Students were scattered sparsely throughout the large lecture hall at Repin Academy.
The old Mage at the lectern wiped his lenses, perched his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and let his gaze sweep across the classroom before sighing helplessly.
As a lecturer for Fire Element Curse, his class had once been one of the most popular at the academy. No matter when it was scheduled, even for the "killer" 8 a.m. morning lecture, it would always be packed to the brim.
However, the situation changed drastically with the emergence of the Zog Group.
The Illusion School had suddenly become the most popular School, and enrollment in other Schools had dropped significantly. Many students, even those who couldn't get into an Illusion class, would still go just to sit in on the lectures.
Fire Element Curse was still doing relatively well. For many, controlling fire had always been an appealing prospect, simply because it was really cool.
