The Academy (2)

Angel couldn't believe his eyes. the place looked magical, the people walking along the paths, chatting under trees or on benches didn't all look like humans, some did, and others looked like it but were not. Some had horns of all shapes, others had long pointy ears, some had no noses but 2 holes, and other people looked nowhere near a human, they either had weird colored skins, tails and fangs or looked like animals with humanoid features, they could walk like people and talk normally.

"How do you like it, kid." asked lizi.

"Why do you keep calling me kid?" said the angel , frowning.

"Because, we might look the same age, but we're 200 years older than you. don't judge people by looks, and be careful who you anger or disturb.

There are rules that protect you here but people find loopholes so watch out." said motin with a smile.

Angel had a surprised expression, but didn't say anything. the two walked him through the garden and into what looked like a medieval village, it was clean, peaceful and beautiful, with a fountain in the middle with 3 statues standing around it.

The statues looked like they were alive, they were blinking and looking around. When Angel got closer, they all looked at him at the same time. it sent shivers throughout the angel's body. The statue's eyes lit blue and then looked away.

"Don't worry, those are golems made by the principal himself, they make sure no intruders are on the academy's territory. not like anything can get through our barrier but these are just precautionary. you never know." said lizi.

"What is behind the barrier?" asked angel.

"It's better if you don't focus on that yet, you'll be taught about the world outside later. There are golems like this in all villages and towns, and the most powerful one is at the academy gates, so sleep well. even the gods might have problems getting in here by force." lizi explained.

"They're right kids, the principles of the academies all around the universe are powerful individuals. they are regarded as demi-gods. you're safe as long as you're within the territory." said loi.

Angel was confused, but moved on from the subject.

"The year hasn't started yet, you're gonna have to wait 3 months till then. we will show you around a bit, so you'd know your way around later, and a dorm room will be assigned to you. Let's go" said motin.

They walked angel to what looked like a carriage, the things that were dragging it could be horses, but they're built like bulls, with huge red horns on both sides of its head. lizi paid the driver and they got on.

"We'll go to the academy with this. it'll take us too long if we go on foot. this is a Runib by the way, a mythical creature, or it was one. it's bloodline has changed, the mythical blood inside it was reduced to the point that it barely exists now, so they are used for this now, disappointing." said lizi.

The trip was long, angel had nothing to do but look outside the window. they passed 2 villages which the only difference between them all was the house's colors, some extra buildings of all sizes and the statues at the fountains taking the shapes of different animals. The only eye catching thing was the people, the different races and the magical creatures following them. from fairies to glowing birds, it was amazing.

After a while, the carriage stopped. Angel peeked out and saw a huge gate with giant statues at both sides. They looked like humans holding staffs which were glowing.

"The academy gate. we're here." said motin.

They got out, and walked in. the place was enormous, people were walking to and from, not caring about them. giant birds were flying in the sky, buildings and towers stood everywhere.

"The towers belong to the teachers, and the buildings are where classes are held. you're gonna have to memorize what each of the buildings are for. for the towers, only the teachers' apprentices are allowed in. we'll show you to your dorm after a quick tour." said lizi.

Angel didn't say anything, he just listened while lizi and motin showed him around. After they were done, they led him to a huge round tower, even when angel looked up he couldn't see the end of it. it had windows everywhere, he walked in.

"Ok, our work here is done. good luck angel, work hard." lizi and motin said their goodbyes and left.

Angel walked in while looking around, the place was like a hotel lobby, only way bigger. a woman dressed in a white robe approached angel.

"Welcome newbie. This is the students' dorms, my name is Akara, I'm the dorm administrator. may i know your name?" she asked with a heart throbbing smile.

"Yeah, hi. I'm angel, nice to meet you." answered angel with a smile. The woman was gorgeous, angel was sure that if she winked at him right now, he would lose it. She had long red hair, pretty eyes and small nose, pink lips and flawless skin.

