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Could Maggie have taken up a Coin?
Mr. Death:
I kind of look it almost like fusion where the act itself generates energy. Like, the energy isn't from the mother or the baby, but from the act of birthing itself, because the act is such a major, powerful change.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on February 09, 2018, 10:03:04 PM ---I'm assuming she'd prepared the curse while on the run, knowing Raith might eventually try to kill her.
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Maybe but you know the guy who used his killing curse on Harry just had to say "Die alone" and as Jim said, Harry died alone when asked about it.
It could be that there doesn't need to be much preparation for even a curse that appears complex. Much of magic is about strong belief. If a wizard is casting a spell that is going to kill them, that requires a lot of determination, and will... So Maggie may have only needed to think of what she wanted to do to Raith, and unleash it, requiring only a few moments to do it.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: groinkick on February 09, 2018, 11:36:51 PM ---Maybe but you know the guy who used his killing curse on Harry just had to say "Die alone" and as Jim said, Harry died alone when asked about it.
It could be that there doesn't need to be much preparation for even a curse that appears complex. Much of magic is about strong belief. If a wizard is casting a spell that is going to kill them, that requires a lot of determination, and will... So Maggie may have only needed to think of what she wanted to do to Raith, and unleash it, requiring only a few moments to do it.
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Given Raith's protection from magic, and the fact that her death curse is apparently anchored to her children, I imagine it was more complicated than Cassius' curse, which wasn't very potent and only marginally effective, given that Harry had both Mab (the presumed whisperer) and Bonnie with him when he died.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: raidem on February 04, 2018, 07:15:34 PM ---One crazy wag of mine has Harry descending from nic via Malcolm. I even proposed that Malcolm is a redeemed, 2nd chanced nic. So in my theory, Malcolm would be both denarian and knight of the cross.
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I'd figure Malcolm must have been a good guy for at least a year before Harry was born, probably more. He didn't just knock her up in a one-night stand; knowing him changed her character significantly. And he lived until Harry was six or seven.
Even if Nicodemus put down the coin and somehow traveled back in time, he simply wouldn't survive that long without Anduriel's protection from aging. Cassius went from middle age to almost dead within about a year of losing his coin, and he hadn't been depending on it as long as Nic.
raidem:
--- Quote ---I'd figure Malcolm must have been a good guy for at least a year before Harry was born, probably more. He didn't just knock her up in a one-night stand; knowing him changed her character significantly. And he lived until Harry was six or seven.
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I'm uncertain as to how far back Nic/Malcolm would have to be inserted in time to be consistent with the story. Malcolm was a magician who practiced with many of the famous magician's of the day. I'd have to think more about Malcolm's backstory. It is strange we don't know more about it. Regardless of Nic/Malcolm family, I'd like for Nic and Harry to somehow be related with Nic being a ancestor of Harry's. As far as Malcolm goes, I could like him having been descended from a Corwin like family that exists/functions on a higher plane of existence. Harry having blood of this family would allow him to travel parallel dimensions/worlds independently.
--- Quote ---Even if Nicodemus put down the coin and somehow traveled back in time, he simply wouldn't survive that long without Anduriel's protection from aging. Cassius went from middle age to almost dead within about a year of losing his coin, and he hadn't been depending on it as long as Nic.
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You are a soul; you have a body.
I think it would be a case of Uriel and company providing a body for Nic's soul to use in his 2nd chance life. Therefore, he would have no problem with disintegrating due to age. And, if Uriel provided the 2nd chance with a soul and time travel, it could be that a deal was made with say the Mothers or the Faeries or something for the body. Nic/Malcolm only had so much time to live in the body of Malcolm before time was 'up'. He died with a smile on his face knowing he hadn't screwed 'this' life up.
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