After the giant Rune Hand crushed Zorn's corpse...
With a violent grind, the remaining scraps ignited with a WHOOSH.
The purple flames dyed the entire expanse of Death Black Mist an eerie color.
Mad Wizard.
A branch of the Wizard Sequence.
Its Sequence possesses an unstable core.
Every time they cast magic, a special oscillation check occurs.
The closer a Mad Wizard teeters on the edge of insanity, the more dramatic the results of the oscillation check.
On a success, the magic is empowered by the power of Runes, becoming vastly stronger.
On a failure, the magic's effect is significantly weakened.
A higher ceiling and a lower floor—that is the Mad Wizard.
And this check, clearly, was a resounding success. The power of the Rune Hand was astonishing.
Except...
The Mad Wizard seemed to have targeted the wrong enemy.
Ash trickled down from the gaps between the Rune Hand's fingers.
The master of the Rune Hand seemed to realize he had been tricked.
