Blood Magic in Materials
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Harry Leferts
Tapping one finger on the table top, Goto frowned a bit as he thought over what he had just heard. It did not take long before he spoke up. "Harry?" When the black haired boy looked over at him, Goto took a deep breath. "Did you do anything else to the materials? When you made them I mean."
If anything, that made Akatsuki frown a bit and look between them in confusion. "Um, what do you mean, Teitoku?"
Simply giving her a small smile, the Admiral sighed a bit and leaned back. "I ask mainly because it does seem a bit much all for some wizard magic. I've seen it help out a bit, and I have no doubt that Harry's magic helped out a lot in what happened. But, I can't help but think that there may be more to this. Hence why I'm asking if anything a bit different happened."
When everyone turned towards him, Harry frowned and began to think back when he was making the steel bars from the old cans that he bought. Each one he transfigured slowly, making sure that the tin in them separated from the steel first. Then he would flatten the can with a small hammer and fold it before using transfiguration again to meld it into a steel bar. After several moments, Harry looked up at the ceiling. "Um... actually there was one thing that happened."
That caught Akashi's attention and she leaned forward some. "Really? What happened?"
Frowning, the black haired boy raised his thumb up and frowned at it. "Someone must have messed up when opening one of the cans I was using. Because when I went to crush it flat, I cut my thumb on the edge. It was kind of bad and I had to get one of the older years to heal it which they did pretty quickly after I cleaned it."
Confused, Akashi was tapping her fingers against the table in thought. "That's odd, but it shouldn't have..." Then she paused and turned to Harry who now had Verniy beside him and examining his thumb. "Harry-Chan, did you clean the blood off the cans? And were you angry about it at Hibiki-San?"
Harry thouught back and then shook his head. "No, I didn't really bother because it was just blood. I mean, there's iron and stuff and I asked one of the older years and they said it wouldn't mess with the transfiguration. So I just transfigured them as they were after wiping it off. As to being angry at Hibiki-Chan, why would I be? It just happened because I wasn't careful enough? And I was more focused on making it as good as possible." At the stares he got, Harry blinked. "Um, did I do something wrong?"
Sighing, Akashi rubbed her forehead and chuckled. "Oh, I wouldn't say that you did something wrong, Harry-Chan. But... you know about sympathetic magic, right?"
Eyebrows furrowing, Harry nodded some as Verniy was now staring at Akashi intensly. "Yeah, Law of Similarity right? Like attracts like?"
With a slow nod, Akashi looked around before smiling a bit. "Well, yes. Professor Crowning back in the US thinks that sympathetic magic might play a role in summoning us shipgirls. Steel for our hulls, ammunition for our weapons, and oil or coal for fuel. Add in the thoughts and hopes of those calling us, and you can bring us forth or Awaken a Natural Born. But... there is another aspect, the Law of Contagion."
Now interested, Goto frowned some and was looking at Akashi directly as was the others. But it was Tatsuta who spoke up. "Law of Contagion?"
Startling, Inazuma waved her hands around. "Hwawawa! Does that mean that it might make us sick with something magical? Because that doesn't sound good, Nanodesu."
Much to her surprise though, Akashi only chuckled and shook her head. "Nothing of the sort actually." There was a far off look on her face as she continued. "According to the Law of Contagion, what goes into something can affect it. So steel forged specifically to summon us is more likely to get us then just plain scrap for example. Or a summoning ritual with everyone focused is more likely to get something then, say, just walking up to a pond and demanding a shipgirl come."
A soft sigh escaping her, Tenryuu leaned against one closed fist with a frown on her face. "As interesting as this is, and I guess it is.... What's your point? I can see that whole contagion thing due to Harry-Chan pouring his magic in, so what?"
To her confusion, Akashi chuckled and shook her head. Then she became somewhat annoyed as the Repair Ship wagged a finger at her. "I was getting to that. Now, you're not exactly wrong, that much is true. Harry-Chan poured a lot of his magic into it as well as his thoughts that he wanted the rebuild to go as well as possible and to make Verniy-San here as strong as it could."
Clinching Harry's hand, Verniy looked at him and blushed some. 'Harry-Chan...'
But then her eyes widened and her attention was fully on Akashi as she continued. "However, Harry added something else to the whole process... His own blood, willingly shed to make her stronger. A blood sacrifice of sorts done for the right reason." She then shrugged a bit and shook her head. "From my understanding, the symbolism would be pretty damn powerful. I'll have to quietly check with Junyou and Ryuujou about, but I am pretty sure that is what happened here."
With a frown, Harry looked around. "Um, does that mean that I should do that? Or that you want me to do that?"
Everyone was surprised though as Akashi shook her head. "No, I do not want you to do that, Harry-Chan. As helpful as it was, it probably worked because you did not think of it being a big deal. This sort of thing might well be hit and miss and I am not going to be messing around with it until I am absolutely, one hundred and ten percent sure that nothing could go wrong. And even then, I would not ask it of you as doing so could... twist it somehow." At the looks, she rolled her eyes. "Look, I may be a 'Science Shipgirl', but I know what not to mess with. Same with Yuubari if she was here or any of the others. We all know better then to fuck with shit like this..." Turning towards Goto, Akashi frowned. "So with your permission, I would like to classify this, Teitoku."
Only nodding, Goto chuckled a bit. "As a matter of fact, I was going to ask you to do so. There might be some out there who would be willing to use this for the wrong reasons after all." Getting nods from the others, he nodded before turning back to Ooyodo who only tilted her head before giving it a slight incline. Turning back to Akashi, he smiled a bit. "Now with that out of the way... I would like to finish the debriefing." Goto's expression turned a sheepish. "Kongou is waiting at my home for the two of us to go on a date after all."
