Chapter 20 -:20 traditional Magi

Chapter 20 -:20 traditional MagiIf you want to read ahead by 25 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic ----------- "Which brings us to the situation at hand." Sona cut in, Shirou straightening reflexively as the student council president adjusted her glasses pointedly "Tell me truthfully, Emiya Shirou-kun: Are you, or are you not, a Magician?" "I'm not." Shirou answered promptly, only to shiver in the face of the bespectacled girl's frown "To elaborate, I'm merely an Apprentice Magus, and a rather poor one at that. If you wanted my official classification, it'd probably be 'Spellcaster' or 'Faker'." "Aren't those all the same thing?" Rias pondered, tilting her head in confusion, a sentiment shared by Asia and Issei, who actually stopped glaring at the Faker to blink at the redhead in confusion. "To anyone not in the know there's very little difference between them." Shirou admitted with a nod "However, there are actually several classifications a Magus can fall under, with the title of Magician being the absolute pinnacle one can achieve." "I'd always wondered just what kind of hierarchal structure the Human Magical Societies possessed." Sona opined, her expression lined with intrigue "I assume that 'Spellcaster' holds some special meaning?" "It essentially refers to those like myself with relatively low skills in Magecraft who don't adhere to the ways of traditional Magi." Shirou explained, waving a hand to the kitchenette for emphasis "For example, I'm quite at home with most modern appliances, whereas most 'True' Magi would consider using a typewriter instead of pen & paper, or even parchment, to be heresy." "I see." Sona noted, even as the rest of the group, Rias included, grimaced at the idea of being denied modern comforts such as running hot water or mobile phones "And just what must one do to be classified as a full-fledged Magician?" "Only those who discover and are capable of wielding a True Magic can be called a Magician." Shirou replied promptly "From what I've learned under my Mentors, there have only been five people worthy of being called 'Magician' in human history." "What precisely do you mean by True Magic?" Sona inquired, her expression intrigued "And how can there only be five when I know for a fact there are entire schools dedicated to various arcane fields?" Sёarᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "It's complicated..." Shirou admitted with a grimace, holding up a hand at Sona's frown "Like I said, I'm only an Apprentice Magus, and a 3rd rate one at that." He sighed as she calmed down "Let's see...I suppose the easiest way to explain the difference is that, unlike Magecraft, the effects of a True Magic cannot be replicated by modern technology." "I think I can see where you're coming from." Rias concurred, her expression thoughtful as Tsubaki and Akeno returned with a tray laden with a Tea set and elegantly arranged Daifuku on a plate "Anyone with a match can set something on fire, and certain branches like Alchemy do share some elements with modern science." "Hundreds of years ago, the ability to fly or talk to someone across long distances would have been seen as 'Magic'." Shirou concurred with a nod "Nowadays anyone can do either provided they have the time, effort and money to spare." "It certainly makes more sense the more I think of it." Sona noted, inclining her head in approval, though her expression never changed "Should we therefore assume that your title as 'Faker' pertains to your school of thaumaturgy in some way?" "It's a title used to refer to a Magus that's proficient in the use of Gradation Air." Shirou confirmed, only to sigh at their blank expressions, holding up his hand and tracing a copy of one of the teacups Tsubaki had set before him for all to see "Basically it allows the user to materialize objects out of thin air in accordance to their imagination and skill level." "Fascinating." Rias noted, her eyes, and those of Sona glittering as they no doubt considered the possibilities such a skill could provide and jumped to the wrong conclusions like many before them "I take it such a skill must be rather valuable?" "On the contrary, most Magi consider Gradation Air to be a waste of time." Shirou admitted, allowing the cup to vanish in a burst of Prana "For example, say that I needed a specific dagger for a ritual. While I could 'make' a dagger similar to what I need, due to the inherent flaw in human imagination, it wouldn't be a perfect match and would vanish should my concentration waver for a second." "What the hell?" Saji chuckled, the blonde Student Council member shaking his head in amusement as he smirked at the Faker teasingly "You sure picked a lousy school to specialise in, Emiya." "I wasn't really given much of a choice." Shirou admitted with a shrug, more than used to such comments after Rin's not-so-gentle ribbing "Due to my situation, I was ill-suited for Traditional Magecraft and my first Mentor admitted he wasn't much of a Magus, to the point it was all those who came after could do to make me somewhat competent." He smiled self-deprecatingly "Truth be told, I wouldn't be surprised if I never graduated beyond 'Apprentice Magus'." "And yet," Sona cut in, her expression serious once more "not only did you manage to drive off a rogue-Exorcist of the Church, an established prodigy no less, but you even managed to destroy the Holy Sword he was wielding at the time." "Thank you for that, by the way." Rias offered honestly, her smile grateful even as she sat beside the uncompromising Sona "You've no idea how worried I was when Kiba told me what happened." "I'm just glad he was alright, it looked like that cut he received took a lot out of him." Shirou admitted, inclining his head in acknowledgement of her thanks "Although, I have to ask, why did the sword react to him like that?" He had his suspicions, how could he NOT after adding Rapidly's history to his inner world? But he'd rather hear it straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak, and it was about time they started answering some of HIS questions damn it! ----------- If you want to read ahead by 25 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic