The Searing Blue

As your hair starts to stand on the top of your head from static energy a big blue streak of lightning between you and a target is formed. Make a ranged spell attack against that creature as you throw this bolt of lightning at your target. If you  hit the target, they take 1d12 lightning damage, and on each of your turns for the duration, you can use your action to deal 1d12 lightning damage to the target automatically, as another bolt hits them like it was thrown from the sky. The spell ends if you use your action to do anything else. The spell also ends if the target is ever outside the spell’s range or if it has total cover from you.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the initial damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 1st.