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."
With the brutal faceoff between nobles and commoners ongoing, it was hardly surprising that some of the contestants begun to run out of mana, especially the commoners. Seeing this, the nobles attacked with renewed fury, hellbent on eliminating all the commoners!The commoners wouldn't go down without a fight though and they proved that as those out of mana decided to resort to physical means to eliminate the nobles. Though a brace move, it was a foolish one as they became easy targets for the nobles who were rapidly firing spells. The teachers had to step in and quickly remove those trying to get close to the nobles before the nobles' spells hurt them badly."Come on!" a burly contestant roared as he slammed himself into the nobles' hastily erected barrier which they fired spells from behind. He was the first commoner to make it to the nobles' side relatively unscathed. With another roar of defiance, he grabbed a wiry noble cowering behind the wall by the hair and brutally pulled the
The contestants were taking a much needed rest in the rooms provided for them. The other students though took the opportunity to discuss the first round excitedly."That first round was epic!""Yeah! I didn't know the nobles were that strong,""It's good I didn't register to participate, it's too brutal!""Hey look! Isn't that Joey the traitor?""That idiot! Hey Joey come down here!""Yeah, come down!"After the stunt Joey had pulled, he had been nicknamed Joey the traitor. The commoners would have even lynched him had it not been for the special buildings arranged for the contestants that was being protected by the teachers as the contestants rested.Up above, Joey looked out the window as the group of commoners gathered outside clamored for his blood. He was starting to regret his deed as he knew that he couldn't stay hidden forever. Those who were eliminated and got hurt were being treated with Joey being one of them, his nose broken by Biff's headbutt. He knew that the moment he
While the tournament was underway, Memphis, Cathy and Ralph were being briefed on the mission the dean gave them.[Mission]In Anabrek village, children have been going missing. Your mission is to find out the cause of the kidnappings and report it to authorities. Remember, if you sense it is too much for you to handle, retreat because this mission is not worth more than your life. "Well, how do you understand this mission?" Phinehas asked. He was going to be their escort for the mission."We're looking for the whereabouts of missing kids," Cathy replied. Phinehas nodded in response and looked at the boys.Ralph shrugged and replied, "Cathy said it," The other two burst into laughter at Ralph's response. "Okay, okay, please focus. This mission is actually harder than it looks and there is a high possibility of you being captured if you really want to find the missing kids," Phinehas replied, looking around to see if the message got through. Sure enough, he now had their attention.N
"This dress sucks," Ralph complained as he tugged at the tattered and torn robes Memphis had procured for the trio.Beside him Cathy also grimaced at the dirty robes she wore. Phinehas could hardly hold back his laughter at the trio dressed like runaways. "It's not funny," Ralph said in annoyance. He turned to Memphis and threw his arms up. "So this is your great plan? Now what?" he asked."We leave for Anabrek village. Since we can't go there looking like nobles, we can go there as former servants of a noble family. That way, we will be closer to them and have their sympathy," Memphis said.Phinehas nodded and applauded inwardly at Memphis' thoughtfulness. It wasn't always that a twelve year old was able to come up with something like that. It took a genius and a creative mind to make such a plan."If you're ready, we have to leave now. The others have long departed," Phinehas said. The trio nodded and followed Phinehas out of the room.The academy was huge and the tournament was on
Memphis smirked and glanced at Ralph and Cathy. "How good is your acting?" he asked."Fairly good. I think I could pull it off," replied Cathy. "Fairly good? I'm the master! This is going to be a piece of cake," Ralph boasted.In the distance, their sharp eyesight could make out the village. They could see children at play, chasing balls and kites, mothers sitting in the open and gossiping, the earliest men coming from work and the perfect sunset to finish it off.The trio exchanged smiles. "Time to put our plan into action," smiled Memphis. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Three women sat around on stools, probably done with work and exchanging juicy gossip. The eldest one among them leaned over and was sharing gossip with her friends."– and he's now got a kid to deal with! Poor Jonah, he took that fall bad-" "Look yonder, who are those kids?" one of the women stopped the gossip's tirade and pointed at three kids who looked around wearily.
After the initial shock of them being Beginner Mages with the rare elements of Lightning, Blessing and Light, the trio were being treated hospitably by the Village head and his wife. Of course, the women who spotted them earlier on came to check on them to see if they were alright.Memphis and Ralph willingly helped out Hector by accompanying him and other men in the village to the small wood to gather sticks and twigs as firewood for the household. They were used by the part time maid who came regularly in the mornings and noon to prepare food. Whenever the chief took Memphis and Ralph there, he and the other men entered the nearby woods as he was confident that the two could at least defend themselves with magic. Besides, the village was not far off and the boys could reach there in no time.Due to this, Memphis and Ralph had long gotten the pieces of wood needed. Memphis was carrying the load with his space element due to no one being around. The other kids would come later but f
"Hahahaha, the idiot didn't kill me," Laren laughed weakly as he regained consciousness again. The sun was high in the sky, beating down upon him with a vengeance which made his wounds hurt more.His clothes had been destroyed, with a little more than rags covering him. His long hair stood on end while huge cuts and burn marks were all over his body. The greatest damage though was his chest area which had recieved the direct impact of the spell.Had it not been for Laren's high level, clothes which could take the attack of a Commander beast and a defensive artifact coupled with a chaos spell, he would have died from the attack.Every inch of Laren's body was racked with pain as he feebly tried to rise but collapsed again. The only good thing about the attack was that it had not crippled him. Had he been crippled and unable to use magic, that would be unacceptable.Seeing he couldn't get up, he reached for his storage ring which surprisingly worked and took out the communication ball