FSHUUUU
The smoke and flames soon died out, just as Gerald Lockwood expected, revealing the fallen state of his adversary.
His body had been struck with several quills, most of which had pierced through his flesh and bones, creating a pool of blood beneath him as he gasped and struggled for even the smallest gulps of air.
Gerald smiled and shook his head, slowly walking forward as he looked at the boy's pathetic state.
"It still confuses me as to why someone like you would start a fight with someone like me…"
An Apprentice Mage was even weaker than a Rank One Mage, and a Rank 6 Mage was even far higher than that.
Instructors of the Academy were in the range Rank 3 to 5, and even they were impossible walls for most students to overcome. Once a Student graduated from the Academy, they would be given a Rank from 1 to 3, depending on their performance, and they would have to grow even higher based on merit.