Whispers and mummurs spread quickly, and information was diseminated at a shocking speed. "King's Decree!" A student exclaimed. "That's the Spell taught by Teacher Jessie and Tony. "Oh, you mean that powerful Spell that lets you control things with words!" "Yes that one." "They said those are the classes most of the new students are in, and I also heard most of them have been in those two classes for almost a week now, learning all they can." "It's normal actually, that Spell is very hard to learn and takes time. And if it wasn't for the Teachers not allowing the students to get a copy of the spell, everyone would have had one and would be studying it constantly." "It took me two years to learn Beggar's Plea!" "Sigh! At least you learnt something, I never got shit from the spell even though I studied it for two years too." "Haha! I remember when we too slept in the Class for a whole month as freshers, trying to learn the Spell to no avail." A student who looked to be drunk an
The loud shout of the hooded individual quickly brought attention to them, and Nux found himself in an open circle with the hooded individual, surrounded by the students. "ACCEPT MY CHALLENGE AND FIG...""Shut up. I accept your stupid fight so can you quit ranting like a retard." Nux interrupted with a bored look. "And that's a new match up!!" The announcer's voice echoed in the arena, and the students once again began another round of cheering. The hooded individual, though, was gritting his teeth hard and clenching his fists. 'You will pay dearly. First you humiliate me and ruin my looks, and now you humiliate me even more!'"Both contestants should please proceed towards the Duel Post to get the stakes written down and signed officially.""And while that's being done, the next match between Happy Harpy and Silent Siren would begin!..." Meanwhile, Nux was staring a piece of paper with the stakes and rules written on it.His opponent, who he knew was Gregory, had signed it, and i
"Vibration Runes are really dangerous." Nux muttered. The devastation of the explosion was immense, and the stage, which wasn't in a really good shape before, was now more cracked and had lost the protection dome, for now.Krad and his twin activated some enchantments, and like time reversal, the arena began to recover itself until it was just like it was a few minutes ago. A new barrier formed and showed with new Runes, and the Harpy within began to recover at a rapid rate too. The Siren too recovered from the dust particles it had turned into, and both Beast Souls were back to their peak in no time. Nux was surprised by this, so he activated Rune Sight to see what was going on, and he was surprised to see several healthy Green, White, and Gold Runes revolving around the two Beast Souls, with Brown and dull Grey Runes swirling around the stage. 'Those Green, White and Gold Runes kind of reminds me of this body's Mother.' Nux thought. 'I've not forgotten my promise to help her out
The battle was a bit awkward and no one expected the Slime to win, but it did anyway by acting weak, and then striking when it found the opportunity. Nux was perplexed honestly, that Slime's intelligence was astonishing, and it had taken him off guard. The Slime lacked the physical prowess to contend with it's opponent, so it used its smarts to level the playing field. Though Nux was sure, if he was the one within the dome, on the stage, and fighting any one of those beasts, he would emerge victorious. He was signaled, and the announcer's voice boomed in the arena. "OKAY! Quiet down! Quiet down! There's a new match coming up, a Duel to be precise. A battle that would make your blood boil. A battle that would keep you at the edge of your seats.""This is a battle between two archenemies, a battle to death, a situation where two ascend the stage, but only one descends.""Some of you might know this and have witnessed this before, but this is a battle between Gregory Peck, The Frost
A wave of embarrassment assaulted Gregory, and his face would have turned beet red had it not looked hideous. Though there were Pills and Elixirs that could heal burn marks, and surely Gregory should have some, being the son of a Baron, this was Draconic Flame we were talking about. Draconic Flames was one of the strongest flames in the entire world, and it's Ability to burn something to it's core was mortifying. Gregory was lucky Nux wasn't very proficient in using Runes yet, if not, he would have been turned into ashes the moment the Rune touched even a stand of hair on his body. He had only started regenerating after constant intake of medicines and receiving special treatment from strong healers. Still, his body was ugly and looked like he had gotten the injuries a few seconds ago. "Is that really the Frost Dancer?""I expected him to be more handsome, but is this thing even human?""I wouldn't want to look like him. Ever!"Nux on the stage stared at Gregory for a second, the
Nux blocked a fan with the side of his gauntlet, then drove his free arm into the Ice sculpture's face. That was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the clone got obliterated. The next clone was demolished in the same fashion, and Nux was finally free from the clones attacks, facing only Gregory now. Nux easily overwhelmed him with his physical prowess and improved Martial Arts, and the long drawn out battle was coming to an end.Gregory's stamina wasn't great, and Nux even believed that he never brought out his full potential. But Nux was wrong. How many people could last this long against clones? How many could have quality mental strength to withstand Mental attacks? How many could withstand Gregory's strong Ice powers? How many could have great Hand-to-hand Martial Arts skills? And how many... How many could make use of them all seamlessly?Gregory was a prodigy. He was among the best of the Nobles, but he was unfortunate to meet Nux Steel, the Singularity.'If
