Chapter 14: Magical Affinity
*Mika*
I focused hard on the passage in front of me, then let out a soft sigh of frustration. The candle I was staring at remained unlit. Maybe just another sip of mana would do the trick? I pondered this as I focused, reaching over and grabbing the cup of blue liquid next to me. After taking several sips, I felt a jolt of power rush through me, as if I’d drank several coffees at once with none of the negative side-effects. Rolling my shoulders back, I stared at the wick, trying so hard to get it to light.
There was the tiniest of glows to the end of it, which caused me to gasp and my heart to swell. Could this be it, the breakthrough with elemental magic I was looking for? Evidently not, because a few seconds later, the glow died down. I groaned softly in frustration, wanting to pick up the candle and throw it. No matter how hard I tried to get this to work, I failed.