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[ 55 ] Final Exam

Vae had explained that the Big Five academies of Lorran were Sapphire Spire, Vanguard Academy for Battlemages, Umbra Arcanium, The Veiled Eye, and Mount Aegis Citadel.

There was no easy way t...

[ 54 ] First Prize

Several minutes after the exam had finished, four government clerks appeared beside them, utilizing some kind of teleportation spell. After placing a hand on their shoulders, they were abruptly tra...

[ 53 ] Clone Trap

The plan worked better than Kal expected. Orbel had surprisingly good control over the wires and was easily able to help Kal direct the clone once it was out of sight.

Orbel explained that he...

[ 52 ] Fallen to Thievery

Three hours passed as the two allied teams made their way through the forest. 

Even though they doubted they were likely to find unfound objectives, that didn’t stop them from using th...

[ 51 ] Airship

The shadow of the airship loomed ominously over the little leaf as Team Alpha descended upon them. Within seconds, three of their four members had abseiled down, surrounding Ellie, Arix, and the cl...

[ 50 ] Showdown

Kal’s mind raced as he considered their next move. On the surface, it might have appeared bad, but they weren’t the only team with objectives, even if they had the biggest target on their back....

[ 49 ] Holdout

The leaves bobbed in the water and swayed against the currents as they pulled up to the pebbly shore. The small island wasn’t far from the Aerie’s banks, but the deep, fast-moving river would d...

[ 48 ] Allies? With you?

The three noble kids had proven even more useless than Kal had originally thought. 

After Vae took chase in the hope of backing Kal up, they went on the attack against Ellie and Arix. Th...

[ 47 ] Astral Prince

Scanning his surroundings, Kal searched on, blocking out the mana of everyone nearby so that he could hone in on Caesil.

He wasn’t sure exactly how far his Void Eye could travel, but secret...

[ 46 ] Revenge

Slashing at underbrush as he dashed through the forest, Kal closed in on Team Allseeing. They hadn’t been far away, but the moment he sensed the botflies on the move again, he knew they needed to...

[ 45 ] Recovery

Kal ran back and forth, racing through the maze as fast as he could. He had grown frustrated with the maze but still held off from using his core stats. Skidding to the end of a corridor, he wiped ...

[ 44 ] The Prize

His fingers hovering an inch from the lockbox, Kal dispelled one of the clones. The moment he took hold of it, he dove forward, leaping across the podium and clinging to the back side of the pyrami...

[ 43 ] Puzzle

Just as Kal was about to cast Swift Step to slow his fall into the pyramid, he felt reality warp around him. Colors blurred, shapes distorted, and sounds muted. Confused, he blinked several times b...

[ 42 ] Lockbox

The towering volcano was mostly covered by vegetation, which would have hidden it from view if not for it being a huge freaking volcano in an otherwise flat landscape.

The volcano continued t...

[ 41 ] Top Five

“Ah, guys,” Arix said, casting the holographic leaderboard before his eyes. “We’re top five now.”

“We’re ranked fifth?” Ellie’s eyes brightened as soothing azure light radia...

[ 40 ] Albinoid

She was fast. Faster than Kal had expected. But her speed was the least of his problems. 

Thanks to his mana sense, he knew the direction she was coming from, but it was vague. All he ha...

[ 39 ] From Beneath

The bubbling water reached a crescendo as if the river itself was boiling, and Kal felt himself lift into the air. He didn’t know what it was beneath him and didn’t want to find out. Taking hol...

[ 38 ] Mushrooms

The forest thinned as it gradually gave way to a clearing. At the heart of the clearing was a giant redwood surrounded by downed and rotting trees. Whoever had downed the trees hadn’t just down s...

[ 37 ] Thieves

Arix aimed his bow at the big guy with an arrow nocked. Vae had shot forward before the speedy, cloaked figure could get back to her feet and now stood with his boot pressed against the would-be th...

[ 36 ] Night watch

After waiting a short moment to confirm they were alone, Team Ebenshire walked along the shoreline, following it for the rest of the day as they searched for a starfish.

The objective list hi...

[ 35 ] Stubborn Mule

A large, jagged rock rose from the little island as if it were its horn, and standing atop it was the bandana-wearing teen, pointing at the leaf floating toward their little river sanctuary.

...

[ 34 ] The Island

“Come on, stop being a thickheaded brute. Just give us the carapace, and we’ll help you get off this island,” Michel demanded, slapping his palm.

“No way,” a rough-looking, short-ha...

[ 33 ] Carapace

Perched from atop a towering redwood, four teens eyed an island at the center of a particularly wide section of the Aeries.

“Do you think it's clear, Michel?”

“Not sure,” said t...

[ 32 ] Demonic Botflies

Kal was right. Once they were near the area labeled Redwood Grove, he could feel the demonic mana in the air.

It was much weaker than what he felt from Bougie and Wort, but the presence was t...

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[ 31 ] Let the Hunt Begin

Starting location: 142. North Eastern Morington along the left bank of the Aeries.

“This appears to be our starting spot,” Vae said, lowering to one k...

[ 30 ] Magic Hunt

As the sun set, the government mages gathered the young participants back to where they had the preliminary exam. 

The little, divided arenas had been removed and replaced with a podium ...

[ 29 ] Preliminary Exams 2

Entering the test arena, a teen boy and girl who looked a couple of years older than Kal took their positions in front of the examiner.

Even though it didn’t matter in the end, it still irr...

[ 28 ] Preliminary Exam

Wow, that guy’s huge.

Kal looked across the crowd at a giant of a man. He stood at least a foot or so taller than those around him, with solid, squarish features and a body of hard...

[ 27 ] Leaving Ebenshire

The academy exams took place across Lyssia in cities and large towns.

Morington was the closest city to Ebenshire, about an hour away by wagon, and was the trio's designated examination locat...