I march in front of the line of Crusaders, “So, you wanna learn Necromancy. Here I am to teach you. And believe me, there is no better teacher than me.” I stop, and throw a collection of items on the ground, “An important thing in all magic is to have a catalyst. As you are all new to this, I would recommend what is most comfortable.” I motion at the items, a bunch of staves, “If you wish, you may use a staff. I, personally, always found staves easy to use. However, I have grown to use my entire body as a catalyst.”
Scootaloo asks a quick question, “So, uh, what exactly do we do?”
I smile patiently, “Of corse, I forgot you haven’t received an advanced magical education. Not to say I did either, so I understand where you’re confused. Gods, it’s been so long since I’ve had to think how to summon my mana.” I shake my head, and look at all of them again, “You want to reach down into the very depths of your self. Feel around, until you feel something green, it will smell like freshly clipped grass, and will taste like Granny Smith apples. I like those apples. Anyway, once you reach this mana, guide it to your catalyst. Said catalyst shall glow green as you feed it more mana.”
I can see them all close their eyes, and concentrate deeply. Their breathing deepens, and I can see the mana inside them start to move. I nod as I see it flow through them, all to different points of the body.
I can see them all open their eyes, and look at their glowing parts. Apple Bloom looks at her glowing hooves, Scootaloo at her glowing wings, but Sweetie can’t seem to find hers. She looks all around, before looking back to me, “Where is it?”
When she speaks, the mana carries itself on the sound waves. It glows a bright green, answering her question. I nod at the Crusaders, “Now, with your mana gathered, comes the easy part. Express your will, and the mana will try and do it. Think about what you want, and use the strongest will you have. For example, when I say ‘sky’.”
A hand juts itself out of the ground, raising me high into the sky. I demolish the hand and land back on the ground.
I smile, “Now, will is only a small part of using your mana. There are many mechanisms to cast mana, but they’re all advanced. Go ahead, try.”
Sweetie looks down at her leg, where a small cut is. She focus on it, “Heal.” The skin instantly heals, and her fur grows back as if nothing had happened.
Scootaloo looks at her wings, and whispers, “Fly.” Her small wings attract bones in the area, all of which add themselves to a huge wing on her side. Now, she stands with wings of bone, bigger than even Luna’s. With a single flap, she rises from the ground, and she keeps on flapping to stay there.
Apple Bloom seems to lock eyes with a tree, and walks up to it, “Strength.” She raises her back legs, and bucks the tree with the added force of her mana. The tree takes the blow, and apples fall out of it. Seeds seemingly turn into fully grown apples in the air as they fall into the buckets down below.
I nod at all the Crusader’s happy smiles. Apple Bloom seems to be oddly satisfied with the tree, Scootaloo is giddy with her new flight, and Sweetie seems lost in thought. All of them wear happy smiles. I quickly bring my hooves together in a clap, which disables all their mana. Scootaloo’s wings of bone fall to the ground, and all of them lose the glow in their limbs. I hold my hooves up at their angry looks, “Hey, we’re only on the first lesson, and you are all on stuff for the fourth lesson. Beside, you need to be careful with your mana. If it dries up, then you will not be in a good position.”
Scootaloo sighs, “Then what are we supposed to do now?”
I smile, and point out at the town, “I can show you more stuff I can do. Why don’t we all go to the town?”