Chapter 4: The Scarlett Witch
Five minutes ago. Outside the Mystic Emporium Cid was frozen in fear.
In the world there are two unique categories of mages, black mages and white mages. This categorization does not necessarily intricate a practice of any special type of magic, but how mages utilize their magic in relationship with social norms and laws.
To be labeled as a black mage is the same as being labeled as a criminal. Someone who uses their magic to hurt and murder people, or use forbidden magic.
Without a doubt in Cid's mind, black mages are the most vicious and dangerous people in the world. People that needed to be avoided at all costs.
So how did he end up in this situation?
Alexandria Scarlett, also known as the Scarlet Witch in other places, is one of the most infamous black mages in recent years. She is wanted in over a dozen countries, and is famous for burning her victims alive, and right now she was walking towards Cid.
He was sure it was her. Cid had done a class on black mages and remembered seeing her face during a lecture. Her magic abilities were said to be on par with that of an archmage when using pyromancy.
Cid was nervously sweating. The new knowledge he acquired could help in a fight, but it would still pale in comparison to the power of an actual archmage. His only option was to run, but he was doubtful he could actually get away from someone of that level.
“What do I do? I can’t die like this. Maybe I could create a distraction and use that to get away.” Cid was contemplating a way to survive this situation.