The magic academy exam (2/7)
(Within the first heaven, at Holy's quarters within her holy palace)
Holy sat upon her neatly arranged bed with an open book in her hands. She turned the pages with her delicate fingers and would read for half a minute each. She had been angry at Jesus' actions earlier. But with the book in her hand, she looked quite serene and at peace. There was a knock on her door and she snapped her book shut with visible displeasure.
She got up from her seat and walked over to the door, her wings revealing themselves. She placed her hand on one of the Opal walls of her room and a wooden door frame appeared. She pulled on the doorknob and she looked to the person who had knocked.
A tall male angel was standing there with six wings on his back. A stone tablet in one of his hands and a gold coin tossing in the other. One of the Seraphin had separated himself from Elohim to come to visit Holy.
"What is it, Rueben?"
"I just came to visit my friend. Do you know of the three angels who were sent to accomplish the trials?"
"Yes, I am well aware...Jesus gave one of them Spiritas."
"He did what!?"
"He said that it was intended to help the angels in their trials but I honestly doubt it will."
"I am also curious about why he chose those three angels in the first place...the trials were created for the future members of the trilogy but letting normal angels attend it is really odd."
"I don't think it's that odd..."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I was just reading the book of hosts and all three of those angels weren't listed as normal angels..."
"What were they listed as?"
[Unknowns]
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The mansion was beautifully decorated with tapestries in every room and jewelled furniture. Sheilla called for the head maid to arrange for all the rooms to be cleaned. The head maid acknowledged the order and the next five minutes was for all the maids working in unison to clean the bedrooms and the cooks were cooking up lunch.
The angels were feeling weird when they watched all the preparations that were being made for them. Sheila led them to a study and had lit up the fireplace for a comfortable setting. A maid entered the study with a tea tray and freshly baked bread. Sheila took a seat on one of the sofas in the study. The sound of the fire in the fireplace was the only thing that could be heard in the room.
"What exactly what are we doing here..."
"You can stay at my place for the rest of the time you will be spending in this world. The magic academy doesn't have boarding services and I can't have such important staying at an inn."
"Umm...if you can have such a splendid home why do you run a cafe in the city?"
"Because it's a hobby. I will be communicating with a few of my contacts at the school, thankfully you came just before the entrance exams for the school so it should be simpler to place you on the roster."
"Oh, thank you for all this!"
"It's fine, you can pick any book from here to read, you know to at least get a basic understanding of this world and its history. Their technology isn't advanced so I can't really give you better entertainment."
"That's fine...thank you all the same."
Sheila picked up a book on a table by her side and turned to a page while picking a loaf of bread and eating. The angels had nothing to do and decided to read the books in the study and all took a cup of tea to read in their own chairs. They all read in silence for a while and the rooms had been cleaned out earlier.
Soon everybody was tired of reading and they all got out of the study to their bedroom that Sheila showed them. They were all on the third floor that was a mixture of black and gold colours. When Sheila was sure that they had all chosen their rooms she led them to the second floor and to the dining hall where a meal awaited them with maids standing by the side.
"It actually isn't supposed to be time for lunch but I would prefer to eat now and be on my way. I have a very busy day."
The food served was roast ham with a salad and some chicken stew. There was also a wheel of blue cheese and mashed potatoes. The meal was messy but delicious and then there was a dessert made of cakes, cream and hot tea.
Sheila then left the mansion with the angels waving her goodbye. They were now free to do as they wished for the rest of the day and immediately split in different directions.
Kyle went to the backyard of the mansion and he was greeted by a large podium with weapons in racks by the side. A training field that was a good distance from the mansion. Kyle untapped his sword and pulled off its scabbard.
The sword shone nicely in the sunlight and to Kyle, it was now an extension of his own body. He waved the sword around a few times before using his father's techniques. He was going to be busy for a while.
Hannah returned to the study and picked up a book on one of the bookshelves on the topic of magic in this world. She would read it to try to understand more about it. The book was extremely thick and the first page revealed a very complicated magic formula on the principle of elemental magic. She found a notebook on the table Sheila had used earlier and tore a page from it. She then attempted to simplify the process with calculations of her own. She too would be busy.
Alicia had burst into the kitchen and astonished the idle cooks. They immediately stood up in attention but Alicia ignored them and headed straight for what she assumed to be a pantry. The cooks couldn't stop her in time and she grabbed a bunch of meal ingredients in her hand went to the stone counter. She arranged them in groups and with a nearby knife started chopping up vegetables and peeling potatoes. The cooks watched her work as she expertly peeled the potatoes and placed them in a pot with hot water collected earlier. She had finely diced onions and garlic cloves and separated them into wooden bowls. She found some ground beef deeper in the pantry stored in a big box locked with a cold padlock.
She carried it carefully and formed it into balls. She set the bowls to the side and heated some oil on a fire that was already on. She placed the onions and garlic into the small amount of oil and let them simmer before she added some rock salt. She had seasoned the balls of meat and with her hands mashed them together and made new balls. She found some bread loaves and crushed them repeatedly into bread crumbs. They were a bit big but she was fine with them, a bit of cow milk from the pantry as well and mixed them into a sort of dough. She added this to a bowl with the balls of meat and then carefully added the onions and garlic. She mixed them with her hands and made new balls of meat that she carefully placed in a circle nearby.
She placed a skillet she found nearby onto the fire and let the oil heat for a while, she added the balls of meat one by one and carefully scooped some oil with a spoon and poured it over the balls of meat. She attended to the potatoes and had cut them into small-sized blocks that she would fry later. She added some spices that she also found in the pantry and carefully inspected them before mixing them in the oil for the balls of meat to bathe in. She flipped the balls of meat over and prepared a plate nearby.
She left the balls of meat to the side and turned to the potatoes blocks and deep-frying them in oil. The balls of meat were ready after 8 minutes and she moved them off the skillet onto the plate with large scoops of the broth. The fries were also done and she placed them onto another plate. She was done now and smiled at her work.
The cooks were silent and looked at the balls of meat in wonder. Alicia noticed their gazes and pushed the plate of the balls of meat towards them.
"Please feel free to eat and tell me what you think!"
"Sure!"
She took the plate of fries and ate them herself while looking away from the cooks. She needed her time with fries to be personal. The cooks finished eating the balls of meat with the broth and all looked pleased and satisfied.
"DID YOU WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU SAW MEN?"
"Yes sir!"
"We are finishing all of that beef in the storage by the end of this week am I clear!"
"Yes, sir!"
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