Dark Magic and Shadows

"Huh," Cerlius leaned closer, examining Lance's smile from different angles. "A smile and a laugh are all that I need? The dark mage was able to hide for her entire life using just those things?"

"W-well she kind of…turned." Lance sorted through all the papers. "She wasn't always psychotic, just stupid. She was corrupted by the Dark Element, which is coincidentally the topic of our first lesson." He stretched out his hand and six elemental magic circles formed: Fire, water, earth, wind, holy, and dark.