Awakening Chronicles

Chapter 30

Location: Imperial Academy

"What did you think of the new applicant Alexander?" The headmistress of the academy asked me as I walked into her office. She had a small desk and a few quills for writing that were positioned haphazardly around the top.

"She was interesting; according to the gatekeeper, she has an affinity for every magic, which is typical of a human. However, what was odd was the fact he reported that some of the mana around him was being consumed. On top of that, some of the detected mana was vanishing from reality. There were also some traces of never before seen mana radiating from her." I informed the headmistress as I gave her a curt nod and quietly sat in the seat in front of her desk.

The older woman nodded her head and started chewing on the edge of the quill she was writing with, and her eyes lost focus. I found she did this whenever she was lost deep in thought. After a few moments, her foggy cerulean eyes settled on me. The wrinkles on her forehead creased a little more, and she set her quill down. "What do we know of the applicant so far?"

"Well, she came in with a wandering priestess of Nemesis. As a test to see how much the church was willing to back her, the gatekeeper charged her twenty gold coins." I replied to her and crossed my legs.

The headmistress let out a choked grunt and picked her quill back up. "He should know better than to trifle with that church and goddess. We all know how unforgiving they can become." She ruffled her grey robe and pulled out a scroll. "Please have the church reimbursed for half of that amount. I rather not have them breathing down my neck." She slid the scroll over to me, and I took it and placed it inside of my robe.

"Anything else, Headmistress?"

"Keep an eye on the applicant. If you notice anything strange, let me know. For now, we are going to see what she is capable of have her enrolled in the basic courses." She told me as she leaned her head back down and went back to work.

I stood up and gave her a curt bow and exited the room intent on completing the task she gave me.

Location: Somewhere in the south pole.

The Ancient Ones dragged away the bodies of the fallen Orcs and their dead comrades. I watched them as I walked closely behind them and thought over what I just did. I just killed for the first time in my life. I felt empty, but at the same time, I knew it was something I needed to learn how to do. I hovered above the ground and walked and pulled up my menu to check over my class. The fight brought up my class level by two. It wasn't much, but it helped me understand my class a little better than before. I dismissed the menu after looking at the time. I still had a few hours before daybreak in Orsalon so I could do some other side things.

I went back into the cave and followed through the mass of Ancient Ones as they dragged their plunders deep into the cave system. We eventually reached the cavern, and a portion of Ancient Ones dragged the Orc corpses over to the Hive Father. The giant lump of flesh used tentacles to grab the large Orc corpses and pull it into its maw that sat somewhere on the top of its head. "Thank you all-father for the support in that fight." Its deep voice boomed in my head.

I gave it a nod and rested my hand on its flesh. I gave it a smile, and I scrolled through the menu, looking for the option of choosing someone like my deities have already done. It wouldn't hurt to give Omega a boost. I would need allies, and maybe he can unify most of his kind. It would serve me well to have friends in the coming times. I found the option and read over its description.

Mark of the Chosen: Grants the selected user a permanent ten percent increase to all stats, and a permanent connection.