Unfortunately, it didn’t look like Eddy had any intentions of sharing his secret. His arms were folded, and he had told the others to enjoy themselves while he had met up with Gary. The Altered students had done exactly as they had been told and tried out the equipment after a bit of catch-up. Now that the green haired teenager was here, he decided to ask Izzy and Ian about what had happened, but before he had a chance to open his mouth, the both of them bowed their heads in unison.“Gary, I know you hate when we do these types of things, but we don’t know how else to thank you for saving us back there!” Izzy began. “After the poison knocked us both out, we feared we might be all gonners, but the professors informed us about what you had to do…”There was a nervous drop of sweat running down the side of the Werewolf’s face. He had been somewhat worried that they might have seen what he had done, or that the professors might have told them the entire truth, but judging by their action
Everyone in the room had heard the two teenagers call each other by their first name, and judging by their slow and awkward movement, it was pretty obvious that this wasn’t the first time those two had met. Slowly the two of them inched forward towards each other, and when Gary was around a metre or so away he stopped. Now, the real question on everyone’s minds was the connection between Gary and Xin, and this was true for both groups.“Hey.” Ian gave Izzy a nudge. “From the way he behaves, Gary seems to be head over heels for her. I hope you didn’t have the hots for him yourself because their feelings might actually be mutual.”Izzy didn't say anything to that. Honestly, she wasn’t sure herself about what her true feelings were with regard to the green haired teenager. She still remembered how she had schemed against him to increase her chances to make it into the AFA. He might have forgiven her for it, but she still felt bad. On top of that, they had made it out of the facility tog
In two days time, the five students would officially enter the AFA by battling the current top 5 of their student body. For the time being, though, Gary and the others were taken to a temporary room. They were free to rest there, as the temporary bedrooms were being prepared.As the only girl among the group, Izzy was very happy about that last fact. The room itself was located in the sparing building. On every floor, there was a large octagon in a different style or shape filled with equipment for Altered to train with.After placing their belongings down, everyone was allowed to order some food. Once more, the former top rankers were free to order whatever they liked. Eddy had even recommended them to make use of this opportunity to have their last ‘cheat meal’. Once inside, their dietitian would decide what they were and weren’t allowed to eat.The teenagers didn’t waste this chance, as they wished to gain every bit of energy before their matches. An Altered’s body required a lot m
“Is it just me, or do these guys look kinda weak?” Shingi, one of the top students soon to debut in the AFC asked the question. While speaking, he was twirling thick strands of his black curly hair.“I guess you could say that.” Another student chimed in. Stark had the appearance of the typical Altered celebrity, with his neat blonde hair and a perfect V shape body. “The last set batch already gave us quite a surprise, so it should be expected that nearly anyone after them would seem weak in comparison. Hey, Xin, you seem to know that green haired guy. “Is there anything you can tell us about him? It would be great if we could finish things early.” The reason he asked that question was because other than their name and rank there was no other information given to them. It was to keep things fair between the two teams. The only thing they could go off of was what they had seen earlier in the day. Xin didn’t really know what to say. She had only fought against Gary once, and at the t
It was finally the day of the big match. Izzy, Ian, Numba, and even Sty were dealing with their nervousness in their own ways to give it their all. As for Gary, he was currently sitting on top of his bed, his eyes closed. The Werewolf had barely gotten any sleep. Unlike the rest, he cared little about the outcome of his fight, far more worried about the state his opponent might end up in.During the last full moon, the Werewolf Pack had found out some interesting things, among them that it wasn’t just the night that they had to worry about. Even before the moon came out, one was at risk of snapping. In Kai’s case, the Grey Werewolf Shapeshifter had gotten feral during his transformation, forcing Gary, with some help of Olivia, to subdue him before he could cause any damage.“Gary.” Izzy called out in a soft voice as she knocked at his door. “It's time for us to head to the octagon.”The green haired teenager slowly opened his eyes, wincing, like he was in pain. He took some controlled
Eddy himself had arrived in the dormitory of the newly joined students. He had a big smile on his face as he looked over everyone, though he noticed that nearly all of them weren't looking too good, especially one of his favourites. ‘Hey, hey… don’t tell me the pressure is getting to him as well.’ Eddy thought, looking at the sweaty and tired Gary. ‘I guess these guys are kids after all. They don’t have much experience yet, but I thought he was different. Maybe I was wrong in the end.’ “Everyone, remember, the outcome of this match doesn't matter whatsoever.” Eddy reminded those from the facility. “Even if you lose in one punch, you will still be granted entry to the real academy. You have already made it. That being said, I advise you to try and avoid such a fate unless you want to get teased by your peers about it.”The joke made some of them chuckle, at least. “These fights are tradition and their purpose is to show you how far you still have to go, and of course what you can ach
