Rising of the Weakest Mage

Vol 1/Ch 3 - The Entrance Exam Duel

Just then, the duel between Charles and Allen had finally begun.

Allen was ready for this duel. He may have failed his previous tests, but this was something he could be confident in. Although his opponent Charles looked strong, he was definitely underestimating Allen's capabilities. Allen could use this to his advantage.

Allen finally unsheathed his sword from his waist. His sword's blade was gray in color, which seemed to gleam in the sunlight, with a length a good size for a one-handed sword. The hilt was black in color, going well with the gray color of the blade. In the middle of the guard of the sword, was a decently sized four-pointed star, white in color. You also could see the star on both sides of the guard.

Allen pointed the sword's blade at Charles, waiting for his first move. He wanted to study Charles' attacks before making moves of his own.

"A sword?," Charles laughed, looking at Allen in surprise. "You're going to try to beat me, a mage, with a sword?"

Just as Allen expected, the audience in return added their own comments.

"A sword? Why would a mage use a regular sword?"

"Is he so weak that he needs to use a sword?"

"Having to use a sword is pathetic! Magic duels are supposed to be for magic!"

Allen didn't say anything. Instead, he prepared for Charles' first move.

"Well, if you aren't going to make the first move, then I suppose I will!," Charles shouted.

After lifting his right arm, a blue elemental magic circle came out of his hand. He then casted his water magic, which was a large blast of water aimed right at Allen. The magic came at full speed, ready to knock him down. However, Allen was ready for an attack like this.

Just as the water magic was about to reach him, Allen used his sword to cut through Charles' magic. His once large blast of water was gone, already starting to dissipate. It had done no damage to Allen, and Allen already was preparing for the next attack.

"My magic! How- how did you do that?!," Charles exclaimed, his eyes completely wide open. "How did you stop it?!"

Normally, the audience would have said something. However, only murmurs went through the crowd.

"Hmph, well no matter! You're just a weak mage! Take this instead!," Charles shouted at him.

Charles once again prepared his elemental magic circle, and released water magic at Allen. However, this time they were stronger, and there were several blasts of water instead of one.

Allen took a moment to study each water blast as they came full force at him. He once again used his sword to cut through each one, dissipating each one just as they were about to reach him.

"Wha- no way you just did that!," Charles' eyes widened even more, with his body starting to lean back. "That's it! You're going to face my real power! No more holding back against you!"

Charles began to start preparing his next set of spells, fueled by his frustration. Allen knew that if he didn't start to move quickly, Charles could bombard him with his next set of spells. With the uncertainty of the amount of spells to follow, Allen knew it could be harder to cut through all of them.

He closed his eyes, and began to feel the air mana that flowed through his body. He concentrated enough to move the mana closer to his legs, which would allow him to move quicker. It was a hard, but useful trick he learned from his mentor.

"Even if your magic is weak, and you struggle to cast your magic, you can still control the mana within your body," his mentor's words echoed through his head. "In fact, the less mana you have, the easier it will be to control. Concentrate, and will your mana to flow as you wish. Control it, Allen!"