31st: The Spells of Haruhi Suzumiya

[godbent]

[Voice / Action for the library]

[For the last 20some days, Haruhi Suzumiya has been obsessively studying. While she slowed down some after the Cultural Fair, it still was a very, very welcome distraction from thinking about how much she was hurt by that break up. Which is why she's been in and our of the library a lot. Finally though today she has decided to prop open the journal and ask for help.]

Hey, Luceti, does anyone recognize these?

[And she moves the journal to focus on:
* Helios's universe basic spellbook
* Basic Buffyverse spellbook (possibly this one or this one)
Lined up next to each other. these are the two she's had the most success with so far... she even more or less mastered one of the spells in the first one.]

Or these?

[And now it focuses on:
* Touhou Grimoire
* CLAMP universe magic tome (Western)
* CLAMP universe magic tome (Eastern)
Much less success here...]

Or this one? [She is much more unhappy sounding at this last book (a Greenhill Academy Rune textbook) because she's had basically no success even figuring out what it is talking about other than it apparently deals with mythology and magic... things.]

Or, I also found the "Writings of Aurelius" next to those first two ones, but I'm not sure if it's got spells in it or not... [it feels ominous, actually... so she figured it might, but- inside it just looks like a bunch of horoscope type things as well as just some weird old school notes]

I'm looking for people who know these books and are willing to tutor me in what's within them. I expect answers ASAP; that is all. [A pause] Also, Leon, since when do you write textbooks? [And then the camera focuses on a book written by Leon DS Geeste on Symbology]

[Anyone can, of course, question here about this post. Or the books. Or both]

Comments

[folklorist]

Oh yes. When mythica I believe it was...yetis who gave us the sigil for this spell. But back in the very old times when humans and mythica were first exchanging magic between one another sigils were a common ground between all races. And then came the introduction of spoken incantations that we have today.

[godbent]

...Yetis have magic?

[folklorist]

Oh yes! All sorts of mythica have magic. Most human spells are made from the basis of mythica spells.

[godbent]

Oh, huh - you wouldn't think of yetis-

...Well, okay, go on.

[folklorist]

Lots of mythica have their own unique spells. It's where humans derived most of their own after all. Mythica's spells are a bit more taxing s-so humans decided to make a derivative of them. Easier, less powerful, human spells were thus produced and used now by a good majority of magicians in my world.

[godbent]

Okay, that makes sense. So it's like mass production.

[folklorist]

Yes, exactly. An easier, safer, mass produced spell that all humans can use.

[godbent]

It feels sort of cheap to be learning a knock off, but if it's safer that's probably better anyway.

[folklorist]

It was...the Magic Council's ch-choice to, ah, do so. Y-You can't really um do much about it, really. [ Helios looks sadly down at the books on the table. ]

They were just...d-doing their jobs after all and keeping people safe. [ Just like always. Helios closes his eyes for a moment as if a memory too painful to see passes before his eyes and he tries to blot it out. He looks back at her a second later with a smile again though. ] People do still use mythica spells and magic but, well, it's more draining and not as productive in-in dueling or fighting.

[godbent]

Uh huh. [A little hum, ans she looks back at the books] Do people have affinities where you're from?

[folklorist]

Affinities? Something like...a person having specific element they're better at utilizing you mean? I-I not sure. There are people who are better at elemental spells than others but that's usually due to practicing a specific set of spells more than someone else.

[godbent]

[Nod. Okay... okay, so she's not necessarily stuck with ice. That's good]

Uh huh. Okay, that makes sense...

[folklorist]

Was there any particular element you wanted to practice more of?

[ Helios knows a whole bunch of beginner spells not offered in the book too. ]

[godbent]

I'm not sure I want to lock into any one specialty, but I might as well learn some water stuff. Or wood or metal - is there wood and metal? Which elements does this use again?

[folklorist]

Water is rather easy to manipulate. It's, um, one of the easier elements. S-Safe too for b-beginners. [ Helios pauses and then considers that question. Pondering on the answer. Wood wasn't common, no, neither metal but they both could be used in magic. ] There is such things as wood magic, yes. A-And metal too. Metal is a bit more, um, tricky though. It's usually used in enchantments but...there are some spells out there that one can use to manipulate it.

[godbent]

Uh huh. So you're telling me that metal and wood wouldn't be efficient staring points? [Tut] What about your personal opinion on what you'd prefer to teach?

[folklorist]

Ah, well, yes. They're a bit more...a-advanced than most other types of spells. M-Metal tends to require enchantments and sigils and things of that nature. [ So yeah. Complicated Haruhi. ] W-Wood is of a living presence usually. So controlling it is much harder and easier for it to get out of the caster's control. [ He can't even begin to tell you how many times he got tangled up in weeds and trees and the like. ]

Hm. Air or water is usually the easiest to teach.

[godbent]

Alright of those two are out and those two are in, both! Air and Water, let's get a simple one or three from both fields.

[folklorist]

Air and Water. Hm. There's a good few simple spells. [ He'll hold out both hands palms facing up. His eyes will glow then and in his right hand a ball of water will form. Perfectly round and standing still the edges shimmering in the sunlight. And in his left hand a small tornado will be produced and it'll spin lightly and gently gliding like a soundless phantom along his palm. ] Orb of water and a tornado. Of course there's spells that are more advanced which give the bigger versions. But, ah, these should be easy enough for now. [ He'll look back at the tiny tornado still perfectly kept to his palm. ]

The key is to keep your mind focused so they both don't dissipate or get out of control. W-Wind likes to be free flowing as does water. S-So if you can constrain both of them, you can learn how to use both in conjunction with each other.

[godbent]

[...She can't help it, her eyes go wide at both of those and when she sees the orb in particular she feels the need to go out and poke it. Put her finger in. As she does this though (looking at his hands, not his face] But for me, I'd need to use an incantation, right?