After a quick stop in the bathroom, they arrived at the Training Room. No one was there, so Tharn told the nervous Istar to sit on the floor, close her eyes, and focus on her breathing and the warmth of her pendant while they waited for the others.
Not even ten minutes had passed, and Muranu opened the room door, with the other two following him, and Synesia locking the door behind her.
They approached Tharn, who was staring at Istar in silence, and Osman whispered to him, “What is she doing?”
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With a smile and a slight bow, Tharn opened the door and signalled for Istar to enter the cafeteria. He wondered why she stopped as soon as she crossed the door frame, and he looked over her shoulder.Inside, all eyes were on her. Rihat and her two friends, also known as her shadows, were next to a table in the middle of the cafeteria. On top of it, there was a blue Sphere over a three-legged stand, and the Teacher that gave the practical test the previous morning was next to it, with a slight grin.Tharn whispered as he tapped her shoulder. “Go ahead, let’s earn some coins and show those
When the other three went to their class, which was on the other side of the main building, Istar kept on walking in the main corridor next to Tharn, with her white rabbit hopping behind her. In front of her class door, she asked, “Tharn, you are going to the Library again?” “Yes, I want to find out a few things. Can you go there to get me so that we can go have lunch? I might get distracted and lose lunch hour.” “Sure. But… What do I say if my classmates ask me…” “Don’t answer anything, easy. Osman was going to see if there would be a Tournament in the afternoon after classes, remember? At least, that was what he said after leaving for his class. It wouldn’t be a good idea if a possible opponent learned how you improved so much.” She touched the pendant that was under her clothes and said, in a low tone, “You were right. This helps a lot. I only lost control of my Magic once yesterday, and before my Magic exploded, the pendant absorbed it. After that, I focused on the warmth of t
Tharn looked up at the puzzled Istar, who was looking over his shoulder at the book he was reading. She then made a slight nod and said, “Oh, I see! Did you read about the Monsters as well?”He pointed to a book at the top of the pile, and Istar opened it and asked, “Did you know there is a Monster that most scholars are not sure if they are Monsters or animals?”She opened the book, flipped a few pages, pointed at one drawing and said, “See? They are called Balloons, and grown-ups are enormous. They have elastic and soft skin, and they
After lunch, Muranu, Synesia, and Osman rushed to the other side of the main building to get to their rooms, and Istar walked next to Tharn in the direction of the Library, with Slapp following them.She remained silent the entire walk, and in front of the Library’s door, she finally spoke. “Tharn… I… I am not sure if I want to go or not… I challenged them for the Tournament, but… I am not sure if I am good enough to go with you and join a Guild. And… my family won’t like it considering how much they spent for me to enter this School.”
When Istar and her group entered Training Room number two, it was packed. It looked like all the students in the School were there.Looking around, she noticed that all the Teachers and even the Principal were next to a wall in a group, and like the students, they were all looking at her.There were on the wall on the left side of the room a few papers on a board, and Muranu signalled the others to follow him.In front of the board, he checked the names of the contestants and
With a frown, the Principal looked at the board and said, “Muranu and whoever wants to Duel him. I don’t care who.”While Muranu walked to one side of the room, a Humanish boy came from a group near a wall. He clenched his fists and walked to the other edge, waiting for the signal to start.The Principal went back to his place while glancing at Tharn, who was still frowning at him, and the student with the bag gave the order to start.Muranu immediately summo
Around them, the students were clapping and cheering for Istar, with Rihat clenching her fists and her two friends next to her, fearing for her reaction because they knew very well that she always made absurd tantrums and her mood was terrible every time things didn’t go like she wanted. Rihat mumbled as she stared at Istar, who was going to see her weird Familiar, that gorgeous boy that she summoned by accident. “How in the World she become so good… It has to be her Familiar’s doing… I am going to take him from her, even if I have to kill her… I will destroy her… She will be sorry for making me look like a fool…” Tharn approached Istar and whispered, “You don’t have much Magic for the next Duel, you know?” “Yeah, but the one that wins the next duel won’t have much Magic either. I was trying to save my Magic, but I am not sure if it will be enough.” The System Sword answered his whisper, and Tharn said, “From what I can tell, counting with the Magic you spent in the morning, you us
The Principal shouted while pointing an accusing finger, “You were not supposed to attack the students! Only their Spells!”“We never agreed on that. You said I couldn’t hurt or kill them. He is not that hurt, just bruised.”A Humanish boy went to see his colleague, and he then faced Tharn and shouted, “This is not fair! Your Elementals are too powerful!”Tharn rubbed