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<blockquote data-quote="Endovior" data-source="post: 2376417" data-attributes="member: 33321"><p>"Would that I could, but that power is beyond my ability to teach. Having carefully considered the experience for millenia after the fact, I have determined that the process is one quarter preparation, one quarter willpower, and one half circumstance. Although you say you were once mortal, as well? I'd be interested in comparing notes..."</p><p></p><p>At that point, he is interrupted by the entrance of U-DO, and the ensuing speech. As he speaks, Endovior perceives U-DO's essence. Even as U-DO vanishes, Endovior immediately sends a reply (magically sent throughout the universe, but accessible only by a being with a divine essence matching U-DO's, which virtually means only U-DO), including the text of an incredibly ancient contract written in a language from a different universe entirely (not that such is a problem for a God to decipher).</p><p> </p><p>"I do not need to 'try' to protect myself by making such a claim, it is already guaranteed by a force far older and more powerful then this universe. Know that the document I have sent you is a copy of the original manuscript of the Words of Power, from which Magic was formed. It permeates all universes that were, are, and ever shall be. Though I have a general dislike of resorting to such measures, I must inform you that the contract includes a clause stating that, in accepting the Magic within, the student agrees to accept all responsibility for anything he/she does with the Magic. It was drafted before the beginning of the first universe, and is a part of the universal laws, which define reality. You're a God, look it up yourself if you feel the need to; I can direct you to the appropriate archives in non-dimensional space if you lack expertise at such things.</p><p> </p><p>"As for your claims, I'd like to think that those I personally teach will not abuse their power, but I may, on occaision, be wrong. I am not, after all, Omniscient. Furthermore, my students may teach their knowledge to others, who may themselves abuse it. If such a thing was to occur, and you were act against me in response... your action would not qualify as 'retribution' under the Archmagical law, and thus, you would be acting on only your own strength, and not the force of the universe. The correct target for your retribution would be the user, or users of said magic, and none other. If you do act against me in this manner, it is I who have the upper hand, as that makes YOU the aggressor. Also, note that your persecution of those of those of alternate states of existence, such as Jemal, is by all definitions far beyond your mandate as an agent of retribution. Unless you are breaking your own laws, you may not act against us unless either of us, or a creation directly controlled by one of us, acts against the universe. And if you are breaking your own laws, then not only will you be unable to act with full strength, but you also weaken your nature as a being of law. If you wish to do so anyways... you will have to accept the consequences."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Endovior, post: 2376417, member: 33321"] "Would that I could, but that power is beyond my ability to teach. Having carefully considered the experience for millenia after the fact, I have determined that the process is one quarter preparation, one quarter willpower, and one half circumstance. Although you say you were once mortal, as well? I'd be interested in comparing notes..." At that point, he is interrupted by the entrance of U-DO, and the ensuing speech. As he speaks, Endovior perceives U-DO's essence. Even as U-DO vanishes, Endovior immediately sends a reply (magically sent throughout the universe, but accessible only by a being with a divine essence matching U-DO's, which virtually means only U-DO), including the text of an incredibly ancient contract written in a language from a different universe entirely (not that such is a problem for a God to decipher). "I do not need to 'try' to protect myself by making such a claim, it is already guaranteed by a force far older and more powerful then this universe. Know that the document I have sent you is a copy of the original manuscript of the Words of Power, from which Magic was formed. It permeates all universes that were, are, and ever shall be. Though I have a general dislike of resorting to such measures, I must inform you that the contract includes a clause stating that, in accepting the Magic within, the student agrees to accept all responsibility for anything he/she does with the Magic. It was drafted before the beginning of the first universe, and is a part of the universal laws, which define reality. You're a God, look it up yourself if you feel the need to; I can direct you to the appropriate archives in non-dimensional space if you lack expertise at such things. "As for your claims, I'd like to think that those I personally teach will not abuse their power, but I may, on occaision, be wrong. I am not, after all, Omniscient. Furthermore, my students may teach their knowledge to others, who may themselves abuse it. If such a thing was to occur, and you were act against me in response... your action would not qualify as 'retribution' under the Archmagical law, and thus, you would be acting on only your own strength, and not the force of the universe. The correct target for your retribution would be the user, or users of said magic, and none other. If you do act against me in this manner, it is I who have the upper hand, as that makes YOU the aggressor. Also, note that your persecution of those of those of alternate states of existence, such as Jemal, is by all definitions far beyond your mandate as an agent of retribution. Unless you are breaking your own laws, you may not act against us unless either of us, or a creation directly controlled by one of us, acts against the universe. And if you are breaking your own laws, then not only will you be unable to act with full strength, but you also weaken your nature as a being of law. If you wish to do so anyways... you will have to accept the consequences." [/QUOTE]
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