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29. Nari Returns
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Crimson Bay
Nari Montgomery
The second induction test did not go well for me. The inferno spell I cast on Annabelle had drained most of my powers causing me to arrive at the Wiccan Castle with my magical energy almost depleted.
What a stupid move. How was I to know my induction test was going to be on the same day?
Oh, don't get me wrong. I passed the test but I did not excel at it, not the way a Royal Wiccan should.
I was an embarrassment.
This test was from Maxwell, one of the Wiccan Council members. He had lured a vampire into our lands using a hallucination spell and I was supposed to steal a magical item that the vampire was wearing on his neck.
It took longer for me to be able to come up with a plan of attack for the vampire and I had to hide my scent and aura with a cloaking spell for the first part of the test so that the vampire couldn't detect me while I recover
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