"I can teach you," Schiller suddenly said again. His attitude perfectly displayed the capriciousness of an evil dark mage. "I can see the evil in you. You and the Sorcerer Supreme will never be on the same path. I'd be happy to create an opponent like you for him. But..."
"But what?"
"What do you think dark magic is like?" Schiller gave a soft laugh. "Do you think it's like the childish little tricks they teach you at this school? You got fairly good grades at school, so you're brimming with confidence that you can learn dark magic from me? I can only tell you that dark magic's uniqueness does not lie in its evil."
"Then what does it lie in?"
"It is a truly magnificent system," Schiller said. Though he himself did not yet know what kind of system it was, that did not stop him from boasting. After a pause, he continued, "It will reveal the truth of this universe to you. It is a system of power so profound and obscure that even outstanding Archmages find it difficult to understand. It is far more difficult than any magic you learned in school."
"What about the Sorcerer Supreme?"
"He cannot," Schiller said. "Learning dark magic requires a unique talent for evil, and he does not have it."
Owlman was clearly interested. He said, "But you said I am evil enough."
"You are only evil enough. I saw some interesting parts in your soul, which is why I am willing to try teaching you. But whether that will be enough to support your understanding of this knowledge, I cannot say for certain."
Owlman did not find that strange. In fact, he felt that the obscure and profound dark magic Schiller described was real magic. The wand-waving spells taught at