"Wake up!" A fierce palm slapped the young students desk. Moloch fell out of his seat, and quickly tried to get back up into the seat. Laughter could be heard from the other students, a light hue could be seen on Moloch's pale cheeks. "Sorry Mr. Adono."
"Sorry isn't going to cut it Moloch. Get to the front of the class, you'll be taking a pop quiz now." Adono pointed towards the front of the class. The classroom was raised in a tiered matter. The most outstanding Nine students were on the floor level while the rest of the students seats were situated behind them in a tiered fashion. "Just me?" Moloch said while beginning his walk of shame. "Yes." Said Adono
[Eat, Hungry, Blood] Moloch twinged in pain as he felt a throbbing pain in his brain. Moloch continued his walking down of the steps. Moloch being in the Second tier could be seen as being smart as there were 99 people in his class. Not as smart as the top nine. However, he could be evaluated as a future scholar, warrior, or even a mage of the 6th maybe 7th Level.
As Moloch walked in between the tables of the 1st tier he glanced to the number one ranked student in the 15 year old class. A beauty of the name of Janet Ignis. For a 15 year old she was tall for her age at 5'10" she was tall amongst our peers. Red hair that came down to her mid back. Wavy as though fire was dancing from her scalp. She made eye contact with me as I was looking at her.
Her vibrant green eyes shined almost like she had pure jade rather than eyes. She made a hmph sound and turned her head to look at the window. The only child of the current patriarch of the Ignis family in the capital city of the Kraxin Empire. One of the 10 Ancestral Clans. Moloch sat on the "Testing Chair" a chair made from a tusk from the level 3 Demonic Elephant that was turned towards his peers.
It's called the "Testing Chair" because teachers like to call students to seat in them and then give them pop quizzes and if a student got the answer wrong the chair would shock them. The Level 3 Demonic Elephant has a lightning attribute that causes lightning to build up in their tusks which make them excellent "Teaching" tools.
"Moloch since you think it is ok to sleep in my class, you have to answer my questions until I'm satisfied." Adono said as he walked behind me and grabbed a scroll made from leather. Moloch nodded as he thought about what kind of questions would be asked. "What are the levels or ranks of the three great professions?" Asked Adono.
Moloch glances towards Adono. Countless eyes being placed onto him. "This easy question? I may be sleeping in class but I'm not stupid. The professions have 10 ranks that have to be earned through tests or the accumulation of power. An example, scholars in the Imperial palace are often Rank 9 Scholars and their apprentices which are often from Rank 1-8. Rank 10 Scholars are often Imperial Advisors from which the Emperor who sometimes ask for their personal opinions or advice.
For warriors, their ranks are often based off of their strengths and the ability to infuse magic from the air onto their weapons or their body. Giving them stronger, faster, and healthier bodies. Rank 1-3 Warriors are often called Junior Knights, while 4-6 are called Bound Knights. Bound knights take a blood oath to protect the Empire and the Emperor with their lives of need be. They are the most numerous force in our Empire. Rank 7-9 Warriors are often called Imperial knights. They are Generals, War advisors for the Emperor, and often become the personal guards of the princes and princesses of the Empire. Rank 10 warriors are called the Imperial Protectors. They are one man armies that protect our capital city from hostile invasion and are the personal bodyguards of the Emperor.
Mages vary you have to be lucky to have been born from one of your parents being a mage. since mana is accumulated at varying ages due to the growth of ones Mana Core. A inner "Heart" so to speak that builds up mana and the heart pumps the mana into the blood allowing us to have Mana Essence and allows us to use magic based off of our inherited attributes. Rank 1-3 Mages are called Junior Mages because they have just started the development of their mana hearts and the accumulation of Mana Essence. Rank 4-6 are called just simply "Mages" they have the ability to transform and manipulate their Mana Essence into physical shapes which we call "spells." Rank 7-9 Mages are called Grand-Mages and they have the ability to use Grand Magic. Large spells that can cause devastation to a small city. They are often old men who have gone senile from Mana Poisoning, due to the overflooding of the Mana Channels due to corrupted Mana Essence. Which could be caused from being near the end of their lives which causes them to take in an exorbitant amount of herbs to prolong their lives. Or, they are geniuses that teach magic and help stabilize Mana Cores for the influential families. They also inscribe spell formations onto one time use spell scrolls. They could include a high-level attribute spell, a captured creature summon, or even a healing scroll. We currently don't have a Rank 10 mage. They are known to be walking disasters able to decimate an entire Capital city with a single spell. There hasn't been a Rank 10 mage in our world since the Founding Era 100,000 years ago." Moloch rattled off without much of hesitation, as the words flowed out like a gentle stream. His melodic voice seemed to captivate the students.
"It seems as though, you had paid plenty of attention in my class. Since today is the last day before this class moves onto the Day of Discovery and gets promoted into their desired classes. Can I have your family name and desired profession since you are already up here." Adono said as he used magic to float a piece of parchment and a feather pen from his desk to his hand.
Moloch glanced towards the large window and saw the trees limbs swaying with the wind as if it was dancing. The different colored birds in pairs could be seen flying around the tree almost as if the tree was conducting the birds to fly. Moloch smiled. "My name is Moloch, family name is Sanguis. Together it is Moloch Sanguis. It roughly means, King of Blood. I wish to paint, I wish to paint the world with blood. My desired profession is Mage." Moloch said with a smile. This smile, however, in the eyes of the other students was like a demon waiting to eat something delicious.
Adono looked flustered. "Sanguis, as in the Demonic Blood Cult?" He said weakly. Some students were fidgeting in their seats. Fear was evident on them. Moloch glanced at the shivering students. "No worries, the Demonic Blood Cult is no more. The members all died except for the direct family. We have been pardoned by the Emperor. We are simply a family with noble standing now." Moloch said with a slight tone of disdain. Adono nodded his head and slightly flicked his head upwards as a cue for Moloch to head back to his seat.
He walked up five stairs into the second row and took his seat behind Janet. [Eat, Eat, Eat!] a voice cried out in anguish inside of Moloch. A burning sensation was felt in Molochs brain. He had almost let out a grunt before quickly clenching his teeth to avoid letting out his voice.
Adono went quickly down from the worst student all the way down to Janet. When Adono got to Janet before he could even say anything she stood up. "My name is Janet, family name is Ignis. My name has no real meaning to it. I wish to protect the world from evil and slay those from the Evil Sects. no matter the circumstance. I wish to be a mage." She quickly said and quickly sat back down. Moloch could feel the intense hate she had for the evil sects. especially his Family.
"Today is the last day of our time together, for the last five years your group has been learning history, strategy, botany, demonic beast classification, professions, and for some, common sense." He said as he glared towards the last 2 tiers.
"From now onwards, you are all graduates of the Deacon School of Learning. Onwards you'll be students of the Kraxin Imperial Academy. You'll be frogs in the well. You'll meet thousands of new people. Most coming from other cities within the Empire that were the top of their classes at their respective schools. One year from now, you will compete on the Imperial Freshman Battles. The top 10 students will then face off against other Empires and their respective top 10 freshman. I wish you all good luck. You're dismissed." Adono said gas glanced towards the top 9 students and smiled and walked towards the sliding door to leave. He had cast a glance towards Moloch and shivered. " I wonder what kind of beast he will be." Adono thought before he left.