"Hi Ryder what's up" Scarlett greet with an awkward smile worse than an frown."We need to talk" Ryder's tone carried seriousness.'Here we go'"About what?" she feigned ignorance but Ryder saw through her actions."Don't play dumb. Come with me" and then without hearing Scarlett's opinion, he dragged her out of the pod room.Scarlett was caught off guard, suddenly being dragged out of the pod room. When her mind had finally registered what was going on, she freed her wrist from Ryder's grip and wore an angry expression."What wrong with you?" if there was one thing she hated a lot it was people touching her without her permission, with the exception of her friends and family, she hated being touched by others."I don't have time for this, let's go" Ryder reached out his hand again but was sent flinging by Scarlett."Don't touch me. What is wrong with your head? I beat you, but it was just a fight. That's the end of it, there's no way I'm going anywhere with you, not with that attitud
"Scarlett wait!" Scarlett turned to see Maple running after her."Please just leave me for a bit Maple" Scarlett's sounded dull as she was upset and sad at the same time."There's no way I'm leaving you alone in this condition" Maple hugged Scarlett with watery eyes and even though she wanted to refute, she stopped herself, it was just a hug any way."Feeling better" Scarlett asked the crying Maple. Maple quickly wiped her tears, red from embarrassment and crying.Seeing Maple pout in dissatisfaction, she chuckled. More than half of the reason Maple hugged her was to calm herself down and that was why she did not refute."Thank you Maple, you're the best friend a girl can ask for""Okay stop with the touchy stuff, I won't be able to hold back my tears" Maple sniffed making Scarlett smile."You're here to console me but you're the one crying, what should I do then?" Scarlett asked with a playful smile on her face.Maple laughed and playfully punched Scarlett, then holding her hand she
In the year 2160, the earth began its evolution, it was sudden and unexpected by even the greatest scientists.Since then, the earth had not stopped evolving, slowly, it was still evolving. It led to change, humans, animals, plants, and even gravity were reduced by some points.As the earth still did not stop its evolution, many humans died while others failed to evolve. Humans who managed to survive evolution were called enhanced humans as scientists believed that they would continue to grow.At first, enhanced humans were unable to access their mind space but with multiple tries and errors, they got it right. Paul Quakkins was the first human to enter his mind space and with just that one achievement his name spread far and wide making him the hero of humanity.With the arrival of evolution, the world got reformed, now having only four Continents. The power structure was reconstructed and thus began the new era of NGH [New Generation Humans].* * *In a facility underground, a young
"I can identify them"Aviva's words made everyone turn towards her and Scarlett hearing her word wore a large grin almost reaching her eyeballs."That's impossible, not even the ranked (humans that have gone through mana baptism are known as the Ranked) can be sure unless you're not human at all, I don't see how you can see a soul stone inside a beast"Scarlett frowned at Druce's words. He was right to an extent but seeing Aviva's eyes go dim again she threw away the thought."Who cares?" she walked to Aviva and held her shoulders before she continued."I don't care what you are Aviva, enhanced human or not just keep doing your thing, you're my magic wand... no that doesn't sound right, mystery box? anyway you get what I mean, just do you and smile more"Aviva beamed instantly with a smile they never thought she was capable of, then she stepped back from Scarlett's hold and bowed."Thank you, Scarlett. I'm yours to command" after saying that she stayed in the position until Scarlett r
"You don't look shocked" Maple was a bit disappointed by the lack of reaction from Scott."What's there to be shocked about, I was expecting something like this" Scott replied nonchalantly."Really, so it was on purpose then" Maple arched her brow staring directly at Scott with her arms folded.'Crap' this time Scott knew Maple was laying a trap for him. If he had simply answered without thinking then he would have faced the anger on both sides, Scarlett and Maple.Then taking a deep breath, he turned towards Maple and gave a big smile before saying:"Your hair looks extra pretty today what's the secret"Scarlett facepalmed, was that even how to change a subject? but the next moment she was surprised Maple actually bought it."You noticed, it's a new hair cream, It's one of the things dad sent for me yesterday" Maple smiled, playing with a strand of her hair before looking at Scott apprehensively and then she spoke."You've changed""How?" Scott could feel cold sweat running down his
"Please teach me"Scott had his brows furrowed in confusion. "Teach you what?""Your fighting clip has gone viral, don't act like you don't know. Almost all the major families are looking for a way to rope you in" Ryder was right, Scott knew that already."So..." Scott still did not get it."I don't want to be like the others thinking of ways to please you. I want to be strong like you, so please Teach me" Ryder said with a lot of conviction that impressed Scott."So let me get this straight, you want to be my student?" Scott had the urge to laugh but somehow held it in."I'll do anything," Ryder said seriously.Seeing him so serious, Scott didn't know what to say but after giving it a little bit of thought he decided to put him on hold and not plainly reject him. "Okay, I'll think about it".Ryder thanked him and left."Now how the hell am I supposed to return to the cafeteria? guys any help?" Scott asked but the others completely ignored him. "Not cool guys, guess I have to find my
