"Sorry sweetie, there are no shortcuts on battle spells. You'll just have to go over them again" Twilight told her daughtr regretfully.
Astral stifled a groan. She had been going over her new spells, but they never seemed to work. Whenever she tried the Maggic Missiles, instead of small balls of energy curving into the target, her magic would just sputter out at the last moment. The Concussive and Inferno blast, on the other hand, had the opposite affect; she would often overshoot and seriously damage anything nearby.
On the bright side, my magic is pretty drained, so no aching- for now.
"I know mom, it's just . . . I only had these kinds of problems . . . before the loop. Up till the Advanced, I could usually get the spells down within a few weeks, but, with the exception of Transformation, I can't do any Advanced Spells!"
Twilight sighed, walking over to place a hoof on Astral's shoulder. "Sweetie, not all magic will come easy to you. Some spells you are going to struggle at, while you'll be better at others. But you can't give up just because you find it hard. You have to keep trying."
"I know, I know" Astral sighed, running a hoof through her mane and giving a weak smile. "Back to the drawing board?"
"Back to the drawing board"