Tyrant

by James K

  Escanor-ismiled-iand-icontinued.

  "No-iworries,-iI'll-imake-isimpler-idesign-inext-iso-iwe'll-ihave-ienough-itime."

  "Alright,-ijust-idon't-iget-itoo-iengross-iin-iforging-iagain."

  Alice-isaid-iat-ilast.

  The-ithree-icontinued-icreating-imana-iartifacts-iwith-isimple-iexternal-idesign-ibut-isolid-imagic-istructure.

  Alice-icreated-i3-imana-iartifacts-isame-iwith-iEscanor-ibut-iSamantha-icreated-ionly-itwo.-iSince-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-icreate-ia-itotal-iof-i8-imana-iartifacts,-ithey-istill-ifelt-imotivated-iespecially-ithat-ithey-iwere-iaware-ithemselves-iabout-ithe-iquality-iof-imana-iartifact-ithey-icreated.-iDue-ito-ienough-ispecial-imaterials-ithey-ihave,-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-imaximize-itheir-iskills-iin-iforging,-iallowing-ithem-ito-icreate-ipowerful-imana-iartifacts.

  They-ilook-iat-ithe-iremaining-itime-iand-inoticed-ithat-ithere-iis-istill-i6-iminutes-ileft-ibefore-ithe-iend-iof-ithe-imatch.

  They-iobserve-ithe-iother-iacademies-iand-ihas-iseen-ithat-isome-iare-ialso-iwrapping-iup,-ibut-iothers-iare-ishaking-itheir-iheads-iand-ifrowning-iat-ithe-iresults-ithey-imade.-iLooking-iat-isome-iothrt-istudents-iwho-iare-istill-iconfident-iin-ithe-icreations-ithey-imade-iwere-istudents-icoming-ifrom-iMystic-iGate,-iSkywalker,-iStoneheimer-iand-iAbuxorth-iAcademy-iof-iMagic.-i

  But-iof-icourse,-ithe-ifinal-iresults-iwould-istill-ibe-ibased-ion-ithe-icombat-imagicians-iwho-iwill-ibe-iusing-ithese-imana-iartifacts.

  A-ibuzzing-isound-iwas-iheard-ias-isoon-ias-ithe-icountdown-ireach-i0.-i

  "The-itime-iis-iup!"

  Felicia-iwho-iwas-istill-iactive,-iannounced-ithe-iend-iof-ithe-imatch.-i

  The-imana-iartifacts-iwas-ithen-icollected-iby-iautomatons,-ishelved-iand-itransported-iin-ia-ihighly-iprotected-iroom-iinside-ithe-iarena.-i

  These-iwill-ionly-ibe-itaken-iout-iagain-ionce-ithe-ifirst-iyear-icombat-imagicians-istarted-itheir-ibattle.

  Of-icourse,-iprior-ito-ithis,-ithe-imana-iartifacts-ihas-ialready-ibeen-ianalyzed-ias-isoon-ias-iit-iwas-ishelved-iby-ithe-iautomaton-iallowing-ithe-iviewers-ito-iclearly-isee-ithe-iartifacts-ithat-iwas-imade-iby-ithe-istudents.

  All-iacademies-iwere-iable-ito-icreate-iat-ileast-i5-imana-iartifact-ibut-iit-idoesn't-imean-ithat-iall-iof-ithese-i5-iartifacts-ihas-ispecial-imaterials.-iSome-iof-iit-iare-imostly-ijust-ia-icommon-imetals-ithat-ihas-ibeen-iforcefully-iimbued-iby-imagic-istructure.-i

  Although-iit's-idurability-iwill-idefinitely-ibe-ilow,-iit-iis-ijust-ienough-ifor-ithis-icompetition.-iAfter-iall,-ithey-ireally-idoesn't-ihave-ia-ichoice-iif-itheir-icollected-imaterials-iisn't-iup-ito-ipar.

