'I must be dreaming,' muttered Aria under her breath.
There she was, standing in front of twenty two tables made of black, rough wood. And among these tables, sat many, many unusual creatures. There was a hog-looking beast, sitting next to a petite, fur-covered creature. Aria's jaws hung out wide. She couldn't believe herself.
'Follow me,' said Giselle.
Giselle pulled Aria's arm along and Aria followed behind. Soon, they were at the centre of the building, where a tall, dinosaur-like creature stood.
'Hey Zel, what's up?' questioned the unknown creature. He-or perhaps 'it'-had a long, sharp horn protruding from his forehead. He had a muscular physical shape and a scar which was dragged from his left chest until his back. He had big eyes and they examined Aria like hungry jaguars looking at an innocent deer. His ear was sharp just like Giselle's.
'Nah, just the usual. But I found something very interesting, Kines,' Giselle gestured at Aria, who was feeling the awkwardness.
'Err...hi,' Greeted Aria airily.
'Hi there, friend,' said Kines. 'A friend of Zel's is indeed a friend of mine!' Kines grabbed Aria's hand a shook it vigorously, leaving Aria no choice but to shake along.
'I want you to classify her, Kines,' requested Giselle with a serious look on her face. 'And this time, no mistakes.'
Kines smiled awkwardly and nodded towards Giselle, then Aria.
'W-What do you mean by classify?' Asked Aria.
'Don't worry, my dear,' Giselle patted Aria on her head. 'Old Kines here will group you into your jobs accordingly.'
'To?'
'Your ability and capability, of course! You have to start learning and earn your own money here, my dear!'
Aria had no choice but to nod and go with the flow.
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The noise from Kine's gradually faded away behind Aria as she was brought into this narrow, gloomy hallway. The air was heavy as Aria fastened her breathing. There were wooden doors along the hallway. The hallway seemed like some sort of underground dungeon. The sides were lit with small, fragile torches which hung on the brick wall. They gave the hallway an eerie, gloomy appearance.
As they traveled along the narrow road, the creature escorting Aria-known as a Urukk-stopped at a door. The door was like the others, except it had a carving of a little vial producing bubbles.
'Here...magic...' muttered the Urukk.
'Magic?' Aria responded.
The Urukk nodded and gestured for Aria to enter the room. Aria hesitated, and turned the doorknob.
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