"And so, students of Traditional House, as you can see by the map we have provided. This will be a long and arduous journey. But, if accomplished, a well-earned victory." someone told us from a podium after he had carefully explained all the details of this event. Our map had locations of traps, special rooms that offered aid and it told us which way the enemy would be coming.
All-in-all, we had all the tools we needed to set up a good defence against any attackers. And, with our gargantuan numbers in comparison to the other houses... We most certainly had the reserves to handle it. But, did they have as much information as us?
"Yes, Student Baltanthan?"
"So do they have all this as well?" I asked, just to get this glaring concern made worse or beaten down.
"No, only Traditional House has access to these resources in particular." he answered quickly before he accepted another question. And, it made me sigh in relief, because, we could work out a plan. So long as certain individuals did not try and show others up... A certain woman in mind...
But, that would come later, so, I just looked at the list of people from the other Houses. We had thousands of participants, but, no list of names. The other two Houses, however, did, and it seemed to be ranked by some arbitrary number. With someone called Vapooliar being Exceptional House's top ranker while some foreigner called Omb Ur-Nace was Oddity's.
As terrifying as Exceptional House would likely be to face, if our numbers were anything to go by. I was more concerned about Oddity House because of their variation. Everyone here knew wind magic, and so did Exceptional. But, Oddity pulled from five different lands with five different magic types.
We understood how wind magic worked, but, we did not know what Errakurd fire was like. Nor did we know what the polar caps were like with their dark or light magic. Some might be familiar with those who used lightning magic as they seemed to intermingle with us Traditionals. But, I think everyone was terrified of any from the Grand-Kingdom just because of their history.
It was called the Time of Liquid Mountains for a reason... And it wasn't because fire or lightning had melted our continent. But, I guess I could take heart in that not many water users were considered a major threat. In fact, there was quite a relaxing details to be noted.
Oddity House was varied in power as well, they weren't just unfamiliar Exceptionals. Some were little better than us of Traditional House. So, we could beat them even in small groups if it really came down to it! Not that I probably could do that much with my magic...
"Herd mentality it is." I tutted out quietly before I groaned into my right hand.