Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-27800590-20160624015134/@comment-28718853-20160624144227

I look over the elements carefully, deciding which one to pick. I then nod and select the wind rune. Once I touch it, it glows a bright yellow and I feel a tingling sensation all over my body, once it ends, my professor smiles and says, "You have the power, but now let us see how well you can use it in these tests."

I am led to a small room and the professor pushes open a door, revealing a large obstacle course. "One of the main uses of the wind is speed, you must clear this obstacle course as fast as you can, good luck."

I enter the obstacle course and I manage to clear it in under four minutes, which impressed the professor. I smile as I am led to a second room which was much larger than the first. On the opposite side of the room was a wall with an array of auto-reloading crossbows, cannons, and dart shooters. "Evasion can be just as important as speed, dodge as many of these as you can, don't worry, the projectiles are made of mamono silver, so you won't get hurt, though it will be embarassing if they hit you," the professor says with a chuckle.

Utilizing my wind powers, I dodge the projectiles shot at me. My dodges grow more furious as the projectile-firing picks up frequency, but eventually, the mounted weapons stop firing and the professor congratulates me on another successful test.

The professor then leads me to what he says is my final test. I enter a circular room and there is no doubt in my mind what this test was: Combat.

"You must use the wind effectively to defeat all of the enemies, if even one violates you, you fail the test, don't worry, they're not real, so if you're not one for bloodshed, you can relax, but they do feel real though."

Soon I am fighting off various mamono such as goblins, onis, arachnes, minotaurs, and even succubi. My final opponent was a Wurm. She looked very intimidating for a monster with an adorable yet simple mind. I spent the fight evading her attacks, eventually, she gets tired and I knock her out with one massive wind-powered uppercut, sending her shooting into the sky and coming back down like a meteor. She creates a crater and soon dematerializes. The professor comes in and gives me a massive congratulations on completing the trial. He then presents me with my elemental covenant, a Sylph.

The Sylph wastes no time in giving me a hug, calling me her new boyfriend and all that stuff.

Later there was a ceremony held to honor me and the other three mages with their elemental covenants who passed their respective trials. About forty minutes into the ceremony there was an explosion at the back.

A baphomet appears in the hole and monsters pour through, attacking the students and teachers. The Baphomet tosses a jar at the speaker, the prince, and the jar absorbs him inside, making him a pink orb. The jar then flies back to the Baphomet and she presses it against her cheek saying things like, "You'll be mine, all mine," and "So cute and adorable!"

She then flies off, and our professors say to us, "We'll take care of things here, for now, you four go after the Baphomet and ensure the prince's safe return here, you're all Covenanters now, bond with your covenant as well as each other, and you four will be unstoppable!"

My professor smiles with a nod and says, "Good luck."

With that the four of us jump through the hole and pursue the Baphomet, who was far ahead of us and gaining distance. I knew that I had just become a Covenanter as well as my comrades. But what was important now was the bond that was to form between us. It may strengthen or weaken, it could become unbreakable or break as easily as a fragile twig. One thing was certain, Sylph, my comrades, their elementals, and myself were going to complete our goal of getting the prince back. If he so chooses to come back of course.