Breakthrough!

[fightingofthespirit]

A-At long last! I have nearly completed my goal!

The impossibility of ever making sense of the island's conglomeration of magic initially seemed an insurmountable obstacle; there were far too many cultures and worlds to accommodate. It hardly seemed as if there was even a system at all! Working towards a solution from this angle, of course, eventually proved to be nothing more than an extremely frustrating headache; one would have to eventually account for every single known world's system if one wished to reroute the currents as one desired -- But lo! Upon rethinking my initial analysis of the entire project, a single point jumped out at the brilliant mind of Klarth. The indiscriminatory nature of this magic! It had been noted previously that those with absolutely no previous magical aptitude could simply take a scroll and perform the most elementary of magical feats without so much as breaking a sweat. Though I had somehow managed to miss it before, the obvious conclusion drawn would be that the source of magic upon this island -- perhaps a stream of mana hidden either high above the island or below, or perhaps simply a new source as of yet undocumented in the texts -- did not flow from being to being as I had previously thought! Instead, it seems obvious now that each being can tap into the source individually, and it was only after he had done so that the magic would convert to the system he was most familiar with. Rather than a long, intertwined chain of mana running throughout, each person was free to dip into this stream, a far more efficient system! Going on this principle, it was hardly difficult at all to tap into this stream myself!

Now behold! The fusion of supreme intelligence, craftsmanship, and art -- The Magic Cannon!

Here goes no --

FWOOMPH

.........ow........

*thud*

Comments

[no-good-tsuna.livejournal.com]

WHY WOULD YOU MAKE A CANNON OF ALL THINGS?!!!

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

it seemed a good idea at the time . . .

i suppose i can claim to have baked something now, at least.

((I unfortunately lack a 'dead' icon.))

[no-good-tsuna.livejournal.com]

Jeez. Are going to be okay, professor?

[prayfortomorrow.livejournal.com]

...
Is everything okay nano desu?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

that depends on your definition of okay

[prayfortomorrow.livejournal.com]

mii... Are you not hurt? That sounded ow ow bang bang nano desu...

[frumpyface.livejournal.com]

Now that's a most interesting way of thinking of it that makes a surprising amount of sense. Those with no previous ability could tap in as if it were the only branch of magic that they had known, but with a little effort, those who have had experience call upon that same source with the familiarity of their home world.

Of course, this brings new questions, not to the nature of the source, but how one accesses the source. How is it that one can attempt to access it by foreign means and still come across it as naturally as ever? From just this, I'd theorize that as the island reaches out to new worlds, this stream, or whatever, is capable of mimicking the magic system of that world.

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

oh, yes, truly fascinating! . . . perhaps we may discuss this further after i am no longer on fire.

[frumpyface.livejournal.com]

Haa? Oh! Right. Please forgive me, as the only way I could currently help is if you wanted to be more on fire.

[deathly-origami.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, are you alright?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

. . . please don't let my hat burn to ashes . . .

[deathly-origami.livejournal.com]

...

*dutifully extinguishes hat*

Uhm, it's still servicable, but I really think you ought go see a healer...

[allnaturalmagic.livejournal.com]

Oh my! Klarth, are you alright?!

*rushes up to him, chanting*

Cure!

((Yes, Terra has remembered some spells. Have fun. :D))

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

. . . Well! That did the trick!

W-wait -- Terra! You used magic -- Without the aid of a scroll! Incredible!

[allnaturalmagic.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've remembered some magic! It seems that I...

*gasp*

Klarth, your hat! It's on fire!

[death-the-dad.livejournal.com]

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Thank you Mr. Death sir.

I-I didn't actually die in that explosion just now, did I? You're not coming for my soul?

1/3

[death-the-dad.livejournal.com]

2/3

[death-the-dad.livejournal.com]

3/3

[death-the-dad.livejournal.com]

[unnatural-20s.livejournal.com]

First you steal my outfit, NOW YOU STEAL MY AWESOME IDEAS!?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Huh. So far as I can see, the only similarity is that we're both wearing a hat.

Good choice. The feather's a nice touch.

[unnatural-20s.livejournal.com]

A red hat. But since you clearly have fantastic fashion sense, I'm willing to let it slide.

[kihaku-madou.livejournal.com]

O_O

Um...are you all right sir?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

M-Merely a minor setback!

. . . You're a new face. Will you be joining my class?