Thread:Saris Khan/@comment-1493741-20140624210124/@comment-136273-20140907084831

"guy who shoots laser beams and squares at folks doesn't sound like a Grandmaster of the above to me."

You've just described Byakurai and Dankuu.

Your interpretation is just as valid as mine, you know? You say they aren't efficient, I say they are. Sure, they do drain more energy than normal spells, but when someone has an ocean of spiritual energy to exploit and has been training in the usage for several thousands of years to ensure they are cast as efficiently as is physically possible, I'm confident it's totally worth it.

What would a (semi-)transcendent being do to cast Kidou better than a rank-and-file Kidou Master? Blurt 20 words within a second just to meet an idiotic arbitrary requirement? The principle of being (semi-)transcendent to me is the sole fact that "screw the rules, I no longer need Words are Power like everyone else".

"Normal" spiritual beings are fully subject to the Words are Power rule, I agree. "(Semi-)transcendent" beings are not. Why, you ask? Because they have transcended the level of "normal" spiritual beings.