Chapter 9: Chapter 9: First Creation (3)

The ballroom was silent and the air was thick with anticipation as the butler gently placed the glowing crystalline sphere atop its pedestal.

Fabian, the eldest of the Borin quintuplets, stepped forward first with practiced confidence. He straightened his maroon coat, gave a theatrical bow, and then smirked back at his siblings.

"Well then," he said, locking eyes with Adrian, "Mr. Genius, why don't you go first? You've been reading magic books since you were two, haven't you?"