Cor Centuria

All through summer, Elliot had great moments in the cabin. He went through all of his school supplies and read the books, especially THE USE OF VERMOE and BIZARRE MUTATIONS which made him question things about reality. His parents were astonished by his books and thought it was a great idea to go the school. Elliot still didn't know what he was to do with a paintbrush which was one of the items in the box.

His ai JatgTPI was a mini robot that can answer many questions, not only that it can also play video games with him, Elliot called it jat. He tried out his evening wears but didn't want to try on his uniforms until the day of resumption.

Apart from that Elliot joined in the campaka games and he boosted his way to victory.

He got a second place medal, all his life his parents thought he wasn't good at sports or any physical game except for video games but he prove them wrong,it even suprised him that it he can do all those things.

His parents cheered for him at the final games, he could have gotten first place but he tripped on his laces and fell on the ribbon almost at the same time a girl passed the ribbon.

There were still activities but Elliot rather stays inside to explore his school requirements.

His parents warned him not to mention that to anyone because it might make them exposed, he had such good times at the cabin.

They later went back to No.15 Presslane before September.

The day of resumption was at hand. In the morning,woke up early to prepare everything he needed to leave with. He wore his uniform and stood in front of the mirror to admire how it clung onto his body. 'a perfect fit' he thought to himself. He was excited and anxious at the same time. The day is finally here, he was going to a school in an alien world where he will learn something out of the ordinary.

He suddenly remembered about his encounter with Zyaire, he said he was the new scientia,that he had powers but for now he didn't know how to use them, he forgot to ask Zyaire more about it,what his powers were, he hadn't seen Zyaire since that night Zyaire left him,he suspected his powers were fire because he lits things on fire but not on command, by accident.

He suddenly remembered that he was told about a certain evil uprising,he wasn't bothered about it in a long while and the dream didn't bother him,he still wondered what the evil was.

He remembered the book and the quill, the book was about facts of the mystery world, he got it now but still doesn't know who stole it , anyways that theft case was old news.

Whoever stole it was for the best,to keep the mystery world a secret.

A knock at the door drew his attention, it was his mother. "Come in," he said.

She came and at him with glee.

"Aww, my little guy is leaving today," Mrs Jasmine said. She sat on his bed and stared at him gleefully which made Elliot a little shy and uneasy but he was used to his mother's admiration.

"Good luck out there, make good friends who will have your back at all times," she paused, then continued "I expect a lot of gist when you return," she added.

She looked like she wanted to cry but she concealed it so well with all she was saying.

"Okay mom," he responded, bent to pick up his luggage

"Is there anything in this school stuff that involves our concern," asked Mrs Jasmine.

"No no Zyaire has handled it," said Elliot quickly.

"Is he picking you up?" His mother asked. "I guess so," replied Elliot.

"Elliot, someone is waiting downstairs for you," Mr James said on top of his voice from downstairs. Elliot thought it was Zyaire, he looked at his mom.

"I guess it's time," and took his luggage downstairs with him.

On coming down expecting it to be Zyaire, he saw a man with a handyman outfit sitting on the couch.

Elliot was surprised,the man looked like he was in his forties and had some streak of white hairs. "Um... what?" Elliot muttered.

James who was sitting on a chair beside him stood up and came to Elliot.

"This is Poprifus,your groundskeeper in that your school. He says he is to pick you up," said Mr James.

Elliot looked at him,he didn't look like anyone he could have expected and definitely didn't look like someone he will get used to.

Poprifus stood up "we need to hurry up, I'll let you say your goodbyes," he said gruffly and left the door.

"Well, I guess it's time you leave then," Mr James stretched out his hands for a hug, they hugged. Mrs Jasmine came downstairs. "bye sweetie," she said and gave him her own hug.

Elliot went to the door and held the door knob, he wished very much in his mind Zyaire should support him right now.

"Find a way to contact us," Mrs Jasmine said aloud.

"I will," said Elliot and took his luggage and went outside. He saw Poprifus on the lawn.

"Bummer,am I going with this guy?" He muttered and came to him.

"Come on, we don't have time, we could have taken the bus but I don't have earth money, so we are walking," said Poprifus with a weak sarcastic smile.

 Elliot looked with a face thinking he was bluffing "what?"

 "Nothing beats some good old exercise. C'mon, let's get going," Poprifus said and they started to walk.

"Great," he said sarcastically and followed.

They trekked through roads and alleys,he got funny looks for what he wore and mostly who he followed.

"Come on. It's just a short distance,"

pestered Poprifus but to Elliot it felt like he had walked more than a mile dragging his luggage.

They entered the city central.They met in a cluster of buildings there were two houses that were merged together.

"This is the place, go through the middle of those houses don't hesitate unless you want to get your atoms to separate to the walls," said Poprifus.

Elliot gulped.

They went through safe and sound to a narrow alley.

Elliot's feet were killing him.The alley was somehow unmaintained and a dumpster was filled with who knows what?

Elliot saw a bird that tried to pass the building but crashed in an invisible barrier. 

