt true pain and terror, it was when he decided he wasn't going die. As confidence filled Teslar he began to focus knowing that Lucien hadn't faced a durgolosk before he counted on the speed as he sent the monster at his master on the offensive.
[member="Lucien Cordel"]

 

[Lucien Cordel]

Lucien smiled as the creature bore down upon him. He had never faced such a crreature . but it didn't matter the creature didn't exist it was a construct of the mind a shadow on the wall. Shadows were fickle.

Lucien forced harder corrupting teslars mind, the creature became a coffee table, the dead body a rug and the cave a lounge. Lucien was now sat upon an arm chair a glass of wine cradled in his hand. Exactly as it was in real life. Lucien smiled ... Or was it a projection.

"You will come to see that with lords do not follow the rules of the game and often make up their own, now are we in your mind or real life?" He spoke with a calmness uncommon in his ilk.