Ideas for Mel's Powers
I'm not familiar with League of Legends lore, so apologies if this doesn't fit, but I would have really liked it if Mel's powers included/focused on persuasion and mind control. I think it would be really fitting for her character and a great extension of the abilities she's already spent years developing and honestly would be more fitting for her than combat.
It would be cool if the golden light was a visual manifestation of her influence over someone or a group of people -- like glowing threads, a feild around a group of people, people's eyes glowing gold...although i guess that could end up looking too similar to Viktor's powers so idk.
And of course there would need to be limits to her powers so she's not like the queen of a hivemind. The easier control should involve manipulating things the person already believes or experiences (loyalty, fear, anger, paranoia, etc) and enhancing the extent of the manipulation with her powers. A more difficult action like getting someome with very strong willpower to directly act against their instincts and best interests should be really tiring and draining in every way (physically, mentally, magically).
A possible culmination of her powers might be reality manipulation through mass influence -- basically using propaganda, rumours, and/or legends to create so much widespread belief that it manifests that belief into reality through her magic. Again, there should be limits on the extent to which this can change reality/how much she can do before she's exhausted.
It would also be interesting if she learned how to offload some of her energy into devices or substances that can hold and/or amplify her power (something like hextech but uh...not as dangerous. Maybe she could meet a scientist or fellow magic user to help her out with that) so that when she's in the middle of a particularly complex working, she doesn't have to constantly focus on it. Imagine a hidden room with a huge crystal grid or arrangement of runes that repeat her spells over and over. Depending on how magic works in this world, this could also be aided by people in her employ (I'm imagining secret hooded figures and lots of chanting).