  The-itally-iof-imana-iartifacts-iwas-ishown-iin-ithe-ilarge-iscreen-iin-ithe-iarena-iand-ia-ipicture-iof-ithem-iwas-ialso-ishown-iat-ithe-iside.

  Leonhearts-iAcademy-i:-i8

  Skywalker-iAcademy-i:-i7

  Mystic-iGate-iAcademy-i:-i7

  Stoneheimer-iAcademy-i:-i6

  Abuxorth-iAcademy-i:-i6

  And-iall-ithe-iremaining-i7-iacademies-iwere-ionly-iable-ito-icreate-i5-imana-iartifacts.

  ***

  William,-iTracy-iand-iRoss-iwere-ialready-iat-ithe-iwaiting-iroom-iand-iwatching-ithe-icompetition-iinstead-iat-ithe-ilivestream-iwithin-ithe-iroom.-i

  "The-ijuniors-ireally-idid-iit,-ihuh.-iLet's-ishow-ithem-ihow-ius,-isophomores,-iwill-itriumph-iover-ithe-iother-iacademies."

  Tracy-ismirked-ias-ishe-isaw-ithe-itallied-iresults.-iShe-iwas-iconfident-ienough-ias-ishe-iboasted-iwith-icertainty.

  ###-iChapter-i43-i--iForging-i(Part-i2)

  Mystic-iGate-iAcademy's-iwaiting-iroom.

  "So-iArial,-idue-ito-ithe-ichanges-iin-ithis-iyear's-irules,-iour-ifirst-iyears-iweren't-iable-ito-imaximize-itheir-iability.-iIs-ithat-iright?"

  "That's-itrue,-ibut-iit-idoesn't-imean-ithat-iwe-ialready-ilost-isince-iother-iacademy-ishould-ihave-ithe-isame-iconcerns."

  "Right,-iDylan-iand-iArial,-ithe-icompetition-istill-irelies-iin-ithe-iresult-iof-ithe-ibattle-ibetween-ithe-imagicians.-iI-ibelieve-ithat-iour-ifirst-iyears-ihas-icreated-ia-imana-iartifact-isuitable-ifor-itheir-ifive-icombat-imagicians..-iWe-ican-ionly-iwait-inow-ifor-ithe-ibattle-ifor-itomorrow.

  For-inow,-ilet's-ifocus-ion-iour-iown-ibattle."

  The-itwo-inodded.-iIt-iwas-iSheryl-iwho-ilastly-ivoiced-iout-iher-iopinion-iand-iboth-iDylan-iand-iArial-ihave-ia-ideep-irespect-ion-iher-idue-ito-iher-irecent-iachievements-ieven-ias-ia-itransferred-istudent.

  Sheryl-ihave-ialso-inoticed-ithat-ithe-ifirst-iyears-ifrom-iher-iacademy-iweren't-iable-ito-iutilize-itheir-ireal-iability-idue-ito-ithe-iinsufficient-imaterials-ithey-iacquired.-iBut-iluckily,-isince-ithe-i3-iof-ithem-ihas-ia-iwide-irange-iof-iknowledge-iin-imana-iartifact-iand-imagic-istructures,-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-ifind-ia-iway-iand-iwas-istill-iable-ito-icreate-iacceptable-i5th-igen-imana-iartifacts.-i

  Of-icourse,-iother-iteams-idid-itheir-ibest-ias-iwell-ieven-iwith-ia-ilack-iof-imaterials,-ibut-itheir-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-iis-iknown-ifor-iit's-iArtifact-iForging.-iThey-ihave-ia-ihighly-itrained-iand-iexperienced-imagic-iengineers-ias-iteachers,-itop-ilevel-ifacility-iand-iduring-ithe-icompetition-irelated-ito-icreating-imana-iartifacts,-ithey-ialways-igot-ithe-ibest-iresults.-iSo,-ithey-iwere-iactually-iexpected-ito-isomehow-itop-ithe-icontest-iin-iArtifact-iForging.

  This-iwas-ialso-ithe-ireason-iwhy-iSheryl-itransferred-ito-ithis-iAcademy.

