CHAPTER 6: IMPULSE
Marko barely managed to evade the twintail's deadly tails. He was very surprised it could keep up with his insane speed and in a more deadly way. One of the Terror's sharp tail swung at his face, Marko barely had a second to block it with his right arm leaving a large cut down his arm. Blood spewed down on the ground. "Ouch!!" BHAM!! Marko choked out as he recieved a strong jab to his chin, next the terror threw both it's tails at him. Marko managed to avoid the first but the second came a bit too fast for him to react. SWISH!! Marko's right hand split down in half and met with the hard ground, a stream of blood followed. The terror chuckled as it licked it's lips pleased by its work. For someone who had just lost his hand Marko did not take it easy. "Waaaahhhhhh!!" He cried out. The terror dove down for another sweeping kick. Marko felt himself before a great wall yet again, he could only resort to one measure. "System?" [HEALING FACTOR HAS BEEN APPLIED] [ARM IS BEINGG REGROWN] [INFO FROM THE FIRSY FIGHT AND THE CURRENT FIGHT HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED TO BATYTLE DATA] [WOULD YOU LIKE TO SYNC UP WITH BATTLE DATA?] Marko was desperate to try anything at the moment. He did not have a plan or anything similar only the system and he was determined to use it till the end. "Yes, sync with battle data!" A rush of information swirled in his mind making him stagger for only a second, what happened next surprised him. His right arm regrew in an instant as he used a insane level of acrobatics to deliver multiple power blows on the terror. With each bursting party's of it's body from the shockwave. "Yes I can see it!" He told himself as he closed the space between him and TWINTAIL in a second. "The information of the dark leopards speed and agility, I can perfectly imitate it." Ted who stayed on the sideline with the rest of the core five could not tell which was more insane, the fact that the fatherless boy he used to bully was now saving him. Or the fact that he was now a superpowered badass. He gulped down unable to comprehend it. The level 4 terror screeched inhumanely and cut through the air for Marko throwing it's claws at his face with the intent to kill SLASH!! Blood dripped down Marko's hair but he did not stop because of that. Instead he advanced with a spinning kick to it's head, the terror predicted this and proceeded to slice off Marko's leg with it's tail. BOOM!! Marko's kick connected with the Terror's face at a much faster speed sending it exploding through the air and sending a dozens houses to rubble in the way. The ground shook violently from the force exerted. "I'm strong!" "I'm fast!" "I can heal!" "With everything I have I will save everyone here!" Marko's hair danced in waves pulsing with every, his eyes beaming red and his body exuding a strong pressure. The terror raised it's head from the rubble and chuckled. Marko's red eyes sparked even brighter. "Don't you feel pain!" The terror shook it's body and dashed forward like a blur for Marko. "It's faster!" Marko gulped down as he was forced on the defensive. The level 4 terror vanished from his line of sight and appeared behind him, it slashed him down his back causing him to hiss out in pain. Marko could feel the difference in power and experience, he had to make up for that somehow. "System? How do I increase my power?" He screamed as he felt another slash on his neck luckily not deep enough to kill him but enough to make him stagger. […] "You said my strength was endless right? Then give me a boost!" [WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE IMPULSE?] BHAM!! "Accck!!" Marko coughed out blood and the terror slashed the back of his knee. "What's impulse?" [THE INTEGRAL OF FORCE OVER TIME] [THE TOTAL IMPULSE FROM THE IMPACT WILL DEPEND ON THE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PROJECTILE] "Speak English!!" Marko screamed as he was being brought down to his knees by a series of unstoppable blows. ["I WILL NOW DECODE IT IN IDIOT LEVEL"] "Hey, who are you calling an idiot?" He boomed. ["IMPULSE IS THE BUILD UP OF ENERGY OVER A CERTAIN TIME"] ["FROM THE BEGINNING OF YOUR BATTLE TILL NOW YOU HAVE BEEN GATHERING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL ENERGY IN YOUR MUSCLES"] ["ON ACTIVATION OF IMPULSE ALL OF THE POTENTIAL ENERGY WILL BE UNLEASHED"] Marko did not need much of the explanation he already got the main gist. "Activate impulse!" [YOU HAVE ACTIVATED IMPULSE] [YOUR POTENTIAL FOR INFINITE STRENGTH HAS RISEN] The terror attempt to hit Marko only to pass through thin air. A moment later one of it's arms exploded into a fountain of blood. "What just happened?" Ted asked in shock. Even the gifted who had falcon wings gasped, since she had enhanced vision she was able to see what had happened. "It happened so fast, I could barely keep up. That boy Marko is on another level entirely." The terror screeched in rage. Marko appeared behind it with his hair dancing in the air as it generated red lightning. "Shut it!" Marko slapped the Terror's face causing a portion of it to explode off it's body." The terror turned at him and swung it's sharp tails at Marko's head without having the slight feeling of