DOORS OF CALIBER

I stepped onto a cold floe supported by steamy clouds below. It became the central platform surrounded by waterfalls🌊 at a distance of less than 1 meter. The falls were giving out cold breezes🌬️, chilling the nerves. They were uninterrupted leaving no space for an outlet. The sounds of the falls were soothing and calm unlike their fierce appearance😌. They started from up about 200 meters above the level of ice, attracting the viewers' eyes🤩, standing as a gorgeous creation of Isanki- I had ever seen.😍😍😍

Mr. Rayone left as soon as I stepped out of the portal. The portal closed😶. My frost bitten extremities were making me cold😖❄️. No one were around me, I curled myself up due to the cold surrounding me😣. The most beautiful scenery around me was no longer serene😞. I shouldn't have provoked that apprentice. He left me in this endless pit😬. My vision was getting blurry second after second😵. I crouched near the ground. The temperature seemed to become lower than before.❄️❄️❄️

'Why is it getting colder? Why am I even here🤦‍♀️? Door...!🤔'

There must be a door here 🤔. I started to look all around and I could barely see🧐 the impression of a door at a height of 100 meters from where I was crouching.

How to reach it!?🤔 it's too far from where I was. But I got no other choice🤷‍♀️. We never came across this type of tests in our primary education. "Powers!"👆- It must have something to do with powers. I got none as of now...😕

There must be a way out🙄. I was not looking for it properly. Doors of Caliber decide based on abilities one has 🤔. I looked down to floe. The floe is cold despite the steam below and there's a sun on the above☀️. So, there must be a controlling crystal🔹 in the middle to keep the frozen state of the ice❄️. That means the temperature gets colder nearer to the ice😲. I stood up. The coldness persisted but better than before😓. I got no time to think about this. There must be something I could make use of. There are two ways of getting nearer to the door 🤔. The floe should move up or the door should move down. Either ways should possess a switch to act🙁. Any kind of trigger could be around here. But all I could see is falls around me and snow near my feet😓😓. The breeze carrying little water droplets were turning into snow as it touched the floe.😑😑

I walked towards the falls while I noticed the place I was standing, showing a handle on the other side of the ice sheet.😲 The floe is pretty thin to notice the other side. It was only the edge of the handle I could see but I am pretty sure that it was the only way out😏. 'I SHOULD REVERSE THE ICE SHEET'...🤟🤟

I must build weight on one corner of the sheet🙁. I soon moved to the corner of the sheet. The water as it touched the floe, turned into ice. It was just as I guessed😌. As the water bring the weight at one corner by turning into ice, the sheet started to become a little shaky😵. I ran towards the other side and jumped with all my strength😣.

We have sports class every day. Thanks to it, a long jump is a piece of cake for me😏. I could hardly manage to jump to the other side. It was a hell of a task😓. I could hear my heart beating hard in me😫. The shakiness of floe persisted for a while and I sat near to the sheet holding the handle😣😫. Soon, everything was as stable as before. I pulled the handle upwards😌. The floe floated upwards as an elevator at a speed of 10 meters per second approximately😖. The change in altitude blocked my ears and I was dizzy as well😵. Gradually the coldness decreased and the door was nearing me👆. I stopped the floe at the reach of door🚪.

The floe is still cold❄️, but the air around me is warm☀️. I carefully touched the door knob and opened it. My surroundings began to shatter into pieces😬. I hurriedly entered through the door.

Behind the door was an entirely different dimension😨😰. There was darkness all the place my eye could see🙁. I could only see a bright star nearing me🌟🌠. So bright, that my eyes were unable to take that brightness😣. As I close and open my eyes- I am in a mirror maze, where- as I see myself in the mirror, the mirror holding my reflection starts to crack😨, leaking blood from the cracks😰😰. They were voices of crying people around me😫. I was terrified😣😫 by the change of things around me and I started to shout for help😫. Soon, there was blood everywhere on my hands😖. Fear struck me hard this time and my breath caught in my throat at the sight of blood pool around me😫😫😫. I closed my eyes real tight this time. I was trembling in fear and started to cry helplessly😨😫😭.

