#power study

[thepersonalwords]

Hasn’t stopped us before. And besides, if they wanted to kill us, we’d be dead by now and would be having an entirely different conversation. I wonder if I’d still be mad at you, or if we would talk in words or pictures. Maybe in smells. That would be cool.” -Janco

Maria V. Snyder, Power Study

[backwardscigam]

The difference between Homo Magi and Magic Users.

Example being: Zatanna Zatara and John constantine 

Homo Magi is a race of human beings who born, quite literally, with magic in their blood. They are magic blooded humans thus making them incredibly powerful, even from birth. This is why it’s so important for them to start their training when they’re young. Zatanna knew how to talk backwards and start to use her magic before she could even tie her shoes, Giovanni made certain of it. It is also through this race of people, that Zatanna has loose ties/relations to Arthur Curry aka Aquaman, as the Homo Magi helped form the basis of Atlantis itself. Cool little fun fact for ya. 

Homo Magi Include: Madame Xanadu, Zee, Giovanni, Sindella, Felix Faust, Doctor Mist. (some others but those are off the top of my head.)

Back to my point. 

Magic users are those who have learned magic and utilize what they have learned over the years. It’s a taught skill, more than something that they were actually born with. 

Magic users: John Constantine, Papa Midnite, Nick Necro, Doctor Fate, Sargon the Sorcerer. (some others but those are off the top of my head.)

[bluebeirry]

Okay but

As much as I like metalkinesis, y’know what makes more sense and much more fun?

Gravity-kinesis. And. Intertia-kinesis. (Okay mainly gravity bc it’s a fundamental force, just like Electro-magnetism is a fundamental force, so inheriting it from Magneto seems more likely)

Because if you watch this video, it explains how his powers could be in fact related to gravity and inertia control, just very instinctively used in very specific ways to control his super-speed. Which is cool and all.

But like.

If he learns to manage the control he has over these forces, he could do what the video says and create giant freakking explosions. Or! Sonic booms. Or wind from fast movement (another comics power), or literally any range of abilities. But tbh I think there is a HUGE SHIT TON of untapped potential to be considered in the very nature of gravity and inertia WITHOUT super speed.

Imagine Peter learns to nullify inertia and gravity in people around him, without a trigger like carrying them. He taps the Juggernaut in the middle of a damn charge, and the guys suddenly floating straight up- without any momentum to go forward. Can’t run, can’t charge. Guy’s suddenly not so unstoppable.

Or let’s say he doesn’t like this door. Tap part of it, drastically increase the gravity, and boom- the door collapses in on itself.

Need to knock a whole room full of baddies defending some Evil Lab that’s making medicine out of mutant spit? Invert all gravity in the room. Everyone hits the ceiling. Those that aren’t knocked unconscious by falling on their heads will still be on the ceiling and probably pretty unbalanced.

And on inertia alone- forget grabbing bullets in midair, you could literally stop an entire wall of bullets by canceling inertia in the projectiles- they just fall to the ground. Apply this to things Peter can’t easily touch, like say lasers and fire, and suddenly you’ve got nigh-untouchable shielding.

Like everything this fandom talks about Peter doing with Magneto’s metal-bending powers could be done with gravity control. Granted with enough accuracy, gravity control is basically telekinesis. But here’s the thing- gravity does more than just move stuff, it meddles with time, space, and there's SO MUCH that can be done with gravity and inertia.

IDK I just feel like there’s an amazing power set that everyone’s sleeping on.

[booksandfae-blog]

Study Series by Maria V. Snyder

[enthiaiel]

This was soooo perfect!! i have really missed Ari and Janco, I wish there was more short stories about them :D

[thebookshelf1203-blog]

Reading Challenge Update-15/02/2012

Book #3

Assassin Study by Maria V. Snyder

Finished February 15th

I hope no one thinks this is cheating since this is a novella but I was so excited to read this!

It takes place between Poison Study and Magic Study, and is told from Valek's point of view -swoon- I really enjoyed it, I've always wanted to get inside his head.

Book #3.1

Power Study by Maria V. Snyder

Finished February 15th

I'm going to count these novellas as only one book.

This story was about Ari and Janco, two very entertaining characters, and it falls between Magic Study and Fire Study. This one made me laugh a lot since they were always the comic relief in the Study books; it's a fun read that gives you insight into what they were doing while Yelena and Valek were elsewhere.

Book #3.2

Ice Study by Maria V. Snyder

Finished February 15th

This was the first novella I had heard about, the author had included a new chapter in each of her email newsletters. It takes place after Fire Study and possibly after Storm Glass, and it's told in both Yelena's and Valek's point of view. I'll never get tired of reading about these two, they're my absolute favorite book couple.

2012 Reading Challenge

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