Talk:Metsu/@comment-3001427-20111212233003

Hmm I had to read through the original description, Airspace itself, and then magic to grasp how this spell functioned. Your on the right track no doubt, but there's a single line in there that messes up the whole point of the spell.

What this spell does is that it isnt exactly a vacuum of air per say. Think back to the original description of magic: "Magic is the physical embodiment of the spirit. When the physical spirit of an organism connects with the spiritual flow of nature, the spirit forms magic as a product of the connection."

If my understanding is correct, this spell is in reality creating a "void" where one's physical spirit connects to magic, furthermore its using the element of air as a sort of conduit, using this vacuum to suck out an opponents magical energy. The reason the spell is so dangerous against more powerful mages, is because they have a greater connection to the spiritual flow of nature. Were it to be cut, well you might as well have cut off all four of your limbs. I'd imagine it would be damaging both physically and psychologically. A gruesome and torturous spell no doubt. Overall you had the right idea, I mean there isnt much else you can add, beyond changing the "vacuum in air" or elaborating on it with what I just said.