Chapter 67
When Dylan saw the notification he couldn't help but complain on the academy management, in the most rude words. He insulted them in his head for a few seconds, while the situation infuriated him more and more. He was furious, how they were neglected and endangered for no reason was simply unacceptable. The Guardians, in his eyes, were divine beings and someone decided to set him up so brazenly.
Dylan's thoughts swirled in a mad typhoon, his eyes narrowed dangerously and his will began to pour out of him with a strong killing intent, his aura engulfed everyone in the hall and made them feel extremely vulnerable despite the presence of the Great Mage.
Teacher Elton still stood there with a slight smile, and impatiently assessed him, while most classmates were covered in cold sweat, even Heather's assistant was slightly nervous from the strength of his emotions and aura.
Dylan was furiously considering what to do and seeing no sense in his behavior, he decided to calm down. Having taken control of his emotions, his will stopped flowing at a mad pace, and his aura again began to only slightly cover his body.
Watching his actions, Teacher Elton nodded contentedly. At the same time, his classmates tried to control their breathing and glanced at him with different emotions, some with fear, others with curiosity. Only a few people from the entire class were not affected by his aura.
"It was a really strong aura..." Ignoring his behavior, he decided to explain everything. "I stopped at the fact that words have power and it is true." Elton paused for a moment and continued. "Dylan reacted that way to my words because he recently read a book about the [Guardians of the World]. It is quite possible that some of you have heard the myths about these creatures and I can assure you that they are quite real and the power of some of them is incomprehensible. But now knowing their names is not as dangerous as it once was. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, the threat of the Archdemon is real. Secondly, the names of the [Guardians of the World] are now known by so many people and if something happened to them, we would know about it. We believe that the Guardians decided to sacrifice their pride and give us the opportunity to grow significantly and of course it is unlikely that even the most hated of them will decide to go against the decision of the majority. One way or another, it does not matter, nothing has happened to anyone who knows the name of the guardian over the past 200 years." Teacher Elton lightly tapped his finger on the table and then continued. "But we still did the wrong thing by not telling Dylan about the potential danger, for which I sincerely apologize." Teacher Elton said and bowed slightly.
During the speech Dylan calmed down and now was just irritated by the situation. He thought that all this was again done intentionally to bring him to emotions, or something like that.
He waved his hand in acceptance of the apology, but Teacher Elton did not continue speaking, but waited until the attention of the others was focused on him. Most of his classmates looked at Dylan with questioning glances, and some with more than a little excitement. Perhaps they thought that he would also apologize for the outburst of anger, but he was not going to do so. Because in his opinion, the anger was very much justified and if they wanted a personal apology, they should contact the teacher, or file a complaint against him.
That's why Dylan did what he often did, pointedly ignored them. Liam and Lynella, who were sitting next to him, quietly chuckled at his petty behavior. Thinking about it, he himself realized how stupid he had been and silently laughed at himself too.
Teacher Elton continued when the students dropped the situation.
"As I said, Karmic magic can be incredibly powerful and it is perfect for mages, complementing their abilities. Karmic Mages, unlike witches, do not use their abilities intuitively and do not rely on oath restrictions. For us, Karmic magic acts as an excellent source of information. With spells, I could track a person, no matter how far away they are, if I had at least a drop of their blood. I could also see when the karmic threads of people important to me are in trouble and even find out the reason while being many kilometers away. But what is perhaps the strongest part of my magic is the ability to see the skills and titles of most people."
Dylan, like most, was very surprised and at the same time scared by this information. Thanks to Elton's speech, everyone had already forgotten the recent events. Prince Evander only raised his hand with a little anxiety to ask something. Elton motioned for his hand to be lowered and continued.
"These are not all the possibilities of karmic magic and not mine in particular. Karmic magic is not some invincible branch of divination magic. No, not at all. Like any magic, it can be protected from. Usually, for young [Karma Mages], the luck characteristic is an excellent defense. I will not talk about it much, since I myself do not know everything, but what I can say with certainty is that the greater its value, the less effective Karmic Magic is. But against magicians like me, this is not enough. There is a defense against karmic predictions from this same school of magic. It is often used by nobles in the form of various artifacts and formations. Artifacts and formations come in different strengths, but most of them are enough to hide from the eyes of the Karma Mage at some distance, or to protect the estate from other manipulations."
Teacher Elton paused his speech again, which Evander took advantage of and raised his hand again. Seeing his persistence, he allowed him to ask a question with a slight movement of his hand. Evander stood up from his entire seat, adjusting his uniform so that it looked better on him as always, emphasizing his body. Most people turned their gazes to him and everyone involuntarily thought about his appearance. His facial features were graceful and masculine, which complemented his natural charm and kind nature, and his golden eyes and hair made him completely irresistible, once again emphasizing his royal origin.
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"Master Elton, could you tell me about other ways to counteract the predictions of karmic magic?" Evander said, to which Master Elton nodded slightly.
