The Tyranny of the Arcane Killjoys

"Magic isn't as fun since they got good at it."
Everyone agreed, including the people who got good at it, but what was to be done? Efficiency beat pizzazz whenever they clashed. But one man dared to challenge the consensus. He was a genius. Veterans struggled not to show the awe they had at his talent, but he knew. Against the standing orthodoxy, he developed his own methods. The consistent methods became inconsistent under his assaults. Admirers praised his triumphs and imitators went over the details again and again.
After overthrowing every standard and unseating every established authority, the man looked around. He beheld the wreck of the old ways and the crowds cheering his name, and he wept, for he realized they would be the new arcane killjoys.
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