An Extra’s POV

Lucielle was a genius since birth.

Her entire childhood had been nothing but Magic, and even now—as an adult—it was all she could think about.

Due to her innate Skills, as well as her incredible pool of Mana, she was always bound to excel greatly in the field. However, rather than simply relying on her exceptional talent, Lucielle made sure to diligently study and understand Magic.

There was a level she needed to achieve—one where mere talent couldn't get her to.

That was why she became the Grand Mage.

No one—absolutely no one—was better than her at Magic!

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"Watch closely." She told Rey, her ruby eyes glowing brightly as he raised her staff in the air.

The spectator did as he was told. He focused completely on whatever she was about to show him, remaining stationary as he used all his senses to concentrate on her.

'A lot of Mana is building up…' He noticed the surge of energy, but didn't feal any sort of leakage or waste.

Usually, when a Mage or Warrior utilized Mana, some of it would leak out to their surrounding bodies. This ended up creating pressure around them, warding enemies off if the energy was very intense.

But… Lucielle was different.

There was no pressure whatsoever. Every single ounce of Mana flowed seamlessly through her body, conducted perfectly by her staff.

Not a single drop was wasted.

Then—

"Black Void." She whispered, casting the Spell without any need to chant.

attention to the Spell, Rey nearly missed the incredibly swift reaction

energies and laws

and while it remained stable for just a moment,

~VWUUUUUUUUSSSSHHH!!!~

in the air and everything around it—all except Lucielle who

that saturated the air, causing it to grow larger

eyes were

created by a Spell from Lucielle. This wasn't merely the result of Spatial Magic, as he could see

everything to its very center, and

its center, the lesser the natural laws and even the effects of Mana would apply, since everything would dissolve before a proper Spell

to

gets perfectly broken down and vanishes into the void.' He

"Hey! That's dangerous!"

Spell right before Rey could allow himself to experience its dark touch, her eyes widened with disbelief. A bead of sweat formed on her face as she looked at him—almost as if he was

implode on itself right as it was about

while,

create that thing, right?" He muttered, now placing his gaze solely on the Grand

"Correct!" She grinned widely.

vanish completely, and she beamed as

difficult kinds of Magic to Master—especially the first. I can't believe you

many years on this Spell. The mere idea that a human in H'Trae could use three of the most difficult kinds of Magic in perfect synergy to create something like a black

is equivalent to a Skill of the Grand Tier, but if the Hole kept growing and sucking sufficient

but the combination of those elements.

true achievement here was her perfect Magic control, and the mere fact that she could replicate

as you've said. The problem remains Mana Consumption, though." Lucielle responded with a rather exhausted sigh. "That Spell alone drains over half of my

"I see…"

at that,