Novels by Mystic_dark

Many of the elders from the Royal Mage Academy present couldn’t help but look at Austin with eyes that seemed to say they had just discovered a rare gem.Their astonishment stemmed from the last spell Austin had just casted—Time Jump, an advanced spell of the Time element. Though it bore superficial similarities to the more common Blink spell, which is rooted in spatial manipulation, however Time Jump operated on an entirely different principle.While Blink allowed a space elemental mage to teleport instantly to another point within their line of sight, Time Jump was far more elusive, it enabled a time-elemental mage to shift themselves a few moments forward into the future, effectively dodging an incoming attack before it ever landed, they didn’t require anything just the casting of the spell and they would disappear from existence for a few seconds.There were ancient tales of a legendary Time Mage who used Time Jump to escape death countless times on the battlefield. Yet, no on

“And the win goes to the War God Mage Academy.”A heavy silence fell over the Arena, not out of celebration, but from the sudden tension that came with the scoreboard levelling out again, with both academies now having only two fighters left, everyone knew the next few rounds would decide everything—victory or bitter defeat of their respective academy funny enough only the Dean seems worried at the War God Academy zone.The atmosphere around the Royal Mage Academy’s seating area was especially grim. Their side wasn’t taking the outcome well, when they had arrived, they believed the War God Mage Academy would be easy prey. After all, they had all grown tremendously since the last inter-academy competition. Many of them didn’t even consider the possibility that the War God mages could keep up.Their arrogance wasn’t unfounded. The Royal Academy students had backing from ancient-ranked clans, vast resources, and the support of the royal family itself. Meanwhile, the War God Mage Acad

Note: It has just occurred to me that I’ve been mistakenly referring to Albert Blaze as Asher Blaze. I sincerely apologize for the confusion—they are not the same person. Asher Blaze is the one who fought in the first round and wields a variant flame with a blue hue. I haven’t yet assigned specific attributes to his flames, but that may change in the future. Albert, on the other hand, is not only higher in hierarchy than Asher but is also the one participating as the third participant for the Royal Mage Academy.—Seeing Brandon, who had maintained a calm and modest demeanor suddenly acting so smug, seemed to ignite all the restrained anger Albert had been bottling up, he had been eager to face Brandon—not just for himself, but because of Alec.Since the inter-academy competition, the younger generation of the Blaze Clan had been constantly ridiculed and belittled wherever they went, and they placed the blame squarely on Alec’s shoulders, because to them he was the symbol of their h

“How…!” Kylian choked out, barely able to form the words. He couldn’t understand how Brandon had emerged from the tide of frozen blades without so much as a scratch, or even looking slightly flustered.Even though Kylian had exhausted a large chunk of his mana from the previous battle, he had still poured everything he had left into that last attack. He’d expected it to at least rattle Brandon a little, but instead, the result crushed what remained of his confidence. He tried to fight the feeling, but the weight of despair was slowly dragging him under.“Simple,” Brandon replied calmly. “I cast my Stone Skin spell alongside activating my Spirit Equipment Set. So all the damage was absorbed externally by the stone skin spell, the few that pierced through were taken care of by my spirit armour, so here I am, completely unaffected by that little cold storm you threw my way.”He paused, then added with a tilt of his head, “So, I wanted to ask—are you done now?”Kylian’s mouth twitch

Brandon’s approach to the stage was slow and deliberate—almost too casual. His movements lacked any urgency, and he gave off no aura of a warrior preparing for battle. Yet, he walked steadily to the battle ring and took his place opposite Kylian.Once the judge saw the new participant of the War God Mage Academy standing ready, he saw no reason to delay the match.“Begin!”At the judge’s command, Brandon reached for one of the weapons on his back with his right hand.Brandon’s weapons were always wrapped in cloth, resembling a mummy’s bindings, they had never been seen in a traditional scabbard before, since his father had gifted them to him that way and instructed him to care for them just as they were. Since then, his sword and saber had remained wrapped, strapped lightly across his back, aided by the type of clothing he wore which made carrying them easier.On days when his outfit didn’t allow for back placement—when the proper straps were absent, Brandon would simply hug them

While the flood dragon struggled to push Kylian off the stage, its body was slowly freezing over, because the sheer amount of ice mana Kylian was releasing had already turned the dragon’s entire head into what looked like a detailed ice sculpture.As the cracking sounds of spreading ice continued to echo through the arena, Agnes made her final move. Though she had used most of her mana to conjure the lifelike demonic beast in water form, it was her infusion of mental energy that had given the spell its complexity and purpose. Without it, the flood dragon would’ve been just another predictable spell, with the option of being read and counter.Thanks to that mental energy, she’d managed to conserve a small reserve of mana, though she looked completely spent, however she could still cast one last spell, and with Kylian still locked in his desperate struggle against the dragon’s water body, the opportunity was too good to pass up. She raised her hands with the right hand still gripp

