"Ah! Damn it! Damn it!" Max yelled as he walked through the path of the school without minding the students that were all staring and laughing at him.
*Bang*
The door closed with a loud bang as he slammed it behind him angrily, he strolled to his bed and slumped. His chest kept rising and falling with no plans of stopping, veins bulged out of his head as his face was filled with anger."Fuck the awakening stone! Fuck the school! Fuck this goddam system! It's so useless!" He screamed at the top of his voice. He could not believe what happened earlier even though it was still vivid in his head.
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Max stood at the centre of the hall with his hand on the awakening stone. One minute passed, two minutes passed, three minutes also passed but there was no sign of the stone glowing.
"Come out kid, you aren't lucky again this time," The Dean's voice rang, it was filled with disdain and disappointment as he stared at Max. The students who heard what the man said could not help but laugh out loud, especially those who had awakened their ability from the start and part of those who just awakened theirs.Some felt pity for him but it was only a mere facade, they could not wait to begin their endless tortures on him again."How is this possible?" Max mumbled in shock, he could not believe what he was seeing. What then was the system for ? He thought his hard times were going to come to an end after he awakens an ability but.....it was just the beginning of a whole different hardship.
"Did the demon lied to me?" He asked almost to the hearing of the students there, it was only a miracle that no one was able to capture what he said. "This can't be!" He said out loud and stretched out his both hands to the stone. "Sir, can I at least try one more time?" he asked attempting to touch the stone again but his hands were suddenly flung aside causing him to almost stumble and fall. When he looked ahead, he saw the boy that almost killed him the other day, glaring at him in disdain."A dead person will always remain a dead person, you can't awaken a common ability so don't waste our time here and step out of there!" The boy's voice was loud and clear to the hearing of everyone in the hall including the teachers and the Dean.Max looked at them all expecting them to say something, but when they all remained mute, he sighed with a dropped shoulders and walked away from the awakening stone. He went back to his line and stood like a corpse, his head lowered, his shoulders dropped. He could hear the whispers from every of his corner about him but he didn't dare raise his head to look at their faces.
The remaining students went up and did theirs, it was a miracle that some weren't able to awaken an ability just like Max but his condition was pretty worse than theirs.After the ability awakening, the students were taken to another side of the hall where they would be getting their levels checked. All the students went down and all their levels were checked, including Max whose own remained 0.9 — Not only him but the rest students who were also ability-less.At the end of the day, they were given a digital wristwatch to always wear around, it didn't have the fancy look of a normal wristwatch but was odd-looking and red, matching the colour of their uniforms. On the wristwatch was displayed their level numbers, ranging from 0.9 - 1.7. According to the Dean, once worn, it will take a little amount of the wearer's blood and won't be able to be removed until the student decides to leave the school or when he/ she dies.Max wore his and immediately left the hall, not turning back and not sparing anyone a glance.-----------
"Can someone just remove this damn system out of my head? It's useless!" Max cursed while pulling on his hair. He stood up from the bed and began to storm around the room when suddenly something just came to his mind. "I'm doomed!" He yelled as his eyes were bulging out their sockets.
"How am I going to duel with that bastard when he finally wakes up! Damn it!" Remembering the duel he had mentioned to Nat before using the stick on him he could not help but feel dead.He had threatened Nat with the duel because he had thought that before then, he would have awakened an ability or even become stronger but now....his hopes have been trampled upon and shattered by the heavens.
"Oh fuck! What am I going to do? I need to do something and it must be fast," he mumbled as he walked around the room with his hand on his jaw. He kept thinking for minutes until an idea came into his mind. "Will that work? What if...there will be no what ifs! I must try my luck!"
He checked the time on his wall clock and it read half-past 6. A perfect time to carry out an operation, he smirked and took off his uniform, replacing them with a black hoodie and a black pants. He did a sigh of cross and walked out of his room towards the direction of the school clinic.All through the way, his heart and mind was calm and still as the river but upon getting to the clinic, his heart suddenly began to beat rapidly. Surely there was no going back and so he clenched his fist and entered into the clinic.
