Sage grinned "i think someone said it a little earlier. but its nice to meet you too" and with that he was off to his room. tossing off the robe and sitting on his bed. so far he learned about the fluidity and versatility of water, the ever-presence and motion of air. and the will of fire... or so he decided to call it. He saw earth magic in action thanks to pakuna so it wasnt hard to imagine what that could do or be about. but spirit was still very vague. the spirit SPirit seemed to be the one giving the orders around here, and held himself with the most authority out of the five. But what did that mean for Sage? He already knew that of the five spirit was his element. but what did that mean?
Sage glanced across the room at the textbooks that were mysteriously piling up on his desk along with some paper and writing tools for notes. please let there never be homework. "everything is a matter of Will." he mumbled to himself. it reminded him of something but he couldnt figure out what. he got up and opened the book about spirit magic as he stood over his desk. "accept the unacceptable" he read outloud "Matter is energy, which is all around us, Magic is simply the art of wielding that energy. Will and perception are your greatest allies. For Spirit Magic inparticular your will must be exceptionally strong. But there are many methods to every art. for example, a solid immovable mountain and a sea of shifting sands are both earth in element. but altering either requires a different level of focus. the same is true for the stages of water, and the properties of fire.
"but spirit is different. unlike the other four spirit is innately internal. you use your energy and will litterally instead of metaphysically as with the other elements. for example, in Contracting a spirit for power your will must often be equal to theirs. but to subjugate a spirit or demon, in some cases, your will must be greater. but note that there are many different types of spirits. Spirits exist in every living thing but are not necessarily bound to the lows of the physical realm. Those with an affinity for Spirit can often see beyond the veil of the physical realm into an invisible world of spirits. Usiing ones will, if its strong enough, you can force the spirits of all things to conform to your will. But the danger lies in its strength. some spirits, demons in particular, feed on strong spirits, and you run the risk of being devoured into a souless death by one of these.
as for how Will and Perception play a part in this element. As previously stated your will is important as to control and manipulate other spirits, but perception is key. once control is established with a spirit you have to be able to imagine and perceive its function, capabilities and use. they are not as maleable as the elements and can only do so much with in their own domains. instead of perciving limitless potential like you would from fire, for example, instead you have to percieve a limit. "
Sage stopped there utterly confused. he understood everything he read for the most part... except thats not how he used his magic when he used it. he flipped through the book, looking at chapter titles. there were chapters about weapons. and conjuring, and banishing but not what he was looking for... so he closed the book "Spirit...can you uh..hear me?"