  "The-idifficulty-iof-ithe-imatch-iwith-ithe-i2nd-iyear-istudents-iwould-ibe-ihigher.-iEither-ithere-iwill-ibe-ihigh-inumber-iof-ifakes-ior-ilow-inumber-iof-igenuine-imaterials-iwill-ibe-ipresent.-iBut-ias-iyou-isaw,-ias-ilong-ias-iwe-icalm-idown-iand-ianalyze-ithe-imaterials-iquickly-iwe-ican-idefinitely-iacquire-ienough-imaterials-ifor-iour-iplans."

  Sheryl-isaid-ibefore-ithey-ihead-iout-ito-ithe-iarena-ias-ithe-imatch-ibetween-ithe-i2nd-iyears-iwere-iabout-ito-istart.

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  William,-iTracy-iand-iRoss-istood-iat-ithe-iforging-iplace-idesignated-ifor-itheir-iacademy.-iDue-ito-imana-imana-ibarrier.-iThe-isounds-ioutside-icoming-ifrom-ithe-iaudience-iand-iannouncer-iwas-iactually-ibeing-ifiltered.-iThere-iisn't-iany-inoise-iso-imana-itechnicians-icould-ifocus-ion-itheir-iforging-iprocess.

  William-iglanced-ia-ibit-iat-ithe-iaudience-iarea-iand-inoticed-ihis-iclassmates-ithat-iseems-ito-ibe-icheering-ifor-ithem.-iIt-iwas-iGilbert,-iEricka,-iKazimir-iand-ithe-iothers.-iAlthough-ithey-iweren't-iparticipants,-istudents-iof-ithe-imagic-iacademies-icould-ialways-iwatch-iand-isupport-itheir-ifellow-imagicians.-iIt-iwas-ieven-iencouraged-iby-ithe-iacademy-ito-ilet-ithem-ilearn-isomething-ifrom-ithis-imatch.

  "The-icompetition-ibetween-ithe-isophomores-iof-ieach-iacademy-iis-inow-iabout-ito-istart!-iThe-irules-ifor-i2nd-iyear-iis-istill-ithe-isame-ibut-ithe-inumber-iof-iselections-iof-imaterials-iincreased!-iThis-iwill-iincrease-ithe-inumber-iof-ifake-imaterials-ibut-ithe-igenuine-iones-iwould-ibe-ithe-isame.-iGood-iluck-ieveryone!"

  It-iwas-istill-iFelicia-iwho-iwere-iannouncing-ithe-ibattle.-i

  "Ok,-ilet's-igo-ias-iplanned.-iWilliam-iwill-itell-iwhat-ito-ipick-ias-ionly-i5-iminutes-iis-ialloted-ifor-ithis-iselection."

  Tracy-inow-iwore-ia-iserious-iexpression-ias-ithe-icompetition-iis-iabout-ito-istart.

  Both-iTracy-iand-iRoss-iweren't-ispecifically-iaware-ihow-iWilliam-ican-ido-iit,-ibut-iduring-ithe-imonth-iof-iexercises-iand-itraining.-iHe-iwas-iable-ito-ialways-itell-ifake-ifrom-igenuine-iand-ieven-iit's-ilevel-iof-iimpurities-iin-iforging-imaterials.

  Of-icourse,-ithey-iweren't-iaware-iof-iWilliam's-iDivine-iSense-iallowing-ihim-ito-isee-ithrough-ithe-imaterials-iand-iabout-ihis-iother-imana-iartifact-igiven-iby-ipathfinder.

  As-isoon-ias-ithe-isound-iof-istart-irang-iup,-iall-itwelve-igroups-iproceeded-ito-ithe-icenter-iof-iarena-ito-ibegin-ithe-iselection.-i

  William-iapproached-ithe-ifirst-ishelves-iof-imaterials-iand-iwith-ihis-iactivated-iDivine-iSense,-ihe-istarted-iscanning-ieach-imaterials-iwithin-ihis-i300-imeters-iof-iradius.