Once again, Star pivoted his foot, changing position and making Sty miss. Sty, while flying up in the air, started to fire out more of the strange green liquid, hoping to hit him somehow, but each one of these were avoided with swift minimal movements. “Sty has gotten faster than before, but still he can’t do anything against that other guy,” Numba commented from the side. “It's because he’s also just reacting,” Izzy replied. “That Stark guy has managed to completely minimise his movements, just using his toes to pivot and swivel. Against someone like Sty who starts his attacks from a distance, it's easier for him to see everything coming.” “Easy?” Numba replied. “Trust me, Sty is able to change direction in a split second, this is why I could never really hit him.”“I said it was ‘easier’. Nothing easy about this, to move your body, to not blink or get scared and to focus without losing sight of a flying opponent. The most impressive thing it that he's doing all of this without ha
"Teacher!" Numba called out. "Do we have to fight today? I don't exactly feel well." The fight had yet to start. As the two opponents were getting ready in the ring, Ian was jumping up and down, trying to get the nervous energy out of his body. At the same time, Shingi couldn't stop looking past him. "Hmm, I would say it's best if you just fight today and get it over and done with, even if you are sick." Eddy replied. "It's very rare for an Altered to get in the first place. However, if it's severe enough for you to be distressed, we can take you to the medical office and get you checked out." Just then, Gary grabbed Numba by the forearm tightly. The Goat Altered was about to scream out in pain from the strength in the Werewolf’s grip, and he was barely able to stop himself. "No, it's okay... it must just be my nerves." He excused his earlier behavior. Fortunately, the teacher had been too focused on the two in the ring, so he hadn’t noticed Gary's movements. "These students are
Xin had already expended a lot of energy in her Altered form, and holding her breath during her combat had worn her out quite a bit. Her single wing sticking out from her back was still there, but the lightning power that sparked from it was dwindling.“Big guy, be careful; this one’s tough,” Xin commented.Austin stood strong, looking at Gil getting up on his feet. As he did, Gil’s body muscles were flexing in and out. The smoke that was lingering from his body was starting to grow as well.“I know. I hit him with a pretty big shot, and I know I’m not weak,” Austin replied.After just getting back out from the hospital and recovering, the first thing Austin didn’t expect was that he was going to have to get into a fight, but from a single look, he could tell this person was strong.Not wasting any time, he had jumped out of the window and knew what he needed to do.“You're a bigger hitter than me, so I’m going to have to support you!” Xin said.As soon as she finished her sentence, G
With Xin being who she was, she had faced many different types of Altered, but going up against Gil was the most unique one yet. For one, he was a rare Mythical type. These had great power and a chance of great elemental ability as well.Not only that, but she had seen something somewhat unique to an Altered which she hadn’t seen before. The fact that Gil was able to transform his body, and in doing so, it affected his powers.Being large in size, he was strong and durable, while being smaller in size he had incredible speed. It was because of these transformations that Xin had felt like she had already seen it all.They had been fighting for a while now, so he had to have used either his partial or full transformation. There was nothing left for him to show, with no surprises, it was time for her to finish off the fight herself.The one wing that extended out from her back, the same size as a hand, was covered in yellow sparks that continually went off. They were condensed in size, g
Sparks from Xin’s Altered form couldn't stop flying off from her body. The strange hardened feathers constantly were shooting off small bolts of energy from one to the other. Even just standing still, her elemental power was activating.“You think things are going to change just because your appearance is now a little different!” Gil shouted as he lifted both of his hands up, locking them together. He was in his large form, having shifted from the smaller one.Doing so allowed him to pick up more strength than he usually would. The attack was going to be a big one. Gil’s hands smashed against the ground, and the whole building started to shake again.The people from above fell from their seats. Shelves tumbled down from the vibration, and it looked like the building was warping from within itself. However, the shaking had eventually stopped.With it stopping, the people on the second floor could see that they were now okay, and it was the same for Amy and White, who were close to the
