• • Chapter 24 • •
/ LIYANA'S POV
"The Principal wants to kill us for sure." Snow grumbled throwing her snow sword into the ground and it disappeared.
"I agree." I said nodding at her.
It's been a week, two weeks to be exact since we started our training. From morning until evening without a proper rest. You can't even rest if you are tired because guards are everywhere just like now.
"Hey you two, move or else you'll be punished!" One of the guards yelled.
"The fudge." Snow mumbled secretly glaring before summoning her sword and went back to train. 
"And how about you?" The guard turned to look at me.
I scoffed and moved my feet to train again. The Principal is not lying when she said that anyone who is not concentrating will be punished.
The girl who just stopped for a minute the other day was bitten badly scaring everyone that no one dared to rest until they say so.
Glaring at the wall infront of me, I summoned hundreds of magic balls and harshly threw it creating a loud thud. Everyone looked at my direction but I ignored them.
I'm fuming with anger. How could they do this to us? What's the fuss of letting us train hard? Are we going out to war? Tsk.
Spreading my arms, large stones appeared and as I threw them at the wall, I am imagining that the wall infront of me is our Principal.
It hit the wall perfectly, black smoke started to spread due to the wall collapsing.
I silently laughed. Why is this so satisfying?
But of course, I fixed the wall back to it's original form immediately. I don't wanna be punish or scolded.
We then spend the rest of the day training really hard up until the next days until our evil Principal came again in between the third week of our training and as usual, she gathered us at the academy's ground.
"She is so evil. Her outfit matches her attitude," Snow whispered to me and I agree with her. 
The Principal loves to wear dark clothes which perfectly image her attitude. One student was rushed at the clinic last week because of severe punishment. We appealed at Sir Miller to let us rest even for just a day but he said the Principal didn't allowed us to. She have no mercy at all.
"I suppose all of you trained really hard that is why I congratulate all of you for doing your best." She said.
I creased my brows. Does that mean we will stop training now?
"But if you will fail the final test, you need to train again." Or not. Tsk. I sigh. Train again. But wait what? Final test?
"Final test?" Snow asked, her brows are furrowed perfectly.
"Yes final test. You heard it." Stupid answered her making her glare at him at my side.
"Let's move at the academy's formal training ground. We will give out the instructions there." Sir Miller said.
"Let's go," I said. Stupid and Snow followed me as we made our way at the training ground.
The Principal is already sitting infront when we arrived at the training ground that I can't help myself from glaring at her secretly.
We stayed at the side where we can see the rectangular barrier on the ground perfectly. Is this the final test?
"This will determine if you really did trained the past weeks or not." Sir Miller said as he walked into the center.
He pointed at the barrier then he look at us.
"If you can break the barrier, then that means you passed. But if you fail, that means you needed to train again. You will be given one minute each to do the task. That's all and good luck everyone."
And then I heard everyone gasped from what they heard. Even Stupid who is on my right and Snow in my left.
While I just sighed. I already expected the worse so I am not surprised at all.
"Okay let's start. If I call your name, enter inside the barrier. The timer will start as soon as you enter. Remember, you are only given one minute." Sir Miller said.
"Up first, Jian." Sir Miller announced and Stupid immediately cursed beside me.
"F*ck," he muttered making us laugh.
"You go. I know you can do it. You are over confident right?" I said making him glare at me.
"Let's make a deal." He said and look at me.
"What is?"
"If I make it, you need to grant one wish from me. I'll do the same with you if you will make it." 
I furrowed my brows. "What are we? A genie?" I said making Snow laugh.
But Stupid didn't mind her as he only look at me waiting for my answer.
"Jian! I said you are first." Sir Miller announced again.
I look at Sir Miller then at Stupid who looks serious and is not standing up unless I answer him so I just nodded at him.
"Fine. Okay okay. Now go. Sir Miller is already glaring at you." I said.
He smiled and finally stood up as he went down from the bleachers. Gosh, he is lame.
Snow suddenly chuckled beside me making me look at her. "Why?"
"Nothing," she answered.
I shrugged at her weirdness as I look back at Stupid who already entered inside the barrier.
"Let's see if he can make it. I am dying to know what will he wish from you if he make it," Snow said and laugh.
I rolled my eyes at her. "Right let's see," I said.
Stupid summoned small and large air arrows until it towers over him that we can't even see him. Seconds later, he threw it into the barrier but to everyone's surprise, the barrier remained as it is. Not even a tiny crack was seen.
"What the heck?!" Snow exclaimed.
I blink multiple times hoping I am seeing it wrong but no. Even Stupid was shocked. That's when I realize.. that is not an ordinary barrier. Not at all.
"The barrier won't broke easily." I said and glance at Snow. "Now I understand why Sir Miller said we can stop training if we can break that."
"Oh my god." Snow muttered in horror.
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