Within the giant open garden of the Celestia Academy, one would enjoy the calm and majestic beauty of nature.
The giant garden where many tamed animals roam freely creates a soothing atmosphere for stressed-out students to take their minds off their studies.
On this particular day, many students are gathered in front of a giant stone floor that seems to have appeared overnight, a white painted line surrounds the giant squared-shape stone floor edge with another line in the center seemingly separating the floor into 2.
Standing proudly at the center of it all was Professor Selena, her warm smile and straight pose along with her Academy uniform made it feel like a military roll call.
“I hope you had a good night's sleep last night because today will be the day you’ll be showing your capability” Professor Selena spoke in a calm voice
The reaction of the 30 students standing in front of her is in contrast to their reaction while taking the written test.
While those who study hard stand proud during the written test, showcasing their knowledge and wisdom.
The practical test will be the time in which they can finally show their strength to the fullest, the students were eyeing their assigned opponent in many different feeling
Some showed a mocking stare, and some were hesitant, but most of the stares that were being exchanged during that moment were excitement and anticipation of what was to come.
In their heart, they are a magician true and true, and now is the time for them to finally test their limit.
Seeing this Professor Selena let out an understanding smile, she took out a sheet of paper that showed the progression of this test
“Now that everyone is ready, I’m going to explain how we’re going to proceed with the first test, the battle will be decided if your opponent surrenders or is unable to continue” Professor Selena explained,
The practical test will be held for 5 days, and today each student will battle twice, the first battle will be against the assigned opponent, and the next battle will be between the victor of the last battle.
“Pair number 1 please come up to the stage” Professor Selena stood unmoved as called out,
The first pair walked up to the stage with their head held high and with a nod of respect to one another followed by Professor Selena stepping off the stage, the battle began.
“Quite the simple system for this practical wouldn’t you though so too, Davis?” K spoke with a calm voice, his eyes showed an uncaring glance at the opponent
Seriousness deepened Davis's expression as he stated, “Just because the system is easy doesn’t mean my opponent will be”
Hearing his words K unconsciously nodded in agreement
Laughter sparkled in K's eyes as he teased, “Relax, my dearest friend, I can guarantee you that none of these students will be much trouble for you… well most of them at least”
The ever-cunning crow perched atop its vessel head leisurely watching the battle that ensued in front of them
Its eyes shifted from the battle to the eagerly waiting crowd, it felt a familiar gaze and turned to see a malicious smile filled with malicious intent toward its vessel from 2 different students.
One of them is none other than the bane of Davis's peaceful life Charles, but what surprises k most is that another unknown student was eyeing Davis with pure hatred
K knows that gaze all too well, a gaze filled with hatred, jealousy, and envy.
“Fascinating…” K’s thought to himself, his mind filled with mischievous thought
The battle continues and during their time spectating their colleagues spar something bothered Davis
Curiosity gleamed in Davis's eyes as he questioned, “K? I understand that mana is everywhere, but can you explain to me in more detail about the difference between an Elementalist, a Magician, and a Sorcerer”
K raises an eyebrow, his words were as nonchalant as always, “I thought you already knew about these things after our fun little learning, I guess you needed a bit more education” He closes his eyes and chuckles
Hearing K mention their time together learning made the hair on Davis’s body stand up, he remembered that hellish week as clear as day
He murmured, “N-Never mind, I’ll figure it out later” Davis's forehead was sweating a bucket of sweat
Seeing his funny reaction, K laughed internally, “I didn’t notice how hot it was today, but since you’ve sincerely asked for my knowledge then it is only right for me to explain to you the differences between these titles”
K took a deep breath, his head turned to the stage in front, where the fifth pair was currently battling
“Look at the two in front of you, Davis, between the 3 titles you just mentioned which of them is fitted to the 2 students on stage right now?” K asked, his calm and clear voice made Davis double-check his answer
The battle in front between the 2 students in front is an exchange of 1-3 level magic
Davis watched their battle closely, their casting delay, their ability to counter, dodge, and attack for a few minutes
“They’re a magician?” Davis mumble
Hearing this K jokingly responds, “Are you asking me or are you answering me?”
