Chapter 8 - Battle magic assessment (I) (1/2)
”Wilsin Djage, come onto the stage for the second match!” said the Vice Dean as Clyde went back to his seat.
As soon as his name was called, the remaining students grew nervous, because they knew that Wilsin was just as difficult to deal with as Clyde. As the third child of the Royal Duke Wishlam, he had been practicing magic ever since he was a child.
Wilsin entered the stage and stood in the center with a calm expression on his face. He leisurely looked around the audience, as if he was an ancient beast searching for his prey. He was very tall for his age and had black hair with green eyes, a very common set of features within the Imperial Family.
”Kylie, come let me test your ice magic,” said Wilsin with a predatory glint in his eyes and an evil smile on his face.
Kylie Kalel was the younger cousin of Clyde Kalel, and one of the rising stars of House Kalel. She was another of the top ten scorers from the written exam. However, even though she was in the top ten, there was no rule that said she couldn't be called out by another of the top scorers.
Even though the Djage family competed fiercely internally, they all agreed that it was best to curb the Imperial Nobles if they tried to overstep their bounds. Wilsin wanted to score free points by defeating one of the younger Imperial Nobles, and also get back at Clyde for defeating Brandon, who was one his own followers. He was able to kill two birds with one stone.
Unlike the other royal and imperial families throughout the continent, the Djage family had a very strange way of choosing their future ruler. Even though Sander was currently the Crown Prince of the Empire, that doesn't necessarily mean that he would become the Emperor after his father abdicated or died. The future Emperor would be whichever of the Princes had the most achievements at the end of the current Emperor's reign. In order to maintain this system, the Djage family had a system of achievements to allocate missions to the princes in order to earn achievement points. Currently, there were seven princes who were eligible between the sons of the current Emperor and his brothers including the Royal Duke Wishlam
As she was called, Kylie casually left her seat with a fierce expression on her face. She did not plan on losing this match. She moved onto the stage and stood in front of Wilsin, staring at him as though this was a blinking contest. Her resemblance to Clyde was striking.
”You may start as soon as you are ready,” said the Vice Dean.
”Ladies first,” Wilsin said with a sly smile. He looked at Kylie as if she was a fun ____ rather than a true opponent.
Instantly, Kylie began to chant her magic spells. She knew that Wilsin was stronger than her. She had only broken through to a 3rd class mage about three months ago, while Wilsin had broken through a little over a year. He had both more experience and mana than her, but if he was going to give her a head start then she would not waste it. She had to give her all in this fight, otherwise she would meet an embarrassing defeat.
”Ice Creation magic, Ice Blades!” Kylie yelled after she finished chanting her spells.
A pure white magic circle appeared in front of her palm. Three long blades made of ice appeared from it and flew toward Wilsin at a terrifying pace. Ice Blade was a 3rd tier ice magic spell, and a very strong one at that.
”Flame Creation magic, Aegis Flame,” Wilsin said casually as he summoned his 2nd tier fire magic. He looked at the three blades of ice headed towards him with a bored expression on his face.
A huge wall of fire instantly rose in front of Wilsin, causing the temperature around the arena to quickly rise. The three ice blades struck the wall of fire before losing their momentum and quickly melting away.
Aegis Flame was a lower tier spell than Ice Blades, and should have lost in a direct confrontation between the two. However, Kylie was a new 3rd class mage, and lacked sufficient mana as well as mana manipulation to use the spell to its full potential. Wilsin already knew this, which is why he used a weaker spell to block her attack. If he were to face Clyde, he would never have used a weaker spell, as Clyde broke through to 3rd rank even before him, and his mana and manipulation were extraordinary. His spell would easily be twice as strong as the one that Kylie produced.
”Oh, I can't believe a 3rd tier Ice Mage such as yourself could not even break through a puny 2nd tier spell,” taunted Wilsin with a crooked smile on his face. He glanced at Clyde and winked, who narrowed his eyes in anger. Clyde knew that Kylie had been chosen because of the way he had humiliated Brandon and his fire magic. However, he could not do or say anything about the current situation.
”Miss Kylie, I advise you to get serious and give it your all,” said Wilsin with a yawn. He acted as though he was extremely bored while in the middle of the fight.
His reactions to the fight infuriated Kylie, and her pretty face started to twist as though she would explode with anger. She couldn't believe that someone would dare to treat her like this in front of a crowd of people. She was an Imperial Noble! If it wasn't for the fact that Wilsin was part of the imperial family, she would have sought retaliation against his family after the fight. Unfortunately for her, there was nothing she could do against Wilsin, as he was both a member of the Imperial Family and a contender for the throne.
”Let's put an end to this, there are plenty of fights left,” said Wilsin as he began to chant a new spell.
”Flame Creation magic, Fireball!” Wilsin declared with triumph written on his face. A total of 14 fireballs shot from his magic circle and flew towards Kylie. She was not idle during his chant, and finished her own not long after him.