Koma Inu's S Class Trials

S-Class Mage Promotion Trial (Ｓ級魔導士昇格試験 S Kyū Madōshi Shōkaku Shiken), is a guild tradition held every four years in Koma Inu to promote selected mages to the title of S-Class Mage. Here mages can volunteer to participate in a test constructed by the guild master and current S-Class mages of Koma Inu. It is typically comprised of several trials designed to test the skills and competence of the candidates. In past years these trials have ranged in locations from the local combat arena, a trecherous maze, an underwater ruin, a forest of mysteries, and even a windy mountain home to fearsome beasts. Along with pushing their magical limits, mages of Koma Inu are especially tested on their moral values, loyalty to the guild, and their personal intelligence. For although power is important, Koma Inu prides itself on doing what is right.

Trials
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Part One:
Welcome everyone to Koma Inu 's first S Class Trial! Nova and I would like to welcome you and thank you for wanting to participate. These trials will test your capabilities, intelligence, willpower, and loyalty. I want you prepare yourselves to perform to the best of your abilities, for this is how Nova and I will be grading you during these trials.

Now to get straight down to business. In order to become an S Class Mage you will be going through a series of 3 different tests. The first of these tests will be a written exam. You will given the test and divided up into different rooms, where you will be scored compared to that of your opponent in the same room. Each question has been given a certain point value, and based on your answers, you will be awarded those points. In order to continue on to the second part of the S Class Trial you must pass the test with a 70% or higher. Those of you who fail to make the cut off will have to try again next year.

On the "matches" tab, you will see the rooms in which you will be divided. In order to get to your test and record your answers, please click on your name and edit the appropriate page. I trust that you will remain honorable and not cheat off your fellow guildmates. You will have a limited time to complete the test. Time warnings will be given out through your communication lacrima, so please keep them on you. We wish you the best of luck!

Part Two:
Congratulations to everyone who passed the first challenge! You have shown that you are able to think critically and care strongly for your fellow guildmates. That test was designed to evaluate your moral standings and your ability to evaluate a situation and devise an appropriate plan. As an S Class mage, you will be given difficult jobs where you may be faced with decisions that could cost someone's life. It is then that you must rely and trust in your teams abilities, and know that they are able to get the job done. You need to know that, although the job is important, sometimes you need to sacrifice the job to save an innocent life. To know when to make that call is a skill an S Class mage must possess.

Now on to the second part of your trial! This challenge is designed to put those skills I just mentioned to the test! To see you ability to react to a situation and test your powers of deduction as well. You will all be given a map of a particular maze that I have constructed behind our guild hall. As you can see on the map to your right, there are numbers 1-6 placed around the end of the maze. You will each be placed at a particular number, but only Nova and I know your exact location. Your job is to make your way through the maze to the center, where you will wait until all other participants finish as well. I will then release my summoning of the maze and you will be able to come back to the guild.

You must be thinking that it really can't be that easy...well you would be right. Throughout the maze is a series of traps and triggers. Make a wrong turn and you could set off a trap. Even if you choose the right path, there may be a trap that will go off to deter you from proceeding! Nova and I will be observing all participants from the watch towers around our guild, so if you ever feel that you would like to exit the maze, just send up the flare that you all have been given. Just know that if you use your flare and choose to exit the maze, you will be disqualified from the S Class Trials this year.

Here are the rules:


 * There is no flying or teleportation magic allowed to aid you in reaching the center faster.


 * You can not go over the walls or break down the walls and go through them.


 * You must only fire off your flare if you want out of the maze.


 * You cannot use your communication lacrima to ask Nova or I anything about your location within the maze.

Part Three:
It is now time for the final part of the S Class Trials! You have been through trials to test your intelligence and your decision making skills, now it's time to get down to the final important quality: Strength. Here you will be facing off against your fellow guildmates to showcase your abilities as a mage. There will be two one-on-one battles chosen by your proctors, where you must fight until one of you is detained or unable to battle. Here are the rules for the matches:
 * The arena will be a neutral fighting ground that offers up no elemental advantage
 * You must not aim to kill your opponent, the goal is to make it so they are unable to battle any longer.
 * Be honorable and admit defeat when it is deemed necessary.
 * Each mage will take turns writing a sentence/paragraph detailing their attacks. You must confirm with your opponent of if the attack hit or not.
 * You should only write from your perspective while attacking (unless previously confirming with your opponent that you can say an attack landed)
 * No mage can leave the battle unscathed.
 * Your proctors will be monitoring the fight to make sure that the rules are followed.

