"Haha! The Wizard King huh? Now that's dreaming big, but as the next person in line. If you look up there you'll the front runner." Sekke turned our attention to a man undoubtedly royal with robes that must cost as much as Hage it's self, a metal mask helm with white feather. "Captain of the Golden Dawn, said to be the mightiest magic knight squad, William Vangeance." Neither of us said anything. "He has his squads undying trust and loyalty. "I hear it was Captain William who took the enemy general's head in that battle a while back."

"The golden dawn are amazing, shame only nobles and royals ever join that squad." I head someone say. "Same with the Silver Eagles."

The last one on the balcony was Yami of the Black bulls, but as he passed Charlotte of the Blue rose he stopped and whispered something to her, before pointing at... me. I froze up under the gaze of the two captains, my tail tight around my waist under my dress. 'It's already over for me...'

Captain Yami took his seat and said something I couldn't make out for William Vangence to respond to him.

"All of the Captains here in one place, it's incredible." Sekke said.

But I barely heard him, as my gaze was still locked with Charlotte. Her beauty had me transfixed. "Helen, let's do our best." Asta said, but as I nodded I didn't turn to him.

"Yes... our best."


Chapter 8: The Exam, Tests

Captain Vangence stepped out to the edge of the balcony. "Welcome to this years Magic Knight exam, this year I will administer the tests." He called down to us, he put out a single hand as his grimoire glowed with magic power. Above us he summoned a massive tree, the branches reaching down to us creating brooms for each attendant, I took mine. "The nine magic knight captain will serve as Judges. At the end we will select the examinees we want for our squad, if chosen you are in. If more then one captain selects you then you will choose which squad you wat to be in. If no Captain selects you then you are unworthy of being a magic knight, and you are to leave." He said. "That being said your first test is to use the brooms you have been given to fly."

"Flying? I've never done that before." One person in the crowd said.

"It is our most basic mode of transportation, if you can't do this then you aren't worth the effort." Vangence said and I swallowed hard as my grip on the broom tightened.

I placed it between my legs channeling my power into the broom before pushing of the ground, the stones shattering under my feet as I shot into the air flying around the receding tree before stopping by Asta and Sekke. "HHNGHNGNH!" Asta was straining on the ground as Sekke floated easily nearby.

I noticed that Nozel Silva get up and walk off the balcony for something.

"You have to relax. Straining won't do any good." Sekke smiled. "Really couldn't be easier."

"You are a good guy Sekke." Asta said as he tried to relax. "Nothing is happening!"

"It's alright Asta." I said before I heard people oohing and aweing at someone, I turned around to look at Yuno, standing with ease on his broom. "Show off." I got one foot on the broom, then the other one, taking a low stance for balance as I flew around. 'I have to really wow them.'

"Helen, what are you doing?" Yuno asked as I flew by him.

"You saw what happened." I said as I turned on a dime to look at him.

He just sighed as he turned away. "That was your mistake."

I landed on the ground and after a few minutes it was the next test, the Magic Power Test. I stood on one side of Asta as Sekke did on the other, he threw a bolt of magic energy at a stone target shattering it with ease, while Asta failed to do anything at all despite all his effort. I shot out a concentrated blast of wind magic sending the short brick target into the far wall sending up a wall of smoke. "I didn't mean to do that!" I said to the people I had nearly hit. 'I used to much power...' I was so worried about the captains watching.

After that was the magic control test, with flying targets in the air. with two pointed fingers on each hand I shot out four bolts of my magic, one fire, wind, lightning, and water, I didn't hit the bullseye on any of them and the water one well it splashed on the target and fell onto a girl drenching her. She gave me the evil eye, her red eyes framed by short black hair. Sekke did fine with this test as well and Asta had the same results as before, unable to summon any magic while yelling loudly, "I'm not done yet!"

After that was the Creation Magic test. Sekke made a posed statue of himself out of his aqua colored magic, and Asta failed. Between my hands I created the kingdom's emblem, the clover with a mixture of water and fire magic. "You have an impressive magic Helen." Sekke said with a wink.

"PLEASE DON'T! I'M TRYING TO FOCUS!" I yelled as him as the flame flickered.

