Chapter 14

Getting to the institute, what he saw sent his mind to shock. It was day here, while it was night over at earth

Isabelle took him to the weapons department in a rush and started introducing the weapons they had. Of course the materials were reinforced with rushed by the iron brethren: those who forge the weapons.

" I think these two shortswords suit you" Isabelle said to him as she stood in front of a pair of shortswords in the weapons rack. They've been checking out a lot of weapons since they came. "I don't want to choose my weapon now, I haven't thought it through and would kike to give it more thought" Ian said.

"If it were usual days, this is okay but presently you don't have a choice" She replied him. "Why is this?" Ian asked puzzled

"The shadowhunter recruits sparring contest is coming up in two months and you recently formed your core, even though you formed your core late, you need to train a weapon to increase your odds."

"The contest is for those who just joined the institute to catch up with each other and exchange blows. Even though we form our core at an early age, We never join the institute until we are 16 years of age. We go to a school designated for us before we can come to the institute"

"Can't i choose not to..... " "NO. It happens every two years, you can't be considered a recruit after two years and you must participate" Isabelle cut him.

"I still don't want to chose a weapon yet." Ian replied.

"All right, have your way. I did warn you. You should go to your unit then." She said and left for the practice area; the place most of the combat units members would go. Ian left for his unit. On opening the door, he saw some set of people studying runes and he saw some inscribing runes on equipments.

" Hello, my name is Ian, i joined the instutite recently and chose to join the research unit."

"Hey my name is Clark, Let me show you around and explain some things to you"

Clark started showing him around and explaining things to him. " In this unit we study runes and use them any way we can like inscribing them on weapons to enhance their capabilities. Let me demonstrate something to you" Clark took a sword and inserted his spiritual energy into it. The sword started emitting fire and clark sent a slash, made of fire towards one of their testing tools which looked kike a flatboard. It exploded on touching the testing tool, proving how strong the testing tool was, into small dots: it was dazzling.