Matches= The Written Test:

The Maze:

The Final Fights:

Round 1: Round 2:
 * Zero Isdeth vs Arthur Moshiyoto
 * Winner: Arthur Moshiyoto
 * Umi Aisu vs Tojima Shisen
 * Winner: Umi Aisu
 * Scorpius vs Aiden Cordelia
 * Winner: Aiden Cordelia
 * Arthur Moshiyoto vs Umi Aisu
 * Winner: Arthur Moshiyoto
 * Zero Isdeth vs Aiden Cordelia
 * Winner: Aiden Cordelia

Results=

Year X792 S Class Trial Results
And with that final match we have concluded the first ever Koma Inu S Class Trials! I want to applaud you all on your determination and effort you put into each of the challenges that you've faced. Now without further adieu, Nova and I will announce the winners of the S Class title and Potential S Class title.

The mage that we have chosen for the S Class Promotion is Arthur Moshiyoto. He has shown great analytical abilities, versatile battle techniques, and an overall keen sense when it come to responding to situations. Excelling through all three challenges made it very clear to Nova and I that he upholds the guilds values and has the strength to protect those values. We have very high hopes for him as an S Class mage, so do us all proud!

The mage we have chosen for the title of Potential S Class, although it was a very tough choice, is Umi Aisu. Having one of the higher test scores, her intelligence was clear to see when it came down to the second and third challenge. She manages to plan her attacks in advance to achieve the best possible outcome. She showed that she can think outside the box and execute quick, precise decisions. When combined with her strength and versatile battle strategy, our decision became clear that she should be thought of as Potential S Class.

Now, I want to tell all of you that just because you did not get promoted this time, does not mean that you are not strong, respectable mages. Just by entering these trials you have proven to yourselves that you are powerful enough to be standing with the best of them. You have shown great intellect, decision making abilities, and strength that has made Koma Inu proud. I encourage you to keep growing and honing your skills so that you can become the best version of yourself!

I feel as if I can speak for both Nova and myself when I say that you all have thoroughly impressed us, and I am so proud and honored to have you all be a part of this guild. Congratulations to everyone for completing these trials! So in order to celebrate your accomplishments, Koma Inu will be throwing a Grand Ball next week! So it's time to get dressed up and toast to all that you have achieved!

And with that, I now announce that this years S Class Trials are officially over!
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Welcome back everyone to Koma Inu's second S Class Trial! I for one am very excited to see how this year plays out, considering we have gained so many new members! Because of this, I will review the idea behind these S Class Trials that we hold: These trials are meant to test your capabilities, intelligence, willpower, and loyalty. Now, some may think that this is an individual competition, but it is quite the opposite, because an S Class Mage must possess the ability to work well as a team with others. Myself, as well as the current S Class mages of the guild, Nova and Arthur, have come up with a rigorous series of trials this year; hoping to really push you to your limits. So I hope you are all ready!

Now this year we will be doing four separate trials, as opposed to the three trials we did last year. Along with the additional trial, this year has a theme! The theme of this S Class Trail is: The Four Elements. You can start your speculations now about what each trial will be linked with... that's right! Each trial will be based off of one of the four elements, being earth, water, fire, and air. My fellow proctors and I will be overseeing each event and grading you according to your performance. Because of such tough competition last year, this trial will be much more stringent with the grading, so eliminations may occur more frequently than last year.

Don't let the new trial format scare you though! You are all amazing wizards, so have faith in your abilities! Now let's get this trial underway with part one!

Part One: Water
Welcome to the first part of the trials! We will get right to the point and explain the rules for this part. Each mage will enter the water in the sea behind the guild at the same time. Each mage with be given a special magic potion that will allow them to breath under water. Your proctors have placed chests hidden in the ruins of the ocean that each mage must find. In these chest you will find a riddle that must be solved correctly in order to proceed to the second phase of the trials. But you must beware, beasts and creatures have made residence in the ruins, so should you ever wish to exit and forfeit the trials, you all have been given a flare that you can shoot off and one of the proctors will come and retrieve you. We wish you all the best in your journey!

Contestants: Once all contestants have submitted their answer you will find your name highlighted below in a certain color; either red or green. Green signifies that you have passed the first trial and will proceed to Part 2. Red will signify that you will not be proceeding to the second round, and we wish you better luck next year.

