It was the day of the event. Tristan could become an adventurer today. He still was unsure about what exactly will happen at the event, but he was sure that he would do it.
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At the Event;
Tristan arrived at a big house. Kyo and the group led him there. Here he would be explained everything about the Event. Surprisingly there weren't that many people.
„People will come from other city's too, there will be a lot, trust me.", Elenna explained. The people were put in carriages. There were some for the ones participating and some for spectators. That meant that Tristan was alone, with random people. There was another boy, he looked around the age of 14, a small person with a robe on, so he couldn't see much. Two strong guys and lastly a women, who seemed to be in her thirties. She wore a big hat and a cape. She was probably a mage. The beginning of the ride was quiet at first, but then the boy spoke.
„I'm Dillan. It's nice to meet you all!", he said. He seemed very happy and excited. The woman was the first to respond,
„I'm Lauren. It's nice to meet you to." she had a big smile on her face.
Next we're the two strong guys to speak. Their names were J and H.
‚That are weird names' Tristan thought to himself. He was staring out of the window the whole ride, so he only took a look at the others at the beginning. He felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Dillan.
„And what's your name?", How can you be so happy?' Tristan thought.
„Alan", he didn't even look at the others. After trying to talk to him, the others stopped and left him alone. Then he was interrupted again.
„You used up half of your Mana. Your Mana is currently at 468."
Tristan looked up. The others turned their head towards him.
„Is something the matter?", Dillan asked.
„It's nothing..." Tristan realised that it was Nova who spoke. He then decided to keep a closer look on his Mana. But his motion gave Dillan new power, as he started to ask him questions again.
„Hey Alan, where are you from? What is your weapon? Are you a mage? Why do you want to become an adventurer? Do you think you can do it?"
Tristan sighed.
„I'm from a small farm. I don't have a weapon of choice yet. I am a mage. I want the bonuses in Adventurers inns. And yes I can do it. Anything else?".
Tristan was a bit annoyed. ‚I hope this ride will be over soon'.
„You seem quite full of yourself. But with that clothes you probably stole some money and want to play cool kid. I'll just give you all a tip, stay out of my way."
This was the first time the small person spoke. She was a little girl.
„And why would I?"
Tristan was annoyed already, and some little girl giving him attitude didn't help. He just wanted to rest. Then he remembered his Mana sinking.
„Nova, why is my Mana sinking?"
„Your Mana is decreasing because of an active spell. As long as you are using a spell, your Mana won't regenerate."
„A spell? What spell am I using?"
„Active spells: Shapeshifting. Transform back to your original form, to regenerate Mana."
So he had to transform back at some point. He would probably automatically change back as soon as his Mana hit 0.
„Do you know how long this ride will continue?", Tristan asked.
„Oh finally you're talking! It will probably be a about three hours. Why?"
„It's just getting boring. Thank you". Three hours. Tristan was unsure if he could hold up. He asked Nova and confirmed. He would have to switch back for about twenty minutes to get the ride. After the ride he would have to change again.
„Are we doing breaks on the Trip?" he asked again.
„Hm. No I don't think so". This time the woman answered. Tristan started brainstorming. He felt the little girl watching him. The other four already talked again. He came up with an idea.
„[Creation] and [Creation]", he created a blanket, with wich he could pretend to sleep. Under the blanket he created a wig, so no one would notice his hair change. He put on the wig and closed his eyes. To the others, it looked like he was sleeping, but actually he was counting the seconds. He had to keep his eyes closed, as he also had a different eye Color. He felt Dillan moving next to him, but he couldn't look. He tried to concentrate on his other senses, but hearing was hard, as the others were talking. He ended up giving up on figuring out what Dillan did next to him. After 23 minutes he changed back. He destroyed the blanket. He was still wearing the wig, he had to come up with a way to get rid of it. Then he noticed, that Dillan and the girl switched places and she was sitting right next to him. She was also watching him, wich made it even more hard. The one moment she looked away he hid the wig behind his back and destroyed it secretly. Nothing else happened on the ride.
When they finally arrived Tristan got out of the carriage. The girl went to him one last time and looked up to him. He could see her big blue eyes.
„I'm warning you. Stay out of my way.".
That was the last thing he heard from her. Shortly after he found his group. They quickly said hi and then they had to go again. He went to a platform, where hundreds of people were waiting. Before them was a higher platform, wich was empty. Then a man stepped on it.
„Welcome! It has been a hard day for all of us! After this speech you can go and rest.
I will now explain everything to you. Here are over five hundred people standing. You all will go into a giant arena, where you will battle each other. You will get teleported out immediately if you get severely injured. Of course that means that you won't be an adventurer. We have to do this because the people have to rely on you! If you are one of the 300 that are left after, you will do the same thing again, but this time it's life or death! If you want to back down now, or after the first time, it's ok. The rules are fairly simple: no help from the outside. Once you are in the arena you don't get out, unless you are injured hard, as I just said. Second, you can team up with people, but no more then groups of 6! We will always be watching. And that is all already. Get some rest now!"
With that, everybody went into big houses. There were 50 people in one house and 2 to 4 people in every room. Luckily Tristan has only one room mate, wich he quickly killed and tossed out of the window. Now he could rest in his original form and regenerate Mana.