Students were intensely battling with Subspace Phantom Mages wielding a variety of oversized weapons, with the Giant Sword being the most popular choice.
Their magic robes originally worn were torn to shreds turning into ragged capes, and with a mere swing of their oversized weapons, they could unleash dazzling combat skills, which in terms of both spectacle and lethality, were absolutely comparable to conventional magic!
However, more and more Subspace Phantom Mages appeared, and those ancient Mages yearning for ascension not only fabricated a false history, but seemed to have also transformed people from other failed timelines into the same monstrous beings. This became apparent when a student using a Giant Sword shattered a Subspace Mage, who issued a venomous Curse: