Life keeps moving .
--where we are about to arrive is none other than the ice lake . That is where your first test will begin .
The ice lake in this time of the season winter hits hard as a rock . Temperature dropong rapidly and to the young ones it will be their nightmare .
They journey begins , once again in the carriage . They chat on ahead as the carriage moves the wind ice cold brezzes having their monster cloak in white is the colour .
They arrive but something is odd as the frozen lake is sorrounded by knights .
Looking back regulus still on his mind is many things include the beautifull young miss he keeps popping out of nowhere .
Regulus sees this and felt something will happened .
John getting down from his horse stand's next to the carriage. Noding his head down the same big knight arrives staring a cold gaze he pointes using his war hammer as it points in the middle point of the frozen lake .
--Whats do you think they are going to do to us regu?
Marcus asks regulus but regulus is still thinking also to what is going to happened .
--big brother ?
Jane pulls Marcus hands tightly as she gets close to him .
Looking at the knights around there faces stone cold .
Walking on the surface area of the frozen lake at every step they take it feels as if the ice might break at any moment .
Jezebels also looks down as the water inside of the frozen lake is like falling into a blue deep black void .
As they reach at the middle .Using his teleportation skill to communicate to every young one John speaks .
--Where you stand at the moment is at a frozen lake now strip !
Their face goes dumb . Wanting to hear that again John tell's them again .
--I SAID STRIP ! Down to evry clothes you are wearing .the only thing you will remain with is an under garment .
One by one they strip as some of them denying it . Starting to shout even if as far as John eyes can see him ,he speaks .
--This is absurd can't you see , it's fcking cold we could die within minute...
Bang!
A hammer straight on the vertical left side of his head .bursting it at once everything turning to liquid as it gets carried by the cold breeze wind .
Some of the blood gets on some of the young ones as a line the made facing forward at the forest far from where John stands .
--Make mistake and we will not make any hesitation on punishing you ,just like your fellow friend .
Fear , panicking they feel everything , wanting to scream they cannot as the swallow back their voices .
--Please.. please I wouldn't mind...I wouldn't mind if I were to give you in what you purchased me by just let m..
--8,500 that is your life's worth and you know with you even one gold you can have is about half a years of work .
Another one tries to be given nothing but mercy but that is even nothing to them .
Jane's tears began to fall but no voice breaks .Marcus being his brother clenchs his hands giving her little hope but in that was to be their last hope .
After removal of their clothes they feel it evryu bit of cold .
Looking at them he explains.
--There are 15 of you in total leaving the three deceased , Under the frozen lake where you stand inside it contains there are 7 keys , each of the key is unique .
Black ,white ,diamond, gold ,silver , bronze , and meatlic
--Each and every key is valuable if you grab the right one that is .
--what you need is find and take them ,remember! there are just seven that means only seven of you will have them and the rest of the eight will die .
--This is your first test .
--An other thing this is where your mana comes in hand so if did get the chance to absorb enough mana yesterday then you did well .I will only say this once use it in the way you can .
--But we don't know how.
A boy speaks .
--And what do you intend me to do ? Teach you ? Well that is truly ashame as that is for you to figure yourself .
In his head regulus thinks of what he knows .
--Well were stupid ,we thought a meal and a shelter is free but none was and about the mana there was a library inside the medium mansion none of us made any exception of reading it .
--As also other gave up on absorbing mana only Marcus , jezebel , Jane ,me and the othereleven did .
While thinking John speaks again .
--Now It will begin and remember you are not alone insde the cold water .
They all take one last deep breaths .
Fwoosh!
Using a teleportation skill ,John teleports all of them inside the ice cold water lake.
Evryones's eyes are wide open as they try to scan the areas inside the water but see nothing others trying to find a way in using there mana but still wondering on how they will use it .
Every seconds count due to the cold temperature of the water one can die any moment .
But one has already done this jezebel using mana as a bubble she covers her body in it helping her gain more time and oxygen .
But not everyone is like her as two already are dead due to fear they had nothing else in their minds but fear made them meet their ends .
Thinking hard and hard regulus tries toi rember of all the books his read there should be something that can help .
While Marcus also has already used the same method jezebel did but. the only thing he is focused on is his sister Jane .
Nothing matters more than family although he need a to think of ways to find the key .
Then suddenly little sparkles appears in every different scene .