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Arcanum - Chapter 4




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Chapter 4






"So what happen next?" I questioned Tim and Caroline .

"Well now you wait till all candidates are assessed, then the four main teaching institutes will choose up to 50 students they want to take with them, the remaining students will get integrated to militia . " Tim answered .

"So the four figures at the examination room were the heads of the institutes?" I further questioned .

"Yup they are the head of the institutes, well renowned for their mastery in multiple schools of magic; Egwene the Ageless Queen of Zessia, Abbraxsoth the Demon is current ruler of the Fighting Pits of Eshia, Hanna current Grandmaster Artificer of Aspa and lastly the institute I was enrolled to Bran the Headmaster of the floating fortress Atlantis . " Tim explained .

"Ohh which one is the best?" I asked .

"In terms of military might, the fighting pits of Eshia tend to have the stronger combatants . " Tim answered .

"You don't want to go there Emilia! it's rumored to be a dark and cruel place, where the strong thrive and the weak are oppressed, you'd have to be some sort of sadistic dark soul to survive there!" Caroline warned .

"God that place sounds horrible who would ever want to go there? How about the other institutes? I asked .





"Well, I can't speak for the other institutes but In Atlantis we focus more on the study and applications of magic, rather than solely combat magic . " Answered Tim

"To be honest I'd be happy if I get chosen by any of the other three, the fighting pits and the militia are the worst places to go to, the conditions are terrible and the death rates are worryingly high . " Caroline answered .

"Yes sadly that is true, outside the safety of the institutes and their protection the world is a pretty dangerous place . " Tim signed .

Tim and Caroline sat in silence staring into their goblets, as if they were contemplating on how flawed and cruel this system and world was .

"So how did u manage to get our uniform Emilia?" Tim asked breaking the silence .

"Oh during the introduction inside that blinding white room my interviewer went by the name Scarlet seemed to have given it to me . Do you know her?" I intriguingly asked .

"Scarlet? Well I know of her, she doesn't talk to many people and her friends circle is very small . " Tim hesitantly replied .

"No way you met Scarlet? She's rumored to be the strongest fighter in all the institutes and currently undefeated! The only S rank student that doesn't use spells!" Caroline beamed in excitement .

"Yeah she currently the ranked 2nd strongest student in our academy, but rumors has it she's quite scary and never get on her bad side . " Tim added





"Yeah my first encounter with her wasn't the best either, she was scary in a weird way . " I also added, wondering if anyone else got the same feeling I did being near her .


"So why is the whole process mandatory? What happened?" I questioned again .


"It's a long story, but roughly a decade ago, there was a five year war against beings from another plane, ruthlessly killing everything and anything they come across, many lives were lost and many cities were razed . Until the four legendary sorcerers managed to repel the invasion and end the 5 year long war . The aftermath of the war brought back many old threats, we are at a constant battle for survival with other races and beings plotting to eradicate us . " Tim explained

"Yes and the four legendary sorcerers that changed the tide of the war, came from your plane Emilia!" Caroline added .

"So what was so special about them?" feeling intrigued, maybe I might have heard of one back home, although very unlikely .

"Well from the history books there were four brothers, Alaystin the Untouchable his specialty was to seamlessly move between realities and realms of his choosing, Morphling the Dreamer he could alter himself and everything around his with just his thoughts and imagination, Stryke the Time Lord harnessed the ability to control the flow of time and the lastly is Erath the Limitless he was able to effortlessly harness and use Arcanum . " Tim recited .

"Well I can safely say that I don't know any of them, so where are they now then?" I asked, sighing as I lean on my hand in wonder .

"Well after the battle there has been no documentation or sightings of them, the few people who interacted with them would be Egwene and my headmaster Branm, but they refuse to reveal anything about them . " Tim answered .





"Oh one day I wish I would get the chance to be in the presence of a legend!" Caroline said staring at the ceiling in wonder .

"Sorry Tim, how rude of me, so what do you do in Atlantis?" I asked .

"Me? I'm just 2nd year student in the engineering division, the engineering division are responsible to maintain the daily operation of Atlantis . " Tim answered .

"Tim? What about the family you left behind? Do we ever get to see them ever again? I need to know . " I cautiously asked .

"Well, I do miss my family very much, I haven't had any contact with them since I was chosen by the program, and it really helps to make friends . Sadly there has only been three known sorcerers ever that had the ability to freely travel between planes one was Alaystin, second was Erath, and thirdly is someone in my school named Paul, but he's been strictly forbidden to use it to reach other planes, Warp gates could be used but they are strictly guarded and only royalty and diplomats are allowed to use them . So in other words there are ways, but very unlikely for non-royals and diplomats to contact home . " Tim replied with an expression of upset on his face .

"Warp gates?" I questioned .

"Yeah so warp gates are machine created portals that allow people who pass through them to quickly travel large distances, but that means of travel is also the most expensive so it is rarely used . " Tim said .

"So Tim and Caroline I'm feeling hungry, but I'm a vegetarian . " I asked as my stomach rumbled reminding me I haven't had breakfast yet .

Tim and Caroline looked at me again with a face of bewilderment, "Umm what's a vegetarian?" Caroline politely asked .

"Well it means that I don't eat the meat that comes from animals . " I answered .

"Ohhh sure . " Tim and Caroline replied simultaneously .

Caroline and Tim proceeded to point out various dishes to try, much to my surprise the food was pretty good, one dish in particular smelt amazingly spiced with a taste extremely close to chicken which was heavenly .

"So Emilia is there a particular reason you're a vegetarian?" Caroline politely questioned

"When I was younger I wasn't vegetarian but when I grew older I became a lot closer to my religion and faith so I decided to become vegetarian . " I answered

"Ohh I see" replied Caroline as both Caroline and Tim nodded in understanding .

Hours passed as we shared foods, drinks and stories . I found myself smiling and laughing, maybe Tim was right making friends did momentarily made me forget my previous life, but in the back of my mind I couldn't help but wonder if one day I may be able to return home . I was torn between staying in my dream world and my family and friends, why must it be mutually exclusive?

The atmosphere of the hall suddenly changed, the mixture of emotions were concerning, there was happiness and cheer, disappointment, shock, sadness some even openly cried out loudly . I noticed on the back of my left hand there is now a bold letter F on it . I wondered what this means as I turn to Caroline to ask her, I she her sobbing into her arms .

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