“Hello guys… I hope you don’t screw up like yesterday.
“Hello, teacher,” I answered him with the same smile, “this will not happen again, but so far only with your subordinates, I’m not sure about you.”
- You are funny. Good. Team number one, which one of you is the leader? Yesterday I told everyone to choose a leader.
- The leader of the first team - Alester Lambert! Aran answered for everyone.
- Then proceed, - nodded Amedeo and pointed where to look, - this is my Renegade. Defeat him or die.
In the center of the training ground, out of nowhere, stood a man in his thirties, all in torn clothes. His skin color was as gray as if he had died long ago.
- Renegade? What?! I was surprised.
Yes, it's mine and I manage it. We have a couple of them to train beginners.
The renegades have only tremendous physical strength, it is possible to slaughter him with our tactics, but it will be more difficult than with a person. But the main difference between the Renegades from man and God is that they eventually lose their minds. And this frame is just that. Reason is zero, of this I am sure, the main thing is to act according to the plan that we have been developing for so long in the infirmary. Hope it works against the undead!
Guys, let's do it.
We stood opposite the Renegade. Surprisingly, this one still looked decent, usually they look like a rotten corpse.
- To battle!!! I shouted.
Aran and I quickly ran up to the Renegade, who stood motionless. Weird. I went first, swung my sword horizontally, and right behind me Aran — vertically. Having made a kind of crosswise blow, we only scratched him. But while we were distracting, Eva and Vanya quickly approached the monster from behind and tried to pierce the Renegade through, but it didn’t work: the swords entered his back by about five centimeters. Looking closely at his body, I saw small black particles.
“Amedeo protects him with his energy. Let's try plan B! I called out to my comrades.
Aran, Eva and Vanya ran up and lined up behind me in one line. No one had fear in their eyes, they all had only determination.
We ran in a line to the Renegade, but now he did not stand still, but rushed towards me with inhuman speed. I tried to parry his blow with my sword. A loud clang and the weapon broke in half. The fist hit me in the ribs. The attack was so strong that my ribs cracked, but I survived without breaking the formation. Vanya and Eva ran out of the line and plunged their swords into his feet to the very foundation. The blades went deep into the ground, thereby immobilizing the enemy.
Overcoming the pain, I, together with Aran, grabbed a two-handed sword, which we hid at the training ground specifically for Plan B. With a sharp, powerful jerk, they approached the Renegade and pierced his chest through and through. Black blood covered our faces. The corpse fell down, and the black energy in the form of a flame disappeared.
- First team, victory! shouted Amedeo.
"Alastair, we did it!" Vanya exclaimed happily.
“Yes, that’s right, victory… take me to the infirmary,” I fell, and a sharp pain in my ribs immediately knocked me out.
The world began to disappear, and I fell into a dream ... I will finally get some sleep ...
***
When I woke up, I saw the infirmary again. There are a bunch of guys and girls in the neighboring beds. But there is joy in my soul. We won. We were able to defeat the Renegade even without magic.
As I lay there, I eavesdropped on conversations. Eight teams were able to win. Everyone else died without killing the Renegade.After listening to the stories, I got dressed and thanked the doctors. Yet they heal us. They should leave a present next time.
I left the infirmary, and quickly reached the almost empty dorm. There, of course, Aran was waiting for me. Sitting on the bed with a wide smile. When he saw me, he jumped up.“Hey, are you feeling better already?” You are damn strong! Few can withstand a direct blow from the Renegade to the body.
“Yes, much better,” I collapsed onto the bed. “I just sacrificed eight ribs, otherwise I am a super strong person of our race.
"Alester, Eve's magic has awakened," Aran said cryptically.
“Just great,” I said, “no, really, now we can let Amedeo on a barbecue.” However, we are no match for him.
“Yes, and Albertine summoned you to her place.
- Uh-uh. What does this barbershop queen want?
"I don't know," Aran chuckled. But she told you to come to her immediately.
“Shit… well, see you then.”
- Yeah.
I left our room and went to Albertina. She lived in the tower where Hilarion maintains the barrier, where all the Gods lived. This huge building looks like a huge pin. The building looked like it wanted to pierce the heavens.
I entered the realm of the gods. The porter immediately met me and pointed to a long staircase that went high up. I felt uneasy when he said that Albertine's office was in the middle of the building. How long do I have to go...
