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
"Hey! Have you guys noticed that Kayden and Kayla seem to be hanging out a lot lately?""Yeah? And so? They're both high-ranking students. It only makes sense that they would spend so much time together.""Yeah. Do you think that she would ever both wasting her time with a pathetic low-ranked student like you? In your dreams, fool."The students of the academy were busy talking and interacting with one another. They would usually do this once all the classes for the day comes to an end.A group of students were currently discussing about the recent events of Kayden and Kayla hanging out more with each other. A lot of students were wondering why this was suddenly happening, as they believed that a high-ranking student like her would prefer to be with either the second or third strongest, but instead, she chose to associate herself with the forth strongest student.Some were starting to think that the both of them were a thing, but there was currently no way to confirm whether of not thi
Securing A Win(Part 4)In the room where the generals and the agent were holding their meeting, a holographic screen was set up that allowed them to monitor the battle taking place on the outside. While they were talking about what they could perhaps do to help, Agent Nero had her gaze fixated on the screen, watching everything that was happening on the outside.Meanwhile, not wanting to feel like they weren't doing anything to help out in the current situation, the generals were discussing something amongst themselves._________The remaining soldiers left standing had gathered together to launch a final attack at the Shale. Their commander, having only one arm left, but still filled with zeal, rallied them and boosted their morale in the current battle, giving them all the motivation they needed to keep on fighting by being the first to launch a final attack.Still, despite all their efforts, all it took was a simple barrier spell from the Shale to make all their efforts amount to n
"Hey, Stacy! Class will be starting soon! Hurry up!" A girl yelled, holding tightly a bunch of books in her hand as she hurried towards the classroom. Following closely behind her, Stacy was trying her best to keep up with the girl.Ever since her brother had left for military school, the house hadn't been the same without him. The place seemed a lot more empty and quiet without him around since her father would spend most of his time at work. The only time the two of them would get to meet and catch up on things would be at night when he would come back home.Despite that, they weren't able to talk about a lot of things, since he would usually be tired after a long day at work.It was already after one in the afternoon, meaning that their second break for the day had ended, and they were supposed to be in class around this time. Yet, Maya, her friend, wanted to head to the a certain part of the school to catch up with her lover.Stacy, wondering why they couldn't just meet up after s