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It was nine in the morning in London at the Clock Tower. Young magicians from the Magus Academy walked the vast corridors of the tower, heading toward their classes while teachers and grand masters prepared their lectures.
For Class 2-A, however, today held special significance. The Magus Battle test had arrived. After spending their entire first year mastering the basics of spellcraft, the young magicians now faced a mandatory combat trial to demonstrate their wits, quick reactions, and skill in wielding spells and abilities.
Some called the practice barbaric, but in the Clock Tower—the greatest Magus institution in all of Europe—it served as an essential rite of passage. It forced students to confront the true extent of their power and the distance they still had to travel.
