Elemental Magic 101 (sign up)

[Discordacopia]

Kato listened carefully to what the instructor pony was saying,it made sense he supposed as Kato had never really had to work for a magic balance.....it always seemed so easy for him.He decided it best however to apply this knowledge and watched the yellow aura pony as she prepared to attempt a spell curious as to her preferred magic.

[Aeterna Sol]

"This will be interesting." Blazing Sun thought out loud. "Even though I wanna show you guys what I can do, I'll let him go first."

[Peace Keeper]

Peacemaker concentrates and his horn emits brown aura. He then emvelops himself in magic and starts to rise from the ground.
I learned to levitate myself and fly. I don't know if that's what you mean by balance.

[Dark Hooves]

Try this. He surrounds his hooves with his golden aura and starts walking up a nearby tree.

//remind you of something

[Peace Keeper]

Wow. That looks cool.
*decends and stops his magic*
*Concentrating*
*Magic encases his hooves and walks in front of the tree*
Hmm. Let's see if this is right. My hoof doesn't feel like it sticks.
*Lifts all hooves to the tree and falls to the ground* AH! Ugh how did you do that?

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*-Sounds familiar, but I can't remember from where, or if I have seen it.

[Dark Hooves]

I have long since mastered balance between focus and strength. If either focus or strength are too low you'll fall, if either are too high you'll push yourself off the tree. He stands upside-down on a tree branch.

[Peace Keeper]

I can only do that when I levitate myself, but that doesn't count.
*Concentrates again but harder and hooves begin to glow*
*Places hooves on the tree and falls again*
*grunts* I can't do it!

[Aeterna Sol]

Blazing Sun was trying to pay attention to everyone at once until her eyes were stuck on Peacemaker. "Oh, so now we're climbing trees? I don't know why, but I've never tried that before." She said to Dark Hooves after going up to him. "If you know anything about me, then you've seen me on the news. Mostly because I train in my front yard for extended periods of time, everyday."

((By the way, I know where the "Climbing trees using only your hooves" thing came from, but I won't tell.))

[Dark Hooves]

I'm teaching control of your mana, which takes both strength and focus. Mastering of this takes time to achieve the perfect balance.

[Peace Keeper]

Peacemaket doncentrates much harder and his hooves start to glow. He then places his hooves on the tree and this time he doesn't fall. He starts walking up the tree.
Hey! I did it!

[Dark Hooves]

Maintain your focus, otherwise you'll come down again.

[Aeterna Sol]

"I see. But, have you ever heard of Ki? I'm good with standard magic, what I need practice with is ki."

[Peace Keeper]

Peacemaker takes a few more steps and stops at the branch.

Like that?

[Dark Hooves]

Very good, now maintain your focus and see how long you can stay there.

[Peace Keeper]

I feel like I can stay here forever, but it's because I am actually levitating my hooves. I'm not really walking on the tree.

He starts drifting away from the branch upside down slowly. He stays in the air for a bit before slowly descending to the ground, dangling his body from the hooves.

I still don't know how you do that.

[Dark Hooves]

Well focus on both the tree and your hooves, maintain strength and focus equally to have your hooves stick to the tree.

[Discordacopia]

Kato had spent a few minutes watching the ponies attempt to walk up the tree thinking to himself that he could swear he's seen this before somewhere(yes yes,nice reference).After contemplating it for a moment Kato decided he should attempt this new way of using his magic.Steping up to the tree Kato breathed in and out deeply and focused on his hooves before closing his eyes.They began to glow a faint blue color and before he knew it he was slowly walking up the side of the tree.It was only when he opened his eyes did he realize he was actually doing it.But being aware apparantly made him lose all focus because he almost immediately he feel back twoards the ground,at the very last second Kato teleported onto a nearby pile of hay softening his fall"By celestia.....that was a close one"Kato remarked stepping out off and shaking off the hay that covered his body.

[Dark Hooves]

A good try Kato. You'll get it. Try to find your balance of focus and strength.

[Peace Keeper]

(Focus and strength. It gotta be a spell. If it's a spell, then that's how he's able to do it.)

He takes a breath and concentrates again. He tries to think of a spell similar to what appears to be walking on a tree.
(I know a gravity spell, but I'm not sure if he has like sticky hooves spell or magnet spell or something.)

He stands next to the tree and focuses a gravitational spell onto his hooves. Giving more concentration, he places all hooves on the tree and starts walking. He takes light steps as to not fall horizontally from the tree and . He approaches the branch and concentrates his magic to pull upward. He takes a step and begins to stand upside down. He stops there to prevent falling up the tree into the sky.

This is as close as I can get. If this isn't right, then I don't know what you mean.

[Dark Hooves]

You are very close Peacemaker, it isn't a spell at all. It is changing the mana flow to make you stick to the tree. All living things have mana in them.