Amandi Learsian

### ***Origins***

Amandi, also known as Amandi Learsian and The Sacrosanct, is a powerful witch who was born nearly 1500 years ago. Amandi's creation was to help embody a mystical power called La VItalite. Upon his birth, he instantly began to display raw mystical power and different abilities. Sadly, his actions caused him to be sacrificed and locked away by the same witches who gave him his power in the first place. He remains locked away, awaiting to be reborn in the hope of living again.

#### ***The Birth Plan***

The Elders had a plan to give La Vitalite an embodied form due to it channeling emotions from those who used its power. In order of following tradition, they would pick one man from the descendant of the Coven and one woman from the descendant of the Tribe, to unify themselves in mystical power and in love. From there, they would require the couple to try and have a child, in the hope of having that child represent everything they built. Upon agreement, they would have the mother visit The Elders throughout her 40 weeks of pregnancy and imbue the infant with La Vitalite's power. They knew that waiting until the child became of age wouldn't work because a witch can only channel so much power; hold so much power, so their theory was that if the child was born with that power sown into their DNA, it would work.

After the birth of said child, they planned on having the mother and father raise the all powerful child into a leader of the community and to understand the power the child holds. And thus, they enacted the plan.

He was born on the night of a full moon and was given the name Amandi by his mother; his name meaning God's first. That night, he was placed in a cradle in the middle of the village so everyone could see him, being surrounded by plants, life and gifts from those around him. Those in the village felt less powerful due to La Vitalite being channeled into Amandi's body, essentially making him the carrier of the power but nonetheless, they all welcomed the child. In the middle of the ceremony though, Amandi became fidgeted and suddenly, the same blue lights from before exploded form the baby's skin and a low hum echoed in a mysterious wind that happened and blew out all the torches and candles.

It was such an unforeseen side effect for The Elders and everyone was on high alert, seeing as to how the same lights punished the community. However, The Elders assured everyone to not be alarmed and to remain calm; that this was nothing. Just the child's "disorder".

#### ***Growing Up, Growing Powers, Growing Pains***

When Amandi was just six years old, his mother and father helped him tap into his power and once he did, he began to show gifted powers of Telekinesis and Pyrokinetic abilities. They started with small spells, due to him only being a child but they could feel the power he had and was holding back due to his childhood behavior. He continued to learn spells and grow in control up until the age of ten, when he lost control for the first time while training with his father.

It was a simple pyrokinetic spell but Amandi lost focus and gave too much energy into the spell and almost burned himself. It knocked him back and the impact caused him to pass out as the fire exploded outwards and turned blue to the heat and the fire attacked his father, killing him seconds later. The fire circled around and then exploded outwards from where they were training, burning the forest and some of the huts of the village, injuring those along the way. The spell was nulled by a few witches as they were able to pinpoint the origin.

The witches found Amandi and carried him to the healing hut while The Elders pronounced his father dead. Amandi's mother became hostile and distraught and questioned how this happened. The Elders comforted her and told her to go be with her son, who was still unconscious. Later that night while Amandi still slept, The community consecrated Amandi's father as he passed over to The Ancestral Realm.

That same night, The Elders and Amandi's mother met with each other to discuss what happened and what to do. Each Elder agreed that Amandi having all the power of La VItalite without no type of insurance was dangerous and was overlooked. They also said that Amandi shouldn't learn any dangerous, offensive spells in order to protect him and others. Amandi's mother also told them that they would need to attempt to keep the truth from Amandi. The Elders weren't sure about that, but his mother assured him, saying he had emotional issues and that with his powers, those issues could prove to be dangerous, so The Elders agreed.

Before Amandi woke up, The Elders and Amandi's mother performed a spell to link their magic to his so they could channel enough power to weaken him. At sunrise, Amandi woke up, fully healed by his own magic and felt strange. His mother was next to him and told him that he had an accident and that he lost control of his powers. As a result, his magic seemed to have weakened itself, which Amandi took as the answer to why he felt strange. Asking where his father was, Amandi's mother told him that there was an attack from an outside tribe of witches and tried to destroy everything. A few witches died in the process while fighting back, including his father. Amandi was upset and his mother quickly told him not to worry or cry; that he's not gone. He's with them every step of the way.