Davis quickly said, “I’m answering you”
A few long moments of silence pass by, K shakes his head with his eyes closed his body language tells Davis that his answer is wrong
K opens his beak, and a calm and disappointed voice comes out, “My friend you are… CORRECT, hehe, indeed the 2 students on stage right now are classified as magicians” His disappointed voice instantly shifted, his happy and enthusiastic voice caught Davis off guard
“W-What? If I’m right then what the hell is with your earlier reaction?” Davis’s right eye twitched rapidly, his body stiffening up from anger, and he forced a smile on his face as he asked
K giggles at his reaction, “For the suspense, of course, it wouldn’t be right if I were to answer with my usual tone since you were so careful with your observation”
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Davis tried to grab K, while he cursed at him, “You fucking little…”
He was unsuccessful in his attempt to grab K, as K was jokingly hovering above his head successfully dodging every time Davis's angry hand came at him
The other students nearby turn with mixed looks at Davis, some of them are annoyed by his shouting, and some are confused as to whom Davis is speaking to
After seeing that he was arguing with his crow they anonymously thought that he has a screw loose, and turn away
Professor Selena saw this as well and thought to herself, “Does he have a screw loose?”
“Pair number 11, please come up to the stage” Professor Selena called out
Davis who was still trying to catch K stopped, “Look like it's your turn to play, Davis” K jokingly said as he landed on a nearby tree branch
Davis took a deep breath and walked up to the stage, his angry expression soon disappeared and was replaced by a look of seriousness
In front of Davis was Professor Selena standing at the center of the stage as usual, and behind her was a black hair male student, his body frame was similar to Davis, and his excitement was plastered through his smile.
“Well, I wouldn’t want to keep you waiting, so I’ll start my explanation, I’ll be asking you some questions while your battle begins” K's voice resonated in Davis's mind
Davis replied internally, “Now? You choose to answer me now?” Davis shouted his reply in his mind, but his outer appearance was calm
K laughs delightfully, “Why not? It's not like you have somewhere to go”
Professor Selena with a wave of her hand started the battle, Davis's opponent didn’t attack at the start, he stood there watching Davis's actions closely
Davis’s calm expression shifted in an instant, his face was filled with fury as he forcibly held himself from lashing out at K
From his opponent's perspective, Davis was just fine a moment ago, but now Davis was staring at him ferociously as if they were some old enemy
K continues laughing, “I’ll begin now, a magician and a sorcerer are rather different in the way they use their power, A sorcerer are those who uses powers from their bloodline, supernatural abilities, and thing such as curses... also you might want to dodge that”
Davis was listening closely, but when he heard K mention dodging something he showed a confused look, “Dodge wha-”
Fire magic: Fireball*
Before he could finish his question, he was hit by a fire spell from his opponent, knocking him a few feet back
Davis's opponent used a fireball to try to test the water, but he didn’t think that the attack would work so well
Davis got back up slowly, his clothes were covered in dirt from getting blown back a few feet
“Would you like me to remind you that you are currently in a battle? My suggestion to you… try multitasking” K's voice appeared in Davis's mind once again, his carefree words made the vein on Davis's forehead pop out
“Thank you for your thoughtful insight, Mr. K the all knowing one” Davis responds sarcastically, now fully gotten back up and cautiously staring at his opponent
K responded with a cheerful voice, “You’re welcome”
Davis's opponent seeing this mistook Davis for a useless fool let his guard down and cast another fire spell but on a much larger scale, “Let’s end this pointless fight,” Davis's opponent said with disappointment in his voice
Davis didn’t respond to his opponent words he let out a deep sigh then he started conjuring his own spell, seeing this Davis's opponent was annoyed and was determined to win by using his next spell
The others watching from the sideline are now getting excited, the battle no longer revolves around how good you are but how much firepower you can use
Whoever cast the strongest spell will win this battle, the rest of the students watching didn’t give Davis much thought as they too mistook Davis's carelessness for incompetency
