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Chapter 43 - The Syndicates

[Syndicate's POV]

"How does a planned humiliation turn into a total catastrophe? We gave Lysander the [Heart of the Red Drake]. We gave him the advantage. And he lost to a freshman?"

"The variable was... unexpected," Voice Three replied, his voice quavering slightly. He sounded elderly, the rasp of a long-time academic. "Lysander's firepower was sufficient. The data confirmed it. His [Dragon's Breath] reached temperatures of three thousand degrees."

"And the boy walked through it," Voice Four cut in. Her voice was smooth, sharp, and unmistakably female. "He didn't shield. He didn't dodge. He simply ignored the laws of thermal dynamics."

"Ignore?" Voice One roared, the shadows around him flaring violet. "He dismantled a Vice-Head in front of the entire student body! Do you know what this does to our influence? The Arcanist Faction is headless. Our grip on the Council is slipping!"

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