MYSTIC MAGE.
CHAPTER 32: S-TRIALS.
S rank adventurer's, this tittle isn't just given to anyone. The thing about the structure of this remarkable rank is that a team or squad is unable to enter S rank. S rank comprises of soloist who venture alone into dangerous dungeons labyrinth which the guild has names S rank missions, and they are also the apples of the guild master's eyes.
An A rank can very well decide to move to S rank, but the question is, is the person brave enough to face death to get it. On special cases few B ranks are chosen for a chance to skip A and move to S rank and Cassian is one special cases. In the imperial capital is where it will all take place, located in the mountains is a dungeon one different level and according to some,
" It's like crossing into hell "
The dungeon is a cross dimensional plain connecting 2 different worlds together and used for testing adventurer's and those who make it out alive will regarded as S rank. It's a seven-day test and the survival rate are so low that it's not new to the guild when no makes it out after the seventh day. It's harsh but it is necessary to breed strength and ensure superiority of the S rank, and also where Dagarak conqueror of flames and Mystic Mage first met.
It was a few months after the dinner incident with his family, and he left and within these month's he went on numerous mission each one more dangerous than the last and to his deepest surprise he always survived. As a solowist in B rank he quickly gained the attention of the guild master'sand was given the opprotunity to reach S rank directly. He was amazed, depressed, sad, hunted by childhood memories, the pain was sometime too much he couldn't sleep. He wanted freedom, the desperate need to forget, he wanted to die, and the trials would do him that favor.
He arrived as usual a mysterious mage in black cloak, there weren't more than 10 who wanted to pass the test and prove their worth to be S rank. Behind the small crowd of adventurer's, standing beside him was a man with brown hair holding a long silver spear with red pupils in his eyes. Everyone began to introduce themselves to one another, some pulling out their tittles from various guilds and Cassian understood why.
In a dire situation where survival alone is 0 humans tend to be more social, not that they like each other, but it's just to survive and they'll be ready to use one another, when the time comes some will be abandoned. Cassian knew this better than anyone and didn't bother trying to introduce himself. Then the Man beside him introduced himself to the others as Calhoun and then a man stepped forward to address them.
After addressing them and going on and on to lecture them about life and death, threatening some to leave and 2 out of the 8 of them left, leaving only six behind. When he was done, the cave entrance behind him opened up and all of them ventured into. Some were scared, other's were bloody confident, Cassian didn't know what to face. Seeing Calhoun expression Cassian was very sure that chances of he himself making it out alive was zero.They trila began as they crossed over into hell, it was a total of 7 floors. Each floor with monster's nearly above the rank of A class, but the chosen few were talented and powerful, with each having special skills of thier own. They first 3 floors went smoothly, and they were able to get through it without losing anyone but from the first floor upward was when things began to change.
The monsters were powerful, fierce and some intelligent and they higher they moved the more people they lost. Cassian was able to make it to the 6th floor along with Calhoun and 2 others', they were at their peak of exhaustion despite being seriously exhausted Calhoun fought hard to defend himself and other's with superhuman strength and speed a human couldn't possess unless charged with mana. Right before Cassian very eyes, one of the other 2 dies by the hands of a fearsome swarm of beast, the other was afraid and quickly backed away from them moving closer to Cassian.
He was over runed, monster's everywhere, he couldn't keep up and was exhausted, nearly out of Mana and Cards and he could tell that in a few minutes Calhoun would reach his limit and with the little time he had he charged a spell.
Taking out a crystal from his pocket and harnessing its magic into his body and unleashed forbidden spell even higher-level mages are prohibited from using. It was a wide ranged attack that obliterated every monster around them, not only that it caused the dimensions to become unstable and experience a collapse, rocks began to fall from the above floor. Just as Cassian was about to head for safety, the one he protected pushed him into the ruble to die. When Cassian thought it was all finally over for him, Calhoun jumps in headfirst and holds unto him while the other ran for her dear life. With the little energy he could muster, he raised a shield that protected them both from the falling rocks.