#BUT IT WAS ODDLY FUN DOING MODERN NINO STUFF...

[flowerofiris]

📖+ YouTuber AU

“Hi, everyone! Welcome to Nino’s Magic Lessons! I’m your helpful instructor, doing my best as always, Nino!”

No one would ever know, but this was Nino’s fifth take just doing the title alone. She always felt like maybe she should have a fancier title, but she really couldn’t think of anything better... or maybe stop introducing herself by name in the beginning when she already said the title, but people said it was cute in the comments.

Why had she started doing this channel again? She surely wasn’t the best kind of person for recording videos; it took her a whole week to figure out a setup and how to make the recording look okay... Everyone did think she should be teaching others some magic, even if it was only a little bit, and this was the best solution she could think of. Everyone was on YouTube nowadays.

“Today, we’re going to be learning about the spell ‘Ginnungagap’! This is a very advanced spell, so please pay attention closely if you’re following along! First, some background! Founded by the sorcerer...”

She had been practicing this spell for a while. She figured it was inevitable that her viewers would want something a bit more flashy, since she had already gone over the basic spells. She could already hear the comments on this video. Her praise tended to come from two kinds of people; people who said she was adorable, and people who said her special effects were amazing, better than most movies they’ve seen.

It was just her little secret that these were not special effects, but real spells. Of course, there were other mages watching, but magic was very scarce in the days of technology; she was a rarity. Since it was so rare, she really wanted to help people... while also bringing some entertainment to others!

“...to conclude, it’s somewhat of a mix of dark and Anima magic. Please exercise caution when utilizing this spell, as well; it can leave your magical usage drained until you get another spell out of your system, but it’ll be very difficult to do so!” Nino hadn’t used Ginnungagap very often because of this, but it looked very cool, so this is what she decided on. Again, most of her viewers wanted to see something flashy, and she really wanted to impress, after all!

“Now, with that out of the way, it’s time to begin the lesson! Put your hands out, take a deep breath...” She had made up some little stretches when casting her spells; she wanted to make people feel caught up in the moment. In reality, she could cast most of her spells without much extra effort, but it was fun to do things like this. Besides, most mages could tell that she was just playing it up for the audience.

“...and when you’re ready, you chant the spell... Ginnungagap!” With her words, she felt the entire room go into a burst of darkness, crackling sparks all but destroying the room she had set up to cast spells in; this was normal, the room was mostly made of props that she could easily replace. The audience loved destruction, after all, but the spell was starting to make her tired. She kept her focus as some of the wall started to be chipped away as well, trying not to panic, she could always have it fixed later... before the spell finished, and she was left with a smoldering wreck of a room.

She turned back to the camera with her famous smile. “And there you have it! Please be careful when using this spell, and don’t lose your focus when you’re casting it! I hope you all enjoyed today’s video, please be sure to like and subscribe...” She ran through the motions of encouraging viewers to enjoy her content and all. “...and I hope you have a wonderful day today! Stay strong!” Those little motivational messages always added a nice touch, she felt.

“And cut!” She exclaimed, clapping her hands together and turning the camera off. She sat at her computer, her desktop full of little trinkets. She looked at the room... the wall looked a bit devastated, she’d have to find an excuse for the repairman when she asked him to fix what was basically the third wall this month, she couldn’t use the ‘weak foundation’ excuse forever. And worst of all... she looked at her computer, with her footage all saved... She’d have to edit that all before the day was over.

...She felt like she honestly should just get a real part-time job.