Niara and Darian moved through the academy, heading straight for the Library. When they got there, she showed her emblem to the Elder. He verified it and asked if she wanted to access C- or D-level martial arts.
"I want B-level," she said quickly.
The Elder stared at her coldly, but she stared right back without blinking. He snorted, shaking his head. Foolish kids popped up now and then, and he'd seen this kind of thing before.
"Just giving you a heads-up: there have been cases of Summoners dying on the test for these martial arts. The Spiritual Guardian doesn't help much—95% of the test is on the Summoner who'll use it. So your blessing or anything else is basically useless. You get that, right?"
Darian nodded, not bothered.
"I want to try the Divine Aura of Life Art," Niara said, eyes glowing.
That Dragon-blooded Elder nodded, understanding her reasons. He snorted and moved to a part of the library where a teleport inscription glowed.
