Education

(3rd person POV)

Following the lead of the younger teenagers, Vorruck and Swiz were all walking toward a dark pit with stairs going into it, inside the center of the fenced village. It was filled with a dark fog that you couldn't see inside, but it only reached their stomachs so it didn't bother them. It was a stone pit with a soft like bottom that felt weird, but it was very clean. Ben left the day they were dropped off, and never came back so Vorruck thought it was some kind of school.

Following suit with the others Vorruck copied everyone else while staying close to Swiz, they all sat down in the dark fog, breathing it in made his head feel foggy but he didn't mind it seeing everyone else sitting down. An adult in a black robe stood in the pit, and was saying something to everyone but you couldn't see his face because it was blocked by the dark fog inside the hood.

They all began taking deep breaths and holding their breath for periods of time as the instructor kept watching them, following along he felt his head getting foggy. It began to feel hard to concentrate but he tried his best seeing Swiz trying so hard as well.

(Teacher)"Lay down"

Understanding the words, he was confused at first but saw others doing it. So he did it as well, completely submerging into the darkness with no light to be seen. He couldn't think straight and it kept getting more intense as time went by, but they never said anything to stop so he stayed down.

After what felt like hours he heard the teacher say something and he leaned up noticing others also coming up, they all looked paler like they haven't seen the sun in years. Looking at Swiz he also saw her change partially, looking at his hands they were also different then before.

After doing the same breath exercise again they clear headed again, and felt more refreshed.

(Teacher)"Lay down"

Doing it again after a few minutes sitting with their heads sticking out of the fog, they went back in. But this time it was not so extreme that he felt he couldn't move in the dark fog, it was still very disorienting to be in it but bearable. This time they stayed in the fog until they stopped and got out of the pit for lunch.

(Vorruck)"Swiz, good?"

Nodding she responded and he saw that her appearance looked far less tan and so did his arms as well, they both changed somehow but more excited to use magic than anything he felt it getting closer.

The rest of the day they all went into the pit and submerged in the dark fog, only stopping to eat there was no instructions, just simply lay down and relax, during the time Vorruck imaged himself throwing dark fog balls at zombies.