``Where is this place? 'Lilia asked herself.
``Is this that weird dream I had before? 'She continues to ask herself various questions.
``It's look the same as before, but why can't I see the light this time?'' She asked and then fire torches around the place started to light up one after another and the place was started to look vivid a place like a palace there was nothing on this palace than a big chair in the front and there was no one sit on it and because of the emptiness of the place Lilia panicked as she turned around here and there to see if she can get a hint of what was going on but she didn't get anything.
A chair building was mysterious it was a big chair where a giant can sit on it and it was made from books, books that Lilia never saw before and aside from the books there was big crest on top of the chair the crest was written in mysterious language she never heard of or knew and at the middle of those mysterious letters and the crest there was a dragon as she saw that she started approaching the chair and before she reached a chair a scream in true voice was heard through whole place.
[Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]
The pressure from the true voice slammed Lilia on the ground and she groan in pain and a second later she wake up from the bed and she was panting heavily like she has done training to her limit.
``Huff, huff, huff, huff, is it over? Am I back?'' Lilia asked herself while panting really hard and heavily and the second later she started observing the room she wasn't in her room it was a room she never been before it was small than hers and it didn't have much inside as she was looking around her eyes land on Arthur who was sleeping beside her but was sitting on sit and lay his head on the bed, Lilia knew right away who this room belong to she looked at Arthur and thinking about the things that happened before she remembered when Arthur tell her to chose new path and the way he promised her to walk beside her until everything is over and the way she cried and asked to change and beginning to take a new path as she thinking about those things she blushed as all this was embarrassing.
She continues looking at Arthur and spoke loudly.
``He doesn't look that bad'' As she said those things someone talked as answering her.
``You are going to put a hole in my head if you continues to look at me that hard'' Arthur spoke and Lilia blushed from embarrassment that Arthur has heard the entire thing she was speaking till now.
``Y-you how long have you been up? And how much did you here?'' Lilia shouted as she was blushing and fuming at Arthur and Arthur answered her.
``Not too long and I didn't hear anything at all, or you have something to tell me secretly?''
``Eahh?'' Arthur was toying with Lilia as she continues to get redder and looking away and then she said.
``Any way what I am doing here?'' Lilia asked while turning away from the way Arthur was sitting.
``You don't remember anything?'' Arthur asked and then Lilia asked.
``What should I remember?''
``you don't remember what you did after parting ways with those people?'' Lilia flinched and then she started to become red again.
``Wh-wha-what did I done?'' Lilia asked and then Arthur laughed and didn't say anything instead he change subject and he said.
``Well after dealing with those people I took you here so that you can rest cause I don't know your dorm room and this place was the safer one if your sister was going to come again for you'' Arthur said and Lilia shouted loudly.
``You, you just changed the subject'' Lilia shouted and then she calmed down and she started Blushing and said in low voice.
``Any way thank you for back then'' Lilia spoke in low voice and Arthur asked.
``What? I didn't hear what you said?'' Arthur spoke while smiling and Lilia shouted.
``I said thank you, have you been satisfied'' Lilia shouted and fuming while throwing her hands in the air and Arthur was laughing as he was looking at Lilia it was like he was looking at a young girl.
``What about your mana I can't feel any mana from you or any circle, have your mana circle broke and suffered mana backlash? No that can't be cause if your mana circles break I must have felt at least tiny bit of mana come from you, so what happened to you?'' Lilia expression changed and she became serious and asked and the way she asked those questions it showed how curious she was.
``Well I got a little trick that can help me conceal my mana and my circles, that is why you can't feel any mana come from me and also I'm telling you this because I believe you and because It's you'' Arthur said and Lilia flinched and blushed a little.
After said that Arthur release is conceal on mana and circles and Lilia eyes widened and shouted at Arthur.
``You, your 5th circle mage since when?'' Lilia shouted as he examines Arthur circles and the amount of mana that he was giving off.
