*DING DING DING DING*
"Ugh...." My eye slightly opens and it is slightly blurry I see the roof of a white room and turn my head over to see a desk with luggage and see it is closed, but not yet fully opened...
*DING DING DING*
"Urgh!" I groan out
Who the hell is ringing the be-" I yell getting up but then top realizing I am not in the state right now. I look quickly around the room and see that room is very small and I doubt I could have a roommate. This might explain why the dorm could hold over one hundred people.
*DING DING DING*
Wait what time is it?! Is that the morning bell?!
[Yep, that's the morning bell meant for waking up students. It's in every dorm building and it rings for 15 minutes to get people to wake up.]
How long has it been doing this then?
[About 13 minutes. I suggest you put some clothes on and get to the classes]
B-but! I don't have any classes signed up yet! I need to take a magical exam first to regulate my capabilities!
[Oh yeah right...Alright then get some clothes on]
"Uh...yeah...Wait since when do you forget something?!"
[First off, you are yelling at me out loud so technically you are yelling to no one in the room like a maniac, also, because I sometimes choose to let's say, delete some memory from my archives or data by choice if it proves to be...detrimental.]
Detrimental to you, or me?
[No comment]
*11 minutes*
I put on the uniform and let's just say this feels pretty good. I feel warm, secure, and somewhat feel like I am cool looking. I am behind me and it has some suit tailcoats hanging behind me but they make no contact with my lower calves. I also found some shoes in the closet that seems to be elastic and has some straps to adjust for the size.
I adjust myself and get a hand mirror and look at my face, and looks the same. Sort of still getting used to the growth scars on my face and body though. Oh yeah...I also have a missing eye...Oh well.
[I am so excited to see what people do when they see you.]
Are you insulting my face, or saying that because I am an "Easterling" in a place where they are 'legend' by those in Celicia?
[Yes]
*Sigh*
I open the door and see immediately a tall figure right by the door walking by only to stop and turn to me.
I look straight up and see a feminine figure, chest going forward, but the height of this person seems to be 6'3 in height.
She has darker skin, a black ponytail, and looks straight down at my 5'11 ass looking dumbass.
[I hope she whoops your ass]
Shut the fuck up
"Uhm, excuse me, I need to leave my dormitory please"
She turns and continues to walk forward and I hear clacking noises for every step she takes. But as I look down, I see her skirt is mostly a dress. However, I notice two things. A stringy tail, and also hooves.
She is a Cloven. Cloven are a race of beings similar to horses or equidae in anatomy. But it seems to be inconsistent. Some have the abdomen and upper body like a humanoid, but the lower portion can be exactly like a horse. While others would have a unique variant where they have 2 legs instead, similar to Equidae but the torso and upper torso are very human with equidae ears sometimes. They are very strong, and have what is considered to e the strongest legs of any of the races. As well as one of the heaviest due to the muscles. They are omnivores, but they primarily eat plant-based foods as a major part of their diet and cultural identity as they have a long history of farming.
[I wonder what cloven meat taste like. horse meat maybe]
*Sigh* You are seriously messed up...
As I look through the hallway see students making their way in one direction of the dorm to the steps. This is going to be the most lengthy walk down the steps ever...
*19 minutes later*
Finally! With how many people trying to leave the dorms at the same time and the fact everyone is cramped in such small dorms, I don't even know if it is soundproof, to be honest.
I see some people with the grey variants of the uniforms guiding the students from my dorm over in a direction and I follow the herd obediently.
"Thank you all for coming! Just go to the main square of the campus to get the information needed!" a guy announces with all his might over the chatting of students.
*12 minutes later*
We've gathered at a large fountain in the center of a massive square of the campus. It is brick tiled, but I don't feel any of the lumps bricks often have. I am guessing it is especially well done for that to be the case.
As I stand there hands in my pockets waiting for something to happen, a sudden flash of water from the fountain occurs. I look towards it and see the water rise up, and then a visual image of someone appears in it.
It has a silhouette of a woman and then it clears up. A woman with brown hair, neatly dressed in a black suit and a black tie. She looks about 25 at least.
"Greetings students, today is the magical exam for new students and also determining whether or not students have gained any growth from the learning in the Academy. Thank you all for your patience with this announcement. And also, the fact there will be some snacks at the end! But remember, have fun, and interact with your new peers if you can! Learning is never fun when you don't enjoy it!" the fountain then weakens and the fountain returns back to a normal spray height.
Huh...I guess this is also to test if students made growth. Good thing too. This means people have to put work in this school to stay I suppose.
I follow the crowd of those in my uniforms and walk for several minutes until meet up with what looks like teachers. They do look older so.
