Room 802: Introduction to Magic

"Energy magic, huh?"

Roy sits down in his usual spot. Energy magic...that doesn't sound too hard. The twins haven't been tormenting him too much lately. Perhaps they've lost interest...or perhaps they're simply plotting something. Who knows, with those little monsters. He sits down and takes out his notebook and pencil. He idly considers inscribing his pen to do his note-taking for him, but decides against it.

Ashani entered the classroom, signed in, and sat down for the fifth day's lesson. She pulled her rolled parchment and a quill from her black pouch, and was ready to take notes.

"Energy magic is the set of disciplines that are concerned with channeling and bestowal of power, the framework with which some magics are associated with languages, and some simple effects such as light. In some rarer cultures in the world, there exist martial artists who develop systems of harnessing what some describe as raw energy or ki, and releasing it in the forms of various ballistic attacks. This, too, is part of the all-encompassing subject that is energy magic."

As he spoke, his hand was held to the level of his midsection with his palm outstretched towards the ceiling. Spinning slowly over his hand was a nebulous blue sphere of wispy bright energy.

"Signalling spells, such as sparks and colored lights, are also part of energy magic. It is the first set of disciplines with which a beginner caster must dabble, for mastering some of its concepts help lay down a foundation for effective magic use in the future."

Roy pays attention and takes careful notes. As Vywrick summons a ball of energy, he shifts in his seat...or, at least, he tries to. Hmm. He tries again.

I'm stuck.

He tries fidgeting one more time, and finds that he is well and truly glued to his seat. 

I'll deal with this after class. 

Sighing in resignation, he turns back to his coursework.

Vywrick stepped into class not a second late.

"I hope you all have enjoyed your three day weekend, after our strange introductory week. This week, we pick up the pace and depth a little bit by moving on from energy magics and fundamentals, and into elements. Everyone please remember to sign in on the sign-in sheet or I will mark you absent. And welcome back!"

Ashani signed in and sat down in her usual spot. She pulled her quill and parchment from her black pouch. She too, thinks there may be a pop quiz, due to the three day weekend and the amount of fundamentals they went over the week before.

"Good day to you all... today we are going to be talking about elements. Now I mentioned as we wrapped up last week with energy-centric magic that some fighters began to discover supernatural powers later being called life force, raw energy, or ki. It wasn't long before some discovered an uncanny capability to affect certain elements and in their discovery, focus in on their specialty of one element or another. As time progressed, arts such as elemental bending began to take diverse and robust form. Bending is the manipulation of existing elemental forces. You'll learn later about casting effects for elemental forces. We have briefly covered ice already..."

Roy coughs, and scratches his arm. It's feeling itchy all of a sudden. Regardless, he pays attention and takes notes. He might need to know this someday. My, he's itchy today. Is he sitting in a mild sunbeam? No...what's causing this itching? Hmm.

"Good day, class!"
As the students stepped in, they'd immediately become basked in a brilliant white light. It wasn't quite intrusive, seeing as how it'd fill each and every one of them with a strange, ethereal sense of excellent well-being and euphoria that made it all too easy to ignore the fact that it was difficult to see.
"Please, I know it can be disorienting, but do make sure you sign in on the sign-in sheet, or I will have to mark you absent."