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[hr][b][color=gray]Courtyard → Class C-D[/color][/b][hr]
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[color=#b7b7b7]Shortly after his battle with Alberta, while Caelum’s clothes soaked in the slowly-dripping blood from his open wounds, Caelum himself had a similar experience with his defeat. Somewhere deep down, he knew that Alberta was a formidable foe. She was someone who not only had towered over most around her but she proved to be insanely gifted in magic and her raw power was nearly twice as impressive. He threw all he had at her and it proved to not be enough.[/color]

[color=#0d98ba]“But that’s not…”[/color][color=#b7b7b7] Caelum wrestled with something that took his attention away from what professor Nyx was saying until he decided to let it go and focus on what the professor was saying.[/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]After Nyx finished, Caelum’s mouth sank low when it was revealed that the deciding factor of those who were allowed to stay wasn’t if they won or lost their fight. At the end of it all, the true purpose of the fights was to see how well all of the students controlled their mana. [/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]This information sent Caelum deep into his mind. He had a limited reserve of energy left, having given most of it into his fight with Alberta, so he wasn’t able to correctly process it, but that didn’t render him completely immune to the sweeping effect that Nyx’s authority had on the class. Nearly their entire class was expelled. Only a lucky -- or unlucky depending on how one saw it -- thirteen were left.[/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]He took a slow glance around and he didn’t know if he was relieved that Alberta was still in the class or if he regretted mouthing off to her during their bout. He said a lot of terrible things that he didn’t mean. He wondered if apologizing to her would help whatever punishment she had in store for him down the road or if it would only make it worse. Caelum was rarely one to second-guess himself, but he decided against it and faced forward.[/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]In a flash of darkness, Caelum, as well as everyone remaining were transported from the battleground to the entrance of the main building. In the small amount of time that it took, he felt the effects of whiplash starting to hit him. His entire head to shoulder region felt weak and stiff, his body more fatigued than usual, and any movement Caelum made was met with temporary paralysis. Thankfully for his sake, it started to fade and he slowly walked, following the others to the dorm building.[/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]The time spent walking was great and his speed was slow. The weight of Stormbringer never felt so apparent as it did now. Every aching limb in Caelum’s body begged him to take breaks. Even after the first aid, he received after the battle couldn’t cover everything. He was still incredibly weak but he was stubborn. Just as he had been in the fight that rendered him completely exhausted, he wouldn’t stop until he reached his room.[/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]And as he entered his assigned dorm room - Room C-D - Caelum made sure to take a quick inventory of the room and see just how spacious it was. He had been used to cramped and otherwise unsavory living situations for most of his life. From his home at his village to inns and huts, Caelum’s expectations weren’t high. Hell, he wasn’t picky either, but from his quick lay of the land, he was quite pleased with it. Then again, as long as he had a bed to sleep on, he was satisfied. [/color]

[color=#b7b7b7]The sword-wielder dragged his feet into the common room and found the couch. It was fitted with a decent cushion to provide comfort. His head hit it first and his body soon followed. His body sank into the couch and he let out a sigh of content relief. [/color][color=#0d98ba]“This is nice,”[/color][color=#b7b7b7] he muttered, closing his eyes. [/color][color=#0d98ba]“I wonder who I have for roommates?”[/color][color=#b7b7b7] He asked himself, falling into a temporary rest. [/color][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent]