Access the Stepstone and use Defense Aura magic to coat yourself in rock and facetank a few of the falling boulders, or parry them if you’re cool, earthbender style
Ascend each of the mountainous peaks ingame rather than just one of the spires in the jaws (Othrys, Ravenna)
Have a cute little bromantic duel with the Wind-row Island wolf boss, who’s probably old enough to be considered a master of wind magic, also wind-row is… windy…
Dropkick one of the sandstorm/tornadoes in the Sameran Scorching Desert, for funsies and to uhhhh grow closer to the violent and flinging nature of wind or something
In terms of weapons there could be a proficiency system like with fighting styles, where you can talk to a specific weapon expert and complete their little crewmate tasks to grow in familiarity with a weapon
Also for water, i wonder if there are any old greek stories about trials given out by poseidon that could just be recreated xd
Fire Magic Awakening will be just burning
Acid Magic Awakening will be swimming in the bath with acid (bonus points if done in mafia style)
Poison Magic Awakening… Why would you force yourself to sniff someone’s fart?
Glass Magic Awakening - stare at it, no blinking, STARE. AT. IT.
And Wood Magic Awakening…