08-09-2014, 11:05 AM
Jared chuckled at Jay's statement, but inwardly he felt like an idiot. Jared and Jay were both lucky that his shield had been too soft. There was the chance the bullet could ricochet back and hit one of them, and Jared had completely dismissed it. He had not only endangered his own life, but the life of a brother-in-arms; Jared found that to be unforgivable.
Jared found a couple of chairs and moved one towards Jay. "I need a little bit of time to think."
Jared said, sitting down in the other chair.
He needed something to catch the bullet rather than deflect it. He thought of Kevlar vests an how they worked. Rather than a plate, it included several threads of fibers to create a tightly woven net. This allowed the vest to "catch" the bullet rather than causing it to bounce. Jared thought it was worth a try.
Jared formed a next spell, but instead of one spell of air, he manipulated several of them. He kept each "thread" of magic small and fine and interwove them like a basket. Each thread wasn't difficult, but holding them all at the same time was tiring. Jared began to sweat with the effort as he pulled the threads tighter together. As the spell got smaller, he had to add more to increase the size. Finally he had a wall about four feet by four feet across. He put a wall of air behind it, keeping it soft as he did before. If his net failed, at least it wouldn't ricochet.
Jared had remained seated not feeling well enough to stand. He had never manipulated this many threads at once. "Alright. One more time. Aim specifically at the center of the board - this spell is smaller than the last."
Edited by Jared Vanders, Aug 9 2014, 11:10 AM.
Jared found a couple of chairs and moved one towards Jay. "I need a little bit of time to think."
Jared said, sitting down in the other chair.
He needed something to catch the bullet rather than deflect it. He thought of Kevlar vests an how they worked. Rather than a plate, it included several threads of fibers to create a tightly woven net. This allowed the vest to "catch" the bullet rather than causing it to bounce. Jared thought it was worth a try.
Jared formed a next spell, but instead of one spell of air, he manipulated several of them. He kept each "thread" of magic small and fine and interwove them like a basket. Each thread wasn't difficult, but holding them all at the same time was tiring. Jared began to sweat with the effort as he pulled the threads tighter together. As the spell got smaller, he had to add more to increase the size. Finally he had a wall about four feet by four feet across. He put a wall of air behind it, keeping it soft as he did before. If his net failed, at least it wouldn't ricochet.
Jared had remained seated not feeling well enough to stand. He had never manipulated this many threads at once. "Alright. One more time. Aim specifically at the center of the board - this spell is smaller than the last."
Edited by Jared Vanders, Aug 9 2014, 11:10 AM.