Blue Phoenix Academy

Chapter six~Chamber Trials: Day III

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Celeste~

...*The use of magic is permitted, weapons are not. Good luck, for any questions, remain at the front to ask me."

Well then, that was it. Our faces were highlighted in a hologram above the square we were each meant to be in, everyone quickly made their way to their designated spot and waited for the Trials to begin.

The walls slowly closed.

The air was tense as we all awaited our future. With a click the walls shut and we were left to ourselves.

An opening appeared in the walls which I believed the animatronics would be coming from. I braced for, remembering all I had been taught about magic and readied for battle.

While I was already at a disadvantage, being not the wealthiest person in the world, I had another disadvantage that would make this all a bit harder for me.

Others had the privilege of being trained by the people that gave them the powers they had. With a decent idea of how their specific power manifested, it was easier for them to gain a grasp on their power, and possibly turn it into more ways to attack if powerful enough.

Some even had powers that were identical to their parents. They could easily hone in on their magic and would easily be at an advantage during the Trial Chambers.

I didn't have that privilege. My parents had died when I was younger. My mum in a car crash and my dad from the drugs he took to cope with my mums death. They didn't get a change to teach me anything because before the age of five I didn't have any magic yet.

I knew that they wielded ice, water and energy; they would show me all the time when we were playing with each other. That's about it though, that's all I know.

The main powers that began to surface at around 14 were energy. I could create blasts of it that did decent damage and that I could aim relatively well.

Most with powers that involved hurling damage did so with ease, it was one of the easier skills to learn.

Amy and Sauk had taught me, it was a breeze to learn. Amy could hurl fire balls as so she taught me how to direct my energy into a ball to attack.

**Three, two, one, Go. Round one begins."

Suddenly, three metal figures came rushing towards me. They were about halfway to me when one of them hurls a ball of fire at me, it was decently fast but one I could definitely avoid.

While I was caught off guard, their slow pace made it easy for me to gain control.

Charging, I hurled three balls of energy at the figures.

All of them tumbled over with ease, though I didn't celebrate too early, I knew what was coming and I knew that it was definitely going to get worse from here.

**Round one Complete, Round two begins shortly."

Surprised that was all that was in round one. Definitely a tester round.

Five figures came from the same spot to charge at me once more. This time one had a sword and two had hurled blasts of fire at me, this time both stronger and faster.