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His mana had run out. For a brief
second nothing but pure elemental lightning flowed through the
bright sphere of light. It began to shake violently and looked as
though it might explode.
    Scott instinctively threw his hands over his
eyes, but the expected explosion did not occur. The ball of
brightly shining energy merely flickered and shook violently in the
air. He lowered his arms and looked at the ball of energy. He
studied it for a moment then stepped back a few paces. It followed
after him in a sluggish manner.
    “Congratulations.” said Mid in an amused
tone.
    “Huh?”
    “You created a spell.” she said. “Let it run
its course and then go check the mirror. You’ll see what I
mean.”
    “How long do I have to wait?” he asked.
    “Let me check. You’re a little lacking in
knowledge of such things at the moment.” She walked over and
eyeballed his new spell. “About three more minutes with the amount
of mana that you used.”
    “Thanks. I wish I knew how much of my mana I
have to use to make spells work.”
    Mid chuckled. “Doesn’t everyone? You have to
feel it out and practice. Over time you will be able to do this
same spell both better and with greater efficiency.”
    The violently shaking ball of light continued
to float in the air. Scott chose to walk around and watch as it
followed him about the area. It was kind of neat. Once it dissolved
in the air, he walked over to the mirror and checked it to see what
had happened.
    The first thing he had noticed was that his
unarmed combat skill was still at two, but his twilight sorcery had
increased to three. “Skills level quickly, don’t they?”
    “Early on they do. Your stats are much higher
than a new level one character, so it’s easier to train. Your class
level will act as a bottle-neck once you leave here.”
    “Yeah, I see your point. There’s no way I
would have developed that spell already if I’d been stuck with the
stats I had the first time I was level one.” he said.
    “Probably not. Rather, it would have taken a
lot longer to do it. There are reasons that the sorcerer class is
not that popular on this server.” said Mid. "Most who try it
actually do what you are doing, and reincarnate into the class in
order to make it a little easier to train. Even basic sorcery is
mana intensive during spell development."
    “I never understood why it wasn’t popular
before.” he said.
    “On the casual server it is unpopular because
it requires too much effort in the late game in order to stay a
threat. At the level you were at, it is actually a little
overpowered. It is almost the opposite of this server. Some choose
to be a sorcerer first in order to become more capable at a
different hybrid class like a dark knight or a paladin, even a
monk.”
    Scott nodded. “It’s not popular here, either
though?”
    “Not at all. Most people go for the simpler
classes that use incantations. All they need to do is project a
proper image, create a proper chant, and use their mana to fashion
it into reality." She tapped her chin. "That is all class dependent
of course. There are rules about what can be created as well, but
generally speaking magic is a bit more freeform here.”
    “That does sound easier!” Scott had to wonder
why anyone would be a sorcerer in that case. He liked the class,
but a little mental masturbation and a few pretty words sounded
like a much easier magical practice method.
    “Yes, but it is flawed in a critical
way.”
    “How so?” he asked.
    “Those classes can use magic, but they don’t
develop the fundamental knowledge necessary to truly master it.
They end up with dozens of spells that each do one specific thing
and they have to remember the exact words and imagery for each
one.” said Mid.
    “How is that different than what I do? I have
to remember the image I use and how to make the energy flow.”
    “Yes, but look at what you did. Mid-training
you shifted from one pattern to another and created an