Will Woke up earlier than normal. He prepared his drones and completed his morning training and headed to the cafeteria for the announcement that everyone would receive. The cafeteria then started to fill up after Will sat down. Tim arrived and joined Will. " I heard about what happened. You showed everyone else what you look like without a cloak except me." Tim said with a pout. " I didn't by choice," Will said flatly. "Quiet down, I have an announcement to make but before that please remove your cloak and sunglasses." Said the headmaster as he pointed to Will. How can this be? What did I do to get bullied by even the staff? Will thought as he stood up and removed his cloak and sunglasses. "Wow, so the rumors of a freak being in the academy was true." " Wow, look at his eyes." "Where is he from?" Half of the cafeteria broke out into furious whispers. "All right, that is enough. You may sit back down." Said the headmaster as he looked to Will. " Many of you are probably wondering why I called all of you out here. Well, that is really simple. At the end of this week, each knight is required to begin a quest that requires them to go into the Dark Zone. Your time limit for the quests you all shall take is one month. If you don't return in one month, you will be reported as dead until you do return. You may think this isn't fair but life isn't fair so get over it. Do your best to prepare because the slightest bit of error will cost you your life. The academy shall not be held responsible if you die. If you refuse to go on a quest then you shall be demoted into a squire. I have high expectations of you, you are all dismissed." The headmaster said as he returned to his office. The instructor over swordsmanship followed him out. "Sir, don't you think this is a bit rash?" The headmaster chuckled, " If you knew about the incoming attack from the Neo-Monolithic alliance, would you still say the same?" The instructor was bewildered. "What is the Neo-Monolithic alliance?" The headmaster let out a sigh." It is an alliance of a group of religious nations who all worship the celestial monolith. They are made up of the Feuer Meer Nation, Gewitter Nation, Magischer Sturm. They all believe that everyone should get equal treatment and compensation no matter their station in life. They wish to destroy our nation because we don't support them. They will do anything for their goal even if it costs the life of the very people they're trying to "Free" The instructor was terrified. " How will we survive this calamity" The headmaster smiled. " There is only one chance for the survival of our nation, the upcoming Banal Sector Knights tournament. The king made a wager with the alliance that if one of the academies in our nation won the tournament then they would have to leave our nation in peace. But if we lose then we will have to surrender, and trust me if we do no man, woman, or child is safe from sacrifice to the monolith spirit. " The instructor was surprised." So you want to make diamonds with extreme pressure." The headmaster laughed. "Don't you have a class to teach the instructor." That week Will studied his best and tripled his training. On Friday each student was required to take an exam. On Thursday night Will chugged between three to five gallons of coffee and spent the entire night studying. He read over the history of his nation from the beginning of the founding of the nation to the first civil war. He studied the map of Blutsturm until he was able to draw it with his eyes closed. He read over Magic principal until he could list all of the three major principals and memorized the dozens of magical theorems. He spent the previous evening studying sword designs and styles until he found the sword arts that would work best for him. He didn't need to worry about the bodybuilding exam because of his previous training and all the work he put into his muscle development in class. It was 7:15 A.M so he decided to check the celestial system before he got ready for the following day, he didn't check it all week because he was too focused on training. Tabs: Injuries Skills Maps Main: Name: Willenstark Kraft-Will Strength : 9 Agility : 10 Intelligence : 11 Charisma : 2 Luck : -10 Mana : 25 Mana Manipulation : 8 Vitality : 12 Endurance: 13 Will was shocked. I will beat my ancestors until they puke blood if I ever meet them. Leprechaun Flesh and Fairy blood better have had a divine taste for them to forsake their descendants like this. They better have had a good reason to make the gods of luck hate their descendants like this. What did they do though? Did they attack and beat up the gods of luck until they puked rainbows and cry tears of gold? What did I do to be their descendant? Will showered and got dressed. He then headed to the room he was assigned for testing. He then sat in the chair he was assigned and read over his test, it was all multiple choice for history, geography, and magical principle. They were given thirty minutes for each section of the exams. The questions were as followed: Magical Principle 1. Who developed the theory of Mana Origin? A. Professor E . Collet B. Professor J . Davidian C. Doctor H. Evernight D. Doctor T. Hill 2. What is the theory of Mana Origin? A. Mana is originated from the spirit and responds to thought. B. Mana originates from another realm and is giving to those blessed by the divine. C. Mana is the very energy that makes up everything and spells just manipulate that energy by utilizing the user's will. D Mana is an undefinable concept. 