Chat Group For Magicians

Chapter 2: Burning Gloves and Blazing Shoes

I calmly checked the app after the voice from the app disappeared. It was indeed similar to Discord, it is a chat group with lobby and servers. I am just too surprised since my username has already been logged in to the chat group even though I did not sign up for this particular app for an account. Maybe this was due to the scanning thingie done earlier? I really don't know since I have not heard of anything like this before and just randomly scanning your info is just too scary in this modern world.

Still, to access my main account and check what the "reward" is, I have to put a nickname. I may have backed out from this app if I lose money but thankfully, I am broke and my bank account is currently empty since I withdraw all the money deposited in there so that I can use it in case I need to buy appliances in which I don't really need to.

Now, nicknames are actually hard to think about in chat groups and the last chat group in discord that I joined last time is now totally chaotic causing me to lurk only in there. I can't think of a good name so I decided to put the name [Chat Killer]. I am not a great talker and whenever I talked, I usually ended the chat conversation usually so that's that.

Since the nickname is available, I was able to get in. I didn't check the lobby first and go to my account page. I checked all of the info in there and I was shocked that all of my personal info is indeed imprinted in there. I was hesitant to call the police but I decided not to do so. This app started to function like Discord despite having no internet connection and if I show this to the police, I bet the app would close or something like that. And besides, I still have no cellular data to use at the moment so it is still the same.

I remembered that the voice earlier said that a welcome gift is currently in my inventory and is ready to be claimed. I am a bit skeptical if this is real or this is just some sort of offline game disguised as a chat game for now.

The inventory looked like a golden chest on the screen. I tapped the chest and its animation of opening occurred. I am fine with its animation except that it looked too realistic. Just like a game, the content of the chest appeared like those in inventory slots in RPGs. In one of the slots, red and white-colored gloves are currently displayed in there with some sort of red, swirling flame around it. Beside it is a red rubber shoe that also has a similar red, swirling flame surround it.

I clicked on the gloves and the info popped out on it, allowing me to check its details.

[Burning Gloves]

Type: Magic Equipment

Tier: 1 star -Rare

Info: This gloves made from special thread that converts mana into flames and a leather that nullifies flames. Beware, it can be used to cook meat and for barbecuing.

The details were a bit vague but and mentions that it can burn. Is this some sort of item or equipment for the game? Then there is a withdraw button on it below the item. Since my curiosity is being tickled, I decided to click the button to see what would happen.

I expected a message like "Successfully withdrawn and sent to inventory" and the likes but that didn't happen. Instead, the phone glows, wait, it is shining and its shining like crazy. Since I was startled by this, I accidentally let go of the phone, but what I thought would fall, floated instead. Soon, the phone was engulfed by light and it started to cause a windy atmosphere in the surroundings.

It only lasted a few seconds before the phone once again returned back to normal and fell to my hands in a slow manner. It would have been fine if that was it, but then, a box appeared out of thin air and fell to the ground in front of me. Wait, what the hell, is this...

Opening the box, was the exact gloves that I saw earlier on the phone. I look around for anyone who is pranking me but that was just absurd since the gate is locked and I was the only one inside the house. I inhaled and exhaled because I am not too sure if I can easily uptake what was going on. I might be going overdramatic but this was all so sudden to me. An item appearing out of nowhere? That seems to contradicts lots of theories now in Physics.

I sighed and calmed down first before I decided to check out the gloves again. The gloves came with an instruction manual as well, which I assume to be for how to use these gloves.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE GLOVES

1. Wear it.

2. Imagine flames are burning in your hands. Same for shutting the flames down.

3. Use the flames however you want.

4. That's it. Done.

What a half-assed manual. I shook my head and take the gloves out of the box. It looks a bit peculiar with its red and white design color. Still, I decided to test this thing that came out from nowhere.

Once the gloves were on my hands, I felt comfortable and warm in my hands. It was somewhat weird yet good to feel. I really don't believe in the manual's instructions but to see is to believe, therefore, I tried imagining flames appearing on my hands like it is burning my hands.

Suddenly, I felt a tingling sensation on my hands connecting to my fingertips until I just realized that my hands are starting to burst into flames. I was stunned at first but I quickly calmed myself down. Panicking in this situation would just make the situation worse.

I quickly realized that the flames do not burn your skin at all which means this flame is harmless to the one using the flames. However, does this apply to everything in contact with the flames?

I have thought that this is merely a prop for performing magic but when I picked up a branch on the yard, the branch was immediately reduced to ashes. I was not yet convinced so I decided to grab a plastic bag. It didn't take a split second because as soon as the plastic touched the flames, the plastic quickly melted and disappeared.

"For real?"

This thing is spelling pure destruction. It can literally burn wood easily without a split second to ashes. But where did the flames came from?

Since I was curious, I tried to put feel the gloves using my hands if there is any hidden mechanism that can trigger the flames to come out. However, that was dumb of me. I have been wearing gloves but there is nothing to feel about it. What can you feel by poking on it? Then I remembered the voice from the phone.

"We call ourselves magicians but many terms are derived by others; wizards, mages, magic casters, whatever it is called. But most of the time, it was magicians."

So this thing is not about science but magic? I really don't believe in magic but seeing this phenomenon, I can't help but suspect that magic really exists in this world.

That is right! There is still one item left in the inventory and it is associated with flames too. Does that mean it is also a gear similar to the gloves?

Returning to the living room, I opened my profile in the chat group before I check the inventory. Sure enough, the shoes are still in there.

[Blazing Shoes]

Type: Magic Equipment

Rarity: 1 star -Rare

Info: This is just a shoe that covers your entire feet in flames. This is not a rocket so don't expect you to get to the space using this. This is used for kicking garbage and for walking of course. Trusty shoes you can use in cases of emergencies. These shoes can copy other shoes appearance for the sake of secrecy.