The Strange Apprentice- Book Two

Chapter 3

Today is the day of my exam at Kamar-Taj. I'm really excited, but I'm also scared. I didn't get a much sleep, I had a ton of nightmares, I woke up in the middle of the night sweating, but freezing cold. There was someone chasing me in the nightmare, but I couldn't understand who or what it was. But there is something I can remember. I remember falling in a bottomless pit, and from the top, Doc was calling for me, trying to reach my hand but being sucked by a black hole. Me trying to use magic, but nothing that I did worked. I remembered being possessed by a demon, and seeing John being ripped apart by punished souls engulfed in flames.The sounds they made in the dream were so loud and strident that made me think they were real which was why I woke up. I spent the rest of the night with my eyes wide open. But none of those things mattered now. I had to be completely focused, I would keep my promise to Doc, whatever it took. After school, I ran to the Sanctum and changed to my training outfit. Doc was already waiting for me at the door that went to Kamar-Taj:
- Are you alright? You don't look so good- he asked, worried.
- It's fine, I just had a bad dream, that's all- I answered rubbing my eyes and trying to stay sharp.
- Are you nervous?
- A little bit, not going to lie, I mean, it's the moment of truth right? Everything I learned and worked for, everything I had to endure to reach this point will pay off. It will gain purpose, you know?- When I said this Doc seemed a little off, like his mind was somewhere else- Doc are you listening?
-Yes, yes I am, i'm sorry, I think I'm also a bit nervous.
-I'm the one doing the exam, why are you nervous?
- I want you to succeed, my reputation is also at stake, you know.
- Of course I know. That's why i'm going to kill it, don't worry, I got this.
- I know you do. Shall we?- I nodded and we entered the library at Kamar-Taj. Wong saluted us when we got. He didn't make a sound, Doc just nodded at him to the training spot where my exam would go down. The other masters were lined up in the center of the training area with serious faces. The sun was setting in Nepal, the sky was red and pink, it was getting colder and everyone had their eyes on me. No pressure of course. Me and Doc took a few steps forward to get closer to the masters. He turned around to go to the place where he would watch my exam, but stopped by my side:
- Are you ready?
-I was born ready- we smirked to each other and Doc left the arena. I grabbed a weapon from the displayer. I made a reverence to the masters. They yelled some words in Nepalese, and a bunch of other students, got around me in circle as they walked away. I understood that this was my quew to kick their asses:
- Show time...- I mumbled.
Right after I said this, student came at me with a stick attacking me from above. I quickly dodged the attack with a back flip when I felt another was about to attack me from behind. I turned around and block his offense and defeated him. After that a bunch of other guys jumped to me but i handled them easily. Everyone seemed really impressed with what i was doing. Don't forget, i'm a healer, i'm one of the most powerful type of sorcerer that exist, near the exam date even Doc was having difficulties in keeping up. As i knocked them all to the ground, i got bruised and hurt ( they were worse than me but they didn't go down without a fight) so i healed myself before the next round. Everyone gasped in shock, they weren't obviously expecting that, except the masters that had straight faces the entire time. First round was over, now it was time to show my magic skills like bending reality, astral projection ad that sort of stuff. Another bunch of students came in. I put the weapon in the displayer. I attacked first. A few minutes later they were all lying unconscious on the floor. Last round. All the students got out of the arena, silence was made. The masters stepped in the square arena again and I realized where this was heading, they were fighting me. This was it, now or never. I could feel Doc's eyes on me, as he got more nervous, to be honest so did I. I put my magic shields up and assumed a fighting position. They all came at me at once, we entered the mirror dimension. One bent the floor beneath my feet which made me trip and fall on my back a the other jumped from a great height. I got up quickly and bend the floor right back at him to keep him away from me. One tried to use some kind of magic rope on me to restrained but i made enchanted blades to cut them. Everything was happening so fast and i was loosing despite being able to take a few punches and leave them in a pretty bad shape. They got me cornered on the floor, I didn't know what else to do. One was on top of me trying to stab me but suddenly i opened a portal with my sling ring behind him and used my feet to kick him in the stomach and push him to some desert i didn't even know where it was. I used the same technique with the others cornering them in 3 unknown corners of the world. I was exhausted. I left the mirror division and entered the arena again. I had bruises all around me, my face needed stitches as my forehead and i had zero strength left in me. I fell on my knees, weak as I never had been before. For a moment there was absolute silence, next thing I knew everyone was cheering for me and applauding. My eyes went straight to Doc, he gave me a confident look and mumbled " Yes!!". I was about to pass out when the masters returned. I assumed a fighting position again but one of them lift his hand up asking me to stop. I did as he ordered. One of them put his hand on my shoulder. When he did it, he immediately took his hand off me, like he had burned himself on me, and whispered something to the other masters. Their faces turned pale and they shouted some Nepalese words which made the students became hostile, getting around me in circle assuming their fighting positions. I put my shields up and looked at Doc. The exam was supposed to be over by now, I had given proof of myself but they were all ready to attack me again. Doc left his place, and got in front of me:
- What are you doing!? Why are you going to attack her!?
- Step aside Strange, you have no idea of what you are dealing with, she is a threat!!
- If you want her, you will have to get through me first- something wasn't right, I could feel it. They were looking at me like I was some kind of monster.
- Do you have any idea of you are protecting!?
- My apprentice!!
- Not anymore- they made a pause. What did they mean with not anymore?- That girl has a dark presence around her. She belongs to someone else now.
- Who?
- The Devil.