All of a sudden, I felt a pair of warm hands holding me from behind. I was too afraid😣😖 to open my eyes but that hug was familiar. I heard words from behind my ear👂- "It's alright now". It was a young man's voice reassuring me. His words worked like magic🔮. I felt very calm within fraction of a second😌.

I wanted to see his face😃. I opened my eyes and I am back to the dark room with nearing star😨. A door slowly opened from behind me.😰😰😰

"Meleasy, hold my hand- Can you hear me?"- It was Aunt Falon who is speaking🙁😲.

"Aunt Falon!" I cried out😮😭 and ran towards the door into the arms of my Aunt. The Dean of the Council of Academics was already there with my Aunt🙁. Aunt started to scold while holding me- "Don't you know who she is?😠 How can you do this to a little girl😡? Doors of Caliber is her last level. She could have died😡😠!!"

These were the faint words I heard at that moment. I lost my consciousness later😵🤕.

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A few days passed in my deep sleep. I opened my eyes slowly. My vision was blurry🤕. There was a wet cloth on my forehead. Was I running a fever🤒🤕? I tried to sit on the bed while Aunt Halon helped me up😷-

"Careful, Leasy dear! Are you okay, now😧? How many fingers are these😟? Oh Heavens😱, you aren't responding😬. I should call Mrs. Claws🧐..."- She was anxious as well as relieved at the same time.

"Aunt, I am alright. But my head🤕..."- I was feeling weak and my voice was faint as well.

"Oh dear! have some water🥛. Drink slowly"- Aunt Halon was taking care of me all along. I couldn't see Aunt Falon anywhere🧐🤔 since the incident. I have been unconscious for about 5 days 😱. Aunt Halon said that my friends visited me a few times.

Later that day, I recovered faster than I expected😌😌, My friends visited me again when I decided to attend the college.

Thanks to them, I was really joyful and happy😄. I went to walk with them while they talked about all the excitements in their classes😃. Mary was happy😌 as she was selected into the campus of Knights. Sam went into quite expected campus- Campus of Tinkers😏. Kyla got selected into Messengers and she is still upset over it🤭. But Tinkers and Messengers are trained in one campus😌. Kyla and Sam were really fated to stick together😌🤭😝.

"I wanted to go into music 🤔... I even dreamt to designing music to the raindrops🌧️ and I already collected the most horrifying😈 sounds for thunders⛈️🌩️⚡. But, still... Can I change fields🤔🤔?"- Kyla spoke. We all responded at once- "NO!!!😒" We all burst into laughter at her pre-planning 🤭😆🤣.

"No wonder, you are selected as messenger😏. You will make a haunted house😈 of Earth with just rain drops😱"- Sam said these while shaking his head😌. Kyla gave out her fake smile🙃 and started to run after Sam to give him a beating😏👊. I can't help but laugh at their behaviour.😝

Mary was lost in thought. "What happened?🙂"- I asked. "Nothing, I am just afraid if I can cope up with the people around me🤔🙁." - Mary lied. Mary is an introvert but she was never afraid of change. Though she lied🤐, I can understand her intentions. She never puts burden on us🤷‍♀️. She will open up only when she can't handle it on her own😌. "Don't worry. It is not a big deal at all😌. You can handle it 😉."- I said playing along with her lie.🤗🤗

"Ha😒! Got him😏! How can you say that, you bookworm😒? You wanna get my fists😏👊?"- Kyla got hold of Sam by his neck🤪 and there he goes again being her punching bag.🤷‍♀️

"You are coming tomorrow, right 🙂?- Mary asked.

"Yeah, I can't avoid it forever."- I replied.😅

"What exactly happened?"- Mary continued.🧐🤨🤔

I started to speak but no words were coming out of my mouth🤐🤐🤐. I gestured them about the doors🚪.

"Is it about the Doors of Caliber? Don't bother then😒😒"- Kyla spoke leaving Sam. "No one can speak about what happened behind the Doors of Caliber🙁. We all tried🤕"- Sam continued- "Why are you so strong by the way😒? Are you sure you are a girl, Kyla🤔🧐?" There they go again. And we played and laughed the entire day.

😀😃😄😁😆😂🤣😊☺️😌🤭😜😝😛😂🤣

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