Chapter 5：Becoming a Mage (1/2)

Ray's second birthday was neigh and he was more excited than ever.

Why?

It was because every child at the age of two could be tested if they had the ability to become a Mage.

As the son of an Adventurer and a Mage. It was understandable that Ray's talents needed to be tested if the adage that a tiger father does not beget a dog son is true. Ray's parents took him to the City Centre of the Alure Kingdom.

Their hometown was quite small and it did not have the necessary equipment to test his magical capabilities, so his parents decided to take him to the closest city to undergo the test.

It turned out that if one of your parents was a mage, then you had a pretty high chance of becoming a mage too! Although the chance wasn't 100%. It was still better than nothing. In fact, a good number of Mages in the current times came from the bloodline of previous mages.

Of course, Ray had no doubt that he could become a Mage. He was previously a dragon. Dragons were rulers of magic. He had more magic power than any human being could ever hope to. However, it was a lie to say that he didn't feel insecure.

After all, he may have been a dragon in his previous life but now he was a human being. He wasn't so complacent as to think that he didn't have any chances of failure.

Ray and his parents finally arrived at the City Centre and he immediately noticed some differences.

There seemed to be a higher number of Adventurers and Mages here. A lot of people were walking with magical tools around, but at the same time, Ray was saddened when he noticed the gap between the poor and the rich.

The rich and the powerful received clout and attention, but the poor and the beggars received nothing but disdain. He was saddened and frustrated by the fact that humans didn't seem to help those that were weaker than them.

Instead, they disdained and mocked them as lower beings than them even though they were all human beings the same.

Ray had once made it his obligation to protect the weak but despite his best efforts.

He had failed.

After walking through the City Centre while holding his mother's hand, they had finally reached their destination. Ray was tired from all the walking; his small body couldn't take much more. And gave out a small yawn.

'These beings when they are born they can't even fend for themselves and now this dreaded curse.'

It seemed like Ray;s father had something to do, and left the two as he made his way back home first before the others.

He looked at the cathedral-like building in front of him and discovered that it was bigger than four adult-sized dragons combined.

Nevertheless, it was a magnificent sight.

Scarlett, Ray's mother, was quick to explain that the building was a school called Roland Academy and that it had a strict policy wherein it only accepted Mages. This was the school that she attended when she was younger, and she hoped that Ray could also become its student.

They walked away from the school building and arrived into an adjacent building. This building seemed less impressive when compared to the main building, but one could easily see that the building wasn't made with less impressive materials.

The number of people inside the building was astounding. There was hardly any space to move.

Most of the people inside were parents with their children. They sat down and waited patiently in the reception room. Every so often, someone would come into the reception room, holding a list in their hand and they would call out someone's name.

The parents and the child would go into the room where the test was being held and after five minutes or so…

They would come out.

Most of the time, crying…

A few minutes later, the woman came out carrying that list again.

”Ray Talen, your turn for testing…” She announced as she swept her gaze across the crowd.

Ray jumped out of his seat and smiled.

He followed his mother and walked with the woman.

Along the way, Ray walked past a child who was furiously crying.

Apart from pity, Ray could only shake his head and scoff.

The world was unfair.

Always had been.

Ray followed the woman into the room that he had caught a glimpse of earlier and discovered that there was a table and two chairs on either side of that table. On top of the table was a big crystal orb and sitting in front of that orb was an old-looking man dressed in a white robe.

The other seat was empty.

Scarlett sat on that empty seat and she carried Ray over onto her lap.

He felt embarrassed that he had to be helped over onto his feet by a mere human.

He wanted to talk to himself, but the old-looking man was already talking.

”Please have your son put both of his hands onto the orb in front of you. The orb will emit light if he has any magical ability. The corresponding colour of the light will show what element he excels in.”

Ray inwardly scoffed.

A single sentence was enough…

Ray closed his eyes, raised both of his hands into the air and grabbed the crystal ball from the sides.

”Ga… Ga… Gaaa!”

Ray inwardly laughed, expecting a grand result.