Chapter 4
The assessment
For the next 6 months Zanav studied for her exam. Her birthday came and went She visited Dawn and Maple whenever she could, and Bell stayed next to her and supported her. Mike had been summoned to Central for work.
Three nights before the exam she went outside, if anyone, man or beast saw her they'd notice her black and tan coat shining like gold in the moonlight. She sniffed and smelled wolves, and a stench like the man-beast on the train. She perked her ears and heard a whoosh. A large bird with a lizard tail and claws attacked her. She snarled and jumped, She created a dragon out of rocks and grass that was on the ground. The dragon and the chimera fought and she finished it with her fangs. She wiped her mouth and went to the creek to wash up. She destroyed her dragon, leaving only a pile of rock and grass.
The next day she was taken on a train to Central so she could take the exam. On the train she did last minute testing on herself. She sighed, looked out the window, and she stretched, curled up, and fell asleep. She was woken up by the siren that announced that they were in Central, she got up and left the train.
She stayed in an inn for that night and in the morning she went for the exam. The writing part was in fact quite easy for her. She was one of those who had to do a physical instead of an interview.
"Zanav Hunter!" The interviewer called, and she went up to him. Zanav needed to jump walls which was very easy, and she needed to go through obstacle courses, being a wolf the physical wasn't hard either. But the next day came the practical.
"You must do as you see fit!" commanded Fuehrer Mustang.
Zanav was last of the three who were accepted for this practical. The first was a man with blond hair that made an igloo out of ice the judges weren't impressed.
The second, a man with black hair and beady eyes. He created a tall skyscraper. The judges liked it. Then Zanav's turn, She used rock to create a savage looking ibex, which charged at everything she pointed to, she pointed to the skyscraper and it charged and shattered the skyscraper. "I guess that this year our alchemist will be ZANAV!" Mustang exclaimed.
Zanav went up to Lt. Col. Hawkeye's office, to get her second name "Welcome" Hawkeye said. "Here" she added and gave Zanav a folder.
We give Thee Zanav Hunter the name Feral In the name of Fuerher king Mustang. The Golden lion, The red griffin, The Lion's claw black as tar, all of these will appear before you in royal blue… "Along with the pocket watch each of you is assigned a symbolic name. Yours is The Feral Alchemist!" Lt. Col. Hawkeye announced.
short chapter sorry