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>”How do we "color" the mana to make it have the effect we want? Once our soulbound mana is inside the object, can we do anything to it? Or do we have to pick an effect before we cast the mana into the object?” the joker from earlier asks.
“I don’t know exactly what you mean by “color”, but I can tell you that you are not using your soulbound mana directly. It is simply your means from pulling mana from the earth; your ultimate source of mana. If you were somehow capable of putting your soulbound mana into another object, you’d be dead. Mana is quite literally the glue that binds the spirit to the body. Before anyone asks, no, you can’t TAKE mana from another living person either. That’s terrible. You should be ashamed if you were thinking that,” he says. My classmates giggle to themselves.
“Anyway, you can choose the effect after you summon the mana. Once it’s summoned, you can do whatever you want with it, whenever you want with it, assuming you’ve got the inner willpower to do so,” he continues.
>”Can you imbue something with multiple effects at once?” the human girl asks.
“I think I answered this one, but yes. Don’t try at this point. It’s a waste of mana, and you’ll likely fail spectacularly. Don’t worry though, even if you did, to go back to my analogy from earlier, it’s like straining a MUSCLE. The more you work it out, the stronger it’ll get. If you work it too hard, though, you’ll get exhausted. You won’t die though, and what doesn’t kill you…Well, you know the rest.”
>”How does size relate to difficulty? We all know that a sentry is a fair bit bigger than a simple can. Also, what if the metal has been made to be rust resistant?” the demihuman girl says.
“Bigger objects and LIVING things are much more difficult to cast effects on. The bigger the object, the more mana must be summoned - this is a matter of feel - don’t concern yourself too much with the physical dimensions of an object. You’ll know when enough is enough. In fact, you’ll usually overshoot. Also, magic is a trump-all. No physical augmentation to a metal, or what have you, can resist a magical effect. An object can be imbued to resist magic effects, though. If that’s the case you’ll have to overcome the enchantment with your willpower,” he responds.
>”Can liquids be given solid forms? Can there be a liquid/solid hybrid monster. Liquid exterior, solid interior? A thing who's other part counters the other's weakness?” a human boy asks.
“Ahh, let’s see. Well, as for “monsters”, I’m not sure how to answer that - I’ve seen a LOT of weird shit,” he says, followed closely by more giggles. “You can enchant water, yes, and you can make it solid. In my experience, it’s such a tricky process to get your mind wrapped around that it’s a waste of concentration in heated situations. There’s no reason why you couldn’t give walking on water a try, though. Just don’t try it on a raging river and kill yourself, eh?”
“Any more questions?” he offers, as the questions begin to die down.
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