“Your Majesty, if we do not receive reinforcements within the next three days, we may lose this battle,” one of Jerome’s Tier 1 captains spoke urgently, addressing the brooding Jerome as he sat upon his throne.The entire J-Clan Kingdom had been thrust into a state of war ever since the capital had been attacked. At present, they remained in the dark about the identity of the assailants or the kingdom from which the attackers have originated, as no kingdom insignia or flags were present on the black armoured warriors. It was a surprise assault that even King Jayden could have never foreseen, as the attackers had managed to strike without revealing their allegiance.Undoubtedly, they possessed some affiliation, yet one thing was certain: the invading army did not belong to any of the forces within the Wastelands. As none of the Wasteland kingdoms possessed nor the army or the capacity to mount such a grand-scale assault, targeting not only the main kingdom but also attempting to di

“Arrrgh! Why? How could you all allow this to happen?” The Orc chieftain’s voice reverberated through the throne room as he paced angrily, his bare chest heaving. Outside the massive window adjacent to the throne room, three immense images of grieving Orcs that had two stars revolving around them were displayed.The more he gazed at the images, the stronger his urge grew to clench his hands in his hair and pull them out in frustration.Although three Tier 2 kingdoms under their rule had been swiftly destroyed without resistance, it felt as if the battle had been between a child and an adult, the chieftain demanded an explanation for their rapid defeat.While all three kingdoms had suffered destruction, it was evident that the first to fall was indicated by the Orc image on the verge of disappearing above that particular kingdom.The loss of the Goblin kingdom, that was previously responsible for handling distasteful tasks they wished to avoid, had already stung when Jax decimated it.

As Lyra slowly advanced, the other Orc that had survived with the Orc captain was already sweating. However, when he glanced sideways, he noticed his leader making hand signals indicating that he had to make a run for it, but the orc hesitated; as he didn’t want to make himself Lyra’s next target, but the stern stare from his leader made it clear that rejecting a direct order meant certain death. Caught between the archer and his captain, he knew he had no choice.Their line of work was inherently risky, as they ventured into enemy territory without support, however, this mission had proven to be a complete failure. And it no seemed there was no hope left for their squad, with only two members remaining. With a nod, the orc signalled that he understood the plan and was prepared to proceed, this elicited a smile from the orc captain, who then gave another hand signal, counting down from three.As soon as he reached zero, the other orc swiftly got up and attempted to flee, Lyra’s

Silently, a group of ten Orcs emerged, encircling the remnants of the destroyed Goblin kingdom, and concealing their presence, their objective was to gather intelligence about the kingdom, or race that had dared to attack the Goblins kingdom, and was also capable of annihilating them before aid could arrive. These ten Orcs were elite spies dispatched by the Orc empire.While they possessed a smaller stature than the main Orc warriors, this reduction in size did not diminish their strength, in fact, they remained just as formidable as their larger counterparts, relying on their swiftness to compensate, while equipped with lighter and more nimble weaponry, they eschewed the heavy arms typically favoured by other large Orcs.“Move out!” commanded their leader, urging them to close the distance to the walls of the Goblin kingdom as the pass through boulders, their current position hindered their ability to gather information, obstructed by the towering walls constructed by the Goblins.

The news of Jax’s successful obliteration of the Goblin kingdom had rapidly spread throughout the J-Clan kingdom. King Jayden wasted no time in dispatching numerous message birds to the subordinate kings under him, officially announcing Jax’s victory over the Tier 2 Goblin kingdom at the border.While others might have been oblivious to Jax’s recent exploits, King Jayden himself couldn’t deny that he wasn’t well-informed about Jax’s movements. Though the Orc empire may still be unaware, but King Jayden knew that it wouldn’t be long before they gathered the intelligence that Jax and his army were responsible for the destruction of the Goblin kingdom. And when the news would inevitably make its way back to the Orc empire, they would then disseminate it further, therefore, Jayden wanted to ensure that he spread the news from his own kingdom before the Orc empire had the chance, starting with his children and the other general kings under his rule.–When Jessie received the messag

The Orc kingdoms near the area were not the only ones to catch wind of the situation of the wailing Goblin and realised that the Tier 2 Goblin Kingdom had been destroyed; some of the human kingdoms situated close to the borders of the Wastelands also became aware of what was happening.Meanwhile, in the capital palace of the J Clan, King Jayden gazed out of his window watching the image of the wailing goblin in distance, though his spies had yet to deliver any messages, but he felt no need to wait for their reports to understand who had initiated the attack on the Goblin kingdom, leading to its demise.After all, only Jax had sent him a letter declaring war, and he was the sole human king who had made recent movements with his army. King Jayden had initially anticipated that it would take Jax days to conquer any kingdom of his choosing, however, he had never expected Jax to completely destroy another Tier 2 kingdom. Jax had accomplished something that most of the other Tier 2 human