Prologue
The Academy of Spells, was created by one very rich and very powerful Spell user. Lehbia Vayknell was her name, and she had turned the World on its ear. In her day, it was unheard of for females to do more than heal but Lehbia Vayknell changed all that when she came into her power. She had carefully created a school where girls were taught about the powers they possessed and then had guided it to become one of the most powerful schools in the entire World. Over the years they had allowed boys into the school, carefully chosen for their power and their family history.
The Casters, as they are now called, had begun to take their work into the World instead of just keeping to the schools where they were taught. Slowly the World began to see more and more of the Casters. But there was one incident that stopped Casters from going out for almost hundred years and bandits went around murdering any who dared to walk alone. It was a long time before the Teachers at the Academy realized what was happening and by then over two thirds of the Caster population had been killed.
Emergency action was taken, and all the Casters returned to their schools once more and they didn't return to the outside World unless absolutely necessary. It was over a hundred years later that they willingly ventured out again, but this time they were not alone. They were accompanied by protectors, graduates of the Academy of War.
The Academy of War, as it was named by its creator Roland Tahniel, was created in response to the tragedy of the Caster annihilation. Roland Tahniel had one purpose in mind for creating the Academy, and one purpose only, to protect the Casters. His students were taught how to wield every weapon imaginable but by their third year, they had to choose a weapon that best suited them. In the years to come, they would Master that weapon but become proficient in all.
The academy accepted anyone four to eight years of age who wanted to be a student. The children were trained for a total of eleven to twelve years, and then tested. If they passed the test, they would be partnered up with any Caster. Starting from the top of those who passed, to the bottom. Any who didn't have a partner, would either join up with others, or go off on their own. After they had more than twenty years of battle experience, they were welcome back to teach at the school.
Another hundred years passed, and the rituals were passed down from Head Master to Head Mistress. Some have changed, and some have stayed the same. Change always happened in time.
Of Spells and Swords - Chapter One
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