The young people who were competing in the triad exam, in the first phase they had to survive the dangers of a special extradimensional island that had nine terrains: Forest, desert, swamp, glaciers, volcanoes, mountains, wind ravine, devastated fields, Terrain of electrical storms and beaches. They all offered dangers and challenges, but perhaps their greatest challenge was having to face each other.
The Emiliana team had been randomly sent to the desert region, a large desert of scorching sand, but you could see the boundaries of the other areas on the horizon, they were all wearing the standard Belladona Academy mission outfit, black tank top with the symbol from the Royal Guard, open vest with the same symbol and some pockets, black tactical pants with pockets and a knife holster for those who use knives, a medical kit for those who are a doctor and other things that are specific to each one. Adam had a secure strap where the spellbook was tightly attached to his body, Gale had special sprinters shoes with a wing design on the sides, Sandy had something special that his grandmother had made out of the same material the Academy used, gold hoops on the wrist. , just above the elbow and on the biceps, and cloths were attached to them that became something like a cloth cape/wing with a circular and aerodynamic cut, in addition to a very well tied veil.
– We were very lucky, we stopped right in the desert region, what are we going to do to get the other two pendants? – Said Gale.
– Let's find an oasis and set traps, whoever is around here will definitely want to find one… We have the alpha pendant, we need the beta and the gamma… I better keep it in the library. – Said Adam.
– Okay, we better find it soon! – Sandy said. – We have all the advantage here. –
The Emiliana team then found the oasis, but it was surrounded by artificial opponents of the "desert killers" model, but unfortunately for them, Sandy was there and they were in a desert, she stirred up the sands and impaled them all, creating waves of sand carrying the bodies away.
– Okay, now we need to set the trap soon. – Said Gale.
– Weapon line traps, we have time here, so it will be easy. – Adam said that he was already starting to prepare the traps around the oasis, Sandy left the sands ready for an ambush, Gale ready to fight on the front lines.
The three of them had prepared the trap, they were all in position, Adam had the sparrow daggers around him, Gale with two daggers of celestial energy, Sandy was camouflaging them with the sands, and it didn't take long for an unsuspecting group to fall into it, they were students from class B.
Karin Muller, her eyes were gray, her skin tanned, her hair medical and brown, she was a wind and support mage.
Marcos Heat, his eyes were red, his skin was brown and his hair black and short, he was a fire mage.
Harry Flow, his eyes were blue, his skin clear and his hair medium and full, he was a water mage. They got very close and set off the traps, it was a shower of explosive guns and needles, plus big tusks of sand that came from below, and a trail that looked alive and with two luminous daggers, there was no argument, they were caught from surprise and in full.
– Shit, but let's not fall that easy, boys, attack! – Said Karin who begins to release a strong current of air from her mouth even on the injured floor.
– Leave it to me! – Said the two who threw jets of fire and water from their mouths.
Together those three blows turned into a massive gale of boiling water, they wouldn't give up, but the place didn't favor them compared to Sandy who just laughed, she stirred up a phenomenal gale of sand that managed to swallow the gale, that could be a formidable team fight if the trap hadn't been so well set, Gale reviews the three and sees that that group already had the beta and gamma pendants, that made his job much easier.
– Now we just need to find the ascent point, it must be the area where all areas meet, but we need to be discreet, not be seen by others, we can't get so tired, we don't know what other challenges we will have, we're lucky, we can't be careless just to show strength. – Said Adam.
– I agree, but then using a moving sand puddle, a sand that will follow us, but it will be full of explosive seals, if anyone tries to get close they will get an explosion right in the face, if the gale doesn't intercept them first. – Said Sandy watching the situation carefully.
So the group went towards the intersection point between the nine areas with their containment plan in case they bumped into enemies or obstacles in the race, they were a group of traps that was getting better every day and even had their patented trap tactics already , were a skilled group that had a lot to be proud of and to stand out from, after all they were really prodigies.
***
The Henri team had ended up in a swampy area, and they wasted no time and already prepared their strategy, they could be treacherous warriors. The marshland was a very muddy terrain, with gnarled trees and fog, they were in one of the rare clearings in the place and Alana had spread a mist with a hormone manipulation spell, if anyone got to them they would be susceptible to their manipulation. emotional.
– How are we going to get the two pendants? The fog is more to protect us than a call to action. – Alana said, she was a genius strategist, but she couldn't deny that in terms of brutal and destructive beatings his teammates were more qualified and she knew they couldn't just wait.
– One of the swamps is near here, I'm going with Keith and I pretend to be hurt, the butchers will come up and we'll drag them here. – Megara said.
– We won't even need so much work, look, there's a group coming through there. – Keith said, he soon went into hiding like Megara, to leave Alana just to make the atmosphere "less dangerous"
A team of three guys entered there, a blonde, a dark emo and a bald young black man, the fog was very efficient and Alana was adjusting her spell to be very effective and distracting.
– Boys, lost around here? – Alana laughed.
