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A Lesson in Magic

Allan Onik

    Luin stood at the top of the tower. Looking out, he could see the vast expanse of Luria—the pines in the north, the sands of the deserts in the south, and the caves in the east where a great many witches and oracles resided...
    Segel walked behind him in his dark green robes. “It is a great wonder isn’t it?” Segel said, “This vast land we call Luria, full of the marvels created by Althena—our goddess and savior.”
    “I’ve read that the dragons in the western crags reject even the existence of your beloved goddess,” Luin said. He straightened his brown robes and picked up his staff.
    “There will always be those who reject what you must accept on faith or talent. Most of the dragons have been sleeping since before Althena molded Luria from the stars of Asemoth deep in the crevices of Time and Space.”
    “So now I suppose you’re going to try and convince me?” Luin said, “your lowly pupil, who can barely light a candle with his flames, much less see the details Her work beyond a sprouting flower in the gardens. I am a useless wizard.”
    “There is no such thing as even a useless peasant,” Segel said, “we all play a role in Althena’s grand plans.”
    “Even the ogres, orcs, goblins, scaven, and giants? Even the evil shadows that lie in many a hearts of men?”
    “Everything and everyone in our reality. They all have a plan and they all have a purpose. Here, Luin. Let me give you a few pointers. Perhaps if you can see Althena’s work with your own eyes you won’t doubt her presence.”
    Suddenly, Luin was looking at his body in the third person. He was still standing and holding his staff, and Segel appeared to be meditating. And that’s when Luin flew. He glided over snowy mountains and erupted grand flames. He entered distant stars and bonded with the Cosmos. He cast an ice spell at a fire dragon, and caught a pixie in his wispy hands. He saw farmers tending to their fields, and lent them some rain. He descended beneath the soil—and when deep enough felt the exhilaration of untapped, unbridled Magic.
    When Luin reentered his body Segel was smoking his pipe.
    “So, it has been a good lesson?”
    “Indeed,” Luin said.

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