Chapter 12: First Practical Class
Athar put away all these thoughts and began his cultivation. He did not touch any of the resource material he had received. Although he knew how to use and absorb them, he decided to wait and see if any of the teachers at the academy talked about how to use them.
It was the evening of the same day, and Athar, dressed in his uniform, arrived in one of the large-sized halls of the academy for the practical class. The timing of the class felt a bit unusual to him; the sun had set, and darkness was creeping in. Rune lamps strapped along the walls of the academy were the only things providing illumination to the students.
It had been more than twenty minutes since Athar had been waiting, and ten minutes since the designated time for the class to start. The students were huddled in the centre of the hall and were growing restless. Athar was standing at the back of the crowd when the sounds of footsteps echoed in the hall.
Everyone looked ahead to see a man approaching them. The man was massive and bulky, more than six feet tall, and bald. His presence was intimidating as he walked with an impassive expression on his face.
"Hello everyone," he boomed; his voice was heavy. "I am Sankul, your main practical teacher."
"What do I mean by main?" he continued. "You will have two or three other teachers who will guide you through a few specific things, but I will be the one who will head the entire class."
"I believe that you have had two of your theory classes, and Vale has dealt with a few things," he added, earning an echo of agreement from the students.
"Good," he continued. "Now, like theory, before we move forward, I would like to take you all through what we will be aiming for or trying to accomplish in our classes."
"Before that, I would like you all to rearrange yourselves into a semicircle. I feel at ease when I can clearly see the faces of every student in my class."
A small chaos erupted as they formed into a semicircle. Athar found himself between two students. One of them was Kevin, who had answered the first question in Vale's class.
"Now," Sankul said. "The basic aim of our class is not difficult to define."