Chapter 5: Magic Study

"Hero?"

"….................................."

"Uhm..................."Hero"?

It's has been fifteen minutes and Iris could not get any reaction from Nathan. He was entranced, grinning ear and releasing a laugh that made Iris feel completely uncomfortable. He had a Status Screen, not a video game but and actual one and most importantly he had magic, though he had to admit nature type magic wasn't his top choice or a choice at all, but beggars can't be choosers. Most of his magic consist of recovery magic, though he would rather have an attack, all and all keeping oneself at peak condition during a fight would make a huge difference. Not to say he didn't have any form of attack magic, Phytokinesis basically is control over plants and the ability to manipulate them.

This give him many different ways to attack. Nature is everywhere and so many forms and shapes, it would be a clear advantage if he had to fight in a forested area. Besides that, he had plant growth, this is good for times when there aren't many plants around, he’d just grow what he needed whenever he needed, only downside is according to the description is that he had to consume a plants seed in order to make one of his own, meaning that as of now he couldn't even grow grass, not that he could grow anything here anyway, since this area was completely void of nature of any sorts, so he had magic but couldn't use it. Though he thought, there was something he could try and he had the perfect test subject.

"HERO!"

"Ahhhh...sheesh Iris, you trying blow out my eardrum or something!?"

"I do apologize, but I've been calling out to you for a while now, you talking to yourself and making a very unpleasant expression.

"Sorry about that (unpleasant expression), actually I was just about to speak, I need you to do me another favor, a very important favor."

"If it is in my power, I will do anything.”

"Cool, wait here."

Nathan went down in around a corner, he returned moments later with the history book they were reading from earlier.

"Okay Iris, make this book levitate."

"Understood”

"Good now send up about fifteen feet."

“A-alright.”

"Okay, now move it forward about two feet, aaannnnnd perfect, let it go."

"Pardon!?"

"Let it fall."

"…........................Hero, sorry for questioning you, but from my position, it looks as though if I were to let this book fall, it would descend onto you.

"That's the plan, drop it.”

"…......................................."

Iris slowly let the book back to the ground and quickly floated over to Nathan.

"You must still be confused, here lie down."

"I'm not confused you goof, and where'd that pillow come from?"

Nathan explained to her his magic.

"Ah, I see, by causing injury to yourself, you were going to use "Healing" ability.

"Exactly."

"Here please lie down, you’re confused."

"Knock it off, I just need a little bump just to test if my magic works."

"Hero you are not allowed to injure yourself, nor will I cause you injury."

"If you’re worried about me getting hurt don't I'll be-

"HERO.........YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED........... TO INJURE YOURSELF."

Iris smiled down at him, at least it looked like she was smiling. The aura she was releasing made seem as though she was not informing him, it felt more like she was threatening him.

"Y-You know what, hurting myself, n-not a good idea, I-I don't know what I was thinking, I swear.

"How Wonderful, it seems you have come back to your senses, I'm glad."

Nathan made a mental note, to never intentionally harm himself, in front of Iris. He was sure he would not like the outcome. Iris made a gesture to Nathan.

"Hero, please follow me.’’

“Okay?”

“I didn't want to, but if you dead set on using your abilities, then I have no choice.

"Where are we going?"

"Just down the hall here at the end are where the Magic Tomes are held.

"Magic Tomes", more spell books?"

"These spell books are special, they are mana infused, utilize primarily when someone is unable to learn a spell. They can also be used for quick spell casting from the many spells in the tome."

"Wait, I thought you said I had to be able to learn the spells first hand and order to utilize them.

"It’s better and safer that way. Using a spell tome is mainly for rapid spell casting, no incantations or practice needed, just as long as you know the spells name written in the tome, you can utilize. However, magic tomes mana is not everlasting. Eventually the tome will lose its mana and the spells will become unusable.

"And since I never learned the spell myself, if it came to a fight, I would be in a bad situation, but couldn't I just infuse more mana into the tome, that way I could keep casting.

"Mana Infusion is not such a simple process. To infuse a tome with mana, one must first know exactly how much mana is needed for each spell. Then you must decide how many times you wish to utilize each spell. If you want to use a certain spell a multiple number of times, you must infuse the amount of mana needed for that many uses. However, if you add to much mana the tome itself may not be able to handle the

strain. Worst case scenario, the tome might explode.

“Sounds rough.”

“The process becomes very tedious over time, but if you learn the spell and since your mana restores in time, you could unleash as many time as you need, just at a much slower rate, plus you can put as much mana into any spell you’ve learned, making the most basic of spells, something to be fear.

"So basically tomes let me spam a certain spell as long as it has enough mana, while if I learn the spell, I could unleash the spell as many times as I want, just really slowly, but with a lot more punch.

Nathan thought that the tome was a better choice, sure the mana would run out, but if you were in a fight, the one to finish their incantation first would be victorious and with no casting time, unless they prepared ahead of time he wouldn’t lose. In addition, his attack was sixty, for a level one he thought that was pretty strong, but he couldn’t deduce anything until he sees someone else’s stats.

"It is as you say, however what I understand from your actions, you don’t have any grandeur reason for using magic, it just that you want to cast a spell."

"Well yeah, that's all I want to do, I learn would I need to later but right now, just want to try to throw a fireball."

Iris stopped and turned to a section of books.

"Well then, here is the section for fire magic tomes. Each tome has its own unique spells within the domain of fire, from body enhancing to summoning, though you can't use any spell above student level while in the study."

“Huh, why not?”

“I do not know the reason, just that the study prevents it.

" Okay, that's fine, as long as I can cast a spell."

Iris handed Nathan a book, it was still in a language he could not read. According to Iris, all he needed was to recite the spells name, to unleash it, which she relayed to him. Nathan placed a hand out in front of him, he aimed it at the back wall, as far away from the books as he could.

"Flare”

To their surprise huge fireball took form in front of Nathan. Before they could react, the massive object sped down the aisle and then exploded with a force that shook the shelves. The wall had become black where the fireball had struck. The charred area was roughly the size of one bookshelf. Nathan and Iris looked at the wall, then to Nathan's hand, then once more at the wall.

"…................Iris?"

"Yes "Hero"?"

"That was a student class spell, right?

"It is as you say."

"…...................Hollee shit."