 They were in front of a metal door. Poprifus knocked,a slot on the door opened and they could see eyes behind it. "Password," it spoke.

"Titanium," Poprifus said and the door swung open after lots of unlocking. 

They entered inside. 

Inside, there were two sections where there were refined barriers open and people going through it not just aliens but there were some humans and some humanoids.

Apart from that there were counters for ticket to go through the barrier and some travel shops.

"Now, I am going to buy your tickets with twilight coins, a hundred of them make make a Raymond, that's an info that will help you in kelper," he said and went to the counter for tickets. Elliot noticed a hoverboard in a glass case and children swarming it. At least, that was something that could lighten his mood.

Elliot saw the billboard which was an old man with long white hair and a widow's peak, under it labelled 'newly elected Minister of Unity'. 

"Hey Elliot, here is your ticket, go through that place," Poprifus pointed at a barrier between the two worlds, just like the place where he went to the first time. "Have to go," Poprifus left and Elliot carried his luggage and went to the barrier.

The alien beside the barrier collected the ticket and nodded him to go and pull a lever and and the barrier made a slight change and turned to normal and saw the light far ahead which which turned out to be a doorway.

"Here goes nothing," He took a breath and passed through. 

His eyes were shut and he opened it and found himself in front of an entrance . 

He saw other students carrying their things through the entrance and he knew this was the place, Cor Centuria.

It was night time.

The entrance led to a bridge and to the school compound which looked breathtaking at night because of the luminescent balls of light in line over the brigde over pushing waters that led to the main entrance of the school.

When Elliot looked back, he didn't see the barrier anymore. 

He felt zealous and dragged his luggage in anticipation.

He walked through the bridge and into the school. 

He entered a cobblestone pathway between field of grass with buildings.

Elliot looked as what seemed to be older students on their uniforms blasting fireworks from their paintbrushes which spelt 'welcome first year students'.

Elliot had a warm smile on his face,he couldn't wait to learn that trick.

He saw the students gathering in one place which turned out to be someone addressing them,it was Poprifus the groundskeeper,how did he get here so fast?

"I know most of you are planetary exchange students , but in the next twenty minutes, we are all having dinner at the dining hall. Wait with your things here, the service drones will take them to your respective rooms and give you the keys to you respective rooms to your dormitory over there," said Poprifus.

Soon the service drones came down to assist them with their luggages and trunks.

A drone took Elliot's luggage and gave him a key.

'No.11'.

"Okay thanks," said Elliot and the drone flew away.

Elliot and the other first year students were directed by an alien prefect to a building four storeyed,their dorm.

Inside, inside dorm was demarcated,boys dorm is the left,girls dorm is the right.

Elliot went to the second floor on a magnetic tile that lifted him up.

Elliot saw a door that had '11' on it.

He opened the door.

He saw a bunk bed and one window,two desk and his luggage kept neatly at the corner.

Elliot saw his name tag on the top bunk and down was occupied,that meant a person was here before him.

Then,a boy came in the room and he saw Elliot,that was awkward.

"Oh,is your name Elliot Comet?," asked the boy.

"Yeah,"said Elliot.

The boy had a spiky blue mohawk and a widow's peak,at first Elliot thought he was human but it turned out that he had gills on his neck.

"In that case you're my roommate, my name is Radley by the way," he said and sauntered to his chair and sat.

Elliot saw his name tag on the bottom bunk 'Radley Barclay'.

"I guess you're a human right?,from earth," asked Radley.

Elliot Comet.

"No way I've never seen a human before and I always wanted asked this question to a human,are there pizzas on earth?" asked Radley.

"Yes, there are," said Elliot suprised he didn't know.

"There are? Wow I always thought that earth was outdated but-no offense," said Radley keenly.

"It's not outdated to me,at least some of it," replied Elliot.

"My name is-"

"No need, I know your name, Elliot Comet," said Radley and stood up.

"It's is your first time being here?" asked Radley.

"Yes actually," replied Elliot.

"Oh how did you get to know this world,how did you get in,did you take the exam?" asked Radley.

"No, just got a bookskap, from Apollo Bamford,who is he?"asked Elliot.

"He is our principal of course," replied Radley.

"Why?" asked Elliot.

"I don't know," replied Radley and checked his watch "it's time for dinner, don't worry I can show you the ropes,to give you insights of what's up, that's if you want."

Elliot nodded.

Radley left the room and Elliot didn't have anything else doing so he followed him.

As they came down others came down too and all went in troops to the dining hall, which was a grand.

In the dining hall had tables of fine furniture in rows which elevated to the back in steps in a circular setting,a gallery on top and a table in front of hall for staff and the principals a fine lighting from luminescent fairy looking butterflies flying peacefully around the place and the huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

The first years took a seat in the middle row of tables.

Elliot and Radley took a seat together.

Some staff had already started coming, service robots in tuxedos were walking to the school kitchen through the back door.

Elliot saw many new faces and they seemed keen about today.

"What are those things?"asked Elliot pointing at things flying above them.

