30 The First House Event

The first house event was ' Pressure Ascension ' , it was one of the most anticipated events all year round and one of the more exciting ones as well.Conducted on the third peak of the seven peaks in the academy , it was a place surrounded by breathing natural beauty.

The event consisted of a specially created Gravity mountain that had an increased gravitational force acting on its surface with every step that one climbed.

It was a fun event to test the endurance and willpower of contestants , and was the part of one of the many criteria to pass the academy at the end of year 5.

The decision to include it in the house events was to give it a sense of fun and reduce its fear as one of the components needed to graduate.

At the end of the fifth year , every student had to cross the 50th step threshold to be eligible to be passed. Naturally the report card showed the number of steps one climbed the higher the better , however 50 was the minimum standard set by the school.