The power flowed into him, filling his lungs, spreading out in his blood like oxygen, and settling into the marrow of his bones. He felt himself smile in a way that he hadn't since he was a boy learning to cast his first spell. He had devoted decades to the study of magic, but now, now he was magic. https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/7aa54399-64a2-46c1-848a-80fa362b38fd/de3am4j-b8300c65-1229-4dbe-a22b-35ce82c149c0.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,q_70,strp/magical_energy_by_subhasporsho_de3am4j-250t.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xNjAwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvN2FhNTQzOTktNjRhMi00NmMxLTg0OGEtODBmYTM2MmIzOGZkXC9kZTNhbTRqLWI4MzAwYzY1LTEyMjktNGRiZS1hMjJiLTM1Y2U4MmMxNDljMC5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTYwMCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.zzpuLVgvGakCGTACgArddrdWN7ymD_2YA_h1Yhyvj1Y A glow lit the trees around him. He couldn't be sure if it was the setting sun, or if the