I open my eyes and look at the pair of purple eyes looking back at me.
" Who? " I asked through my heavy breaths.
" I'm in your class. My name is Emily. "
She sat down beside me. She had black hair and she was sweating, and while her breathing was a bit ragged she was in a much better condition than me. I couldn't even remember seeing her. I rested my head on the ground as I closed my eyes again.
" How are you " I exhale, then breathe " not tired? " She looks at me for a bit before looking away.
" It's not that I'm not tired but I've been running since I was 3. This wasn't that hard for me. " She stood up and started walking away.
" I see my friend so I gotta go. " She stops and turns around.
" What's your name? " I open my eyes and look at her.
" Ejaer. "
" E-ja-er. What a weird name. See you later. "
She turned around and left. I didn't pay any more attention to her as I knitted my brows a bit.
' My name isn't weird. ' I didn't dwell on it for long as I was too exhausted to really care. After my breathing calmed down a bit I opened my eyes and sat up. Looking around, basically everyone was back.
" 26 minutes and 39 seconds. "
The head teacher ,Adept Warrior Hunter, stood at the entrance still taking people's time. I drank the rest of my water and stood up on my weak legs. I walked around a bit looking at everyone. Most people were lying on the ground breathing heavily. Some were walking around like more or just talking to each other.
I didn't know anyone here nor did I really feel the urge to so I walked to a more secluded place and sat down. I saw Emily talking with 3 other people. I looked around to take in more of the gym.
The gym was big and the floor was made out of dark stone which was a dark blue color. The walls were made out of dark stone alongside what I believed to be marble. There was some glass and simple designs etched onto the wall to make everything look a bit better. The roof had a giant hole in the middle for whatever reason.
I looked for a bit more before closing my eyes and resting. After a couple more minutes I heard Mr.Hunter clap. I opened my eyes and looked at the center of the room where a platform stood.
" Alright guys, I need everyone to stand up for me. "
I heard groans and muttering go on throughout the room. No one really wanted to do anything after the mile run.
" Now that you've all had some rest, let's get into our next exercise. While it is cardio today we will be doing some other basic exercises as well. We're going to do some pushups so everyone come to the middle. Put the distance of one person between each other and get into rows of 15. "
Everyone slowly went to the middle despite their protest. I was somewhere in the middle.
" First I'll show you how to do a proper push up. Follow along while I do it. The other teachers will be helping correct your posture. Alright, first lay flat on your stomach. Place your toes and hands on the ground. Next, lift your body using both your hands and toes. Make sure your hands are relative to your shoulders. Alright next make… "
He taught us how to do push ups, situps, planks, and many other things. By the end of the basic exercises we had to do another run but it was only half a mile. Even then most of us had a lot of trouble finishing. Some of us had heatstroke, passed out, or threw up. It all came to an end a couple hours after noon.
" Alright, I know you're all tired and class is over. It's still the afternoon so I encourage you all to go out and explore the school. This is the Warrior Sector ranging from Ranged Warriors like Archers to close combat Warriors like Brawlers. We'll have this class again in 3 days. Do the exercises I taught you daily. Dismissed. "
As he dismissed us he walked off somewhere. Some of the other kids started leaving as well while some stayed. Since I was rather tired I decided to go back to the room I was assigned. I slowly walked through the campus. I saw many teachers I hadn't before alongside many other kids around my age. Since the place was rather big It took me over 20 minutes to walk to the dorm building as they called it. It was a massive structure with 20 floors.
The doors were made of a type of stone, wood, and some glass. I pushed them open and my body relaxed as I walked in. The dorms were separated by gender and their internal temperature was maintained by magic or something.
A man was sitting at the desk and didn't even seem to look at me as I walked to the stairs. The floor was made of a type of dark wood and everything was lit with magic stones.
There were some rugs around but I didn't really pay any attention to them as I started to walk up the stairs.
I saw some other students with most looking rather energetic. I actually saw some of them plug their noise as I walked by. Soon enough I made it to the 14th floor. I walked through the halls which had around 25 rooms. Each room had up to 4 people assigned to them.
I found room 1457 which was mine. I placed my hand on the handle and it automatically unlocked. I didn't know how it worked nor did I care as I walked inside. I saw someone turn around and look at me. I could tell from his blond hair and blue eyes that it was Edward.
" Oh, your back too Ejaer. " His nose scrunched up and he looked away.
" You should take a shower. I'll go open the window. "