  The-ifirst-iyears-ionly-ihas-i8,000-imaterials-iin-ithe-idisplay-ibefore,-ibut-iwith-ithe-i2nd-iyear,-iit-iincreased-ito-i10,000-imaterials-iinstead.

  With-iWilliam's-iskill,-ihe-icou
ld-ihave-ijust-itaken-i60-imaterials-ialone-ibut-idue-ito-ithe-irules-ithat-ieach-iof-ithe-istudents-icould-ionly-itouch-i20-imaterials,-ihe-ihad-ito-itake-iTracy-iand-iRoss-iwith-ihim.-i

  The-itwo-ialso-ihas-iamazing-iability-iin-ianalyzing-imaterials-ibut-itheir-isuccess-irate-iis-ionly-i85%-ito-i90%-iand-itime-iconsuming.-iUnlike-iWilliam-iwho-ihave-ia-i100%-iand-iwith-ia-ivery-ifast-irecord-iat-ithat.-iThis-iwas-isomething-ithat-iwas-iproven-iduring-ithe-imonth-iof-ipreparation.-i

  The-iaudience-iand-iannouncer-inoticed-iagain-ithis-iabnormality.-iThe-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iteam-iwere-ibriskly-iwalking-ias-iWilliam-ilead-ithem-iand-ihe-iis-ipointing-ihis-ifingers-ifrom-itime-ito-itime-iwhere-ithe-iother-itwo-iwill-iabruptly-itouch-ithe-imaterials-iwithout-iany-ihesitation-ito-ilet-ithe-istandby-iautomatons-itake-ithose-imaterials-iand-ideliver-iit-iat-itheir-iforging-iarea.-i

  Then-iafter-ia-iquick-iwhile,-ithey-iwere-ialready-iheading-iback.-iThe-iautomatons-iwere-ihurriedly-igoing-iback-iand-iforth-ias-ithey-itried-ito-iquickly-ideliver-iall-ithe-imaterials-iselected.-i

  "It-iwas-iless-ithan-i5-iminutes?!-iThe-istudents-iof-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iseems-ito-ihave-isufficiently-iprepared-isince-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-iimmediately-iselect-i60-imaterials!-iIs-ithe-icontest-ithat-ieasy?-iOr-ithe-iguy-ipointing-ihis-ihand-irandomly-iis-ireally-ijust-ia-igenius?"

  Felicia-icommented-ia-ibit-iabout-iWilliam's-iaction-ibefore-ishifting-iher-iview-ion-ithe-iother-iacademy-iteams.-i

  "The-iMystic-iGate-iseems-ito-ibe-ialmost-idone-ias-iwell.-iThe-i3-iof-ithem-iactually-iseparated-iand-icollected-ion-itheir-iown.-iIt-iseems-ithat-ithe-i3-istudents-iwere-ifairly-iconfident-ion-itheir-iown-iability-ito-ijudge-ithe-imaterials."

  "Hmmm..-iAlso-ilook,-ithe-iHoneysuckle's-iyoung-imana-itechnicians-iseems-ito-ibe-ihaving-itrouble-ion-itheir-iselections.-iThe-ithree-iwere-istuck-idiscussing-isomething-iabout-ithe-imaterial-iin-ifront-iof-ithem.-iThey-iare-ihesitating-ito-ipick-iit?-iDo-ithey-ihave-itime?"

  The-iother-iannouncer-iasked-iin-ithe-iend.-iAs-ithey-isaw-ithem-inot-imoving-iin-ifront-iof-ia-icertain-imaterial.

  "Oh-iwell,-imaybe-ipart-iof-ithe-iplan?-iAfter-iall,-imaximum-iof-i20-imaterials-ifor-iselection-iis-ijust-isome-ilimitation-igiven-ito-inot-iabuse-iselecting-imaterials.-iMana-iartifact-icould-inormally-ibe-icreated-iby-ijust-i2-ito-i4-imaterials.-iSo-imaybe,-ithey-ireally-iare-ilooking-ifor-ispecific-imaterials-ifor-ithe-imana-iartifact-ithey-iplanned-ito-icreate-ifor-itheir-icombatants-iwhatever-ithe-icost."

