Griswold

Master Artis held up another metal rune and said to everyone:

"We know this symbol represents fire. If we engrave this magic rune onto a weapon, a burning flame will appear on its surface. If we add the 'Eruption' Magic Rune Array to the weapon, it will spew tongues of fire when used..."

Master Artis casually placed the two metal runes together.

"If we put these two runes together and engrave them along the edge of a longsword, the sword will produce both Electric Arcs and flames. It would become a dual-element magic weapon, but that is all. There would be nothing particularly special about it."

On a sheet of magic parchment, he swiftly drew the two runes in one continuous motion with a magic engraving pen.

"But if we arrange these two magic runes in a specific pattern while engraving them, they will form Words of Power."

Master Artis picked up the sheet of magic parchment and let the mages in the classroom see it clearly.

"The so-called Words of Power means that when I combine these two fire and lightning magic runes in this manner, activating the Magic Rune Array will create an explosive lightning orb, like this..."

As he spoke, Master Artis recited a short incantation. A lightning orb rapidly formed before the magic parchment, then struck a training dummy in the corner on the right side of the classroom and exploded...

Boom!

The entire dummy burst into flames while being blasted into pieces by the lightning orb.

Two assistants had already been waiting there. They raised two Atmospheric Shields and blocked the lightning orb...

Low exclamations rose throughout the classroom.

Master Artis waited until everyone had calmed down before speaking again:

"Fire alone or lightning alone could never possess such power. But when they form Words