There was no choice. After all, there is no elevator, and I don’t see any device to alleviate my fate. And the gatekeeper didn't say anything about it.
Going further and rising higher, I noticed one oddity. There are no free passages. Closed doors everywhere, and next to them are signs with the names of the residents. That's how I passed the tablet of teacher David. I wanted to do something nasty, but immediately stopped myself.
Taking a breath, I looked up.
Why is there no call for our magnificent Albertine? This woman can jump off the tower and nothing will happen to her. Is this a punishment for an opening speech? For the fact that I fell asleep ... If so, then I will remember and double my revenge!*After 1 hour and 45 minutes*
— Your something mother!
I was breathing heavily. All in sweat, as if I had been dipped into a river. My heart is beating like crazy. And I'm finally at the right door. What does she want, I wonder? Maybe he wants to punish me? Although, she already did. My legs are cramping, at any moment I can collapse to the floor. Or maybe she wants to give me a fashionable hairstyle? It’s also unlikely ... That’s it, stop guessing, I already went to her door, it remains to enter and find out.
“Come in,” the Goddess of Wisdom called me.
It surprised me. After all, I didn’t even have time to knock. She must have heard my animal breathing.
“Hello, Torturer,” I went into her room. - Why are you doing this to me? I rested as best I could.
The Goddess's study was decorated with paintings, and for some reason there were mirrors everywhere. She sat at a table of pure gold, and next to her, on a thick branch that grew out of the building, sat a huge eagle.
“Yes, I didn’t expect the sixth God Slayer to be such a fool.” But it's not about that. I want to ask you. Have you noticed anything strange about yourself lately?
AwakeningTwo months have passed since I entered the Academy. During this time, my friends and I died eight times. Killed us, as always, Amedeo. I also went to the Goddess of Wisdom... or, I'm beginning to suspect, stupidity. Indeed, after my negative answer to the question “did I notice anything strange behind me,” she simply sent me back to the hostel. I went up to her for almost two hours ... I won’t forgive! I will pick up the right moment and take revenge! .. Well, okay, I digress. Everyone on my team was able to awaken their magic except for me. This is sad. I don't understand why my magic doesn't awaken. What am I doing wrong? After all, the catalyst for magic is the fear of death ... maybe I'm not afraid of it? It makes me feel like I'm dragging my comrades back. Amedeo did not order the use of power outside the training ground, even if they could acquire it. If the whole team could wake up, then she rested until the end of training with the God of death and the beginning of
“Nothing shines for you,” I put my hand on Aran's shoulder. “Now KEEP WASHING THE FUCKING WALLS!” Fucking fireball!***I'm on the stairs. I'm covered in sweat and suffocating. I was again summoned to the tower of the Gods... only now I'm standing in front of the door with the sign "Amedeo - God of Death". And the funny thing is, Albertine's room is opposite.There is only disappointment in my heart. Amedeo killed us again, and all because of me. How many times do I and my friends have to die for my power to awaken? What the hell am I doing wrong?!Alester, come on in.No sooner had I knocked than they called me. Do the Gods have cameras built in somewhere?Opening the door, I went in. His room is luxurious, everything is decorated with paintings, Persian carpets. The golden statues of the Griffins were pleasing to the eye. Social life in all its glory.God was sitting at a wide table, covered with papers and seals. He didn't have the usual snake smile on his face. Why did I feel unea
Her hands were shaking from adrenaline, and a crazy smile appeared on her face. Joy, happiness, that I could. I managed.“I didn’t expect this,” God said in complete confusion, but immediately coming to his senses, he looked at me. - You're awake. And now. - Amedeo broke my ice spike, as if nothing had happened - it's time for me to revive your comrades.- What does it mean?God dusted himself off and went to my comrades. The barrier was asleep, the doctors are already there. As if they knew everything in advance.- Was it a performance? Full of anger, I asked.“Yes and no,” Amedeo gave an incomprehensible answer.The God of Death took his severed hand and pressed it against the stump, the limb immediately fused. Not even a scar left.“If you hadn’t awakened, your comrades would indeed have died. You're a Godslayer, do you think we'd kick you out of the academy just like that? Moreover, do you think you could easily defeat me, the second generation of Gods?- Of course not. But not by
