Dispair and hope are all i know as the entourage makes its way quickly to the White's mansion in Armoss. The steep walls were white and smooth to the touch made by mason's who knew their trade. Guards patroled the walls with a frequency that left no blind spots during the day maybe at night visiblity would open up a slight flaw. The Stone Gates were further guarded by six guards showing the familys infulance compared to other nobles. The Whites family even in the slums was among the names every criminal not to cross. Jewels knew this when Leader asked her this job but the money was too much she planned on taking some of it towards getting her stash out of the noble district but that dream is dead. The Whites were famous for getting more out of getting hurt then the person hurting them. They were ruthless every person whom crossed them. The mansion on the other side was more like a palace but nothing but the Lord of Armoss was considered to live in the Castle making the Whites home called a Mansion instead of a Castle but i could still take an assult.
The stone gate was opened as if pulled by an invisable force as the entorage apporached the gate and we entered through. The Masion was a fortress of White as if to shove who lived here in your face. It was intimidating with guards on patrol everywhere. The entourage stopped at the infront of two solid stone doors and the Noble man and his sister got out and gracefully entered the Mansion the two guards holding me followed them in through the self opening stone doors. Inside was a work of art but i had no eyes to look at it i was staring at my new Master as he had stopped and looked at me.
"There is no way I am showing up at the Mages Tower with a Gutter rat covered in filth they would be insulted." He simply said "Unload the second carriage into the treasury find an appraiser to take a look at it all." he was looking at me but a Servent whom appeared at his side as soon as he started talking. I didnt notice him at first but my eyes were only on my chance to live.
"At once Young Master I will have the maids clean her and dress her. Everything else will be taken care of by tommorow." The man said bowing.
The Noble stopped him "You misunderstand the amount of stuff needing aprasial get a more than one and give them a week to finish. Also finish cleaning this gutter rat by afternoon." He said a smirk on his face as he still looked at me.
"At once Young Master." He disappeared not a single foot step rang out as he briskly walked away. My eyes couldn't stop looking in envy at how silently he moved when fingers move infront of my face and snapped. I started frightened looking at the Noble now right infront of me.
"Now Jewels I will tell you what is going to happen." He walked back his nose scrunched, "We are going to clean you and give you some clothes for now but we still have the second condition to fufill. I am in a good mood right now Jewels your stash was larger than i thought so we will not be so rough with you as long as you continue co-operate with us dont and we will not be nice, But you know this." He smiled he turned to look at his sister who was standing there cursing everyone.
"Brother i do not understand what you are doing but I no longer want to be part of it this rat is just that a rat with stinking fingers. I want my Jewelry cleaned and sent back to me." She said and stormed off.
The Noble man sighed and looked at me smiked and left just as a maids showed up. The maid wore a white dress with a black apron infront. What happened next to me was something I didnt fully regester as the Guards walked with me in their hands as the maid led to a bath house and i was dropped into the maids hands and whisked in and washed scrubbed painfully as years of filth as dirt were washed off as other maids came in to switch the water multiple times and my skin was scrubbed raw. My hair was then next as it was scrubbed then an unfamiliar cream into it followed by a brushing so painful that tears threatened to come out. After they gave me a simple white dress that covered me and thats all. I didnt like the dress it stands out to much but the maids looked at me like I was something adorable. "Such a cute girl" or "How adorable" and things like "Can i take her home" were all I heard for a while before the maids whisked me i was out of the bath house and I was at the front in a daze.
The Noble was waiting at the there looking annoyed. He looked at me suprised then his face went back. "Your late but at least your appearance is acceptable." The guards this time escorted us out the front and into the carriage waiting. This time The Noble let me in with him and we were on our way to the Mage Tower of Armoss. "Now Jewels the Mage Tower is something that the Whites do not fear but do not insult. You will not use those sticky fingers there or lose them we are there to see if you pass my second condition do become a servent at our house. Do you understand what i mean." He asked.
Of course i knew that i could not offend mages they will kill me every gutter rat knew that. But I just looked at the Noble man and spoke simply, "Yes Master I know to keep my fingers to myself I will follow your instructions to the letter." He stared at me for a bit before he smiled.
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"Good I have sent a message to the Mages Tower to expect us. We will soon find out what your fate will be and I wonder what it will be." He looked blank for a second and smiled with a smile that sent chills down my spine. "I kinda hope you dont but either way works for me Jewels. Either works for me."
I had regained my calm but this man just sent a new fear through me. I dont know what it was but he felt like those men on the streets that smile when looking at certain people and they are never seen again. I learned on the streets to aviod these men that look. Instead of saying anything though i held my toungue and hoped. We sat in silence with the Noble man looking at me from time to time but saying anything.