``And what is this insane amount of mana, I can feel a lot of mana come from you, you just how big is your mana pool?'' Lilia continued surprised and asks Arthur questions.
``Ahem, your good for a commoner'' Lilia said while calm herself.
`It seem she doesn't want to left her pride after all that happened' Arthur think and then he chuckled and Lilia shouted.
``Why are you laughing?'' Lilia shouted while throwing punches at Arthur and Arthur invaded them.
``And what about the skill that you used last time when we spared? Was it a dragon tongue? With amount of mana you have and the spell you used last time if you were to tell me your dragon I will not deny it, and I was curious to know. So what was it? Lilia asked with a serious face.
``That a little trick of me I got to while researching magic it's helpful but it take a toll on me that why I can't use it for a long time or use it more than once a day, but it's nothing great so don't think hard about it and I'm not a dragon how can those prideful space study at the academy together with humans.'' Arthur answered Lilia and Lilia looked Arthur with serious face and then she said.
``Well no one can give information about their secret weapons that easily, so that explanation is enough and also your spell was amazing I couldn't do anything back then so let fight again when we get a chance.'' Lilia spoke as she raises her shoulders and spread her arms like she admits it.
``Okay anytime I will take you and thank you for understanding me'' Arthur said while left a smooth smile on his face and that caused Lilia to Blush.
Then Arthur conceal his mana and circles and they continue talking they talk for a while and at the same Time Arthur was toying and make fun at Lilia, Arthur was enjoying this, He was enjoying the true personality of lilia and he was trying in his best of his ability to make her forget what she was going through before the currently time Arthur was currently build the foundation for the new path for Lilia to take as they continue talk and laugh the sun rise before they knew.
``Ahh!! Why is the sun rising now?'' Lilia asked and Arthur answered.
``Ohh I didn't tell you, you slept for a whole day and it seem like new day have landed'' Arthur said and Lilia shouted.
``Whaaaat? Why didn't you tell me sooner? I have to go and prepare myself the preliminary rounds going to start soon'' Lilia shouted as she was moving where the window was and she opened a window and ready to jump.
``What you're going through the window? But there is a door in this room.'' Arthur asked while dumbfounded by what Lilia was thinking doing.
``You want me to go through door? I don't want weird rumors under my name that I slept on boy room on top of that commoner's boy's dorms so goodbye I will see you on the preliminary'' Lilia finished with that and she jump from the window and use a wind spell to make herself fly and she disappeared.
``Well I better prepare myself too, after all the day where I start building my foundation in Academy is here'' Arthur said as he stand from the chair he was sat.
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All people who were going to participate in the preliminary were gathered in same place it was the forest which was inside the academy, participants from different level and years were present by the look of their uniform it was easy to distinguish them from other classes.
First year uniform has the crest that show one so it was easy to know that they are first year and the advanced class wearied uniform that was having A and one this meant that they were Advanced first year and so it was same to other classes.
There are different participants from first years to forth years but there were few who were expected to do great things in this test and among them most were from advanced classes of different years but people eyes and ears were from first year there was Lilia Lindsey who recently achieved 5th circle and she still didn't join any faction and there was third prince of Magnus empire despite of him being president of a faction he was part take in the event himself this was unexpected act from prince Reynard and then there was other students from advanced class of first year but there was one person who every person put their eyes and ears on and that person was top for first year advanced class and a young prodigy who was expected to be the top figure in the continent who will lead young generations to come with others young students and that was Lucien Silverthorn a fourth child among six children from Marquis family of Silverthorn and a 6th star aura user and many people were looking forward to this event because Lucien didn't join any faction on the first event of the first semester so many big factions are fighting to get Lucien in there factions.
This event were looked forward by many people cause it was rare to see many strong people participant and at the time many prodigy participating while didn't join any faction till now so the event was on the climax inside of the event itself and outside of the event and the heat was from both participants who want to join top factions and also faction too was on heat to do not let their targets taken by other factions.
