Chapter 23: Let Them Watch
Noah stepped out of the Practical Magic lecture hall, the sun shining down from the sky overhead.
A breeze carried the scent of morning leaves and dry earth, but he barely noticed it.
His mind was spinning.
Rituals.
He’d known they were important. Knew that they were the only way to climb from FFF to FF and beyond.
But what he hadn’t known, what none of the summoning speeches or student briefings had told him, was just how complex they were.
They weren’t just "cast a spell and get stronger."
There were Ascension Rituals, designed to push a mage from one rank to the next.
There were Enhancement Rituals, used to temporarily or permanently boost attributes like strength or agility.
Even rarer and disgustingly expensive were Conversion Rituals, capable of altering affinities or fusing new elements into one’s magical core.
Each had its own set of materials, conditions, time limits, and in some cases... environmental requirements.
And that wasn’t even the worst of it.