315 Sanctuary
As Asher stepped through the gate, he felt the presence of the space element around him. However, the spell was too complex for even him to fathom.
After all, this wasn’t a spell crafted by a solitary mage.
Employing Runes, Artifacts, and many Mages with an affinity for the Space Element, the founding members of the Mage Association had constructed this Sanctuary.
“Welcome to the Sanctuary,” an elderly man’s voice greeted Asher as he entered a courtyard-like space.
Just by setting foot there, Asher sensed the rich concentration of mana enveloping him.
There was a reason why the Sanctuary of Mages was hailed as a paradise for mages.
“Step forward and enter the place where you’ll find what you need,” the aged voice instructed.
By merely observing his surroundings, Asher surmised that it was a recorded message from one of the founders of the Mage Association.
This was one of the places Asher had never been to in his past life, and he had no reason to visit it then.
Only a mage would deem the effort required to gain entry here worthwhile.
Asher moved ahead, observing multiple runes illuminating beneath his feet.
He recognized a few, but there were also several potent runes unfamiliar to him.
He pressed on, reaching a hallway that culminated in a solitary door.
Unbeknownst to Asher, he had been transported to the place he needed, not necessarily what he sought.
The design of the Sanctuary ensured that during one’s initial visit, only a designated section of the Library would be accessible.
As Asher approached the aged wooden door and swung it open, he was met with a vast collection of records and books. Each floated beneath texts displaying the names of the mages who had contributed to or authored them.
Unlike the Great Library, this repository held records of the most brilliant minds, including all the previous Chairmen of the Mage Association.
However, as Asher surveyed the titles of the records, he realized that none of them pertained to any element other than Space.
Presently, Space was Asher’s most potent element, a strength he owed to the Rune of Eirdin residing within him.
While Asher explored the Space Element section, Amelia and Alyssa were teleported to other sections distinct from the Common Area of the Sanctuary of Mages.
At that moment, Alyssa stood in the Advanced Element section dedicated to Ice Magic, a very rare affinity possessed by only a few.
Alyssa’s eyes looked vacant as they moved from one record to another.
The area contained spells, theories, and books penned by renowned figures from the World Association. Anyone deemed worthy of entering the Sanctuary of Mages was undoubtedly an exceptional mage.
Hundreds of unique spells resided here; though some might be deemed inefficient, their uniqueness warranted their place.
Alyssa wasn’t using her wheelchair; upon entering, she had used Gravity Magic to levitate. However, recognizing that there was nobody to observe she chose to walk normally.
As she delved deeper into the Sanctuary of Mages, a commotion arose outside involving several elders who were visibly displeased.
“She won the competition and was part of the Rank 1 Team,” Elsa proclaimed, facing the Elders.
Many of them frowned, recognizing the woman before them.
With her fiery orange hair and piercing black eyes, Elsa Robles was regarded as one of the few individuals globally with an unparalleled affinity for the Fire Element. As an SS Rank Hunter, her influence and status were formidable even beyond these walls.
“Regardless of her achievements, how could you permit such an individual to enter the Sanctuary?” an Elder interjected.
Edward was aware that the Garcia family’s history cast a shadow over the Mage Association. Therefore, he had anticipated their reaction to Alyssa’s presence.
“She has entered, and if you have any issues, you can speak with our Principal,” Elsa said, invoking Farnus’s name, which made some of them hesitate.
“Are you favoring that girl because of your past?” One of the Elders inquired.
Instead of a straightforward answer, they felt Elsa’s mana intensify, and she gave them a cold stare.
“Have you forgotten that I represent the World Academy here?” Elsa retorted as another Elder exhibited his SS-
Rank mana.
However, it was evident that Elsa was more powerful than him.
“Enough,” Edward intervened, his mana dominating and suppressing both of theirs.
Edward had impressive control over mana, a skill that made Silvus keep him close.
“No one can question this decision. We agreed to award the privilege of entering the Sanctuary to students from the World Academy,” Edward stated.
“The identity of the student doesn’t matter; we shouldn’t concern ourselves with it,” Edward continued, though the other Elders remained unsatisfied.
“And if you cause such an uproar, what you fear might transpire,” Edward warned.
Given their aggressive reactions, rumors about Alyssa were likely to circulate, tarnishing their public image.
Edward’s words seemed effective as some Elders began to lower their mana.
“And you, Professor Robles, remember that this is the Mage Association,” Edward addressed Elsa.𝑂𝑽𝒍xt.𝔠𝑜𝗆
“I apologize; I got carried away,” Elsa replied, though her face betrayed no genuine regret.
Edward understood Elsa’s aggressive stance after all Alyssa’s mother and Elsa had once been close friends and it was a known fact among many people that knew about Elsa Robles and the Garcia Family.
“If anyone else has concerns, we can address them in the next meeting with the Chairman,” Edward proposed.
His statement made the Elders finally relent, with one turning to depart.
‘Why do I have to deal with this?’ Elsa thought as she took back her mana.
She felt a headache was coming as she would need to clean any mess that would occur here.
But the words that the Elder said made her remember the past, especially her old friend.
Inside the Sanctuary,
Asher was walking as he picked a book about Tier 2 and Tier 3 space magic spells.
These were spells that were made by people that even died doing these research each of them were extremely valuable sources of information that couldn’t even be bought with money.
This information that had gathered here for hundreds of years as many crazy space element mages researched on it.
“It seems weak,” Asher muttered as he looked at the first spell that was mentioned in the book.
Due to the fact there were very less Space Element mages, and the amount of difficulty that came with learning it, there weren’t many powerful spells stored here.
Even Asher with his current understanding of Space Element could see the flaws in the spells but all Space Element spells were somewhat flawed.
Asher didn’t knew if it was because of Rune of Eirdin, or his own talent but he could sense the flaws that was in the foundation of the very spells that he read till now.
The only flawless application of Space Element that he had seen was from a non mage Hunter and it was Nathan.
Nathan’s sword art that he created himself was revolved around his use of Space Element with the help of Rune of Eirdin.
“Maybe there is more to this rune than this,” Asher said as he realized that Rune of Eirdin was not a simple.
It was something he had expected after all he had seen the full potential of another Ancient Rune with his own eyes.
As Asher made his way towards the next books, he could see all the books were quite thin.
And all over the page, random things were written.
These books seemed less about spells but more like a diary of a mad person.
Various descriptions about the greatness of Space Element, and other such things such as the claims about what they could possibly do by mastering this element.
But all the books were short similar to the lives of these mages.
All the spells that Asher read make him see another aspect of Space Element that he had missed or never considered.
Even if the spell itself was flawed the theory behind it made Asher realize a few things that took many such mages years.
[ Host’s magic mastery is increasing ]
A system notification popped up as Asher kept reading the books calmly.
Asher looked around as he placed the book back to the shelf and he could see how many books were there for even for an element like space.
It just showed why Sanctuary of Mages was such a coveted place by all mages.
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