Ivan was alone at the Magical Research Institute wrapping up his work later in the evening. Practically everyone else would have left by now which made Ivan that must more pissed. Apparently someone in his lab had forgotten to receive and decurse the newest artifact acquired from an expedition group. In this world, magic is as natural as breathing, and some put that gift to use. Magic itself has a history of use dating back millennia - our oldest ancestors wielded magic as a means to survive the wilderness.
Today, such artifacts are discovered with sometimes unstable conditions, causing the magic imbued within to act in dangerous and unpredictable ways. People have ended up with an extra eye or finger, others are more unlucky and end up as animals, a few wind up in even more bizarre ways. Archaeologists are also experts of magic, trained in the ways of detecting and disarming such magics. Ivan himself has earned a reputation of flawless decursing since he arrived at the Institute, while many have close calls or magical discharge Ivan has also managed to decurse the relic.
"I guess I'll have to decurse this too..." Ivan sighed as he suspended the object midair as he carried it to a safe room. Ivan gently laid the artifact into a beam of light which suspended it midair for observation.
The object was a beautiful pearl of some sort, with flawless edges and a color that appeared to change colors before your very eyes. It was truly a beautiful artifact, but oftentimes the most beautiful artifacts are also the most deadly.
"Let's begin" Ivan quietly said to himself as he held his arms out, sending tendrils of magic outward toward the pearl. Ivan began to probe the pearl with the tendrils, testing for signs of magic.
"Definitely magical alright, what kind of magic are we dealing with." Ivan thought to himself as be probed further with his magic. The pearl was beginning to glow with a brilliant color as Ivan worked.
Suddenly a spark of magic arced from the pearl, spreading down the room toward Ivan before it narrowly missed his left arm. Ivan quickly reacted and stop his magic to analyze what happened.
"Never seen an artifact do that before! What is this thing?" Ivan thought, would he be able to decurse something like this? Would someone even want to strip such incredible magic though?