Sora Kurusu, The First Artificier

It had been another busy day for me, being the only student in this room who doesn't have such a ludicrous dream like becoming a prime minister, or an accountant, or a lawyer. The kind of dream that some people generically end up failing, only picking the jobs with the highest salary.

Sora Kurosu, 16-years old. My status as a student in my local high school is quite good, My grades are above average, but I've asked the school council to keep my grades silent. They agreed, simply because no one needs to know that I am successful despite my background as 'Bad' student.

My past remained a mystery to me, but whatever was there. A lot of people wished to never let me know. But ever since I got into this high-school, I've been doing quite well on my own. My studies aren't that hard, neither are the school activities they've enforced just to make sure I'll fail. At least that's just my thoughts on the subject.

Everyone who entered the class was now chattering among one each other about things like lessons, friends with problems that aren't worth my attention, and lastly. The grand entrance of four particular people...

"Good morning my dear friends!" a vibrant brown-haired boy entered the class, followed by three other people "Oi! Ryu, you don't really need to annoy poor Sora with your morning greetings..." A red-haired idiot said next to him "Oh shut up Shihiro, just because Sora took 1st honors above you, doesn't mean he's meant to teased about it..." A black-haired woman behind Ryu's left spoke, She went up to my seat, which was the back of the class, and apologized for Shihiro's rude behavior.

"Well, 1st honor or not, he's still pretty dangerous..." Said a burly man, who towered above the rest of the class "...I've seen his criminal records, they're nothing a normal student should have..." he said loudly. Everyone in the class then began staring at me, as thought I had become an sore spot that appeared mysteriously behind their backs.

I sat there and took it, there was nothing I could do.

"Well then!" Shihiro stated "Little Sora here is gonna be happy to know..." He trailed off as he slammed a hand on my table "...That he's just received a lot more detentions!" Everyone in the class gave me stares of disapproval, and spite.

"We've caught you once more! painting down in the back of the school. Like usual, just like the dream you wanted back when we were all kids..." He taunted, with a crooked smile.

Sora then recalled an unpleasant memory of his back in grade school.

Sora smiled back, but more elegantly.

"Well, the difference between the two of us..." I rose up slightly "...Is that i'm not a coward, who picks fights that only he knows he can win..." I snickered. He grabs my collar "Why you little punk!" The rest of the class started panicking, and Ryu and the burly boy were holding his shoulders, trying to shake him off.

"See? you even need friends to help control yourself..." I said "...That is our difference..." "At least he's got friends!" Stella said "And he's not as big as a trouble maker as you!" she added.

I smiled back at them, the kind of smile I've given to a lot of people, that gives them a sense of foreboding. The bell rang and everyone then sat down, the Ryu and his two other friends had to calm down Shihiro.

'Well, Isn't that a drab...' I thought. I took out my assignments, and right after I grabbed my bag. A large ring of light appeared beneath the classroom "What the-" everyone said "what's going on?" everyone panicked once more, the light enveloped the entire classroom and then we were surrounded by complete darkness. But my hands and legs felt something, something cold, something wet, then the room lit up from beneath once more.

The wet thing is water, but the water glowed as our feet waded within it, our feet leaving trails of light as we moved. But my thoughts then concentrated on what i suddenly heard, a step, a singular step. As if it was meant to tread carefully, my ears twitched, it always did when i felt something was wrong "Everyone! gather around!" Ryu called. Everyone gathered to the source of Ryu's voice, which revealed everyone's location as they all moved towards it.

I stood still, rather than moved closer towards Ryu. Then something pierced the silent darkness.

"Are they here?" a feminine voice said. Everyone then looked around surprisingly, as if they heard a ghost.

"Oh dear..." the voice said again. A light shoved itself into the darkroom, the light revealed to me the surroundings, we were in a small pool, and she was standing on it's sides. The light, it's source being held in hands cupped together, looked almost like an orb 'Magic?' I thought, my heart began to race 'Wait, that ring earlier couldn't have been...' My eyes widened, even though I couldn't see properly in the dark. For a moment there was silence between Ryu and the group, and the Woman and Her's.

"Dear heroes I am sorry for the conditions we had to summon you through, but I hope you can understand our situation once we've gotten our chance to explain" She said smoothly "Please follow me..." Everyone slowly gotten up the pool, through the sides, I was being assisted by two cloaked figures. But i effortlessly gotten up by holding tightly onto the edge and pulling my self up. They were surprised, and brought out strange sticks in a second 'Wands? are those really...' My mind then focused on the wands, i took a closer look, but then they retracted them as soon as I moved closer.

The woman called all of cloaked figures and pointed to a direction, then she said "Follow me please..." Everyone followed up with her. But I took out something before I followed, it is a Hoodie. But this wasn't no ordinary hoodie, it was strange, my only explanation to it is probably it might be, probably, magical. I followed after them, and when I bumped into one of the hooded figures by accident, they didn't seem to have noticed and thought it was only probably their imagination. But when we got out of the smelly place we were allegedly 'summoned', we were greeted by a long hallway, filled with burning torches and banners. The woman turned once more and said.

"Please don't stop following..."