As the orb started lighting up, I could feel myself getting suppressed, courtesy of the Knights who were getting ready to dispose of me if anything went wrong. A minute later, the orb which was illuminating a white light suddenly turned black. I swear I couldn't breath properly as Rogers unleashed his full killing intent. The pressure of a Rank 5 Aura Master was nothing to scoff at as I was reduced to kneeling on the ground in mere seconds.
Luckily enough the orb then started changing colors rapidly until it landed on a dark blue color. Elated is an understatement as I mentally performed the happy dance.
"Scared weren't you", said the female Knight in a mocking tone who I presume was the one who escorted me here. Even all around me I could hear slight chuckles from the other soldiers.
"No I wasn't", I replied in indignation but deep down everyone in the room could tell that I was scared out of my mind.
Rogers then cut in on the conversation, saving me from further embarrassment by saying "Now that we've gotten that out of the way let me reintroduce myself. I'm Colonel Rogers, Leader of the Alvanier Army Corps Luric City Branch. I'm the most powerful man in this city since I'm a High Rank 5 Aura Master. My second in command, Henry is a Low Rank 5 Aura Master. He is a Transformation type magic user with the Water affinity so his Dragon newt form is a water based dragon, he is one of the Dragonkin survivers from the North . Eritrea over here is a Vampire, she specializes in Wind and Fire spells. She is one of the lucky ones since she has a dual affinity. She is the current Leader of the 2nd Battalion as well as a Mid Rank 5 Aura Master ".
No wonder she was beautiful, how could a Vampire ever be not beautiful when I thought that they relied on their looks and power of seduction to lure in their prey. But as it turns out, that was just a myth after all.
Kaeser the mage then excused himself by asking the Colonel for permission to explain further which he was quickly granted."In this world there is only one thing which can take you to the top. That is your body constitution. If you have a Bronze Tier body constitution, you can only possess 1 affinity. Most people in this world have this type of constitution. How powerful you get depends on how in tune you are with the worlds Mana. Spells can also increase your power. They are found in Power scrolls which differ from Bronze, Silver, Gold and lastly Jade. Most of us with Bronze Tier constitutions reach our limits at Rank 5 Aura Master level but there have been exceptions of those blessed by Mana who even became Rank 8 or 9. King Seedorf was a Human who even reached the peak at Low Rank Aura Grandmaster".
This statement made my respect for the now deceased King soar up by a lot of levels. He was a person who defied logic and broke a threshold that many at similar levels could not even fathom.
"Young man".
"YOUNG MAN! Why are you always spacing out like that, please pay attention",scolded Kaeser. It seemed like he was very upset with me. "Anyways, those with Silver Tier Body constitutions are able to use 2 affinities and their limits at average are Rank 9. Since only royalty possess Power scrolls that are at least Gold Rank, it is understandable that the royal family of Russell Black and the Tori Clan leaders were able to use their family spells to grow stronger and become untouchable to mortals. Lastly, there are those blessed with a Gold Constitution, there have been 2 beings that possessed it in the entire history of the world. They are Lilian, the Queen of Alvanier and her sister, High Elf Tatiana who could possess 3 affinities. Her sister suddenly disappeared about 2000 years ago now only Lilian remains".
"A thousand years, how can a person possibly live for a thousand years my guy", I asked because I was definitely interested in this matter.
"A thousand years", scoffed Kaeser with a smirk," Rank 1 to 2 Aura Masters live for at most 250 years before they die. Rank 3 to 5 Aura Masters live for 900 years easily. Rank 6 to 8 Aura Masters can easily reach a 1500 years before the passage of time affects them. Rank 9 Aura Masters live to 3000 years and most of them are regarded as ancestors and are highly respected in the world. Only accidents can kill Aura Grandmasters since the passage of time doesn't affect them. They are the ones who have achieved true immortality".
I could already see myself living forever. I mean who wouldn't want to live for eternity with a huge harem filled with a mix of beautiful women.
As if Kaeser could read my mind he then said, "Don't get ahead of yourself, only 1 in a million has a dual affinity and 1 in several billion has a triple affinity. Only the Demon lord has a Quad affinity which is why he is so powerful. Since you are still young, you have to choose to live as a civilian or go to the various Knight Schools were you will learn how to be a Knight. Of course you'll learn for free but you will have to work to acquire your own Power scrolls if you aren't satisfied with the ones we give to every one. I'll give you 2 hours to decide".
Who needs 2 hours to decide when it was so obvious what I wanted to do. Why be a low level nobody when I could attend a prestigious school and become a well known somebody with a harem of women and so without any hesitation I answered zealously, "Of course I'll go to the army school. In fact lets go there now and get it over with".
"Now now, we first have to test your affinity and level of power before we can send you to a school. If you have an elemental type affinity we will send you to one of the Mage Schools but if you possess a Transformation type affinity you will naturally be sent to Combat School. Now put your right hand on this book and it will show you your affinity and body constitution ".
As soon as I put my hands on that book, I felt a warm sensation on my body and I could feel something probing my body and after a little while it stopped lighting up.
" Mmmm, this is rather strange . You contain a Bronze body constitution but you possess 2 affinities. How is this even remotely possible. One is an elemental affinity for Fire and the other is a Unique affinity linked to the Dark magic affinity called Engulf. It is a rather new ability since the ones recorded are Time, Space, Necromancy to name a few",said Kaeser clearly very astonished because this was a unprecedented event.
"In the history scrolls it says that only the last High Elf Tatiana possessed one such ability but she said she didn't use it since it was useless to her. She says her main power came from her other 2 affinities hence why she wasn't as powerful as her sister. I'm sorry young man but it appears that the other affinity you possess is virtually useless so I'm just going to sign you in as a Rank 1 Aura Master with a Fire affinity only. Since you have no place to stay or any money you will be enrolled at StarCross Academy for Mages. Don't cause trouble or else you will be expelled and expect the worst because since you have no backing, getting spells will naturally be harder for you".
"Now that you mention it, whats your name young man in order to enroll we need to submit your name", said Kaeser.
"Durale, my name is Durale", I responded trying to act cool but I think they didn't get it because they asked me again what my name was to which I quickly responded, "I said my name is Durale", in a slightly stuttering embarrassed voice. All attempts at being cool had all but vanished by that time.
"Alright then we'll be leaving right now so that we can make it before orientation tomorrow since all the schools will be opening ", casually said Kaeser. "Do your best ok, us BCHs (Bronze Constitution Holders for short) will be rooting for you".
"Ok, I'll do my best", I replied. I then proceeded to enter a carriage and took a little nap. By the time I opened my eyes, we had arrived at StarCross Academy.