"Uh, excuse me" I wave one over
"Yes?" one responds
"I am new to the academy, where are the magical exams?"
"Oh, I am on break now. So I can show you where the exams are. Follow me."
I follow them for a bit and then arrive at a different building. Large, circular. Reminds me of a coliseum.
*7 minutes later*
"Huh...This is basically a coliseum."
I see the grown proceed to lower into the ground and there are seats that are in a circle. All the way to the center of the area. I am betting this is an area maybe. But I would think an arena would not have an audience about 20 feet close to the center platform. The center platform has 3 adult figures, all wearing different outfits. One is in armor, and one is in robes, and another is wearing a suit.
"Just follow the rest of the students and the exams for you will begin, soon." he finishes
I walk down the steps where the other students are somewhat dispersed across the seats around the area. Some are chatting, some are lazily sleeping on the seats.
"Alright!" someone calls out
"Huh?" I turn toward the center
And see the one in the suit with crossed arms make an announcement.
"We will begin the physical exams right now! Let's begin! This man next to me is Sir Argus, a veteran knight who fought in 2 wars, and also has personally trained the Royal army and even other Orders of the kingdom! He will be examining the physical capabilities for you! Next to my left is the head magician! She will monitor the magical power your students have! Alright everyone to the physical exam!" she finishes.
I walk with the entire group and get in the seats with some others and the first person is chosen out of the crowd. A blonde-haired girl with a ponytail walks down the steps to the center platform and stands there. He begins speaking with her a bit and then begins announcing again.
"Alright, I will use this student as an example of the physical exam tests you will do. You will do a basic strength test with the box. This box has two openings where your feet go into, and the handle you pull on won't move, but it will measure the maximum amount of force you had exceeded when pulling it. Miss." he finishes gesturing to the student to begin the test demonstration.
She places both feet inside the box and with both hands grabs the handle and begins pulling up, bending her knees and grunting a bit.
After about 10 seconds the test is over with a wave from Argus.
He looks at the side of the box which I cannot see and begins writing down numbers.
"Alright, her force was 105 pounds." That is her limit. To the next one, force. The one with the handle is measuring the strength in contracting your muscles. This one is to see the amount of force you can exert."
He walks over to a large bag that is presented, and a spring connected to some kind of large box. Kind of looks bland for a testing machine. But testing machines being simple I guess works.
"This is simple as well, all you need to do is punch, or kick this device a couple of times to get the maximum amount of force done which will be measured. Don't worry! This thing won't break, we've put it under 2 tons of force one time. So go all out on this bag." he finishes patting the bag with his left hand.
"Hmm, so just punch and kick the bag?" the girl asks.
"Yes, now go ahead."
She positions herself a bit with her feet straight and flat on the ground, and the kicks forward into it which create a small floor noise I can here from 10 rows back.
Argus writes down the numbers and nods for her to go again to get an average number I think. But after about 10 more kicks she is tired out and he begins telling the numbers.
"80 pounds. Now you just need to do the same for punching. Go ahead.
"She does a couple of very poor punches into the bag and he announces it. 70 pounds...I suggest you work on your technique and upper body strength girl." he chuckles. "But that is the physical exam! Now you move over to the magical power exam!" he says waving her off to the head magician.
"Alright then! I am simply Rulia, I will be monitoring your magical power and reserves. You will all place your hand on this orb here behind me!" she says gesturing to the orb. "The coloring of the light will indicate the type of magic you specialize in, how potent it is, and how many reserve levels you have. The power scaling of magic is different for everyone, it does not discriminate!"
She places her hand on the orb, and the device next to it begins flipping through numbers stopping slowly from right to left. But the rob this time has instead of four digits, but instead has 5 digits Must be a more powerful orb than. Hopefully won't explode like the one I did.
The device finally stops with a ding that can be heard 10 rows from the center, and I zoom in with my eye and see it says 9,907. I am not sure how powerful that is since I don't have a reference. The orb is glowing and I didn't see it, but there is also another device on the other side of the orb which she is blocking still spinning.
I hear another ding and she takes her hand off and I can now zoom in. It is spelled out, however. "Arc-manner, I am an elemental, I can use magic that is related to the elements of the world we exist in. There are different types of cancers. Pyromancer, necromancer, Geomancer, and even variants. But I won't go into that here. You may specialize in a destructive form of magic, you might excel in restoration magic, you might excel in wind magic, or maybe telekineses. It all varies. But that doesn't mean you can't use other forms of magic. You might be able to use restoration and shock magic. You may have the ability to use wind, while also using shock. Even more! Now honey, please place your hand on the orb and we shall measure your power."