2025-01-20 05:20:24Adrian looked around him with nerves on edge, gripping every part of his body.
Onexus was a place that seemed designed to break anyone who dared to enter it.
The undulating walls, the air charged with an energy that could almost be felt, and the constant sensation of being watched made him feel tiny and helpless.
Suddenly, the ground trembled beneath his feet.
In front of him, the walls began to open, giving way to a gigantic figure emerging from the gloom. It was a colossus of dark stone, with eyes that glowed like burning coals. His step echoed like thunder, and every movement shed fragments of his body, revealing flashes of light at specific points.
“The Shadow Colossus!” said Roxanne's voice, echoing through the air. Watch, Adrian. Every enemy has a weak spot. Find it before it finds you, that will be the key to its defeat.
The giant advanced, raising a huge arm that slammed into the ground, sending a shockwave that threw Adrian backwards. He struggled to his feet, his hands were shaking, and his mind was foggy. He knew he had to move and fast, that he had to look for those flashes of light on the giant's body, but his legs were unresponsive.
Fear had paralyzed him.
“Focus!” exclaimed Roxanne's voice, but her words seemed far away, as if coming from another world.
Adrian tried to calm himself.
He closed his eyes and tried to feel something, anything inside him, some hint of power.
But there was nothing.
His mind was blocked, as if an invisible wall prevented him from accessing what he knew he had inside and what he had to prove he had.
The Shadow Colossus was getting closer, and the sound of its footsteps echoed in Adrian's ears. Do something, he shouted to himself, but his body did not respond to his calls as he wanted it to.
Suddenly, the walls began to change shape, transforming into a maze that stretched as far as the eye could see to make the challenge that much more difficult.
Adrian found himself alone, surrounded by constantly moving corridors.
Before he could get his bearings, he heard a roar behind him.
An ethereal figure, a giant composed of shadows, was chasing him.
He ran through the corridors, dodging traps that activated with every step: energy arrows that shot out of the walls and dark pools that tried to trap him.
“Think, Adrian,” Roxanne's voice said, ”You can't win if you just run away.
But what could he do? His mind was still blank, unwilling to answer his true intentions.
The creature's roar urged him to keep running, aimlessly, getting more lost in the changing maze.
Finally, the maze disappeared, and Adrian found himself in a new arena.
In front of him, a chained giant was flailing furiously.
His shackles were covered with glowing runes that seemed to weaken them with each movement of the colossus.
Roxanne's voice echoed again.
“It is not always necessary to fight. Watch, think, find another solution.”
Adrian studied the giant and the chains. The runes flickered irregularly. Perhaps there was a way to reinforce the chains. He looked around, but found nothing that could help. His frustration grew, and his mind, instead of clearing, filled with doubt and fear.
“I can't do it,” the boy muttered painfully, feeling tears begin to gather in his eyes. ”I don't have powers. I'm not like them.
Even though that wasn't so, Adrian simply wanted to think that his powers were asleep, they had barely awakened, and they had already been very helpful and, perhaps, he wanted to keep in mind that maybe because of that misuse of his powers, these now at the moment he needed them most, had gone completely dormant.
The giant's chains broke, and the colossus advanced towards him, but before he could reach him, everything disappeared. Adrian fell to his knees, panting, his heart pounding.
Roxanne's office formed around him again, and the headmistress watched him from her desk with an expression that mixed curiosity and seriousness, and at the same time, anger.
“You blocked yourself,” she said, with no trace of mockery in her voice, ”But that doesn't mean you don't have potential. On the contrary, it's proof that your power is there, waiting for the right moment to awaken.
Adrian said nothing. He was still trembling, unable to look up. Roxanne stood up, walked over to him, and leaned down to look him in the eyes.
“This academy is not made for those who have it all figured out. It is made for those who have to face their fears and grow. You, Adrian, don't yet know your true power. But you will. And when that happens, you will change more than one world.”
Roxanne offered him a hand, helping him up. Adrian took a deep breath, trying to regain his composure. Maybe she was right. Maybe there was something inside him waiting to wake up. But at that moment, he knew only one thing: he couldn't give up. Despite the fear, despite the doubts, he would continue.
“And then... What will happen to me, director?” he asked, stopping his tears from continuing with the intention of spilling over in a sea of uncontrollable weeping.
Principal Roxanne sighed, looking at him with eyes of guilt and pity.
“I'm sorry, kiddo. But as I told you before, rules are rules, and unfortunately, there are no exceptions for anyone. I have to abide by them with you, and for now, while your powers awaken, you will have to work at the academy as a janitor, you have no other choice, here you have no one to take care of you while you manage to reveal the identity of your powers with agility when a dangerous situation faces towards you,” she replied without pity.
Adrian sighed, and held back the urge to duck his gaze to the floor resignedly.
