Chapter 4 - Segment 4

"Welcome to the adventurers' qualification exam I hope you're ready for all the tests that are in this exam and above all whatever you do, try your best". "I will now explain the tests and the rules". "Rule number 1 do not quit during a test if you do you automatically fail, rule number 2 do not interrupt an administrator whilst they're talking, if you do, that will be an automatic fail but you may speak when they permit you to talk. Rule number 3 follow all instructions given to you by the administrator, if not that is also a fail, rule number 4 do not conspire to do anything against the exam as that will be met with permanent disqualification from ever taking another exam, and rule number 5 just be NICE BE NICE I added that one on, so follow it, please be NICE." someone started snickering from the back, "he really said be nice" said the boy snickering and then the boy started laughing and many people joined him. Miruluk started saying "be quiet, bee quiet please be quiet", the laughing grew more violent and then with the flick of a switch Miruluk shouted "SILENCE". Then the laughing stopped almost instantly, the part of the stage at which Miruluk was standing extended and went straight to the boy who made the remark. "You young man have just broken rule number 2, was it really that funny that you had to interrupt me". "Well, I dunno it just sounded silly", said the boy, "there you go again interrupting me, so as a punishment you fail and as an example to everyone else that these rules should not be taken lightly, you may live your life as a helpless frog". "Wait please I beg you don't do it please" the boy begged "Solicit Somonis" chanted the sage. Everyone gasped as a ribbit could be heard from the once human boy. The frog carried on leaping around lost until it eventually burrowed itself away in a hole in the floor. "Tch idiot", snarked a rather rambunctious looking boy in the corner, he had shadowy spiked black hair with an orangey brown flick at the front. The part of the stage that the Sage was standing on then retracted and with a quick clear of the throat, he continued. "So now that you know the rules, I think it is time to introduce you to the administrators of the tests and their assistants". As soon as the sage said this, eight people came from the back of the stage and stood alongside him. "On my left is Cisterna Calliope she is the seasoned survivalist in charge of the test of Conservation, "An adventurer must learn to live using whatever means possible no?" she smiled, her smile met with strands of dark brown silk-like hair which covered one of her eyes and gently touched her lips. Her hair gently stretching the length of her neck, she wore a khaki-coloured bucket hat with straps that went cleanly across her chin. She wore a neatly ironed jacket the same colour as her hat and long desert sand-coloured trousers, she also wore a small brown pouch that was strapped across her shoulder and to top it off she wore black ankle boots. "To my left is my assistant Yoji," Yoji dressed similarly but is small and spry with bright Orange shark-like hair that bounced out the front and back of his cowboy hat. His hat was of a fawn colour and he was just dressed like a drunken cowboy. "make no mistake come close to my Cisterna and I will make sure you never walk again" he said firmly. "quiet" whispered Cisterna the boy then froze up and started sweating. "To Cisterna's left stands the almighty war hero the man that has faced a thousand Ganabons broke a country in two and has been hit by blasts the size of a spaceship but…".-The sage was quickly interrupted by the man himself "YOU WEAK RATS ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ALMIGHTY, POWERFUL, GODLY BEING KNOWN ONLY AS TALON, BOW DOWN NOW". no one bowed… "NOW" still no one bowed "I SAAID NOWWW" his hand moved thunderously and pounded against one of his many battle scars. The man had a multitude of scars scattered across his body, but one stood out, he had a massive hand-shaped scar across his belly, but beneath the scars stood a strongly defined six-pack and hard-boiled biceps and triceps his body glowing in a bronze tint. He wore baggy camo coloured cargo pants, his short scuffled yellow hair adorned with birds talons stood on both sides. The pressure of his shout horrified everyone as it rang in their ears and finally, they gave in and bowed including Jinjuso himself who did it almost unconsciously, he truly is a great war hero thought Jinjuso. But then unexpectedly, a small fly zipped by and Talon let out a small eek and cowered in fear "yeah before I was rudely interrupted, I was going to mention that he has a phobia of insects" said the Sage, everyone stared in amazement. Talon rose and then said "INTRODUCE YOURSELF RAT" to his assistant. "Names Clive if you want to call me that but I don't care", Clive stood slouched bent like a branch, his eyes dead like he never truly lived a day in his life, his hair dead and colourless as well. He wore a long white sleeved shirt with thick light blue stripes wrapped around it, he wore short cropped blue trousers, and his hands wrapped in white bandages. He also wore bleached sneakers. Everyone stood there expecting more, but he didn't say another word. "Is this guy for real" Jinjuso thought to himself. The small pale boy whispered to Jinjuso and asked "wh-what do you th-think happened to his hands?", "I have no idea but whatever happened its serious" he whispered back.