Nux bid his farewells to Mr Nicole and Miss Moraya, he was feeling a bit guilty for leaving them after all what they had done for him, but he knew that it was inevitable, he was going to leave them sooner or later to venture and find out the secrets of this world. So with an unwilling heart, he sat in the carriage and watched as the Pegasuses ran along the cobblestoned path and took to the sky. __________Within the confines of the carriage, Nux sat back on the cushioned chair while thinking about his future plans, Mei Mei sat exactly across him as she eyed him curiously."So, Nux." She started, to gain his attention. "Tell me about yourself."Nux eyed her warily, still not wanting to have anything to do with her. He had chosen her academy as the first so he could get what he wanted and forget about her for the rest of his life."Myself? Why do you want to know?" Nux asked. It wasn't a must for her to know anything about him, he was a student, and that was the only thing that matter
Nux wandered around, burning the beauty of the large hall into memory. He only bowed his head lightly when he met face to face with another student or staff passing by.Nux walked until he got to a part of the hall that had a stage on it, and an orb on a thin stand in the middle, resembling a mic on its stand.There were cushioned wooden chairs at the back of the mic, and he could see a guard in pink armour with a blue spear, standing with her chest puffed out. Nux stared at her some more, weirded out by the armour's color, before walking back to take a sit. Some minutes later, a loud bell rung out, and the students catching up began to find places to sit.Nux was fortunate to have taken a front seat of the hall, because the students began to rush the front sits like mad men, luckily, a fight didn't break out.As the students sat down, they continued their chatter, while waiting for whatever was to come."Hi!! I'm Conan Dexter." Nux looked to his side and saw a black dude, waving at
Loud gasps resounded in the hall as Montana Isabelle introduced herself.Nux began to search through his memories for any information he had about Isabelle.'That lady who helped my mum sometimes ago. No''That lady who was found guilty of theft during a parade. No.''That female monkey who stole my lollipop when I was young. No''That... No''That... No''That... No'Surprisingly Nux knew a lot of Isabelle's, but none of them matched the description of the lady before him, so he eliminated of them after he didn't find this Montana Isabelle in his memories, then decided to listen to those around him."...the strongest Mentalist to have ever been born, she can control almost anything, living or not.""I heard her telekinesis is so strong, she can uproot a mountain from its base!!""That's something little, I heard that she went to a war and took control of the minds of the enemies, and then, she made them execute themselves right there and then."Nux sucked in a cold breath as differen
Nux felt a slight headache when the voice boomed in his head. It was quite shocking, but he shook off the feeling he had and jumped to his feets. 'That must be the Head Mistress!!' Nux thought as he scrambled out of his room. 'Shit! I just arrived and I've already piqued her interest.' "Why do I have to see her in the first place?" He thought out loud in despair, he could already feel their meeting turning into something he might not like. He walked towards the doors and pushed it open gingerly, but before he could walk out, he was interrupted by Moby. "Do you mind if we go out together?" The genderless but unrobotic voice, drifted into his ears, making goosebumps sprout all over his skin. 'What's wrong with this creep?!!' Nux thought in slight vexation but replied calmly nonetheless. "I do mind, so please leave me alone and don't think about following me." Nux said firmly and jammed the door behind him, leaving the stunned Moby behind. Moby was stunned, but a dark smile
"Huh!!" Nux was left dumbfounded when he heard her words.'Judging by her actions, she seems to be the one to have brought me here. Arghhh.' Nux groaned in pain again. 'And now, she's accussing me of doing some crazy shit I know nothing about after almost scaring my soul out of my body. What's an undead summon even? I haven't seen or heard anything like that throughout my whole life in this world!!' Nux thought angrily. "What's that senior?" He finally asked after staring for a minute or so. He made sure to not show his thoughts and emotions through his actions, and was as respectful as possible towards her. "What do you mean what's that?! Are you trying to act like you don't know what I mean?!" Montana said, visibly angry at his reply. Although she knew that he wasn't knowledgeable about the Undead Summon, she still asked him incase he knew who might be the mastermind behind it. Nux felt the air around him distort as her Mental Pressure became active, he knew that he could get
Nux woke up the next morning feeling refreshed, he had succeded in ignoring Moby the previous night, and resisted the urge to beat the living daylight out of him after his constant pestering. He took his bath and emptied his bowels in a bathroom within the Treehouse; He wondered where it all went and how it was transported there. The thought lingered in his mind for a while before a voice brought him back to reality. "This is your Physical Education teacher, gather in the center of the field in the next ten minutes." Nux jumped to his feets, dashed out of the treehouse before Moby could say a word, jumped from the platform and landed on the ground with a thud, then without further ado, he shot off at his fastest speed. Moby was left with his mouth wide open at Nux's actions at trying to escape from him. "Hmph! You can run but you can't hide." Nux meanwhile had a pleasant look on his face as he ran, happy that he had ditched Moby behind. As he ran, he met up with other studen
Nux panted as he came to a stop. He had been running at his top speed for thirty minutes straight, and had only stopped just now to take a break. A few feets from him was the shield he had come to know as Aegis, and around him were the other tired students. They had truly done their best to catch the annoying Shield, but for some odd reason some couldn't really understand, it always slipped through them like a slippery Eel, and evaded their desperate attempts at catching it. A student had even ended up dislocating one of his shoulders, after falling heavily during an attempted strike. They all were still new to their abilities and hadn't had time to learn to control them, if not, the test would have been a simple one... or so they thought. Nux clenched his fists and charged at the shield. His steps were calculated and precise, stepping on particular parts of the ground to avoid the students laying down, and pushing himself ahead with each stride. The shield trembled slightl
Nux kicked off the ground and shot forward at his fastest speed, crossing the short distance in seconds. His eyes sparkled like two onyx gems, and his intent blazed. He shot by the students, and reached out with an arm to begin his assault. Aegis vibrated, moved swiftly, and then evaded. Nux followed up immediately and twisted his body, and beyond anyone's expectations... he used his leg. No one had thought of this before, probably because they saw it as a stupid and useless move, but Nux who already figured out the pattern saw it as an advantage instead. 'If my hands aren't enough, then my legs would do!' He thought. His foot skimmed by the shield as the passive skill, Magnetic Repel, was activated again. The shield moved faster than usual, because of the skill used, coupled with Nux's new drive to catch it. Even at that... what could he do? The shield was powered by Mana, a formless and Law-breaking energy that permeated everything. He, on the other hand, only had his physi
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