"Darius, get your backpack. I am taking you to the mage academy" Madeline said.
"I am already done preparing, let's go" Darius come out with his little bag.
"Okay"
The Mother and son duo are walking through the street and they will soon arrive at meeting place.
"When we arrive at the meeting place, you will be alone once again. I am sorry, their is nothing i can do about it, they will take you all there by themselves"
"Oh come on mum, don't get worried. I have learn to live with others, so don't get worried" Darius Reassured her.
"Alright, i believe you can do it"
Soon they reached the gathering place and it is time to say goodbye.
"I will miss you, dear"
"I will miss you both you and Dad" Darius blushed.
"What are you shy for?"
"SE-CR-ET"
"Please tell me"
"Alright promise that the next time you say Something is Secret, i will use this chance and you must tell me the truth if i tell you now, agree?"
Madeline contemplated for a bit and nodded her head.
Darius move back so that she cannot catch him.
"I will soon be taller than you!" Darius shouted at the top of his lungs.
Madeline stood there speechlessly look at her shameless son who just trick her.
Inside the wagon...
Darius is a boy who quickly gets bored.
What annoys him that most is that the people in this wagon are all unfriendly, he try making friends but his offers are all turned down. Some of them does not even look at him while he is speaking.
"Hmph not that i care...
Darius is forced to remain silent during the whole journey and they soon arrive at their destination.
"Whew finally leave that damn hole of unfriendly people" Darius felt the warm breeze of fresh air.
"Wow...
"Such a grand structure...
"This is definitely the grandest building in the whole kingdom...
"Hmm, mum is here at some time, she even tell me many things about here. Some fun memories of been the Heart breaker queen, let's see what this place has in for me. I might be popular just like mum" Darius excitement kept growing.
"As you have already guess, this is the mage academy, the best that you can find" A blue robed mage announced.
"We are also going to test your talent here"
"All you have to do is touch that pillar" The blue robe man said.
"That multi color tower is a magical item it seems"
"Sir can i ask a question?" As usual the voice belongs to Darius.
"Ask"
"Can you please explain the levels and what the colors on the rainbow towel means?"
"Of course"
"Aha thank you"
"The blue and green are the Low level of talent, moving upwards are yellow, orange and red which are mid and high level of talent" He then paused and took a deep breath.
"The Crimson and Golden color which symbolize the pinnacle of talents, genius of that caliber are so rare that they seems like a myths to commoners"
The crowd of students starts talking about the levels and how legendary the crimson and a golden color level are.
'I wonder what my mum's talent is' Darius wondered.
Many students are going up for the talent exam and they just have to Touch the rainbow colored tower as Darius named it.
Soon its Darius turn, his hearth is beating rapidly.
He touch it, the colors started lighting up.
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
"Who is that kid?
"The loudmouth kid has such high talent
"It is still rising!"
The last shout bring the students attention back to the tower.
The crimson color.
Gold!
Darius excitement, if it can manifest it will have been so high that it will reach the sky.
But something unexpected happen, the talent color degraded to the lowest of the low.
"What?!" The blue robe man could not believe it, he is feeling very excited that a good talent boy is finally born.
Darius himself cannot believe it.
The mage came and grab Darius's hands and he kept putting It on the tower but unfortunately the result is still the same.
Darius's eyes are teary, he is been given a glimpse of him been on the top of the world but he is suddenly bring down to lowest of the low, a trash.
"Why? How can this be? How?" Darius kept muttering to himself.