At 1:00pm the auditorium was filled to the brim with students chattering left and right. Unsurprisingly some sophomore and FYBs tried to start conversation with Scott which he avoided as politely as possible. Some conversations went like this:"You must be Scarlett, nice to meet you""You got it wrong, Scarlett is my cousin""Ah, but you're the girl in the video right?""I wish, I'm just a girl from Deep D""Oh that's sad, see you then"Or like this:"Hi. I watched your clip and was pleasantly surprised, who would have thought that there was such a genius hidden among the freshers? Where are you from?""Deep D""....We'll talk later bye"* * *"Hypocrite, people who didn't know I existed before now wants to get close to me, disgusting" Scott muttered with a frown. Until he heard muffled sounds next to him he didn't realize Maple was laughing the entire time."You think its funny huh? if you were in my shoes, you wouldn't find it funny not even a little bit""So...sorry" Maple apologiz
Scarlett's heart pounded rapidly inside her chest as she followed Alan out of the auditorium. Aviva on the other hand was completely oblivious to Scarlett's nervous feelings.They left the stupefied audience and Alan led Aviva to his hover car, Scarlett couldn't even tell which model it was. It's not like she had seen a lot of cars in her life so her knowledge was lacking in that area and even though she went through Druce's memories, she did not remember seeing anyone similar."Okay you can swap back now," Alan said looking right at Scarlett's soul.Scarlett turned around to see if anyone was behind her but there was no one, still, Alan was staring right at her. Suddenly, realization dawned on her as she felt cold sweat run down her spine. "Y...you can see me?"Aviva immediately understood what was happening and immediately raised her hand to attack but was stopped by Alan."Don't attack, I'm not an enemy, you don't have to be scared" Alan said with his hand raised."What if you're o
Two hours later, Wallace regained consciousness with absolutely no recollection of himself, he was completely blank."Let's begin separation and then we'll call for the young master" Dr. Link said to the other men in white coats.Wallace was then moved to a circular table where his code would be temporarily removed. Things were done carefully this time as they made him unconscious again.Several minutes later, a floating disk with a white manacore sitting on top flew towards the glass pod in the center of the room and ever so gently placed the manacore inside it.After the manacore was placed in, other floating disks started appearing, each carrying a purple or red mana core and then flying towards the opening of the pod.What happened then was a feast for the eyes. As the other manacores entered the pod, each released a hue that was absorbed by the white core.Thirty minutes later, the white core was brought out again, still retaining its color even after absorbing all those differen
Deep in an underground facility, a young man stared at the reports in his hand and smiled. He couldn't suppress the joy in his heart."You have finally found a way to wipe his memory?""Yes, young master and you should probably continue reading the report" the man standing beside him said.The young man being referred to as young master nodded and continued reading until his eyes widened. "White? How is that possible?""I had them redo the test a couple of times but it kept giving the same results," the assistant said."A white mana core? It sounds unbelievable, the highest so far is gold and Aviva is the only one we have captured with a golden core, how can there be white all of a sudden" the young man lost his composure.While the world was still in the dark about mana core and other related subjects, he had been studying them for years."I was shocked as well, but isn't this a good thing? We have someone stronger than Aviva ever was" the assistant said."Do not say that...Aviva had
Few hours later Scarlett logged out. Fortunately, she got almost everything, the one thing remaining was elemental stones, not just hers but for the others too and she was hoping on them to get the coins she needed to buy them.After putting down her glasses, she was greeted by Maple's angry expression."I thought you said it was important?""It is important" Scarlett mumbled and then shook her head. She told her everything Alan told her while removing a lot of things though and inputting hers just to be safe."How do you even know all of that?" Maple eyed her suspiciously."Well actually..." Scarlett tried to explain but she was interrupted by Maple."Don't tell if you don't want to. I can't take it when you lie to me" Maple sighed with a dejected look. Ajax wasn't the only reason she was stressed, she had no idea what Scarlett must be going through but she wasn't telling her about it.Seeing the atmosphere becoming awkward she decided to change the topic."Where are your ghost frien
