In the corner of the hydrangea garden, a boy with white hair lay on the ground, blood trickling from his nose.
Aten spent the entire day practicing spells, both new and old. Every thirty minutes, he had to take a break due to his nosebleed, which was caused by his dwindling mana reserves.
As the sun set, the pink and blue hydrangeas began to glow, lighting up the garden. Looking at the glowing flowers, Aten sat down and silently admired their beauty for a few minutes. After a few minutes, he slowly got up, groaning, and seeing that it was night, he began to head back to the dorms.
Reaching the dorms, Aten noticed that several students were staring at him, likely due to his disheveled appearance and obvious fatigue.
He went to his room first to wash his face and change his clothes. Putting on some comfortable clothes, he began heading towards the cafeteria in the first floor of the dorm. When he arrived at the cafeteria, it was already bustling with students. After grabbing his food, Aten found an empty table in a quiet corner.
As he was eating his food, he felt someone lightly touch his shoulder. Turning back to look, he saw a boy with short brown hair and green eyes with a light smile. The boy then spoke:
"Do you mind if I sit here?"
"No, go ahead," Aten replied.
Hearing this, the boy's smile grew wider, and he promptly sat down.
"Thanks," Allen Yarrow said. "My name is Allen Yarrow. Nice to meet you."
"My name is Aten Hall," Aten responded. "Nice to meet you as well."
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[Allen Yarrow]
Level: 8
Elemental Attribute: Earth
[Risk: None]
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As Aten conversed with Allen in front of him, he was remembering who the boy was. Allen Yarrow was a supporting character who specialized in defense. In the game, Allen was described as a cheerful and carefree person. He was a decent character to keep in your party as his defense was very good.
After finishing their dinner, Aten and Allen went back to their rooms. Inside Aten's room, he was practicing wind generation by swirling pale green wind around his hand and compressing it. After half an hour or so, he got ready for bed while thinking about a strategy for tomorrow.
Aten awoke early in the morning and took a shower before putting on his uniform consisting of a white shirt, black pants, a black tie with a blue tie clip signifying first year, and a black robe with a golden torch embroidered on the back. He headed towards the cafeteria where he once again met Allen, who was having breakfast. Getting his breakfast, he sat down in front of Allen.
"Good morning, Allen," Aten said.
"Good morning, Aten!" Allen replied. "How are you today?"
"I am doing alright , how about you? "Aten asked.
"I am fine just a bit exited for today since its the first day of the academy." Allen replied "Speaking about that want to go the entrance ceremony together."
"Sure lets go together" Aten replied.
Finishing their break fast both of them started heading to the Barthos Hall where the entrance ceremony was taking place.
Entering Barthos hall he saw that it was nearly full, looking around for a few seconds he found a few empty seats in the last row.
"Hey, Allen there are some empty seats in the last row." Aten said.
"Lets go there then" Allen replied.
Heading towards the empty seats Aten and Allen sat down and began waiting for the entrance ceremony to begin.Looking around the hall he saw some important characters from the game.
A few minutes later someone sat down next to him .Turning to look at who was sitting next to him he saw a girl with bright azure colored hair and golden eyes. She also looked at him and asked
"Hello ,Has your injury fully healed yet?" Azure asked.
"Ah yes it has completely healed." Aten replied.
"That's good.Oh right I forgot to introduce myself the last time we met, my name is Azure fall." Azure said
"My name is Aten hall. " Aten replied and pointing to Allen who was looking at them he said "This is Allen ,my friend."
Looking at Allen , Azure said " Nice to meet you, My name is Azure fall."
"Nice to meet you my name is Allen yarrow." Allen replied with a smile
At the same time a man that seemed to be in his late fifties appeared on stage walking to the podium on stage. Right when the man reached the podium a small pale green magic circle hovered in front of his mouth. The man began to speak.
"Good morning to all the students ,both new and old. My name is Cyrus Arcadia. The current headmaster of Luminance academy, the most prestigious and ancient institution of magical learning in the world. It's a pleasure to welcome you all to this new academic year. As you settle into your seats, I can sense a mix of excitement and nervousness in the air. Well, let me assure you that this year will be filled with wonders, challenges, and discoveries that will shape your futures in ways you never thought possible."
As the headmaster's words lingered in the air, the students of Luminance Academy couldn't help but feel a thrill of anticipation. The ancient institution, rumored to be founded by the first wizards of old, was known for its rigorous academic standards and mystical curriculum. The students, ranging from wide-eyed first-years to seasoned third-years, exchanged whispers and glances, wondering what wonders and challenges lay ahead.
"There is also another piece of news that needs to be delivered. Today there shall be an exam for the first years. This exam will determine the rankings for the 120 first years that are present here. Depending on the result of this exam you will be separated into your dorms and classes. Various benefits will also be provided for the higher ranked students."
"I will now be explaining the rules of the exam. The first years will be transported to a forest where there are 120 pearls hidden. Each student will have to bring back a pearl to the teachers. Each of the pearls give points ranging from 1-15 . To find these pearls you will have to rely on your mana perception as each pearl gives off mana the more points the pearl gives the lower the mana it releases will be."
"The students are allowed to fight each other only if both sides have already obtained a pearl and each elimination will be worth 2 points. Once a student is eliminated they will get their total points including however much the pearl they possess gives halved and be removed from the area by a teacher. Each student is only allowed to have 1 pearl if you find another pearl and want to take the new on you will have to drop your previous pearl.this exam will last for 2 hours."
"Now all the second and third years are requested to head to their classes."
As he said that all the second and third year students started to walk out of the hall leaving only the first years behind.Just as the hall was being cleared a floating screen appeared in front of Aten.
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[MAIN QUEST : RANKING EXAM]
→Rank in the top 50%
[Rewards : ???(will change depending on ranking)]
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