Aura

School

Arriving at the new continent, Aura applies as a teacher at the magic school. It is located in a big tower in the outskirts of the coastal city.

"Well, how many spells do you know?"

"Well... one. But I am really good at it."

"Which one?"

"A basic ice spell."

"How good are you at it exactly?"

"Let's head outside a little."

"Sure."

Aura and the examiner  walk all the way to the beach.

"A little farther."

Aura and the examiner walk about a mile away from the docks.

"Well, how long will you make me walk young woman?"

"I think here is enough. CONGELO!"

Aura freezes an even larger portion of the sea than the last time she tried.

"Wow, that is amazing. Still, you only know this very basic spell. You are not qualified to teach in our school."

"Oh..."

"But since you are such a gifted magician, we will let you study other ice spells with us, free of charge."

"This is nice. You are nice people."

"We can't really let go such a star pupil, also you can help defend town from sea monsters, they arrive now and then and the locals expect us to defend them."

"I killed a kraken in the trip here. I think they are still eating calamari in town till today."

"A kraken? Wow, you are really powerful."

"Yeah, but a one trick pony."

"Better than having no tricks."

Aura head to the school and they start teaching her other cold spells.  There is a small mishap in class, as Aura accidentally freezes her classmates. But the teachers manage to thaw them just fine. The school end up realizing with powers such as these, Aura requires private tutoring. Everyday at midnight she meets with her teacher, to learn new cold spells. She progresses further and further.

Her tutor, mister Iceprawn, teaches her how to refine the raw energies she has amassed after endless training.

"Very well, try now a more powerful spell, Glacies Tempestas! Here is the theory."

Aura read the theory of the spell under the light of a spell her teacher conjures to lit the area and spend some time learning what thoughts she must keep in her head while she prepares the spell for it to be cast once she unleashes the incantation.

Aura is only used to the simplest of conjurations, so holding so much information in her mind at once is rather taxing. Still, she is able to do it anyway.

"Glacies Tempestas!"

The effect is similar to the default cold spell Aura knows by heart, but the spell makes it fall hail in an area, which then freezes everything it touches.

"Good, very good. This spell is more powerful with some preparation."

"Preparation?"

"Yes. If you can draw a circle where the spell will take place, it will concentrate its power."

"I vaguely remember hearing something like this."

"It is a conjuration circle. Any old circle will do, but the more elaborate the circle the more powerful the effect you will cause."

"Seems like such a lot of preparation."

"Yes, but you have to try it anyway. Draw a circle in the sand and lets try again."

Aura draws a large circle in the sand and prepares to cast again.

"Glacies Tempestas!", she casts.

This time the spell becomes contained within the area delimited by the circle, but the spikes are much higher, towering over the city.

"Well, it will be a weird find for the fishermen in the morning."

"I think you should start an ice cream joint."