Update 22
Cast Firaburz, then Jetsha.
You cast Fire Burst, and engulf yourself in flame. Then Jet causes the flame to collimate itself into a beam
[-] that shoots out into the horizon, never to be seen again. It took all your flame with it. Phooey.
Trying again, you notice that as the flame disperses upon hitting a target, the Jet recollects the stray fire and forces it again into the beam. You can focus the jet just like you focused the zoom.
"What about...Buildng like you'd build a house?"
"Ah, but the beauty of casting a spell is that the elements and spells work their own magic. It requires no further input. What you are describing is more akin to Human Transmutation, a more directed approach to creating life, rather than spellcasting. For the most part, it is impossible to create Life from its components in a spell.
Though that is not to say humans cannot create life through casting spells. Humans can conjure all the elements by spell, though it depends on the surroundings. It is easier to conjure Life in a forest, for example, or Water on an ocean, Fire in a city lit by torches, or Shadow in the night.""Ooh, interesting. A Kahigan to anchor your soul...
Are we likely to have our next lesson soon?"
Honoka seems excited, and eventually she gets it, though she seems markedly different. Almost... mad with power, it feels?
"Indeed. For the next step, we will focus on Natural Healing. That is, bolstering a lifeform's ability to heal itself. We'll try it with plants, first, and move on to more complicated subjects such as insects in the future.
Natural Healing depends on the connection of a living soul to its body. Without the soul, there is no energy to facilitate the healing. But by forcing energy from the soul to go toward healing, you can make even plants heal, though they are not normally capable of using magic. As for the process, you might have already deduced part of it. Do you think it would be unusual for humans to be the only creatures with souls bound to their bodies by Kahigan?""I wonder how roots would look like on a rat..."
Pay attention on what Notabat is babbling. What other plants there are in addition of flowers and grass?
He's mentioning some Elf-sounding stuff. Something about all life having an alignment, something that binds their genes to their bodies. This tends to affect anatomy. Plants bound by the Life Kahigan, 'Vi,' tend to sport natural growths like flowers, buds, leaves, and roots. Plants bound by the Earth Kahigan 'Au', such as trees, grow woody trunks and branches, though they share a lot of similar Genes. There are seven main categories, one for each element:
Life (Vi) : Vegetation and leafy plants
Earth (Au) : Trees and woody plants
Water (Hi) : Seaweed and corals
Fire (Vo) : Dry plants such as cacti and volcanic shrubs
Wind (Ni) : Clouds
Shadow (Ku) : Mushrooms and fungi
Time (Di) : Stars and celestial objects