Knights Academy Entrance Exam
Arzuhl Kingdom, Capital City
„Kalu! Come one, we're going to be late for the entrance exam!", his little sister called for him.
„Yes, yes, I know, Tsuka", Kalu yelled down the stairs of his house, „I'm almost done!"
It was the day of the Knights Academy Entrance Exam. It's an elite academy in the capital wich mostly trained nobles. The entrance fee is 20 gold coins, wich is a lot for any commoner, so the annual entrance exam is held. Though only a hundred commoners are able to enter, all the others who failed are sent back home. The test consist of multiple parts: A normal mana Test, a Knowledge Test, a Power Test and a combat Test. The requirements are that one has to know what elements they are wielding, and obviously one needs to have mana to enter the academy. Also, the age of 15 has to be reached.
Kalu walked down the stairs where his sister was waiting for him.
„There you are! We can't be late!", she says.
After both put on their shoes and jackets, they walk down the streets, heading towards the academy.
Kalu and Tsoka lived in the lower parts of the city, they were commoners relying on the entrance exam to enter the academy, so they had a long way to walk.
When reaching the academies front gates, they saw a huge mass of people standing there, waiting to be let in.
They joined the mass and waited.
After a few minutes, an old man with a long beard appeared in the air.
„Welcome to the 65th annual Knight Academy entrance exam! You will all be split into smaller groups, to make it easier to test all of you! As always, the top 100 people who don't pay get to enter the academy! Good luck!", the old mana voice was enhanced by magic, so everyone would hear him clearly.
After his speech, they all were teleported into what seemed to be a pocket realm.
Kalu and Tsoku were in a group of ten people, including them.
A man in a butlers outfit stood in front of them.
„Greetings. I will be your overseer for this exam. Please fill out your name and magic Elements in this paper.", the man said and passed around a small piece of paper.
After everyone wrote down their names, they gave it back to him.
„Alright, please follow me.", the man said after retrieving the pieces of paper from everyone.
He led the group into a room, it had targets on one side and a red line on the floor of the other side.
„I will call out your name and you will stand on the red line and you will perform a spell of your chosen element. Let's begin. Kalu Nosaku.", Kalu was surprised that he was the first one to be called out, but he slowly stepped forward to the line.
The target was a stone block roughly shaped like a human.
„This is an anti-magic dummy so don't worry about harming it.", the trainer said.
Kalu nodded before preparing himself.
He raised his arm and pointed his opened palm towards the dummy.
„May the gods hear my words, listen to my prayers and carry out my will and vaporise my enemies, fire storm!"
A long bolt of fire jolted out of his hand and traveled at fast speed towards the dummy, when it hit a loud bang was heard and a small explosion took place. There were few burn marks on the dummy, though they disappeared quickly after.
The trained looked at the dummy before going to it to inspect it.
He nodded his head in respect before returning to his prior position next to the trainees.
„Tsoka Nosaku.", he said and gestured towards the red line.
Tsoka stepped forward and performed a healing spell on an injured dummy.
The other people were called out one after another and performed a variety of spells, with Tsoka being the only healer present.
At last, a hooded boy with a sword on his back was left.
„Tristan.", the Trainer said.
The boy stepped forward.
Stretching out his arms like the others did, though unlike them, he already received some kind of training, as he didn't need to cast a spell using a long chant.
He simply mumbled something to himself before a small black orb appears before him and slowly travelled to the dummy.
After what seemed to be seconds, the orb reached the dummy the whole room seemed to lose Color for a split second, before the dummy practically I plodded and fell in little pieces on the ground.
„What the- do you know how expensive it is to buy these?! Do you have zero consideration for others?!", the trainer had a short breakdown, he took a few steps back and his jaw wrapped in shock, but he quickly regained his cool and excused himself from the scene.
After a few minutes of standing around and waiting, the trainer returned with the old man, who held the welcoming speech.
„Student Tristan?", the old man asked.
„Hm?", the hooded boy answered.
„Come, please follow me, I think we have some things to discuss.", the old man said.
„Okay."
After that, the old man took off with the boy called Tristan and the tests continued as normal.
„Alright everyone, the test is over and I will now announce the people who gets to fight in the arena, or in the case of healers, who gets to be a student here...", the trainer announced.