"What if we strip away everything we don't actually need?" Vel began drawing a simplified magic circle, his movements quick and sure.
Several students tilted their heads, studying his rough diagram.
"What are the core components that make this spell work?" Vel asked, tapping the center of the circle.
"The elements," Enya said immediately.
"Lightning and water," Rohen added.
"The scale control," Mira chimed in, sitting up from the sand.
"And?" Vel prompted.
"The chaos element," Tomas said slowly. "The randomness."
"Right. So we only need these essentials. No target acquisition, no wide-area coverage. Just lightning dispersing randomly in a small space."
"How small?" Enya asked, leaning forward.
"Size of a table?"
"In theory, we'd get a spell that scatters lightning bolts in a contained area," Mira said, understanding dawning in her voice.
"Now comes the hard part," Vel said, handing the wand back to Tomas. "The incantation."
The group fell quiet.
"Incantations aren't random, right? If a core function of a spell changes, the incantation seems to change too. We need to figure out how it applies to our chaos-modified spell."
"Do you remember the incantation for Stormbringer?" Vel asked.
"Aqu-alea-voltis Aretum," Enya recited without hesitation. She'd probably repeated those words countless times, trying to make them work.
"We already know it sounds different from normal spells, but we don't know why," Rohen said. "All our research came up empty."
"Because no one's been given the chance to research it properly," Vel replied. "If we're going to solve this, we need to put our own spin on it."
"What are you suggesting?" Mira asked, brushing sand from her hair.
"We try different incantations. Make educated guesses. See what happens."
Vel pointed to his diagram in the sand. "What would the incantation be for this spell without the chaos element?"
"It should be... Voltis Aquare Aretum," Tomas said slowly. "Lightning as main component, water as secondary."
Vel nodded. "What if that's not how we communicate with the Chaos Spirit? Our mana contains three different elements—what if we have to speak three languages at once? Not by choice, but because that's our nature."
Tomas's expression suddenly widened. "The -alea... the blending pattern."
Vel wasn't surprised to see Tomas catch on first.
"You're suggesting we follow the Stormbringer pattern with our own spell?" Enya asked, excitement creeping into her voice.
Vel simply nodded.
The implications dawned on each student. Even Lyvenna leaned forward, her analytical expression shifting to genuine interest.
"But will it work?" Mira asked.
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GameDev Reincarnated into His Own Creation
FantasyWhen renowned game developer Giri meets his untimely end, he awakens as twelve-year-old Vel in the magical realm of Aeonalus-his own creation. Five hundred years have passed since he crafted the world, and Vel finds himself in the village of Oakhave...
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