“Yes, ma'am. I understand. I promise you that while I'm on that job, I will manage to get my powers awakened and enter as a student at the academy. Not only that, but I won't let you down,” he said, looked at the headmistress decisively.
Far from smiling, the director looked at him with pride, for a moment, she felt a maternal weakness for the boy, one she had never felt for any of her other students in all the time she had been director of the Darkside Academy of Specialists. She didn't know what that feeling was, since she had no children, but neither could she show it in front of the boy until she was sure that between the two of them they would earn his trust necessary to be as such.
“All right, that being so. Come on, come with me. I'm going to take you to your room, and I'll give you the uniform and your janitorial belongings, your work start time is at 5:00 in the morning and your departure time will be for when you have finished all your duties. At 12:00 noon, you will have your lunch break with the teachers and the rest of the staff, and with me. Then you will have a 10-minute break in the morning and a 10-minute break in the afternoon. Please try not to cause any trouble with the students, some of them can be very cruel, and I don't want any complaints from you,” said Principal Roxanne.
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Headmistress Roxanne and Adrian leave the academy's management office, and as they walk towards what would be Adrian's new temporary home, the boy couldn't help but look towards the classrooms where he could see that, in some classes, the injuries of the day were great; in one of them, they were learning the art of dark herbology, they were taking out a frog's heart without using surgical elements, yes, that would look disgusting to anyone's eyes, even disgusting, maybe someone was already vomiting from not being able to stand it, but in the classroom, there was no one vomiting.All the boys were concentrating on how they would manage to rip out the frog's heart without it daring to bite their fingers. Not even the girls were showing any signs of wanting to run out of the room, they all wanted to earn the points the teacher would give them for meeting the challenge.In another classroom, they were learning the art of tarot card reading. It was a less interesting class than the previou
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“What? You're kidding, right? What do you mean you're not magical? What do you mean you don't have powers? Who told you that vile lie?”, Ally caught her breath after coughing for a moment as she nearly choked. Adrian didn't seem surprised by her friend's reaction. He set the sandwich down on the half-finished tray, tossed the tray to the side of the bed and stood up, began to walk in circles for the short space he had to do so. Her gaze was lost on the floor.“Ally, did you know that the academy does an entrance test for students to define in which academic program they will be enrolled?”, he asked the girl with interest to know that what she experienced was not some kind of trap on the part of the director Roxanne, he wanted to know if that had been true. Ally nodded. “Yes, I knew that. I forgot to mention it, sorry. We've all been through that test, I nearly failed, I was sent to fight a horde of flying angry piranhas from another world. Yes, it may sound stupid, but with that t
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The battlefield was similar to that Adrián had entered when the director Roxanne told her that she should do to enter the academy as evidence.But this field was different, now, the sky was black, there was no space where a single flash of light could enter. Around it, the students had all organized themselves sitting on stone benches that appeared magically at the same time as the battlefield.Under his feet, kilometers of sand extended.A battle has begun.The teachers joined the students to be spectators.Adrián looked around, looking for Ally everywhere, until, finally, he found her sitting in the front row from the highest point of the steps. Adrián calmed down to see her, because in the midst of so many people, it was impossible to stay calmly and surely what he was doing. Adrián came from a world in which magic did not exist, and now, he had reincarnated in soul in a world where magic was real, and the survival pillar is the fight.On the other hand, Adrián also saw Ryan's two
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Thus, Adrián did not wait any longer, and with all his might, his body emanated an intense crimson red power, Adrián's power raised a powerful winding wind made mixed with sand that quickly went against Ryan. Ryan was not prepared, and Adrián's power managed to defeat him. Ryan flew through the air, losing himself in front of the eyes of the battle -attendees. Ally looked at Adrián with pride, and as he knew that the battle is over, it was the first to run towards him to hug him. Adrián did not expect to receive that hug, but received it with pleasure. All the students, being excited by the incredible battle they have just seen, rushed to approach Adrián for their achievement, all except Ryan's friends who stood up, and looked towards the direction where their best friend became He had disappeared in the air. The director Roxanne proudly looked at Adrián, and soon, she disappeared, and when everyone but imagined, the academy returned to normal, the battlefield had vanished by mag
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Adrián left the director of the director Roxanne with a lot of papers he signed and that he promised himself that he would read as soon as he came home. Home. It was a word that, at this time and after having been admitted to the hospital of his last life for a long time waiting for death to take him, he was not yet updated in his vocabulary. But Adrian infinitely appreciated that director Roxanne has behaved very good with him and that he has now decided to give him a home without even having known him. Upon leaving his office, Adrián met several of his new classmates, going out with his backs loaded on his back. The vast majority greeted him, some girls smiled to see him. Being the new sensation was incredible, because before, it was just a marginalized. Quickly, he met Ally.“Hello, Ally. Look, I already have everything I need for my first day of class, I am already a student of the Academy”, he said when he approached to greet the girl, who at that time had been distracted