#### ***The Hike***

Amandi carried guilt ever since that day for not being able to help, not only his father but those in his community against these foes who scarred their village. The worse thing about it was the fact that Amandi's mother allowed him to feel bad. Even though he made a mistake, she wanted to make sure he felt responsible in some way. Seven years later, Amandi remained the same.

Amandi was seventeen at this time. He grew into the great leader he was destined to become. He learned control over his magic and ultimately became a type of teacher to his other peers. He grew long dreads to try and honor his father. He was The Elder's prodigy overall and even though his powers were weakened, Amandi showed impossible feats. Multiple times, The Elders tried to convince Amandi's mother to remove the link and tell him the truth; his maturity convincing them that he was ready to practice to control his magic as a whole, but his mother denied the request, saying that ever since her husband died, Amandi's emotional state was fragile and that forcing that onto him would be torment.

As a way to help with that emotional state, Amandi would venture out into the woods and into the mountain to feel nature and the peace there was around him. Unlike the other witches, Amandi wasn't subjected to the land where La vitalite resided. He always had his magic, no matter how far he traveled. This allowed him to practice his nature spells. He didn't know much offensive spells so, he grew powerful in more defensive and mental spells. He always questioned why his magic couldn't heal his emotional triggers.

One day while he was in the mountains, Amandi came across a mountain lion, who grew aggressive as soon as it saw him. Amandi, being afraid, ran the other direction and tried to escape the lion, but it ran after him and jumped on top of him. Before the animal could sink its claws or teeth into his skin, Amandi used his telekinesis and practically blasted the lion off him and far away. It landed on its back and quickly flipped over, roaring at him.

Amandi quickly got up and ran again, trying to figure out where to go. He could hear the mountain lion running after him, he turned around and placed a wall of fire between him and the lion which caused it to stop and roar in anger. Amandi turned and continued to run until he slipped down a sloped area and crashed into a den. In there he found bones of other animals and a god aweful smell of rotten animal flesh and skin. He looked around, trying to figure out what to do. His fear was causing him to shake uncontrollably, though, he didn't cry.

Just then, he heard the paws of the lion at the entrance of the den, looking down at him. It roared; showing its teeth. Amandi, still shaken with fear, tried to set a boundary spell but his magic wasn't working as he was unable to focus. The Lion roared one last time before it jumped down and attacked Amandi, sinking its claws deep into his chest. Amandi fought the animal as best he could but it didn't work as he landed on the ground with the animal on top of him.

Amandi's blood splattered all over the ground and walls as the Lion tried to bite him but Amandi was quick to dodge its large teeth. He could feel the pain radiating from his chest and wanted to scream but couldn't. Amandi, being covered in his blood, tried to use a last ditch effort to survive; he picked up one of the bones covered in his blood and with the rest of his depleting strength, stabbed the mountain lion in its side, causing it to roar in pain.

It jumped backwards, removing its claws from his chest as slammed into the wall of the den, squirming in pain and whined. Amandi rolled over and felt his pain only amplify. Just then, his pain converted to anger as he felt himself dying quickly. As a last minuet choice, He looked at the lion who was whining against the wall and used his telekinesis(being able to focus now) and shoved the bone deeper into its side, disappearing within its flesh. It whined even more in pain as Amandi caused the bone to tear up the inside of the lion before it flew out of its mouth and into Amandi's hand. The lion laid on its side, dead as Amandi slowly began to pass out from loss of blood.

#### ***The Sacrosanct***

Suddenly, Amandi woke up. It was dark and he was still in the den. The Lion he killed still laid where it was and there was a pool of blood from the animal and his, though, the pool of blood was black, looking like ink. Amandi looked around, confused, covered in the black blood and dirt of the den. He was still traumatized from what happened, but was confused on how he was alive. He looked around, the only light coming from the moon in the sky. He coughed multiple times as he slowly got up and looked around. He felt weird. He felt hot, bothered, and overall, he felt power.

But it wasn't his normal power, he felt more power, as if he was channeling someone or something. Although he didn't know, the link was broken. He looked down at his chest as all his scars were healed. What was going on? What happened? Why did he feel like he was about to explode? He wanted to yell in confusion before suddenly, the blue lights appeared on the walls with no origin. He looked around, his eyes widened as suddenly, his skin glowed with the same blue light underneath. Amandi knew the physical representation of magic in someone's bones was light, but this was different. His whole skeleton was glowing with the same blue lights on the walls. His eyes glowed blue at the same time, and somehow, he knew he was alright.

