In an elevated structure located high up in the sky, on this platform, the figures of a few people could be seen standing around a long table of which there were seated some dignified persons.Among those standing were instructor Fel, instructor Dan, the herbologist miss Freya, and a few others who were instructors in the academy.Seated at the head of the long table was the short chief disciplinary officer Gerald. By his side were other dignitaries who held various important posts in the academy. From the chief of staff to the head of operations who was currently in charge of conducting the present drill and making sure that no accidents occurred.It should also be noted that miss Rouxine was present at the gathering and she was busy lounging on the specially provided long sofa as she stretched her seductive body leaving an ample view open to the crowd.The reason that all these people were gathered here was to monitor the performance of all the cadets a

Charmy sat down with a loud plump sound as she groaned in frustration. She did not mind that the ground was littered with the blood and dismembered body parts of the green-skinned mandrakes and was happily enjoying this final moment of peace.With her hands and legs flying about in the air, Charmy shouted loudly, "Ah, I don't care anymore but I'm not getting up from here. If anybody dares to make me move a single inch from this place I'll fight them to the death!"Arran also sat down on the ground and started to think about the drill while Eris stood at one corner of the place that was relatively cleaner.As Arran was deep in thought, his mind wandered to his present situation. It was only now that he realized the cruelty of the universe.According to Charmy, these green-skinned mandrakes were a lesser race of underground dwellers. In fact, calling them a civilized race was actually a way to sugarcoat the fact that they were nothing more than a species of

As Arran stood before those gates, he could sense a type of vestitude that carried traces of history on the aged wood of the gates.The closed gates had a drawing carved on their surface that depicted the scene of a war between three forces where two of those forces laid siege to the third. As Arran observed the carvings it was like he could see the raging battles that happened on that day of the battle depicted in the carvings.On that day, when it seemed like the force under attack was about to succumb to their attacks, suddenly the clouds opened up, and from the skies came many winged humans that came down upon the enemies of the sieged force, cutting them down and culling their numbers in droves.As he observed the gates that separated the street he was in from what was beyond, Arran could also notice some minor details. From these details like the hedge of trees that were arranged in neat rows outside that spread their branches and shed their leaves followi

It did not take long for them to reach the backyard.While the journey may have seemed long, the actual distance from the front of the castle grounds to the back did not take more than ten minutes and that was all because Arran had deliberately slowed down in order to observe the statues and their plaques.As they got closer to the backyard, Arran could finally make out a few sounds.From what he was hearing Arran figured out that a few people were training... like there was anything new there.By the time Arran and the others finally stepped into the yard, he was able to make out a total of four voices clearly while the others were not so clear.In the backyard, the sun was shining down on a grass field that was a few hundred meters wide. On the field were seven figures participating in a small scale-free for all while the other three watched their battle.Arran did not recognize any of the people gathered here from anywhere but as he watch

The sky was darkening as the unique sunlight of the planet gave the sky a purple tinge. While one could not see past the layers of purple clouds, the frequent flashes of lightning painted a marvelous moving picture in the clouds... as if an open-air cinema had come to town.Arran had finally resolved himself.Despite the pain that Arran knew he would feel, he had finally decided to bear with it as only in this way would he be able to grow stronger than he currently was.Over the week since Arran had started absorbing essence energy into his body and using it to refine and strengthen his body Arran had noticed that his physical fitness was increasing at a remarkable rate... almost at the speed of a rocket... and that he was vastly more powerful than he was when he first came here. Still, whenever he remembered the powers that Eris and Charmy had displayed during the drill Arran felt like his speed of growth was not fast enough. He was nowhere near as