Thirteen Cuts in One Breath

Shi Mu finished drawing the second magic charm in an efficient manner. He noticed that the pattern he had drawn on the charm paper was identical to the sample recorded in ‘The Sacred Book of Charm Magic’. His heart brimmed with happiness. He put down the brush, and started to read some sort of an incantation. Then, he pinched the paper charm and shook it with the support of his magic power.

However, nothing happened. It seemed as if the magic charm was nothing more than a piece of an ordinary scrap paper. It didn’t respond.

He tried again, but nothing happened.

He flung the charm aside with a despondent sigh. Then, he went to his bed and sat down cross-legged. Soon, he fell into a deep meditative state.

Shi Mu opened his eyes after a while. He seemed to have figured-out the problem. Then, he picked-up the brush, and started to draw for the third time.