The magic tower's dueling arena was filled to the brim with over a hundred mages. The arena was often used for official duels, or for testing the younger mages, but today, it was being used for another purpose.
This made it a lot more appealing.
The news of the elf that had disrespected the tower's rising star, Tiberius, had spread through the tower like wildfire.
As the gossip moved from one mouth to the other, the story twisted until it became so juicy that there were even first class mages in attendance.
"Senior, is that the elf?" one of the novice mages asked as he settled into his chair.
The first class mage sitting next to him nodded, his hands folded across his chest as he watched the stage.
"Fighting a second class mage on your first day. And not just any second class mage…"
The novice mage stared intently at her opponent, then suddenly straightened. "Wait, that is Ariel, isn't it?!"
