Aspiration to the Heavens: Becoming the Supreme Mage Vol 2- Descent of Darkness

Episode 28: Judgment Call

*Lei*

"Lei," Adela said, squatting down to my level and touching my face.

I winced from the painful wounds inflicted upon me by Eien. Her hands let out a gentle glow, healing some of the bruises.

"You're amazing," Adela said, staring at me with endearing eyes. She rose to her full height and walked over to Eien. Her eyes were even angrier than when we first met him. "And you! What do you think you're doing beating him like that?"

Eien took his seat on the front bench and grinned. "This case will depend on my actions, so just sit down and watch."

"It shouldn't be about you!" She grabbed him from the collar of his white shirt, pulling him up from his seat. "You were supposed to defend him!"

"Calm down Adela," Wanikiya warned, wringing his hands in the air.

Eien slapped her hand away, causing her to drop him on the floor. She glared at her as he leapt to his feet. "Listen here, woman, don't you dare grab me like that again."

"Arg! I can't wait for the Mahoulympics to crush that smug smile from your face, you-"

Seven pillars of multicolored light filled the seats. "Silence!" the red veiled woman yelled. "We have made our decision."

"Lei Lan, you are to live," the blue veiled man said, leaning back against his throne.

Adela and Wanikiya's mouths drew agape and the two quickly hugged me.

"Yes, you're not going to be burned at stake," Wanikiya yelled.

I couldn't help but break out laughing from joy. "I'm... I'm going to live!"

"There is one condition though," the white-veiled judge said. "Eien or someone he delegates the authority to, is to watch over you over the course of the next few months to make sure you don't turn into an out of control monster. You are to only use that power in emergencies to defend your school and comrades. That is, once you have learned how to master it."

"It can't be used in tournaments such as the upcoming Mahoulympics," said an orange-veiled male judge. "Also, he must train you for said games in order to make sure that you have adequate control when the time comes."

All seven judges raised their hammers and pounded them against their podiums. "That is all. This case is dismissed," they said as if they were one.

"Why must it be this guy?" Adela said, glaring at Eien.

"I'm the only one from our class who can slay him, should he lose control," Eien said. "Well Iah and you might be able to but you're too kind on him, such hesitation would mean your death in such a case."

"Well I better get ready to return back to Wahkan," Wanikiya said as we left the court. "I wish you could come home for summer break with us."

"Me too," I said.

"I'll actually be handing over the authority to Yen," Eien said. "She might not be able to kill you if the occasion comes down to it, but I can see her knocking some sense into you."

The trust this guy has in me... If he has this little trust in me, then why the heck did he beat me to a pulp? That plan could've backfired!

I took a deep breath and smiled. "That's good. I want to return home. Hey, Adela."

"Yes?"

"Do you know how many people died?"

She lowered her head. "In total there were two-thousand deaths, two hundred from students and one-thousand-eight-hundred from civilians. There's also the three hundred wounded students and four thousand civilians," Adela said.