For the Love of Chaos

Magic

Stiles sat down in his computer chair after hanging up with Scott. Dinner with his mom had gone well. Stiles had debated on telling Scott about the mark, but he just couldn't, not until he had a better idea of what it all meant.

He typed hurriedly into his search bar, eager to find out all he could. He didn't even know what he was capable of. He hadn't even thought to ask Deaton, not that the druid would necessarily know but he might have an idea of where Stiles could start to learn. Instead he was left to find out through the only way he knew how. The internet.

It was a long and mostly fruitless search as most of the things he found were just people who didn't know anything about real magic, or it's uses. However, he did find one forum where the information seemed accurate. The posts talked mostly of the history of druids which Stiles was already fairly well versed in at this point but there was one thing about different types of druid practice that caught Stiles' attention.

There were four types of magic a druid could learn. Influence magic, which had to do with controlling emotions of those around you. Natural magic, which was the ability to control elements such as water and plants. Source magic, which was more to do with herbs and casting spells. That seemed to be what Deaton was trained in. The last type was blood magic, it was a darker magic. It allowed you to cast spells that could maim and kill but it was incredibly dangerous and often very daunting on the body. It was said to alter the mind of it's user as time went on, making them crazy.

"Great, so how do I do this?" Stiles sighed as he scrolled down. He spotted a link at the bottom that offered more answers. Clicking the link brought up a chat screen in the bottom left of his screen.

"Hello?" Stiles typed hesitantly. He didn't know if this person would be helpful but he figured he'd try.

"Hey." The chat bubble beeped in response.

Stiles was surprised to get an answer so quickly.

"Are you a real druid?" Stiles asked next.

"I am."

"And you just put this stuff on the internet for anyone to see?"

"Only a true spark can use this magic. I see no harm."

Stiles nodded. They had a point.

"Alright, fair enough. Can you help me?"

"You must be new to your powers. Welcome, I am Bonnie. I'd love to help in any way I can."

"Stiles. Nice to meet you. Yes, I am new. Just found out today, though I used mountain ash for the first time a while ago and it was weird as hell, but it worked and now I don't know what to do." Even in text Stiles tended to ramble.

"It can be overwhelming, but your spark is eager to learn hence being able to use the mountain ash."

"So how do I do this? Like do I pick one type, can I do all of them?"

"You can do all of them, however most are more drawn to one type over another. You can try them out and find which one feels most natural to you. Your spark will know. I don't recommend Blood Magic as it is dangerous and rarely worth it's effort."

"Yeah, I don't really plan to test the waters on that one," Stiles laughed to himself.

"Let me walk you through an easy process. Do you have a candle you can use?"

Stiles looked around to see that he didn't, but he knew where his dad kept the emergency candles in case of a blackout. He made his way to the kitchen and grabbed a small white candle from the drawer.

"Got one." He typed as soon as he returned to his room.

"Great. You're going to light it. Now clear your mind, imagine the candle lighting. It may take a few tries. Don't rush it. Take your time."

Stiles took a deep breath and stared intently at the wick of the candle.

Nothing was happening.

Another deep breath, he closed his eyes and imagined the candle lighting. He peeked open an eye to see the candle still not lit.

"Damn it," He huffed before typing, "It's not working."

"It takes patience. You have to clear your mind."

Stiles pressed two fingers to his temples and took a few long deep breaths. He remembered how he made the mountain ash reach.

His eyes narrowed at the tiny wick before it burst into a tiny flame.

He jumped up in excitement, nearly knocking his chair over in the process.

"Ha! I did it!" Stiles typed quickly, sitting back down.

"See I knew you could do it!" Bonnie responded with a smiley face.

"What next?" Stiles was beyond excited to learn more. He felt alive for the first time in his life, like he had purpose.

"Well you know how to work mountain ash, so you've done Natural Magic. All that's left is Influence which requires another person."

Stiles slumped in his seat. He didn't have another person.

"But if you want to give me your email, I can send you a few herbs and spells to practice Natural magic with. You can also try to manipulate water or plants as you did with the candle. They all use the same method. If you can do one, you can do all. Some types of magic may require more concentration but you are never limited to one type."

"That would be great! Thanks you so much!"

When Stiles finally ended the conversation with Bonnie, he felt a million times better. They had agreed to talk at the same time the next night. Stiles was going to practice and update her. He only needed to find someone to practice Influence magic on. The problem was he didn't want too many people knowing about this yet or that he was practicing. The only ones who knew were Derek and his pack. Derek wouldn't tell anyone if he asked him not to. It was worth a shot anyway.

*AN*
Just a small update for ya!