Chapter 49- Chemistry Lesson
Reagan spent the next few minutes explaining to Dubs her current knowledge of the fundamentals behind chemistry and the structure of the objects and magical entities in the world.
Dubs patiently and eagerly listened, intrigued by the findings. Dubs had not lived freely in the world for very long, and while he had a longing to discover how things worked, this was his first experience being taught.
There were a few principles that governed the chemical structure of the objects in the universe.
The first of these principles was that all forms of matter- whether it be a physical item or a grouping of magical energy- was composed of some basic particles.
These particles were the same particles that made up the 6 elemental schools of magic- Light, Dark, Fire, Air, Water, and Earth.
Physical objects were composed of various ratios of these particles. When an object was in a physical form- whether solid, liquid, or gas, the particles were in a lower state of energy.
These lower energy particles had bonds that stored the energy, allowing for matter to keep a physical form.
When particles were unbonded, they formed pools of magical energy. These pools were extremely unstable, and would radiate energy, which affected the bonds in physical matter.
This is why spells, which are created purely of magical energy, were able to do extensive amounts of damage to living beings.
Each element has different properties, and when combined in the correct ratios, can be used to create any possible material.
As he gained this knowledge, Dubs asked questions.
"How is it that magicians can gather these particles to use in spells?", he asked Reagan.
Reagan went on to explain the aforementioned properties regarding the creation of magical fields which controlled the flow of certian types of particles.
"Magical energy is first gathered from the surroundings by breaking the bonds in nearby materials, reducing them to their ubonded elemental forms.", she explained.
"Once this is done, a magical field that is created by the magician guides the particles in the desired motion. The stronger the field, the larger the guiding force can be, and the more quickly the particles are moved."
Reagan also explained that all particles of the same type repelled each other, which is why it takes a great force to contract them into a dense spell.
Particles of opposing elements attracted each other, and when these particles collided they would bond, forming physical matter. Each particle reacted with different particles in different ways.
One example of this would be fire particles merging with water particles, to create physical steam.
It was also possible for like particles to create raw matter through bonding, such as pure fire or pure water, but this process required a vast amount of cooling to create the required bonds to store the energy.
The list of different bonds between elements goes on.
After learning all this, Dubs took a look at the acid that Reagan was looking into.
"So, how do we break down that acidic substance into its elementary particles, and how are we to measure the ratio of elements that it is composed of?", he inquired.
Reagan took the test tube as she happily creeped over to a metal machine that looked like a microscope of sorts, but with a 3 pronged claw where the object should be placed.
"Just watch, hehe!"
Underneath the claw was a test tube holder, and above was an eyepice for viewing.
Reagan placed the test tube into the holder and pressed the switch, and the claw began to rotate rapidly.
Sparks of lightning emerged from the tip of each claw, converging on the acid filled tube. The acid slowly began to shake violently, before separating into a flash of colors.
On the bottom was a red liquid, it was about 1/4 of the solution. In the middle, about half of the solution was a murky green liquid, and on top the remaining quarter of the solution was a blue liquid.
Reagan quickly grabbed the tube and began to pour the liquid into a graduated cylinder. The liquids separated like oil and water, each forming their own layers.
15 mL Fire element
34 mL Earth element
21 mL Water element
Scribbling down these numbers, Reagan smiled as she began to work on her next test.