Controlling Destiny

The great hall filled quickly and the atmosphere was very exciting.

All of the pupils from the different departments wanted to know what was going on. Only a few knew about the incident already and excited whispers spread through the crowds.

"Do y'all know why we are all gathered right now?" Asked a pupil who was dressed in a red robe.

"Yeah, I heard that maybe the department head is changing?" Said another one.

"No, no! I heard that they had finally uncovered the secret to the life amulet!" Said a pupil who was dressed in a green cloak.

Such rumors spread throughout the hall, and the excitement about what was about to happen grew to a grand climax.

Suddenly, all the pupils all stopped talking at once. Their eyes were all fixated at the front of the hall, where the academy headmaster was currently standing.

"Hey, that's headmaster Magmus!" A few pupils excitedly whispered to each other.

"Yeah, that's Magmus! I heard he's so powerful that just one look and the monsters outside the walls will turn into jelly!" Another pupil chimed in.

Headmaster Magmus stroked his white flowing beard and then cleared his throat, which drew the silent attention of everyone once again.

"Hello, pupils and faculty of the Academia Mageia!" His booming voice washed over the crowd.

"Some of you know why I have summoned all of you today, while others have spread rumors about such."

"As such, I shall not impose on you all any further and get straight to the point."

The headmaster stopped for a second and took a drink of water. Then, he continued.

"The reason why you have all gathered today is because there is a very special young pupil, who has recently achieved an affinity of pinnacle tier!" The headmaster stated.

He then paused yet again, to let the realization sink in.

The first to respond were all of the seniors and faculty. A few of them gasped in disbelief and others only smiled awkwardly as if this was a funny joke.

However, as the news sank in, the hall shook as all the pupils realized that this was an extremely amazing moment and that they would all benefit greatly from such a beneficial situation.

"That's amazing!" A few pupils shouted.

"As expected of our academy! We are the best!" A few others exclaimed.

"Hey, hey, who is it? Who is it?" shouted a few others.

The headmaster waited patiently for the shouting and cheering to calm down before he continued.

"This young man may have had no amazing accomplishments before, but through studious hard work and trials, he has accomplished what he has done today."

"Although you may not have heard about him before, recognize that he has now surpassed all of you."

"I hope that you all will train hard to be like him and do your academy proud!" The headmaster said.

"Tsch," a few in the hall complained quietly.

The headmaster definitely was quite the opportunist. And he never gave up on any opportunities to advertise hard work to the pupils.

A few members of the faculty chuckled silently to themselves. On the inside though, most of them were thinking about just how shameless the headmaster was.

"Shameless, utterly shameless!" A few faculty mumbled to themselves.

Ignoring that the energy in the hall had started turning negative, the headmaster continued.

"I will now show you who that young man is, and of which department he is now belonging to!"

The headmaster then beckoned to the backstage area.

A young man walked awkwardly to the middle of the stage, and he actually nearly stumbled halfway, as if he had never walked before.

Even though he was dressed in a red robe, the mark of the department of combustion, through the violent movement of the robes, one could see that his knees were shaking like that of a new-born giraffe, and his hands shook so much that when the headmaster went to give the young pupil a firm handshake, both their hands started shaking.

The headmaster gave a nervous chuckle and then turned back to address the crowd.

"This is the young man who has surpassed you all!" He declared.

"Memorize his face well, for you can one day be just like him if you give it your all!"

The entire hall once again erupted into thunderous applause and cheering.

However, a few pupils in the back suddenly felt like they couldn't breathe.

"Hey, hey Chiro," One of the female pupils stammered. "Doesn't he look familiar?"

"Yeah, why do I feel like I have seen him before?" Asked another pupil.

Chiro meanwhile was about to faint from fear. Pinching herself to check if she was dreaming or not she barely managed out the words:

"Is-Isn't that Ultrix?!?"

"PUUUUUU!" All of Ultrix's classmates instantly puked out blood.