Professor Maggie watched with a smirk on her face.
Finally, she turned to the whiteboard one last time.
She drew a complex, jagged circle with sweeping internal arcs. The outer ring was not smooth but with eight edges. Inside the ring, 3 arc lines converged on a central point, creating a spinning, turbine-like pattern. At the center, was a single dot connected to all three arcs and the outer ring simultaneously.
"The Wind Slash rune," Maggie said softly.
"The standard attack spell provided by the academy to every student for self-defense. It converts ambient wind mana into a high-velocity, razor-sharp blade of compressed air with range of fifteen meters."
She set down the chalk. "You have 20 minutes. Begin."
'This is it.'
Igris said with a smile and he studied the eight-faceted outer ring first.
Igris exhaled slowly. He brought his pen to the Iron Paper and started drawing it.
His wrist shook slightly and the lines actually moved and the first attempt failed.