Eventually the carriage stopped and The noble man got out and I followed behind him but my mouth dropped as i gazed upon the Mages Tower. The Mages tower was not really a tower but a tall black building that stacked on itself getting smaller the more up it went but it glowed with a aura that mesmerized me. I quickly got control of myself as the Noble man walked up to a older man with White hair and a trimmed white mustashe and in blue robes. "Welcome Young Master White we were shocked when you said you wanted someone evaluated." He said it with a smile and leaving it open like he expected something.
"Yes well I have reasons. Still I am suprised they sent a Full Mage instead of a Scholar." The noble said quickly.
"I just happened to be free don't think to much into it Young Master White." The mage replied and we all went in the open archway of the mages tower. "Now Young.... I am sorry I do not have your name Youngling." Now staring down at me he asked.
I look at my Master and he nods, "I'm Jewels."
"Interesting well Jewels we are going into a room to measure your mana if you have it and what you specialize in and your affinity to it. There are No affinity, G, F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS and finally X. Those are the ranks of affinity G is barely usable and negligible where as X is useing it as if your a god of said element and no one has ever achived it in centuries. The Mage tower will teach anyone above D affinity. You can raise your affianty with your elements." He lectured as we walk in black halls with that same aura and many items on display and finally we came to a wooden door that we stopped at.
Entering he stepped in and continued his lecture, "Now the affinities are Fire, Earth, Water, Air, Life, Darkness, Time and finally Dimension. Now each of these are rare with Time and Dimension being the rarest followed by Life and Darkness then the four elements." Inside the room it was almost bare with the exception of a clear orb or somthing hovering in the room at he center above my head hight but still reachable.
"What this room does is pull out your mana by force and shows us the affinaty and the amount of mana you have. Now amount of mana is negligable at your stage since you have never trained in it therefore if you have any it will be a small amount. Mana is something you train to achive what we want is to see the affinity of the mana if you have any." he paused looking at me, "Now what your going to do is put your hand on that orb in the center of the room and it will glow depending on if you have mana and your affinity. The colour the orb changes to is the affinity the brighter it is how close your mana is to that element. Now the Colours are Red for fire, Yellow for Earth, Blue for Water, Green for Air, White for Life, Black for Darkness, Silver for Time, Gold for Dimension." He looked at me, "Ya thats it we can now find out what you are Jewels put your hand to the orb now."
I looked at him and smiled and put my hand to the orb. What came next was a weird feeling as it felt something was slowly being pulled from me it was unpleasent. As the feeling got stronger the orb started to glow and tears of joy left my eyes and the orb started to change to a Solid Gold shining brighter. Soon when the pulling stopped the gold light from the room was shining super bright to my eyes and the mages eyes were wide and had a big smile.
"Well, well, well this is a suprise." The noble man said simply a big smile on his lips. "What is the rating?"
"She is an extreamly rare S rank affinity Dimension mage." The Mage said awed. "We can not teach her here though she needs to go to the magic academy at the start of the new year. Infact this is something that I will call the mages there personally this talent needs to be groomed Young Master White." The mage quickly left the room forgeting himself in his haste.
My knees buckle and i hit the ground relief evedent tears streak my face and the noble looks at me. His smile is huge, scarey but he still swore an oath. "Jewels you fufilled the conditions. Now swear an oath in these words Jewels. 'I hereby decree my loyalty to Young Master White as his servent to follow his orders on my Mana till either his Death or my own' Exactly that Jewels or you are dead."
I made it i knew this was coming every part of me hated it and something in the back of me head told me not to but i wanted to live and instinct told me to so the words poured out. "I hereby decree my loyalty to Young Master White as his servent to follow his orders on my Mana till either his death or my own" as i finished something happened and i felt something tugged at me and the mage came back in at some point and looked in horror at what was happening.
"I hereby accept Jewels Loyalty till mine or her death." The Noble said and something happened and I fell on my face. Something felt torn from me I didnt know what but it hurt and i twitched on the ground. Everything around me going dark. My body was adapting to something as what felt torn before came back to me different. I then enveloped in darkness my vision went my body trembled and I heard shouting but i couldnt understand I felt hands on my body but couldn't move. I stayed in the blackness as i was laid on something hard and it moved. I was scared of this feeling it felt like a lifetime between everything was slow and my fear developed of the darkness. At some point someone picked me up and again a lifetime came and went before i was put on something soft.
I was Scared of this Darkness. "Someone Help" I pleaded for the first time in my head.