"...And with the letter to prove my innocence in hand, I read it aloud to the Judge. To my dismay, the words themselves seemed to recede before my very own eyes!"
As, you wave your hand and focus on the target you probe their mind and attack their hippocampus. The target must make an intelligence saving throw against the spellcaster's Spell Save DC. On a failure, you erase the last 18 seconds of the target's memory and perform 1d8 psychic damage (the target is unaware how it sustained damage also). If the target succeeds the saving throw, the damage still incurs but their memory remains intact (the target is aware of how it sustained damage). This spell only works on creatures that have an Intelligence score of 5 and above. During combat the target has advantage on the the intelligence saving throw.
This spell can also be used to erase any and all strokes with a writing or painting utensil on a single item such as a page of a journal, a painting, a ledger, or a letter. This spell does not work if the item is magically enchanted
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 and the amount of time forgotten increases by 18 seconds for each slot level above 2nd.
*- The material components require a small vial of white paint