Day 1: Class is now in Session

Sparky · Dec 12, 2017

There he was...
Standing in his own classroom for once. Last he remembered, at least that is something he can remember well, he has been a student here. This time, it would be him behind the desk, teaching the new generation his magic. After he put up his ad on a board he did not expect anyone to actually join. But when he returned, a few names had found themselves on the list and it made him glad. Xandiel was always serious about his craft and it was nice to see people, students, being interested in what he could offer.

Turning around, he faced the blackboard once again, looking at what he wrote on it for today. It was the first day, after all, more of an introduction than anything else. Looking through the notes in his hands, written in horrible handwriting which would most likely be gibberish for anyone but him, all the circles and parts he had drawn the nights before, he found himself ready for whatever they could ask, whatever they would be like.

Looking back over the classroom, empty for now, all seats and tables were arranged orderly. Everyone should have a good look on what he would teach them in the days and weeks to come. His gaze went over to the clock hanging over the doorframe. Still ten whole minutes until class will start. Should try to relax some, after all they are just students, not some high court wizards who will incinerate me on the spot for any mistake...

Keen · Dec 12, 2017

As much as Ade liked to shy away from people and taunt them until they left her alone, she took her work seriously. Unemployed left her anxious and agitated. She needed to do something. With her spending days playing games, writing music she would never perform live, and crafting weaponry, Bunny finally convinced her to take at least one class at Starlight Academy until she found a job she could be passionate about. With Ade's interest in jewelry-crafting returning from years ago, she decided to make her abilities more potent by looking for ways to enchant her creations.

That was why she was now in a class run by Xandiel Asthenthal titled "Unconventional Magic." For now, the room seemed to be empty, with only her and Ashenthal filling the space. In her humanoid form, she took a seat, adjusting her wings to fold more comfortably and not get in the way of any students. The latter could just be solved by them not sitting near her at all, something she hoped would happen. Taking out a notepad, she scribbled down in her native language Oscela some enchantments she would like to learn. Finished with her notes, she made sure to keep an open space on the paper in case she found more interests after class started.

Nameless · Dec 12, 2017

Among the items in the bulletin boards, one thing caught Devias' attention. Unconventional Magic? With the various styles and forms of magic present in this world, as well as how they were applied, he was curious how special "unconventional" magic could be. Of course upon hearing his, his cousin was all too happy to try it out as well.

They arrived at the classroom and for now only saw two others. Neither of them looked familiar. It was a safe guess however that the one in front was the teacher.

"Hello!" Lorencia would say, announcing their arrival with an upbeat greeting. Devias on the other hand simply nodded to the two others with a smile before he got dragged by the sleeve towards a couple of seats on the front row, closest to the windows. Lorencia plopped herself on the outer seat while Devias sat on the seat next to her.

While waiting for the class to begin, or until someone went over to them, the two were discussing about what type of magic this class taught. More specifically, how much it would differ or mirror the ones they knew in their world. Lorencia was clearly the more active out of the two while Devias seemed more reserved.

Schrodinger's Cat · Dec 13, 2017

Not the first student, but he wasn't late, Marcus was sitting in the back row, scribbling a few random notes to himself in his notebook. Wondering if he had magic potential, he had taken the first class he found on the subject. Thus leading to his being here.

Twisting the pen between his fingers, He was anxious for the class to start. "Not long now." He mumbled, looking at his watch. Looking up, he noticed the pair walking in. Being so far back, they probably wouldn't see him, but he noticed the way the boy was practically dragged in. He laughed to himself. No matter what school he went to, the stereotypes were always there.

"Unconventional magic, eh? Wonder what that means." It was probably stuff like rituals, he thought.

Boop · Dec 14, 2017

Lysander

Lysander hurried into the room, glaring at nothing in particular, wings fluttering. He'd been hoping to get here a little earlier so he could watch the other students come in, but he'd been accosted on the way to class. This island was quickly starting to seem almost as bad as Hell in some aspects, and he didn't know how long he would be stuck here trying to find a solution.

Finding a seat near the front and as far from the door as he could possibly get, the half-demon shifted back into his human form, not wanting to call any more attention to himself. Hopefully this teacher would have more self-control than some of the students or even better wouldn't need it at all. He glanced around the class and didn't see anyone he really knew, though he recognized two from the VR, and someone he thought may be an oricenta he hadn't met.

At least this class seemed like something that could be potentially helpful. Part of the problem with taking general magic was that there were so many branches to choose from. It was hard to narrow it down and keep only the classes that would be useful. But he was unconventional in some ways, so maybe this magic would help.
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Gernet

Not long after the pretty winged demon had entered the classroom, Gernet followed after grinning. The naga coiled up by the entrance, taking up a surprisingly small amount of space for such a big snake. It was amusing to him that the little bird was in the same class, even if that meant it would probably be a bad idea to do anything to him.

Although Gernet's eyes had been drawn straight to that particular student at first, he did glance around the classroom to size up the others. He was somewhat relieved to find that most of the other students didn't look like food - it was so distracting having classes with creatures he wanted to eat. But he had no way of judging their magical power, and that was what mattered here.

The naga was looking forward to this unconventional magic. He'd been upset about his own magic diminishing when he entered the portal to this planet, but he was still no match for the Arores. As strange as this place was, it granted him the opportunity to have more magic of his own, and he was eager to learn it all.

