I could see thousands of people. I was standing above, on a balcony. The people were cheering at me, but I wasn't happy about it. I was angry. The image vanished, and was replaced with fire, a vibrant blue fire. One so hot I thought it would turn me to ash in seconds.

The visions faded, and I awoke to the comfort of a bed. I laid there for a moment, but the ghost ruined the silence.

"Rise and shine," she said, floating above me. I sat up, passing through her incorporeal body.

The room I was in was a makeshift infirmary. The ground was dirt, and the walls were just a tarp looking material. I was in a large tent. There were a few more beds, but I was the only one in the tent.

My head was pounding, the rest of my body was covered in pins and needles. As I held my head, I tried to get out of the bed, laying down didn't feel like the right thing to do.

As I stood up, someone passed through the flaps of the tent. It was a girl around my age, wearing a school looking uniform. The white light of snow shone behind her, along with the cold.

The first thing I noticed was her eyes. They were an extremely vibrant and bright yellow. Her hair was shoulder length messy blonde, a rather average color which made her eyes shine more.

Once I looked at her, something squirmed inside of me. An anger, which died out fast, but startled me. It was unexpected.

“You shouldn't be standing yet, your heart is damaged.” She said quickly once seeing me standing. She smoothly guided me back into the bed and explained exactly what was wrong.

“Your mana heart is cracked, thankfully it's not too bad, so I can fix it, but you still need to be healed.” I understood none of what she was saying, but seeing her worry for someone she didn't know let me know how good of a person she was.

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“What were you even doing in the labyrinth, you don't have a license, you could be arrested you know.” She said, seemingly a little stressed herself.

“I-I don't know, I just remember waking up in there.” I once again tried to think back to why I was in there, but nothing came up. Everytime I tried thinking about how I got into the labyrinth, the only thing I got were flashes of black.

She let it go and got me a glass of water, it was nice. “We're still going to be camped out by the labyrinth for a few more days, we are on a field trip after all, so get as comfortable as you can.”

“Field trip? Are you here with a school?” I asked, it seemed strange.

“Yeah… just how much do you remember?” She asked, my question must've been strange.

“Only waking up in the labyrinth, nothing else.” She sat and thought of how to explain everything until a question popped into her head. “Do you remember your name?” When I shook my head she looked a bit sad for me.

“Do you mind if I give you a name?” She asked, a little excited. “Sure.” She walked out of the tent for a moment and came back with an orb. It looked to be filled with a clear liquid.

“This can determine your affinity.” When she saw the confused look on my face she just said, “I'd explain more but I'm really bad with this kind of stuff. Just rest your hand on it.”

Doing as she said, I placed my hand on the orb, and the clear liquid clouded and turned Black. “Kage, how's that?” I liked it so I nodded.

“It also fits your hair.” She said, which confused me. “How so?” I asked. “Because your hair is black, just like the orb.” Huh? My hair was blonde, or was it just the lighting of the labyrinth? Something was different.

I pushed the change to the back of my mind, and thanked the girl for giving me a name. “Thank you for naming me. May I ask what your name is?” Once I asked, she looked shocked, like she forgot to do something important.

“Of course, I'm Ariel.” She held out her hand, and I shook it. “My code is Raito.”

“Code?” I asked, as I wasn't sure what it meant.

“Ah, that can wait, we need to see about you joining the academy. Should be fine with your amnesia and all.” She said before walking out of the tent.

After she left, I remained sitting and looked to the ceiling. I was safe, I wouldn't die any second. The weight of the situation set in, and my eyes watered. I didn't cry, but it was close. I didn't have to worry anymore.