K not paying the situation any mind continues his explanation, “A magician is those who can use multiple magic attributes or a singular attribute their power are determine by their affinity to magic, Davis yourself were a magician”
"What about a mage? well a mage and a magician are similar in theory, but mages are limited to one specific element. But they excel in thing such as enchantment, alchemy, and summoning" K continues his explanation, his words were imbued with wisdom
The magic surrounding the stage started to interact with one another due to the large amount of magic that had accumulated by the 2 students standing on top of it
The Magic barrier that was able to withstand up to level 6 magic activated, separating those on stage and those outside completely
Professor Selena showed a smile of excitement as the magic barrier activation meant that the 2 students were casting at least a level 3 spell
Although a level 3 attack magic is considered nothing special by a professor and a trained magician, for a student who just entered the Academy and hadn’t even attended the school courses yet due to the mandatory test, a level 3 magic spell is impressive
Well, Davis's opponent planned to empty his entire mana on this attack, not knowing that Davis only used around 60% of his entire mana.
“An Elementalist is different, unlike magicians who are limited to the attributes they have, Elementalists can use any element of the universe as long as they can handle it, so their ability to tap into the mana around them is far smoother and much more effective than a magician” K's voice became more and more serious as he watches the scene
K continues, “An Elementalist can manipulate elemental power more efficiently too”
Fire Magic: Giant Fireball
Davis and his opponent release the same spell at one another, and the power of their magic creates a giant explosion at the center destroying the center of the stage and creating
The force that spreads in the form of energy of kinetic energy pushes both of them back to the edge of the stage, and 3 quarter of the stage is filled with smoke from the fire spell
Davis's opponent was spotted struggling to get back up, but no sight of Davis he was in the smoke, judging from the still active magic barrier meant that Davis wasn’t out of the yet either
K's voice echoes within Davis's mind, “And you ‘re now one of them… an Elementalist”
The moment K finished his explanation, a wind spell shot out of the smoke and flew straight at Davis’s opponent.
Wind magic: Wind blade
Unable to react to the sudden attack Davis's opponent received a critical hit and was unable to continue, the barrier instantly went down and Professor Selena rushed to the injured student
With a healing spell, the student's physical body is healed but he was exhausted from his overexertion of mana
Emerging from the smoke as the victor was Davis who seemed uninjured by the attack albeit with a few burn marks on his uniform.
“Good, that is to be expected from my human vessel” K smiled internally, his eyes showed a proud look as he saw what Davis does to negate most of the damage in that moment
Davis can precisely see the level of energy his opponent accumulated and perfectly matches his energy level, by doing so reduces the blast area at the center of the stage
When the kinetic force rushes toward him, Davis quickly uses a body-enhancing spell that helps him spread the incoming energy throughout his whole body
After his body withstands the kinetic energy, he uses the smoke from the fire as camouflage and quickly casts the fastest-casting spell which is wind magic as it doesn’t require much mana to interact with the surroundings like a fire spell or a frost spell
By doing so he perfectly caught his opponent off-guard while able to minimize the damage taken.
But those who watch the fight, are unable to keep up with what just happened and are left shocked trying to find an answer to what they’ve just witnessed
Except for K and Selena, another person who spectated the match from afar also noticed Davis's actions and was intrigued
K noticed the man's gaze as well, but sensing no malicious intent he decided that it would be best to ignore it for the time being
The man spectating from afar also takes notice of K's presence and actions during the match, he mumbles with a knowing smile, “That crow doesn’t seem to be normal either, what a fascinating student our Academy has this year”
The man walked away calmly and with a smile on his face, it was none other than Principal Wuldor watching Davis…