Chapter 5 |Tia

                                                       𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘

Artificial amateurs aren't at all amazing,
Analytically, I imagine a lot of things,
But this one holds true,
Be patient, cuz you're also gonna see it.

𝓑eing patient is the key to finding out the odds told to us by some odd people like Mr. Finley said don't get lost. Miles judged him so fast that there was nothing to be lost in because there was a normal corridor with a dead end, no escape routes. But he was completely wrong, which I didn't expect.

When we were just 1 meter away from the wall in front of us, a shimmering light fell on us like a flatted semi-circular disco ball would do or what a glowing protractor would do. It was a mix of blue yellow green as far as I remember. After a few seconds, some symbols glowed on the wall with a bright lemon-like light and a large circular disc at the center glowed with a neon green color as it came out completely. Mr. Finley stepped ahead, as we saw the whole scenario in awe. He sort of signed something on that circle with his index finger.

And the wall which seemed to be a dead end, opened like a lock with irregularities in a brick pattern. The sliding stops when only the pattern of those irregularities is visible clearly. Mr. Finley asks us to go forward. As soon as we get back to our conscious mind, we step into this spacious white room. The wall again reforms back behind our back and Mr. Finley is left on the other side.

Here comes a man with a salt & pepper, ducktail beard and evenly white hair, dry and well set. He has a raised and round black hat on his head with a cane in his hand. No walking stick, just a cane without a handle to hold. He was well dressed in a 3-piece scarlet red suit, with black pants having scarlet red bottoms. It seemed like he represented some sort of power of the Scarlet Red color, even his cane was of the same color. With a white shirt and black bow, he looked like a gentleman. His classy black shoes with laces glorified his image.

With his eyes & nose covered by the tilt of the hat, he says, "Hello, children! You must be Miles Alexander, Tiara Laurent, Jake Laurent, and Lucia Alexander. Welcome to MNMS UNI! I am Arthur Nicolas Jeffery Oakwood, the headmaster of the institution of this elite force working beneath the lives of normal human beings, working along with some mystical races of our world to prevent the destruction caused by evil spirits of the very own world. You can call me as Headmaster or Professor Oakwood. Any questions yet?"

Lucy raised his little hand. "Oh yes yes Miss Lucy, what you wanna ask?" asked the mid-aged man. Lucy spoke, "Um, how do you know our names?" Headmaster replied, "Because I invited you here." Lucy said, "I don't see any invitation in our hands."

So Prof. said, "Well the invitation was kinda mental, not physical. When you thought about escaping through your normal life, you sent a direct message to the Magnementos Headquarters, which passed on the message to me, which I passed to Asklyn and so does he sent you here. Introspect yourself, without complaining about that we never have thought of any escapism. Although, Jake & Lucy didn't think like so, but they were not safe in the outer world at such a young age with their brother & sister working and fighting here & there. So, they were made to tag along and their training will be different from you two older ones and they will also stay away from you, although you can go and meet them any time, abiding by the rules. And one more thing, you might have guessed that when you ask Askyln too many questions at once, he answers them retrogradely. This is how he responds to inquisitive students and like that he trains you for further knowledgeable situations. By the way, retrograde means in reverse order. You children have to learn a lot of vocabulary, once you are here. Any further questions?"

We all were astonished and now it rings a bell why the hell Askyln answered retrogradely again & again. Unexpected IQ test at once!

Jake intuitively asked, "And why are you talking like three different people? One with the British accent, one with the American accent, and of course, one with the Anglo-American accent." Prof. replied, "Well for that my dear child you have to read about me in the Zephyr Library, the library of all wonders." Miles said, "Sir, can you uplift your hat a lil bit so we can completely see your face?"

Prof. tilted it backward and exclaimed, "I hope now I look more like a human rather than a statue." We all laughed at the presence of mind. Finally, it was my turn to ask and so did I. "What about the so many questions we have about this institution?" He said, "A fellow student is waiting behind this oak door, pointing towards the right. She will be a guide to you. And yes, students can enrol in helping to run this uni in various ways for which they score extra points for their clubhouses. You will be sorted into your clubhouses in the welcoming ceremony beginning in two hours exactly." looking into his wristwatch, "Rest answers will be assured by her. So, off you may go!" We all nodded and went towards the oak door.

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