Adam continued to train his body. The whole year passed by like a day with people he enjoyed the company of and had a great time working with them.
Everyone who was a regular to the inn already knew Adam. He was like a family to them. Over the year Adam too changed quite a lot. He became more interactive and made many memories. It was his first time making memories with anyone else other than him.
He was happy. All his life he was alone and became accustomed to it. He thought maybe people are just an error in someone's life but now he knew what he was missing.
Emily used to act a bit weird around him lately. She sometimes asked him if he noticed any difference in her wear and Adam with the help of his enhanced perception, just gave her the answer and went away. It was quite normal to him. Of coarse a dense protagonist makes a good story.
It was finally only a week from his birthday. He got to know that his birthday came in the end of the year and was quite close to his actual birth date. Adam was already excited , not for the birthday but for the Magic Academy. He thought maybe in this life he'll be better than the latter.
It was finally the day. Yes, it was his birthday. The first wish he got was from Emily. When he woke up , she was inside his room and said with a bright smile "Happy Birthday Adam!". Adam was surprised at first but later on he got emotional. It was the first time he got wished by someone.
His memories of his birthday was just him and his little cake. But now he felt better. As Emily left he thought" I guess it's time ". Adam got dressed and came out of his room. As he walked down the stairs he could smell a faint flavour of chocolate and heard people saying "shhh he's coming down". Adam knew what was going to happen but he couldn't control his excitement.
As he came down , there came an apple pie flying to his face. When he thought he would dodge , Paul came and grabbed him from his back. Although Adam had increased his strength but he still couldn't compare to the strength of Paul's big build. Adam's face was covered in apple pie but he had a smile on his face.
As his eyes opened the first thing he saw was Emily who was wearing a white and yellow dress. She had a brooch on her dress which was shining in the light like a firefly. Her white skin was complimenting her dress. Adam got a little red but soon the mood changed as the inn's regulars came up with their presents.
Later he saw a strange woman at the inn. It was rhe first time he saw someone like her in the inn. She was old but had a really frightening aura. The more surprising fact was that it was Adam's birthday and he didn't remembered seeing her anywhere that she'll know about him.
She approached Adam , looked at him for a bit, gave him a present and left soon after. She sure looked like a busy person. Adam got an envelope which had a weird stamp on it. He noticed that Emily had the same envelope with her. He soon understood and thought that maybe this is a letter from the Magic Academy.
As he opened the envelope, a letter came flying out of it , opened itself and the words became visible.
Welcome Young Mage:
Your aptitude will determine your talent
And your talent will determine
Your Way of Magic.
Be blessed by the Grace of Gods and
Be present by the first light of the sun
To make your way to the top.
Maybe you could say that it was the best day of his life. The day went down with all the inn's regulars enjoying and dancing till the night. As the day ended and Adam realised that he can now attend to the Magic Academy. He was really happy. The thing he didn't knew about the academy is that he needs to give an entrance exam for it.
There are not many academies in this world. According to the principles that were followed from a very long time ago. There'll only be a single academy for each field. Alchemy, Religion, Craftsmanship and Magic, everything had it's own single institution. And each came with an entrance exam which changed every year.
The old lady that Adam met was the Principal of the Magic Academy. She always personally came to every coming student to give them an invitation. This gave the students a confidence that they could count on. It was also believed that The principal mostly came to only the potential students and they were likely to receive favours later on.
Truth being said , these were all myths made by the students out of jealousy and hatred towards the so called geniuses of the academy. They thought that if they had the same amount of resources that the geniuses had , they could be one of them.
Adam got to sleep with a sense of pleasure on his face. He wanted to see how much he had grown the past year. The next day would be something that will either make Adam a student or his life a disappointment.