Raphael Lenox

Griffin stood back, watching once more as Rafi started again. He was eager to see the young man succeed, although he was also ready to throw up a lunar shield in case things got explosive again. As his eyes were trained on the glowing red energy around the box, he watched as it levitated with ease and moved with Rafi’s control. “Hey! I told you that you could do it,” he said with a grin, before clapping a hand on the younger man’s back. “Nice work. How do you feel?”

Rafi chuckled and smiled a little bit, ‘’ Yeah, I guess you did. thanks for the encouragement. Even though I exploded the box last time.’’ Raphael chuckled, appreciated the hand that was on his back for a moment. ‘’ I feel pretty good actually.’’ 

“Don’t apologize. We’re training. These things happen,” Griffin hummed, a warm smile still on his face before shaking his head. “Don’t beat yourself too much about that. It was just a test. We’ll move lighter things.” The mentor laughed lightly, clearly amused at Rafi’s remarks. “Focus more on this one. No combusting or explosions now. One end of the room to the other,” he remarked, gesturing for the protege to begin.

‘‘ Yeah I guess, but still.’‘ Rafi replied, this man was strangely really optimistic. Well that the first time he’s met someone this positive and optimistic before. ‘‘ I guess you’re.’‘ Rafi said as he took a deep breath, cracking his neck and flexing his muscles some getting ready.  ‘‘ Ok, I can do this.’‘ He said out loud. Rafi turned to the much smaller box...red energy started gather around his fingers and the box as he slowly started to lift it..carrying it slowly across the room then back it as he placed back neatly. ‘‘ Wow...I did it...’‘ 

Keegan couldn’t tell if the other was being truthful or not if the other said that he believes him. But Keegan had a hard time reading others period. Hence why he prefers to just focus on himself. He still had a hard time explaining his emotions from time to time. The labs didn’t care much about emotions, hell they had hoped he would have been made without them. 

“I reached out and told some people that I would help them find and detain the scientists that created me and helped in exchange for immunity for the crimes I did. Unfortunately they said that they would need me to enter the program so they can keep an eye on me.” Keegan said with a pout. “Well I mean…If you want a demonstration, I’d be more than happy to show you?” Keegan said with an excited grin. 

‘‘ Oh..well that sounds like a pretty good deal ‘‘ Raphael admitted, He would have agreed to that if he were him.  So rafi believed him on that. ‘‘ But it sounds like scientist and this place are using you still as a lab rat..’‘ Rafi bluntly told him.  Rafi arched his brows, ‘‘ Well by all means please do then.’‘ Rafi smirked...curious on what the man could do. 

Griffin watched with bright blue eyes, analyzing the way Rafi was controlling the boxes with his red, hex energy. He noted the way he struggled a bit, already thinking of how to help him there. When the boxes combusted, the mentor through up his hands, putting up a large lunar light shield around the two of them. The light reflected off the shards of the boxes, and he waited until the room was settled before letting the shield drop. “Well, that was exciting,” he laughed before patting Rafi on the back. “Good work! You moved them quite far. You’re full of surprises, huh? Here, let’s try that again but with a lighter weight. You did it just fine with the metal box before, right? Let’s do something a little bigger, but just not as heavy as those boxes.” Glancing around, Griffin pointed out one of the medicine balls. “Let’s use that. Same thing, moving it around.”

Rafi closed his eyes...hearing as the shards  of the box hit the shield until a few moments later the shield desolved and the room was more settled down now. ‘’ I’m so sorry! I lost control..It was a little heavier than I realized.’’  Rafi said scratching the back of his head...feeling terrible despite as the man patting him on the back.  ‘’ Yeah..real existing..’’ Raphael said in a dry manner.  ‘’ But I destroyed the box...I was only suppose to move them back and forth.’’  Raphael explained. 

