Bang!
As a flash of crimson light flickered, the cup was forcefully compressed.
Clatter!
With a crisp sound, the cup shattered into pieces on the floor.
"It's broken..."
Wanda pouted, her face falling in disappointment.
She didn't expect to fail right at the beginning.
"It's alright!"
Hode pinched Wanda's cheek and casually picked up another cup: "Feel it carefully!"
Encouraged by Hode, a spark of determination ignited in Wanda's eyes.
She tried again, attempting to focus her chaos magic on the cup.
But the next moment, the cup shattered again.
Seeing this, Wanda visibly became disheartened.
"Don't rush,"
Hode said soothingly as he sat beside her. "Chaos magic is not purely constructive or destructive; it can create and destroy everything, turning it all into nothing."
"Create and destroy?"
Wanda furrowed her brow, deep in thought.
These two concepts sounded simple, but they were entirely opposing forces.
Hode took Wanda's hand, energy surging between them, blending into two streams of power.
"But right now, you are leaning more toward destruction, lacking any constructiveness."
"Chaos magic is about balancing yin and yang."
"What you need to do is reach a balance, allowing for free transformation and fusion."
As he spoke, the originally shattered cup started to visibly reassemble, restoring itself to its former state.
Watching this scene, Wanda instinctively opened her mouth in awe.
Although she knew chaos magic could achieve this, she never imagined it could be so simple!
"So you mean a balance point?"
Wanda bent down to pick up the cup from the floor, discovering it was perfectly whole, with no cracks at all.
"Give it a try?"
Hode took the cup from Wanda's hands and placed it on the chair in front of them.
"Okay!"
Wanda nodded without hesitation, closing her eyes for a moment before reopening them.
She spread her hands and carefully recalled the sensation of chaos magic that Hode had demonstrated.
The dazzling crimson light enveloped the mug.
Buzz buzz buzz~
This time, accompanied by a hum, the mug did not shatter.
Instead, it twisted and changed, as everything around it continuously warped.
Then, to her surprise, half of it transformed into a square box.
"I did it!"
Wanda cheered excitedly, throwing her arms around Hode in jubilation.
She truly never expected to succeed.
This meant she could further control her energy.
However, in her excitement, Wanda completely failed to notice that her actions caused Hode's expression to gradually shift into something subtle.
Hode truly experienced what happiness meant.
It wasn't until Wanda suddenly noticed that something seemed off with Hode that she looked down, and her movements instantly became stiff.
"Witch, I've really done you a huge favor. How are you going to thank me?" Hode smirked as he placed his hand on her shoulder, their eyes locking together.
Creak, creak, creak…
The wind blew intermittently.
That night, it rained, with moist raindrops streaking across the window, and inside the room, the pear blossoms drooped under the weight of the rain.
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