Chapter 91 - The Way To The Academy Of Magic (1/2)
<Zak says that if all the newbie magicians go together it will be safer, but what do we have to be afraid of?> Evan thought to himself.
”Commander, you mean, we could be attacked along the way?” Evan said calmly.
Zak nodded: ”Yes, but it is unlikely. Even if the beasts or bandits decide to attack you, you will fight back, so you have nothing to worry about.”
”I get it.”
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The next day, early in the morning, Evan and Zak were standing at the gates of Mossy Vulture. Plenty of other newbie magicians were also there with their mentors or relatives.
”Evan, I don't know when we will meet again, but I believe you will reach incredible heights! When I first saw you, I had no idea what an amazing guy you really are. Good luck.”
With a smile on his face, Zak said and hugged Evan. Even though they hadn't spent much time together, it was enough to create a strong bond between them.
Evan didn't begin to thank Zak or talk about all the emotions he had experienced in Mossy Vulture, in his opinion it was unnecessary. The young man said briefly: ”I'll climb to the very top.”
They nodded to each other, and at that moment Marcel and Fien approached them.
”Evan, I see you're ready to go?” Marcel said calmly.
”Yes, I hope ”The Last Moon” turns out to be a terrific place.”
”Rest assured, you won't be disappointed.”
Over the next couple of minutes, they`d exchanged a few short phrases before the gates of Mossy Vulture opened and the newbie magicians set off.
Since their journey was through narrow trails and little-explored terrain, all of the young people rode horses. There were neither carriages nor wagons.
Zak and Marcel stood beside each other and watched behind the departing Evan and Fien.
”Eh, Zak, today is a joyous and a sad day at the same time. I didn't think this day would come so soon, but they need to learn more about magic and this world to become stronger and more experienced.”
Zak nodded: ”I agree. I`ve never thought some boy could impress me so much.”
Besides Zak and Marcel, there were many other people seeing off their children or successors, including Koen, Fane, and other influential people.
”The Last Moon” was one of the best Academies of Magic, but it was quite difficult to pass the entrance exam. Of course, like Zak said, getting into the academy was an easy task, anyone who had got into ”Nirvana”, could do it.
Each Academy of Magic had two different types of students, namely the ”Outer Students” and the ”Inner Students”, the latter had much more rights and opportunities. They got more freedom of action, more resources, and better mentors.
Only in ”The Last Moon', students were distributed differently. In all other Academies of Magic, students were distributed according to the color of their ”Warp”. It was logical, because the magicians with purple ”Warp” were much more talented and progressed faster than the magicians with the white ”Warp”.
However, in ”The Last Moon”, the color of the ”Warps” wasn't that important. The head of the Academy considered that such a way is inappropriate, because in addition to talent, strength and skills are also determinative.
For the same reason, many novice magicians with purple ”Warp' were wary of going to ”The Last Moon”, but that didn't mean the Academy had a problem with the number of students. ”The Last Moon” was one of the most popular Academies of Magic in the entire ”Kingdom of Fallen Hopes.”
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