We entered the classroom and collapsed on a free desk. All the candidates were whining in pain, and I could see in their eyes how they were cursing everything.“Al, if I die, don't send my corpse in this armor to my parents. If they also bury me in them, my spirit will definitely not rest,” my friend asked me.— Aran, calm down, we will survive. Look, it's hard for Vanya and Eve too, but they hold on. We will endure everything, brother,” I said with hope in my voice.The Goddess entered the classroom. Her black hair was blowing in the wind even though we were indoors. Some kind of magic...Hello candidates! Let's start the lesson." Minerva smiled at the whole class.Ah, a ray of light in pitch darkness. We listened carefully, this knowledge will keep us alive. She explained that she would teach with us for five months and would hammer all the necessary knowledge into our heads. Today's lesson was dedicated to the Renegades and the fourth generation. Everyone knows everything she said
The New WorldThe sun lazily rolled over the huge massive mountains. It was damn hot, so Aran and I crawled into our room and lay silently on our beds. A month passed, and we got tired of suffering garbage. I was ready in a week to go to either Amedeo or David. I even already missed the blue armor that woke us up every morning. The body was filled with energy that you no longer know where to put. After all, the God of War clearly specified that magic cannot be used. Dot.There was a knock on the room. Aran rushed like lightning to an unknown guest. I opened one eye and watched. A man in blue armor stood in the aisle. He gave two bags to Aran and closed the door.Rising up, I inquired about the contents of the package.- It's armor! Aran shouted joyfully and threw one of the two packages in my face. - They said to put on and go to the second training ground.Frowning, he thought of swearing at his friend, but finally he wanted to see his armor more.- Let's see ... Wow, how light, I ca
“Okay, but your friend won’t come with you?” she looked at me.Aran, oh you are a semi-finished store product. That's betrayal! No, this is different, this moron laid eyes on her, you can immediately see how he sticks to her. At the same time, winking at me so that I would go to him, and not refuse ... Okay, what to do with him, I won’t leave him."Oh, I'll be right there.Here is our trio from the second squad of Elementalists assembled again. Catherine stood before us like a teacher before the youths.“Show me a couple of times, and that’s enough for us,” I sighed. “Otherwise one comrade forgot the word friendship,” I looked at Aran.- I have one question - how to control the flow of magic in the legs? Because I took quite a bit, but it didn’t turn out the way I wanted.Amedeo kept looking askance at our trinity. But apparently, he understood that Ekaterina would teach us. So, it makes no sense to come up to us and show how it's done. After all, the first detachment was just as scre
“I don’t even know… It’s okay to make Space with your feet, but with your hands?! It’s impossible, your fists simply can’t handle it,” Ekaterina began to reason. "Maybe you could try something else?"“No, I decided that I would do it,” I gave my answer."Then," the girl shrugged her shoulders, "I'm not your helper." I'm sorry, I have more people to help.As soon as she started to leave, she turned around and said goodbye:Tip: Come up with something new. Do not stay on the same place.Yes, and now I'm in a complete stupor. Even Catherine can't help me.Assuming the posture of a sage, I began to reason. What will help me do this? I cover my hand, and I am carried away into the distance ... and if you pour in magic and envelop not my fists, but my whole hand with ice! Let's try...Approaching the column, I began to pour magic up to the shoulder blade and cover it with ice. The ice was flexible, but hard, and it exuded magic.Hit! There was an explosion, like a cannon being fired. The co
Van, are you all right?" - moving away from Eve with Aran, I asked the drooping Vanya. “Don’t worry, everything will be chirp-chirp, I assure you. And about corpses and bones, accept it, because now the whole world is like that. The sooner you understand it, the sooner you'll get used to it.“You're right, you have to accept it,” Vanya said with a small smile. “It's just…everything was fine until we left the forest and headed for the city.We need to find a home for us so that we can rest in it, and preferably in several cities. And it is necessary to distribute who will do what. This will distract them.“Vanya, you will get food,” I began to distribute duties. “Eva, you will cook,” the girl immediately wanted to argue, but I managed to interrupt her. Don't mind, it's women's work. Aran and I will be on the lookout for enemies, and send you Gadget messages to gather. We will change. Today I'm with Aran, tomorrow with Vanya, then with Eva. And we start now. No objections, you need to c