Bram stood up, "Welcome Children of Atlantis, some of you may or may not know. Our founder, King Solomon created three great Houses each representing the best part of ourselves." Bran said his voice booming throughout the great hall.
"House Phoenix...a majestic immortal bird symbolizing friendship, teamwork and kinship." he said lifting his staff higher a little causing the gem at the tip of his staff to glow bright blue running all the way down the natural crevices on the wooden staff causing several grand Phoenix to appear circling around him, the magnificent birds soared with fiery wings and glowing orange eyes looking both all-consuming yet beautiful.
"House Dragon..... A creature that lives for over a hundred thousand years amassing great knowledge, intelligence and cunning." Bran said now manifesting one giant dragon with green scales, its size was humongous Bran barely taller than its foot. Its presence and gaze filling me with Fear and awe.
"House Kraken.... A legendary everlasting beast that lives in the darkest depths of the seas unmatched in power and strength." He said manifesting a absolutely gigantic being a portion of its face only being visible, Bran being only as big as one of its eyes, and its tentacles poking through the walls of the Grand Hall.
"My lord.... I knew Krakens were big but this is crazy..." Jay stared around in wonder.
My heart began racing in my chest thumping harder and harder with each passing second like, eager to find out which house I would be placed in.
"Let me introduce to you our S ranked Students, Scarlet the Indomitable." The whole hall erupted in cheer and applause as Scarlet came stepping out adorned in beautiful Silver and gold Ornate Armour and her familiar large sword attached on her back and her smaller wooden sword attached on her side, walked and stood at the end of the Phoenix Table.
"Travis second Son of the Demon!" Grace eagerly tried to catch a glimpse of him her head popping up like a meerkat looking for danger and out stepped Travis wearing Ordinary clothing but with Armour plates on his chest and wrists, with two swords and pistols on each side of his hips and stood at the end of the Kraken table.
"And lastly the one and only Paul the Black Dragon Slayer!" Bran said, in his ordinary fashion a portal opened and out stepped Paul wearing his long black trench coat with a leather vest over a shirt and boots to match. His long black cloak hiding any weapons or equipment he might be carrying with him. Giving the school a wave he slowly walked to the end taking his place at the end of the Dragon table. I found myself straightening up looking directly at him hoping that he will see me, but he kept his face turned to Bran and the other teachers.
"Please can all freshman students please stand up and make an orderly line and we will start ceremony." Brann said pointing in front of him and with his other hand hitting the staff on the ground a beautiful pearlescent orb appeared at his location similar to the one during the first test.
"Similar to before all you need to do is place your hands on the orb. Please Mr. Miles make your way to the orb." Bran smiled at all of us in the line.
A young man stepped forward firmly putting his hands on the orb. It began faintly glow growing more intense as he held his hand on the orb. Slowly the orb began to change colour from white to light green to a strong dark green glow before dimming down to a strong solid green glow. Suddenly the orb began losing its colour, the green colour moving from the orb into his fingertips as if his body was absorbing it.
"Nothing to be worried about this is normal." Bran reassured him.
The green colour made its way up his arm disappearing behind his clothes.
"Please everyone give a warm welcome to House Dragons newest member Andrew Miles." Bran bellowed the whole erupted in applause as he made his way to the Dragon table. Paul greeting him with a smile and a hand shake.
One by one students went up to the orb behind placed in their houses.
"I wonder which one I'll get out in...." Jay said behind me.
"Yeah.... be awesome if we were all together." I heard Helen say behind Jay.
Looking at the tables I could see that in House Phoenix it was noticeably more friendly and social. Whereas the other two houses were noticeably less social and looked as if they had better things to do. Regardless for some reason I still felt an urge to want to be put in dragon.... the sight of him smiling and clapping welcoming his new members was heart-warming.
"Princess Calista could you please step to the orb." Bran said pulling my attention away from Paul. Placing her hands on the orb, the orb began to glow white to green and a sudden feeling of dread washed over me. "Please welcome Princess Calista to house dragon." Bran said causing the whole dragon table to erupt in applause and cheer as she made her way to Paul. Her perfect model size body and dimensions jogging to him with a giant smile showing her flawless teeth.
Paul clapping held his hand out for a hand shake like to any other student. Stopping before him Calista pushed his hand aside and jumped to hug him both legs fully leaving the ground. Paul in shock caught her and gently pat her back with his free arm, if I had a mouthful or water I would have easily released a gushing torrent soaking all the students in front of me. "I really hate her" Daisy said seething with rage from her voice along you can tell she was gritting her teeth and shooting lasers from her eyes.
"Funny I thought he would have been able to avoid or dodge that...." Grace commented chuckling.
Gently Paul placed her back down letting her go to join the rest of the students at the Dragon table, everyone was excited to see her as the table suddenly erupted with talking and laughter looking more sociable and welcoming.
Eventually the student in front of me were placed in their respective houses. "Ahhh Miss Emilia it's good to see you again, please step up to the orb." Bran said with a jolly smile.
Hesitantly walking to the orb surprised that headmaster Bran recognised me I placed my hands on the orb. My vision was instantly thrusted into a dark room.
"Hello....." A familiar voice welcomed me.
"Hmmm hello." I replied looking for the source of the voice.
Suddenly I saw myself appear before me. "Welcome." It said to me.
"Is this normal???.." I asked.
"Although this is a little odd..... Nothing too unusual." it replied.
".... so why am I here???.." I asked.
"You're here to decide what house you want to be in of course." It replied. Suddenly a door manifested behind it…. "Follow me." It instructed turning around heading to the door.