The Wizard's Proper Path of Development

Traditional wands had one flaw: they could not fire spells in rapid succession instantly.

Although the Serpent Staff could cast two spells at once, it was merely icing on the cake for wizards proficient in silent casting.

What if firearms were used as a template, with each pull of the trigger serving as a casting process?

Vincent swiftly waved his Alder Wand over the Mithril on the Serpent Staff's surface.

One vibrant Magical Circuit after another was engraved, some running parallel while others intersected.

They seemed to react with the Ancient Runes on the Snakewood's surface, beginning to alter the Serpent Staff's appearance at a visible rate.

The blinding light did not slow the Alder Wand's engraving, and Vincent even closed his eyes.

Magical Circuits had been his first lesson in alchemy. He had long since reached the point where he could engrave them with his eyes closed.

As the final stroke fell, the spreading radiance was instantly compressed back.

Vincent opened his eyes and saw a long-barreled pistol covered in flowing, multicolored lines.

With the Magical Circuits and Ancient Runes both concealed within, it displayed the metallic sheen that originally belonged to Mithril.

The grip was primarily made of scaled Snakewood, while the entwined snake bodies formed the spiraling Mithril gun body. The two snake heads served as muzzles, one on the left and one on the right.

The Snakewood trigger fit tightly against the front of the grip, with no hammer or magazine.

Since it was a firearm that fired magic, there was no need to preserve those features.

Vincent gripped the long-barreled pistol. It was actually slightly heavier than the Gunblade, though their overall lengths were about the same.

Although there was no blade beneath the gun body, this magical firearm might not be incapable in close