"I am here for the Successor Examination and My name is Erwin Julius austin. Nice to meet you"
"I am Elina Rajwani and i here for Successor exam too"
There was a lot of boys and girls in front of castle gate. Most of them look excited and some of them are just trying to look cool.
Almost everyone here is nobles and nobles are good at showing off their money.
but all i can feel is uneasiness.i have to clear this exam with all i have.
With strong determination, I was there waiting for my number to be called.
The castle was located in the center of the city, surrounded by a large wall that looks majestic. The castle is octagonal and at each corner there were large statues of previous 8 kings that makes this castle one of the most beautiful.
at the front door of the castle wall there are statues of soldiers on each side of the pavement to the gate.
The whole castle is decorated with small statues and beautiful colours.
It is said that the king's statue's eyes can see everything and will guard the capital when time arrives.
After waiting for hours, I finally called.
"Boy it is not a playground, its Successor exam "
It was one of the soldiers who said this, he has concern for me but i am not here to lose it.
"I am 15 years old so I am eligible for the exam , so let me enter."
" it's your choice boy don't cry when you lose one or two of your limbs ."
"I am not here to lose."
"I like your determination, boy" He patted me on shoulder and sent me in.
"Wait boy ,what is your name ?"
" It's Ravan …. amm sorry its Aarav keshawa"
"Ok , i will remember your name ,best of luck"
There was a large training ground and candidates were sitting on chairs at the corner of it. In front of them there was a simple stage that looked too simple to be in the palace.i too took the seat.
It was a lively environment , candidates were chatting with each other or soldiers.
since parents are not allowed most of them have a connection with soldiers to help them.
I am alone ,no one is talking to me nor I want to chat.
with every passing second more and more candidates are gathering.
I brought all my creation with me , and I am planning to go all out.
After spending time thinking about strategy, finally someone showed on stage .
A heavily armored man with two old men with him and a lot of soldiers are there for guarding them.
" Good day candidates, it is a fine day for you to show your desire and strength to be the next king. This one, King Monteroll Lotus vows in the name of our previous kings, one who shows the courage, strength and will to be the ruler will be honoured with the title of Successor. may the best win "
With this he waved and returned with his soldier ,only one old man remained.
"Good day candidates, I am Marvis The Royal magician and I will act as your Examination coordinator. Like every year the exam will be conducted in three phases,in first phase you have to go through an aptitude test for mana and according to your mana you will be given stars, in second phase you will have to fight in battle royale,the rule for battle will be told you before the battle.top ten candidates of these two phase will move to third and final phase.they will be admitted to The Academy of Himalayan and have to earned the top position there within 5 years. One who succeeds this will be crowned as successor prince. Candidates ,in every phase you will compete with previous successor candidates."
"Let's begin the first phase of this examination on the name of Kings of Lotus kingdom"
the loud volume of rhythmic drums and trumpets excited the mood of everyone.With burning desire everyone took their assigned position.
" First of all, candidates show me how many attributes you can control. create mana bubbles with as much as attribute you can and float them around you ."
It is common in this world to have two attributes , some of them can have five ,only legendary heroes have more than 5 .
But I have only one attribute and I don't even know what attribute it is. Whenever I try to understand it, it appears as a colourful cloud with lots of stars embedded in it.
It is difficult for me to create an attribute bubble alone ,
but I have a solution for it. Everything I am wearing now are my creations and they can do everything for me.
I have an immense mana pool and I am quite good at handling mana. I am not going to lose to anyone.
I took a look arounds, candidates were trying hard to create mana bubbles, some created two, Some were able to create even 4 and five.
one of the girls was the centre of attraction. She created 7 mana bubbles,it may be the first time in history to see someone having 7 attributes.
now it is my turn to show them. I poured my mana in my clothes, shoes and hat like water and they started discharging mana into the surrounding.
Each creation has their own attribute, their attribute depends on my desire and material I used to make them.
The gloves that I am wearing are called 'Creatures greed' .These gloves help me to rectify my mana while creating magic items.
I closed my eyes , concentrated hard on the mana that was discharging.
When I close my eyes, I can see my mana that looks like a cloud and pour mana in my gloves.
As my will discharge mana starts gathering in my fingertips, I can feel each finger tip has a different attribute.
Each time I catch a star in my mind from the cloud, I feel pain in my head but each time a new attribute is created in my fingertip and released to float near me.
it tooks me more than half an hour to rectify ten attributes from discharging mana. my body turned pale due to excessive use of mana and my face turned wet with sweat.
When I opened my eyes ,everyone was looking at me.
Did I do something wrong ?
but someone pointed at me when I looked up.
I could see bubbles more than a hundred, each with different colours and attributes but smaller than average.
They are circulating toward a white cloud like a big globe.
Did I create this ?
The scene was so unique that it looked unreal.
Everyone surrounded me with excitement ,envy and a face with a lot of questions.
"Give the way please "
That old man was walking toward me with an emotionless face.
"Master Aarav, how do you have so many attributes ?
even demigods don't have more than five and what attribute is on this white globe ?
How can it attract others' mana bubbles too?
Where did you learn this skill ? Are you even humans ? "
There were lots of questions coming out of his mouth and I didn't have any energy to waste in answering him.
"Did I pass ?"
"What "
" Did i pass or not "
"Boy did you get drunk from your unique power ?"
i didn't reply , i was just looking at him, his face turned red with anger.
" Bring the test setups "
" Boy if you destroy every disk that will be shooted you will pass and if you even lost one you will fail "
" Okey "
Everyone is whispering to each other, the girls who created 7 bubbles looking at me with anger as well.
Disc cannons were brought and their muzzles turned toward the sky.
I took out two guns , poured mana into the surrounding, I could feel the presence of everyone around me, even the non living things.
with a large bell sound the cannon shoots tens of disks in the sky. I aimed toward them,poured mana into my gun and my gloves and shot small air bullets .
With each bullet one of the discs was destroyed. The royal magician ordered more disks to shoot and this aim and shoot process continued till the disk ended.
Everyone's jaw dropped, even i could not believe my own abilities.
All i desired to shoot and my hand moves as it has it own will.it like someone is controlling my body.
and once again
"You passed , the battle royal will take place one week later, you will be informed if the schedule changes."
he said this in a single breath with a face that looked like he ate a bug.
I put my gun in my bed and walk towards the door ,ignoring all those greedy greetings.
I went straight toward my mom and Imaya who were waiting for me.
I am waiting for my next battle and I am eager to know my potential as well.