Maria never expected that right after her grandfather's bold announcement that minutes later a low-level, {Class-Pawn: Water Horn Ram} would make its appearance. Without hesitation, her grandfather pushed her out in front, and immediately the Water Horn Ram locked its eyes on her. "Go get 'em, Maria!" shouted her grandfather, followed by a cheerful shout that came from her mother.
"Maria, mommy is here cheering you on!" Sitting down at a small table, which Maria couldn't help but question just where on earth it came from, sipping on tea, her grandmother shot her an airy smile. "Good luck, my adorable granddaughter. "
'They clearly have no intention of helping me,' Maria thought with a blank expression, turning her head back to the Water Ram. Only to scream once she saw the
Right after the headmaster made his announcement, exams went underway and names were randomly called out in groups or pairs. The stage of the arena was massive enough to hold multiple matches. Once the students descended onto the stage, a magic spell would activate itself, summoning forth a caged magical beast; once released, the battle began. Throughout the process, there were those who were struggling and others who easily took out their assigned magical beast.There were a few matches that caught Maria's attention, such as the 4S Beauties of Diamond Academy. Despite their primadonna attitude, it was clear that they had talent, such as Natsumi who excelled in fire magic, ending her match with a large powerful fireball attack, earning herself a few compliments from the teachers.Lily was proficient with earth-typ
After Julian made his way down and stepped onto the stage, he found himself facing off against a {Class-Pawn: Snake Earthworm}, a large worm type creature that could crush its opponent with its long heavy body. It slithered on the ground, charging straight towards Julian, who immediately made a break for it. The Earthworm Snake began chasing him. Meanwhile, other battles were also taking place.Just like Julian, the other children were struggling, only one stood out from the others. "Hey, isn't that Four-Eyes, the annoying sidekick that is always hanging around that stupid prince?" inquired Mai, directing her eyes towards where she was pointing her finger. Maria's eyes widened once she noticed that the person was indeed Gilbert."Yep, that's him," confirmed Maria, watching the boy perform some type of lightning spell th
When Maria called out to Ruby, rings of red luminance fire covered her body as her mind briefly flashed back to that week of training she underwent. How she was caught by surprise when she and Ruby first performed a convergence together, though she was unaware of what it was called at the time before Ruby explained it to her.Celestial Convergence was when a Celestial Summon and its master merged together, granting that magician the same abilities as the Celestial Summon. Though, not all Celestial Magicians could successfully perform this spell as sometimes the magician's body was unable to handle the strain of merging with a celestial being. Those who could were noted to be some of the lucky few, even though those who could, sometimes experienced difficulty maintaining the merge.'Master, your current limit in this
"Mai, on your left!" yelled Maria. "Julian, look out behind you!" shouted Mai after taking out {Class-Pawn: Barbarian Yellow Tiger} with a Light Magic Spell. The purple-haired boy used his Bloodline Magic to defeat the {Class-Pawn: Fire Horn Zubron} he was up against. "Maria, above you!" said Julian. Maria dodged the attack from the beast she was up against and moved in to attack with her crimson dual fire fans. Once all three beasts were taken out, the three friends happily congratulated each other. They were in the middle of their Confrontation Against Magical Creatures class, which took place in a forest located outside the academy's grounds. Confrontation Against Magical Creatures w
"You don't have to worry about that; no woman should have to suffer what you just went through," said Maria. Her words caused the woman to smile."Even if you say that, I still feel that I must compensate you somehow. Oh, how's this? I heard news of this popular bakery shop that just opened up in town. How about I treat you to some delicious desserts?" offered the woman. Maria's ears perked up once she realized both her and this woman were heading towards the same place."We were just heading there. How about we go together, Ms...?""You can just call me Cordelia.""Okay, Miss Cordelia!""Now..." Cordelia hooked arms with Maria, shooting the y
"Now that was a lovely shopping trip; don't you agree, my adorable Maria?" This sweet cheerful voice was none other than the countess. Maria was strolling down the street with her mother, walking side-by-side while Kuroka and Shirone trailed behind them. For two hours Maria watched as her mother picked out a variety of outfits and dresses to try on for themselves. If she liked them, her mother ordered for them to be delivered to the Rosendrey manor.They had gotten up early this morning, Shirone and Kuroka dressing Maria in a simple pastel yellow turtleneck top with puffy sleeves and in a plaid pastel yellow and pink short pleated skirt. Silk pink ribbons were used to tie her hair into pigtails; around her neck was the necklace that Mai had won during the Love-Me Carnival.Her mother's choice of attire matched the
After browsing around New Moon Palace, the duchess kindly escorted them back to her family mansion, which she inherited after her husband's death. The manor itself was stunning with intricate Persian architecture and exotic flower beds blooming everywhere. Once escorted through the door, a line of maids and butlers greeted them along with three eye-catching figures that stood in front of a staircase."So happy to see you return back home, my grace." The first to greet the duchess was a regal and handsome looking man with shiny pale blonde hair that he tucked behind his left ear. Kneeling down on one knee, he softly kissed the back of the duchess’s hand."I already ordered the staff to arrange a place in the Spring Pavillion for you and your guests, my grace." Speaking next was a stern but also attractive man with dark blue hair that reminded Maria of the night sky and silver eyes that glittered like the moon. 
Inside of a large room decorated with luxurious items and furniture that spoke of the room belonging to someone of high status, a woman whose appearance was shrouded in the shadows sat on the couch. Kneeling before the woman was a familiar purple-haired woman who went by the name Lady Poison. Replacing her usual scowl was a trembling smile, shoulders quivering from the intensity of the woman's glare that was aimed at her."Last time when I called you here, I asked for only one simple request, dispose of Archduchess Scarlet, and eliminate the House of Scarlet. Did you ever wonder the cause of asking such a task from you?" The woman's voice was calm and firm; not a hint of anger could be detected but that only made the other woman on the ground tremble worse."No, your majesty, I only wanted to get the