The sun was hung in the air, and its golden rays of light penetrated the ozone layer of Zurblis shining down upon its residents.
Many were busy with work, others with their daily activities, and some were in school trying to learn, while some were always out for mischief.A green beam of energy was shot out of the hands of a green-haired boy and flew straight into the stomach of a dark-haired boy causing him to fly straight into a nearby cart.“Trash as always. ” Mark, the green-haired boy said and everyone burst into laughter.This had become a normal thing for Nate, ever since he stood up to Mark all those years ago, Mark the son of the Lord of Zurblis had been shocked to discover a commoner standing up to him and continuing to bully him ever since that day to show him who was boss.This had become a normal thing for him, Mark's bullying was always the worst part of his life and he had never stopped hating him.“Why are you doing this to me, Mark? ” Nate growled as he stood up, his red hair all dusty and dirty, his school uniform torn, and his black eyes held a look of pain in them.“To show you your place, you fool. ” Mark screamed at Nate before firing another beam at him.Nate flew away and into the school building behind him, “Ahh fuck this world. ” Xander said angrily.The current world was one that only cared about strength and power, ever since the dark beasts had broken into their realm and began attacking the human race like the ungodly creatures they were.The world was instantly plunged into a state of chaos, there was nothing the humans knew that could fight them, their swords and shields were like paper to the beasts.The beasts quickly plunged the world into chaos, humans were lost and distraught, and their population was quickly plummeting and there was nothing they could do.Until a wise priest came up with a brilliant idea, with his wisdom and magic he built a ritual, a ritual to pair humans and beasts, giving humans beast-like abilities.The tables quickly turned, and humans with their wisdom and newfound power quickly pushed back the beasts, humans were able to summon balls of fire, run as fast as the wind, and soar through the skies after being fused with beasts.The beasts and humans ended up signing a treaty of peace, a treaty that stated no beast or human would attack each other unless they stepped into their territory for fifty full yearsThe treaty was signed forty-five years ago and now the tensions between beasts and humans were growing higher than ever, beasts had already begun killing humans and the next great war was five years from now.Nate was a young seventeen-year-old boy who had lost his parents due to the war, he was a poor orphan with nothing to his name and no one to call friends.Upon reaching seventeen, every citizen of the land of Zurblis was required to perform the ritual, the ritual that bound them to their beasts, and today just so happened to be Nate's turn.“All this would end today, I shall awaken a powerful beast. ” Nate said and one could see the hope written all over his black eyes.Nate forcefully got up from the ground and dusted himself off, the students all around him just ignored him and continued with their daily duties.Everyone knew Nate, the popular and powerless orphan or Mark's toy, Mark was an older student who loved bullying Nate due to his powerlessness and social status.Nate had no power to fight back when Mark bullied him and he had no parents to report to, the teachers cared about nothing but status and money so they always ignored Nate whenever he came crying for help.Nate made his way out of school, what was the point anyway, he was not exactly bright and just wanted to unlock a powerful beast and change his faith, if possible, he could become a knight.Nate picked up his weak body and grogilly dragged his weak body out of Zurblis High students could clearly see him but pretended like no one existed, who wanted to face the wrath of Mark Green Lash.The land of Zurblis was a medieval one, coins were the medium of exchange, books were the main source of entertainment, knights were highly respected, nobles, kings, all that existed in the land of Zurblis and even magic.Nate was on his way to the priest's temple, it was where most of his peers were currently headed, the priest's temple was where the ritual to unlock one's beast would be performed.Nate reached the huge and wide temple, it looked like an ancient Buddhist temple but with statues of knights and old priests as designs.Nate quickly walked into the large temple where most of his peers from all around Zurblis we're gathered and all waiting for their turns to perform their rituals.Nate quickly blended into the crowd who were all gazing up at the high priest who was peacefully floating above them all.