Nux slept peacefully that night, but unknown to him, something that would forever change him was occuring. The spell scroll floated before the Dragon Beast Soul, then without warning, it burst into a shower of sparks and drifted across the air, entering the Dragon's body through its nostrils. The Dragon once again shuddered, and it's body began to glow with a bright White light. Cracks appeared in it's scales, though they quickly healed back, making the scales tougher and thicker.No other drastic change occured to the Dragon, but the White scales on its body became whiter and glowed faintly, and it's sleep didn't look so deep anymore. Nux slept for a long time as he recuperated fully, and even when he was back to his peak, he still stayed asleep some more. During his sleep though, he had a dream about being in a familiar dark space. All sounds, sight and feeling was cut off, and he basically lost all his senses. He couldn't even feel if his body was existing, as if being alive w
Nova sat under the shade of the treehouse, taking in the cool fresh air, while Nux leaned on his back with a scroll in his hands. "What kind of dumb Spell is this?" Nux asked with a twisted expression on his face."This Spells wants to turn me into a glorified Heater." He complained. Nux had been going through some the Fire Spells one by one, starting from the weakest to the strongest, and all he had been seeing were Spells that made his body parts hot."Hot Hands. Hot Legs. Hot Abs. Hot Back..." Nux read out. "Who even named them?!"Nux gave up on the Spells for now and decided that he would come back to them later. He had gone through the Spell he won from Gregory, and a number of Fire Spells too, yet he was having a hard time learning any one of them or making any substantial progress. The only thing he had learnt was that just like Humans, Beasts and Artifacts and Beast Equipments, Spells were ranked from F-Rank Grade-1 to S-Rank Grade-5.He climbed back into his treehouse, lai
Nux could see several Red/Black Runes floating around the his right arm. They moved in accordance to his arms movement, as if they were attached to it in someway. It should be known that Nux and the Shark King were both standing with their hands raised up. One was pushing and the other was pulling, and because of this, Nux hadn't seen his arm in time and didn't notice those Runes until now. 'Those are definitely Flames, I'm sure of it!' Nux claimed. 'But what Variant are they?'Nux's mind spun, and his thoughts flowed from one point to another. He thought back to how he had gotten the Arm Of Finality to actually be his arm. Natalie had explained to him that his body was filled with a red fog, and was deconstructed, before being rebuilt. He thought back to how his shirts were destroyed when he tried to put them on, and he thought back to the Apostle of Destruction's rusty Red armor. 'Are they perhaps, Variant Destruction/Fire Runes?' As soon as Nux had this thoughts, the Runes arou
Nux slid between the Shark King's leg and popped back up to his feets, then he turned around and kicked at the spot behind it's knees with force. Though it might be heavy, sturdy and incredibly strong, weakness were still weakness. The Shark King, the name Nux had decided to call it, buckled from the kick and almost went on its knees, but before that happened, it straightened itself back up like a spring, and smashed the ground behind it's body with it's tailNux weaved out of the way and punched at its knees again, aiming for the same leg. This process repeated itself until Nux felt that his plan was ready. The creature, in it's rage, spat out flames again, and this time, Nux let it hit him. The Shark King seeing Nux fall to his knees got more confident, and it's took heavy steps forward, making sure Nux was at the hottest parts of the flame. 'A little more...' Nux thought, waiting for the Shark King to get closer. Nux's Fire Immunity was passive, so he couldn't turn it off...
The Shark Queen glowed brightly as the Red and Gold rocks entered her body. The light turned so blinding Nux had to squint his eyes. The phenomenon occuring was one he hadn't seen before, and he therefore didn't know if it was dangerous or not. He considered retreating and reporting his sightings to Master Joe, but something in his mind was telling him to stay, and so he did. The Shark Queen let out a loud noises one last time and suddenly exploded. The explosion wasn't destructive, and the shockwaves, flames and rocks that shot out did little to no damage.Nux stood all through the explosion, only his pants and long black hair ruffling while he stood unmoving. When the explosion was almost over, all the particles, rocks, flames and whatnot that were pushed back by the explosion suddenly paused midair, as if time was stopped, and they began to flow in reverse, going back towards the origin of the explosion.Now Nux was truly intrigued. The fire first condensed to form a humanoid f
Nux stayed shocked for just a second before he acted out, punching out and shooting flames around. The Orange flames lighted up the cave for a second, and he was able to see around, giving Nux a vague idea of where he was. He wasn't a hundred percent sure, but he wasn't in the Beast's belly yet, and he also wasn't in it's mouth. He didn't understand how that was, but all Beasts came with their own unique mutations, quirks and mind-blowing Abilities. Nux, after falling for some seconds, finally landed on a soft squishy part. Goosebumps erupted over his skin as his phobia for soft, wet and squishy things came up. He reigned in the urge to step away from the place he stood on and clenched his fists. His arms lit up with Orange flames, and he raised them up, pointing it around and looking for a clue that could help him escape from the place he was easily, without blowing the Beast up. He noticed, after a while of searching, that the ground was pulsating, further agitating his phobia.