Part Two: Fire
Hello mages, before we begin the second trial I must share some news with you. Due to unfortunate circumstances, we have had two mages drop out of the trial. Sadly, both August and Alex have voluntarily removed themselves. After much deliberation with the fellow proctors, we have decided to pass the remaining contestants, regardless of if they got the correct answer for the riddle. And to those of you who were curious, the answer to the given riddle was our very own Toveri Alliance!



So now that that's out of the way, let's get down to the rules of the second part of the trial! This trial will be centered around fire, and so, you all will be racing up a volcano! At the top of this volcano there will be a small flag waiting for you with the guild's insignia on it. You will have to retrieve the flag and proceed down the mountain, where you will be turning in your flag to the designated proctor. A fair warning to all, the path up the mountain has been laid with traps and guardians to make your journey a little difficult... You have been giving the same flare as before,that can be shot off at any time should you wish to end your turn in the trial. Now please report to your assigned proctors for further instructions.

Part Three: Earth
Congrats to all the mages who made it up the volcano and back! I hope your filled with a fiery passion for this next round! Well on to the next element theme for these trials; this trials element will be earth! For this you will partnered off with one of the remaining contestants and placed into a pit of quicksand that has been fused with a weak nullification magic, so your spells will only have a quarter of the strength they typically possess. The catch is that you will have one of your legs tied together with the other mage's leg as you both are slowly sucked into the pit. On the outside of the pit the area has been divided in half. You must fight one another in order to escape the magical pit, but there's a catch... each side will belong to the mage who enters in on that side. Depending on which side of the pit you exit on will determine the contestant who will be guaranteed passage on to the next trial. To clarify, you must exit on the same side you entered on in order to be guaranteed a spot in the final trial. Four mages will advance to the next round, so that leaves room for one addition mage to advance, regardless of the fact that they did not exit on their side of the pit. So fight hard for a spot in the last round of the trials! Please look to see who you will be paired up with.

Part Four: Air
Welcome to the last part of this years S Class Trials! You have all performed stupendously, which made the proctor's decisions very difficult when cutting it down each round...but we have made it to the final four contestants! Due to the brave manner in which contestants performed to make sure they both exited on their own side of the pit, the proctors had to look at individual performance in all three trials to make a vote on which four contestants would proceed.

In this trial you will all be working as a team together to take on three of the sky beasts that protect the mountainous island off the coast of Fiore. We will all travel together to this island, and you will each be given a flare to shoot of in case of an emergency. To warn you these beasts possess a unique variety of magic. They each possess the ability to use lightning magic, wind magic, and water magic; and are responsible for the continuous storms that plague the island. Your proctors will be watching close by for safety reasons, but will not assist you unless you shoot off a flare. If you do, you will be rescued from the vicinity and removed from the S Class Trials. Now will the following contestants follow Arthur and Nova to the boat, Tojima, Aiden, Dakota, and Umi. We have a 2 hour journey ahead of us! Matches= Part 1: Water

Part 2: Fire
 * Report to Samarra: Aiden, Scorpius, and Tojima


 * Report to Nova: Umi, Nagisa, and Niklas


 * Report to Arthur: Mandi and Dakota

Part 3: Earth
 * First Pair: Umi and Dakota


 * Second Pair: Tojima and Aiden


 * Third Pair: Scorpius and Nagisa

Part 4: Air
 * Koma Inu's S Class Trials Part Four: Air

Results= I must say that this year was filled with many valiant participants! A great turn out for our second ever S Class Trials. Great job to the last four on their last trial, all the proctors were very impressed with how you handled the beasts. After considering the performances of the mages in each of their trials we have reached a decision and have decided to promote not one, but two mages to the title of S Class. With their quick thinking, versatile spell usage, incredible team coordination, and immeasurable strength we are happy to congratulate Tojima Shisen and Dakota Fath To S Class. We would like to give honorable mention to Aiden Cordelia, and say that his efforts give him the potential for S Class should he continue to grow and perform like he did in the trials. And with that, we wrap up this years trials! Congrats to every participant, you make me proud to be in Koma Inu!
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Trivia

 * In order to participate in the trials you must be a member of the Koma Inu guild.
 * There is no real set time on when we will hold these trials, typically I will do it based off guild size. I want to keep the percent of mages that are S Class under 15%. This also has to deal with the fact that coming up with ideas for a trial is very difficult, so if you have an idea, please share it with me so we could get another trial going sooner!