Chapter 2: Saint Joshua's Academy!

Finally coming to a stop, "Get out. . ." he looked out the window to hear the suspicious man kicking him off the carriage, and not trying to bother the man he got off.

Gettin out of it, he saw another carriage, it was the same one that had passed him in his home town; The undead carriage, 'Wow, so they're going here too?' he thought to himself as he was amazed by the sorts of people here.

At least, the people coming here? It interested him.

Then looking in front of him, he saw a this large multi structured castle like place, it was huge and gated in, and it looked like it could hold hundreds of people.

But then looking at it more, it seemed big enough to hold even more than that, maybe even thousands!

And seeing such a thing, he felt his blood pumping, but just as he was overjoyed by just the sight of such large construct, he was suddenly approached by a knighted man dressed in iron plates all around holding a spear.

"You're hear for the entrance exams correct?"

The man asked and looking at him, he instantly turned shy, and nodding his head, the man held out his hand to Marcel, and seeing it, he grabbed his hand in turn.

But when he did the man chuckled and said, "No, I need your administration paper not your hand lad," he said an finally getting it, Marcel pulled his hand back flustered.

"I'm sorry, I have it!"

He said and the man laughed as he took of his bag and started searching though it as he placed it in front of the guard. The guard found the kid amusing, and he said.

"We don't get kids as young as you here everyday, why is it you want to be a warrior here at Saint Johnson's, lad?"

The man asked him as he was searching his bag, and not looking up as he was getting deeper in there, he said to the guard, "I don't wanna go to the orphanage" he said back to the guard which had startled man instantly.

"And I don't wanna live on the streets either"

Finding the letter of administration, he zipped his bag back up and put it back on his back as he held the paper in his hand, an standing back up he looked to the guard.

"So I want to become a Hero, like in the stories"

And hearing him, he looked down at Marcel with cold eyes, "That's the only reason you applied here" the man said asking him, and nodding his head not afraid at all.

Marcel smiled as the man gave off a scary aura to strike fear in Marcel in hopes that he would just give up on this because he didn't see him fit to enter because of that.

But looking at the boy, he just held out the letter smiling.

And this stunned the guard even more, because he knew his aura by itself was enough to frighten dozens of men.

And yet looking at this boy, the boy acted as if he feared nothing, and in doing that, he had many questions in the air, so grabbing the letter, he turned and pointed to the main building where the others were gathering up in.

"Though I can sort of understand where you're coming from, I would still suggest for you to turn back now. If you really think Heroes are the good guys, then I'm– "

But as he was talking, Marcel laughed as he was talking.

"Don't worry mister I know. . .But I'll change the world"

And hearing him, he turned his head looking at him, and after hearing those words he said, "What?" needing him to say that again, and Marcel did as he just stood there.

"I'll change the world one day, and I'll make everyone see that even someone like me, can make a big difference in the world. Because mister it's the thought that counts"

He said with the brightest smile the guards ever seen from someone trying to attend this academy, and lookin at him, it reminded him of himself when he was a kid.

And bursting out into laughter, he said, "Kid I like you! I hope you can keep those words of yours true now, make me a promise here and now, you can do that right?!"

He said turning to Marcel and holding his hand out as he put the letter in his spear hand, and seeing that man and hearing him as he had supported his dream, Marcel grabbed his hand and wit a bright smile, he said to him.

"I promise"

An laughing even more as he enjoyed this kid as he had brought some light to this man's mood that had been on the low for the last few months, he's happy to have him.

"Good lad"

Feelin his hand grip and nodding his head with approval, the man tuned his head and looking at the large building across from them he then went on to direct him.

"Now kid, hed to that building, in a few hours you'll be instructed to sleeping quarters and then in the morning you'll start entrance exams, but here's a little tip first"

"Tip?" Marcel asked confused by what he meant.

"Yes, now listen close kid!"

"Okay!"

"Don't focus too much on these exams, you'll have more in the future, along with a test each month while here, an you don't actually get accepted until next year when you retake the exams you're going to be doing tomorrow"

He said but Marcel didn't get it?

"I'm confused, mister"

"Don't worry, basically your first year here before you can actually attend the Academy, will be dedicated to trainin and studying, all you need to do is show up to the class"

And still not getting it, he just nodded his head.

And seeing the visible confusion on his face, he came over and patted him on the back, "Sigh, don't worry too much lad, just go and try your best, and you'll do fine"

He said and that pumped Marcel up!

"Now go!"

"Yes sir!"