Suddenly, all on the walls of the den, cracks formed in the shape of the Ankh, and upon looking at them, he realized the truth of what happened. He saw himself, dead on the floor of the den. Covered in his blood and the mountain lion's blood. Along with the bone he used to stop the animal, he saw the same blue lights glow on the walls and suddenly, the blood bubbled and heated up, turning black as a blue ball of light glowed above Amandi's body, flying into him and 'purifying' it. Then, he woke up.

His vision ended abruptly before he was hit with another one. He saw himself at a young age; his mother and The Elders around him, talking about the situation. He looked at his mother who was in tears, then towards the Elders. He heard everything. The talk about how he killed his father. How he was too powerful as a single variable. The way they talked about using him via the link. Each word hurt him. Even his mother allowed all of this to happen to him and he was only a child.

How could they do this? They were using him all this time because they were afraid of him and his power. A power *they* gave him. This was their fault and they took it out on him. And... He killed his own father. They forced all that trauma down with that link. Where did they think that would go? Now that he knows the truth, the truthful pain was coming and attacking him harshly.

His pain was amplified by the fact that he was lied to for years and used but everyone in his community and by his own mother. He remembered a technique to try and control his emotions; channeling everything he was feeling into one, and Amandi did just that.

He channeled all his power and pain into one singular emotion: Rage.

#### ***The Dark Vitalite***

That same night, Amandi walked from the mountains to the edge of the village's entrance. It was really dark out so torches were lit to illuminate the areas. The blue lights appeared over the walls and huts of the village once more as Amandi's face had anger written all over it. He threw his hand out as all the fires blew out around the village as it went dark; moonlight being the only light source.

The witches all were forced awake as they came out and looked around, seeing The Blue Lights and realized something was happening. Meanwhile Amandi's irises glowed blue and his eyes turned black. His bones portrayed the same blue light before as black veins were seen. His body lifted into the air as his hair flew back. Everyone over the whole village was able to now see Amandi's floating body and they looked at him.

The Elders and his mother gathered together and realized the danger that was coming. They could feel the link gone, which wasn't a good sign. They yelled for everyone to run. Amandi threw his hands down as he yelled. A boom was heard as suddenly, a powerful telekinetic wave tore right through the center of the village, causing the witches to fly in all directions. Men, women and children alike.

Amandi clapped his hands and slowly separated them as a blue ball appeared in between his fingers. He threw the big blue ball towards the ground. Once in contact, it exploded out a blue wave that caused the witches mental agony within the vicinity. The Elders quickly took charge and cast a protection spell on the children in the village.

Amandi flew down in the middle of the village and landed, looking around as his body continued to glow; The Blue Lights still seen. The Elders circled around Amandi and they each threw their hands out, chanting in a loud strong language. The magic acting on him brought him down to his knees, trying to bind him but Amandi yelled in anger, the blue light in his body exploding outwards, causing The Elders to fly back. Two died by collapsed lungs seconds later, leaving only six.

Amandi got up slowly, the blue glow returning to his body as he looked around. He placed his hands together and summoned a boundary spell over their land so no one could leave. Amandi turned to The Elders, asking them if this is what they wanted. Asking them if it was worth it; giving him, an unstable boy, power. He asked them if lying was worth it; worth having his power.

That's when Amandi's mother called out to him from behind. He turned around slowly, looking at his mother with tear filled eyes. His mother was holding her side, obviously hurt from his attack and bleeding quickly. She tried to console him and told him that none of this was his fault. That seemed to anger Amandi more as he accused her of convincing him it was. She used the first of the cliche "I did it to protect you".

Amandi grew even more upset as he telekinetically grabbed her by her neck and lifted her up. Amandi, unable to barely form a sentence, told her that she must pay for what she did. He closed his eyes as the village suddenly lit on fire simultaneously. He opened his eyes and looked at his mother one last time, getting ready to throw her in a hut that was on fire.

