"Let's begin," Nate said.
He summoned two fireballs in his hand and let them float in front of him. He did the same until there were two elemental balls from each of the four basic elements. What people failed to understand or what people misunderstood was that, just because someone could summon or use fire or any element, doesn't mean they had the ability to control the element.
Using the spell, Fireball, and controlling fire into a ball were two different things. Spells worked like a link to a website on the internet or a shortcut of an application. A mage simply says the word, "Fireball", to call forth the spell, there isn't a need to recall the structure or foundation of the spell. However, manipulating fire into a ball was different, because the user who has the ability to manipulate an element is capable of writing his own version of Fireball.