Chapter 65 Lessons ( 1 )

This is Vale's real concern.

Thanks to the shadow taken from him by the headmaster, he can't leave the Academy unless it was willed by the holder of his shadow. Perhaps, he can only leave the Academy if he does a mission outside.

Furthermore, he wouldn't have any thought of permanently leaving the academy or escaping from it thanks to this "curse".

It was quite scary because he can't feel this "curse" at all and seem natural to him.

What if he can't extract any corpse for the next 10 years? Wouldn't he become stuck on 25-Strand?!

That would be extremely suspicious and also embarrassing. He would be a laughing stock of his batchmates for being incapable of improving… He just can't imagine doing that.

'Well, I might still improve naturally without the extraction. So I shouldn't be too worried about this.' Vale mused as he tried to console himself.

On the other hand, Chad and his classmates around him wanted to start talking about his incredible spirit strand. However, Professor Harwin already stood in front and was watching them carefully.

"The result of your Spirit Strand Test doesn't tell your talent. The reason why you're here in the academy is to improve and discover your talents. Furthermore, we are all Dark Arts Practitioners. We don't heavily rely on powerful Spiritual Force…" She explained.

"Why is that, Professor? Isn't a stronger spiritual force always better?" Felicia Lobb who had obtained 4 Spirit Strands in the test asked. She was concerned about her low result so she wanted an answer to her question.

Professor Harwin didn't mind this question as she was also planning to explain this to them.

"It's true that having more Spirit is better. However, it's not everything to us. Let me give you an example. A practitioner of the Dark Arts who had specialized in Necromancy only needed 10 Spirit Strands to summon a Phantom Knight. This Phantom Knight is equal to a 3rd Class Spirit Knight that would normally have 25 to 30 Spirit Strands…"

Professor Harwin paused as he looked at everyone's reaction. Many of them didn't know about this so they were listening attentively.

Noticing that they were taking notes, she continued…

"Another example is the Curse Magic that we have. With your 8 Spirit Strand, you can learn basic Curse Magic. As long as you possess anything that belongs to your target's body, like hair, nails, or even saliva, you can attack them without caring for their distance. Every time your Spell Light is refilled, you can activate this Curse Magic… and that would slowly kill your target if you're diligent…"

Vale nodded at this explanation as he already thought of this after reading numerous books. The Curse Magic is truly scary and it can only be countered by a few things like Anti-Curse Spell, Mystical Artifact, or by having a huge difference in Spirit.

Of course, there are still many things left unsaid but the idea is already there so Vale didn't comment on Professor Harwin's explanation.

She continued explaining the difference between the Darkness Arcane Path to others like those in the Alchemy, Elemental, and Summoner Arcane Path…

Thanks to the Dark Spells and Rituals of their Arcane Path, they can indeed fight against those with higher Spirit… However, there is one thing that was needed in order to win… It is by having enough preparations.

Especially if you wanted to win against an opponent through rituals. It will require time and money to obtain all the resources you needed.

Another student asked a question. It was Reid Baldry who similarly obtained 4 Spirit Strands in his test.

"Professor, I heard we can't learn a third dark spell or we won't be accepted in the Academy… I didn't question my father about it but I'm curious now… May I know the reason for that?"

Vale, Lisa, and some others were also curious about this so they looked at the Professor expectantly…

"It's going to be discussed in your last subject for today, the Darkness Path class… But I guess I can still answer that… The reason is quite simple, you need to learn a total of three Dark Spells that were formulated by the Dark Arts Faction. These spells weren't something that rogue practitioners can learn… Only the Dark Arts Practitioners who had entered this Academy can learn these spells. With this set of spells, you will become stronger than those rogues…"

Her students perked up as their attention was turned to these three spells.

"May I know what those spells are, Professor?" Alvin Vendel asked

"Indeed… I only learned one spell since I'm worried that it will take a long time to create my third spell slot. I wish to learn the Dark Spells immediately." Roswell Curtis added.

Professor Stella Harwin shook her head as this wasn't something she should be teaching them.

"Your professor in that class is a retired member of the Evanescent Vessels. He will be able to answer all your questions regarding those three fundamental Dark Spells."

"Ahhh… Professor Morton Sullivan?" Chad Bulmung asked in surprise. He seems to have researched all the Professors in the Academy.

"Yes… Professor Sullivan served as a Vessel for 40 years. He had vast combat experience and will be able to explain Dark Spells in a better way than I am. What I'm going to teach you here in this class is the way to increase your Spirit, control your Magic Zone, and advance your Phantasm State."

Stella paused for a moment as she looked at her students. She realized that they were all quite baffled at the last part…

"You probably haven't heard from your parents or tutors about the advancement of your Phantasm State… That's normal. It can be life-threatening if you decided to explore it on your own so the Academy should teach this thing to you for your safety."

Vale was certainly interested in this topic so he attentively listen…

He didn't expect that his Phantasm State can still change! At first, he thought that it is simply a requirement in order to see the Magic Zone that you have. However, it seems that he was thinking too lightly of it!