Chapter 99 - Entrance Exam II

The moment I moved my hand in to grasp him, his warm smile did not change, however, instead of giving me a firm handshake, he grasped on to my fingers and pulled my hand up closer to his face. At this moment, I could see many emotions within the soul flames of those around me, but the most prominent were envy, anger and... worry?

Looking around me, not literally of course since I can see in all directions, I saw Olivia, who usually had a deadpan expression turn worried, while my father's one had turned into ones of panic.

Realising what was happening, I released the grasp on my fingers like a slithery snake escaping through holes in the rubble of a collapsed building.

*Gasp*

Multiple gasps resounded in the room as everyone watched in horror at what I had just done.

-"did she just refuse the advances of the Major Generals son?"-

-"Wow. She must think so highly of herself wearing all that make up"-

'Oi b*tch! What make-up'

-"Some bratty kid who jus-"-

"Everyone SILENCE! Sorry Miss Raven. I never thought you would feel uncomfortable if I were to do that. You must have thought I was giving you a handshake before" Paul bowed, causing more gasps to fill the room

'And this is why I hate these stupid nobles.' I sighed

"WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMENT, BOYS AND GIRLS, TO THE ONE AND ONLY AQUA ACADEMY ENTRANCE EXAM! Today I am your host, Huller Taleph, bringing you excitement and thrill you have not felt all year! May the best participants enter the academy!"

A thundering roar of cheers and claps erupted from the crowd, who were just as thrilled as the presenter had said.

"Without any further-ado, Lets get to the FIRSE TEST!" The presenter said as a woman, at least a 6/10, walked onto the circular white tiled arena and towards the middle, where four tiles separated from each other and slowly elevated a podium with a white gem in the middle. The podium looked like one of the Greek pillars that are seen in their structures, but it was a lot smaller. It was made out of white marble that reflected the lights of the sun brilliantly.

"As you can see, all contestants will have to walk up to the podium and place their hands on it" As the presenter spoke, the women placed her hand on the podium "and right after they do so, the screen above them will show a number, and after a number comes up, you must look at the board to show that rank you will start with."

Looking at the board, the rankings went as follows:

F- <100

E-101-500

D-501-1000

C-1001-2000

B-2001-5000

A-5001-10 000

S-10 001-20 000

ELITE-20 001+

"While these number may mean nothing in the outside world and to normal mages and warriors, in the Academy, this is the hierarchy. Anyone who gets F grade will automatically fail the test and will not enter the academy. Anyone who get's A and above will not have to go through the next tests and will automatically be entered into the academy." The presenter stated

"These numbers represent your current power-level, and while it may not show how versatile your abilities are, power is everything in this world, as no matter how versatile or efficient you are, there is no way an F rank will win against an E or D rank. Anyway GOOD LUCK!"

As the presenter finished his little speech, a group of 20 participants walked out into the stage and formed two lines of 10. From what I had read, there are two branches in the academy, one being for the warriors and the other being for the mages, the academy didn't allow anyone with anything that was not the water affinity to join the academy. I have no idea why, but if I were to guess, they had found a way to combine the affinity with battle aura, therefore allowing them to prohibit anyone without the water affinity to join.

While this may seem normal, the question has to be asked, how the hell are these children supposed to know how to use battle aura at this age? For a normal person to enable themselves to use battle aura and intent, they have to go through rigorous training, fighting and meditation for many years to even show the slightest amount of aura. While many talented ones can easily show their ability of releasing their battle aura at the age of 7, manipulating it would at least take another year or two, which only nobles could afford to do. Yet, this leaves them behind the mages who can conjure spells just a few months after, but I guess life isn't very fair.

From what I could hypnotise from what I can already see, the white crystal will send a pulse of mana within the body that will circulate through all the mana veins and arteries before going back into the crystal and reporting what it had found. A second pulse of mana will then be sent into every single muscle and bone within the body to show a second result. Eventually, when the mana is sent back, to the crystal gem, it calculates the strength of the person using both data's while also giving a brief description of what they are most suited in dealing with. This report is sent to their bracelets which allows them to see the result whenever they want.

The first 100 that had come up were not very outstanding, with 43 of them being F ranks, 34 being E ranks, 18 being D ranks and 5 being C ranks. Eventually, a group of what looked like rich groomed teenagers walked into the stage, lining up the same way every other group had done.

-"Look at that. That is my son! Looking at how strong his father is, he is guaranteed at least B rank"-

-"There is my little girl! I hope she gets at a C rank. Even if she doesn't, the other tests are bound to lift her into C rank."-

'I don't know... Looking from here, they just look groomed. They probably have very limited battle experience and had spent the last 8 years of their life being cultivated into what they are right now. Most of them are in the Medium to High stages of the ethereal rank, but God knows how that is put into power-levels. Analysis had restricted me from being able to see power levels too, so I can basically only tell what stage their mana heart is at.'

As I was thinking, a boy with pale blond hair reaching his shoulders. Two strands of hair swung around in front of his face every time he too a step. His face was neutral but you could see a glint of pride within him, somehow... No idea why I could see his pride but never mind that for now.

When he had finally gotten to the podium, he placed his right hand on the white gem in the middle that started to glow slightly. After a few seconds, it went dim again and he took off his hand.

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Zen Angler

Power level: 5136

Rank: A

Affinity: Ice

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'He's like Mom...'

"AND HERE IT IS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WE HAVE OUR FIRST A RANK CANDIDATE WHO WILL RECIEVE A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE IMMEDIATLY!" The presenter shouted, causing the crowd to roar even louder. After him, there were a few B ranks and C ranks, but no one got another A rank. 200 people quickly passed with a large portion not being accepted. more than 50% of them had gotten an F and were not allowed into the academy.

After 200 passed, I finally saw one of my brothers in the next batch of 20, both in the same line, Zack being in front of his brother.

'I wonder what they will get. They are around the same level as everyone else, so if I were to guess, the most they would get is a C rank. They did almost beat the assassin after all, so I have slightly high expectations for them. That assassin might have been in the supreme warrior stages, but he sure as hell could have beaten a knight or a wizard if he had gotten them by surprise, since he is an assassin after all.' I hypothesised

"NEXT CANDIDATE" The presenter shouted after the person in front of Zack had gotten an F as his ranking

As Zack strolled in with his shoulders swinging around with confidence, he finally put his hand on the Gem and waited for its light to dim. After the light dimmed, Zack took a breath in before looking up at his result.

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Zackro Raven

Power level- 4946

Rank B

Affinity- 70% water 30% ice

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"AND WE HAVE ANOTHER B RANKED FELLOW OF OURS! HE WAS ONLY 55 POINTS AWAY FROM BEING AN A RANK!" The presenter roared causing the crowd to cheer too as Zack gave a thumbs up to Zarchon who was nervously waiting for his turn.

{Ladies and Gentlemen. Boys and girls! We have done it! 100 CHAPTERS!