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Adrián stopped in front of the mansion, carefully observing the structure. It was an old, but well-preserved building, with dark stone walls and stained-glass that reflected the dim light of the moon. Despite his imposing appearance, he did not seem an abandoned place. On the contrary, it gave the feeling that someone, or something, expected it.He breathed deeply and firmly sustained the bewitched key. As soon as he took a step towards the main door, the huge crunchy wood gate opened with a prolonged sound. The interior was illuminated by floating candlesticks that projected fanciful shadows on the walls adorned with ancient tapestries.Adrián crossed the threshold and, at the same moment he did it, the door closed behind him with a dry blow. His heart accelerated by the shock, but soon calmed down when he noticed that the atmosphere of the place was not threatening. It was as if the house was evaluating it, recognizing it as its new resident.He advanced cautiously through the wide
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Adrián woke up suddenly, with his heart beating hard. The room was in gloom, illuminated only by the weak moonlight that leaked through the window. He sat up quickly, trying to calm his broken breathing."It was just a dream ..." he murmured, but inside he knew he was not so simple.The air was loaded with energy, as if something invisible moved around it. Then, a sound made him tense: the wooden crunch from the door of his room.Adrián looked towards the entrance and felt a chill travel his back. The door slowly ajar with a prolonged squeak. Beyond the threshold, the hall was wrapped in dense shadows, but could distinguish the silhouette of something moving."The test has begun," Eleonor's voice resonated inside his head.Adrián stood up, feeling a tingling in advance and nervousness. He had faced powerful opponents at the Academy, but this was different. Here, the magic of the house itself was testing its worth.He inspired deep and advanced towards the door, crossing the threshold
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Adrián only took a few seconds to think, the answer was clear:"I can offer five things: courage, love, loyalty, gratitude and power"But the voice did not take time to think, and replied:“Accepted offering. Welcome to our home "Then, when Adrián was trying to process what happened, from one moment to another, the place faded, little by little, until quickly, instead of staying sustained and with his feet put on the ground, Adrián felt his body fall To an abyss, the speed increased, and out of nowhere, his body fell on his bed, now, Adrián was inside his room in the house of director Roxanne.Little and was about to end up falling to the ground due to the impact of his landing on the bed.Adrián jumped and jumped until he held.When he kept stability, Adrián sat on the bed.His body still felt the adrenaline of what happened.“Wow, that was great. I want to try again! ”Adrián screamed excitedly.However, no one responded.This time, Adrián was alone in the room, and apparently, he w
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Adrián was stunned. I couldn't believe what I saw. Since when did the world I knew become this?Before it was different, now, everything was chaos. It seemed that there would be no remedy to use to save it. Perhaps…?Was everything being the work of an alliance among its most powerful enemies?An alliance between the woman with silver hair and purple eyes, along with the monk who had felt betrayed by him, and who now wanted to take revenge on what he most preceded?Indeed, Adrián was realizing his mistakes. Those assumptions had no failures in their logic. They can be real. Adrián had betrayed two powerful beings who were now being very powerful, and were attacking him where he hurt the most, in his ancient world. Definitely, this was not the battle of the specialist students of the Darkside Specialist Academy. This was the battle of Adrián Evans, a boy who previously lived a normal life, but because of a terminal disease, ended up dying and his reincarnate soul in a new world
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On the other hand, Adrián looked around, wondering where he had been transported thanks to that mysterious portal that came out of nowhere, and that was how he deduced, everything around him, he seemed too much to the last thing he remembered from the earth.Immediately, the portal disappeared, it was magically, but for Adrián, living those experiences were no longer new, because he was already accustomed to them, in fact, and since he reached his world, Adrián lived much more strange and amazing things than he ever imagined in his past life that would be real."All this...", Adrián murmured as he looked around, analyzing everything he saw, because the memories, immediately, had appeared in his head. "I seem a lot to me...""Land?", Listen to Adrián that, mysteriously, someone speaks to him.That voice seemed to be that of a girl, a small girl, at least about 11 years old, and then, when Adrián looked for her to know where they were talking about, she found that the girl approached wa
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Adrián ran until he could hide inside the forest. He had left the academy, his body flew with the flying skate that he had always used to climb to school that was so high in the air.The forest...That place was your favorite place to think. He needed to think a lot. Lately, too many things have happened in their lives, their most loved beings have been hurt because of their fault. Adrián could not afford to continue hurting them. If nobody wanted to help him with a mission as important as it was to save the world in which he was born first and that he had enjoyed him, a good life, where he had received all the love of the world, Adrián if he cared to save him, and he would do it not only for him, but also would do it for Lucas, the boy who had died to reincarnate and come to this world to ask for help and recover his family and his life before.Adrián turned and turned in the forest, kicked the trunks of the trees to take off his rage of the moment, without measuring the conseque
