12 Class is in Session (1/2)
Ms.Nunnally was in a state of utter shock, lilac eyes glued onto that panicking girl who was just as surprised as her. 'Never has the Magic Delving Ball reacted this way... This girl... is truly unique.' Students had their eyes pointed towards those beautiful shining stars; one student was even about to reach out towards one of the glittering stars only to have the room suddenly return back to its normal state.
Calming the class of excited, chatting students with a fake cough, Ms.Nunnall beamed a smile towards Maria whose mind still couldn't believe what had happened. Though at the sound of her teacher's voice, she was brought out of her thoughts.
”Congratulations, Ms. Rosendrey~! The type of magic you wield inside of you is Celestial Magic. A special type of magic which grants the user the abilities to summon beings from the Celestial World to their aid, and over time, once a magician has matured enough, the beings will even grant the magician special abilities!” explained Ms. Nunnally, though she didn't speak the downside that this type of magic holds for the magician out loud.
'The downside to those who wield Celestial Magic is the strain it puts on the magician's body. Not to mention the heavy toll of magic it takes from them. Unless that girl has a large chamber of magic residing in her, her future as a flourishing magician is bleak,' mused Ms.Nunnally, before explaining the academy's regulations and courses they would be taking as first-grade students.
So far Maria felt okay when she found out most of her classes were the basics such as: Math, Science, Language Arts, and History. Though she felt the opposite when hearing the three other courses that she was not so familiar with, which were: Basic Arts of Magic, PE also known as Defense and Enhance Magic Training, and Intro to Magical-Beasts and Plant-Beasts.
Maria's first three hours were spent revisiting the basic elements of Math, Science, and Language Arts, though when her fourth period came around, Ms. Nunnally began explaining the Basic Arts of Magic to them. Something which was outside Maria's knowledge and peeked at her curiosity. ”It is said that those who are gifted with magic are blessed by one of the Sacred Ancient Trees, the holy patron of magic. Not only were humans gifted with magic but so were the creatures of the land and even plants.”
”Amongst those of the human race who are gifted with magic, there exists the nine main types: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lighting, Sound, Light, Black, and Celestial. These are the common types of the magic that you'll see throughout the world; though outside the main nine magic types, there exists such a thing called Bloodline Magic.” Ms.Nunnally was writing notes on the class chalkboard, writing the next word she said in bold letters that she underlined.
”The origin of Bloodline Magic varies, but one thing that is for certain is that, as the name implies, it is a special or unique type of magic that only those of a certain bloodline can inherit,” explained Ms. Nunnally. Hearing this, Maria was reminded of a famous anime show that was dear to her heart.
'So sorta like a kekkei genkai from Naruto, huh?' Maria was taking notes, using the pink girly pencil that was stashed away in her bookbag. The rest of the class was mainly spent with explaining the main key facts of magic, before promising tomorrow that they would begin taking on a more hands-on approach concerning their magic. The students for this first semester would learn how to control and shape their magic to their will.
Maria was happy when her fifth period came around, since it was her lunch period, meaning a happy break from class. Walking outside of class with Mai, Maria was happy to have met up with Kurako and Shirone again, who she introduced Mai too. ”Mai, these are my two maids, Kuroka and Shirone. Kuroka and Shirone, this is my new friend Mai who I was telling you about last time.”
”So this is the friend ojou-sama mentioned~!” Kuroka seemed excited to have finally met the new friend their ojou-sama spent hours talking about.
”It is a pleasure to meet you, Mai-sama.” Shirone curtsied in front of Mai, who Maria noticed was unused to being shown such level of respect.
'I almost forgot; despite Mai's carefree and energetic personality, she hides a deep pain.' A forlorn expression briefly appeared on Maria's face, before deciding to change the subject.
”Shirone, do you and Kuroka know a good remote and quiet place that we can have our lunch at?” Maria asked Shirone, who was quick to give her an answer.
”I have the perfect place in mind that suits your request, ojou-sama.” In no time Maria found herself walking on the stone path located in the school's rose garden maze, which soon led them to a nice sized patio with few trees. In the center was a white gazebo with vines and roses growing all over it. A few decorative white chairs and a table sat underneath the gazebo.