He got grins and chuckles for that.
Tapping one finger on the table top, Goto frowned a bit as he thought over what he had just heard. It did not take long before he spoke up. "Harry?" When the black haired boy looked over at him, Goto took a deep breath. "Did you do anything else to the materials? When you made them I mean."
If anything, that made Akatsuki frown a bit and look between them in confusion. "Um, what do you mean, Teitoku?"
Simply giving her a small smile, the Admiral sighed a bit and leaned back. "I ask mainly because it does seem a bit much all for some wizard magic. I've seen it help out a bit, and I have no doubt that Harry's magic helped out a lot in what happened. But, I can't help but think that there may be more to this. Hence why I'm asking if anything a bit different happened."
When everyone turned towards him, Harry frowned and began to think back when he was making the steel bars from the old cans that he bought. Each one he transfigured slowly, making sure that the tin in them separated from the steel first. Then he would flatten the can with a small hammer and fold it before using transfiguration again to meld it into a steel bar. After several moments, Harry looked up at the ceiling. "Um... actually there was one thing that happened."
That caught Akashi's attention and she leaned forward some. "Really? What happened?"
Frowning, the black haired boy raised his thumb up and frowned at it. "Someone must have messed up when opening one of the cans I was using. Because when I went to crush it flat, I cut my thumb on the edge. It was kind of bad and I had to get one of the older years to heal it which they did pretty quickly after I cleaned it."
Confused, Akashi was tapping her fingers against the table in thought. "That's odd, but it shouldn't have..." Then she paused and turned to Harry who now had Verniy beside him and examining his thumb. "Harry-Chan, did you clean the blood off the cans? And were you angry about it at Hibiki-San?"
Harry thouught back and then shook his head. "No, I didn't really bother because it was just blood. I mean, there's iron and stuff and I asked one of the older years and they said it wouldn't mess with the transfiguration. So I just transfigured them as they were after wiping it off. As to being angry at Hibiki-Chan, why would I be? It just happened because I wasn't careful enough? And I was more focused on making it as good as possible." At the stares he got, Harry blinked. "Um, did I do something wrong?"
Sighing, Akashi rubbed her forehead and chuckled. "Oh, I wouldn't say that you did something wrong, Harry-Chan. But... you know about sympathetic magic, right?"
Eyebrows furrowing, Harry nodded some as Verniy was now staring at Akashi intensly. "Yeah, Law of Similarity right? Like attracts like?"
With a slow nod, Akashi looked around before smiling a bit. "Well, yes. Professor Crowning back in the US thinks that sympathetic magic might play a role in summoning us shipgirls. Steel for our hulls, ammunition for our weapons, and oil or coal for fuel. Add in the thoughts and hopes of those calling us, and you can bring us forth or Awaken a Natural Born. But... there is another aspect, the Law of Contagion."
Now interested, Goto frowned some and was looking at Akashi directly as was the others. But it was Tatsuta who spoke up. "Law of Contagion?"
Startling, Inazuma waved her hands around. "Hwawawa! Does that mean that it might make us sick with something magical? Because that doesn't sound good, Nanodesu."
Much to her surprise though, Akashi only chuckled and shook her head. "Nothing of the sort actually." There was a far off look on her face as she continued. "According to the Law of Contagion, what goes into something can affect it. So steel forged specifically to summon us is more likely to get us then just plain scrap for example. Or a summoning ritual with everyone focused is more likely to get something then, say, just walking up to a pond and demanding a shipgirl come."
A soft sigh escaping her, Tenryuu leaned against one closed fist with a frown on her face. "As interesting as this is, and I guess it is.... What's your point? I can see that whole contagion thing due to Harry-Chan pouring his magic in, so what?"
To her confusion, Akashi chuckled and shook her head. Then she became somewhat annoyed as the Repair Ship wagged a finger at her. "I was getting to that. Now, you're not exactly wrong, that much is true. Harry-Chan poured a lot of his magic into it as well as his thoughts that he wanted the rebuild to go as well as possible and to make Verniy-San here as strong as it could."
Clinching Harry's hand, Verniy looked at him and blushed some. 'Harry-Chan...'
But then her eyes widened and her attention was fully on Akashi as she continued. "However, Harry added something else to the whole process... His own blood, willingly shed to make her stronger. A blood sacrifice of sorts done for the right reason." She then shrugged a bit and shook her head. "From my understanding, the symbolism would be pretty damn powerful. I'll have to quietly check with Junyou and Ryuujou about, but I am pretty sure that is what happened here."
With a frown, Harry looked around. "Um, does that mean that I should do that? Or that you want me to do that?"
Everyone was surprised though as Akashi shook her head. "No, I do not want you to do that, Harry-Chan. As helpful as it was, it probably worked because you did not think of it being a big deal. This sort of thing might well be hit and miss and I am not going to be messing around with it until I am absolutely, one hundred and ten percent sure that nothing could go wrong. And even then, I would not ask it of you as doing so could... twist it somehow." At the looks, she rolled her eyes. "Look, I may be a 'Science Shipgirl', but I know what not to mess with. Same with Yuubari if she was here or any of the others. We all know better then to fuck with shit like this..." Turning towards Goto, Akashi frowned. "So with your permission, I would like to classify this, Teitoku."
Only nodding, Goto chuckled a bit. "As a matter of fact, I was going to ask you to do so. There might be some out there who would be willing to use this for the wrong reasons after all." Getting nods from the others, he nodded before turning back to Ooyodo who only tilted her head before giving it a slight incline. Turning back to Akashi, he smiled a bit. "Now with that out of the way... I would like to finish the debriefing." Goto's expression turned a sheepish. "Kongou is waiting at my home for the two of us to go on a date after all."
He got grins and chuckles for that.