"Several things," Regulus says. "It seems there are fewer actual spells on Gaia, though I could be mistaken. The ones that exist tend to be... impressive. They range from elemental attack spells that can be used on multiple enemies, to healing spells that can also be used on multiple targets. Healing spells in my world would never have worked that way. They're far more specific and some can be very complex."

Running a finger across the edge of one bracer, he adds, "Mikoto's decided I should start with ice spells, since the Black Mage village had these in one of their shops."