บท 29: 29. The Second Evolution

Indeed, the hooded archer who had gotten a level 6 score was their fairy friend, Aala.

Aala giggled from below the hood of her cloak as she hugged Sarah back, "I promised that we would see each other again soon."

Sarah stepped back, still holding Aala's hands with a broad smile, "But your father..." She hesitated.

"I told Dad... I told him I had been friends with a human with a pet fox for 3 years and that you two were attending the Academy, too." Aala explained as she scratched Zions' head.

"Oh... was he mad?" Sarah looked worriedly at Aala.

She only chuckled, though, "Oh yeah, he was angry. In fact, he almost grounded me for a century. But my mother spoke to him about it, so I could come. I arrived two days ago."

Sarah smiled, "I'm glad. I was worried I would only have Zion with me."

Aala opened her mouth to say something; however, the guy holding the number 6 cleared his throat, making the small group of level 6s look at him, "Alright. You are all part of the middle class, so I will show you all to the middle-class areas." He said simply before he started walking.

The group of 4 followed him without a word. Zion was still up on Sarah's shoulders as they walked. They were taken to a large living area, "These are your rooms. Girls to the left, boys to the right. Tomorrow you'll start your classes at 7 am. Breakfast is at 6 am. If you miss breakfast, then too bad." The man then immediately vanished from sight.

The small group of 4 looked at each other, and Krakow harrumphed, "I don't care what you guys do, but I'm going to my room." He turned with a flick of his coat and walked off.

Sarah and Aala looked at each other and giggled. Zion rolled his eyes at the blond kid and then looked at the elf boy, Ithil Eroth. He looked a bit lost and lonely, but Zion hadn't seen another elf, let alone one like him.

'"Ithil, right?"' He spoke to his mind, causing the boy to jump in surprise and look around. Sarah and Aala, seeing his actions, looked at Zion but didn't say a word.

'"I'm the fox. My name is Zion."' He cleared the boys' confusion as the elf turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow. "Your fox can use Mind Talk?" He asked in a soft voice.

"Uh-huh. He's cool, isn't he." Sarah grinned, patting Zions' head between his ears.

The boy looked at him and then slightly tilted his head, "Why haven't you evolved yet? You can."

Zions' ears twitched, 'Oh? That's interesting. Analysis.' After hearing what the elf said, he couldn't help but look at his information.

[[Species: Moon Elf

Name: Ithil Eroth.

Age: 8

Rank: D

Magic Affinity: Fire, Lightning.

HP: 325/325

STR: 10

AGI: 26

DEF: 20

INT: 35

Personal Ability: Mana Sense - The user can sense the fluctuations of mana in the world around them, allowing them to perceive things more closely or things that others can't.

Weakness: Not good in close combat fighting.]]

'That explains it. He can most likely sense the mana build-up in my beast body that shows how close to evolution I am.' He thought to himself.

'"To be honest, I was waiting for us to come to the Academy before I evolved."' He explained to Ithil.

Ithil frowned slightly, "You have a lot of intelligence for a beast..." He then noticed the rainbow shimmer of his white fur.

'"Anyway, Ithil. Would you like to join us for a meal?"' He asked, then looked at the girls and shared his idea of having a meal with them.

Sarah nodded, "Oh yeah. I would love to have another friend! Plus, a Mage is perfect. I'm a Swordswoman, and Aala here is a healing archer." Sarah explained.

Aala glanced around, and once she noticed they were alone, she pulled her hood down, showing her very slightly pointed ears, "I am Aala Eir, daughter of Zanrotho Eir, the lord of the Fae tribe in the Wogas Kingdom." She gave a slight bow to him.

Ithil widened his eyes, then immediately turned and bowed slightly to her, "A Fae! No wonder you had a strong sense of magic around you. I am Ithil Eroth, son of Eilath and Vallindra Eroth, the lord of the moon elf tribe in the Hollow Forest."

"In that case, I won't mind joining you." Ithil smiled faintl. Thee group of a human, elf, fairy and a fox headed to the Academy cafeteria. After eating, they realised it had gotten dark so, they went back to the dorms and separated after saying goodnight.

That night, once Sarah had fallen asleep, Zion jumped to the floor, then he creept out of the window to the Academy yard.

He sat down, 'Alright, it's finally time. It's time to evolve. Status.'

[[Status]]

Race: All Seeing Rainbow Fox

Name: Zion

Level: 10 (EXP: 955/1000) *evolve*

Rank: D

Magic Affinity: None

HP: 390/390

Mana: 330/330

STR: 28

AGL: 32

CON: 28

DEF: 29

INT: 33

CHA: 35]]

Zion focused his sight on the evolve par,t and soon, it showed the new evolution choices as well as the percentage of his magic affinities.

[[Magic Affinity:

Earth: 68%

Fire: 30%

Water: 0%

Wind: 0%

Lightning: 3%

Ice: 0%

Light: 0%

Dark: 0%

Space: 0%]]

'Due to eating a few particular beasts, only my earth affinity is stronger than 50%. Let's have a look at the evolution options.'

Zion focused his sight on the options. Apart from a stronger earth form, he had two new forms due to the fire and lightning affinties but he already decided not to evolve into a magic form until they were at a minimum of 50%. He then noticed one more option was highlighted.

'Oh? Another option?" He tilted his head then clicked on it, curious about this new option.