Chapter 96 - Magic 101

Nathaniel continued, “Is there any other questions? None? Okay. Let us proceed with the next topic and that would be harnessing mana.”

A student asked, “How?”

Now that they have move on to practical lesson, it is easier to show them rather than explain it. Nathaniel raised his hand, focusing the flow of mana on his fingertips into gathering on his palm until it forms a ball of energy that turns into fire.

“After this lesson, all of you would be able to harness energy and create magic, like this one I did just now. But before that, you have to learn to harness your mana by using the rock. If you can maintain to float this rock without breaking it on your palm, they you’re good to go to the next step.”

Nathaniel picked up a rock and harness mana that engulfs the rock and float it in his palm, steady and complete. He started to explain that in order to make it float, they have to focus on their attention on imagining the energy of their body flowing and submerging it to the rock.

There were others who easily did it, but most of them are having the hard time of their life performing it. Sherry is at utmost disappointment, she failed to grasp steps of the procedure.

“Sir, can you please tell us what it feels like doing it?” She asked. “It would help if we have some perspectives on it.”

Nathaniel pondered and quickly came up with a simple reply, “You have to imagine that you’re the lightning. Your arm has to feel the shock pulsating harder and so on. Like getting kick in the balls, or your elbow hitting something sharp, anything like that.”

It wasn’t simple as she thinks it is. In order to fulfill his description, she has to tap on the dark side of her memory. Feel the shock, she thought. She dug deeper and remembered the time when she struggled to regain herself back from being manipulated by Theo. All her attention remains in that time, she neglected that she has to imagine the flow of her energy to manipulate and control it, which she failed to do so. Everyone’s senses were interrupted by a sharp light. In her palm, an energy shoots out in the sky, it dissipated quickly. She breathes heavily.

Nathaniel came to check her up with a shocked expression, “That’s quite overdoing we have there. Don’t forget, you have to control the mana if you want to do magic. It was never easy to begin with, so be easy on yourself. Just calm down and do it again. Don’t worry, we’ll take it slowly and easy.”

“I know, I know.”

Now, that she has something to reach out for that feeling, Sherry continued to the task. This time she did not fail. She easily makes the rock float. She gazes back to Alastor.

“I did it! I told you I have the talent, right?”

Alastor replied, “Don’t get too much confident. The hard part is about to begin.”

When all of the trainees managed to get the process, Nathaniel nodded in acknowledgment and continued to the next step.

“The next step will be chanting magic. In chanting magic, it requires the imagination of the user, the mana is no exception. You cannot use magic if it requires a large amount of mana, do remember that.

To start off, focus the mana on the fingertips before chanting the words. Now, repeat after me, by ablaze sun, by the ablaze life, I conjure thee, Fiara!”

A fire that is sized of ball float on his palm. They instructed trainees flames weren’t that great much as his, their sizes vary, some smaller, other might be average to consider.

He laughs over their laden confused faces and explained, “I understand that all of you are confused as of why it is not bigger than mine. Aside from spending mana, emotions can also play a vital role on conjuring magic too. Emotion can strengthen any magic that the user wants to conjure, it can even exceed the natural endurance of level of the desired magic.” He continued. “The more the emotions are real, the more it can affect the size and the strength of your magic. When I first tried to strengthen my magic using my emotion, I imagine the first person who betrayed me.” Nathaniel glanced to Alastor as he raised a brow. “I have friend who borrowed my cassette tape, said the bastard he would use it to record music, but I found out that he let it borrowed to the other student so that he could get more of the chocolate bread and pasta.” He paused briefly and continued, “Anyways, that’s all of it. Please continue to do it.”

Nathaniel felt a sharp gaze coming from Alastor but he did not dare to look back as he knew that inside Alastor’s mind, he was being stabbed.

There were only few students who are able to exceeded the regular size of the magic. Most of them were able to maintain its natural size. Once they managed to grasp it, they began to test it on some debris of the compound.

“If you lot are going to test your profound ability, please do not hit the trees, I repeat, do not hit the trees or else I will hit you physically.” He laughs and observed awhile.

“That is different than what I have remember.” Alastor said. He’s presence is sneaky as a rat.

“Really?” He asked, shrugging off the moody ambience.

“I never lied about recording a music.”

“Hmm.”

“I gave that cassette tape to the fellow student because he’s the one who’s going to do the recording, not me.”

“What about the bread and the pasta?”

“I did his assignment so that he will record the music. The bread and pasta are the bonus.”

Nathaniel fell in silence in a while and realize his mistake. He sweats profusely. Thankfully, a student came to asks for his help.

“Looks like there’s a troubled student. Talk to ya later.”

He laughs and jeered off away from Alastor.

When all of them are satisfied over the new magic they have learned, Nathaniel summons them.