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Alaric Telwyn never planned on becoming a teacher—or rewriting magic itself. Now, in a world where spells run on code and secrets hide in every lesson, he must earn trust, master the unknown, and face the past he can’t escape. Sometimes, the hardest puzzle isn’t the magic—it’s finding his own place in it.

Code & Conjure: The Coder's Magic

Alaric spread the schedule and curriculum notes across his desk. The quest prompt hovered at the edge of his vision, and every subject heading seemed like a puzzle. The system provided a suggestion window, hinting at templates and highlighting terms he might research further.

He started with the curriculum's first spell, "Lumen Spark." It was a jumble of loops and symbols—nothing like any code he'd ever written. As he focused, the Arcane Compiler responded. The runes and diagrams shimmered, and a translucent window floated above the page.

Now, the confusing spell rearranged itself as a set of logic instructions:

[Spell Steps — Lumen Spark]

SET focusLevel = (how much mental energy you have right now)

Alaric wondered, "How can I make the light last longer, not just brighter?"

The system responded, and the instructions shifted before his eyes:

[Spell Steps — Lumen Spark | Revised]

SET duration = (how many seconds you want the light to last)

FOR each second from 1 to duration

IF focusLevel is still strong

THEN CREATE a spark of light

SET brightness = focusLevel

Stop. The light ends.

System tip: Added "duration" parameter. Warning: Longer duration requires more effort. If focus drops at any point, the light will end early.

He tried the simulation. In the virtual window, his "light" held steady for three full seconds before flickering out. When he tried for six seconds, the glow dimmed by the fourth, and a warning flashed: "Focus weakening. Reduce duration for better results."

He grinned. For the first time, magic didn't feel impossible. It felt like writing instructions for a machine, only the machine was himself.

He practiced how to explain this for the class, blending logic with clarity:

"Let's break it down, step by step:

1. SET your focus level. Decide how much energy you want to use.

2. IF you feel your focus, THEN try to CREATE a spark of light in your hand.

3. SET the brightness equal to your focus level.

4. IF you want the spark to last longer, THEN REPEAT these steps for each second you can keep your focus.

5. IF your focus drops, THEN the light goes out. ELSE, just keep going."

By midnight, he had a full draft and a plan. The quest bar glowed.

[Quest Updated: Lesson plan drafted. Await classroom delivery for completion.]

Tomorrow, he'd be standing at the front of a classroom full of skeptical students, expected to teach magic like it was second nature.

He wasn't ready. But the system was waiting.

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