[I don't know if this is a good idea Voxea...], I said to her as I stared at the array.
[Really? Because it seems like we're killing three birds with one stone, well, cleaning out some leylines with a surge of aether].
[How so]?
[For starters we'll be increasing the accuracy of the array for future usage, meaning that there'll be stronger binders in the future].
[So that's the first bird...what's the second and third]?
[I can finally give you a proper maji cultivation technique!], Voxea said excitedly, [And I can get back some of my original strength].
[Seriously?], I asked doubtfully.
[The aether in there may be low quality, but there's enough of it for me to restore at least a star or two].
[...alright, let's do this thing].
[Excellent].
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"Hmmm. What a familiar girl. Tell me Professor Alkys, who is this girl?", Malgorious asked with mild interest. {What a familiar presence...}.
A blue-robed woman with a sharp nose briefly looked through a set of documents before replying to the man in black. "The documents says her name is Silvia Rosewood. She's a binder from the frontier territories,Onryx, located in the Gemini Forest".
"The Gemini Forest? Fun name". {I know exactly three maji who could be from there}.
As the professors watched on, the girl took a deep breath before placing both of her hands up towards the array. The girl began to glow with a jade colored aura as she willed her aether into action. {An apprentice in this day and age? How curious}.
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As I willed my aether into the crystal, I could feel the decades worth of foreign aether inside of the crystal starting to stir as the array began to analyze my own.
[Voxea, are you totally sure I can do this]?
[It'll be fine. Even though there's a lot of it, most of the aether in this thing is fairly inert. Just give it a push and I'll do the rest. Trust me], Voxea replied nonchalantly.
I rolled my eyes internally as I began to increase the amount of aether I was inputting into the array.
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As the girl began to make use of array, the crystal began to form the image of a book.
"Silvia Rosewood, Scho-", but before the professor could announce Silvia's classification, the symbol suddenly changed into a sword and shield.
"Looks like she's a Knight", said a man in golden armor.
"I wouldn't be so sure. Look, it's still changing",a woman in white robes commented on a mild manner.
Before the eyes of the professors and all of the would-be students, the array began to cycle through multiple symbols until settling on an orb-like shape that began to shine a variety of colors.
"That's new".
"What's going on"?
"What in the name of the gods is this trainee doing"?
{I think I know what she'sp doing}.
"Hmmm?", Malgorious went feigning disinterest to his colleagues.
W
{She's about to overload the array}!
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[Is that normal?], I asked Voxea as I kept pouring my aether into the array.
[Let's go with yes and keep going], Voxea said nonchalantly.
[That is not at all comforting]!
As if on cue, the crystal array began to glow brighter and brighter.
[Alright, if what I think is going to happen happens, you will want to close your eyes....NOW]!
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"Student Rosewood, it's highly advisable that you-", but before the professor could stop Silvia, the array suddenly emitted a powerful flash that illuminated the whole room, temporarily blinded everyone and rendered the Aethersurges unconscious.
"Gyaaah"!
"My eyes"!
"What the heck was that"?!
{It appears an opportunity has arised, pardon me}.
Unbeknownst to the blinded onlookers, as the array had simultaneously released over several decades worth of aether and had condensed it into a strange brightly colored ball no bigger than olive.
In a flash, two shadows appeared out of thin air and rushed for the ball. In another instance, the ball disappeared and two figures were now staring each other down whilst holding their own halves for the ball.
On one side was Voxea the Blizzabella, a type of majimonster that beared the countenance of a young maiden and wielded the power and mysticism of a blizzard. On the other, a strange shadowy figure that looked to be made of smoke and darkness. Voxea showed a shocked expression at the shadowy figure's presence, she had expected to be the only one vying for the opportunity.
"Who in nine-".
"Another time little cygnet. For now, let's each take half and meet later. Ciao Bella".
"Tch".
As everyone's vision started to get back into focus, the two figures had disappeared.
"What...just happened"?