"Those are pod people," replied Radley.

Just then,a man on green robes,tall and pale and had a goatee came to the table.

"Welcome first years, it's nice to meet you all,and I know some of you are fond of the subject mutations. Take note it's 'NOT' bizarre mutations, they went extinct," he cleared his throat and the students looked at him blankly "by the way,I will be you mutations teacher and your sectional head,any questions about mutations feel free to ask me,chaw,".

He went away to the staff table, by then the staff started coming.

The prefects were roaming round the first years "keep your voices down."

Apparently they were making the most noise in the dining hall.

"I heard that someone made a python and bear hybrid," said an alien boy in Elliot's table aloud and the table react to this saying it was false.

Elliot couldn't understand.

"Don't think too much on it, it's just some stupid internet trend," said Radley.

Elliot saw Poprifus walking out of the hall with a hunched woman that was screw faced.

Then Elliot saw a man taking a microphone and coming to the podium infront of the hall.

Suddenly, the sound from the microphone sent silence through the hall. There was a person in front , a man bushy eyebrows, tall, old but firm, had a gold helmet with two horns, had black long bushy hair and wore green robes.

"Good evening all," said the man and everyone in the hall responded. "That's Apollo Bamford," whispered Radley.

Elliot turned to him to get a closer look.

"I just want to say a few things.First of all, I'd like to welcome the first years that came from different places.

I assure you, your first year will be a year of wonder.

This school was made four hundred and ninety nine years ago by two friends,one of them was the explorer you all know as Oliver Wit,the author of bizarre mutations the other was not known.

What makes the school a wonder is that according to the school's archives, the school was made in one day. 

Nobody knows how they did it, it was said that the school emerged from the ground,some say it appeared in a full moon, that's why this school is one of the most known schools in the world because of it's paranormal origin. You all should be proud to be part of an institution like this, people always wished to be part of it." Apollo paused.

"Wait,a day?" whispered Elliot shocked.

"That's what he said," replied Radley blankly.

"Another thing is, there are things to adhere to. This school is in the beast forest sector,I advice you not to go there. For those who don't know that place has the remains of the bizarre mutantsthat has been enclosed with many vermoe incantations centuries ago, don't know whether they still exist but I reckon don't go there, if you love your life. 

They might be probably still alive and we do not want hear that a student's head got bitten off by a paraffinx," said Apollo and many first year students reacted on hearing this.

"It's okay, the chances of that happening is below two percent,"

 said the man and there was calmness.

"I also like to introduce myself, I am Apollo Bamford, your principal," said the man. Elliot looked closer to see the man who gave him the bookskap, he didn't look like anybody he or his parents know,why did he decide to give him a bookskap.

"And I want to say, have a nice year and those who will use it might be able to achieve what they have never achieved in their lives," said Apollo as his eyes swept round the hall. 

"Before we eat let's sing the school anthem."

The students stood up and sang as well as the staff except for the first years and they ended with different intervals.

Then a student with bold red hair and double pupiled eyes came to the top of the platform, it was the prefect that led them into the dorms.

"Good evening all,from tomorrow all first year students' should care to join any club of their hearts content, the flyers will be distributed to all of you by tomorrow, thank you," he kept the mick and left.

Apollo signaled the robots and they came in with the food and set them with on the table with efficiency.

The food didn't look like what humans should eat but they were edible,orange tomatoes,purple looking casserole,brown cakes, Jupiter jumbo rolls,black apples etc.

"Exotic grasslocust. Custard cakes. Don't eat those," said Radley.

"Wait these aren't edible?" asked Elliot holding what someone will mistaken for a rock.

"Yeah, it's meant for people like him," Radley pointed at an absurd looking alien eating the Jupiter jumbo rolls.

"So how am I supposed to know which one is edible?" asked Elliot.

"That is why there are labels on the plates," said Radley.

"Oh,oh well I don't feel like eating,I already ate this morning which was-two hours ago," Elliot stood up and raised his cloak.

"Wait a minute I'll be done in a minute,we will go together,I want to ask you more of things that concerns earth," Radley rushed up a little meal.

When he was done with dinner,they gisted till they entered their dormitories.

Elliot went to his room and luggage was kept at the corner of the room. He saw a bunk bed with his name and picture like a passport. Not sure how they got that but it didn't matter. He was at top bunk and that felt good to him. He changed into his pajamas in the changing room before he came on top of his bed and laid down. Then Radley came in, he didn't want to talk. He seemed tired himself so he slept off.

By then the students were coming out of dining hall.

As Elliot was on his bed, he didn't feel sleepy because he woke up not so long ago.

He was in thought, Apollo gave him the bookskap, he was certain he doesn't know him and he doesn't know Elliot either. Was it a mistake?

Because the bookskap was given to him ten years before the supposed time.

Why was he given a bookskap when he was a baby who couldn't walk or talk,what did he see in him?

It didn't matter now,he is here is that he is there and Elliot shook off that thought.

Elliot couldn't wait for tomorrow,so he went to sleep.