The Majesty of Magic by Ian Rodgers

Author:Ian Rodgers [Rodgers, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2017-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

Later that evening, I crawled up to the Soul Building. Inside the headmaster’s office I all but slumped to the floor, exhausted. I pushed through the weariness I felt and picked up my assignments for the evening. Let’s see what he wanted me to do.

The only time I felt safe from my worries and the madness of the student body was during my private lessons with the headmaster. It saddened me to think that the place I once dreaded approaching was now my sanctuary.

Chapter 12: Warning Bells

“Welcome, class! I do hope your Nulday was a good one.” A chorus of ‘Yes, Professor Orbel,’ answered the instructor, and he smiled warmly. The weeks had gone by exceedingly well so far. It was nice to have days like this.

“Wonderful! Rest is important for a body. Can’t work too hard or you’ll break,” he cautioned, before reaching for the chalk and turning to the blackboard behind him.

“We’ve gone over some basic theory so far, as well as a smidge of practical,” Orbel began, scribbling out some notes from last class. “Today, however, we’re going to examine a staple of magical learning and cooperation; Joint Casting.”

A ripple of excited murmurs went through the First Years and I wiggled excitedly in my seat. Professor Orbel’s classes were always interesting. He just had a flair for teaching. That he encouraged hands-on practice made him a favorite among the students tired of endless theory in other lectures.

“As you know, a spell has two components. The ‘ritual,’ that is, the incantation or magical symbols, and the mana, which is the fuel source. And, there are two main methods of casting a spell; speaking the incantation or drawing out the magic array. But what if someone has only a small amount of mana but needs more? This is a common problem among mages who perform research on large scale and advanced spells, or have to raise barriers and defenses over a wide area.” Orbel turned to us, gesturing with his chalk with each word.

“The answer is Joint Casting. It is a technique which pools mana into a collective font and then is used by multiple mages to shape a single, massive spell. Of course, it isn’t as easy as it sounds.”

Orbel’s explanation was soon joined by diagrams and various notes upon the board. He jabbed his writing tool at a student in the upper rows.

“You! What might a problem of this method be?”

“Um, too much mana means much more concentration is needed?”

“Correct, Joint Casting requires sharp focus to be pulled off. The heat of battle is not a place where it often happens unless the mages want to explode violently,” Orbel cautioned, earning some audible gulps from the students. “Anything else? Princess, what do you say might be another problem?”

“Everyone has to know how to cast the same spell,” Liliana hazarded, and Orbel nodded slowly.

“To a degree. While it is preferred that all mages involved understand the spell being cast only one person actually needs to know the spell in question.

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