Koro stood there looking out over the insane testing field in front of them. The school had a large arena for every Evo sport, dueling, and training you could possibly imagine. Rows upon rows of seating were elevated around the center. He guessed it could fit the entirety of Handis in those seats, not to mention the box seats suspended from huge support posts that held the walls and massive shifting dome cover of the field. A dome that was currently open letting in natural light from the beautiful spring day. The sun in his eyes as it crested in to view from the lip of the dome.
Before entering the field the class was brought to the locker rooms where they were split into boys and girls. Issuing their official training uniforms, the boys were given a solid black sleeveless jumpsuit that was cinched at the waist and came down as shorts stopping at the knees and collar that came up protecting the neck. A few wore jumpsuits with slight alterations like short sleeves or no collar but they all looked fairly similar. The girls had received similar looking jumpsuits that came in white with the most obvious difference that shorts were more fitted and came down just halfway down the thigh.
The 30 members of Class 105 stood at the edge of the field, most gawking at the view Koro had just drank in. As their teacher walked out on the field his voice seemed to be amplified to reach them easier. With that tablet in hand and a charming smile, Koro felt like it hid some devious intentions behind it, as he approached the class.
"Now my students, it's time for your first power gauging. These will happen at the beginning and end of each semester and as some of you know, your scoring on this is important towards your graduation in your 5th year." He spoke cheerily and took a deep breath preparing for a presentation.
Mr.Kenning swiped at his tablet and a large holoscreen popped up in front of the students. It displayed the entire class in a list with a "??" on the left under the title "RANK" and "000.00" on the right under "POWER SCORE".
"After this first test you'll be assigned a score and a rank amongst the entire 1st year student body as well as a ranking in the class. Remember that these are to show growth not to shame anybody. Additionally like I mentioned a moment ago these scores are important for your graduation. To graduate you need to meet a 90 or higher in your power score to be eligible. This is the minimum safe power level for 1st Evo. Any questions"
A smaller boy with jet black shoulder length hair and seemingly dead eyes raised his hand.
" Yes…Entaro" as he took a look at the tablet, seeming to double check his ID.
"I've heard of some students graduating ahead of time, how does that work?" Entaro stated in a matter of fact tone.
"Ah yes well I hope that none of you get too ahead of yourselves but those who hit a power score of 100 or higher before the end of your first semester of 5th year can test out. It happens on rare occasions and at the very best I've heard was a student that tested out at the end of 4th year with a 102 score."
"Now, let's get started" he tapped around on the tablet and when he stopped and looked up, a hissing sound could be heard behind him. A line appeared in the ground as it slid open. A large tube-like machine rose up from the opening. As it reached its full height of around 12 ft snapping into place at the base where the ground had opened previously forming a seamless structure from the ground.
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"One at a time,I'll call you up and you’ll step into the device. They'll be an interface mechanism in the center that you'll place both your hands on. Follow the prompts as it guides you through the process for releasing energy into it. It'll take a number of measurements and then you're all done. I'll be keeping all the results hidden until everyone is done. Afterwards I'll show the results and we will discuss it back in class. This can take some time so please be patient. Also refrain from using your abilities while waiting." The teacher finished his exhaustive speech and tapped on the tablet again. The door to the testing device slid open with a hiss revealing the chamber inside.
"Alright, Mr.Allen you're up first '' a bright haired ginger covered in freckles with the sides of his hair shaved pushed through the crowd from the back and stopped at the front. An excited look spread across his face as he punched one fist into an open palm. It looked like the air was distorted around his hands. Probably some kinda heat ability is what he figured.
"Step into the machine Ashby" the teacher gestured toward the tube.
He stepped into the tube and the door closed behind him with a click. The outside suddenly hummed to life as the whole structure lit up. Koro noticed a green light blinking above the door and after a moment the humming got louder and the green light switched to a solid red.
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The whole thing lit up brighter and light started to strobe up. Just as quickly the machine quieted back to a hum, the red light switched back to green and the door hissed open again. The red haired kid stepped out again with a smug look on his face. Walking through the class again where another student, probably a friend from his district, waited with a hand up for a slap. He saw them high five and heard the boy whisper albeit loudly "there's no way I didn't score super high in there."
Another student was already approaching the chamber, Koro missing who was called and the process repeated. The teacher continued to call students up as they went in and out of the testing machine. One particular classmate, a Nikolai Faraday, actually caught everyone's attention when the machine lit up to blinding levels and seemed to take longer than usual as a pale haired boy walked out with his hair standing on edge. Koro could have sworn the boy's fingers seemed slightly blackened before Nikolai stuck his hands in his pockets and walked back to his spot. He'd have to keep an eye on that one.
Koro tried to keep a look out for others who had unique responses in the machine. The Handis kid walked up to the machine not too long after that. He had an aggressive look on his face and an aire of too much confidence. He even brushed through his hair, like he was some stupid model. "Ugh, he's gonna be annoying" went through his thoughts as Laren stepped into the machine. The device responded similarly but Koro noticed the pulses seemed to be stronger and more frequent before the test ended and he walked out. Noticing an angry look on his face for a short moment before it returned to that same generally annoyed look.
He noticed the machine respond more to two more individuals while he waited for his turn. Q'yara who he remembered had a fire ability and a Kinanjaba although a few were shouting from the crowd," you got this Kin". Pretty sure she had some kind of sand ability.
Finally he heard his name.
"Koro Omni, you're up" Koro pushed up to the front and started towards the tube-like chamber. Looking over at the teacher, Mr Kenning giving him a thumbs up and a smile and looked back down at the tablet.
Koro stepped into the machine.