Chapter 31: Set for Success
“Markus Rivet, also known as Markus the brave in his homeland, was a war mage of antiquity. Famed for the battles he would engage against the Gix empire of old. He fought for his country of Rivia before it eventually fell and became a vassal state of the empire. Upon the fall of his country, he would flee and become a wandering mercenary outside the Gix empire. His nickname was the ‘noble mercenary’ at the time.
“It should be noted that even at this time, mercenaries were still not well respected. But despite that, Markus Rivet himself was still well respected by many people. He was knighted in the kingdom of Rivia and upheld the honor code of a knight even after the fall of his homeland. Knights of Rivia were expected to embody bravery, honor, and fairness.
“His magic was said to be so devastating on the battlefield, his enemies called him a literal ‘one man army’. He could weave massive firestorms and devastate the battlefield beyond what anyone could imagine. The scale of magic he could cast was so grand that he would be recognized as an unofficial archmage by many mages for years.
“Markus eventually met Cain Mired and was convinced to join in the creation of Graheel university. He gave up the life of a wandering mercenary and dedicated the rest of his life teaching students in the way of combat magic.
“The Lionheart college was formed in honor of Markus. A college dedicated to training mages in combat magic with a golden lion, which was once the symbol of Rivia, incorporated into the sigil of this college. Students attending this college are expected to attempt to embody the values of bravery, honor, and fairness. The same as Markus once did while he was alive.
“Markus was only recognized as an archmage after his death, and is still hailed as one of the archmages with the most destructive magic in recorded history of the western continent.”
—Writing of Archmage Setta on “The Founding of Graheel and it’s University”
A few hours had passed since Alan and his friends had discovered the identity of the person that might be causing the strange accidents. Cid Cook from the Shroom Pact college was the main suspect for Alan and his friends. Now that they knew who this person was, they knew where to start looking for useful information about him. But, that was something Alan and his friends would do later.
Alan and Jafar were sitting at a table in Benny’s Diner. Sere went to write her test while Alan and Jafar went for their outing. Today was the day Alan was going to have a guys night with his friends.