//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: School Entrance Test Part 2 // Story: Freshly Baked Goods // by Zeprto678 //------------------------------// Baked Apple entered the magic classroom. Inside the room were magic books, magical ingredients, etc. The only other person inside the classroom, other than him, was a person standing by a magical circle that was drawn on the floor and had two different-colored crystals floating in the air above it. She smiled. “Hello, there. It’s nice to meet you,” said the magic teacher. “My name’s Nox Lunarwing, and I teach magic and magic spells to all of the students who use magic in this school. I’m also the teacher in charge of this test, which tests your magical abilities.” That made the friendly guy worried. “Uh-oh. It seems that ah’m in much of a pickle,” he thought. Baked Apple was created to be a normal human, so there’s no telling if he has any magical abilities. “I want you to stand in the middle of the magic circle and concentrate your magic on the crystals,” Nox instructed. “The one on the left will test your magic’s natural affinity, while the one on the right tests your magic’s strength.” The friendly guy decided to come out with it before Baked Apple ended up embarrassing himself. “Ah don’t know how ta use magic. In fact, no one in mah family had ever used magic before,” said Baked Apple, slightly lying.  Hearing that left her shocked. “Oh…Well, I can teach you if you like?” offered Nox. The friendly guy smiled. “Thank ya kindly, ma’am,” he said.  Baked Apple walked over to the circle and stood in the middle of it. “First, have the palms of your hands facing the crystal…” started the magic teacher. The friendly guy did as she said. “Next, close your eyes,” continued Nox.  He closed his eyes. “Now you must look inward until you find the source of your magic,” said the magic teacher. Baked Apple concentrated hard to look inward but couldn’t see anything. “I can’t see anything. Nothing’s there,” he informed.  Suddenly, something appeared in the darkness before the friendly guy.  “No, wait. I see something now,” he corrected.  The magic teacher smiled. “Good. Finally, concentrate the magic and bring it out through the palms of your hands, and release it at the crystals,” finished Nox. Baked Apple followed her instructions and released the magic at the crystals. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and saw that nothing happened. No magic came out of the friendly guy’s hands, making him disappointed.  Seeing Baked Apple’s expression, Nox gave him a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry. You’re new at using magic,” she said. “With enough training, you’ll be able to use magic and find out what your natural affinity is. In fact, I’ll give you extra training at school to help you. So, even if you fail my test, you just need to pass the other two in order to attend the school.” The magic teacher gave the friendly guy a thumbs-up. “I know you can do it. I believe in you.” Hearing that made Baked Apple cheer up and smile. “Thank ya kindly, ma’am. Ah’ll do mah best ta past the other tests,” he said. “Where should ah head fer next?” After receiving directions to the next test, the friendly guy left the room. Nox smiled. “I hope he passes the other tests. It’ll be interesting to have someone like him in this school,” she said. The magic teacher was about to walk over and grab the magic crystals, when suddenly, the crystal on the right had shattered, surprising Nox. “What the hell?!” she shouted. Then, the next thing that happened, the crystal on the left had ended up corrupted with red lines all over it before falling apart. The magic teacher was shocked as both crystals were destroyed. “That’s impossible. No one was near them, except-” Nox realized something. “-that Baked Apple guy who was here less than a minute ago,” she thought. “It seems that it took a while for his magic to affect the crystals, but whatever his magic was, it was strong enough to shatter one of them, but also terrifying enough that it ended up corrupting the other. Without the proper training, his magic is that powerful.“ She furrowed her brows. “Without any control, it’ll be dangerous if unleashed.”  The magic teacher walked over to her desk and went through the papers resting on it, quickly finding one with Baked Apple’s picture and name on it. They were Nox’s evaluation papers for the boy’s test. “I have to make sure that he learns proper control, or else everyone, including him, will be in danger,” she thought. Few Minutes Later He arrived at the school’s Gym and walked inside.  “Welcome,” greeted a male voice. Baked Apple looked and saw that it was the teacher of the next test. “My name is Silver Charge, and I’m the school’s Football Coach. For my test, you just need to climb the rope, reach the top, and ring the bell, and do all that three times in less than thirty minutes,” the man informed. “If you do it, then I’ll pass you.” He smiled. “Sure thing,” said the friendly guy. Baked Apple walked over to the rope. When Silver Charge saw that the friendly guy was ready, he started the timer. “And, go!” shouted the man. Baked Apple started climbing the rope at a good yet fast pace so as to not tire himself out yet not be too slow and waste time.  Less Than Thirty Minutes Later It’s been almost thirty minutes, and the friendly guy’s hand was nearing the bell. RING!!! RING!!! RING!!! Relieved that he was finally done, Baked Apple slid down the rope until he made it to the bottom. “How was that, teach?” asked the friendly guy, curious. “...Twenty-eight minutes and thirty-five seconds. You’ve passed,” answered Silver Charge.  Baked Apple smiled. “Ah knew ah could do it,” he said. The friendly guy became curious about something as it had crossed Baked Apple’s mind. “If yer the coach, then where’s the gym teacher? Ah thought they woulda been in charge of this test instead.” As soon as the friendly guy asked that, the man smiled. Silver Charge turned and faced in another direction.  “Pay up, Farseer. I told you he was going to ask about that before your test happened,” he called out, grinning. That confused the friendly guy on who the man was talking to since no one was there, but then suddenly came the sounds of footsteps and a man stepping into Baked Apple’s line-of-sight.