“Good afternoon young students, today your fates shall be determined, many duall become warriors, many shall become mages, some both, as you all know the human race is at war, at war with the ungodly beasts that invade our realm, today you shall be granted the power and the opportunity to fight for your realm.Today you shall make a deal with a devil, to defeat the devil, today you shall become champions, the rich might become poor whr the poor might become rich, now stand in a straight line let us begin." The priest said, finishing his abnormally long speech.The children immediately followed the orders of the priest and began arranging themselves in a straight line.The test had begun, each student would place their hands on a circular platform and a drop of blood, seconds later a beast would detect it and pair with them.This was how the ritual worked and soon it had started, with many gaining miraculous powers and soon it was Nate's turn.Nate took the blade from the table and made a cut on his palm, he placed his hands on the platform with his eyes closed.He could feel his blood being drawn out of him and a marking being made on his hands, a sign that he had unlocked his beast.“What is this boy, did you unlock a tick as a beast. ” An old priest said, he was donned in a long white flowing robe which reached the floor and perfectly complemented his long white hair, his eyes held a look of wisdom but his face was one of pure anger.Nate looked at his right arm and truly, there he could see it, the marking of his beast, it was nothing but a tick.“No sir, I am sure there must be an error somewhere, can I retake the test? ” Nate said with hope, sadness, desperation and faith in his black eyes.“Are you mad boy, first you awaken a tick as a beast then you insult my magic by saying I made an error, and you give me orders. ” The priest shouted in anger, his eyes glowing pure white.“Begone you failure, and take that weak thing you call a beast with you. ” The priest screamed and with a mere wave of his hands, Nate flew right through the temple walls and right into the trash bin.Loud laughs could be heard, everyone burst into laughter on witnessing Nate being discarded like the trash he was.“Why, why me? ” Nate said angrily, ever since his parents had died, everyone began avoiding him like the plague, he hoped that when he got his beast he would change his life but instead he had awakened a mere tick as a beast.“What, what stupid powers can a mere tick give me? ” Nate screamed angrily, the marking on his left wrist was that of a mere tick while his peers got griffins, lycans, and elves, he got nothing but a mere tick.Nate knew that there was no point in screaming and managed to pick his body out of the trash bin, several of his bones were broken, the priest had really flung him away with anger.[Warning: This chapter would contain a lot of extreme violence. ]Nate was slowly dragging his weak body to the rub-down house his parents had left him, ‘I am weak, I am useless, What powers is a tick supposed to grant me? ’ Nate thought with tears streaming down his eyes, his hope had been violently ripped away from him. Nate continued walking and eventually, he ended up at the entrance of a dark alley, he was using a shortcut route to get to his house. “Hey, Trash. ” Nate heard a familiar voice and before he could look to see its origin a familiar feeling came upon him, his body was lifted above the ground with unimaginable force and chucked into the wall. Nate groaned as he struggled to stand up, bruises had accumulated all over his body and the physical pain he was feeling now was unimaginable. “Mark, please, today is not a good day. ” Nate said with seriousness in his eyes, he had just been humiliated in front of all his peers by the priest and now he did not want any more pr
The golden rays of sunlight once again descended upon the land of Zurblis, birds were soaring high in the air, and everyone was beginning their daily activities. The eyes of a young boy in a bloody environment fluttered open, he groaned in tiredness as the sun interrupted his sleep, he could feel the warm rays of the sun on his body, and the disgusting smell of dried blood forced him up. “Uhh” Nate groaned, he could still feel his warm blood on his sheets, ‘How, How did I survive that encounter? ’ Nate thought and memories began to flood his mind, memories of pain and torture. But aside from the pain and torture, there was something else, something he couldn't fathom, he looked at his hands and body and they were completely healed, even better than before. His previously lean body now had medium-sized muscles, he could see a four-pack ab and could feel changes all around his body. “What The fuck is going on? ” Nate asked himself, he had only heard of reincarnation in some old tale
Today was a very special day for the seventeen-year-olds of Zurblis, today was the day they got to pick their career specialization. There were nine major career paths, Mage, Knight, Battle Mage, Warden, Forgemaster, hand-to-hand combat, Keepers of Knowledge alchemy, and the last but most definitely not the least were Healers and support. Once an individual had unlocked their beasts it was crucial that they needed to begin learning what specialization suited their beasts the most to achieve greatness. There were mainly two types of beasts, the Mage-type beasts and the Battle-type beasts. Mage-type beasts could use magical attacks to attack while Battle type beasts could only use physical attacks and boost the physical capabilities of the user. Some rare beasts could do both, a dragon was one of them, a beast that had disastrous physical abilities and Unmatchable Magical power. Nate's previous school uniform had been ripped apart after being hopelessly bullied yesterday but it di
