"Next!" Phinehas called when the first batch was done. The second batch moved over to take the place of the first and the test continued. It was apparent that the participants knew some spells but most of them were casting it sloppily and making a lot of mistakes.It soon got to batch number 13 and Mariah walked unto the field and up to dummy number 54. A young girl her age with blonde hair stood by the dummy. She stood the silently, waiting for instructions. "Like the man said, you're going to cast a spell. Take five steps back and ready your spell. Don't save mana," said Catherine.Mariah nodded and did as ordered. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she closed her eyes and channelled her mana. "Spatial blades," she called.Four blades of silver energy formed in front of her. Like s hot knife cutting through butter they homed in rapidly on the dummy and hit it, leaving white marks on the dummy's tough body. "Space element?" Catherine was a surprised. Space mages were few and fa
Slade Zogg pulled his hood lower over his face and walked tentatively to the huge gates which led into the capital. "Halt! Who are you? State your mission!" came a loud voice.Instantly, five guards appeared, barring Slade's way. Slade stopped, still with his head hunched down and pulled out a black object from his cloak. "I go by the name Kross. I bring news to Lord Kaiser from the hinterland," he said hoarsely The man who obviously seemed to be the leader cautiously reached out and took the black object.He injected mana into it and pulled out a piece of paper. Glancing through the scroll he checked everything was in order and nodded before handing the item back to Zogg. "Why are you in so late?" he asked. "I was delayed," answered Zogg. "Too many folks were coming to the capital today due to the Academy," he added. The guard nodded. That made sense as many people had trooped in today, delaying a good number of people.The black object was called a soul stone. It was something wit
The newly accepted students sat in the huge hall were they were having the orientation. Unlike the nobles who couldn't occupy a quarter of the place, the commoners had filled the whole hall. The Dean, miss Celine, Eric, General Hargrave and the tutors were present, sitting on the elevated platform. Beside them, on a smaller platform sat twelve kids their age wearing gold and green robes. One boy at the forefront sat on a seat far higher than that of the others. The newly enrolled students were very excited, looking pristine in their green robes and full of hope and excitement."Well. Before I begin with my delivery, give yourselves a round of applause. It's not easy to enroll into a magic Academy," said Dean West with a kind smile.Immediately the hall broke into claps, catcalls, whistles and yells as the newly enrolled students expressed their joy.Dean West allowed them a few seconds of reverie before raising his hand to cause all noise to cease. "I am Dean West, the dean of the k
The Induction ceremony had gone very well, serving as a source of motivation to the new students to cultivate and train harder for more benefits. As a result, the new students immersed themselves in the lessons being taught by their tutors. Everything seemed to be going on well until..."Look out brother, here comes another one," a voice whispered. His brother nodded and calmly came out of hiding with his brother. Assuming a fake air of nonchalance, he walked a few steps by the side of a wall which led to a sharp turn. Grinning, the elder one intentionally turned abruptly causing whomever was walking on the other side of the building and about to take the curve to crash into him."How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare a filthy commoner like you touch, much more bump into me! You must have a death wish you idiot," the noble frowned and yelled at the commoner who had fallen to the ground from the collision. One would wonder why only the commoner ended up on the ground and not
Memphis walked into the familiar interior of Dean West's office. The Dean stood with his back to Memphis as he looked out the windows of his office."Good day sir, I heard you were after me?" Memphis greeted. The Dean turned and smiled at him, montioning him to take a seat."Memphis my boy, you are smart. What would you think is the reason for my calling you?" the Dean asked as he observed Memphis. Memphis knew there were many reasons which the Dean could send for him but the most prominent being the increase in bullying. He knew this was going to be his first real test as a leader."Is it about the bullying?" he replied. "Yes it is. And I want you to do something about it. Even though it might not be stopped completely, you must lower it to the barest minimum," the Dean said with a smile. Memphis nodded and furrowed his brows deep in thought. Slowly, a path of action began to form in his mind.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Memphis called
With the bullying finally dealt with by the 'mysterious' Avengers, the commoners now had time and freedom of mind to cultivate and train.The academy was much more quiet now as Nobles whiled away time practicing, meditating and cultivating and commoners took their daily lessons.Dean West sat in his office and watched the temporary peace between the two sides and decided it was time to instill rivalry; healthy rivalry between nobles and commoners!Mariah sat up straight with her full attention on the theoretical lesson being given by Tutor Oviedo. For the past weeks, he had been taking the class through Magic Concepts and theories; crucial knowledge which helped a Mage to greatly understand and utilize magic effectively.As Tutor Oviedo was demonstrating a concept to the class, a screen appeared on the wall behind him and the kind face of Dean appeared on the screen."Greetings little ones. I see that you all are trying your best to train, cultivate and learn. Nevertheless, there is s
Celine nodded and walked to the window, looking out in deep thought. "They should be coming by now," said Dean West as he smiled and glanced at the door. His extraordinary senses locking onto twelve youngsters trooping into his building. He smirked and said,"Yes, here they come!"Memphis and eleven others trooped into the Dean's office with curiosity. Miss Celine was also in the office as she had her back to them, looking through a window and wrapped up in her thoughts."Have a seat little ones," said Dean West as he took a sip from a mug and placed it back onto the table. Memphis and the other executives sat in the spacious sofas in the Dean's office and waited patiently for him to talk."Like I announced, a tournament is going to be held for all the students, both nobles and commoners. You lot won't take part though as you are more powerful than your peers. Your presence alone would be intimidating and that is why you can't take part," Dean West begun as he looked at the twelve no
Due to the upcoming tournament, everyone was in a frenzied state of excitement. The arena for the event had been specially decorated and arranged for the start of the tournament.Not everyone was going for the tournament though. Memphis, Cathy and Ralph sat around a table, analysing the mission given. They all had faces full of seriousness as they tried to get their heads around the mission.[Mission]For sometime now, young kids are going missing in Anabrek Village. Your mission is to find out why the children are going missing and what is the cause. If you sense anything out of the ordinary, do not hesitate to retreat as your wellbeing and lives are more important than the mission.Memphis glanced at the paper again as his brows furrowed in thought.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••"How many students registered for the tournament," Dean West asked."2,805 students, both nobles and commoners. More than half registered," replied Miss. Celine."