After strolling through the clinic corridors for quite some time, he finally stopped at a particular door. He peeped inside and found Nat lying on the white bed with his eyes tight shut and his face filled with a pained expression. He gulped hard and walked into the room with light steps, he gradually approached the bed and began to stare at the sleeping Nat. Just when he was about to stretch his hands towards the boy, he heard footsteps approach him from behind.Max's heart began to beat rapidly again and he quickly withdrew his hand and turned around slowly. Upon seeing the person who had just walked in, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and did an imaginary sign of the cross."Oh, it's you? What are you doing here by this time?" Max asked the person who in turn gazed at him in confusion."Am I not the one supposed to be asking you that?" The boy asked in return and walked to the bed. After checking Nat's body and making sure he was fine, he turned to Max and stared deeply at him. "Now tell me, what are you doing here and by this time?""I-..... Of course, I came to see him. I don't know what happened to him or who did this to him so I thought it would be nice if I visit him," Ma replied, sounding in the best of his cool."At night?" The boy asked with a raised brow. Why would he come at night time to see Nat?! It's very suspicious, however, he could not accuse the boy yet
The next day was Friday and it is a skill training day for Angel Academy. The skill training is an activity for students to train themselves using weapons like gauntlets, scythes, daggers and the rest that can't be mentioned. It is mandatory for all students notwithstanding gender and failure to not participate will have to undergo some punishment. The school had to take extra measures to see that the students are well prepared for the forthcoming great war against the humanoid aliens."Argh! My head feels so heavy!" Max grumbled as he got up from bed.<<Daily Quest: 500 sit-ups & 500 press-ups>><<Quest Status: Not completed>><<No rewards>>"Fuck this system! Am in no mood for your messages this morning," Max yelled as he waved the translucent screen off his face.He had woken up late this morning due to how stressed out he was last night. He should count himself l
"Harry!" Max called out as he stared at the ball of flames on Harry's palm. No one could explain the expression on Max's face as he kept staring at the ball of flames. "My 20XP is gone!" He suddenly said out loud causing the students to stare at him in confusion."Is he mad already or something?" A student asked and no one had the exact answer to his question, they were all confused."Hey, the hell is wrong with you? I just saved your ass and you can't show some appreciation!" Harry said. He was upset at Max's sudden behaviour."Thank you but I didn't beg to be saved...I need that thing on my chest, two of it on my chest or my reward will be gone," Max replied pointing to the ball of flames."Are you okay?" Harry asked in confusion. He was here to eat some breakfast when he saw the ball of flames dashing towards Max, out of instinct he rushed and caught it before it slammed on his chest. What he didn't understand was why he is acting the way he is doing r
"How was I able to withstand those blows just fine?" Max asked himself with a smile on his face. He had rushed out of the cafeteria, not because of anything but because he was extremely happy and surprised at the same time. He got into his room and closed the door behind him then walked to the mirror and removed his shirt. "There are no injuries at all, this is freaking awesome! I guess it should be because of the system, hahaha!" Max began to laugh out loud as he danced around his room.As he was dancing, his eyes subconsciously moved to the clock. "Ahhh! Don't tell me that I am late!" He screamed seeing the time. He quickly wore another shirt and carried his bag, he didn't mind his dishevelled hair which was unlike him and dashed out of his room.-------------"Are you all complete?" Max's home-room teacher asked as he stared at all the students one after the door."No.....""Yes, Yes, I am already here!" Max called out as he ran into
"Students pick your sparring partner and get ready to start," The teacher said, drawing everyone's attention to him. The students gathered around and started choosing themselves, they picked stronger students among themselves and left the weak ones to choose their selves. Max watched what was going on and could not help but scoff. 'Bunch of clowns!' he mumbled inwardly and began to look around, for any students he would spar with.Just before he could walk up to one of the free students, Harry approached him together with Kelvin and Matt. "Here comes the devil," he mumbled under his breath as he glared at Kelvin who in return was glaring back at him."I see you have no sparring partner," Harry noted as he got to where Max was standing. "How about we spar?" he asked with a smirk."Why? We are no mates so I guess you should go ask one of your mates," Max replied and turned to leave."And where do you think you are going? Have you grown bal
"System show me my stats," Max said and sat down on the bed.<<Name: Max Owen>><<Race: Human>><<Level: 1>><<HP: 100/100>><<XP:75/100>><<blood level: 100/100>><<Strength: 10>><<Agility: 10>><<Mind: 10>><<Stamina: 10>><<Skills Bar>><<Skills Name:.... >><<Skill Type: Blood>><<Description: Host when using this skill requires the usage of blood, which can be the host's or someone else>><<Duration: Limited.....depends on the amount of blood being consumed>><<Skills Point: Empty>><<Evolution bar>><< Empty>><<Quest bar>><<Main Quest: Reach Level 10>><<Reward: Locked&g
Under the scorching sun of a plain area that had no trees not even an ounce of life were about a hundred to two hundred students all sweating and frowning their faces. Some used their hands to fan themselves while others used a piece of cloth or anything usable. The sun was too much – it was so unbearable that the students were no longer excited as they had been earlier, even the ground they were stepping on was hot."Why are you feeling so comfortable?" Kelvin could not help but ask Evelyn. Since they had arrived at the green portal, she hadn't for once complained or even frowned, worst of it all was that she wasn't sweating like her sister who almost wanted to pull her clothes off if not for the gaze of her twin."It's because she has the fire ability," Emily replied while wiping the sweat off her forehead. The group finally understood why Evelyn felt so comfortable and calm.'Fire ability huh? Sounds cool, it's no wonder her gaze is so fierce and
Too late!Was all that came into the minds of the students as they watched Max disappear together with the beast.It was all like a dream to his group members especially Harry who Max was talking to before he disappeared. They didn't know how the beast was able to break out from the ice without anyone knowing, not even Emily saw it coming. To think the basic beast would be able to break from her intermediate ice spell was something that baffled her."Max," Harry called out in fright as he stared at the empty space not too far away from them. That was the spot Max was standing previously. He began to walk towards the place and when he got there, it shocked him how the ground looked normal like nothing happened there."What should we do? We need to find him!" Harry said, turning his attention to Kelvin who also looked shocked but not to the point of doing anything."There is nothing we can do Harry, we can't possibly enter the groun