Apocalypse Redux

The latest in a long line of victims of [Spatial Detonation], a chunk of osmium from their supplies, courtesy of Mimi, blew apart in a brilliant flash of light, bright enough to actually make Derek flinch back.

“So, dense materials react more violently. That block of osmium was the biggest bang of the lot.” Mimi’s voice came over the radio Derek had reluctantly slipped onto his head when they’d started experimenting together.

“I think that’s the last of them, right?” Derek asked.

“Yes.”

Alright, that was that, then. Experiments complete.

The spell worked on literally everything, including air, as proven by a tupperware container he’d blown up by detonating the air inside before it could completely leak out. Just because the space between atoms was huge did not mean he couldn’t shrink it away into nothingness for the brief second it took to explode.

But it was more effective on materials with smaller and less complex molecules, as well as things that were dense and/or heavy on an individual atom basis, like lead.

Oh, and as expected, it failed miserably against anything with magic in it. And the fact that that had been clear from the beginning failed to soften that blow. Though perhaps that was a good thing. After all, if instakill magic of that degree did not exist, no one would be able to wield it against him either.

… Instead, they’d simply be able to crush him with ease, due to his being at a Level that was, admittedly, quite low. Especially for his age.