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Hours spent, everyone was gathered at the Colosseum of the Darkside Specialists Academy. Students, parents, teachers, Roxanne, being the director, and her trusted teacher, Professor Nichols, were there.With them, Adrián was also, and by his side, he remained the boy who came from his world, from which he had come to ask for help in this new world to recover his life that he liked to live so much and not have to resign himself to die and live a new life without knowing what he could have done something to rescue what would remain of his world.Adrián's plan was accepted by all, and it was that the specialists were divided into groups of five people, there were many and the world of Adrián, above all, the main city where chaos was becoming much larger and heavier, they would need the support of all, and control, discipline and disobedience were the key points to be treated at that meeting, because no one could go as well as and on top of the giants without being unharmed Even, dead.Th
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Soon, the wait ended. Professor Nichols had brought Adrián back home, and to Adrián's surprise, his peace, his tranquility, he was not returning, on the contrary, things would begin to get more ugly for everyone from the moment Adrián had no choice but to accept his new challenge. Roxanne did not want this to happen, she was nervous about it, she did not want to lose her worshiped son, not since the last time what almost changed it suddenly happened. The worlds are so unpredictable, magic was a world so great that it was never known what fate could get in your way if it was not careful.Adrián's mother had a lot of terror of knowing what could happen in the event that Adrián returned to his world after so long, after having reincarnated in another life where he was not the same, where he had awakened new powers to know how to live here with those who were now his new family despite having some closer than others.Adrián met the boy, immediately recognized him as a reincarnated soul,
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"I think the best thing we can do is look for Adrián, the boy can feel safer if he speaks directly with him. Don't you think?", Professor Nichols offered. Roxanne nodded, agreeing with him. "Do you know where Ally's house""Yes of course. His father is a great friend of mine, from time to time I am going to visit him there to take a drink while we talk about our affairs. So, I'm going to look for him, stay with the boy. I promise not to take".Professor Nichols left, leaving Roxanne and the boy alone. "Do you want to keep talking about what happens in your human world?"The boy looked at the woman with insecurity."Do you want to give me more ice cream first? It is delicious. He died of hunger".Roxanne looked at the boy with regret and decided to offer him something better so he could be calm. "Don't you prefer to prepare a sandwich? With that you will be more satisfied than with ice cream..."The boy smiled from ear to ear, and his eyes illuminated."Come, accompany me to the ki
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That afternoon ended up being perfect for everyone. Roxanne never imagined that spending quality time with Nichols would be just what he would need to recover. Professor Nichols knew her very well, and knew how to be entertained for her, making her laugh, telling her good stories, and spending quality time with her. That night, Nichols thanked Roxanne for the invitation to dinner, assuring him that the boy's dinner had been delicious. In addition to that, he had also enjoyed a delicious coffee by his side. With those compliments, Roxanne felt very happy, since before, no one had taken the daring to be direct with her, many people who knew her, used to give her respect, treat her only for the most important and professional issues. Until now, no one else had thought about approaching her, as much as Nichols had achieved it.That night, Roxanne had planned to go to a bath, wanted to relax to sleep, but he could not do it since he heard the desperate screams of a person who didn't eve
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The aroma of homemade food began to fill the house, wrapping the atmosphere with a warm and familiar air. From the kitchen the voices of Adrián and Ally were heard discussing the exact amount of condiments they had to use, while from time to time they ranged and the occasional mocking comment. And when they were silent, it was because both teenagers were kissing, and they did nothing to hide it.In the room, silence became comfortable. Roxanne closed her eyes for a moment, enjoying the feeling of not having to be alert, not to be thinking about strategies, training or problems of the academy, as well as having to be going through that moment when I would know that she needed to use her Magic to save those who needed it. Nichols, meanwhile, watched her with dissimulation. It was rare to see her like this, so relaxed, so human, not always fighting the unknown and the enemies, or taking control of what would happen to the academy."What do you look?", She murmured without opening her eye
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"Of course, teacher, accompanies us? I'm going to prepare dinner, and he is invited", Adrian replied, looking at the teacher with an accomplice look to prevent her from going to reject her proposal and that she could spend more time next to her mother outside the academy. He tried, but the professor blushed, and only nodded without saying anything, behaving like a small boy who was afraid to spend time next to the girl he liked.Adrián smiled and looked at Ally."You come? After dinner, I accompany you to your home so you can rest calmly", said Adrián.She nodded."Yes, I would not like any more problems with my parents, if I decide to stay one more night with you in your home", she replied.Adrián nodded. "I agree, I don't want more problems than I already have with them". Then, Adrián helped Ally getting off the stretcher, he took her delicately from the hip, and charged her as if she were a baby until she left her on the floor. For her part, Professor Nichols looked at Roxanne,
