The training grounds of Arcadia Academy soon grew far more lively than they had been only moments earlier.
What had begun as a quiet morning practical test quickly began to draw attention from the students who had been training nearby. The wide courtyard, paved with enchanted stone meant to withstand magical combat, echoed faintly with the movement of mana as the test began.
At the center of the field stood Sylthara, her posture tense but steady as she faced the shimmering figures created by Professor Seraphina's magic.
The water silhouettes shifted fluidly before her, their forms vaguely human but constantly moving, as though their bodies were nothing more than living currents held together by mana.
The atmosphere was thick with anticipation.
Then the first water silhouette moved.
It lunged forward in a swift motion, its arm shaping into a blade-like edge of hardened water as it slashed toward Sylthara's side.
Sylthara reacted instantly.
