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Professor Cockatrice Arthanasios stands in front of the amphitheater, spectating each one of his college students and wandering around his desk in the center of the room. All of them young elementals, eager to fight and, if the need arises, even more eager to die for their element! But not today. In order to leave for the battlefield of the harsh life (no pun intended for our allied element) they first have to set their eagerness aside and learn. And by learn, I mean to study. And by study, I mean to stand above a ton of dusty tomes that explains not just fighting techniques but also scientific principles, theories and laws...
So, the old Professor stares at his audience,
do you know what Light is? Sir, a young yet experienced elemental replied,
Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The word usually refers to visible light, which is the visible spectrum that is visible to the human eye and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), or 4.00 × 10−7 to 7.00 × 10−7 m, between the infrared (with longer wavelengths) and the ultraviolet (with shorter wavelengths). This wavelength means a frequency range of roughly 430–750 terahertz (THz). Nope!, Professor C. Arthanasios said codly,
and please, my dear students, stop copy-pasting information from wikipedia articles and relying to its pseudo-scientific nature! I will ask once more, what is Light? Ehm, sir, another even younger yet even more experienced elemental took initiative,
Light is one of the twelve elements of the cosmos... No!, Arthanasios answered angrily,
this is common knowledge and an even more common explanation. You are college students, you have to explain things not the way a mere peasant would but the way a scientist does! Well, sir, why don't YOU explain to us what Light is?, a clever little elemental replies...
Hmm, cough cough, the old Professor clears his throat,
very well, very well. The answer we are seeking for is that in the beginning there was only one entity known as Zanzarino, other call him the One, other call him the God and other call him the Lead Programmer, though no one knows where the last title comes from. Anyway, he created the multiverse, he forged the cosmos, he gave birth to the elements, first to Entropy because there is only chaos in the beginning, then to Death cause there was nothing alive in the empty space, then to Gravity that started to bring pieces together that later formed the Earth, then Life started to evolve on the ground and Fire was created from their lively sparks. After that, Zanz created Water so the creatures have something to drink and Light, so they can see the creation, Air so they can breathe and Time to record their actions. Finally, Darkness and Aether filled the empty space that was left... But sir, the first elemental replied,
this is not science but religion. What?, the Professor almost shouted completely annoyed,
do you dare to defy your own teacher? More than that, your own faith? Guards, take this infidel and crucify him! Wait, nooo...!, the young elemental was dragged with chains out of the room, forced by two Guards.
And now, professor C.Arthanasios said with a fake but calm voice,
does anyone of you claim that the earth is round? ...no one replied...
