After the accident, the academy began reflecting on smart wand usage. Alex proposed a bold idea: combining traditional magic with smart wands to create a new casting method. Master Eldrin initially opposed it, but after watching Alex's demonstration, fell silent. Alex showed a "wand-caster unity" magic where the smart wand assisted casting, but the core power came from the caster.
A mysterious cloaked figure found Alex and handed them a "dark smart wand." They said, "This wand will make you the most powerful mage, just abandon those boring moral constraints." Alex felt the dark wand's immense power and wavered. Spark warned, "This wand's data shows it consumes the user's soul!" Alex ultimately rejected the temptation.