Nux stood before a counter, staring at the assortment of delicacies before him. The Inn's way of serving food was unique, and Nux liked it that way. It would be easier for him to not get poisoned... that is, if someone wanted to poison him. "... whatever." After ordering something that looked like Beans Cake, with some prepared powdered cornflower mixed with sugar, he sat at a table and began to eat voraciously. Mind you, Nux didn't just order one serving, but three, and at the same time even. He didn't care for anyone's opinion about his way of eating, and ate like it was his last meal, and true, that was going to be his last good meal in a very long time. Nux took a spoonful of the cornflower mixed with sugar, and shoved it into his mouth. Then immediately after, he grabbed a Bean Cake and stuffed his face full of it. The sight was both comical and mortifying at the same time. Nux couldn't even be differentiated from a hungry Beast at that moment, and the fact that he wasn't c
Nux stood to his feet and looked around the cell he was placed in. The room was just like any other treehouse's interior, only that it didn't have a bathroom and it was extremely dirty. There was no place he could actually take a dump properly if he wanted to, but that wasn't a problem, he had that sorted out. What bothered him though was what he was going to be doing at the moment. He couldn't possibly break out of the cell, that would only worsen his punishments. He thought over it, and decided to check the Spells again, and that was when he realised a new but trivial problem. He found it hard to summon his Soul Book. He could see some Runes on the ground light up as he tried to summon his Soul Book, and when he forcibly called forth his book, the Runes lost their brightness and dimmed down, before his book manifested before him. "An Enchantment that stops the Soul Book from manifesting?" Nux asked himself. "Exactly." A voice from nowhere replied to him. "And I see it doesn't
Just like that, three days passed in the cell, and Nux, just like they wanted, was thinking, though it wasn't about what he had done, he didn't really care. He had eaten a few days prior, so food wasn't going to be his problem for a long time. As an Awakened, their tenacity was exaggerated, so they could last two weeks without food, although they wouldn't be in good condition after.Nux channeled all his thinking power into making out a plan on how to save Natalie. Sooner or later, he was going to need allies, and starting with someone like her would be a boon. 'I don't even know if she's strong, and asking her wouldn't be ideal in this situation, but considering she is being chased by a Noble, and that Noble would rather see her dead than let anyone else get her, she should be valuable.'He scrutinized Natalie with Frequency Reading and checked tried to see if he could sense anything from her, but he got nothing. He could see her just staring seemingly at nothing, probably thinkin
Nux pressed a palm over the face of the person before him, while his other hand restrained them. The person struggled, but one simple movement from Nux caused their hand to snap, and a muffled scream to escape their mouth."Don't test my patience!" Nux warned coldly. On the day when he was taken to the Head Teacher's office to be 'judged', he remembered seeing a set of people, Jrake, and two men in White and Gold embroidered robes. He didn't notice it immediately, because the Spell was still working on him and restricting the functions of his body, but he had time to think over it, and he realized something. "You're the one with the Harpy Beast Soul at the underground Arena RedBolt!"The eyes of the person constricted, and they panickedly cast a Spell that sent Nux's head spinning. Nux's grip on the person loosened a little, and that was all it took for the person to slip off and make a beeline towards the door. Nux's sight was blurry, but he regained his composure in a split se
"Teacher Clark said everything in the world is formed from Runes." Nux said, shock still evident in his eyes. "And if my eyes didn't fail me, and what Teacher Clark taught us was true, then that tree branch just returned to its base form." Frequency Agitation locked onto the Frequency of Vibration of the Runes making up the branch, then agitated that frequency, causing the Runes to become disorganized, though still stay together somewhat.However, because Nux held the branch for long, the agitation reached a breaking point, and the Runes were no longer able to hold themselves together, and dispersed. Nux stared ahead with a smile, then began to laugh loudly. "I have to say, this Ability is overpowered!"Nux grinned foolishly behind his mask, revelling in the insane and untapped potential of his new Ability. If he mastered it properly, he could already imagine just now much powerful and unstoppable he'll become. Throughout the journey from the house he got the Vibration Beast Soul f
Nux with Frequency Reading eavesdropped on the person standing before the cell, and he could see it was the old man who had 'Judged' his case some days ago. "Why are you being so hard? It's not like you have a choice." The old man said. "It's either you swear your loyalty to the Lieutenant General, or you die.""NEVER!! You bastards will never get me to your side, not after massacring my whole Clan." A voice came from within the cell. "You think death is going to scare me. You can do all you want, and I won't join your shitty cult!""Hahahaha... I see." The old man said solemnly. "Our Nine-tailed Demonic Fox are closer to our Demon General than you know, and we are soon to be bestowed the power of the Plague... Don't you want strength? Isn't that why you wanted to join us earlier but suddenly changed your mind."'Nine-tailed Demonic Fox...' Nux thought. 'Didn't I see that old man wearing a bandana with that design on it?'"You conniving son of a bitch! Do you think I would join you?
"Shit!" Nux cursed and suddenly burst forth with stunning speed and agility. He threw out his arm and let fly a Fireball. The guard didn't panic and retaliated with a fierce swing of his Spear, but he seemed to have underestimated the strength of the Fireball. The explosion was massive and the walls held and didn't collapse, but the same couldn't be said for the guard. He skidded back a few feets, and his armor plates could be seen glowing brightly from getting heated by the flames. Nux didn't give him time to recuperate and threw another Fireball. The Guard learnt his lesson and sidestepped the Fireball, but Nux was one step ahead of him and detonated ball of flame, and another explosion rang out. The scream of the guard threatened to be louder than the explosion, and Nux suddenly felt his body become two times slower. "What the hell!" Nux exclaimed. "What's happening?"He poured more strength into his body and tried to move faster, but his speed remained the same. He didn't kno
"I didn't find her in any of the cells like you said." Nux uttered coldly. "Pass her over to me, NOW!"Nux's body began to leak intense bloodlust, however, Deliben just continue to smile at him. "Aish! I was caught this time." He said. "How did you know though?"Nux didn't reply. Deliben giggled, but didn't let go of Natalie, instead he pushed her to his front and deactivated his Ability. "You might hurt her if you throw that." He voiced out at Nux, gesturing at the Fireball hovering over Nux's palm. "Put it away."Without warning, Nux tossed the Fireball upwards, and Deliben subconsciously tracked it with his sight. The Fireball exploded, and Nux used the smoke and dust as cover to barrel towards Deliben. He threw out another Fireball at point blank range, right in between he, Deliben and Natalie. Both of their eyes widened in shock, and they both thought at the same time. "Does he want to kill me?!!""Does he not care about hurting her?!!"However, just as they both tensed wit
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