Inside the Dud Manor…
“Make way!” Henry said with a big smile on his face. “The food is here!”
Several floating trays filled with freshly cooked food flew towards the dining area of the Dud Manor. Henry went to the kitchen and told the cooks that their Manor was going to have a party, and he would be bringing the food all the way back to their residence.
This was a very common thing in Brynhildr Academy, so the kitchen catered to Henry’s request and prepared food for the entirety of the Dud Manor.
After Ethan’s duel, the members of the Dud Manor paraded him back to their Manor to celebrate his victory.
He was now the holder of two Pillar Privileges, which doubled all the rewards he would receive from the Academy on a monthly basis. Not only that, his victory over Langston made all the members of the Dud Manor proud, making them raise their heads up high.
Ethan, who was the star of the party, was currently seated at the seat of honor, where the Head Prefect of the Manor usually sat.
Since this was a special occasion, Henry allowed the blue-haired boy to sit in his chair, which gained the approval of all the Manor’s members.
“Ethan, that was amazing!” Noah, the handsome teenager with silver hair, who was one of Ethan’s close friends in the Manor, said with a smile. “After today, you have become a legend!”
“A legend?” Ethan asked back with a smile. “What are you talking about?”
“Ethan, what you did today is not something that every Wizard and Witch can do,” Luna commented. “Although you only achieved Partial Resonance, it was still Resonance. The strongest Origin Magic that a Wizard or Witch can cast.”
“Resonance?” Ethan blinked in confusion. “Origin Magic?”
“Guys, don’t spoon feed him with information right now,” Henry stated as he raised his goblet that was filled with fruit juice. “First we party! Cheers, everyone!”
“““Cheers!”””
Everyone drank deeply including Chloe, and Nicole, who also came to the Dud Manor to join their celebration.
The two had been given permission to enter the Manor, so no one batted an eye when the two decided to join them, especially Chloe, who everyone knew was Ethan’s relative.
After an hour of partying, everyone finally settled down. This was also when Henry decided to explain what Resonance was.
“Every Wizard and Witch has their own Origin Magic,” Henry stated. “You already know this, so I’ll just jump to the good stuff. Those who are able to fully understand what their Origin Magic is, are able to unlock the Core of their Magic. This also happens the other way.
“However, on extremely rare occasions, people can unlock both Origin and Core Magic at the same time.
“The Core of a Wizard’s and Witch’s magic is in the wands that they use. As you may have already noticed, not all wands are made the same. Although some of them have similarities, and even made from the same source, they are still very different from each other.
“It is like having siblings. Even though they came from the same mother and father, they don’t usually look the same as each other. So, when Origin Magic and Core magic combine as one, that is what we call, Resonance.”
Henry paused for a bit to allow Ethan to fully digest what he had just said.
“And, what you did earlier is called Partial Resonance,” George stated. “Something that even the most esteemed magicians are unable to do, despite spending many years perfecting their magic.”
Ethan, who had just realized that what he had accomplished was something that not any Wizard and Witch could do, was dumbfounded.
Unlike what everyone thought, he had no idea what his Origin Magic was, nor how he tapped into the mysteries of his Core Magic.
The Mermaid Princess was the one that made everything possible, helping Ethan during his time of need.
But, after the mermaid imparted the spell to Ethan, she reminded him that his encounters with her should be kept a secret from everyone.
Because of this, Ethan could only smile stiffly as everyone tried to ask him how he managed to do such a feat.
In the end, he decided to say that during his duel, his body subconsciously moved on his own, and shouted the word, Illumina.
This then allowed him to use a Partial Resonance, dispersing Langston’s spells, and giving Ethan the opportunity to mount his counter-attack.
“Having two Pillar Titles, how nice,” Nicole said. “How about you duel me next? Who knows? You might just get three Pillar Titles under your name if you defeat me.”
Ethan rolled his eyes at the pink-haired beauty, who was looking at him like a wolf about to bite its prey.
“No thank you,” Ethan replied. “I won by pure luck. I doubt I’ll be able to do it again.” 𝑜𝗏𝐋xt.𝑐𝗈𝔪
Nicole only giggled after hearing Ethan’s reply. She was only half joking when she made her proposal. Even so, she was really surprised by how the duel turned out in the end, which made Ethan become more interesting in her eyes.
While everyone in the Dud Manor was still in high spirits, the current head of the Kerr Family, and Langston’s father, Zack Kerr, opened the letter that had just arrived on his desk.
He was in his middle forties, and yet, he still looked like he was only in his early thirties. Similar to his son, Zack was a very handsome man.
However, his handsome features became distorted after reading the message that was sent to him.
“Incompetent fool!” Zack shouted before slamming his hand on top of his desk in anger. “Out of all the people you have to lose against, you lost to a Dud?!”
The handsome man clenched his fist tightly as he pounded the top of his desk a second time. Clearly, Langston’s defeat didn’t sit well with him.
“Partial Resonance,” Zack spat the words as if it was a very disgusting thing to say. “I’m sure that Rinehart will use this event as a way to completely thwart my proposal to close down the Dud Manor…”
Zack narrowed his eyes before lifting the letter in his hand, making it ignite in flames.
“Ethan Gremory….,” Zack muttered. “Let’s see how long your luck will last.”
Zack then left his office in order to meet with some important people in the magic world. Although it was only a matter of time before the news of his son’ defeat against a Dud traveled across the entirety of Eastshire, he believed that this wouldn’t affect his future plans.
The High-Ranking Nobles of Eastshire had long wanted to take control of Brynhildr Academy, and the closure of the Dud Manor was only one of the things that they had in their agenda.
As one of the oldest, and most popular Magic Academies in the continent, Brynhildr Academy held a lot of secrets that were only known to its Headmaster.
Zack’s ultimate goal was to become the Headmaster of Brynhildr Academy, and unlock an Ancient Magic that was said to be sealed somewhere inside it.
According to the information he gathered over the years, only the current Headmasters were allowed to study this ancient magic.
Zack even believed that because of this, Professor Rinehart managed to create a Perfect Resonance, making him the strongest Wizard in Eastshire.
This was a power that he wanted to possess in order to further his other goals. Although the Magic World looked peaceful on the surface, many Wizards and Witches were doing things in the shadows.
They were doing these underhanded things to gain fame, influence, as well as stronger magic that would allow them to step into positions of power, which would make them the true rulers of the Magic World and its Magical Communities.