Dark Magus Returns

The students of Class A shuffled into a special, mystical room. It was an enormous, open space, easily large enough for all fifty or so students to move around freely, yet somehow it was contained entirely within the academy building itself. What truly amazed them, however, were the hundreds of different items floating in the air before them – the very same types of enchanted equipment Redrick had just discussed. Each piece was slightly different in design and shape, all glowing with a strange, pulsating power, offering no obvious clues as to which ones were better or stronger than the others.

Redrick moved to the center of the vast chamber, his voice echoing. “All of you have an hour to select the weapon of your choice!” he explained, a slight smirk playing on his lips. “Try to pick one that resonates with you, because if it doesn’t, then you might be in for a nasty surprise.”

The students began to cautiously walk around the space, observing and scrutinizing each weapon. None had dared to reach out and select an item just yet, knowing they were only allowed to take one. They wanted to meticulously examine every single piece, hoping to discern which was truly the best. Beyond that, Redrick’s warning lingered in their minds. What would happen if they chose the wrong item? What if they went for something that was an artifact and it decided to reject them? What were the consequences of being rejected?

“So, Raze, do you have an idea of which items are best, and what we should go for?” Liam asked, his eyes darting between the myriad of floating weapons.

“These items aren’t as powerful as the artifacts you already have,” Raze replied calmly, his gaze sweeping over the collection. “The Lux Spear, the cursed items that I made for both Dame and Beatrix, and your swords you received from Alter—those are in a different league. So just choose something that will help disguise you a bit more, or whatever truly interests you.”

As Raze strolled through the floating arsenal, he observed the items one by one. If one was able to clearly visualize the mana swirling around a weapon, they could get an idea of which items were stronger. As for the feeling of resonance, that part was true from what Redrick had said. These items were indeed crafted to possess a will, a will that would allow them to connect with students who could understand the weapon best. How it determined that understanding, however, was peculiar.

‘The academy went through a lot of effort, I see,’ Raze mused internally.

“You’re Raze, the student who used that powerful lightning display, right?” a student asked, stepping forward with his hands casually tucked into his blazer pockets. He then pulled one hand out and pointed it towards himself. “My name is Moze, the fifth-best student in this place, and I also specialize in lightning. I’m also Panla’s favorite student.”

Raze wondered why a student was suddenly introducing himself so grandly.

“I saw you looking at that staff from before,” Moze continued, puffing out his chest slightly. “You can tell as well, right? I guess since we’re both the same and just as talented as each other, we just know.” Moze then gestured towards a particular wand. “That wand right there, it has the strongest lightning capabilities out of all of them. If you ask me, we’re both very close in skill.”

Some of the other students in the room pulled faces as they heard those words. From what they had witnessed Raze do in the assessment, they wondered how anyone could possibly claim the two of them were “close in skill.”

“Anyone who manages to get their hands on that wand right there, it’s obvious that they’re going to be far superior in battle!” Moze declared, his voice rising confidently.

The one thing Raze did note was that if they were talking about the most powerful enchanted items in the room, then that particular wand certainly was one of them. It wasn’t an artifact, but it was an item that held power on the Mythical ranked scale of items. Moze was a top student for a reason, and the others knew this to be true.

“If you want to get ahead, at times you have to take risks, and you have to take chances!” Moze proclaimed, and out of all the students, he was the first to stride forward, radiating confidence.

‘This will be fun to watch,’ the other students thought, their anticipation palpable.

Moze then reached out with his hand. As he grabbed onto the wand, the item began to glow, growing brighter and brighter until it blazed with intense light. And then, as if the wand itself exploded, it sent Moze flying through the air, crashing hard against the back wall. Moze was still alive and safe, but he was visibly, badly hurt.

“That’s what happens when the item rejects you… now anyone would be scared to try!” one student muttered, fear in their voice.

“What if he just wasn’t compatible? Wasn’t chosen by the item, just like Redrick said,” another wondered.

“But then what are the requirements to be chosen? Moze is the highest lightning student that is currently here; if he can’t get that wand, then who else can?”

The others started to look at Raze, the new student. Maybe Moze wasn’t the strongest lightning student, and the wand knew that. However, Raze simply walked away, uninterested.

‘I don’t care for a wand like that; someone else can have it,’ he decided.

A new theory began to spread among the students: maybe some of the powerful items in the room would reject everyone. Either they risked getting hurt, or they could go for a safer, less powerful item. Some of them had already started to pick decent items, and the wands they chose seemed to do next to nothing in terms of adverse reactions.

“So that’s quite the strong item, right? I mean, even my system says it’s the best item there is in this room,” Liam thought to himself, watching the glowing wand from afar. “Other than the artifacts, of course. But what I really need is something that can produce spells or use magic on my behalf. So I guess I’ll just take this for myself.”

Liam, with a surprising lack of fear, confidently grabbed the infamous wand. And as he held it in his hand, a system message, visible only to him, flickered into existence.

[Rejection from the wand has been found]

[Altering status of the wand]

[Forcing the wand to be compatible with user]

[The Mythical Grade Lightning wand, is now compatible with the user]

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