Classes Starts(1)

I sat nervously waiting for my first class at Freljord Academy to begin.

"Okay students, I want your complete attention on me."

Instructor Joshua as always was getting straight to the topic without wasting any time, which of course displeased many students who were looking forward to their first class.

As someone who had watched this same scene in my past life, I couldn't help but feel a sense of deja vu.

'They are going to regret it later...'

I had always been interested in the world of magic, which was full of miracles and mysteries.

But during my past life, I didn't give much attention to any studies because of my hormones which were making me concentrate on some useless things, such as...

....let's not get into that topic.

Anyway, I am excited to have the opportunity to once again study it at a prestigious Freljord Academy.

That too being thought by Instructor Joshua Sanders, a renowned mage and scholar in the field of magic theory.

It was nothing less than an honor.

"Today, we shall discus about 'The History of Magic Theory'."

As the class began, Instructor Joshua introduced the topic of discussion for the day - The History of Magic Theory.

"As you all may already be aware, the Magic theory was founded by the grand Magus, Lith Verhen, One of the founding pillars of the Mauryan empire in the year 114 of the Chronos Calendar"

He began by giving introduction about the magic theory that was invented by the grand mage, Lith Verhen.

Lith Verhen was a legendary mage who lived centuries ago, and was known for his groundbreaking research and discoveries in the field of magic.

He was also popular as one of the four founding Pillars of the great Mauryan empire along with the founding emperor and the other two important figures.

Although there is no concrete evidence, it is said that he was the magic instructor of the founding emperor and he was the one who taught him magic.

"The Foundation of magic theory in itself is simple but understanding the meaning and logic beyond it is what truly challenging for an individual."

"Before the invention of Magic theory, people believed that the magic was a phenomenon that happens due to the grace of gods and ignored any science behind it, and it was Sage Lith Verhen, who first questioned on such practices"

Instructor Joshua went on to explaining about how the magic theory came to existence and it's tale.

"Although many of them condemned the Sage at that time in the name of gods and blasphemy, as his theory proved many things that the 'mere' name of god couldn't explain, they were all forced to shut their mouths."

It was an interesting topic that attracted my attention.

To be able to pursue your research despite the oblivious discouragement and the will power to go against the norm....respect began to form in my mind for the grand Magus.

"Although he was successful inventing the Magic theory, Sage Lith Verhen was never recognized for his achievement when he was alive, because no one at that time could understand his theory. It was the greatest irony in the field of magic. It was not until 84 years later in the year 198 of Chronos Calendar that his magic theory was first recognized as a valid theory. In recognition and respect of Sage Lith Verhen, the Magic Tower Association of Great Mauryan empire decided to celebrate 19th in the month of rooster, which was the birth date of Sage Lith Verhen as the Mauryan's Magic Day and honored him with the title of Grand Magus."

The history is often fascinating!

What use are titles and honors when he is not even alive?

Being condemned when you are alive and honored when you are dead? The grand magus was much more sympathizing now that I listened to his story....

Going forward, Instructor Joshua further described the life of Grand magus, his achievements, experiments and the results he obtained.

He described how Sage Lith Verhen had discovered that all magical spells and incantations were ultimately derived from a set of core principles and laws that governed the flow of magical energy.

I was fascinated by the lecture, it was much more interesting now that I was listening to it with full concentration unlike in my past life.

Even though I knew about the Magic theory, I only studied to do well in exams during my past life, which obliviously meant that I didn't study any of it properly.

So, the current lecture was feeling like I was learning new things!

I looked around to see if everyone is as interested as myself in the class.

Although I could see some of the students in the class who were listening attentively, I also couldn't help but notice that there were several students who seemed to be dozing off.

Well, I was like them in my previous life too.....To be honest, I didn't even remember much about my academic days of my past life, except some important events, that was how ignorant I was.

Leaving those things aside, I noticed that someone was getting frustrated by the environment in class....which was none other than the Instructor himself.

Instructor Joshua was known to be a strict and demanding instructor, and just by seeing I could tell that he was growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of engagement from the students.

Well, I didn't want to get caught by him dozing off so I tried my best to focus on the lecture.

I also didn't forget to take notes and note the important points.

I tried to absorb as much information as possible.

Before I knew it an hour passed by the magic bell rang indicating the end of class, which also woke up some of the students.

"Magic theory is a complex and demanding subject. I expect nothing but the utmost sincerity and dedication from you guys"

He said starring at some students who were sleeping during the class.

I could sense the weight of the his expectations and words, which I don't think anyone in the class understood.

"Okay Students, that's all for today, make sure to read the same when you get to dorms."

As the class ended, Instructor Joshua exited the class and murmuring of the students began.

As there was a break for 15 minutes, I made my way out of the lecture hall and into the bustling halls of Freljord Academy.

I wanted to grab a quick refreshment during this break and made my way to the cafeteria.

On my way all I was thinking was about the previous lecture and the magic theory. I couldn't wait to delve deeper into the world of magic, and to explore the many applications of this fascinating field of study.

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