"I wonder if mage students are allowed to do this. I should have been admitted as a mage," he thought as he prepared his mind for the disappointment he was going to give himself, while staring at the leather handle. With its long arc hanging a little over his head.
[You must have forgotten you don't have a magical core currently]
[MAGIC: Locked]
[Just a reminder]
'Right? If only you'd just unlock it.'
He reached up for the handle with both his hands and tugged at the weight a little, to test his strength. The chain peaked out a little, and easily. So, Eric felt he stood a chance after all. It was going to be easy. So, he pulled.
But after just two chain links came out of the metal bar, the weight finally hit, and that was the point he realized he was pulling something as heavy as...250 pounds.
[Stop exaggerating. You're just weak.]