While participants were on standby waiting for a person who going to give instructions for the first test then there was a sudden light brighten at the front of participants and then a people figures started to appeared in that light and the people started to look better and their appearance was shown the one who was on the front has long red hair her eyes were growing red and her iris was pure red and her uniform that represent her as a 4th year of advanced class she was beautiful girl who was on her middle 20's and the person behind her was normal in height his hair was black and white and short his, eyes were deep black and his look was unique among many and his uniform represented him as a student from 3rd year advanced class and he was in his early 20's and this people were President of two among top factions in the academy the girl was president of Ember Faction Genevieve Xenon accompanied by president Durin Thrain of verdant faction and some member of his faction.
``Whoa is that Genevieve Xenon, she is amazing she can even use Teleportation spell 8th circle spell despite being a 7th circle mage she really live on her name and reputation'' Students were amazed by her entrance.
``Is that Durin Thrain a president of verdant faction and a 7th circle mage?'' Students were keeping talking and amazed by this great people together here.
``Yeah that him a half dwarf and human, but he is tall and good looking for a dwarf'' girls student were gossiping from behind and this was normal because of how people were racist against different races.
``Keep quiet all of you'' Durin spoke in a voice he enhance with his mana and then students were silence and then Genevieve spoke after him.
``Well the better the entrance, the more impression I will left isn't that right Lilia'' Genevieve spoke as she was looking at Lilia while smiling; this action showed that the ember faction was already put its eyes on Lilia.
``Restrain yourself Genevieve we are not here to recruit and left impression on others we are here to supervisor test'' Durin spoke while looking at students who were gathered and then he gives a sing to his members who come with him and they opened boxes that they come with and placed them in front of two presidents there was approximately 6 boxes and they opened those box and there was small things like watch but didn't show anything on the front instead there was something solid like rock and then Durin continue.
``We will be overseeing your test and before anything take this device, one for a person and be ready to hear our instruction'' as Durin spoke in a cold tone and instruct participants to take the device on the box and be ready.
One after another students moved and take the device and return in their places and in no time they finished and then Durin spoke.
``That thing is mana track it's role is simple it can be used twice to teleport you, single mana track for single person it'll teleport you in random places within the place where the test will be held and all depend on your mana affinity if your mana affinity will be water you can maybe found yourself transported in lake if your affinity is water you will find yourself in desert and that applied in all affinity so when you want to teleport don't infuse much mana just a little and you will teleported instantly and the mana track can teleport you for entering the test area and also transport you out of the test area''
``So if you will feel that you can do the test just infuse it with mana and you will be transported back and when you will be transported back you will find medics here so if you will suffer damage you will be treated right away and while you will be in the test there will be people who will be overseeing test from within so don't worry about dying you will be safe and also the mana track will help us track your movements and see how your performing your test through your mana so we will be evaluating you through watching you via various device same with mana track that will be uploaded in the test area.''
``What about test? What test we are going to take and where?'' one among participants asked and he was a noble student who put his pride forward and he was seem confident but his look was not that of a noble so people started gossiping him but then Genevieve answered his questions.
``That good question, the test will be held in a near forest and also at the same time we customized it and add few artificial things and there is barrier in that place so don't worry about transported outside of the test area all teleportation coordinates have been set in same area but your affinity in mana will be the one to decide your starting point so don't worry about that''
``And about what the test will be the test will be simple you will have to kill monsters and collect mana crystals the aim of this test is testing your ability to respond in battle and your sense in mana the mana crystal with least mana you get the more point you get so keep that in mind'' Genevieve finished with that and then she continue.
``Well that is all for the test details I wish good luck so infuse your mana in the mana track and we will see each other after the test is over, See you Lilia'' Genevieve finished as she smile and winked at Lilia, Lilia face was hardened on how Genevieve was persistent and Genevieve was really calm while doing all this stuff like how can a person so calm like her do weird things like that in front of this many people?
After saying that one after another participants started to transported to test area.