Mmm. Truthfully, the exhaustion that follows is worse than having the majority of my symbols sealed. It's completely disproportionate now, presumably to limit the number of times I can cast. [It makes him feel hella weak though and he doesn't care for that shit at all.]

[He leads her a little ways away from the hotel, coming to a stop once he's satisfied that they're enough out of the way of anybody potentially walking by.] This should suffice, I think.

[He inhales deeply, raising his right hand in front of him and drawing it downwards, into a fist, in front of his face. His lips are moving the entire time he does this, though it's near impossible to understand a word he's saying, due in part because he's whispering. As he chants, a blue circle of light, full of bizarre and appropriately mystical-looking symbols appears in midair before him, rotating slowly. It's at this point that Inaba will likely realize the biggest drawback of symbology: this shit takes time and leaves the caster completely defenseless for the duration. It's nearly a full minute before Faize thrusts his hand forward with a loud cry of:]

Earth Glaive!

[The symbol circle stops rotating, shining brightly as a large spike of rock suddenly bursts upward from the ground a few feet away. It remains for maybe thirty seconds or so before retreating back into the ground and disappearing completely as the earth reforms over it flawlessly. Well, mostly flawlessly. The spike did kick up a few decently-sized rocks that were have been left scattered all over the ground now. When Faize turns back to Inaba, he looks a little tired, but not worryingly so. He's not about to pass out or anything.]

Obviously, that would be an example of an offensive symbol. Earth-element, specifically.