mental image of the blinding flash was firmly etched in the reptile's memory after he stared curiously at his hand during the first activation. Even through his closed eyelids, he saw the blinding flash. He waited a moment before opening his eyes. Those outside the barrier seemed unaffected by the spell, but the other five examinees in the same round tried not to grimace or blink so nervously.
Draco, somewhat encouraged by his two successes, gathered energy on the surface of his body. He created a mental image of pushing objects in front of him and pushed the pent-up mana. A runic circle consisting of two alternating words, repel and shatter, lit up in front of his chest. The released energy quickly activated the spell. There was a dull thud, like the sound of a dry log falling on a stone surface. The force of the spell threw away the pebbles and rock fragments lying on the arena.
As the last of his thought magic, he decided to show the kinetic shield. He stretched out both hands in front of him and recalled his first spell. He poured a large portion of magic into the image and watched as a golden barrier glistened before him. He glanced at the instructor, but the latter said nothing and continued to wait.
Word magic was next. The spell he decided to use was one he used very often. Moving around the estate at night, looking into the cellars and reading late into the night. He uttered a few words and seven balls of golden light appeared around him with chains of runes burning inside. They glowed with an even, warm light that was pleasing to the eye. He held the spell for a moment before looking at the instructor.
The man scribbled something in his documents before dismissing the dragon and instructing him to speak with instructor Hine. The reptile moved towards the second teacher. Passing Aidan, he smiled encouragingly.
‘You can do it,’ he whispered.
‘Draco Ignis, student of Earl Darius Bleist, light mage,’ Hine read from the evaluation card he had
