Supreme Magus

share your diagnostic spell with the academy and the Kingdom? ” Professor Marth was dumbstruck, while Professor Vastor was pale as a ghost.

– ”He can ’t be that dumb! Why the heck is he giving up such an advantage against his competitors? Can my knack have finally failed me? ” He thought. –

”It ’s not a diagnostic spell. ” Lith explained. ”It ’s something I created long ago to get a better understanding of the human body. I don ’t even use it anymore, but I think it could be critical to your research in this field. ”

Both the Professor sighed of relief, they both had seen too many talented youths so eager to please to make irreparable mistakes.

Full of curiosity, Professor Marth studied the spell. It was really easy, without a doubt a tier one spell.

”Done. Now? ”

”Please, use it on the captain ’s original arm. ”

After performing the hands signs perfectly, Professor Marth said:

”Vinire Mark Urth! ” Generating a small wisp of light, that on contact, enveloped the arm in a warm white light. Suddenly his mind received streams of information, that left him speechless.

The spell was an intentionally weaker, flawed and inaccurate version of what Lith was able to see thanks to Invigoration. The difference between the two were like heaven and earth.

The spell was incapable of showing injuries, to detect the mana flow or core or even the life force. To prevent Tista to accidentally stumble on true magic, Lith had made sure that everything was as he had planned.

It had no hint about any of those elements, the only way to add them to the spell, was rebuilding it from scratch and knowing already what to look for. Its purpose was to teach Lith ’s sister anatomy in detail, without dismembering humans, like he did.

As it was, Vinire Mark Urth did nothing more than show a fixed 3D imaging of the body part it was used on, giving the user a perfect understanding of the patient ’s body.

”This… This is… ” Professor Marth was flabbergasted, considering all the possible applications of the spell.

”You see, If I were in your shoes, using this spell… ”

”Hold that thought! ” Marth cut him short, running away with the page clenched in his fist.

He returned after barely a minute, dragging another man from the arm, like a petulant child.

”No means no! ” The dragged man screamed. ”You cannot disturb me every time some stupid noble is about to die! Be it the King or his children, I don ’t care. If I spend another hour with all that paperwork, it will drive me crazy! ”

”For the last time, no one is dying! Shut up and listen! ”

Everyone was pointing to the new guy like he was some mythical beast.

– ”Purple core! My money on him being Manohar. ” Solus yelled.

”Why do you keep trying to con me? What use do you have for money? ” –

While Lith and Solus were having a mind-quarrel, Marth explained everything to Manohar, handing him the spell. After he performed it too, both Professors looked at Lith with eyes full of expectation.

Manohar was a man in his late twenties, with black hair and shades of silver. He was around 1.74 meters (5 ’9 ”) meters high, with a slender build and a stubble at least three days old.

”Please, continue. ” Said Marth.

”As I was saying, I would use this spell before sending the most valuable soldiers to the front to be able to recreate their original limbs if necessity arises. That would avoid all the side effects of the spell that you just showed me.

Also, in cases like this one, I would take the information from the remaining arm and use it to generate a mirror image to replace the lost limb. The left and right limbs are not the same, but the result would still be much better than this one. ”

”And that is not all! ” Manohar chimed in, a crazy light had appeared in his eyes.

”We could even devise a spell that ’s capable of taking that information by itself, and generate the limbs accordingly! We could finally throw away all those useless templates, using only one spell instead of many. ”

Everyone was shocked at the idea. Manohar often disappeared without notice or acted like a tantrumming child, but that kind of madness was the sign of the true genius. He had been able to see farther than the spell ’s creator in a matter of seconds.

Manohar took out his communicator amulet, opening the connection with the administrative department.

”What ’s your name, kid? ” He asked.

”Lith from Lutia, sir. ”

”Ah! I should have known it! Finally, another smart mage to talk to. You have no idea how hard it is for me. Only Marth and a few others are able to have a proper conversation, everyone around here is so stupid! ”

”Harrumph. ” A voice from the communicator amulet stopped his ramblings.

”Oh yes, I almost forgot. Points assignation for the student Lith from Lustria for sharing a tier one spell. 1000 points. ”

”1000 points?! ” Repeated the male voice from the communicator amulet in disbelief.

”1000 points!? ” Exclaimed almost all his classmates becoming green with envy.

”1000 points? ” Asked both Lith and Quylla, that being for the first time in the academy had no idea if they were many or few.

”Yes, 1000 points! Is it so hard to understand? ” Manohar was outraged by the academy having the gall to hire a clerk dumb or deaf if not both.

”I know it ’s too little… ” He said apologetically to Lith.

”… but I can ’t give you more until I discuss it with the board. Also, you ’ll get compensation for each and every one of your suggestions. Good ideas are priceless in the research field. Be kind and graduate quickly.

I need more people like you and less idiots like this secretary, around these parts. ”

”Sir, the communication is still open. ” The clerk did a great job keeping his voice emotionless.

”I know it ’s open, you idiot. That why I ’m telling you to get your ears fixed. I can ’t do nothing for your brain, but never give up hope. Magic advances every day by leap and bounds. ”

The clerk politely hanged up the call.

”How did you create this spell? ” Marth interest was piqued. The idea was simple yet ground-breaking.

”He can save it for his biographer! ” It was Manohar turn to drag Marth away by the arm. ”To the paperwork, for the life on me! And then to the board! You do the talking, I don ’t speak stupids. ”

The gong resounded once more, marking the end of the lessons. After saying his goodbyes to Professor Vastor and to his three competitors, Lith walked away towards the Prize Hall.

Based on his understanding, it was time for a little shopping spree.