fear in it's eyes. Marko wanted to sympathize with it's inability to feel pain or fear or regret but instantly remembered what it was. A MONSTER. Marko's fist pumped dozens of veins as he drove it into the terrors skull. There was a large shockwave that shot into the air and a huge explosion. The terror instantly disintegrated into black dust. Marko took deep breathing in succession. "Haa, haa!" "I, I did it!" [SENSING THREAT HAS BEEN AVERTED; USE OF FIRST EYE HAS BEEN CANCELLED] [TWIN TAIL DATA HAS BEEN INSTALLED INTO BATTLE DATA] [IMPULSE HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED] [ALL INJURIES ARE BEING HEALED] Marko felt his hands drop to his side totally sapped of any form of strength they once carried. His hair fell over his face and his eye weakened. "Is this what it means to be a hero? I saved everyone but I also sort of blew up the village!" "Is this the repercussion of carrying this great power?" [PRICE FOR USING THE FIRST EYE] [DATA IS ACCUMULATING PRICE FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF POWER USED] [DATA COLLECTION COMPLETE] [2 YEARS, 3 MONTHS, 4 DAYS AND 9 HOURS HAVE BEEN DEDUCTED FROM YOUR LIFESPAN] Marko's eyes popped from shock. "What? The price is my life? You should have said something." ["I FAIL TO SEE HOW THAT IS MY PROBLEM!"] "This is not…!!" His voice trailed off as he lost all power in his body and fell backwards into the arms of Ted and the rest of the core five. "You did good Marko!" "Thanks!" Ted kept mute. Marko could barely hear a word but noticed the blur box before him. [YOUR BODY WILL ENTER SLEEP MODE TO COMPLETE RECOVERY] [TIME TILL AWAKENING… UNKNOWN] "Hey Marko, are you okay?" That was the last thing he heard before he lost all light of the world.CHAPTER 7: BATTLE SENSE "Haa!!" Marko sprung back to life. The first thing that greeted him was the ash box displayed over his head. [YOU HAVE AWOKEN FROM SLEEP MODE] [ESTIMATED TIME ASLEEP: 3 WEEKS, 5 DAYS, 2HRS, 19 SECONDS] [ALL BODY FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO NORMAL] [PLEASE RECHARGE] "Huff! Huff!" Marko's ash hair had grown a bit. His face was dripping with sweat and a light headache stinging him by his temples. His eyes was weak as he glanced around the room, it was the physician house, the wind curtains whipped the air as wind blew in. "What?" He looked down at himself. He was wearing a thin patients cloth. "Who changed me?" He turned to the bedside where a collection of flowers sat on a tables with a note "GET WELL SOON! HERO!" "Oh God! Mon is going to kill me for running out on her!" He ran his hand down his damp hair and sighed in exasperation. "System?" […] "What are you…?" […] Marko pushed hims
CHAPTER 8: DISTORTION "And why don't you want to join the specialist forces?" Dexter asked. Marko responded. "It's not like everyone wants to join anyway, as long as I can stay here and protect my home I'm good." Sylvia snorted. "What an half-assed reason to say that." Marko glared at her then turned to face his mother who was staring at him. "I don't want to find my mom or Shayla hurt or the village when I can finally protect them." Shayla lost her composure a bit. "What? Me?!" Market continued. "My whole life people always ignored me, I don't have a father. I'm not strong or smart, I'm just me. And now I can do a whole bunch of things and help people because I want to. If the village protectors did not have me.to help then the life of everyone would have been endangered. I saved them and I will continue doing so." Teresa and Shayla were moved by his words but. Dexter still had a point to relay. "I admire you Marko, I really do." He started in a calm voice. "Let's suppose you
CHAPTER 9: ARRIVAL AT THE GIFTED ACADEMY Marko puffed as he alighted from the carriage. His boots giving rise to a puff of smoke, he stretched his body to relieve it from the many cramps it had suffered on the long journey. He had left his home three days earlier, embarking on the journey to better control his gift and master it. His mother, Shayal, he had vowed to return stronger. Staring at the huge castle before him covering a big space and encompassed by green gardens, a number of pristine fountains. The windows from top to bottom made of glass and shimmering with cascading fractures of light. The sky above flocking with different species of birds he never knew existed. For someone who had never seen anything as such in his village he marvelled and ran towards the wide open golden gates, eyes blooming with youthful vigor. "Woohoo! Academy here I cooome!!" Dexter grabbed him by the collar and raised him off the ground with ease. "For someone who seemed
CHAPTER 10: REVELATION Marko's eyes sprung open. "Where am I?" He asked the old man with long grey hair before him. He had a beard that seemed to go down a long way. Spectacles of two semicircle lenses sat atop the fringe of his nose. He wore a silver robe with gold lines and the crest of the gifted academy on it. On his head was nestled an awkward looking hat. "I am Headmaster Havadr Damocles of the Gifted Academy and this is office", the old man's voice was agee and we'll mannered. His gold eyes observed Marko to be a strong mannered and kind hearted boy, even his face looked like a cute baby that had just been born. But the other… was a brute, delinquent, bad egg, problem child. "WHAT!! YOU JUST WOKE UP YA DUMBSHIT LOSER, I'VE BEEN AWAKE FOR AGES!" Ted screamed as he snarled at Marko with his sharp pointy teeth that could be mistaken for a demon. "Even with the healing factor he still woke up before me?" Marko thought. "Just how thick is his hea
