Magus Supremacy

When all was done, some men began descending down onto the coliseum and they placed their hands on the ground.

"Teleportation circles have all been placed around the coliseum and all these men will activate it teleporting you all to the hunting grounds for the second assessment. So good luck you all!" Amir said and the whole coliseum lit up with a bright white light.

The applicants instinctively closed their eyes when the light became too bright and then, when they opened their eyes next, they could see themselves in the forest surrounded with trees all around but surprisingly, some of the applicants noticed that they weren't complete.

As the amount of people here was lesser than back at the coliseum while looking around them at the forest, the earthy scent of damp soil and moss enveloped them, mingling with the sweet fragrance of wildflowers and the musky smell of decaying leaves. The soft, spongy moss beneath their feet gave way to rough, gnarled tree bark, while the gentle rustle of leaves and branches in the breeze created a soothing melody. The warm sunlight filtering through the canopy above contrasted with the cool, damp air, wrapping them in a sense of tranquility and connection to the natural world.

For Grey, it was nothing new as he had experienced being in a forest countless times so he just crossed his arms and observed what was going on with his teammates beside him.

'We are not as many as back at the coliseum which means the captains purposely spread us out. I guess the forest is huge then which means the hop bunnies or whatever they are called would be surplus. Still, hunting a level 3 beast would be daunting for most which means…' He thought as he sighed and tucked his hands in his pants' pockets.

'This is going to give me a headache soon.'

"Are we going to stand here and do nothing all day?" The blonde hair boy asked.

"Hold on! I never did get your name." Arthur replied.

"I'm Zane, Raze Zane. Now let's get back to the topic at hand." Raze said.

"I think we should break away from the rest of the teams here and go formulate a plan somewhere." Grey suggested.

"And who made you the leader of the team?" Scarlet asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Does it matter?" Grey asked with his eyes twitching. "It was just a suggestion you proud arrogant noble!"

"You…" Scarlet was about to say when Vince stepped forward.

"Please guys! Not here and certainly not now. We just have ten freaking minutes to gather fifteen magical crystals."

"Yeah! So quit acting like lovers already!" Raze said.

"We are not lovers and will never me you dumbass!" Grey and Scarlet shouted out at once as if their thoughts were linked. Then they looked at each other and scoffed.

"Whatever! All I care about is getting a spot in one of the academies so what the hell are we doing now?" Arthur asked.

"Firstly, let's choose a leader and it will be logical to make me the leader since I'm a noble and then, we get to know each other's affinities so we can formulate a solid plan." Scarlet said.

"Usually, I would have argued about you wanting to be the leader but now, I don't even care. I want to get this over and done with so I never see your smug looking face again." Grey scoffed.

"Like I want to see your face too." Scarlet scoffed.

"I have no problem with her being the leader." Raze shrugged.

"Same here." Arthur replied.

"And me too." Vince added.

"That's settled! So let's get to know each other's affinities and I will go first. I'm a fire mage and I come from a noble bloodline of fire mages." Scarlet said.

"Was it important to add the noble part? It's already obvious you are a noble looking at your haughty attitude." Grey said.

"And it's very obvious you are a peasant based on your tone and ugly looking face." Scarlet replied while the others just looked at them and felt like slapping their foreheads.

"I will go next." Raze said. "I'm Raze Zane, and my magic is pretty special. Let me demonstrate." He said as he stepped forward and touched Scarlet.

"How dare you touch me you useless peasant?!" She shouted as her hand suddenly blazed with bright fire.

"It's a strong one, which means this should be fun." Raze smiled as his own hand also blazed with fire almost as intense as Scarlet's.

"So you are a fire mage? You should have just said that without touching her." Vince said with a sigh.

"Wrong! I'm not a fire mage." Raze said as he walked forward and touched Vince on the shoulder.

"Hmm! Impressive magic." Raze muttered as a metal shrapnel began forming in his hands which made Vince and the other's eyes widen in shock as they stared with open mouth.

"You… you can copy any magic?!" Arthur said in shock as he took a step back.

"Ding ding! You see, I can copy anybody's magic as long as I touch them. But I'm only limited to one magic and once I touch someone else, it would change." Raze replied.

"Interesting." Grey mumbled. 'And I have to make sure he never touches me or else, my lie of having two affinities would be revealed.'

"Well since he already showed my magic, no need for me to say anything again." Vince shrugged.

"And you?" Scarlet asked as she stared at Arthur.

"I… my… my magic is protection magic. I can create a shield to protect myself and whoever is with me and no matter the spell unless you are a high star mage, can break it." Arthur replied.

"So you are basically a useless support then." Scarlet scoffed as she stared at Grey.

"Shall we begin hunting now? The other teams have started." Vince said before Scarlet could banter with Grey.

"Right! Let's head west. I kept an eye on the other teams and saw where they moved to so let's head west." Scarlet said and Grey just shrugged while walking forward with the others slightly behind him.

'After the whole assessment shit is over, I will make sure to put that arrogant noble in her place.' Grey thought.