Chapter 24: The Arc of Dominion
Another two days passed. In that short span, Corvin had done what most considered impossible.
He now sat at the pinnacle of the Lightning leaderboard.
His mastery over the element had evolved. No longer did he need to fold his arcs mid flight, calculating layer after layer to amplify their potency. Instead, he generated them as thunderbolts directly from his hands. These weren’t simple flashes of heat and force, they were condensed storms, ripping through shielding and defense alike. The raw destructive power of each strike had more than doubled.
But Corvin wasn’t satisfied with brute strength.
He spent those days not only refining his own power, but ensuring his domain expanded in equal measure. He moved through the other Space Magic classrooms like a shadow, attending as an observer when he wasn’t expected. And with each presence, his spores slipped silently into students and faculty alike.
By the end of the second day, he had siphoned every viable signature within the Space classes.
Their strengths. Their styles. Their habits.
All his.
His pets, the ten avian undead he raised sometime ago, had grown more than scouts. Now, they were an extension of his awareness. They mapped the entire structure of Umbraxis Arcanum for him. Every hallway. Every restricted gate. Even the hidden tunnels used by maintenance mages.
He could navigate the Arcanum blindfolded.
And then came his final breakthrough.