Path of the Sword (2)

The scarlet aura that was manifesting around me was hot and fiery, it was very different from the green aura of the shield that I was accustomed to.

"Good job kid, not many people can endure the pain as flawlessly as you did"

I turned my head to see the old man grinning at me with eyes of admiration.

"Ah, thank you"

"Anyway, that scarlet aura that is sporadically surrounding you is the aura of the sword, which means the stigmatization was successful,"

The woman who was named Rebecca suddenly approached me with something in her hand.

It was a metal bracelet that bore the symbol of the academy.

"That bracelet allows the stigma inside your heart to temporarily turn off, as you don't have any control over your stigma yet, that bracelet also works as your identification that you are now a certified student of the academy so never lose it, but if you do, there's a fine of 20k Lucra's."

"Understood, Sir."

As I put the bracelet on to my wrist, the scarlet aura that was surrounding my body faded almost instantly.

"Anyway, go get dressed up and grab your things, Ms. Rebecca here will guide you to your room, tomorrow your physical exam will start at 8:00, a staff of the academy will knock on your door at the exact time to assist you so be ready"

After getting dressed and grabbing my stuff from the table, Ms. Rebbeca and I got out of the room.

"Nice tattoo," Ms. Rebecca suddenly said to me as we walk in the hallways

"Oh, yeah, thanks,"

"Any story behind it?"

"Uh, not really just decided to get one out of a whim,"

"Well, although the academy does not forbid tattoos, please do it in moderation,"

"I'll keep that in mind,"

She then led me out of the lobby into further inside the academy.

The campus is still the same as I remember it.

It's vast and filled with amenities such as restaurants, cafes, and convenience stores, it is like a city within a city.

There was a glee present on my face as I take in once again the beauty of the academy that I experienced a long time ago.

"Now, keep your excitement inside you, for the time being, we have to get you settled in first"

I nod my head toward Ms. Rebecca, even though she misunderstood my feelings of nostalgia for amazement.

After a while of walking and occasionally using the academy's tram, we finally arrived at the student dorm.

There are two different dorms here in the academy,

The dorm of the shield which is located on the eastern part of the campus, it is a huge building bearing the symbol of the shield stigma which is a vibrant green shield located in the front.

The dorm of the sword which is located on the western part of the campus is an even bigger building rather than its counterpart mostly because more people would choose to get stigmatized by it rather than the shield, it bears the symbol of the sword stigma which is a scarlet longsword located at the front of the building.

The quality of the room you would get depends on what division you get placed in, since I was still not placed into any division, I would automatically get the lowest quality which is located on the first floor of the dorm.

As a student manage to show talent and be placed into the higher division they in turn get better rooms with their own training rooms and equipment, but if you're a noble it does not matter what division you are in, you immediately get the highest quality room the academy can offer, which shows how status is more important than anything else in the academy.

"Alright, we arrived, this is the dorm of the sword, here is your key, your room number is 126, may the 7 gods bless you in your endeavors,"

I thanked her and went inside to go look for my room and after a few minutes of walking, I found it.

The room as I said before was pretty basic, it was quite small, it had a bed, a desk, a window, and a bathroom, nothing special but it does its job.

I placed my backpack on the desk and lay down on the bed.

'Hey, V, did I achieve any merits?"

"Nothing so far, Sir Cain,"

"I thought so,"

I checked my phone and saw that it was already 3 pm, and so with nothing else to do, I manifested the azure aura from my mark.

It seems that the metal bracelet on my wrist only affects the aura from the stigma and not from the mark.

My control over it is getting surprisingly better than I expected.

Aura control and manipulation is the key to me getting inside Division S.

The division placement will take about a month from now.

For now, all students without a division will be placed in a temporary class, and they will be taught how to control their aura, those who have talent and managed to gain C tier level of control in a short amount of time will be placed in Division S.

That is my goal, but first, the physical exam tomorrow, I don't have to worry about it too much as it is just a test if you're body is able to handle the stigma, those who fail will be removed from their stigma and expelled.

And so for the time being, I locked the door and began meditating and practicing aura control on my azure aura.