After the duel, Harmony stepped into her office to find Cobalt waiting for her. She smiled as she walked past him, "Is there anything I can help you with Cobalt?"

"Yes. Was that good enough to keep my friends and I here at Starlight?"

"Yes, very. The council were watching you during that duel, and were very impressed. They said they had not seen such a quick knockout in a long time."

"The last one time they saw that was against your brother..."

"About that, the real reason I told you to improve on your skills is because... my brother is coming to visit again..."

Cobalt stood silent, and asked, "So he needs another wife? Or does he need another concubine?"

"Yes..."

Cobalt turned around and started to head out the door. Before he left he said, "Keep him away from my friends...," He slammed the door, shaking her bookshelves fiercely.

She looked down with disdain and said, "I just... can't guarantee that..."

Cobalt arrived back to his classroom to see all of his students waiting patiently. He smiled and started teaching, "Good day class, today, we're going over the different ways you can use your powers."

One of his students raised their hands, "But Midnight already went over it."

"Yes, she did it with the advance powers because she teaches I'm the advance course. However, did you know you could change the way your powers act by changing your chant order."

"Nonsense, that's just not possible. A chant must be said in order, word by word."

"That's what those horrible text books tell you. You see, the point of being a mystic is clearing the mind of any other distraction. Trying to remember a whole chant is already daunting enough, but shorten it slightly, or even change all together will change it drastically. Let me ask you on what would happen if I were to do that with Bolt?"

"If,you shorten the chant, it would be rendered useless," Twilight answered.

"That would be incorrect Twilight."

"Huh? But the textboob-."

"I said the textbook didn't give good information on your powers. The full chant is: Bolt of lightning / Strike my enemy, but if I shorten it as so: Bolt of Lightning/ Strike!"

A gigantic bolt of released shot out of Cobalt's hand, creating a large hole in the side of the school.

"Impossible!"

Multiple students stood up in awe, "You say you mastered all of these basic powers, yet you didn't know they were capable of such power. If you take away a word, the power plummets. However, you can shorten said power to one word."

"How?"

"Like this, Bolt!" Like before, a lightning bolt fired from Cobalt's hand, causing an explosion in the distance, "Oh, I'm gonna have to pay for that. Anyway, like I said, a mystic's real power comes from one's mind. If your mind is one with your body, then you'll be able to do anything with powers. That's what those textbooks don't tell you. Oh, for example."

Cobalt walked up to Rainbow Dash's desk, causing her fidget slightly, "Uh..."

"Rainbow, I'm in love with you," Rainbow stiffened up as her cheeks grew a light shade of pink, "I fell for you the moment I laid my eyes on you," Her cheeks grew darker, causing her to stutter beyond comprehension, "Look at her face, she's completely embarrassed after what I told her."

The students inched closer to view her face, and were intrigued, "Wow..."

"And with that, she'll throw something in 3-," Before Cobalt finished counting, a book was thrown at Cobalt, but it stopped in midair, "At least let me finish counting..."

"Shut it!"

"Anyway, look at how I stopped the book without saying anything? My mind knew it was being thrown, thus preparing itself for impact. Like I said, your mind and your body must be one in order to reach your true potential," The bell rung, signaling students to leave, "That's all for today! Tomorrow, we'll go over a mystic's main weaknesses!"

"That idiot... saying that to me...," Rainbow ran towards Cobalt, and attempted to grab his shirt collar, but she was stuck in the air, "Hey!"

"Remember the lesson from today? Anyway, you girls head on home. I have to prepare for my intermediate class."

"You know, it's still weird that we only have half a day of school here," Twilight stated.

"It helps teachers, like me, who have to teach more than one level. Here, I'll open a gate for you. Gate!" Like usual, a portal to their house opened, "I'll be home at the same time, so don't worry about me being late. And Rainbow, I'm going to have a word with you when I get home. In private," Cobalt's tone got serious as he said in private.

"Fine...," He put her down, and she walked through the portal, only to give him the middle finger when she did walk through.

"Hehe, so immature...," The bell rung to signal the beginning of classes again, and Cobalt sighed, "Maybe them being here won't be so bad. Hmph, only time will tell Cobalt... only time will tell..."

Author's Note

This prologue arc was just to ease all of you into the story. This build was short and sweet, but now it gets... I don't kow how to explain it. It'll be a mix of learning more about a mystic, and Cobalt preparing for his duel against Midnight, and I'll introduce Harmony's brother, whom all of will probably dislike.

Alright, I hope all of you enjoyed the prologue here, and I'll be sure to upload more as time comes. The big season at my job still isn't in full swing yet, but it will be soon. Alright, farewell for now!