Will of the Infinite

Chapter 10 - Farholde Combat Academy Exam

Farholde is a town on the outskirts of Bludby City. It has less technology but isn’t really its own town. It still runs under the government of Bludby City. It is smaller and less dense. It has about 114,000 people living there.

Using the city’s underground train, he can get to the city in 3 - 4 minutes.

The thing is, Tanji has never been able to take the train. The city develops its technology and industry based on the power of a low level supernatural. Not a human. If he went on the train he could die from the speed and severe whiplash it causes. Now that he’s stronger, he can get on the train.

The train can go at speeds of up to 600mph. This means that he can get to the town of Farholde in as little as 3 minutes. There is still some safety procedures but there are minute numbers of them.

When he arrives, he sees about 300 people going into the school for the entrance exam. Tanji feels overwhelmed pressure but also the desire to pass. He feels like he needs to do this. After everything that’s happened, he needs to finally prove himself.

He walks through the large gate, plastered with the Red Wolf Logo of the school. Next to the lupine figure, reads “Farholde Combat Academy.” He instinctively smiles at the cool-looking logo then steps through the main door of the school. Crystal white walls cover 3 sides of the expansive room. A red carpet rushes across the massive room and  glass covers the right side of his vision. Behind the glass, lays a reception with 3 people typing on computers. They all wear formal clothing with a golden wolf badge on their left chest.

He assumes he has to go to the register and he assumes correctly. He approaches a woman at the register and she doesn’t even acknowledge his presence. Tanji talks to get her attention “I’m here for the Entrance Exam.” She reacts by being a little startled but quickly calms and pushes up her glasses. She says “What?” Tanji says “I’m here for the Entrance Exam.” She replies “Oh of course! What’s your name?” He replies shakily “T-Tanji Bjornulfsson.” She begins to type on her computer with great speed. She sees and notices it is him then she raises her arm. She says “Out that door and on your left. You’re number 249.” He nods and replies with modesty. “Thank you.” He turns and goes on his way. As he opens the large, brown door, he sees a notification right in front of the door.

He then awkwardly stands in the middle of the door’s space, leaving the person at the office confused. “Probably nerves.” The woman at the reception remarks, trying to understand what he’s doing.

[SUDDEN QUEST: First Round. Pass the First Round of the Entrance Exam.]

[QUEST REWARDS: 100XP. +5 Intelligence, +1 XP Point]

He is pleased with the rewards given but befuddled by the Intelligence. He can’t seem to figure out why he’s given Intelligence. He turns and sees someone at the reception looking at him. He hastily spins around and walks through the door into the next one. There he sees several seats and rows. He makes a hand gesture in realisation and thinks “Of course! A written test.” He goes up the large, black stairs to get to his own seat. Dark walls cover the theatre and a large tv is placed at the front of the room. Many are seated and some are left to come but the teacher isn’t there either. Tanji takes out his phone but he can’t turn it on. He looks at it and taps on it. He proceeds to try again but a crackling logo of the school is displayed. He mutters in surprise “They took control of our phones! I wonder why they didn’t ask for anything at the start.”

He puts his phone back in his bag and waits for further instruction.

After all the students are seated, a blur lands in front of the class. They stand and are in black battle uniform. They wear a glossy, white skull mask. Once they remove the mask, the students cheer in reaction to this.

Tanji shouts in his mind. “Lucien Bancroft!” He doesn’t react very positively to the man though. This is because he is a vampire. After the almost torturous pain he couldn’t talk about after blood injections, he hates vampires.

Lucien Bancroft raises his arms and says “Welcome to the Farholde Combat Academy Entrance Exam!!” Everyone cheers and cheers him on then they quickly calm as they see him beginning to talk once again. “First of all, I will go through everything I want to go through before the exams commence. If any of you don’t know me, I am a City Trooper of the Farholde District, Lucien Bancroft.

The first stage will contain three stages. The first stage will be a written test. 25 questions ranging from 1 - 4 marks. The second stage is a battle test. Everyone is given 5 battles. You’re looking for 3/5 and above to pass. The third stage, is a team capture the flag that consists of 6 teams of 3. Any strategies are free for use. Everyone stay seated and open the test laid on every one of your tables. May the exams begin!” He puts his mask back on. He ties it tight then blurs away. The carpets next to him blast away from the vehement outburst of wind. Many gasps can be heard across the room before another teacher reveals themselves from behind the black curtains. They are slim but everyone already feels like they are strong. They declare “No talking please! Talking from now on will cause an instant disqualification.” The slight chattering fades then silence engulfs the room.

Tanji takes out his black ink pen and stares down and his test pages. He says with confidence. “Let’s pass this exam!”