Magic Wands (2)

The wand really seems to be very fragile, I'm afraid it will break if I drop it.

The difference between a cheap wand and an expensive one is mainly in its durability and strength, just like that gentleman said.

However, the quality of the spell cast is not affected by the quality.

What wands do is serve as a mana saver.

Every wand has a kind of "funnel" of mana, where not an iota of mana is wasted.

When you cast a spell with just your hands, you don't have a specific point to cast the spell, this causes the mana to be spaced out, making your spending and wasting greater.

With a wand, all you have to do is focus on it for all the mana to pool and thus cast the spell.

The downside is that this spell can only appear at the tip of the wand.

If I want to cast something outside, I'm going to spend the same amount of mana I normally would.

Staffs work in a different way than wands, they actually increase the strength of a spell, but I haven't studied them very deeply yet.

Since then, a month has passed, and I am now training in a forest close to home, Hera finally let us go.

In the forest, the trees are coniferous and spruce-like.

I found a small pond in the woods, and William and I usually train near it.

The forest is east of our house and takes about 15 minutes to get there.

It is possible to hear the noise of nature and its animals. I'm not sure, but I hear noises similar to crickets and cicadas.

I could already hear a howl similar to that of a wolf. That day, we left as fast as we could.

Reading an animal book, I saw wolf-like animals that could reach up to 2 meters in height.

I don't want to risk my life like that...

My progress with magic is happening much faster thanks to the wand.

Nowadays, I can cast between 5 and 7 spells a day, and William can cast up to 10!

Our progress has been greatly optimized thanks to this tool.

But we can't get caught up in it. If we become dependent on wands, we won't be able to get the most out of our spells.

My plan is to stop using it until I can cast as many spells as I want in the day. I believe that by the age of 5, I will already have reached this level.

Walking with William towards the woods, I feel the autumn breeze on my face.

Arriving at the forest, I go forward until I find the pond where I usually train.

It's still morning, and we still have plenty of time to spend our mana.

The first spell I usually start with each day is earth thorns.

Focusing the mana on the ground with my hand, a small spike comes out.

The dirt quickly takes shape, but the hardest part is getting it hard.

The earth slowly becomes more resistant, and I can see it because of its more rocky texture.

Now comes the spinning part!

By putting in a lot of mana, the thorn rotates intensely.

Without wasting much time, I fire, hitting a tree trunk!

The thorn pierced a hole in the trunk of the tree in front of me, but it couldn't get through.

I did this spell without using a wand, as it would be more complicated with it.

I'd have to create a thorn of earth out of thin air, and that's a lot harder than me using the earth itself.

Looking to the side, I see William with both hands on his wand.

At its tip, a kind of small air ball is formed.

He fires it towards a trunk, and the air ball pierces.

Approaching the trunk, I see that the firing area is much smaller than my thorn, but William's magic pierced the trunk much deeper than my magic.

So my magic has a better chance of hitting, but William's does more damage, huh?

They are quite opposite.

"I don't feel comfortable with that..." William says looking at his wand.

"What's the problem?" I ask.

"I don't know. I think it would be much better if I moved around more, but it won't let me." He says.

So his problem is versatility.

I believe combat without any objects would be better for him.

"Maybe wands aren't your strong point." I answer.

"Hm..."