Chapter 48: Boundaries of Light
"It's a..." Sun-young's expectations were high and reality was low. She didn't bother touching what lay inside the treasure chest. "...staff."
A length of black steel lay inside the chest, untouched and without shine. It was as though it denied all light.
"Well, would you look at that?" Kazi lightly pushed his armoured pupil forward. "A gift for Marta."
"M-me?"
"You're our resident Mage, so yes you."
"Go ahead," said Sun-young. "Might as well take it."
Marta bit her lip and accepted the staff. Its weight and length seemed to catch her off-guard. Like using a spear for the first time, she clunkily spun it with her fingers. After putting into her inventory and properly equipping, she read out the stats, "It's C-rank, says it boosts magical might by 40 points, and increases dark magic by 25%."
"What is it called?" Kazi asked.
Marta hesitated. "Shadowshade Staff."
"Edgy," William commented.
"I think it's cool," Kazi said.