After a while they arrived in front of a large where other students had gathered. They numbered to almost a thousand students.
From what Henry could see they belonged to different empires as evidenced by there way of dressing the members of Jakarta empire were dressed in bright clothing while those from Fuhrane empire wore duller clothes with a sharper edge that made them appear more formal than the others.
The man who had recruited them gave them some advice ," If you guys want to have a higher chance of succeeding in this you better stick together "With that he went a top the bird a with a screech it rose and disappeared into the air.
The group of five joined the large crowd where some members of their empire was located. On seeing the group Henry could see the way some nobles had made their own groups, others had joined the merchants.
Henry moved towards the commoners' side, since the others had nowhere else to go they followed him.
A loud clapping sound was heard gathering the attention of the crowd which turned to see the source of the sound, a middle-aged woman dressed in a black combat suit.
"Listen up , you should know that although you have been brought here you are not an official member of the academy since we only have room for the best.
Unlike other academies our tests take place for a period of one year ,so if you don't have the guts to try it you can leave now no one will judge you , you can move to that side over there ," she pointed to an empty part of the field.
No one budged. " Since nobody wants to go I might as well go on , as I said the tests will last for a period of one year so you should take everything seriously, there is no fixed position you could all strive for the top spot , only two hundred of you will be chosen so do not mess around.
There is no killing within the Academic grounds ,as for the consequences why not figure it out yourself, " she said with a smile that was not a smile. During this one year period you will be taught the skills that are necessary for survival and also how to use your abilities among others. You will be randomly placed in different classes, teams and different living quarters.
Whether your partner is someone familiar to you ,an enemy or a complete stranger that all depends in your luck so it is up to you to see whether you can stay in harmony. I do hope you were keen and noticed the packages placed near the pathway.
In each package, there is a token that will be used to identify you , you will use it to locate your room, it where you will also be receiving important information. Inside your rooms you will find some pairs of academy clothes, you will also find a scroll that contains the academy do's and don't's . You may go now don't waste your chances.
Out of the tradition ingrained deeply in them the commoners had to wait patiently till the nobles and the merchants went fast , Henry and his group waited at the far end , with no interest of going fast. It was now the commoners' turn.
A commoner ran for a package as if they were about to end. Out of instinct others followed pushing the others causing a stampede. They shoved each other away ,stepped on each other ,it turned into a bloody scene , Henry looked at the instructor hoping she would intervene to stop the ensuing chaos but she stood still and merely observed as if it was a normal occurrence.
Henry turned to the nobles hoping they would do something but they merely looked at the commoners with a look of disdain and disgust. Now Henry was pissed of and something inside him snapped, "That's enough!!" suddenly a violent pressure came out of his body and covered the whole place causing everyone including the instructor to fall down on their stomachs .
A total silence descended on the area and the sounds of a thunderstorm could be heard as clouds gathered overhead. Henry's body could be seen rising slowly in the air, his eyes appeared to be made of condensed purple lightning,his hair a vivid purple and surrounded by an aura of danger around him that made the people on the ground feel like he could destroy them with a thought.
The thunderstorm seemed to also to be increasing in intensity. It suddenly stopped abruptly and Henry's body started falling. The instructor was the first to come to her senses and saw Henry's body come down, she got to her feet and took off when she was near she leapt into the air and got his body she then landed on her feet causing a slight tremor since that distance was not a joke.
She looked at the students and felt pity for them, she then left but if one looked carefully they could see the look of fear in her eyes and the small amount of blood trickling at the side of her mouth but everyone had fainted due to the pressure even those with protective talismans.
The school nurse had to come down to the field since everyone was out and the infirmary could not fit all of them. This task required a lot of concentration and also some help from her five sisters, they had to collect a lot of moisture and created a great fog that covered the entire field and made sure that it covered all the students.
Then they started channelling the healing energy through the fog ,they had to do this for almost the whole day and by the time they were done everyone of them was pale.