3 2. The Black Bead

Alex walked back to his seat, with blank look on his face as if he had lost his soul and sat down everyone was staring towards his direction and whispering among themselves *whisper* *whisper*….

"Cheer up Alex, affinity doesn't mean everything you can still learn magic spells of different elements" Lloyd tried comforting Alex, "Affinity just let you learn spells related to that element easily and you can even form a blood contract with magic beast ant share its element affinity" hearing this Alex's clouded eyes finally showed a glimmer of light.

"Really! Where can I find a magic beast" asked Alex excitedly, hearing him Lloyd face hardened "Lets talk about that later" Said Lloyd with stiff smile on his face.

"Ok everyone since the inspection is completed you all are free to go around the campus, details about your dormitory and rooms will be send to your sky-watches along with password" announced Ethan to everyone.

"Alex lets go and check our rooms then tour around campus. Hopefully we might be able to meet some of our beautiful senior sisters" said Lloyd with a perverted look on his face. Alex smiled at the conduct of his new friend.

Lloyd then brought Alex along and headed towards their rooms. The location of dormitory was excellent. They went through a stone path before seeing a 10-storey building with white exterior appear before them. There were seven more such buildings.

"In Saint Academy study program is for four years and each year students got two dormitories, one for boys and girls each" introduced Lloyd as both of them stood in front of first year boys dormitory.

Each dormitory had its own field for combat practice and duels. The front yard and garden were huge with many different kind of spirit flowers which helps in relaxation. Garden had a small lake around the edge.

The whole scene gives off the aura of elegance and youthfulness.

Entering the villa they both took elevator to fifth floor, Lloyd room number was 598 and Alex room number was 599.Entering the room, decor followed European style. Furnitures were fully equipped, all made top quality wood giving aura of simplicity. While Alex was looking through his room he suddenly heard someone knocking his door.

*knock* *knock*

"Alex come out and lets go and tour our campus" Lloyd's excited voice was heard through the door. Alex got out of his room with a face filled with displeasure and complained to Lloyd "Can't you even wait for few minutes its not like world's gonna collapse".

Lloyd got hold of Alex's arm and dragged him out of the boys dormitory. "First lets go to training center" both walked till they saw majestic building giving off an intense aura.

Entering the building they saw that it was totally desolate, not a single person was present. Floor was made of starwood which is very firm, looking around Alex saw that the place was fully equipped with gym equipments, there were three doors on each side of the room.

Seeing that Alex was looking at doors in the room with confused expression Lloyd explained "Door on the right side is connected to gravity chamber its best for training your strength, stamina and agility it even helps to improve the flow of mana in your body", "Door on the left side is connected to practice area there you can practice your aims and magic spells".

Both walked and stood in front of the largest door "And finally this door, its connected to VR Arena and is most popular and crowded place in the academy here we can connect to virtual reality and train our combat awareness dexterity unlike those virtual reality games this place is connected to rest of the academies all over the continent of Arcana, here students of all academies compete against eachother and the most important thing about this place is you can feel the pain from every injury you experience in Arena though there is no physical damage but it gives a psychological pressure and increases our combat awareness".

"This place is just paradise to increase our strength without risking our lives" said Alex in awe.

"Hey Alex lets take a look At Canteen next" Lloyd said as they both walked out training center. "Sure lets take a look".

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Like this both Alex and Lloyd looked around whole academy.

Suddenly Lloyd turned around and said"Ah! Right Alex lets take a look at Academy's Forbidden Ground".

Alex was startled "Have you gone mad Lloyd if we get caught we will get punished for sure"

"That's if we get caught" Lloyd said mischievously.

"We are just gonna take a look from outside" said Lloyd while running.

With no choice at hand Alex started running after Lloyd and shouted "You idiot atleast wait for me".

Walking through a hall both of them arrived at the place where the entrance to Forbidden ground was located. In front of both of them stood two jet black pillars approximately twenty meter long radiating with frightening fluctuations

Between those two pillars was deep violet portal twisting the space around it as if it was trying to devour everything and radiating chaotic and desolate aura.

*RUMBLE* *RUMBLE* While both of them were watching the portal, suddenly center of the portal rumbled loudly and started emitting myriads of light with different auras, hit by shockwave Alex and Lloyd weren't able to resist in the slightest and were send flying. And both lost consciousness.

Before loosing his consciousness all Alex saw was

that all the auras and light emitted from the portal condensed to form a black bead around the size of thumb and shot toward him and entering between his brows.

"JUST WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE!!!!!" suddenly a roaring voice was heard across the sky. Following the voice a middle aged man with blond hair and chiseled face wearing golden armour appeared out of nowhere and was floating in the sky.

Along with the appearance of the middle aged man many people arrived at the scene. Seeing that portal turned normal the man waved his hand and said "First of all take these two to infirmary"

"Yes principal" replied four men and took Alex and Lloyd away.

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