The Greatest Sinner

Evan made his way to the Academy and headed for the library. The spellbooks were in separate rooms. Evan had access to all four floors, so the choice of spells was huge enough for him.

Entered the first room, Evan began looking for the right spells. He decided to choose two "Amplification Magic" spells and one of "Creation Magic." Evan hadn't yet decided if he would take any "Spell of the Seal." If he thought a spell would be useful to him, Evan would certainly choose it.

After looking through most of the spellbooks that appealed to him, Evan went to the next room. He had already liked a few spells, but he would make his final choice only after looking through all of the spells in the library.

Any student could take a spellbook to learn a spell and then bring the book back to the library. Students didn't have to pay admission or buy these books, everything was completely free.

But, the "Inner students" did have one major advantage. They had access to special rooms that housed rarer spells. Of course, the regular rooms also had a huge number of powerful and useful spells, but most of them were not unique.

This was another incentive for the "Outer students" to become "Inner." Naturally, as an "Inner student," Evan would go into these rooms and search for suitable spells there as well.

After about ten hours, Evan had gone through most spell books and visited every room where these books were located. Of course, there were similar rooms below the fourth floor, but Evan was not allowed to go there.

<Compared to the small room in Zak's mansion, this is something incredible. The amount of spells that are in here really boggles the mind. I think just about anyone could find something to do here.>

Evan thought as he left the library. Evan was pleased with the spells he had chosen. Of course, he could not read all the spellbooks in such a short time, but he did not need to. The most important thing was to understand the essence and learn how to apply the spell. Then all that remained was to start practicing.

Evan returned home and placed the chosen books on the table. A fire burned in his eyes, he already wanted to learn these spells as soon as possible.

The first spell Evan chose was "Touch of the Abyss," the element of darkness," Amplification Magic."

This spell enveloped the magician's hands or any other object in a shell of darkness. It greatly increased the damage of attacks. What's more, the darkness had a corrosive effect. If Evan cast this spell and struck the steel wall several times, the point of impact would slowly corrode. It was a bit like a chemical burn or acid, only the effect was stronger, but also shorter.

Evan really liked his first spell of the "Amplification Magic," "Ice Veil," so he originally wanted to choose a similar first-level spell. But, then he decided to abandon that idea. He wanted to try different spells to decide what suited him best.

There were a lot of spells of ice element in the library, they worked about the same as "Ice Veil," only they were much more powerful. But when Evan saw "Touch of the Abyss," he decided to choose this particular spell.

Evan looked at the second book. It was gray and looked old, and unlike the other spellbooks, it had very few pages.

It was the second "Amplification Magic" spell Evan had chosen, called "Ghost Step." 

If a magician cast this spell, a thin layer of smoke appears around his feet. His steps will become barely noticeable and almost silent, and his speed will increase significantly. 

This spell was in a special room for "Inner students."

Evan decided to choose this spell because he wanted to increase his agility. Enni had a spell with a similar effect, with wind currents appeared around her feet and made her faster. 

"Ghost Step" was a rarer and more interesting spell, but it had one fatal flaw. It was complicated to master. There was no step-by-step description of how to learn how to use this spell. The book only had a magic circle of this spell and a few hints. 

The book was whole and complete, with no torn or missing pages. It was all about the specifics of the spell itself.

Nevertheless, that only increased Evan's interest in this spell. It was difficult to use but very powerful and effective.

Evan did not take any "Amplification Magic" spells for protection. He decided that there was little point in spending time practicing these spells. Moreover, Evan liked to attack, not defend. If he had mastered "Ghost Step" sufficiently, he could have easily evaded many attacks.

Next, Evan looked at the very thick blue book. It was the third spell Evan chose, "Ball Lightning." It was a "Creation Magic" spell, when cast, the magician created a high-powered electrical charge in his hand.

It was also a very complex yet powerful spell. To create a "Ball Lightning," not a single mistake could be made. If the magician made a mistake, the electrical charge would destabilize and explode, inflicting severe wounds on him.

Evan decided to choose this particular "Creation Magic" spell because once he mastered the "Ghost Step," he would be able to get to his opponents quickly and kill them with a single "Ball Lightning" attack.

The last spell Evan chose was a "Summoning Magic" spell, but not the usual one, it was "Spell of the Seal." These spells were very different from the others.

The name of this spell was "Seal of Cleansing." 

It is worth noting that "Spell of the Seal" was not a separate type of magic but simply a name for spells with certain similarities.

Evan decided to choose this spell for one simple reason - he had no way to protect himself if something unexpected happened.

It wasn't about defending against physical attacks, some kind of "Amplification Magic" spell would be perfect for that. Evan was worried about cases where he would be poisoned or immobilized by some sort of spell or pour.

Of course, every magician had healing pills and potions for such an eventuality, but what if they didn't work or the spatial ring was taken away?

That's why Evan decided to study - the "Seal of Cleansing." Like all "Spell of the Seal," it required a lot of mana, but the effect was amazing. By casting this spell, Evan could neutralize most of the known poisons and toxins in his body. This spell had no healing properties whatsoever, it only destroyed all the negative effects.

Evan looked at the four spell books lying on his desk and muttered: "I'll finally start learning the first level spells, this is really intriguing. Hmm, the "Seal of Cleansing" isn't exactly the usual spell.. Maybe I should create a "Summoning Magic" spell by myself."