Kian wrote:"They started it" isn't a valid excuse when discussing GENOCIDE!.
Ahem...
GENOCIDE!!
DarkIntruder wrote:Dammit, don't you say that! If Meji dies, I'll go ballistic. I've invested too much hope that she'll actually grow up and become a meaningful contributor to the world to have her up and get killed for no reason.
Aw, come on, it's not like Poe's ever killed of a beloved female main character at a crucial point of a story arc... right? I'm sure
Bush Meji will be just fine.
As to Ian's handling of the situation, I have a theory... he's all dragon and no turtle, and it's being made worse by the fact that he realizes this (especially after his encounter with the time monks). Looking back, Ian's powers thusfar have been almost entirely on the offensive - the only time he's "blocked" anything so far was when he was storming the church, and it wasn't really a "block" (thus the quotes) so much as a fundemental rewriting of the laws of magic to cause their fireballs turn back on them. This makes me seriously question if he even knows how to do anything defensive, like shield or barrier spells, other than the reactive ones that he appears to be able to generate when he realizes he's under attack.
My feeling has always been that an opponent who cannot block is one of the most dangerous opponents, because he or she knows that they've got to do as much sheer damage to you as fast as possible before you get a hit in. Therefore, Ian is far more likely to turn any elf who looks at him funny into an elf smoothie rather than letting them go in for a one-hit takeout that he doesn't see coming until it's too late.
Also, it occurs to me (unless I'm wrong) that we've not really seen Ian perform "simple" magic since becoming God-Powered. When he healed, it was the Omega-Heal. When he dispelled, it was Teh Disspell Bomb. When he meditated, he turned his shoe into a plant. It may be that he was trying something simple and non-destructive like Bind on the first elf... the one who turned into an elf ball... because I'd definately say he's bound, alright. At his current level, sleep may become Sleeping Beauty Coma, stun may be Oops I Made Your Head Explode, and mute may become Alright, Buddy, You No Longer Have A Head, And Therefore Cannot Talk Anymore.
Now, I'm not saying that he isn't enjoying things... a little too much at this point... and I'm not saying that he isn't out for blood NOW, just that it may not have been his original intent.