Some of the girls had a hard time forming it, and their status remained empty. Mrs. Welkinson explained that it may take a day or two, but it was discouraging to the other girls that some could form as much as 43 mana.
Ally looked around, not really trying. She had formed a total of 3 mana, but she was still focused on her dreams, rather than her training. The teacher came over, and stood in front of ally.
"How much have you gathered?"
"Hmm... 5 now."
"Are you trying hard?"
"Yes ma'am"
"Are you lying to me again?"
"Well... I'm trying....a little" ally squeaked as she spoke through the teeth.
"Try harder. Ok? They didn't put such a young girl in this class so she could make a fool of herself now, did they?"
"No ma'am."
With that, the teacher walked away, and ally tried a bit harder. She gathered 25 mana, then 34. Soon, she had gathered 78 mana, and she had a pleasing light glow surrounding her. The ribbons one her ponytails danced in the air as another girl looked at her, almost in tears.
Ally looked at her, very confused.
"What's wrong?" she asked
"Just look at you! When we finish this schooling, who would want me in their party, if they can have you?" the girl sobbed
"Why? What's wrong? How much mana have you gathered?"
"I've only 2 mana"
"Then try to think about good things. Like what it would be like to have divine lightning...to zap those evil bad guys with lightning!"
The other girl stopped tearing up, and closed her eyes. She tried to think of happy thoughts, but they just wouldn't come.
The little girl sat on the ground and her eyes looked sort of sad, but more or less, disappointed.
"What's your name?" ally asked nicely.
"My name is July, like the month"
"Mine's Ally. Ally Sujiyama. But you don't have to tell me your last name. Now, try to think of happy things! Bunnies...cats...priestess hood, helping the town of Phillai! Destroying all evil! You know... things like that!"
July laughed as ally went on about death and destruction to evil, and her glow of mana shone a bit brighter than it had been. Soon, they would get to level 1, and get to train against real monsters! They wished for that day to come, and they trained together until the entire class reached level 1. Ally had turned 6, and July, 9. They were on their way to becoming a full fledged priestess!
Ally looked around, not really trying. She had formed a total of 3 mana, but she was still focused on her dreams, rather than her training. The teacher came over, and stood in front of ally.
"How much have you gathered?"
"Hmm... 5 now."
"Are you trying hard?"
"Yes ma'am"
"Are you lying to me again?"
"Well... I'm trying....a little" ally squeaked as she spoke through the teeth.
"Try harder. Ok? They didn't put such a young girl in this class so she could make a fool of herself now, did they?"
"No ma'am."
With that, the teacher walked away, and ally tried a bit harder. She gathered 25 mana, then 34. Soon, she had gathered 78 mana, and she had a pleasing light glow surrounding her. The ribbons one her ponytails danced in the air as another girl looked at her, almost in tears.
Ally looked at her, very confused.
"What's wrong?" she asked
"Just look at you! When we finish this schooling, who would want me in their party, if they can have you?" the girl sobbed
"Why? What's wrong? How much mana have you gathered?"
"I've only 2 mana"
"Then try to think about good things. Like what it would be like to have divine lightning...to zap those evil bad guys with lightning!"
The other girl stopped tearing up, and closed her eyes. She tried to think of happy thoughts, but they just wouldn't come.
The little girl sat on the ground and her eyes looked sort of sad, but more or less, disappointed.
"What's your name?" ally asked nicely.
"My name is July, like the month"
"Mine's Ally. Ally Sujiyama. But you don't have to tell me your last name. Now, try to think of happy things! Bunnies...cats...priestess hood, helping the town of Phillai! Destroying all evil! You know... things like that!"
July laughed as ally went on about death and destruction to evil, and her glow of mana shone a bit brighter than it had been. Soon, they would get to level 1, and get to train against real monsters! They wished for that day to come, and they trained together until the entire class reached level 1. Ally had turned 6, and July, 9. They were on their way to becoming a full fledged priestess!