  "Probably,-ibut-ithis-icould-ibe-ia-ibane-ifor-ithem."-i

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  It-iis-iprohibited-ito-ibring-ia-iMana-iArtifact-iduring-ithe-icompetition.-iSo-iWilliam-iwas-iactually-iworried-iabout-ithe-inecklace-ihe-ireceived-ifrom-ithe-iPathfinder,-ibut-iluckily,-ithis-iwas-iresolve-iby-iit's-iother-ifunction.

  [-iAny-iobjects-igiven-iby-ithe-iPathfinder-itool-ican-ibe-ihidden-ias-ilong-ias-iit-itouches-ithe-ibody-iof-ithe-iuser.-i]

  William-iweren't-iaware-iof-iit-iuntil-ihe-iasked-ithe-ipathfinder-iweeks-iago-iand-ifelt-ithat-ihe-istill-ihad-ia-ilot-ito-ilearn-iabout-ithe-ipathfinder.

  As-isoon-ias-ithe-imana-iformation-iand-iarray-iwas-iinfused-iin-ithe-iArtifact-iForging-iBox,-iWilliam-iactivated-ithe-iability-iof-ihis-inecklace.

  [-iNecklace-iof-iClarity

  Increases-ithe-iuser's-iconcentration,-imemory-iand-ireaction-ispeed.-i

  Ability-i:-iGlimpse-iof-ithe-iMind-i]-i

  [-iGlimpse-iof-ithe-iMind

  Allows-ithe-iuser-ito-isee-ithe-iflaw-iin-iany-imaterial-iupon-ireceiving-ienough-imana

  Duration:-i5-iminutes

  Cooldown:-i3-idays-i]

  ###-iChapter-i44-i--iForging-i(Part-i3)

  The-imana-istabilization-iarray-iand-imana-igathering-iformation-iplaced-iin-ithe-i3-iartifact-iforging-ibox-iwas-iin-icourtesy-iof-iboth-iRoss-iand-iTracy.-i

  William-ihad-iarranged-ithe-i60-igenuine-imaterials-ithey-iacquired-ifrom-ithe-ishelves.-iThe-i15-imetal-iores-ithey-itook-ihas-isome-iimpurities-ibut-ican-ieasily-ibe-iremoved-iusing-iauxillary-imagic-iarray-ito-ibe-iplaced-iin-ithe-iArtifact-iForging-iBox.

  As-ithe-iaudience-iwatched-ithe-ilive-ifeed-iand-inoticed-ithat-iall-ithe-imaterials-itaken-iby-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iseems-ito-ibe-iall-igenuine,-ithey-iwere-isurprised-iand-iwaited-ifor-ithe-iannouncers-ito-ireport-ithe-istatus-iof-iselection.

  "We-ireceived-ia-ireport-iand-iconfirmed-ifrom-ithe-iautomatons-ithat-iall-ithe-imaterials-itaken-iby-ithe-istudents-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iis-igenuine!"

  Felicia-iannounced-ithe-inews-iexcitedly-iafter-ishe-ireceived-ithe-ireport-ifrom-ithe-iorganisers.-i

  "This-iis-ithe-ifirst-itime-ithat-ia-iteam-iwas-iable-ito-ipull-ithat-ioff.-iI-iwonder-iif-ithere-iwould-ibe-isimilar-ioccasion-iin-ithe-ithird-iyear's-imatch."

  The-iother-imale-iannouncer-ibeside-iFelicia-icommented.-i

  They-ialso-ilook-iat-ithe-iother-iacademies,-iespecially-iMystic-iGate-iand-iSkywalker-iAcademy-iwhich-iis-inoted-ito-ibe-iamongst-ithe-ibest-icontender.-iHe-icontinued-ihis-icomment-ias-ihe-iwatched-ithe-ilive-ifeed.

