Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: The White Eagles

The rank in the aptitude test does not increase linearly from one color to another. Instead, it would be more accurate to visualize an inverted triangle divided horizontally into 4 parts. The top most part represents the ability of the white Eagles. They red glow allows for low level spells, the orange glow allows for average level spells, the green glow allows for high level spells and finally the white glow allows for mythical or legendary level spells. The first person to be known as The White Eagle was a gigantic man known as Sir Bors. He lived 900 years ago in the settlement known as the Cape Of Reversal. During this period of time, the full scale battle between man and monsters had been raging for 150 years. The objective of this battle was to push the monsters north and create a peaceful human settlements south. Sir Bors was known for his mind boggling amount of strength as an Earth Mage. It was said that long ago children did not need to go to a temple to awaken. The environment was so hostile that their bodies once they reached the age of 10 would naturally awaken. This is believed to be due to the primal need to survive in an unsafe environment.Sir Bors was an avid bird lover from an early stage and was known to have a pet eagle that was brown in color. Just as the other kids his age, he joined to train in military at the age of 10. By the time he was 14 years of age, his strong earth manipulating skills were known all over. There was a particular incident that made him greatly famous when he was at the age of 13. He once visited a friend in a particular village far from the settlement which was later on attacked by a wyvern. He managed to evacuate over 80 villagers through the use of his earth attribute by making tunnels deep below the ground. Through this heroic feat, he was recognized by the head of the military, awarded and taken under his wing as his pupil.It was at this stage where his aptitude was measured for the first time. The results were shocking as nobody could understand what the white color represented. Nobody before that even knew the crystal could glow white, it was always believed that the dark green color was the indicator of true strength. He was then subjected to various tests with another earth mage his age whose aptitude glowed dark green. The results were incomparable. In fact his strength alone was tested to be about ten times that of the dark green pupil. The conclusion was reached after Bors was able to levitate boulders that were estimated to be at least 10 times larger than those of his competitor. It was said that it was not possible to accurately measure the weight of the boulders levitated. In place of that, a consensus was reached that it was at least a minimum of 10 times the weight of the others. There still exists a possibility that it was more than that. At the age of 14, Bors was now known as the strongest mage and the savior of nameless village. His ratio was 8:3:5 making him the person with the most mana storage capacity ever in recorded. His output of 3 may seem minor but he went on to accomplish great things with it. At the age of 30, he was voted in as the head of the military by his peers. This was as a result of him providing consistent and great results. He then chose 6 direct subordinates who were the strongest from each of the six attributes. The six then later on came to be known as The Six Talons. The seven went on to greatly influence the battlefield and in the next 40 years, they managed to drive the monsters so far north to the edge of the great forest. Sir Bors then went on to single handedly build the great wall which protects the humans settlements from the monsters at the age of 70. The wall was 10 meters tall, 3 meters wide and spanned from one end of the island to another. He was now an old man with a head full of white hair still keeping the same eagle around hence his name, The White Eagle.He refused to be crowned king of the newly liberated lands but instead insisted that those who would come after, like him meaning the other White Eagles, be put in charge of the military of the whole island. The Six Talons would be tasked with performing security duties as an independent arm of government only answering to The White Eagle. A practice that has been upheld for all those generations and still currently upheld. Various records of the past White Eagles show people with power akin to gods. The 4th White Eagle, a woman named Lady Lilian was a wind mage who was able to summon a storm to sweep away monsters that dared approach the wall. She would make twin tornadoes with lightning flashing through the sky devouring any and all monsters that would be unfortunate enough to be caught in it. The 7th White Eagle, Sir Magnus my predecessor was known to have the ratio of 8:6:2 and has the highest mana output of 6 ever recorded. In fact he held a nick name, 'The Human Dragon' for his proficiency in using fire attribute. It is said that there was a time that a large group of insect beetles started migrating south towards the wall. The beetles measured 2 meters long and 1 meter in height almost as big as a cow. The Six Talons were deployed with their various armies to take care of the problem. The operation was costly and lasted for 3 weeks. This was due to the study defensive composition of the beetles. The various magic attacks simply bounced off them without injuring them. A lot of lives were lost in this operation and there was no hope of winning. Sir Magnus was notified and quickly rushed to the site. He made a call for all personnel to retreat at the top of the wall. Once that was over, he was seen closing his eyes and raising both his hands to the air. White light glowed throughout the sky and then he finally dropped both hand simultaneously quickly towards the ground. The result were beyond shocking, in an instant white flames fell to the ground akin to meteorites. The large group of beetles that had plagued the soldiers was no more. They were gone leaving only a trace of ash on the ground as a reminder that they once existed. The 3 weeks operation came to an end. The Six Talons and their soldiers could not believe it. This was the power of a White Eagle on display. An existence some would even regard as a god. The soldiers, all without saying a word, took a knee and bowed in the direction of Sir Magnus. This is the power vacuum left by my predecessor that I am somehow supposed to fill. This was the story given to us by Nathan on the carriage on our way home.