Chapter 59 - The Loud Knock

-- Aaris - POV --

A huge blast of noise came from the west hate of the Academy.

A small tremor followed the noise afterward.

The candidates became more restless and havoc broke.

The scene looked very bad, many of the students were composed but few of them cried like it's the end of the world.

"[ MAGIA FLORENCE

ESSENCE DE LOTUS ]" Miss Bianca chanted and abruptly a strange scent scattered in the air just like before in the examination hall, but this time the scent was a bit different.

In a few minutes, the panicked candidates calmed down and looked relaxed.

"Great, I don't know why did you all get scared? You are in the Magus Academy until you are nobody can even scratch on you, so remain calm." Miss Bianca gave me a hand and picked me up.

"All the candidates move to the dorm for now, and those you failed, unfortunately, pack your things and go straight to the waiting hall from there, while those who passed just go and rest." 

Sir Welkin pointed to the dorm's gate garden.

"Rise, let's go!" Ruth tapped on my shoulder, 

'Of course, let me call Luke too' I looked around for Luke and saw him talking to Miss Bianca.

'Ruth, Go ahead, I will come with Luke later' 

"Are you sure you'll be fine?" Ruth grabbed my sleeve.

'Yes, now go!' I grabbed my wrist and pushed her gently on the way where the rest of the candidates were, now then what's going on there.

I walked close up to them and heard Luke talking.

"Madam, then I just look at what's happening over there?"

"I don't know… we also want to know what happened, Sir. Welkin has contacted the guarding staff?" Miss. Bianca gawked at Sir Welkin.

While Sir. Welkin was much more eased in the situation.

"Master Luke, I know you are concerned about His Majesty's safety, but we assure you nobody can harm anything inside the premises, but if you still insist we can take you for observation if you feel dissatisfied with anything please tell us." 

'Um,- Sir? Can I come too?'  I called for Welkin and noticed me, and let out a big sigh.

"Fine but don't start any commotion again."

"Okay, then I'll meet you all later, Sir. Welkin call me on my contact Orb." She laughed and hurried away.

Sir. Welkin led our way and we sprinted to our gate.

After a while, we reached a big gate and saw a watchtower on the side.

"The commotion is outside, all of the candidates aren't allowed to go out until the  Grand Selection is over, the most you can do is get on the top and watch from the top of the tower." Sir. Welkin pointed his finger to the right Watchtower, "I'll go check up on the  situation then join you as quickly as I can."

We agreed and split our ways, me and Luke went inside the tower and climbed our way to the top, and ran to the barriers of the wall.

I realized this isn't just a regular academy premise but it was built more like a fortress.

I glanced over the guardrail and saw many men gathered in front of the gate with swords and axes. There was a man dressed all neatly in front of them who was screaming like a mad man.

"How dare you! Don't you know who I am!" 

Yup, he's an arrogant noble, he grabbed the collar of one of the two guards in front of the gate and shook him vigorously.

"Let me in. I wanted to talk to the principal! How dare she expel my son! Didn't she know who his father was? Open the door!"

"I am sorry sir, but we are ordered to not let anyone in besides faculty or other authorized personnel, especially from this gate. Please go to the north gate and ask for permission!-" the guard answered but that man kicked him without listening to him.

Luke was staring down at the guy and clenched his grip on the guardrail and broke it.

We both felt so useless at that time.

"Man, what a fat cunt! If I get a chance I would gladly punch his teeth out of his mouth."  Styrmir on my left spoke.

'Wait Styrmir!? What the fuck are you doing here?' When did he come here? I and Luke were stunned.

"I was curious about the explosion and so I wanted to check it out. Then I saw you both going with that professor gloomy, so I followed you here." Styrmir grinned at me then gazed down nonchalantly.

Ah! Whatever!

"You all have mocked the whole house of Vondake! Our family has given so many great soldiers and mages to the kingdom for centuries and you! You dare sully our name-!" The man was continuously kicking the guard and when the other guard tried to stop him, one of his huge soldiers from behind thrashed him with a big club.

Suddenly the wall where we were standing started trembling, the gate finally opened.

We peeked and saw an old man and Sir. Welkin came out from the gate, "What's going on here?"

The old man looked at both of the guards.

"Who are you? Geezer? Can't you see the Lord of the Vandake house is standing in front of you and you still have the nerve to stand in front of me without lowering your head! Move aside I don't need to talk to you, I want to see the principal of the academy, how dare she expel my son from the trial!" His loud voice was now getting more and more irritating.

"Ah, pardon my insolence, myself Huike Anandam, I humbly apologize for the inconvenience you had lord Giopal Vondake, please forgive the guards too, they were just doing their job, also I am afraid you can't meet lady Lilliana yet, not until the Grand Selection is over-!" 

"Looks like you won't quit insulting Vondake over and over huh?" Vondake bricked his fist and released a heavy mana aura.

The Vondake was a huge man, he was at least seven feet tall and probably weighed at least 150 kilos. While the old man in front of him was just 5 to 6 feet tall and lean.

If Vondake hits him he'll probably kill him! I need to do something!

I climbed the guardrail to jump but Luke grabbed my coat and pulled me back.

"You don't need to do anything! Didn't you hear the name of the old man?" Luke's eyes were wide open.

'Huike! What about it?' 

"Take a look by yourself " Luke grabbed my hand and I stood up.

Giopal mana radiation grew much stronger, 

"[ MAGIA ALCHEMIS

IRON HAMMER - 100 FOLD POUND ]" 

'Luke, what is this spell?' Giopal's hand looked metallic and spell marking appeared on it.

"It's an alchemist spell, which increases the impact of an attack, his fist probably weighs equal to 1-ton iron hammer," Luke explained but unlike me, he wasn't nervous, moreover he was excited.

"You brought this on yourself geezer! Say your prayers!" Giopal raged at Huike old man.

Even Giopal's steps were so strong that they broke the ground and he charged his fist at Huike with all his might.

"Isn't it nice to be young?" Huike calmly stood there, raised his right arm and 

Stopped the punch with his index finger.

"What the-" both me and Styrmir were dumbstruck.

"He...he...stopped a 1-ton punch with finger?!." Styrmir rubbed his eyes.

While the most shocked one was Giopal.

"How did you, who are you geezer!" Giopal pulled his left arm back to punch him again.

"You don't learn don't you, let me teach you something, you know momentum which you packed a quite a while before," Huike smiled, 

While he stopped his right fist with his index, he raised his middle finger and taped on the back of his fist which made Giopal lose balance, and he started falling over Huike, but he didn't move and neither he had and when Giopal face was closer to Huike's hand, 

"You should listen to your elder's you brat." Huike flicked his forehead with his middle finger and Giopal was sent flying. Giopal dug at least 200 meters of ground before the ground stopped him.

This all happened in a few seconds and we couldn't believe we just saw.

He took him down by moving his two fingers!?

'What the fuck is wrong with the teachers here!'

"You geezer! You'll pay for it!" All the armed soldiers behind Giopal attacked Huike.

As earlier, he stood there calmly and waited for them to get close and they all used different weapons spells and when they got near him.

"Naive…" Huike slid his back foot and knocked in the air, and just like the waves are created in the water when a stone is thrown in it, similar waves appeared in the air and all of the soldier's behind the wave, their moments were slowed like they were moving underwater.

'What is this magic? He isn't even using spells?' I looked at Luke.

"This isn't any Magia spell but it's a martial art, 

The Dance of the Wind God.." Luke smiled.