After that was the Evolution Magic Test. Sekke made the small seed we had been given grow in the palm of his hand, and I may have put a bit too much magic into it. I was pulling brambles off my arm as the small plant had grown so fast that it had trapped my arm. Asta had not succeeded with this test either.

Then came the last test. "Onto the next test and final examination, a display of combat skill." The Captain of the Golden Dawn announced as I pulled myself free with the help of Asta and Sekke.

The leader of the Crimson Lions, Vermillion, stood up. "Prepare to duel!" his voice had power to it, the examinees gasped. "You will break into pairs and fight each other. You are to use your grimoires to attack and defend. As magic knights, battle is our buisness, we want to see what you are capable of!"

"We have recovery mages on standby for the injured so go all out." Vangence followed up.

Asta was looking completely defeated at this point. "No one will want to fight me." He said before Sekke placed his hand on Asta's shoulder.

"Hey, Asta, let's do this." Sekke said.

"You'd really take a charity case like me." Asta was crying.

"Of course. Now let's do this." he said as the two of them through the crowd to be the first pair to dual, I watched as the two of the stood in the center of arena.

"Let's achieve our goals!" Asta smiled before Sekke leaned in and whispered into his ear, Asta's face getting darker.

When the two separated the person next to me said something. "Picking the weakest guy to fight, he's pretty smart to do that."

"That's what people don't understand about Asta." I said as Sekke created a glowing ball around him with cannons.

"Huh, what are you talking about?" He asked.

"Asta isn't weak, his magic..." I said as Asta's grimoire floated infront of him, glowing black and red, he rushed forward, shattering the stones under his feet from the shockwaves, he grabbed the handle of the magic sword from his grimoire and pulled it out swinging it up over his head and down onto Sekke's ball, slicing through it and making a crater in one blow. "is never giving up."

"I'M NOT JOINING THE MAGIC KNIGHTS TO HAVE A EASY TIME! I WILL BE THE WIZARD KING!" Asta announced as he rested his weapon on his shoulder as he stood over his defeated enemy.

"Holy... shit." I heard several people say as Asta left the fighting area and I walked out.

"Dose she not have a partner?" I heard some people ask. I got to the center of the arena and took in a breath.

"I challenge anyone to come face me." I said as I stood there with my Grimoire.

After the initial shock a woman came out to face me, she wore a simple dress and glasses, her grimoire glowed pink with power. It was the same girl I had soaked with water a few tests back. "I'll take that challenge, you have... a interesting magic." She said as she looked me over.

We stood of from each other and I smiled. "So you are the one I have to punch in the face. To be honest, I've been needing this." I said as my grimoire opened as well.

"Begin!" Vermillon called out to us.

"ELEMENTAL ENCHANTMENT; ZEUS' FURY!" I shouted as lightning enveloped my hands as I rushed her.

"GEL CREATION MAGIC; STICKY SALAMANDER!" She created a giant salamander that I tried to punch away but my fist sunk into the stick gel sending the lightning through the body, I punched with my other and and it got stuck as well. "Ha, looks like I have you immobilized."

I gritted my teeth and planted my feet. "AAAAHHHHHHAAAHHHHH!" I ripped the beast from where it was stuck to the ground, stones included, so that it was vertical above me.

"What the?" Sally backed away from me.

"ELEMENTAL ENCHNANTMENT: HELL'S FORGE!" I summoned wind and fire magic sending the power up into the gel creation frying it from the inside out, bloating the creation beyond recognition as the flames burned inside of it. I slammed it back down onto the ground sending a massive fire ball sky high. I lunged for the girl as she fell back wards, slamming my flaming fist into her face shattering her glasses and throwing her through a wall as the people scattered to avoid her.

"Examinee Helen wins." I heard announced as I grinned like mad. The thrill of battle running through my body.

"Is that a tail?" I heard someone ask and as I looked back... I had forgotten, my tail was hiking up the back of my skirt, in the fight I had let go of my focus on it. I looked up at the captains and... Captain Charlotte was looking right at me, as well as Captain Yami.

"What a fine bout, next pair." Vermillion called as I walked over to Asta.

'If I hadn't blown it before... now I have.' I thought to myself.


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