Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2, Episode 11: A Roar of Ice and Lightning

Barrier Day

Two months after the all-student praxis, Will and the rest of the sixth-years face their written exams with their ascension to the tower on the line, but Edward's final question shocks everyone. Meanwhile in Urbus Rigarden, the new year's celebration, Terminalia, begins. Crowds watch as the Magia Vander lay out a new Great Barrier. Then, a disturbing magic circle appears in the night sky.

24 min

The Party from Hell Begins

A horde of monsters from the deepest floors appears, transforming the festive capital into a hellish scene. Sensing that they're the targets, the Magia Vander stay within the tower. The city’s defenses fall before the mage slayer wielding High Dinoboros. Colette and the dwarves join Will, putting up a desperate resistance. The Headless activates a magic circle and a Devander appears before Will!

24 min

One Single Magic Spell

Rosty sacrifices himself to protect Will. The sight causes Will to lose himself, but Workner swoops in to save him. Edward and the other mages put their lives on the line, but the city’s defenses begin to collapse and enemies close in. As Will laments his lack of magic, Finn appears before him carrying a sword. Will possesses but a single spell. Finn asks Will its name and extends a sword to him.

24 min

And the Story Begins

Guided by Finn, Will awakens the power sleeping within him. Enveloped in a silvery light, he slashes through the monsters in the capital, targeting the Devander. He faces the mage-slayer-wielding monster alone. The other students are moved as they watch Will, someone they scorned, do battle. With their cheers at his back, Will presses the fight, but the Devander’s attack breaks his sword in two.

24 min

The Day of Departure

Through the combined powers of wand and sword, Will defeats the Devander with his mageblade Wis. Despite mass casualties and the leader of the attack going unknown, the capital begins to move toward recovery. And so, the day of the magical academy graduation arrives. After losing Rosty and having his path to the tower cut off, Will watches as the names of those ascending to the tower are read...

24 min

The First Bloom

At last, Will sets foot in the tower where Elfaria awaits. His excitement at seeing the town on the first floor is short-lived. The Bloom begins and Sion, Colette, Lihanna, and Wignall, who were all scouted as students, are welcomed into their respective factions. Will and the others learn the truth-without a faction, they will spend their lives as cogs in the machine supporting the tower.

24 min

He Said He Would No Longer Hang His Head

The First Bloom has begun. Will takes Julius's magic into his mageblade and defeats the monsters that were summoned to the ceremony grounds. Five factions, including the ice faction, want to recruit him, but Kreutz puts a stop to it. To test Will's aptitude as a mage, Kreutz orders him to battle a Wors Ooze, a monster that can only be defeated through attacks carrying magical energy.

24 min

Teachings of the Witch

Wors Oozes can only be defeated with magic. With the Second Bloom in just one week's time, Will seeks Julius's help and concentrates his efforts on training to anchor magical energy in his sword. Meanwhile, Kreutz wants Will and Will's Wis power in his grasp, so he dispatches assassins. As high mages from the Upper Institute close in on Will and Julius, a mysterious witch appears to save them.

24 min

The Page to Be Turned

Cerridwen guides Will through his memories to discover the origins of Wis, revealing a cherished emotion.

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Hoping, Blooming, Thundering

Will and Julius undergo the Second Bloom. Remembering the origin of his sword, Will calls it forth.

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