Choosing an Academy

Henry gathered with the others at the entrance of the amphitheatre. The boy from yesterday approached him and tried to strike up a conversation.

"So what Academy are you going to pick ?" , "Not really sure ,can you tell me more about the main Academies ?","Are you serious, "he then looked at Henry's face that said he was really serious.

"Well there are four main Academies :Polaris,Ovubn ,the Royal Academy and Halo Academy and other minor ones . Besides the four main Academies there is a behemoth called the White Crest Academy. It is on an entire league of its own, some say it can rival the might of the four empires combined. Its only downside is that it only accepts students after every five years.

Nobody knows its exact location. " Then whispering ,"My older brother told me that at one time the royal families of the four kingdoms joined their elite squads to try and tail some members of the White Crest Academy who had been sent to pick up some potential students but they failed. The White Crest Academy retaliated by wiping out the squads in a massacre. And it was all done by one woman." "So, how did he know this if everyone was eliminated."," Well ,the empire had sent an expert of the sound element to track the elite squads from far. He picked the voice of a woman declaring the end of the squads as a result of what they had done. It seemed like she discovered the sound element expert but let him off to warn the royal families.Don't tell this to anyone else it is confidential.

Of the four academies you should cancel all thoughts of entering Polaris.It is purely an all females school. There is Ovubn Academy , it gives most of its attention to research and has produced the best of different fields. My preferred academy is the Halo Academy but it very strict criteria for joining, let's hope I make it …"

By the time he had finished explaining the seniors had arrived.

"You guys do seem promising, as you already know you will be choosing you wish to join today. You should be careful and gauge whether you satisfy the criteria for your desired academies be careful since some of you Wil fail. Let the seniors introduce themselves."

"I represent the Pregerine Academy , the second best academy in the four empires…"Before the man could finish a loud boom was heard as a man on top of a white crane appeared in the sky, he scared some of the new awakeners but the seniors only had dep frowns on their faces.

The crane landed near the group.Henry could already guess what the man wanted. He was a lean man with an air of elegance around him.The man did not alight but went on ," Sorry for being late , Those who have got the courage to try and join The White Crest Academy please come to me on this side ,we are tight on time."

Nobody moved for a short time till Henry made his choice, then he was joined by three more people causing the seniors to click in displeasure wishing they could strangle the man for taking four of the best talents available.

Before he could get far the boy from earlier approached him," Great to know you , if you ever need my help find me at the Dragon Guild and show them this ," He then gave Henry a black medallion with the intricate picture of a dragon.

Henry then joined the three others.The other awakeners except Arthur, Henry's knew friend looked at them with jealousy. They knew that you had to have the necessary skill and guts to wish to join White Crest Academy.This did not escape the eyes of the seniors who lost all hope with the entire batch ,only the senior from the Halo Academy was neutral to the entire ordeal.

Those Henry found were two men and two girls one had joined when he was busy with Arthur. One girl was dressed as a commoner with the other three in extravagant attires but the othe girl's seemed a notch better than the others .

Henry was sure he had seen the rich girl somewhere but he was not sure where. The man seemed surprised, "You guys are probably the largest batch I have ever gotten , hope you are worth it."

With a wave of his hand a carriage appeared from thin air.He the whispered something to the crane causing some light to wound around forming a beautiful collar and then tie itself to the carriage. " Climb in and try to bond while you the time , you'll need many friends where you are going ."

With a screech the bird rose into the air pulling the carriage behind it."Hold on tight" the man said before teleporting them. Now Henry was quite certain the guy had a space affinity.

The group felt as if their insides were being pulled out of them by an invisible force. Henry became disoriented,qthe others were also in the same miserable state.

Halos of light formed around them bringing back their focus. After confirming that they were alright the man directed the bird to group of mountain ranges.

The carriage was in the air for almost an entire day.In the carriage the occupants got to know each other.

The woman in simple clothing was Alexa, the other in extravagant clothing Catherine. The young men were Wayne and Troy. They knew each other before even meeting at the amphitheatre.

Their fathers were dukes of the Calwot and the Stenry dukedoms that were the richest dukedoms in this empire. There were a total of six dukedoms: Calwot, Fena, Liaw,Kuan,Curream and Stenry.

Calwot provided the empire with food, Fena was home to the forest tribes that preferred secrecy and did not like the presence of strangers,it is said to be a reclaimed part of the Great Wilderness. Liaw was a military dukedom and protected the kingdom's border. Its duke is the emperor's second-in-command.

Curre dukedom was where the kingdom's capital was located. It was also where many guilds had there headquarters.Kuan was found in an area of high energy concentration.