"Of course. Some Arcane Affinity allow the user to hide from karma magic on their own. Such as holy affinity, or the Arcane Affinity of the Elusive Space. Of course, passive stealth is not very strong, but a specialized spell against this type of prediction easily solves this problem. Also, karma magic is not very effective against spiritual beings, they are able to passively resist it with the power of their soul. Soul Magic, Curse Magic, Various Conceptual Magic and perhaps a few other types of magic have spells to cancel the effect of prediction. If you want to know about other less common ways to defend against karma magic, Prince Evander, you should consult the library."
"Thank you, Master Elton." Evander replied, bowing slightly. Elton looked around the audience and continued his speech.
"Speaking of further training for mages. You will also need to learn basic techniques and master the [Stamina Manipulation] skill. No matter how stupid you think it is, it is worth it. The ability to improve perception and intelligence without relying on expensive skills that use Mana will easily compensate for the lost skill slot. Also, mages must master skills that increase characteristics by percentage using Mana and the [Continuous Spell Casting] skill. These are many skill slots, but since you are already 15 years old, you can delete any skill, except for some racial ones. This will give you the opportunity to better feel the limit and decide on the path you will take."
"I would like to tell you separately about the skill [Constant Spell Casting] [Uncommon], at first it allows you to cast a spell on your body and passively support them using mana. At the initial stage of development, the skill has several major drawbacks. The first drawback is that the skill uses a lot of mana, so you can only really maintain the created spell in your body for a few hours. The second is storing the spell in your body, everyone should know that our bodies have a mana limit that depends on the characteristics of the constitution and the output of mana. Therefore, the spell should not exceed it, and it is better not to even come close."
"These are fatal flaws that make the skill very situational, but with its further development they will not become. For example, maintaining a spell will eventually begin to gain its effectiveness and cost much less mana, also some development options allow you to store ready spells in the mana core, the skill will allow you to store several spells. In fact, there are a lot of development options and I will not list them, I will only tell you about mine."
"My skill allows me to store two spells in my mana core, consuming almost no mana. It's only a [Rare] rarity, but the skill allows me to hold the tier 7 spell 'Teleport' and use it in an instant." Rubbing the small scar on his neck, Elton continued. "Even though the spell itself limits my mana reserves, it has saved my life several times."
Dylan, like his classmates, thought about the fact that such a skill could really save from almost any spell or technique.
But what's the point of talking about it so openly, he exposed his saving spell and I doubt that someone won't blab about it. It's too big a mistake for the Great Mage.
Dylan's thoughts coincided with the others, seeing their mostly shocked expressions, Teacher Elton decided to explain everything.
"Oh, don't worry, I didn't say anything I might regret." He replied, waving his hands and continued in a slightly annoyed voice. "As unfortunate as it may be, some information guilds already have information about one of my permanent spells. Therefore, anyone with money and influence rivaling mine will easily find out about it. But of course, I won't talk about my second spell, let it remain a mystery." He finished, slightly amused by their reactions. After giving them a few seconds to think, he continued the lesson.
"Well, the last thing I should touch on is titles. My ability to see people's titles with Karmic Magic is based on specialized spells that can read the karmic threads around you. Occasionally, I can even tell if a title has some kind of bonus or disadvantage. You should know that titles are hard to earn and of course, each of you has them, some more and some less..." Elton thought, his gaze became detached, after a few seconds he continued, which was a long time for the Great Mage. "If I had to explain what titles are, I would say that it is an achievement that the world recognizes, but that is also not quite right. It is hard to explain what titles really are, what I can say for sure is that titles create karmic connections and strengthen the owner's soul, occasionally they carry abilities or disadvantages."
"Your task is to obtain as many titles as possible during your training. Naturally, the Royal Academy will help you do this, we will even have a special lesson where you will learn what titles you can obtain."
"I should have touched on the topic of the most terrifying creatures, but that will have to wait until next time. I will just say that you will be learning how to fight the Cursed, the Eldritch, and the Demons. You can briefly familiarize yourself with it in the library, I am sure you will learn a lot. Also, the full training begins, you will receive the schedule later today. With this, the lesson is over, you are all free for today." After saying goodbye, Teacher Elton remained at his desk, watching everyone. The students slowly began to gather and talk about various topics.
Dylan also stood up from his chair and started thinking about what he should do. Maybe he should go to the library as the teacher suggested? Before he could think about it properly, Linella grabbed his hand tightly. Looking at her, he saw a sweet smile, but he knew that behind it was a sadist full of anticipation.
Oh no, no, no! She won't drag me down that easily.
Quickly finding the only correct choice, Dylan spoke.
"Liam, do you want to go for a walk with us? I'm sure we have a lot to talk about." He said as Lynella's grip on his arm tightened. There was more strength in her than he expected, but he got his way and she let go.
Liam pretended not to notice their behavior and responded as if it didn't concern him.
"Of course, I also want to hear your thoughts on the rightness of being in a highly flammable pollen cloud." Liam replied easily, hiding a smile. Dylan rolled his eyes in response.
"Sure, whatever you say." Dylan said, waving his hand to push away Liam's amusement and heading for the exit. Liam and Lynella followed him, but still could not hide their amusement and began to laugh loudly.