Spell Shattering: How Compositions Break Apart by Themselves

Within the Haan magic system, spell compositions through Dast Casting rely on the Minbry-Point to hold the Haan elements in a singular location so the reactions between them create the powers each spell is meant to have.

However, something to keep in mind here is the word ‘’meant’’.

Spell compositions are not created equal. On paper, spells with the same elements has the same reactions as each other. In practice, spells’ powers are influenced by several different factors. Some of these include the caster’s abilities, the environment around the spell composition’s creation, such as Gellens storms and Millo Mists, and the Haan elements surrounding the spell itself. An example of this is the Dhemsen elements’ ability to ‘’stick’’ to other elements around them. So, by using these types of Haan elements then become intermixed with other, unknown elements the Dhemsen have attracted themselves onto.

Due to there being so many ways spells can get influenced by: predicting the spell’s powers from the caster’s side is not always a possibility from the beginning of the composition’s creation. The examples given are influences from beginning of the composition’s creation to the point where the spell is casted. But on top of this, there are also factors to consider once the spell has been casted which also influence its performance. One of these factors is what is known as Spell Shattering.

What is Spell Shattering?

Spell Shattering is an occurrence within the casting of Dast Casting spells where parts of the spell’s elemental components break apart from the rest of the composition. Since the Haan elements are bind to rain over Sagen in the same location at a constant, fixed point: the elements always attempt to travel back to where they normally travel through the elemental rain pattern.

Depending on the strength of the Minbry-Point’s dragging force to hold the elements within the composition: Spell Shattering can happen at varies levels once the spell is casted. And because the spell relies on every portion of the composition to be present for the correct reactions to occur, Spell Shattering alters the spell’s powers before the projected spell reaches the target.

One of the primary reasons Spell Shattering occurs outside of the caster’s abilities has to do with the type of Haan elements being used. Each element has different properties and abilities of their own. Because of this, Spell Shattering happens differently for each spell and its composition’s elemental components. Adding additional elements onto the spell composition might have the effect of pulling other elements with it once Spell Shattering occur. Something which would not happen if the additional element wasn’t included to begin with. This makes it so the caster always must have knowledge of which Haan element each spell has and only feature the elements which are the most important for the wanted reactions to begin to form. An example of frequent Spell Shattering occurring within casted spells are Evel Teil Spells. Or Wildman Spells as they are also referred to.

Because Wildman Spells don’t feature important elements for the structural integrity of the spell composition, like Dhemsen elements, Evel Teil Spells can’t withhold Haan elements to the same degree as commonly practiced Dast Casting spells can. Since Wildman Spells are casted by people outside of schooled magi circles, the spell composition of the Evel Teil Spells breaks apart to a much greater scale then spells which has been carefully constructed by centuries of Dast Casting practices.

Spell Shattering is a natural occurrence showcasing that within a world where magic is preformed, the performance of the magical abilities is not always up to the shear ability of the caster. But is a result of the nature of the magical powers themselves and the world they exist in.

Since just like real-life: not everything is within our own control.

Image provided by starline on freepik.com