22 Ch. 22 - Casino Riot, Youre Next!
Hearing this Nevara Mercy finally revealed a gentle and beautiful smile. Casino was even involuntarily dazed for a moment, along with the other men in class. The instructor then pulled out a wand that immediately begin to buzz and glow fiercely as it dripped with mana. Flicking the wand, three runes flew out and transformed into an isolation barrier that separated them from the sights and sounds of the rest of the class. Now, only the students present would know the results. She chose this moment to do so because she wanted Violet to see Nevara's performance. Originally, it should have always been private. Magus Hemingway didn't waste any more time, "Okay, next is Caine Sinatra, Margot Frenzy, and then Tori Kappa."
All the new students went one by one. Caine Sinatra stepped forward and dropped his blood into the pot. The clear liquid became a shade of magenta and melodious singing could be heard. It was soothing and magical, and the liquid got closer and closer in shade to red before it once again turned milky white, and bubbles begin to form and then pop. Merely, every bubble that popped was like a miniature boom of thunder. A swirl of sparkling blue water energy was condensed, followed by a clear stream of energy swirl that seem to contain a lot of compressed pressure. The liquid begin to rotate like a whirlpool.
One layer...
Two layers...
Three layers...
Four Layers...
Five layers...
On the sixth layer the phenomenon ended abruptly once more.
"Oh my..the fey blood! Young Fey Caine Sinatra, you have the Thunder Wave veins, and mid-level Heaven Circuits!" Magus Hemingway nearly screamed out loud. She was amazed! This definitely the most talented student she had ever encountered since being assigned to this class 57! She decided to place heavy focus on this Sinatra clan brat. He would definitely be a powerhouse in the future! "As far as Magi go, with enough practice you're certain to be one of the best. Excellent talent."
Caine returned to his earlier position with a complacent smile. He had long since learned of his potential, and his father told him before that he was born to be a Throne! He felt as if his talent would easier eclipse the class. It was at this moment, however, that Casino begin to frown. He had the strongest feeling that he shouldn't let the others know of his competence so easily. Should he find a way to back out of it? However, he also had a somewhat instinctual desire to showboat. He felt so torn.
"Next!" Magus Hemingway called out, as Maggie stepped forward gracefully. She was tall and gorgeous, becoming more voluptuous by the day. Many of the males in the room couldn't help but gulp when she moved, the allure was that great.
A drop of blood later and clear liquid suddenly turned crimson!
A baleful aura accompanied the monstrous roar that was released from the pot as the phantom of lion with a platinum mane, and two black steel-like saber teeth opened its mouth to roar before dissipating right after passing through the slightly stunned Margot. The water then returned to milky white before condensing violent red swirl of slaughter force, a golden swirl of energy that looked like molten gold, and an pinkish purple swirl of energy.
"This.." Magus Hemingway's jaw was hanging open from the moment the liquid turned red. She was totally unprepared for this reaction, in spite of being familiar with the girl's background. She didn't imagine that the child had anything other than superb magic talent, as she didn't display the arrogance that a young genius warrior typically would.
Margot Frenzy was, in fact, quite arrogant and imposing outside of Casino's presence. She simply couldn't bring herself to behave this way in front of him. Margot Frenzy's results continued to be revealed as the liquid begin rotating.
One layer..
Two Layers..
Three Layers..
Four Layers..
Five Layers..
Six Layers..
Seven Layers..
Eight Layers..
It was after the eighth layer that Magus Hemingway paled. Her thoughts were in a panic as she finally realized that she had been too hasty in administering this test, "If my martial niece here has her supreme talents exposed, then her evil teacher will skin me and her crazy daddy will eat my flesh.."
Nine Layers..
Ten Layers..
Eleven Layers..
A total of twelve layered waves before the phenomenon vanished once more.
"You seven must take a heavenly oath, right this instant!" a terrifying aura and killing intent leaked out of Magus Hemingway's body, petrifying the surrounding students who were all in a daze. They all paled once the realized the apparent gravity of the situation. "You will repeat after me verbatim! I swear with the heavens as my witness that I will not discuss what has happened to other students during this test with anyone outside of this barrier, unless it is the current deans or the guru of the academy! I will only speak of myself if it doesn't involve the secrets of others! Now say it!"
Nevara Mercy frowned in discontent. She was mad that everyone's result would be a secret other than herself, but she seemed to get the point. Plus, didn't this mean all the glory would be reserved for her?
"Honored Magus, we have rights! Isn't this a bit," Kenneth Royale's words of protest were cut off once he was suffocated by that intense killing intent the zeroed in on him. He didn't truly believe this teacher would dare to kill him, but he wasn't so sure about her attacking.
"Your family is free to test you publicly and broadcast the results. However, you must take this oath this very instant or fact the consequences!" thundered Magus Hemingway.
All the new students repeated the oath verbatim. Outside the enchantment the other students heard more thunderclaps in the sky and couldn't help but be shocked. What exactly was going on? How many new students were taking oaths this year?
After carefully making certain that all seven of the new students had made an oath to not disclose the current state of events, Magus Brenda Hemingway finally heaved a sigh of relief. Now, even if the news spread it would be too heavily, nor credible. After all, once a few days passed who would believe this late news? "Margot Frenzy..Fey Blood..Mid-level Divine Circuits..and Slaughtering Golden Yin Veins."
"Honored martial aunt, can you explain this to me?" Margot Frenzy had excitement and slight trepidation in her eyes. Magus Hemingway's reaction to her results had been quite extreme.
"Sigh..I..cannot say too much." Magus Hemingway looked so tired now, "You should ask your professor for clarification. All I can say is that Divine Circuits are like legends. Your grandfather was the last person at this academy to possess high-grade sacred circuits, and yours has surpassed his by two sub-levels. As for the Slaughtering Golden Yin Veins, its a rare triple attributed mystic origin."
"Next, Tori Kappa," Magus Hemingway felt numb. Two geniuses, one scarier than the next. She complimented her own foresight for arranging them at the second row for this year.
Following this, Tori Kappa tested resulted in Devil Fire Veins and High-Level Heaven Circuits, leaving Magus Hemingway flabbergasted. This even more impressive than Caine Sinatra, causing the latter to grimace. What was going on with this years batch of new students? Even Kenneth Royale found that he had been focused too much on Casino. There powerhouses all around this class! What did a minor character like Casino amount too next to a Caine Sinatra or a Tori Kappa?
Those were true genius students!
Aubrey Graham tested for Mother Earth Veins and Mid-level Mystic Circuits. This made Magus Hemingway relax, as such results were far more normal. Of course, Aubrey was a bit disappointed as there was a big difference between her and her peers. Especially Margot Frenzy, whose light was so dazzling it hurt. She couldn't even compare to the sandals on Margot's pretty little feet. Upon noticing Margot's toes which were perfectly painted with blue polish and looked as soft as clouds, Aubrey frowned deeply.
"She's so beautiful, my god..." Aubrey was aghast. She had long appraised her own feet as beautiful pieces of jade, but Margot's were admittedly more dainty. Even Aubrey herself felt the desire to touch them, she could well imagine how men felt. She was completely jealous, but she refused to admit it.
Glancing at Casino, she blushed and quickly looked away when she saw him glance back at her. What was she thinking lately?
Seeing this Casino begin to stroke his chin. His current popularity with females seemed to be bit more than usual. He wondered why this was happening. One must know, there was never a shortage of females confessing their feelings to him. However, most of them were commoner girls. Previously, Margot had been the only noble to approach him. However, now this was happening more and more often.
"Casino Riot, your next."