JusKIdding: Yaaaay I'm making people laugh! \( ;_;)/

NoxPersona9: Gah! I want to answer ALL your questions to the fullest extent but some of them I have planned to explain in future stories and I'm afraid that it might annoy people because the answer is more lengthy than the actual story hahaha ;_;

A deeper understanding will make his skills stronger as when you put SP into Impeccable Memory, I imagine him learning a little more about the mechanics but as Frozen Fate had so excellently explained, Phantom would be more concerned with the execution rather than the theory behind it. I can't imagine him trying to study any deeper into the subject because it'd probably bore his brains out and he's kind of a lazy butt as we've seen XD

Regarding Freud, I have a vague backstory planned out for him and yes, his touchiness is due in part to his friendship with Afrien but it's also due to his history, which I'll give a very short glimpse into in about four more chapters. It doesn't answer the reason for his touchiness but it hints at a maybe less than perfect life. Truthfully, it doesn't reveal too much except what's on the surface but I will say this: We all have skeletons in our closets and Freud is no exception. Also, fire and darkness are Afrien's main affinities, not Freud's. I see him as having a main affinity with only fire.

About Luminous: Brilliant observation! That is exactly what I had planned to address in one of my future stories called Strategy Meeting, which I had planned to complete after Homecoming as a sequel to War Council, which will come sometime while Homecoming is being written. Afrien's darkness won't diffuse into Freud the same way as the Black Mage did with Luminous though because they don't share the same kind of bond as Luminous does with the Black Mage. I'm kinda iffy about how much I should reveal about my explanation for Luminous's personality shift and how he was even able to get tainted in the first place before Strategy Meeting is out but I'll say that it's not due to the dark magic although he did inherit it. Remember, it isn't about what the magic is but who wields it. Also, light magic is different from holy magic. Holy magic's light is more akin to the sun's with the infrared radiation, ultraviolet radiation, and all that fun stuff but light magic is just pure light so it doesn't diffuse through dark creatures the same way as holy but I have my own theory about what happened with Luminous and the Black Mage. But anyway, that doesn't make light magic any more superior to holy, just unique as all the elements are in their own right.

I love your questions so never stop asking! It doesn't make you sound like a noob; it shows me that you're putting some serious thought into what I've written and I appreciate it very much! And yes, I'll continue Homecoming hahaha! I'm working on it but it may still be a while ;_;

Aw crap the answer turned out very lengthy anyway. I'M SORRY EVERYONE OTL


Day 7, Lesson 6.5 & 7: Intermediate Theory of Light Magic III

Everything felt like it spun. The words refused to focus correctly and the ink was starting to swim across the pages as his eyes struggled to find coherence within their strokes and combinations that are becoming more and more indecipherable by the passing minute.

Complex terms, concepts, explanations, descriptions, all of it were beginning to swirl disjointedly around inside his head like a violent tornado, relentlessly assaulting his mind and overloading his senses until it felt as if everything would burst out at any moment. The pressure from within threatened to explode, pounding and throbbing viciously against his skull as though screaming demands of release.

Phantom massaged his head in a vain attempt to assuage the ache but it continued to persist painfully.

A small clinking sound caught his attention and he turned to meet with the sight of a sympathetic-looking Freud setting down a tray laden with a plate of biscuits, a teapot, and two teacups full of what smelled like chrysanthemum tea.

Freud pulled up his chair beside him in front of the desk, shuffling his own work towards him and smiling, he lifted one of the teacups from its saucer.

"We have a long night ahead of us, no?"

Phantom managed a tired smile though it belied the lightness in his heart.