Afterward, a week passed, and during this time, Hendrix and Priya went to the cafeteria or stayed in bed. During this time, new people took the beds left by those scared of Priya.
"Priya, thanks for defending me." Hendrix thanked her while smiling.
"Your welcome, Hendrix. Just relax and let me hold you." Priya replied while rubbing his back and stroking his hair.
Hendrix nodded while clinging to her and smiling.
Priya looked at Hendrix with her emotionless gaze and expression but still cradled him and held him close.
Meanwhile, Kiannah sighed, watching the sight.
"When can Hendrix trust me to hold him like that?" Kiannah rhetorically asked while sighing again, wanting to show her gratitude to him.
As Kiannah pondered and looked on with a longing expression, the door to the room opened.
"Hello, everyone. It's your room's turn to test. Please follow me to the testing room." Mr. Regillus ordered while smiling.
'I don't care what my talents are.' Hendrix thought while sighing.
"Hendrix, are you ready to go?" Priya asked.
"Yes, I am." Hendrix replied.
Priya nodded, got up, and followed the other applicants toward the testing room.
After about an hour, the ten thousand applicants arrived In the testing room.
"Each of you will need to drink the liquid from the chalice of destiny. It will assess your talents ranks, reveal your stat physiques and affinities, and open your soul prisms. Now we will call you in alphabetical order. And we will clean the chalice with a spell after each person drinks." Mr. Regillus announced while smiling.
Afterward, Regillus called about two thousand five-hundred students as Hendrix awaited them, calling his name. It took about three hours, and many people had come forth.
"Hendrix. Come forward." Mr. Regillus yelled while looking outward.
"Priya, you may have to put me down." Hendrix stated.
"No, not yet. I don't want them snatching you away." Priya replied while walking to the front with Hendrix in her arms.
"You don't look like Hendrix." Mr. Regillus stated while looking at Priya.
"I'm holding him. Look in my arms." Priya stated emotionlessly.
"Ah, I see. Hello Hendrix, drink from this chalice." Mr. Regillus insisted while handing the Chalice to Hendrix.
Hendrix nodded and drank from the chalice. The unknown drink within had no taste and seemed as clear as water. But his false status was shown to Mr. Regillus as a scribe nearby stood ready to write the results.
However, some parts were mysteriously missing.
Status
Name: Hendrix Alford
Title(s): None
Achievement(s): None
Alignment: Good
Main Class: None
Auxiliary Class: None
Subclass: 1/2/3/4//5 (Empty)
Talent: Minimal crit damage boost talent (Crit damage up by 1 percent.)
Species: Human
Affinities: No affinities.
Level: 0
Stat bars
Vigor: 5
Mana: 5
Stamina: 5
Soul Power: 5
Mental Power: 5
Adrenaline: 2
Crit Strike Rate: 1%
Crit Strike Damage bonus: 2%
Lifetime: 16/125 years
Normal Stats
Vitality: 1/Talent Rank: Infinitesimal
Constitution: 1/Talent Rank: Infinitesimal
Intelligence: 1/Talent Rank: F
Dexterity: 1/Talent Rank: F
Strength: 1/Talent Rank: Infinitesimal
Agility: 1/Talent Rank: F
Accuracy: 1/Talent Rank: F
Spirit: 1/Talent Rank: F
Magic: 1/Talent Rank: Nonexistent
Special Stats
Lifeforce: 1/Talent Rank: F
Perception: 1/Talent Rank: F
Presence: 1/Talent Rank: F
Time Perception: 1/Talent Rank: F
Luck: 1/Talent Rank: F
Instinct: 1/Talent Rank: F
Reaction Time: 1/Talent Rank: F
Willpower: 1/Talent Rank: F
Wisdom: 1/Talent Rank: F
Charisma: 1/Talent Rank: F
Enlightenment: 1/Talent Rank: F
Stat Physique: No Stat Physiques.
Soul Prism: Opened.
"It seems you have no Affinities, no Stat physiques, and abysmal stat talent Hendrix. You don't qualify for any of the ranked classes. Do you want to attempt to enter the class of madness?" Mr. Regillus asked while taking the chalice and drawing a small word in the air using his finger before the spell cleaned the chalice.
"Yes, I do." Hendrix replied without hesitation.
"Alright. And since you are already here, um." Mr. Regillus asked Priya while not knowing her name.
"I'm Priya." Priya replied.
"Alright, Priya, will you do so as well?" Mr. Regillus asked.
"No thanks, I'll just go to the same class Hendrix will." Priya replied.
"Are you sure?" Mr. Regillus asked while smiling.
"I am." Priya replied before going to the back of the room and standing while holding Hendrix.
Mr. Regillus sighed before continuing to test other applicants, and once evening arrived, everyone finished testing.
"Now, everyone here today, I'll tell you the rules for your class ranking. If all your stats talents are F+ ranked or higher, you will join class F. If they are at least E ranked, you'll join class E, and the letter is the same as the class until S class. However, class X requires all your stat talents to be SSS ranked or higher. Additionally, there are other ways to enter each class, but since they would take too much time to explain, you can find out another time." Mr. Regillus explained.
"Is that all?" An applicant asked.
"No, there is a second part to this. You will enter this academy's pocket dimension of the dead. Depending on your potential class rank, the duration you have to survive will increase. For F Rank, you have to survive there for three days. And the better your class, the longer you have to survive. We don't want those who only bark and not bite in this academy." Mr. Regillus announced.
"What about those who chose to apply for the class of madness?" Another applicant asked.
"Oh, the talentless? Well, they have to survive in the forbidden area of the Pocket dimension of the dead for three days. However, be warned that the causality rate for this particular test is ninety-nine point nine percent. Only three people have ever survived this test in the history of Palmerth Academy." Mr. Regillus proclaimed.
"What?! Then how will we make it?! Isn't that just sending us to a death trap?!" The applicant yelled.
"It's up to you if you participate. Now any who still want to join the class of madness, even after what I said, come forward." Mr. Regillus announced.
Only Priya and Hendrix came forward.
"That's it? Alright. You two come with me, everyone else. Another teacher will take you to the main part of the pocket dimension of the dead." Mr. Regillus stated while motioning Priya and Hendrix to follow him.
Priya followed Mr. Regillus while holding Hendrix in her arms.
'I wonder how hard this test will be.' Hendrix thought while clinging to Priya more.
Priya felt Hendrix and looked at him, and kissed his forehead.
"No matter what, I'll protect you, Hendrix." Priya stated.