Counsellor Mary was so surprised to see Zeke that her drowsiness and sleepiness disappeared. She fixed her slightly messy attire and positioned her special tools as she motioned for the gloomy youth to sit down.“I’d like some counselling, please.”Zeke lowered his head as he uttered those words, looking dejected and sad.“I know it has been hard for you ever since our last meeting. I also heard about your friend’s death… my condolences.”“Thank you.”He wryly smiled and kept looking down, his hands clenched as he struggled to voice his thoughts.“Let me prepare some tea for you first. It will help.”He meekly nodded and patiently waited for her as the unique fragrance of the tea leaves spread across the oddly-decorated room.Soon, a small cup of tea was in front of Zeke, who sipped from it.“This one is different from the tea I served you during our first meeting. It’ll ease your heart a bit.”Just as she said, Zeke felt inexplicably serene a minute later. A warm sebastian swelling w
The first three days of the Final Exams were uneventful and devoid of unexpected tragedies. Except for revising, Zeke busied himself with the mundane Daily Tasks of the System. In his free time, he would just stay in his room buried in books. At last, the tired students glimpsed a glimmer of peace as the Theoretical Exams, which were infamous for being soul-draining, were over at least. Beginning from the fourth day of the week, Thursday, and ending on Saturday, the First Year students will be undergoing the Practical Exams. Just like last time, it was a long chain of one on one fights while abiding to several conditions and restrictions. Zeke would have been excited for it were it not for Samuel’s death and the subsequent disappearance of his father, Vans Valort. When Zeke went to talk with the detective at the police station, he was told that Vans quit his job right after his son’s death and hasn’t been seen since. There was also the noticeable absence of Katrina, but Zeke di
After Nayro finished his explanation, the First Year students were instructed to split into evenly-numbered groups as their opponents showed on a massive screen behind the podium.There wouldn’t be more than one fighting arena, but, generally, the fights would last for one to two minutes, at most.Even with over a 100 students, the whole thing wouldn’t take more than a couple of hours.For the first day, the students would only fight three fights to determine if they passed or not. However, most students- excluding the few defects- perform relatively well in the Practical Exams.As mentioned earlier, Zeke’s first three opponents would be of ‘similar’ ranking to him.He was more than confident to win, but he didn’t act overly-arrogant. With Samuel gone, he had no one to actively talk to so he stood there and patiently waited while the final preparations were completed.The fighting arena was at the center of the large room, surrounded by a semi-translucent half-spherical barrier.The
The two students took the stage; Zeke was solemn-faced and didn’t look particularly excited, as opposed to the seemingly frustrated Veronica.There was a hint of animosity in her eyes as she stared at him, though her anger was to be expected after he had stolen the shipment from her team.Azmer did say that the Ivory Oak Order wanted to have a word with him, but even if they threatened him, Zeke wasn’t going to return Angel to them.The child was mentally and physically scarred and she was suffering from a serious medical condition. “Get ready, both of you.”They stood 20 meters away from each other and patiently waited for Nayro to signal the beginning of the fight.The Zyth’s beady eyeballs were fixated on Zeke, eager to see more of his ability. It wasn’t just him, Solas and the other teachers were interested too.“Go easy on me, okay?”Veronica playfully winked at him as snakes slithered from her clothes and hissed menacingly.The second the fight started, deafening azure lightnin
As he looked at Fylard, Zeke used ‘Aether Control’ and saw how his body was like a vacuum, absorbing the tiny green particles in the air non-stop.Fylard was like a sponge as violent gales whistled within the arena, swirling uncontrollably.A milky aura covered the metallic Raul, further increasing his defences. He had confidence in his own ability, but Fylard’s Wind-aspected magic was getting stronger by the second and it would be folly to underestimate him.The two students prepared themselves before Fylard’s body was enveloped by a vibrantly-colored wind; Like a bullet, he shot at Raul while unleashing all of his stored energy.Likewise, Raul leapt in the air and performed a swift and strong punch that let out a milky-colored blast.For a split second, there was a blinding light and a deafening silence before the ground cracked and shattered and the barrier protecting the arena shook momentarily.When the bit of dust and the clashing energies subsided, the crowd saw Fylard covered
While the other fights continued, Azmer was brought to the infirmary and treated by Doctor Xavier. In a matter of minutes, his wounds were healed. He was even given an Elixir that accelerated his energy recovery. Then again, his next fight would be tomorrow instead of today, so he had ample time to recuperate. As he was lost in thought, gazing at the empty campus, the door to the infirmary opened and a tall middle-aged man entered. William Lorson, his father, came in and stopped near the bed on which Azmer was lying on. “I didn’t expect this, nonetheless, I’m pleased and proud.” He was acting as if nothing happened and was about to pat Azmer’s shoulder but the latter shoved his hand away. “I don’t need your praise.” “You are part of the Lorson Family, Azmer. Did you think that, by simply leaving home, you’re no longer part of it?” “I was going to change my name from the family tree. Is that good enough for you?” William’s face turned ugly, his eyes narrowing as he glared at
“Good morning everyone! I’m sure you’re all excited for today’s battles, so shall we begin?”Nayro was exceptionally good at riling up the crowd of youngsters. His orotund and loud voice reverberated across the arena as the 11 remaining participants stood next to each other.Whether it was Azmer or the others who got injured yesterday, they were back to full health today. There were a bunch of Second Year and Third Year students present too. The latter were only able to come and watch after finishing their own ‘Exam’, which explained their few numbers.To be precise, only Celestia Black, Maxine Orland, Vanessa, Harold Grimes, and Beatrice were there. The President of the Student Council seemed to be in a bad mood as he kept his distance from Celestia and sometimes glared at Zeke.He was still of the thought that a trouble-maker like Zeke should be expelled, however, his incessant complaints were all ignored by the teachers and Solas.{Julia Lopmore Vs Sarah Girm}{Zeke Orland Vs Rau
Alexandra Jevani, Bhak Djinn, and General Zhang, Madam Jorie, and Frederic Whitefort were sitting around a table and watching a recorded footage of Zeke Orland lying on the ground.From beginning to end, it showed how Zeke shot the bullet that killed the Ambassador. Even if the three leaders of the Nezulian Republic wanted to deny or buy some time, they couldn’t. After all, the footage was clear and undeniable evidence of Zeke’s crime.“There you have it. Are you satisfied now?”“...”The red-haired General’s face looked frighteningly scary as he glared at the vagabond.His Department had been investigating the whole incident, but they weren’t going to reveal the whole truth to Madam Jorie. They needed some leverage and didn’t want to submit so easily, but now things have taken a sudden turn.“There’s no need to hesitate now.” Calmly stated the elderly earthling, who looked pleased with this outcome.In contrast, Jevani, Bhak, and Zhang seemed enraged and furious. “Since we don’t hav