Lila fell backward onto the ground and closed her eyes. It was just a spell. Thank God, it was just a spell. Her eyes opened again as she pondered about it. “I know what you're thinking,” said Cece. “It isn't a spell you would know.” Sitting up, Lila said, “But there are currently only four spells using Esoteric magic.” She stopped to think for a moment. “I think they are Manakinesis, Summoning, Animating, and Binding, so you couldn't have been using any of them!” Cece laughed at her. “Darling, what do you know about Binding?” she asked Lila. Wiping her tears off of her face, Lila thought about her answer. Binding was one of the four Esoteric spells known to witch and wizard kind, that was for sure. It was often used in the Middle Ages to acquire newly found Dark magic. It bound something found in the Esoteric realm to the human host, granting them new magic abilities. But the ability was always a different form of Summoning, binding the host to an Esoteric creature, granting them the manifestation of it. This would mean that if a witch or wizard performed a Binding spell, they would end up casting a powerful Summoning spell, which was usually only used on Earth animals and forming a bond with an Esoteric creature, having full control over its …show more content…
“It's sort of like an extra Dark magic version of a Summoning spell.” Cece smiled widely at the young girl. “Ya got it! That's correct!” Her eyes twinkled with enthusiasm. “But, is that all there is to it?” Lila nodded. She was sure this was all the Binding spell was. “Wrong!” Cece yelled out. “It's so much more!” She then stood up, walking around in circles and waving her hands around as she explained. “First of all, it gives the user new magic, correct?” Lila nodded. “But that doesn't have to be a Binding spell to an Esoteric creature!” Thinking about what she had said, Lila concluded she was right. Few people today practiced Esoteric magic, mainly because of the laws. There wasn't enough proof that the spell was just Summoning. Most of the Dark magic users were probably rogue or criminals. Lila didn't even know what Cece was. She merely looked like a normal witch, but her power was far too great for her to not have been noticed by