Chapter 28
“No one? Then Let’s proceed to the third Major branch: The Conjuration Magic and its core principle being the Mana Materialization Innate ability.
During Ancient times, Conjuration was also called elemental magic as mana users were seemingly able to summon the elements in their hands, but with time passing, we learned more about Conjuration and changed its name to a more appropriate name.
Like any Major branch, it has two lesser branches under its path: Materialization Magic and Dematerialization Magic.
Materialization Magic is where we can convert our Mana to Matter, and there are four types of matter: Plasma, Gas, Liquid, and Solid, with plasma being the easiest matter to materialize,” Instructor Edder said as he raised his hand, with fire bursting out from his hand.
“Followed by Gas,” Instructor Edder said as the flame disappeared and a mini tornado appeared in his hand.
“And Liquid.” With a ball of water replacing the mini tornado.
“With Solid state being the hardest matter to conjure,” as the ball of water disappeared and was replaced by a growing rock.
“Woah…”
“No wonder people in ancient times call it elemental magic.”
The high knights whispered amongst each, forgetting their instructor’s last warning as they admired the show of magic but immediately fell silent when they saw the cold eyes of the instructor.
“However, there are some studies that say that the more a person is familiar with a state of matter, the easier it is to conjure compared to the other state of matter. That means that if a fishermen were to awaken his Mana, he would be able to conjure a liquid state more easily than gas or plasma, or solid, as he is more familiar with the liquid state than any other matter.
Or if we look at some Avian Magical Beasts, where some of them can conjure winds of blades but cannot conjure plasma. Of course, one would need a large affinity toward that state of matter to be able to do it so easily, but most of us don’t have that luxury, so we are stuck in learning plasma first until we reach solid state.” Instructor Edder said
“Let’s move on to the next lesser branch: The Dematerialization Magic, and if some of you are worried that we are moving too fast. Do not worry. This is only an overview of Arcane Magic. I will go into more detail in our future lectures.
Now, Dematerialization magic is completely opposite to Materialization as instead of materializing matter. It’s about converting matter into Mana.
For this magic, I won’t be able to give you all a demonstration as this type of magic is considered a forbidden magic that is illegal to use, and any mana user that is found using this type of magic will be imprisoned by the kingdom. But before I explain this type of magic, can anyone guess why this magic is forbidden?.”
Julia raised her hand after pondering, “Yes, Julia?” Instructor Edder said
“Is it because it can kill anything? Since we are all made of matter?” Julia confidently asked
“Yes, That’s part of it, but all major branches are capable of killing, not just dematerialization magic. What makes dematerialization magic so dangerous is that the only magic it is capable of doing is destruction, unlike the other major branches, where they can also be used to better our lives. it’s that simple, but it’s also because of that simplicity that makes it the most dangerous magic of all.” Instructor Edder explained.
“There isn’t much known about the Dematerializations Magic as it is forbidden to use and study, but as the peacekeepers of the kingdom, we are allowed to know more than normal mana users, and if any of you encounter a mana user that uses Dematerialization Magic make sure that you have a plan before fighting them, if you don’t, then walk away and report it.
What makes Dematerialization Magic users so dangerous is that they can recover their Mana every time they attack, as they can absorb the Mana they had converted, making them have limitless Mana at their disposal, so even if you fight a Dematerialization user with more people, it won’t guarantee your victory. In fact, having more numbers would make it easier for him to recover.”
After explaining the terrifying ability of Dematerialization magic, Instructor Edder fell silent as he wanted the high knights to process his words, but he saw one high knight raising his hand to ask a question. “What is it?”
“If the Dematerialization magic is so powerful, why can’t we use them?” one of the high knights asked
“Because high knights aren’t destroyers or murderers. We are protectors first before anything else, and as I have said, Dematerialization Magic is only capable of destruction. It is something that we high knights shouldn’t be or aspire to be. Because sometimes we also need to show mercy towards our enemy, but if our magic only knows how to destroy, then how are we different from the other murderers out there?” Instructor Edder passionately said, silencing the high knights in the classroom.
“What is the Eight Commandment of our Knight’s Order?” Instructor Edder asked the high knights before him, with Julia immediately raising her hand. “Yes?”
“Eight Commandment: Use your powers wisely: Your magical abilities are a powerful tool, but they can also be dangerous. Use them with caution and always consider the consequences of your actions.” Julia answered
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“Thank you, Julia. If any of you find doubt or hardship in your path of knighthood, always remember the ten commandments as it will guide you to the right path and make your resolve clear,” Instructor Edder said to the young high knights before him, with some youths eyes burned with passion as they looked at instructor, seemingly enlightened by instructor Edder’s words.
“But we digress. Lets us move on to the next and fourth major branch of arcane magic, which is Transmutation Magic, its core principle being the Mana Transformation
Unlike Conjuration, where we materialize matter, Transmutation magic is about changing the properties of Mana or matter, and its two lesser branches are Mana Alteration and Matter Alteration. With Mana alteration, It is possible to turn our colorless Mana into something that has color,” Instructor Edder said as the Mana in his hand turned into a green-colored mana.
“With mana Alteration, I was able to change the colorless properties of our mana into a rainbow color, and with enough mana control, I can make it look like something like this,” Instructor Edder said as the green Mana turned into a shape of a plant, creating a small holographic image of a plant in instructor Edder’s hand.
