Anthony took a calm breath and walked forward. His usual arrogant bearing had greatly waned, paving the way to a more majestic and confident aura that made him seem less like a young master and more like a mature champion.
He began chanting deeply, strange magic circles manifesting around his person that shocked everyone in the room. The other four Apprentices looked shocked and awed by the phenomenon while Darius, Gunner, and Xela displayed solemn expressions.
Anthony finished chanting in under 2 seconds and cast a strange wave of greenish-blue light that engulfed half the training room. When the light died down, everyone was startled to notice that the training dummy… was gone!