CHAPTER 11: COBALT BLUE Marko and Ted were filled in on the rules of the academy and it's setting. They were both informed that they were joining the first year at the middle of the semester. They would be forced to catch up with the others from the very first day. Dexter Knox ushered them down the halls after being excused from the headmaster, taking them down a long hall. Marko was lost in thought for a while Ted oogled every artifact, statue and painting in the castle. "Um, Dexter was all the headmaster told us true?" He spoke softly amd in a polite manner. "About us being the last line of defense humanity has?" Dexter tried to keep his eyes on Ted as they continued. "Without a doubt it is. But keep your head high, your are strong in terms of power, precision and stamina but you are not quite on the first years level." Ted stopped before a huge glass window and looked down at the huge training field below where a number of gifteds displayed their skill
CHAPTER 12: ULTIMATE BRAWLER SHOWDOWN Selena chuckled lightly as she raised her hand to her forehead and pushed the strands of hair from her face. With it came a sudden personality change. Her eyes flooded with deep killing intent as her smile faded. "Very well then, it's been a while since we crushed some impertinent newbies." Ted cracked his knuckles and snarled again. "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS." Marko felt a bit at ease with Ted taking the charge, even if he was a hothead he was strong but the problem was the girl. Ted had trained himself without any external help from anyone, emerging as a prodigy but the academy had tutors with the same powers as them. WHOOSH ! Marko was startled as all the Cobalt Blue members started to flock over like insects drawn to the light. "What ! This doesn't seem fair !" "HEY SCRUB ! REMEMBER WHAT MR BEARDED GLASSES SAID ?!" Ted said in a confident stance, his palms generating black smoke. "YOU CAN'T
CHAPTER 13: FLAMING FIST !! "FLAMING FIST!" Rings of flame coiled around Ted's clenched fist that reached her face. Again she side steped and slapped him on the face. He stumbled backwards unevenly. "How is it that you can see my attacks coming, HUH ?!" Selena smiled jovially as she opened her eyes. "In addition to enhanced physical capabilities and endurance gifteds normally have there is a power only those who have attained the peak of their gifts can master. We call it aura manifestation." Ted responded gruffly. "WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS ?!" Selena answered him in a threatening tone. "For a buffoon like you who is over reliant on your gift and brute force you are pretty easy to read. I haven't even used my gift yet, how pitiful." "WHAT !?" "YOU BITCH, YOU BETTER BE READY FOR TH--" STEP ! STEP ! "Huu !" Marko huffed out as he walked forward. "Pardon me for intruding." Marko could not have someone soiling his frie
CHAPTER 14: THE BOY WHO KEEPS GETTING STRONGER (1) Marko dashed through the air like one with the wind aiming to close the gap in the least possible time. [You Have Activated Eye Of Power] [You Can Now Utilize Infinite Strength] Selena could not help but but gasp in shock. "This kid, how the hell is he so fast?" Ted who had firsthand seen the full might of Marko's power easily shook off his wonder effect and moved to attack a still dumbfounded Selena with one of his flame bomb attacks. "JUST WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING AT BITCH !! I'M YOUR OPPONENT !" Selena shook herself back to reality and evaded the flame ball hurtling past her head yet her eyes dared not stray far from the overwhelming figure approaching he-- FWOOM !! Marko appeared before her looking a ghost put of thin air. His hair danced in waves with crackles of electricity his eyes empty and his face carrying the strong visage of a domineering figure. For a moment Selena was forced
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone. She was a veteran, having witnessed many such gatherings, each fraught with its own set of challenges. "The circumstances in Saceria make this even harder on us," interjected a third teacher, his brow furrowed in concern. "The faith of the people in us is very weak at this moment. They doubt our capabilities more than ever." "But we are the only line of defense for the people," ano
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility.
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility.
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility.
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone.
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone. She was a vete
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone. She was a vete
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone. She was a vete
CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone. She was a veteran, having wit