"Ok, angel. follow me please." she said with a smile and turned around.

Angel followed without making a noise, he was nervous.

They reached a big wooden desk, with a stone tablet on it. it was the only thing on the desk.

"Please reach and put your hand in the middle of the stone tablet." said akara.

Angel looked at her for a bit too long, then did what he was told. light shone from underneath his hand, it felt warm, then it disappeared.

"Ok, thank you. everything should be ready now. go ahead to that door and open it." said akara with a giggle.

Angel looked at where she was pointing, it was a black door with some decorations in white, a lot of doors looked similar to it all around the place. Red walked over and reached his hand to grab the knob, but his hand went through. He was startled by this, and was about to walk back when Loi spoke.

"Don't, just walk in, it's similar to a portal, it'll teleport you to your room. you're the only one that can get in there." loi continued "That stone tablet is probably the heart of this tower, it registered you to a room."

Angel listened and nodded, then walked inside the door.

Akara had a surprised expression, usually students would back off and ask her about it.

Angel was gone, the next thing in his vision was a typical dorm room. a bed, a desk, a closet and a window. Angel walked over to the window but could only see clouds. He was way too high up. He looked over at the desk and found a book.

it was titled 'The academy'.

Loi advised him to read the book. Since Angel had nothing to do, he sat down and started reading.

The book explained the academies structure, the rules and all the different types of elements. what classes would be taught and it explained the territory properly.

This realm was created by many powerful gods. it is way bigger than most. the villages and towns angel was told about, are all within the academies territory, all kinds of materials and items were sold in each part. different cultures and style of techniques. every place was known for something. For example, the village angel was teleported to was called Nai village. It was named after the person that established it, and it was known for it's boost food. their food had the power to temporarily boost an elemental property or physical ability. After reading for the rest of the day. Angel had a general understanding of the place now.

After glancing around the room, Angel started unpacking his things in the ring. He removed the bed in his dorm, it was small with a bad mattress and put his old one in its spot, then decorated the rest of the place.

Angel noticed something else. near the door he came from, what looked like a menu was written on the wall. It said 'Food', 'Furniture', 'Books', 'Space' and 'Announcements'. angel read the options but didn't understand what he's supposed to do.

"Choose one and press it." said loi.

"Ok." said Angel with a confused expression.

He reached out and pressed the 'food' option. Suddenly the writings changed and reorganized. it looked weird, then other words appeared. angel read through them and understood. This is like a delivery service, not free though, the meals are expensive. thought angel.

He tested the rest and remembered what each one had. food was for meal delivery to his room, furniture is for buying... you guessed it, furniture, Books is for either buying or renting books from a level 0 library, space surprisingly for angel is for upgrading his room and last is announcements, when angel pressed it, the words changed and a message appeared.

'No announcements have been made today.'

From what Loi explained, when there's an event or whatever the academy needs it's students to know, all will be found there. the announcements option will light up whenever there is something new.

it was dark outside. Angel looked out and he could see the stars and 2 moons shining beautifully. He changed and went to bed.

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Ding!

Angel woke up. He looked around for the noise but found nothing. then he noticed the menu near the door was lighting up. after checking it he saw the announcements option lit up. He pressed it.

'Welcome, freshmen. From what I heard, you are new to living in a magical world. so the academies staff have decided to give you a book explaining what you need to know here. The principle.'

Angel was surprised, he got a personal message from the principle, a demi-god. this got him excited. the message was still lit up. Angel reached and pressed.

Wosh!

A book appeared out of nowhere. Angel grabbed it before it fell, and looked it over.

It was titled 'Basic World Knowledge'

Angel was happy, this book will make things way easier. he took a shower and dressed, then got some food out of the ring, since loi suggested that he gets as much food as he can from his world, so angel bought all he could. he sat eating some Doughnuts and started reading the book.

Angels face lit up after the first page.

"This will be very helpful." he muttered.