[center][h1]Arc 1: Golden Week[/h1]
[h3]Silver Gate Academy Highschool Building, Classroom 4-A[/h3]
[b]Thursday, April 28th 20XX[/b]

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[center][b][h3]Lesson #1[/h3][/b]
Shortening Incantations, Introduction[/center]

It's been around a month since the school term had started, a buzz of excitement surrounded the students as April approached it's end. Those from the magical world of Mundus Arcanis were not sure why at first, but a week-long holiday called Golden Week had them excited, after all a holiday was something enjoyed universally, no matter what world they came from. 

Standing at the front of the class was Utsumi Shichimori, the Magic Studies teacher. Everyone within this class no matter their year in Highschool was gathered here to learn magic together, though most of the time if they've done one year of this already, they'd be going off to learn advanced magic from a University professor, or have given up. Regardless, he noticed the restlessness of the class, this was afterall their last day before they'd be let go for a whole week.

[color=0072bc]"I'm sure everyone's excited about Golden Week, so other than what we have been learning for the last month, I don't expect anyone to be presenting me any kind of work or progress. By now you should all be quite familiar with incantations, the next step of magic"[/color], he began.

[color=0072bc]"We have around ten minutes before the end of class so I'll do a quick review. Incantations are words of power that bind magic to will and intent, to recite them is to begin a brief ritual that gathers one's own magic energy and focuses it, like converting kinetic force into electrical energy, as a generator would. We now understand how to do them, everyone here has shown the ability to do them, or can already do them afterall. I can see some of you more... Advanced students being a little bored for the first month, for that I apologize, but it was quite necessary as some here were only beginning to become familiar"[/color], this was true. Not everyone did magic back in elementary school after all, but everyone here was also new to the school, so going through Utsumi's course was required.

[color=0072bc]"We won't be doing this until next month, but it may be of interest to you. There are many ways to get around having to recite every single word in your spell"[/color], he began.

[color=0072bc]"The most straightforward way I'm sure you've figured out is short versions of your recitations, but to do so without mastering the spell sacrifices power and effectiveness, so such a thing takes practice. But it is the first and important step, because when you can break down a spell, understanding everything about it, there are a few things you can do to cast them quickly"[/color], 

[color=0072bc]"For example, you can break it down to one word... Scan!"[/color], as soon as he stated the single word, an array of screens popped up, though in reverse from the student's perspective, to the teacher Utsumi, they all showed every student's status.

[color=0072bc]"The fact is that there are 5 different Scan spells I can use, but with intent and the spells grouped into Scan, I am able to choose the one I need with one word despite overlapping commands"[/color], he waved his finger and the screens all disappeared.

[color=0072bc]"There is also physical inference. Those of you who are familiar with Performance Magic may be a lot more capable of this"[/color], he continued, before clicking his fingers. Within moments, glowing birds began to appear around the room.

[color=0072bc]"I've associated my own finger clicks to this particular spell, unfortunately unlike the previous example I can't link more spells to this action. If you've watched how some mages cast magic, the reason some of them do poses or little physical rituals while chanting is for this reason"[/color], and with another click the birds turned into specks of light, before disappearing altogether.

[color=0072bc]"That is of course, it should not be mistaken with Performance Magic, which requires no incantation, and the actions within are more dances and... Performance, than they are quirky actions"[/color], he adjusted his glasses as he spotted the clock.

[color=0072bc]"There is much more to learn about these topics, but that will have to wait until next month. For now I shall let you all off for today. Be sure to review the spellbook you were given at the beginning of the month, as when we return I will be testing everyone's ability to cast magic using incantations"[/color],

[color=0072bc]"Oh... I suppose I forgot to mention... There will be transfer students from Arcanis joining us next month. You may see them around the town this week, as they should be moving in today"[/color].

[color=0072bc]"Well other than that, have a good Golden Week. Class dismissed"[/color].

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[center][b]Major Skill Opportunity[/b][/center]
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[b]Arcture Spellbook Volume 3[/b] - A spellbook that includes a number of B rank difficulty spells, spells that require incantations. This includes a few basic offensive, defensive, and support spells. 

[i][color=ed1c24](For today only it will cost 2 skill points to learn. You will also be given 2 skill points to use on it, or you can save it)[/color].[/i][/hider]