– IVY! – Said the three with a passionate air!
– You know I lost my pendant, could you give me yours? I don't even know how I could thank you. – Alana said, she was pulling the tank top, sinking her cleavage and fanning herself.
– Here! – The blonde said, he was the one with the pendant and handed it to her with an air of passionate and excited.
– How pathetic… Meg, Keith can finish them off! – Alana said, she released a wave of agony poison on the three of them.
Keith would shift the weight of gravity around the three and Megara would knock them out.
– These boys, so pathetic, and perverts. – Alana said indifferent to them.
– But you used your magic. – Keith said.
– It only amplifies what already exists and even so they gave up the pendant too easily... But unfortunately it is repeated, another pendant beta, we already have one of this one. – Alana said.
– Better for us, less competitors for the next phase. – Megara said
The Henri team then cautiously went to one of the swamps, Megara was purposely thrown on the ground with one of the pendants in her hand, it was supposed to look alone and an easy target, just wait for the right moment and he arrived a team with a brunette mage from medium hair, a blonde with long hair and a white guy with red hair, they didn't hesitate to go up to Megara and take the pendant by force, but Alana surprised them by spitting out a stunning mist, Keith arrived already launching a barrage of chaos balls, but their opponents still managed to escape the spheres acrobatically dodging and launching rays, it seemed to be an electric squad, but they didn't notice Megara coming from behind and hitting them in the back of the neck knocking them out.
– These kids in class C are good, just a little too distracted, they didn't even consider it a trap, a fatal mistake. – Commented Megara who took the gamma pendant of the defeated.
– Now all that's left is to find some group with the alpha pendant, the next one is you Keith, I was once the piranha cattle and Megara too, your turn. – Alana laughed.
– Like? – Keith asked.
– Just take off that shirt and let my fog work. – Alana laughed.
– I just hope I don't run into Artemisia's team, Nate is capable of killing me if his spell catches the Polo. - Keith laughed.
– Come on, good-looking, don't worry, we'll get into action before they get their hands on you. – Megara laughed.
They were a lively and fun group, they got along well, they were efficient, skillful and dangerous, their tactics always adapted to the situation at hand, they were truly a pride of the Academy, and most importantly, none of them were blood related to the nobility, they were all commoners, a rare team to have even by today's standards.
***
The Astarte team had been transported in the forest region, it was a dense forest with very intense vegetation, it had some clearings and small lakes, it was one of the regions with the most obstacles and dangers.
– We have a pendant, two to go, do you want to go straight to the intersection point and defeat any of the groups that already have all the pendants? – Apollodro suggested.
– It's fine by me. – Artemisia said.
– Polo is in the middle, me behind and Artê in front, taking down the doctor is always the most assertive strategy in a team with a medical mage. – Nathan said.
– I have to agree, because this outfit makes it very obvious. – Apollodro said, his clothes, unlike the others, were white with green details, all the medical mages at the academy had these different clothes.
– Let's get going? – Artemisia said excitedly.
The three were getting ready to run, they had to be precise and attentive, it didn't take long and they were ambushed by artificial opponents, at least 30 opponents, they were varied and some even poisonous.
– Nate! – Apollodro exclaimed.
– Leave it, love! – Nathan said that he touched the ground and made sprout torsos of snakes of darkness to attack opponents, forcing them to jump to escape.
– My turn! – Said Artemisia, who spit out a trail of fire in the air, hitting several of the opponents.
Apollodro took care of those who did not die from darkness or fire, he fought very skillfully knocking opponents down quickly and tearing them apart. They were doing well, but Artemisia didn't notice two poisonous opponents that hit her from behind in the ribs and leg, it went straight and the poison was potent, she already felt the thud of the poison spreading through her body.
– Artê! – Apollodro exclaimed worried about his sister, he caught the two opponents and destroyed them by bumping into each other.
– We need to take her to a more private place for you to cure her, this poison seems very strong. – Nathan said worriedly.
– You'll have to take care of the penthouse yourself while he heals me. – Artemisia said that she felt the poison hitting hard.
The Astarte team went to a nearby lake, Apollodro was focused on healing his sister's wounds, he was concentrating with his Healing Palm and his magic skill to concentrate the poison and remove it with his water manipulation, but it was a poison strange and of a high level, volatile and difficult to deal with.
– Don't worry, I'll save you! – Apollodro smiled.
– I know you will! – Artemisia smiled, who was dealing well with the pain.
Things were calm, until another group arrived in the clearing, it was Alek's team who noticed that Artemisia was injured and Apollodro was alone covering them.
– I didn't think it would be so easy to take you out of the competition, nothing personal, it's just a test! – Ian said, he conjures a swarm of wasps against Nathan.
– Sorry little prince, but let's finish you! – Matthew said, he caused folds in the fabric of space that caused explosions and spatial tugs that could burst the young mage.
