The Tale of the Lotus Heart novel Chapter 11

"Greetings Headmaster," we all bowed or curtsied respectfully. Tase only stood there with his arms crossed. The headmaster noticed him immediately and offered Tase a bow.

"Second Prince, I had no idea you would be in attendance today. Are you also enrolling in Heavenly Cloud?" The headmaster asked. Tase only scoffed.

"I don't have the luxury of going to school here, I have far too many duties to attend to. I only came to oversee the enrollment of my goddaughter," Tase answered. The masters at Horus' sides began talking amongst themselves before Headmaster Horus cleared his throat to shut them up.

"I wasn't aware you had a goddaughter, Second Prince," he responded.

"Daughter of the deceased Northern General. After finding her as just a seedling after the war, I took her in as my goddaughter. I'm very fond of her and wanted her to recuperate, so she hasn't been seen outside of my Eternity Palace until now. Blame me, I dote upon her and worry about her safety too much. Greet the Headmaster, Aivi," Tase said, effectively giving my falsified story and letting him know how important I was at the same time. I curtsied as I lowered my head.

"Greetings Headmaster Horus. My name is Princess Aivi," I greeted upon Tase's command.

"I can assure you, Second Prince, if the Princess is able to enroll today, we will keep her safe," Headmaster Horus bowed again.

"Continue, don't bother with me," Tase waved him off. The headmaster turned back to the crowd as he cleared his throat again.

"The orb of destiny will judge if you're able to enroll today. One at a time, line up to touch the orb. Your potiential will be gauged by the intensity of light given by the orb under your hand. We will begin now," Headmaster said to the crowd. One by one, the beings stood on the platform and touched the orb. Some made the orb give off a greater light than others.

"Princess, I think it's time you approach the orb as well," Tase hinted. I wouldn't lie, I was nervous. Even with the Lotus Heart, would I have enough potiential? People were being sent away on the spot if they didn't have immortal potiential or higher. The once bustling crowd had dwindled to a couple dozen left, and the testing wasn't over yet. After the crowd separated slightly, I lifted the hem of my dress slightly to walk to the platform. People were quick to move out of the way as I approached. After standing on the platform, I took a breath before placing my hand on the orb. Almost immediately, a radiant light blinded everyone in radius, including myself. The orb shuddered as a gust of wind picked up from nowhere and blew in all directions. I was stunned momentarily with my hand on the orb before pulling it away. When I did, the wind stopped and the blinding light receded. Everyone was silent as they tried to let their eyes adjust.

"In all my 500,000 years of living, I've never seen this before. Princess Aivi has the god of gods potential," Headmaster said in awe after everyone recovered.

"Does that mean my goddaughter has been accepted?" Tase asked even though he already knew the answer.

"We can set up a room for the Princess immediately," Headmaster replied. I curtsied.