Two DownThe military academy was meant to be a place where teenagers from the age of 16 were able to train and sharpen their skills and abilities to help in a potential future. But not just that, there were other groups that were slowyrisung as well. Humanity currently has more than one enemy to deal with.Yet, despite all that, cases of students going rogue were beginning to turn frequent. First, it was during the magical weapons class the previous day, then it was the previous class today, then now.Looking at the series of events, Lucas was starting to worry that there truly was more to this that they were still unaware of."Don't think that just because you're an instructor that I'll go easy on you. You're meant to be strong right? So prove your strength by going all out against me!" The student yelled, the lightning surrounding his body moving in all sorts of directions.Despite the situation taking place, the other students had chosen to ignore what was going on, focusing mainl
Once the unconscious students had been taken out of the classroom, it was finally time for the remaining students to resume their battle to determine who amongst them would be going up against the second year students. Currency, there were 17 students left standing, meaning 7 would have to go before the match would begin.A student with a serpent class ability was currently fighting against Kayden. Knowing the effects that the poison could have on him, he was doing the best he could to avoid all of his opponent's strikes."You may be fast, but don't you dare think that you can win in this fight against me! I am the strongest poison user in this whole school! Hahah! No one can compare to my skill and caliber!" He yelled, rushing in, both his hands coated in a thick layer of position as he swiped g them about, hoping that they would make contact with his opponent's skin."For someone who likes to talk a lot, you sure don't know how to back up your words!" Kayden said. "Oh, yeah, that's
Currency, the first year students were going off against the second years as a means of training to help them improve on their training. Meanwhile, the instructors would watch the matches from one corner, and would give them advice and corrections on what they were doing wrong once the matches were over.Although a lot of what the instructors would say would be hard for the students to grasp. Things such as their form, movements, and even the way they punched or swung their weapons were hard for the students to take corrections of. To them, they were already doing the best they could, but with the instructors constantly hounding them, it would constantly affect the way they fight.Fortunately, that didn't seem to be affecting Kayden at this point, as he was thinking of a way to land a blow on his current opponent. Dodging multiple sword strikes, a lot of which were delivered seemingly out of the blue, was making it difficult for Kayden to even think properly about a way to create an o
Outside the academy, in another city, a very dire situation was currently taking place. The people were in a state of panic, houses were on fire, and the sounds of people screaming, scattering across the road like sand in the desert, doing the best they could to get to safety.Some would trample over others, using the heel of their shoes to squash and press down against whoever was unable to keep up or was just unfortunate during the panic, and had ended up falling to the ground and was unable to get back up, ending up being trampled upon by those still standing, in dire need of protection.The air was laced with smoke coming from damaged vehicles and large fires, as the area around them was littered with broken down buildings, black smoke, and dead bodies, as far the eyes could see.This was the current state of black Saber city, the very city where Kayden was born and raised.From the military academy where he attends, a woman named Nero had been assigned to help these people in dir
Back in the academy, everyone was doing the best they could to get ready for the potential future. Once the last class for the day had come to an end, everyone had decided to head back to their dorm rooms to call it a day. Though there were a few who would still hang around the hallways or would head out towards the canteen to spend their money on snacks.They were pretty much allowed to do whatever they wished, as long as they would make it back to their respective rooms before the time for curfew. Instead of heading back to his room immediately, Kayden decided to head over to the infirmary to check up on Paul's condition.Concerned that he had yet to wake up, there wasn't really much he could do about that since he wasn't sure what was even wrong with him in the first place.Seeing as there wasn't much he could do, he decided that he would just head back to his room for the rest of the day, however, on his way there, he was stopped by Kayla, who told him that she needed his help wit
"'Geez… why did I even bother asking about this girl's crazy family?' Kayden wondered, struggling to move from how hard she had knocked him to the ground. He could feel his face pressing hard against the hard surface, as his hands laid unmoving beside either side of his body.Wanting to get back up to his feet, the fear of what she might do to him lingered in his mind, forcing him to stay down until she had ordered him to get back onto his feet."Get ready," was all she said, before charging straight at him, activating her ability also. Seeing this, Kayden proceeded to do the same. Still, he was wondering how this fight would help her learn more about the Mana aura technique, as what she was currently doing was simply her making use of her main ability in combat.Seeing a flaming fist coming his way, he swung his head to the side, then from below, a claw swipe came that missed her face by mere inches as she raised her head backwards, while using her legs to kick against his abdomen, p
Standing in place, Kayla had yet to make another move on Kayden. Using this time as an opportunity, Kayden was thinking of a way he could turn the situation around, at least in a way that would allow him to improve from the fight."What are you waiting for? Come at me already!" Kayden yelled, without having a plan in mind. After countlessly thinking about all the possibilities, he decided to just wing it and see how the fight would turn out. At the end of the day, it wasn't really a serious fight or a fight to the death that he would have to worry about.Despite what he had said, Kayla refused to move from her position, pretty much just staring at her hands in awe."This… I like this!" She yelled, charging at Kayden right after. Seeing this, he quickly turned to the side, allowing her to rush right into the wall, creating a loud bang as it collided with the hard surface. 'So powerful, yet so stupid. Now I know how Shawn felt when he went up against Patricia,' he thought, moving furth
"Hey! D-did he just defeat Josh?! But how? How is that even possible?!""How am I supposed to know?! I don't even know the guy!""Wait, don't you guys know what this means?"On his watch, the rank that would be displayed had changed, and now, after defeating Josh, Zain had ascended in rank, becoming the sixth strongest student amongst the first years. Almost immediately after everyone else had realized this, their impression and thoughts regarding him began to change.Some of the girls stopped looking at him like he was some disease-carrying filth, and even some of the boys stopped looking at him the way they usually would when he would walk through the hallway.In essence, this victory of his was already making his life at the academy a whole lot easier."Hey, Zain. You did good out there… defeating Josh. Proving to all of us that you're not the weakling that we thought you were," one of the girls had gathered the course she needed to wake up to him and spoke her mind, hoping that he