The message sent out by Kai was heard loud and clear by everyone in the Howlers, and some of them took it to heart. Instead of trying to win their fights, they now were trying to last as long as possible.Raven had transformed his body; large heads had appeared and were in the air. Numba had been picked up by one of the Hydra Altered’s heads, its teeth biting down on his stomach and flinging him to the side until he hit a wall.“This Altered’s strength is crazy; does he have the same strength in each head?” Numba thought as he tried to get back up.Charging in were both Marie and Olivia at the same time. They struck from two sides, trying to hit the heads, but weren’t fully committing. They were carefully waiting for a strike and moved from side to side.Marie had avoided attacks from one of the Hydra’s long winding heads, while Olivia, as she jumped back, swung her hands and used her whip. It was effective in hitting the Hydra, but she didn’t dare try to wrap it around its head due t
There were a lot of decisions to make with the new stats and pawn points that Gary had managed to achieve, and it was best if he used them now because at any moment, he felt like something was coming.The fight against Ice was far tougher than the fight against the North and the South leader, but all of this was for more to come.‘First, I will allocate the stat points,’ Gary thought as he tapped his system, giving himself a few points in two areas.The first was his endurance.[Endurance 88 >>> 90]‘The strength difference at every ten is increased, but as the numbers get higher, the difference isn’t felt as much. Either way, as I’m fighting tougher enemies like that of Ice, Endurance seems to be a big factor in getting hurt less.’[Dexterity 82 >>> 85]‘With that, rather than being able to hit harder, I need to be able to hit more and get my attacks in, so I’ll increase my dexterity.’As for the pawn points, Gary then went ahead and used two of them on his health. Each pawn point at
---The final plan that Carter had, to try and turn those who had allied up against each other, had failed. Carter already knew about Ice’s past; there wasn’t much he could do with that.He was one of the few prisoners who knew what they had done. Through the extent of his own powers in a clash, he had killed those around him that had no involvement. He wanted to stay in the prison, but he suddenly had a change of heart.Then, there was Blackjack, the first man Carter was unable to get any information about, so he only had Gary, and now even that hadn’t worked.“What were you going to do?” Gary asked as he moved forward. “I bet if I was in here, and the Phoenix Gang wasn’t already targeting me, you would threaten my friends, my family, that are on the outside.”“You are a cruel person in this place; those that are already trapped, you force them to do your bidding by trapping them even more in this place. I can safely say that you are a person that I don’t mind getting rid of.”Gary n
---In the center of the prison, many had backed away from Ice standing in the middle. He felt like an unstoppable giant. No matter what attacks landed on him, they barely left a mark; if they did, it was almost as if it didn't affect him at all.His giant club was hitting the physical-type Altereds and overpowering them with his strength. Even those that were fast and could get closer were affected by his strong ice powers.He could block attacks with his ice, freeze those who came close to him, and create a number of unique attacks of his own. When a group of prisoners approached him, he slammed his foot on the ground. Ice grew from the floor in several sharp spikes, piercing those who took a step too far."What are we meant to do, Stinger? This guy is too strong!" one of the prisoners exclaimed.They looked around, waiting for an answer, but the prisoners themselves were struggling to even see Stinger. That was because he had hidden himself among the crowd of prisoners, waiting for
Blackjack was on the move to the North side. He was quickly going past the Altereds that were trying to attack him, ducking and weaving through them all at a fast speed. At one point, he leaned back, and one of the prisoners accidentally attacked another.‘It’s a good lucky day today, I knew it would all go well today.’ Blackjack smiled as he progressed further and deeper inside. As he finally got near the end, he threw out the last of his cards.They came out sharp, hitting four of his opponents on the head, causing them to fall to the floor, and that’s when he could see Calvin sitting on the floor, healing one of the prisoners.“Calvin, it has been a while, right?” Blackjack asked. “I’m surprised to see that you teamed up with the South Group. After going against them for so long, it resorted to this.” “I had invited you several times to join my side,” Calvin stated. “I had even healed your body after the fight with the Warden, and yet you still refused. So what else was I supposed
The fight continued with all three of them continuing to fight against the Altereds coming their way. Although most of them were relatively easy to deal with, there were a few tough ones.Those that knew how to fight either waited for the right time to strike and got a good hit in or were harder than just a single hit or two to take out. When this was the case, Gary would use one of his skills.He would use his Lethal Pounce, Claw Drain, and even once in a while, he even used his Claw Strike to attack them from surprise. When this was used, it seemed like next to no one could stop it.Blackjack had been keeping an eye on things that were happening around him, and when this happened, he would focus on just avoiding blows that he was able to do with ease.‘Is he conserving his strength?’ Blackjack thought. ‘That’s surprising. I don’t see many Werewolves fight like that. Is it because he’s worried about when he has to go up against the Warden? No, that can’t be it.’With a keener eye, Bl