– 3 to 1, it's not so noble, but opportunity is opportunity! – Liam said, he conjured spears from his extradimensional dimension, it was different from spellbook magic.
– They'll have to make an effort... Polo, better raise a water dome. – Nathan said worried, he might not be able to stop the three at the same time alone.
– I'm almost finished, hold them a little longer! – Apollodro said, he was trying hard to cure his sister and to raise a rotating water dome.
Nathan gave his best against the three, his shadows were a powerful defense, but that wouldn't be enough against the angry insects, the deadly weapons and the folds in the fabric of space, he launched a snake of darkness when he hit his punches, the snakes jumped against opponents. The fight was uneven, Nathan was hit by the pressure magic of Mateus that left him on the ground under dangerous pressure. The mage went on top of the prince to beat him while he was incapacitated.
– Get off my boyfriend! – Apollodro shouted, who was already activating his medical technique "Advanced Mitosis" and had the traits peculiar to it, unleashed a powerful and violent direct punch on Matthew making him hit several trees that fell one after the other.
– I'm back a bunch! – Artemisia said that she was already shooting from her hands projectiles of lions' heads made of fire and tusks of thunder, it was a spell that she has been perfecting.
– This time you were the one who saved me! – Nathan smiled as he stood up.
– It has! – Apollodro said.
– All three won't change much… Mad Hive! – Conjured Ian who conjured a swarm of murderous wasps that came in large, powerful and lethal spirals.
– Firebreathe! – Conjured Artemisia spitting a vigorous band of flame around his team.
- I got it! Spear Party! – Conjured Liam that fired ten spears coming from different angles and strategic points, they had special arrows, they bounced and ricocheted even if they hit the ground, redirecting themselves and hunting their targets.
– I'll take care of this… Water Dragon! – Conjured Apollodro, he was not such an elemental mage, but he knew how to get around well, he conjured a large water dragon to try to trap the spears with his mouth.
The projectile caught most of them, but suddenly two of the spears pierced Apollodro's torso.
– Liam, I'm going to stick these spears up your ass, you son of a bitch. – Apollodro said that he simply pulls out those spears with everything, it bleeds a little, his healing ability would take care of the wounds at some point, if he didn't have this ability, he would already be out of combat.
Apollodro came close to Liam and threw a punch that sank his opponent to the ground.
– Kneel down! Pressure: Mighty Impulse. – Conjured Matthew releasing a powerful pressure thrust that destroyed everything in front of him, it was a powerful technique.
– This is my... Shadow Seeker! – Conjured Nathan, this was his most recent spell, with he Conjuredone of his spirit mirrors, he and his companions entered it and appeared behind Matthew, Nathan hit him with one of his snakes of darkness taking him to the ground.
– Looks like we won! It's nothing personal, it's just an exam. – Apollodro laughed ironically taking the two pendants that that group had.
With three pendants they headed for the intersection.
***
The teams Henri, Emiliana and Astarte arrived almost synchronized on the spot, they were very happy for having made it.
– I knew you would make it! – Gale said, she was happy with the alpha, beta and gamma pendants in his hands.
– With Alana on the team, it was easy to take the pendants off the boys. - Megara laughed that showed the five pendants she had gotten, two alphas, two betas and a gamma, more than necessary.
– That's because you weren't the one who was the bait. – Keith said, had been touched by one of the boys from another team who was under the effect of Alana's spell.
– I wish I had seen this... But we did too! – Apollodro said, showing his three pendants, two gamma and one alpha.
– Polo, you three didn't make it, you needed three different ones, you have two kinds. – Sandy commented.
– No problem, stay with one of our betas. – Megara said, throwing her extra pendant to Artemisia.
– Why are you doing this? – asked Artemisia, who at that moment seemed to forget about Megara and Keith's kiss.
– Because you are my friend and my rival, if anyone will take you out of this competition, it will be me, don't you dare lose to anyone else, I'll clean the floor with you. – Megara smiled, she had strong feelings for her, admiration, rivalry, envy, and something more that she didn't know how to explain.
– Cocky, I'll defeat you, again. – Artemisia laughed.
– Now that we're all qualified, come on boys, the next stage is right in front of us! Good luck to everyone. – Said Adam happy and excited.
– Let's get into this! – Nathan said with enthusiasm.
– Love, this is not the time or the place. – Apollodro laughed, who was still in a "honeymoon" phase with his boyfriend.
– Love, I wasn't talking about that, I was talking about the exam. – Nathan said he blushed.
– Apparently he liked the thing. – Alana laughed.
– Want to tell us this? We had to sleep in Declan, Baron, Erik and Theo's room because those two wanted privacy. – Keith commented ironically.
– Boys, I do not want to cut this moment of relaxation, but we have an exam to complete. – Megara said that seemed very focused.
– Right! – Said everyone else.
The nine entered the seal, each presenting one of the pendants and joining them with others from their respective teams, the portal opened and sent them to different extradimensional locations. The examination of the triad entered a new stage, young people would face increasingly intense challenges.