Deon saw the green plant in instructor Edder’s hand and couldn’t help but think about the black ring that Father James gave him and that with Mana, it was able to create a holographic image of his “Parents.”
‘So that was possible with mana alteration?... But how come my black ring was able to do that? Is it possible to put magic in items?...’ Deon thought, and before he could continue his thought, he shook his head. ‘This isn’t the time to be thinking about this… I’ll think about this later when the lecture is over’ as he continued listening to instructor Edder.
“During ancient times, this type of magic was also known as illusion magic as we can create holographic images by changing the color of our Mana but Mana alteration is also capable of other things other than making our Mana have colors. Some experts in mana alteration were capable of changing the properties of their Mana similar to that of our gravity, making their Mana have a gravitation pull.” Instructor Edder said
“As for Matter Alteration, it is the same as mana alteration except it is about altering matter, which means with Matter Alteration, it is possible to turn water into blood or rock into gold. Because of this, we are using krone currencies to ensure no one can counterfeit our money. Does everyone understand so far?”
“Yes, Sir,” the high knights replied
“All right. Let’s move on to the final major branch of Arcane Magic, which is Enhancement Magic, Which is also what we high knights specialize in, so make sure you are all listening carefully to not miss anything.
As some of you might have already realized, the core principle of Enhancement Magic is the Mana Support Innate ability of our Mana that naturally supports our body to whatever it needs.
The two lesser branches of Enhancement Magic are Augmentation Magic and Erosion Magic. With Augmentation Magic all about using our Mana to amplify our abilities
For example, with Augmentation Magic, I can temporarily raise my physical strength to D rank. Now, there are two types of using Augmentation Magic, Firstly is to amplify our abilities temporarily, or we can amplify our abilities permanently.
Temporarily amplifying our ability is one of the easiest ways to use Enhancement Magic as we can do it almost instantaneously, while Permanently amplifying our abilities will take time and effort and cannot be done instantaneously as it is like refining our body, same as how it would take time to forge a quality sword.
But with permanent amplification, we can increase our physical attributes to rank E or D even if our Potential remains ranked F+. One of the books I gave you yesterday, The Enhancement Magic Book, can give you ways to enhance your body permanently if some of you are interested in enhancing your body. However, that is only optional, as you can choose not to permanently enhance your body.
Now, some of you might be thinking that why shouldn’t we enhance our bodies permanently? Right?... Well, it’s because there are some disadvantages to enhancing our body permanently. One of them is that it takes a lot of effort and time to do it, and you might not even succeed. For example, it would take 2 to 4 years to increase your physical strength from F+ to E, and as you progress, it would take more time.
I won’t get into more detail as we are straying from our original topic, but I will explain more about it in our future lectures, or you guys can read the enhancement magic book in your free time.
But for now, let’s get back to the next topic, which is Erosion Magic, which is completely opposite to Augmentation Magic but similar as it still uses the Mana support as its core principle.
Erosion Magic is also known as Curse Magic, as with it, we are able to create magic that can be harmful to a person’s body.
The idea of Erosion Magic is letting the body think that they are absorbing the magic for its benefit when in reality, it actually harms the body, making it a very deceitful magic.
There are some scholars in the kingdom that think Erosion Magic should also be ban in the kingdom as it is the same thing as Dematerialization Magic and that it can only harm people, but in the end, it wasn’t because not all Erosion Magic or Curse Magic are deadly and sometimes some curses can be helpful if they are applied correctly.
For example, the Sleeping Curse, like its name, can put people to sleep under its spell by tricky our body that it needs to sleep, and there are some cases where people cannot sleep due to trauma or something, and with the Sleeping Curse, we are able to help those people even though it is called a curse.
Now, don’t get me wrong, in the wrong hands sleeping curse can also be deadly as it can put people comatose and can never wake up. So you still need to be cautious of every curse and not rely on it too much.” Instructor Edder explained
Deon flinched when he heard about the sleeping curse and that it could put people into comatose as he remembered his comatose back when he was a child.
‘Shit, there is magic for that?... Would the sleeping curse work to me? Would I be stuck in my dreamscape when that happened to me?’ Deon thought, and as the more he thought about it, the more worried deon became, as it unlocked his childhood trauma and fears, making deon raise his hand
“Yes, Deon?” Instructor Edder asked
“How can we defend against curses?” Deon worriedly asked
“Well. It’s actually quite simple. You just need to eliminate the foreign Mana in your body before your body absorbs it… that’s also the reason why in the magic community. Letting your Mana be inside another person’s body is frowned upon as it can be seen as an attack… But there is also some curse expert that can curse a person just by touching them or just by having their target’s blood or something… so make sure not to leave anything that can be medium for a curse,” Instructor Edder explains.
‘This is bad… I need more defense for curse magic,’ Deon worriedly thought.
“Don’t be worried, though. Curse users are very rare because even though Erosion magic isn’t a forbidden magic, it is illegal to curse people, especially High knights, making it an unpopular magic, and curse users would need a special I.D if they want to study curse magic,” Instructor Edder explained, quite curious about why deon was so worried about curse user.
‘That’s good,’ Deon sighed in relief
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Thought For thoughts
* Conjuration Magic: Materialization Magic (Elemental Magic) and Dematerialization Magic (Forbidden)
* Transmutation Magic: Mana Alteration (Illusion Magic) and Matter Alteration
* Enhancement Magic: Augmentation Magic and Erosion Magic (Curses)