  "Looking-iat-ithe-iMystic-iGate's-iteam.-iAlthough-ithe-igenuine-imaterials-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-iget-iwere-ionly-i37.-iIt-iseems-iit-iwas-ienough-ifor-ithem-ias-ithey-icoolly-istarted-itheir-iforge."

  "That's-iright.-iAfter-iall,-iit's-inot-ia-icompetition-iof-ihow-imany-igenuine-imaterials-iyou-ican-itake,-ibut-iit-iis-iall-iabout-ithe-imana-iartifact-iyou-ican-imake."

  It-iwas-iFelicia-iwho-icommented-iwhich-ireceived-ia-inod-iof-iapproval-ifrom-ithe-iaudiences.-iShe-ithen-ivoiced-isome-imore-iof-ithe-ithings-ishe-inoticed.

  "I-inoticed-ithat-ithe-iSkywalker,-iIsolde-iand-iPhoenix-iAcademy-iof-iMagic-idid-inot-ieven-ifilled-iup-iall-ithe-i20-iallotted-imaterials-ithat-ieach-istudent-icould-itake."

  "That's-iright,-iI-inoticed-ithat-ias-iwell.-iIt-iseems-ithat-ithey-iare-iconfident-ion-ithe-imaterials-ithey-iselected-iand-iperceived-ithat-ithe-imaterials-ithey-iacquired-iis-imore-ithan-ienough."

  "I-iagree-ion-ithat,-ithese-i2nd-iyear-istudents-ior-iparticipants-iof-ithis-icompetition-iare-ino-ijoke.-iThey-iall-ihave-ioutstanding-iskills-ithat-icouldn't-ibe-iignored-icompared-ito-ithe-ifirst-iyears-ithat-imade-ia-ilot-iof-ierror-iin-itheir-iselection."

  Felicia-inodded-iand-iagreed-ion-ithe-iannouncer-ibeside-iher-iand-ieven-iasked-ihim-iabout-ihis-iopinion-iafter.

  "Dervi,-ias-ia-iprevious-iparticipant-iof-ithis-iTwelve-iMagic-iAcademies-iCompetition,-ihow-iwill-iyou-icompare-iit-ito-ithis-iyear's-istudents?-iWas-iit-iabout-i30-iyears-iago?"

  "Hey!-iI'm-inot-ithat-iold.-iIt-iwas-ionly-i8-iyears-iago.-iHaha!-iBut-ithe-irules-iare-icompletely-idifferent.-iDuring-ithat-itime,-iwe-iwere-igiven-iabundant-imaterials-iand-ithe-ionly-itask-iis-ito-icreate-ithe-ibest-imana-iartifact-iout-iof-iit.-iYou-ialso-iwouldn't-ihave-ito-iworry-iabout-iit's-ipracticality-iin-ibattle-ias-ilong-ias-iit's-ipowerful."

  Dervi-icommented-ias-ihe-irecalled-ihis-iexperience-iduring-ihis-ischool-idays.-iFelicia-inodded-iagain-ias-ishe-iagreed-ion-iit.

  "This-itime,-inot-ionly-iyou-iwill-ihave-ito-iworry-iabout-ithe-imaterials-iyou-iacquired-ibut-ihas-ito-iconsider-ithe-i2nd-iyear-icounterpart-iwho-iwill-ibe-iusing-iyour-icreations."

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  On-ithe-iaudience-iarea-iin-ithe-iZairus-iIV-iArena.-i

  "Kazimir,-ihow-ido-iyou-ithink-iWilliam-iaccomplished-iit?"

  Ericka-iasked-ithis-iquestion-ito-iher-iclassmate-ias-ithere's-ino-ione-ielse-ito-iask-isince-iher-iother-igenius-iclassmate-ilike-ithe-iCummings-itwins-iand-iMark-iHalevey-iis-inowhere-ito-ibe-ifound.-iOnly-iKazimir-iwho-icould-isomehow-iperform-iin-ialmost-ithe-isame-ilevel-iwere-ipresent-iso-ishe-iasked-ithe-iquestion-ithat-ihas-ibeen-ibothering-iher-iincluding-iGilbert-ibeside.