Sparky · Dec 14, 2017

To be fair, he wasn't surprised. Xandiel was used to see non-humans, like the half-demon or the naga. As for the others, he wasn't sure. He has never seen a being like the student who entered first, and the others might be shapeshifting creatures of their own. Nonetheless, he was ready and willing to teach them all, no matter what race they would end up being.

"Now then, first of all I am happy to see that all of you and even someone new managed to come to my class. As I already said in the ad, my name is Xandiel Ashenthal, at least that is the identity I chose for myself while I am teaching at this school. As for myself, I am a shapeshifter, which means that you might see me as someone other than this when I enter the classroom, and I will have my reasons for that.

I want to address something first. I have a horrible memory for time and date, so that means that I want to apologize in advance when I cannot remember your names from one day to the next. Anyway, now we can finally start. As you are all aware of, I am teaching 'Unconventional Magic'."

With that, he turned the blackboard around, revealing a list. "This includes Alchemy, Runic Magic, Enchanting and, depending on the rate of progress we make, the basics of Ritual Magic, though I have been explicitly told to not teach you any advanced techniques on that. Before this though, we will discuss the basics of spell circles and their difference to runes.
Now then, anyone got a question before we start?"

With that he put the chalk to point at the different topics down and sat down, prepared for almost any question his students, for once, would ask him.

Nameless · Dec 17, 2017

"Alchemy, runic magic, ritual magic..." Devias wrote the subjects in his notes. These sounded prominent. He wasn't familiar with these, but he knew techniques the masters have used. While he didn't know how to use runes and magic circles himself, he could sketch them precisely from memory. It was a little something he picked up while working in the archive and needed to re-document some manuscripts.

Lorencia herself was interested in runes and spell circles because of the shows she watched. To her they looked cool and for some time she had been practicing how to weave her magic to mimic spell circles and runes. So when she heard that they would be used, she was bouncing in her seat.

"This is going to be good!" she whispered to her cousin.

Schrodinger's Cat · Dec 17, 2017

Marcus, while writing the areas shown with one hand, raised his other. "Excuse me, but what can actually be done using this area of magic?"

Watching the girl excited behavior, he was reminded of the VR. "So that's why she looks familiar." Marcus thought. She was one of the many cats that intentionally or unintentionally tormented him.

((do the students have textbooks as a reference?))

Boop · Dec 18, 2017

Lysander

Shooting one last glare at the snake that had entered behind him, Lysander turned his attention to the teacher. At least everyone was seated pretty far apart. And being in class should stop people from being annoying to him. He doubted anyone would even glance his way for the most part - he'd just had the misfortune of running into someone before it started so they hadn't been distracted.

In spite of the fact that he'd grown up in Hell and was a magical being, Lysander didn't really know much about the practice of magic itself. He'd spent most of his time in the human world as a soldier, and he'd only just discovered this island. He knew what alchemy was (although he wouldn't call it unconventional,) and in a general sense he could guess at enchanting, but runic and ritual magic seemed to be very broad. He also wasn't sure what a spell circle was, though he had a very passing familiarity with runes. He expected this would be explained without him needing to ask, and someone else asked the only other question he came up with on the spot, so he just sat quietly for the moment waiting to write the teacher's answer down.

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Gernet

Gernet didn't really care if the teacher remembered his name or not, it wasn't like he bothered to learn anyone's names himself unless they were very important. Even this teacher's name had already been forgotten, though he had never met an actual shapeshifter before. The naga knew little about magic, though his ears perked at the mention of runes and rituals. All the nagas' magic was given through Morgul, anything else was wizards or the hated Arores and their thieving goddess.

But here, here he was free to learn. The naga absently traced a scar on his skin - here maybe his ritualistic rune-carving would be more than symbolic. He still hadn't learned how to read or write this English language, so he didn't take notes, but he was deeply focused on everything the teacher said. Gernet had questions too, but he didn't want to show any weakness in front of classmates, so he was glad that someone else asked.

Sparky · Dec 19, 2017

Xandiel chuckled, after all that question was one of the more prominent o new that people have asked him on his journey so far. 'Why learning this magic when casting is so much more versatile?', they would ask. Of course, he had his reasons for this and as the teacher, he was bound to answer.

"You see, this is a question I was about to answer anyway. But before I do that, I want to explain the difference between Conventional and Unconventional Magic, in hopes that you might understand my point of view a bit better."

He went to the blackboard and put his hand next to the spell circle he had drawn next to the list. Immediately, the board started glowing and once the light show was over, the chalk has changed, instead of a list it depicted a mage with a staff casting a fireball.

"This is Conventional Magic. In essence, anything cast that uses a focus, like a wand or a staff, a book or an accessory, even your hands or whatever appendages you would use for casting. It is much more impressive looking than what you'll be learning here, with all the sound and sight, supposed 'mages' casting spell after spell in rapid succession.
While I do not harbor any animosity towards mages or caster in general, I hate people condemning my art and proclaiming their spellslinging as the only true 'magic'. I am going to tell you right now, Unconventional Magic is not aggressive by nature. But when properly applied, it can become a bulwark regular magics will crash against.

Also, unlike Conventional Magic, what I am teaching you can be well applied on a regular day-to-day basis. It goes from something as simple as repairing a broken object, to rebuilding an entire house, or even setting up a teleportation array. As long as you keep your mind open for possibilities, you can achieve many things those fools would only dream of."

With that said, he put his hand next to the circle once more and this time, instead of the picture changing, the chalk appeared in his open palm as one piece and the board was completely clean.

[No textbooks]

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