The crowd had cleared a space for Nate and Gecko to battle it out, they arranged themselves in a wide and round format, giving ample space for the two students to battle. On one end was Gecko, claws extending from his arms and green scales appearing all over his body, he had no weapon on him and it was clear he was ready to duel. On the other was Nate, with no special transformation, no weapon, and a cocky smile on his face, he had assumed a battle stance and it was becoming apparent that he knew a martial arts fighting technique. Nate had studied a little bit of martial arts back when he was younger, he knew he was weak and did that to try and make up for his weakness but he had long since stopped training after finding out that he could unlock a beast, he had hopes of unlocking a powerful beast so he saw no point in training. Just before the match started, Nate made sure to check his system stats so he could get a rough idea of the skills he was going to use and how to use them
“You see students, there is more to some things than it meets the eye. ” Sir Oluwale declared, from the onset, that he knew that Nate would win the match and that Gecko would fail due to overconfidence. ‘This young lad, there is something strange about him, a tick beast but yet he moves with unparalleled speed and strikes with unimaginable strength, he thinks like a battle veteran, this boy has potential. ’ Sir Oluwale said, he had been observing Nate ever since he started fighting. In his mind, it was clear Nate knew a little bit of martial arts but his technique was sloppy, he did have good instincts and was an excellent tactician, but he could also notice a strange energy surrounding him, one that wasn't domineering and a bit premature. ‘This boy, I do not believe that is his beast, he is hiding something. ’ Sir Oluwale thought, Sir Oluwale was a smart man and he knew Nate was hiding something. “Now, everyone please take this as a lesson. ” Sir Oluwale said, he walked right up
Nate stood before his magical doll, there was enough for everyone in the class and they were all staring at them. The dolls were all made of wood and were designed like Japanese samurai wearing masks, they had a katana which was held by both their arms, they held one leg before the other, and their eyes were dead and focused. Although the dolls were made of wood they were still human-looking and looked extremely durable, the amount of craftsmanship that had been put into every single one of these dolls was simply outstanding, and their functionality was mind-blowing. “These are magical dolls created by the forge mastering department, each of these dolls is designed with the intent to train students on their battle techniques, these dolls are all capable of five different levels. Level one is a basic sword and magical attacks, at level two these dolls increase in speed, strength, and sensibility. At level three they possess amateur magic and sword attacks, Level four is for expert
Nate got to work, he knew he had only a week to beat this doll if he wanted his EXP and he could not afford to let up, give up, or get tired, his mind was inhumanely focused and he had gone into a state of such focus that made men gods. Nate searched the body of the doll and was able to see a switch that went all the way from level 1 to level 10.Nate turned the doll on and soon it had assumed the battle stance he was familiar with. The doll unsheathed its blade coating it with pure orange flames that burned with low intensity but were hotter than regular flames. Nate stared at the dancing flames of the sword, he knew he had to be careful there was no Sir. Oluwale to heal him and if he made a silly mistake that would be the end of his life. “Let's do this. ” Nate shouted and immediately assumed a battle stance, he was more than ready to take this beast on and his undying determination was burning like flames in his heart, whatever Nate set his mind to, he would achieve it. “Sir,
The next day Nate woke up to the chirping of birds above his house, Zurblis was a really beautiful and peaceful land filled with naturally beautiful sights. Nate quickly freshened up and got ready for school, he put on the clothes which were gifted to him by Sir. Oluwale the other day and swiftly made his way to school. Nate was peacefully walking when suddenly mud splashed on his face, “Aghh” Nate groaned in anger, he knew there was only one family in Zurblis that could be such dick bags. “Hey loser, just wanted to remind you that you would never be greater than me. ” Nate heard the same voice he loathed with every cell in his body. “That is what your father was told as a kid. ” Nate snorted, he knew what he just did was punishable by death but why would he care? Mark's face turned red with fury and could be seen through the carriage glass, “You are lucky I do not have time for incessant fools like you. ” Mark said angrily and ordered the chariot driver to keep moving. Nate was