Nux knew that he wasn't fast enough, and the terrain wasn't to his advantage. His opponents were aerial too, further worsening the situation. "Doesn't mean I'll loose though." He acknowledged. He came to a grinding halt and turned around in one smooth motion, he faced his palms towards each other and placed them by his side, close to his hip. Fire began to charge in between them, and as the birds got closer, he compressed the flames that had gathered and threw his palms out, unleashing a beam right at them. Large swathes of them dropped to the ground, dead, but a large number of them remained. Nux didn't slow down after that first move and immediately attacked again. His punched out, and a short burst of flame went out and killed some birds again. The birds were weak individually, and their strength lied in their large Numbers, so each burst of flame took out at least two to three birds. Some seconds later, Nux realised that his efficiency was lacking, and his Mana was draining
"Now that you've successfully learnt the Spell, I want you to perfect it and be able to apply in battle, so keep casting the Spell until you run out of Mana. In the meantime... Natalie come out!" Master Joe called out. It took a few seconds, but Natalie finally came out shyly, her head lowered, and her hand behind her back. She had been hiding there for quite some time now, and she had been spotted by Master Joe. "Your training would begin now, and I want you to give your all." Master Joe said and went ahead to begin teaching Nux and Natalie from that day onward. Nux was taught some of the Spells he had purchased from the Limitless Sea Academy together with Crazed Arrows, the Spell he had won from Gregory. He was also taught some Techniques that could be used in hand to hand combat, and he easily learnt them.Nux didn't slack off for a second. Though this period was supposed to be a time for him to rest, he didn't neglect his training either. And so time passed, and Nux was able t
"Rising Pillar seems like a really good start for your training." Master Joe said, a toothy grin appearing on his face. Nux knew this was trouble, he had been with Master Joe long enough to know when he was up to something. "Lets start with the basic." He jumped to his feets and dragged Nux outside. They moved through the small town they were in, left through the gates and entered the forest ahead. There they found an open area they could stay in and began their training. Aegis hovered fifty meters above their heads and began to spin on his axis, generating Mana in the process and forming a dome that covered the surrounding hundred meters."Rising Pillar is quite a simple Spell to be honest, and the aim of the Spell is to create a pillar of fire beneath your target. But first..."Master Joe went ahead and performed a movement sequence, then he suddenly stomped his foot on the ground, and out of the ground, five meters away from him, a pillar of Blue and Green energy rose up, shovin
Nux and Natalie traveled together with Master Joe, as Nux was forced to call him. Their journey was purposely made long and smooth, perhaps by Master Joe's will, or for another reason. Either way, Nux enjoyed it. They made some stops at Inns and Taverns to eat and clean themselves up, and this routine seemed to calm Nux's mind. It felt just like a holiday break, giving him the necessary rest he didn't know he needed. It wasn't up to a month since he joined the Limitless Sea Academy, hoping that he would learn a lot before leaving for the Heavenly Brutes Academy. But he ended up not learning exactly what he wanted and instead had to deal with annoying people most of the time, Nobles to be precise. He had learnt a little bit of Inscriptions and Enchantment, and he had a Quill and Inkwell, but... he hadn't had time to learn Inscribing itself, all he knew how to do was control Runes he had affinity for, and stamp them, which was very dangerous. He had missed most of the classes, not i
Nux spotted Natalie and walked over. He placed a hand on her shoulders and flashed her a brilliant smile."Are you okay?" Nux asked. She hesitated for a moment before finally nodding her head. Nux's smile widened and he proceeded to ask her what really happened while he was passed out. Natalie told how Teacher Joseph had come in and saved him, defeated the Apostle of Destruction easily while protecting him at the same time. Nux was surprised by what he heard, and he felt that something wasn't right."You said he saw you right, but he didn't say anything to you?" Nux asked. "Yes.""That's strange, does he not know?" Nux soliloquized. He didn't think for long and turned back to Natalie with a serious expression on his face. "You know you can't stay here anymore right?""Yes, and that's why she'll be going with you." Nux and Natalie looked up, and they found Teacher Joseph hovering right above them. "I assume you're ready to leave at this moment, No?" Teacher Joseph asked, going s