Nebillon city had many markets, there was even a grocery market but players rarely went there, although one could eat in SSO. It was still advised to log out at least once in two months.As SSO was a prototype it could have many unforeseen side effects, well at least that's what the students thought and the only thing keeping them at bay were these thoughts.Scarlett made her way into the busy market looking for any life-saving tool although she already had one, it didn't hurt to have another. Losing her hard earn levels was a nightmare, not because she was afraid to fight more creatures but because she had no time. It was just a week before the assessment and losing just one level could spell the end for you.She then walked into a store that sold accessories made of jade. Most life-saving tools were accessories so a good start."Welcome, welcome!!" an enthusiastic voice came from the other side of the counter."Hello?" Scarlett tilted her head in confusion. She heard the voice but c
Time slowly went by and before anyone could realize it, it was just a week left before the monthly assessment.Scarlett had patched things up with Maple and placed her full concentration on training, even though she felt that her instructor was pretty slow.She also ignored the third chain of the quest for the time being. The quest could be shared with ten people and that spoke volumes of how dangerous the quest was.In all this, Scarlett never forgets that her main goal was to save her brother but she was still weak.* * * Scarlett was currently in the training room with instructor Talon."Concentrate!!" Instructor Talon corrected again messaging his temples."I'm trying but it's hard, being on fire without actually catching fire, what do I even need that for, assessment is just next week. Please instructor Talon teach me something that is offensive" Scarlett pleaded but her pleas fell on deaf ears."I will teach you at my own pace. Now quit whining and start working on increasing t
Maple stood outside Scarlett's room, trying to comprehend what she was seeing."You guys?" she asked confused.When Scarlett started letting out curses, she knew something was up. "Scarlett?""You can see us?" Scott asked shocked. Being seen in SSO was rotatably different from being seen in real life and they all knew that. In fact, Maple just did them a favor by discovering them in the room, imagine they suddenly appeared in the class like they normally did, the outcome would be disastrous."What kind of question is that?" Maple frowned. "Scarlett?""I'm sorry for hiding it from you" Scarlett sighed, but the others had a change in expression."What are you doing Scarlett?" Bruce asked with a serious expression."What? I have to tell her about you guys at least. Scott back me up here, even if I make up an excuse, sooner or later she'll find out the truth so what's the use""If it makes any difference, I'm still here and I can hear you" Maple folded her arms.Scarlett facepalmed, who c
[Quest info: Oseremen is the village priestess, the original owner of the golden sand. Two days ago she was found missing from her cottage. You must find clues of her whereabouts on your own][Quest can be shared with a maximum of 10 players][Difficulty: S+][Quest item: Rainbow stone]"I'm back baby, who missed me?" Scott shouted upon entering the mind space."No one, you are causing a major disturbance just as you arrived" Angelica scoffed."The peace was great while it lasted" Mary commented, moving her glasses."I don't care what you guys say, I got a quest" Scott folded his arms."Yeah, like we couldn't get one""Angelica please don't bring yourself down to his level, and you guys should get out a bit, we need to talk" Scarlett sighed. She was tired of having to separate their squabble every single day.The souls appeared except Aviva and Scarlett decided to ignore them. Aviva was behaving too strangely these days and there was no time to address the issue yet.«Name: Scarlett»
"I have to complete this quest soon, 24 hours is almost over," Scott said before walking out of the room given to him but then he saw Obehi walking towards him from afar and immediately went back to the room. He had gotten an idea and planned to utilize it.'Don't know if it will work or not but there's one way to find out' he thought before using the small knife on the fruit plate to slightly injure his neck. The injury was healing at a fast pace but at least blood came out and stained his neck.Scott then sat down on the couch making low groaning noise and pretending to struggle.Obehi entered Scott's room and saw him groaning while closing his eyes. She immediately panicked and went to him cupping her face in her hands."What's wrong with you?" after caressing his face for a long time she noticed the blood on his neck and gasped.Scott gave himself a thumbs up before slowly opening his eyes to see Obehi's teary eyes, a part of him felt guilty but he used the fact that she was an NP
Scarlett stood in front of instructor Talon, listening closely as he exile the different tiers of the fire ability."While other instructors believe that there is no ability stronger than the other, I like to believe the fire is at the top, understanding your ability makes it stronger""Every ability has its tier, ranging from five to ten. Fire has seven, the first tier is 'Fire Control'"'That isn't so badAs if reading Scarlett's thought instructor Talon scoffed before he continued. "Fire control doesn't just involve you setting something on fire, your control over its will is what counts. Will it stop burning when you ask it to or will it continue to burn even after your orders?""Abilities were never ours in the first place, it's a way of earth's compensation towards our different lack to its current evolution so abilities do have a mind of their own, you have to tame them""Moving on, each tier of an ability has two sides, control over your element and that of others"Scarlett st