Well -- where I'm from there are two races. Seraphim can use elemental magic -- water, wind, earth and fire are the norm, though Gramps uses lightning. But we can't really interact with humans directly most of the time unless they have really high resonance, and humans can't use that magic unless they've got that resonance and a contract with a seraph. So when a seraph uses magic around humans, it looks like a--a paranormal event, I suppose you'd call it.
[he hopes that makes it less confusing instead of more...]
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[digging in the pile, tone a little distracted]
Well -- where I'm from there are two races. Seraphim can use elemental magic -- water, wind, earth and fire are the norm, though Gramps uses lightning. But we can't really interact with humans directly most of the time unless they have really high resonance, and humans can't use that magic unless they've got that resonance and a contract with a seraph. So when a seraph uses magic around humans, it looks like a--a paranormal event, I suppose you'd call it.
[he hopes that makes it less confusing instead of more...]