I woke by myself and just laid in bed. After adjusting my self I grabbed my phone and saw it was 4:35. I sat up against the headboard and stretched. Seeing I had some free time I decided to practice controlling my mana. I went through the different forms I've learned. The ones I have good control on are fire, water, ice, earth, air, energy, lightning, and darkness. out of all of these Ice, water, and air are what I have the best control on. Other forms like illusions or medal I have a hard time with. Other then forms, mana can also be used to cast a spell. Spells are used to perform a certain and specific task, like making something feather-light or protecting something. If you focus on the task as you channel your mana, some mages are able to cast such spells. I myself have only been able to cast a select amount of spells.
First I cast a spell of protection in my room just in case I lost control. After the spell took effect I formed an illusion of myself. It appeared in from of me before immediately vanishing. Sighing I decided to lower the difficulty and formed a dog prancing around me. It lasted for about a minute before vanishing as well.
I continued practicing my illusion magic until the alarm on my phone went off. Getting rid of the illusion of myself and the protection spell I grabbed and turned off my phone. I should get ready now, especially since I felt my mana was a little low after using it for more than an hour nonstop. I went into the bathroom and brushed my hair and washed my face. Then I went to my closet and looked through the few dresses. I finally found the right dress. It's a Patel purple knee length halter top dress. The top was sprinkled with butterflies while the bottom was the pastel purple. I slid the dress on and buttoned the back. Then I went back into the bathroom and put my hair into a soft half updo. After I applied some makeup and put on a diamond necklace. It took about an hour for me to get ready.
Once I finished I went into my closet and grabbed a white and silver cloak and put it on. Lastly I grabbed my phone and walked out to the living room. Liyah was still in her room because the lights are still on. I sat down on the counter and looked through my phone. Liyah's door suddenly opened and she walked out in a teal strapless knee length dress. "Wow, you look really pretty Liyah" I complimented her. Beaming she thanked me, "you also look dazzling" Liyah responded. She sat down besides me at the counter and asked, "the banquet is at 7 right?" "Yeah, we should leave in about 30 or so minutes" I confirmed checking the time. "In the meantime I'm gonna go over my schedule." Opening my phone I check for an email with my classes in it. Once I opened it my schedule popped up. Classes at the academy were chosen based on your skill level, so technically a fifth and a first year could be in the same class. The 4 core classes for the mage department are mana control, combat, history(a class all department must take), and spell casting. There is also a period given to work with instructors one on one. Lastly there is extra period available for any electives or extra classes you want. These classes consist mostly of classes that teach and prepare you for the world. For example an etiquette class or an economics class. The periods themselves are each 90 minutes except for the one on one period which is 50 minutes. And each day you have 3 periods a day at random times. Classes officially start Tuesday because Monday is a free day to tour the campus and get to know your teachers.
But because I have an apprenticeship I have to miss out on about a third of my classes. Though this does exempt me from any work due, I just have to take the tests or evaluations. I looked at my schedule for my first year. On A days, starting Tuesday , I have mana control level 4, history level 1, and a free period because I left my elective period open. On B days I have combat level 4, one on one, and spells level 3. then I checked another email from the school board that said my tour was at 10:30. "Hey it's already 6:40 we should get ready to go." liyah informed me, tapping me on the shoulder. "Oh yeah, Let's start going." I said sliding my phone into the pocket of my cloak. We both stood up and put our heels back on. While I was opening the door, Liyah rushed back to her room yelling behind her, "I forgot something, give me a sec." Moments later she rushed back with a cloak around her and we headed out to the banquet hall.
After a 5 minute walk to the hall we finally arrived. There was a bunch of other first years as well entering the building, some of which I actually recognized. When we walked in the banquet hall had 6 horizontal tables in 2 columns. Liyah and I chose a table that no one sat at yet and waited for the banquet to start. "Can we sit with you guys?" A girl's voice asked. I turned to my side and immediately recognized her as Rachel, the rep from the medical department. "Sure Rachel" I said. Rachel sat next to me and a girl with her sat besides Liyah. "I'm Selene, I'm Rachel's roommate a first year of the culinary department." The girl introduced herself. We then fell into a comfortable conversation as we waited. Other people I met at the party earlier also joined us, such as kaylee from the diplomat department and Tia from the medical department. We talked until the headmistress cleared her throat. "I hope you all enjoy the banquet, the buffet is all you can eat. Have a good time!"
Our table was The first to be called up so I grabbed my plate and grabbed some roast beef and gravy, with mashed potatoes. Once I grabbed everything I sat back down and enjoyed the delicious food. I started to melt into my seat because of the magnificent taste. "You look like you've been starved for years" Rachel remarked, raising an eyebrow. "It's been awhile since I've eaten something this good" I defended, stuffing more mash potatoes into my mouth. The rest of the banquet was a very enjoyable time.