  She-iwas-iobviously-ireferring-ito-ihow-iWilliam-ijust-ipointed-ihis-ifingers-iand-iall-iresulted-ito-ibe-igenuine.-iIt-iwas-iquite-ia-ifeat-ithat-ineeds-ito-ibe-ianalysed.

  Unfortunately,-iKazimir-icould-ionly-ishook-ihis-ihead-ias-ihe-iwas-iconfused-ias-ihow-iWilliam-idid-iit-ias-iwell.

  "I'm-isorry.-iI'm-isimilarly-isurprised-iabout-iit."

  Ericka-iand-iGilbert-isighed-ias-ithey-icould-ionly-iwa
it-inow-iafter-ithe-icompetition-iwas-ifinished-iand-iask-ithe-iculprit.

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  "William,-iare-iyou-ireally-isure-iabout-ithis?"

  "To-ijust-isuddenly-ichange-ithe-iplan,-iit's-inot-ilike-iyou."

  It-iwas-ifirst-iTracy-ifollowed-iby-iRoss-ias-ithey-igot-iconfused-ion-iwhat-ihas-iWallaced-ijust-itold-ithem.

  "I'm-icertain-iof-ithis,-ithis-iwill-ibe-ithe-itrump-icard-ithey-ican-iuse-iin-icase-isomething-igo-isouth."

  The-ireason-ito-iall-iof-ithis-iis-ibecause-iWilliam-itook-ia-igenuine-imaterial-ithat-icould-ibe-iused-ifor-ia-icertain-imagic-iskill.

  It-iis-ia-igenuine-iancient-iabyssal-iglass!

  This-iwas-isame-imaterials-ithat-ithe-ifirst-iyears-ihad-iseen-ibut-ithis-itime,-ithe-imaterial-iis-ilarger.-iIt-iwas-iabout-ithe-isize-iof-ian-iadult's-ifist.

  "Can-iyou-imake-iit's-imagic-istructure-iin-itime?"

  Tracy-iwas-istill-iworried-ibecause-ieven-ishe-iwould-irequire-iquite-isome-itime-ito-icreate-ithat-ihighly-icomplex-imagic-istructure.

  Ross-iclenched-ihis-ifist-ias-ihe-iwasn't-ieven-isure-ihimself-iif-icould-imake-iit's-imagic-istructure,-ibut-iTracy-icould-iaccomplish-iit-ias-ilong-ias-ishe-iwere-igiven-isome-itime-iand-iWilliam-iseems-ito-ibe-iconfident-ias-iwell-ion-idoing-iit.-i

  He-idid-inot-imake-ia-icomment-ianymore-iand-icontinued-iin-icreating-ithe-imana-iartifact-iassigned-ito-ihim.-iHis-ithoughts-iwas-ithat-ias-ilong-ias-ihe-icreated-iand-idid-inot-imake-ia-imistake-iin-ihis-ipart,-iit-iwould-ibe-ienough.-iAll-ithe-imaterials-ihe-irequire-iwere-iall-ipresent-iand-iit-iwill-ibe-ieasy-ifor-ihim-ito-icreate-ithe-iplanned-imana-iartifacts.

  "Yes,-itrust-ime-iTracy,-iRoss.-iThe-iother-iacademy's-iteam-iseems-ito-ibe-ivery-iconfident-ion-itheir-iplanned-imana-iartifact.-iActually,-ieveryone-iis,-iincluding-ius.-iBut-iI-ifelt-ithat-iit-iwould-istill-ibe-idangerous-iespecially-ijust-ihow-iconfident-ithose-iin-iMystic-iGate."

  William-ilook-iat-ithe-idirection-iof-iMystic-iGate's-iteam-iwho-iwere-iquickly-imaking-iarrangements-ion-itheir-iartifact-iforging-ithat-iis-iabout-ito-istart.-i