NOVICE

In the far kingdom of Atlas,deep in the city of Arinthia, sat a hill.On this hill, there was a young man. This young man's name was Will.If one were to look at Will, they would only take notice of his messy-seaweed like gray hair and white tinted bangs.He displayed a fair skin tone and red eyes . For a commoner, he was quite quite handsome. However, the strangest part was his strange attire. He sported a black shirt with gray stripes, as well as pants and boots. He wore a crossbow on his back attached to a leather belt that he wore across his chest. On his left hand, he wore a beautiful silver ring, and on his right hand he wore a strange bracelet with almost transparent beads. From a single glance, one could tell that they were magical. But where would a commoner get these items.....Will carried a large sack filled to the brim with rations,bolts,a map, and some documents. Will pulled out a map of his native land of Atlas, and looked at the path to his destination. Will destination was the academy city of Theus. You see despite his outwardly appearance, Will was actually a Magician. A level 0 Novice. Theus Battle Academy was the third ranked magic academy in the Kingdom, and arguably the second. For Will, it was where his dream would be accomplished. Since young, Will watch his father study magic. Will's father was a man who had devoted his life to becoming a battle mage. Will admired his father, and wanted to become just like him. Thus, for Will, this was a turning point in his life. For his dream, Will was willing to travel across the Forest of Moonlight and the Great desert of Kalahari. But he was not so foolish that he would do it singlehandedly. Will's plan was to bribe his way into a caravan that was coming by in about a days time. He was sure he could get in by mentioning his father's name, and a few gold. The only difficulty he would have to face right now was the Moonlight Forest. He had to get as far away into the forest as possible, with some luck, he would be able to avoid the brunt of the danger. Although Will had left at the optimum time to reach the caravan, he would still have to face a few monsters. Although Will had a chance at surviving if he were to travel solely during the day. The night was a different story. Very few people in the city of Arinthia would dare brave the the Moonlight Forest after dark, but even fewer would dare cross the desert of Kalahari singlehandedly. This was Will's line of thought. After what seemed like forever, the young man finally opened his mouth. And the only words that came out of them were, "Father, I wonder how my magic will do against the world." With a wide grin on his face, the youth ran towards down the hill with his sack in hand.