Suddenly, Amandi was placed under intense agony as all the witches from the village came together in unison and was able to subdue Amandi. His mother dropped to the ground, coughing in pain. Amandi held his head and yelled in pain as all the witches with their hands out circled around him. He tried to focus on any of them but couldn't. The Elders grabbed Amandi and tied him up using mystical bindings, which were able to nullify his powers while being bounded by the village's spell. The fire died in seconds as the boundary spell dropped. The Elders ordered the witches to link the bound spell to the full moon in the sky, and they did so.

#### ***The ultimate sacrifice***

That same night, The Elders realized that they created a monster and he needed to be put down for good. Unable to move him, they decided to use the binding and stretched him wide and to execute him in front of everyone. Amandi squirmed and tried to free himself as he roared in frustration. The Six Elders grabbed an axe from the village artility and imbued a part of their magic in it as a sacrifice, so that La Vitalite would bleed black into the earth.

They then entrusted Amandi's mother to kill him, saying that only she had the power to do so. She grabbed the axe, and slowly hesitated as she stood closer and looked at her son. She lifted the axe over her head and hesitated. In that Hesitation, Amandi was able to cast a powerful dark magic spell. One that channeled the sacrifice and relied on his own death. Saying I love you, his mother swung the axe and ultimately killed Amandi. The blue lights in his body flowed out of his body and into the earth.

That morning, The village gathered up all the dead and prepared them for their consecration. That night, they consecrated each body one by one, saving Amandi's for last. Once the consecration began on his body, suddenly, the wind blew as the torches blew out. they heard a low hum echoing throughout the village as the area suddenly started to quake.

Everyone looked confused, before suddenly, The Blue Lights flashed over them, as they screamed in horror. Suddenly, a blue orb of light appeared over Amandi's body. The wind blew faster and more wild as the blue orb manifested into a black shadowy figure with The Blue Lights appearing around it. The Witches screamed and tried to run off but the figure emitted a powerful blast that melted almost everyone's brain within seconds. The witches that survived decided to run off as The Elders survived and realized that it was the manifestation of Amandi's spirit and La Vitalite together.

Amandi's mother rose up and tried to talk to the spirit but her neck snapped and her heart was ripped out in seconds. The Elders tried to use their magic against the spirit, but didn't act on it since it wasn't physically on this plane. There had to be a way his Spirit was able to access this plane. The shadowy figure held its hands out towards The Elders before one realized where it spawned.

Above Amandi's body.

In one quick motion, The Eldest Elder spelled Amandi's body on fire which caused his spirit to form back into a bright blue ball. It then suddenly disappeared.

#### ***The Only Solution***

The Elders let Amandi's body burn down, thinking that meant that once he was ashes, it was over. Two days after the attack, The Elders and the surviving witches, five of them to be exact, saw that the fire burned his body down to ashes except five bones that were indestructible. The Elders said that this was used as an insurance plan, in case he were to want to come back to life and that his bones are what linked his spirit to this mortal plane.

The Elders realized that Amandi wasn't able to link his power to one bone itself. He need to do it to five as a representation of his body.

Skull: His knowledge of power.

Rib Cage: His strength in mystical power.

The Ulna(Forearm Bone): His use to cast spells

Finger Bone: to unifly his spells

The Tibia(Leg Bone): To hold up his power.

They agreed that the separation of the bones would weaken Amandi's spirit enough for The Elders to place it into The Ancestral realm.

Placing each bone with the five remaining survivors, they sent them away in different directions in the hope of keeping Amandi down. For good.

That night, the five survivors tried to flee, but the blue orb appeared and tried to stop them. The Elders were able to attack La Vitalite and was able to allow the survivors to escape with his bones. The Blue Orb losts in intensity of its light and The Elders linked up together in one final attempt to but Amandi down. They blasted the blue orb into The Ancestral Plane, where The Ancestors quickly linked themselves to La Vitalite and used its power against him, creating and placing him into the small dark dimension within the ancestral plane and locked him away for good; their power holding him back.

After The Coven defeated Amandi and locked his spirit away, the Ancestors decided to share his power between them and use it to cast a protection spell on the land that the village inhabited. Since then, the land has burned twice, been infected by plague and almost drowned, but the magic protected the city and kept it active. The conclusion of La Vitalite is that it gives the witches and ancestors of New Orleans power and spells, protects the city from dangers and give the ancestors power to their realm.