"Utterly intriguing" John peered closely at the box. "Is it truly mechanical or does it use Spacial Compression? Oh, I and I would learn several other spells as well. Not difficult but nevertheless useful. I find I use [i]sos[/i] quite a lot when dealing with other mages but [i]chur ar ceal[/i] works wonderfully if used on complex spells" "[i]You wanna take her on as a student? Don't make me laugh[/i]" "Of course not. She has promise and that's exactly why she should stay away from this magic. It's dangerous and requires a great deal of suffering and sacrifice. So much blood..." John drifted off into space but snapped back to reality quickly. "I'm sorry, personal preference. But I'm serious. Stay away from this power. It'll make you into a god but soon you'll find yourself rivaling a devil" His voice became hard as stone and his eyes were cold.