Argutus institution "Yes, it was laughable once we realised it." "How so "The answer was obvious. Magic still obeys the laws of conservation, energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transferred. By utilising standard methods of energy transfer I was able to stop magical attacks... Watch" The Argutus pressed several buttons on a terminal, and a section of the wall became transparent to reveal a Selkath and a Triarian. The Selkath spun, and launched a fireball at the Triarian, but it dissipated before it reached him. The Selkath launched a wave of water at the Triarian, but it turned to steam in the air. Then the Selkath launched a blast of pure magical energy, but it dissipated before reaching with a loud crackle "Haha, he turned it to sound energy didn't he? Excellent" The Selkath continued to run through magical spells, and the Triarian kept transferring them into different forms of energy. Finally, the Triarii's eyes intensified and the Selkath fell to his knees, before slowly raising and beginning to dance as the Triarian took over his mind. The two Argutus gave a small, amused smile, and the test ended "I was wondering when we would finally produce a way to stop their magic. And the humans?" "We rely on their lack of variation, the idea is to simply introduce a disease to their population and allow it to destroy their clones." "I thought biological weapons were banned?" "The universal law was never ratified, Retsukuu saw to that" "I see..."