Bahamut's Light: Chapter 4
Those mana stones were dark magic, used to make lives better yes, but at a terrible cost. continued reliance on them merely reinforced their continued use. his eyes shifted to veledar, whose own mother had been tortured, her spirit bound to such a stone.
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 1: Northward Bound
The thought of being cramped below the decks of a swaying, rocking ship upon the sea made him feel more nauseous than what teleportation magic used to do to his well-being when he was younger.
The First Rain
And you know, magical use in sanctioned combat is strictly prohibited almost everywhere._ _i know. but with all the time we've had to practice, it seems like the others are just child's play.
Uncontrollable Corruption (1/8)
"that's a lot magic use over the centuries, but if that's the case then wouldn't he have escaped now that they were all gone? or... what if he already escaped and is lurking around the sacred woods now as a monster, or maybe even this cave?"
Iron Dragon chapter 192
While flawed for magic use, they did still taste delightful.
Half-Blood Chapter XVIII
"pretty simple really...i think fire magic uses the mage's energy you know our metabolism to fuel the flames... usually after i use fire for a while i wind up getting pretty hungry..." he said cheerfully.
Trust in oneself, CH 21
The most powerful magics use the essence of an item, but it’s possible to remove them, or alter it in some way, or add to them, like moving one concept from one item to another.
Dirty Games and Dirty Minds 8
The prostheses were crude and magical, using the same technology as the automatons. but whenever they were connected or disconnected, a flash of pain and pleasure came to him.
Bad Luck to Steal From The Captain 02
Normal magic use is simple, short range, and doesn't require application of pure ademane, but a stronger spell like that, triggered as far away as it was, needs a lot more energy and therefore a more direct source of ademane."
Chapter 1: The banishing Ritual.
The goddess started to form from his soul however they were dragged into the ritual and their magic used to strengthen it. he swore and said “sorry girls.” they replied “it's alright jason.
Britania's Ordeal
Rather than a title of royalty, queen was a title of skill and prestige, of one who was a master of both hand to hand combat and magic use.
The Happenings at Swords, Sheathes and Staffs Academy – Gyrian Day One “Newbie”
"apparently, you might actually be worth teaching, for a 'weak little magic-using pup.' that's high praise from her!" she tilted her head back in a laugh, then quickly kissed him.