3. What is a requirement to cast a spell? A. Having a clear mind B. Having great physical strength C. Having poor physical strength D. To be as exhausted as possible 4. What makes spell casting easier? A. Having a clear mind B. Having great physical strength C. Having poor physical strength D. To be as exhausted as possible 5. What makes a great mage? A. Determination B. Strength C. Intelligence D. Charisma There were only five questions per each category, which really made Will very depressed that he gave up most of his sleep to study. His answers were as followed. 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. A There were fifteen minutes left until the tests took up and the next tests were given out. Why are these exams so easy? If there is anyone that fails these exams then they don't deserve to even think about being a knight. Will thought as he laid his head down and positioned himself to be more comfortable in his cloak as he took a nap. He woke up as the instructors came around to take up the exams and received his next exam. He read over it and let out a chuckle. History: 1. Who founded the Blutsturm Nation? A. The Magicians guild B. The Alchemist guild C. The Forging guild D. An Adventurer 2. Who started the First Revolution? A. A group of farmers B. War veterans from the border wars C. A Group of Refuges D. Democratic supporters 3. Was the Civil war a success? A. Yes B. No 4. When did foreigners gain the right to become citizens? A. After the First Revolution. B. After the Civil Rights Movement C. After the Slave Revolution D. After the assassination of the tenth monarch 5. How many Monarchs have we had over the history of the Blutsturm Nation? A. 15 B. 48 C. 53 D. 34 Wills answers were as followed: 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D Will finished his test and had twenty minutes left. He took another small nap as he waited. He woke up as the third exam was given out, he slept through them taking up his second exam. The third exam was the last of the written part and they were told to return to the cafeteria after they finished. Will read over his test: Geography: 1. What is the name of the nation you live in? A. Blutsturm B. Feuer Meer C. Gewitter D. Magischer Sturm 2. What is the zone that is filled with monsters? A. Dark Zone B. Zone of Death C. Monster Area D. Blackout 3. What is the main source of income for Blutsturm? A. Accessory exports B. Food exports C. Weapon exports D. Raw recourse exports 4. What is the nearest nation to Blutsturm? A. Dark Zone B. Feuer Meer C. Gewitter D. Magischer Sturm 5. What is the main source of income for Feuer Meer? A. Medicine exports B. Raw Resource exports C. Spellbook exports D. Food exports Wills answers were as followed: 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A Will walked to the front of the class and turned in his exam then he headed to the cafeteria. When he arrived in the cafeteria he was greeted by an instructor." There are still thirty minutes until the next announcement, feel free to use that time as you choose. You are not allowed to leave the cafeteria." Will then headed to the nearest table where he lowered his head and took another nap. When the students in the cafeteria noticed Will they started whispering. " What is the freak doing." " How much cramming did he do last night." "What is he still doing here?" " Why are they still allowing him to stay here?" The whispers continued until the headmaster arrived on the stage to make an announcement. "We will now give out the results of the written exams." Will woke up as he received his exam results. Will wasn't too surprised to have received perfect scores in each section. The headmaster then continued his announcement. " Anyone that made below seventy percent in any section will be demoted. If any squire receives above a seventy percent in each section will then be given a chance to be promoted to a knight if they can pass the MME required level. If anyone received less than seventy percent in two or more sections will be automatically expelled." With that said, he then read off a list of those expelled. He then read off a list of the squires that received a chance for their MME rank to be retested. Tim was on this list, surprisingly "Alright, we will now begin with the physical part of the exam. You will be tested out in the sports field. The knights that pass this exam will receive a chance for them to have their MME rank to be retested and if they have an S Rank they will then be promoted to paladins. Let the final exam testing begin." The headmaster said energetically.