PRELUDE TO THE TRYOUTS

Kaelen groaned as he finally swung his legs over the edge of the bed, rubbing his eyes and muttering, "Alright, alright, I'm up." Morris and Ethan exchanged triumphant smirks as they practically pulled him to his feet, not giving him a chance to fall back into his bed.

"Thought you'd never actually get out of bed," Morris teased, patting Kaelen on the back as they headed for the door.

"Yeah, I was starting to think I'd have to carry you," Ethan chimed in with a mischievous grin.

Today was the kickoff of the battle tryouts which will determine the students who will participate in the grand battle convention. And this kickoff will begin with an opening speech which is about to happen in the next 1 hour at the Academy's 1st gathering hall