*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*

“That was a good one, Luke-“

*Swish*

No time was wasted and Luke charged right into Rook.

*Smack*

Luke slams his pole right onto Rook’s head but Rook managed to block that shot just in time.

“Let me talk first!”

*Smack*

Luke kicks Rook’s hand and takes a fall back.

*Swoosh*

Luke stops himself as Rook breaks his pole.

“Was that your only weapon?!” Rook gives Luke a scary look.

Luke sighs, “Do you seriously think that that’s my only weapon.” Luke creates another stick in his hand.

“WHAT?!” Rook seems to be surprised.

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“Weapon creation magic, it’s one of the most important magic that a mage needs to learn to compensate for their weaknesses. They have to think up of the weapon that covers up their weakness and how they will fight using the specific weapon.” Darlion explains, “I do have to say though, it’s quite rare to see an apprentice class to use weapon creation magic. They first have to master their Tree and then figure out their weapons which means that Luke here has already mastered his Tree of Magic.” Darlion says.

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Darlion isn’t wrong and it is true that Luke has mastered his Tree since his whole Tree relies only on one magic spell but because I already knew about the Tree before I started training them, I already knew what kind of weapon is suited for each of them.

“Man, doesn’t that mean that he has already surpassed us?” Jack asks.

“Not really, every Tree has a different rate at which one can master them. Mastering a certain Tree doesn’t guarantee that one can surpass over the other but how you use the Tree does. Some Trees use raw power like yours and Elena’s while some use magic spells like Izumi’s, some use techniques like Luke’s and the others use support spells like Horrell’s. You see, they are all different in all aspects and it specifically doesn’t mean you have surpassed anyone even if you have learned all that. What it really means is that you know how to use the whole tree but you still have to learn about when to use it, what should be the correct time to use it, how will you use it during your combat, what kind of opponent is it weak against or what opponents are it superior against. That is the time when you will truly master a tree.” I explain as everyone seems to be glued to me. Even Carly, Old man Jake, Taani, big brother, everyone, even that old bastard headmaster...

“That’s a really good explanation, Dan, a real good one.” Darlion says to me as he looks at Tarand and his crew in the crowd.

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“So you are a technique type of mage huh? Doesn’t that mean that you don’t have many spells?” Rook smirks.

Luke points his pole towards Rook, “I can take you down even without any spells.” Luke says in a serious voice.

“Whatever-“

*Smack*

“GUH! When...Did...You...Get...Here...?!”

It was all in slow motion but in reality, Luke just went too fast for anyone to keep up with.

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“WHAT HAPPENED?! LUKE IS STILL STANDING WHERE HE IS BUT HE HIT THAT GUY?!!!!”

Elena seems to be totally bamboozled.

“I saw him but...He was just so fast that I couldn’t even move but I could see his movements.” Izumi says.

That just now...That wasn’t anything I taught Luke, what exactly was that?!

“Sir Dan, I believe you are shocked too, right?” Jack asks me.

I look back towards Jack, “What you saw was Luke going in the future for a few seconds.”

My eyes widen, going into the future? Is that even possible?!

“Luke’s magic Tree, Luke found it strange that when he went invisible he could see everyone else but no one can see him and he also said that the air he breathed felt quite different when he was invisible due to which he has to come back out of his invisibility in about 5 seconds. At first, everyone thought it was an illusion but when Luke was sparring with me, he tested a theory. Luke then was right, Luke’s Tree of Sun Wukong wasn’t making him invisible or anything of that sort. The only spell that Sun Wukong left was the ability to see the future for a few seconds and change it. Even if it’s just for a few seconds, Luke can basically bend the future to his will.” Jack says.

I never knew...Sun Wukong’s power was something so powerful...No wonder Luke looked confident enough to fight this fight. He might be the strongest one out of us all if that’s how things really are.

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*Smack* *Smack* *Smack*

Luke is pushing back Rook with his newfound powers. The powers are so overwhelming that even Rook, the user of the Tree of Atlas which is considered to be one of the most powerful Magic Trees can’t keep up with it.

“Let’s end this.” Luke says as he keeps moving forward and pushing back Rook.”

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NO! NO! NO! NO! I can’t lose like this! I can’t lose to this fucking bastard! I CAN’T LOSE TO HIM! I have to do something! I have to do something! Something to prevent me from losing...Something!

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A smirk appears from a person sitting in the crowd, “Rise evil, take the form that boy and rise again for our first god is about to be formed, if the boy gives in to his despair, his fear, the evil god chaos, Chaos himself will arise but if he doesn’t give in than everyone will be spared from destruction for another day. What is it going to be boy? Are you going to give birth to the evil god Chaos? Or are you going to maintain your humanity? What will it be?

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Mother father...Everyone...I...I can’t lose in front of them...For I am...For I am...I am truly the one who is worthy of the name Inach, he doesn’t deserve it! Not a coward like him! I CAN’T LOSE TO HIM!

“Then how about we kill him?”

Who?! Who is that?! I hear somebody but who is it?!

“Tell me, do you want to defeat that boy no matter what?”

...

Who are you?! Why are you inside my mind?!

“You don’t need to know that. You just need to answer me, do you want to defeat the boy and be safe from the humiliation of being defeated from a weakling like him? Or do you want to suffer humiliation?”

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There seems to be some kind of silence here, Luke has stopped attacking. I don’t exactly know why but...There seems to be some kinda problem.

“Sir Dan...I don’t feel like this match should drag on and Luke said he will end it but why isn’t he ending it?” Izumi asks me.

“I don’t know myself...” I look at Luke.

“What’s wrong Luke?” I ask.

“Something is wrong with Rook...” Luke quickly answers me.

“I can see black smoke coming out of his body.” Luke says as he points towards Rook.

Black smoke? Is Luke using Mana Sight?!

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Mana sight, it’s a spell high-level mages use. It is used to determine possession and such things. Since mages tend to get possessed by soul magic, Mana sight is really a useful magic spell to learn for high-level mages.

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“MANA SIGHT!”

I quickly enter Mana Sight mode, my vision gets all white and the humans I see turn blue since our body is mostly made of water but to my surprise...

There was definitely something wrong with Rook and, “WATCH OUT LUKE! HE IS COMING TOWARDS YOU!”

*Swish*

The crowd erupts in shock as Rook pins down Luke.

“WHAT?!”

*Smash*

“It’s time to kill.”