‘‘ You want to do it again? Are you sure none of those boxes hit you’re head?’‘ Rafi asked with an arched eyebrow then his eyes followed what he was pointing at. ‘‘ Uh..alright.’‘ 

“Move them around the room. Don’t let them touch the walls or the floor. They’re decently heavy, but I’m just trying to see what your breaking point is. Keep them up as long as you can,” Griffin clarified, before smiling reassuringly at Raphael. “You’re doing well, you know. You’ve already impressed me twice today. I’m just trying to see where you would need my help is all.”

He stood to the side as he watched Rafi begin to shoot down the light circles. Each one hit shattered into a burst of sparkling light. “Good, good…” Griffin murmured encouragingly as he watched red bolts fly about the room, breaking each of the targets that Rafi aimed at. “You seemed confident enough with that,” the mentor mused, raising a brow at the protege. There was still more to see, but so far, the younger man seemed quite capable and in control of his own powers. “Let’s try having you control something bigger. Much bigger, and move it about the room,” he proposed, gesturing towards one of the large supply boxes in the corner of the room. Griffin wanted to see where Rafi started to struggle.

Rafi looked as the circle of lights burst into sparkling light particles...it was really pretty to see.  Rafi nodded...hearing him encouraging him but he didn’t allow that to go to his head...not to make himself seem arrogant.  ‘’ Yeah..I do.’’ He said pretty surprised himself, that he was controlled and confident in this moment. Raphael looked over at the boxes that he was gesturing to. ‘’ Ok..do you want me to shoot at them or just move them around the room?’’ 

“Trying is good. Gives us some base ground to work with,” Griffin said reassuringly, before gesturing for Rafi to begin. “Oh, if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were worried about me,” he joked, knowing that the younger man was just trying to not hurt him. “Alright, off you go.”

‘‘ Yeah, I guess.’‘ Rafi shrugged his shoulders and let out a soft nervous chuckle.  ‘‘ Well of course...I don’t want hurt you or anybody else.’‘ Knowing the other was joking but still it was the truth. ‘‘ Ok..’‘ Rafi took a deep exhale then inhaled before he turned to one of the circles, red energy started to from around his hands once more... He’d raised one of his hands and fired a hex belt at one of the targets...then using his left hand, he’d fired another then another until he got to the last one, using both of his hands this time to combine two bolts for the last target. 

“I see. Well, it’s impressive either way, even if it is your first time. Let’s do it again then, yeah? I have a few things I’d like you to try.” He hummed, waving his hand as various circles of hard light constructs formed randomly throughout the room. “I want you to break each of these constructs with your chaos. I’m looking for accuracy and speed, but how well you control it as well.” Griffin waved his hand at the cube running at his face. “Don’t worry about it. We’re working on your control anyways, right?”

‘‘ I mean I guess but yeah ok, I’m ready.’‘ Rafi stated as he rolled his shoulders a little bit, getting his muscles pumped. Raphael watched as various of circles started to form inside the room, going in different directions in the room...so target practice.. ‘‘I can do that...well I can try.’‘ Raphael was just praying he wouldn’t fuck anything up. ‘‘ Still didn’t want to injury you’re face but true we are.’‘ 

Watching as Rafi began to showcase his abilities, Griffin stood to the side. He eyed the metal slow shifting and forming into cubes. The way the younger man seemed to effortless split them apart and control them with his glowing hands was impressive. Even more so when the cubes were easily manipulated, thrown right before his face before being smashed into the ceiling. “Good work,” he said from a distance before walking over to Rafi. “So, what do you have trouble controlling then? In terms of handling the metal cubes, you seemed to do quite fine. No cubes were smashed against my face, which I appreciate,” he teased lightly.

‘‘ Uh thanks.’‘ Rafi smiled as he’d rubbed his arms..Rafi was pretty surprised himself how well controlled he was using his abilities.  ‘‘ Well this is sort of the first time I ever was able to focus on my powers like that..without actually hurting somebody. Didn’t mean to put the cube that close to your face...lost a bit of control there...sort of.’‘