The dimly lit underground basement seemed to echo with the haunting silence of a secret long kept hidden. Daphne's body slipped from my grasp and hit the ground. She couldn't believe that I had killed her, and her eyes were wide open in shock. "..W..hy?" These were her last words. Sadly, I had no intention of telling her anything, so I just continued to look at her as life left her body, and she died without even knowing the reason. Though it was true that I have a physical relationship with her, and my heart should have been racing with panic and grief, but I felt a strange sense of detachment, a void where emotions should have been. It wasn't that I didn't care for Daphne, but she wasn't suitable for me. She was like Audrey, and I knew that given enough time she would also be fully assimilated in my way, but I had no reason to waste time on her now that a new protagonist was coming and I was slowly reaching the peak of what a Mortal body could do. That was why, taking into c
"A new story line? How long will it take?" [Calculating...] [The new storyline will begin at the opening ceremony of the Aura Academy] "Is it like that? However, I don't want to read the storyline for the moment. Maybe a few days later, but not now, because these days, I just want to relax. Moreover, it was clear that this new protagonist would be a student at the academy. "No, no, what am I thinking?" I had just decided to rest, but the moment I learned about the new protagonist, multiple plans started forming in my head. Sigh! With a sigh, I calmed my brain and removed all the notifications from my vision, and then, without giving Daphne a look, I rushed straight towards my beach house. Reaching there, I first melted Kevin's body and cleaned up all the evidence. After that, I went to take a bath, jumped on the bed, and closed my eyes, falling into a deep sleep. * * * * * Two days later. The sun was already high in the sky as I stepped into the courtyard of our castle.
As the sun began to rise over the horizon, casting its golden rays upon the world, I woke up from my slumber and, with a yawn, got up from the bed. After training and calling my maid Daisy, I got ready within an hour or two, ready to go to the Academy for the Entrance exams. However, before that, there was still one thing left to do. "System, open the treasure Chest." "Finally!" [Congratulations! The host received 20,000 Destiny Coins] [Congratulations! The host received: Fusion Card x 1] [Congratulations! The host received: Duality Core]With these 20,000 Destiny coins, the total number of coins I had, reached a whopping 69,000. Now I could finally do what I had been waiting for so long. "System, upgrade my rank to Sword Supreme." [It will take 40,000 Destiny Coins] [Does the host allow the purchase?] "Allow, also leave ten thousand Destiny coins and use the rest for increasing physical strength and buying the next storyline for me." [Processing...] [Deducted 59000 Desti
Without delay, the examiners motioned for me to take center stage in the auditorium. And suddenly, in front of me, materialized a holographic projection of a fearsome demon. It was an embodiment of raw aura energy and wasn't a real entity. "Your task is to demonstrate your prowess as an aura user by defeating this manifestation," the head examiner explained, his eyes expectant. I nodded, took out my sword, and focused my aura on it. And the moment I did so, exclamations of awe and surprise came from all the examiners around me. "Lizzi, my eyes are not lying to me, right?" "No, Carlos, I am seeing it too." "The glow around his sword and that increase in sharpness as if ready to cut through everything—there could be no doubt about it." "But how could it be, an 18-year-old Sword Master? Just look at that thickness of aura, it's as if he's already a Peak Stage Sword Master." "I know it's hard to believe, but this is the truth." "Guess the rumors weren't false." I could hear a
Time passed, and the news about my ranking first in the Aura Academy entrance exams had already spread through various channels across the various Kingdoms.But since this wasn't news that common people could be aware of, I let Faber spread it to gain even more reputation.At the moment, my name in the Kingdom of Netopia was already beginning to be associated with miracles, and I was deemed someone who could never be beaten on the same rank.Or even someone of one rank above me couldn't beat me.You could say I had successfully started my mission to create my image as an Invincible existence in everyone's mind.The Kingdom of Netopia was also in a peaceful state during these days.Not only because of the absence of Dawn, but also because of the battle that destroyed the Spade Duke family and made the whole Northern Territory be divided between three parties.Everyone of these three parties— The Steelines, The Church of Light, and The Nix Royal family—all gained something, and this tim
Placing the Fusion Card back into my Spatial pouch, I delved my consciousness into my mental space, looking at the reward I had gotten from the Treasure Chest.Soon as my consciousness that I could use as a Supreme rank went inside my body, I finally saw it.There it was—a blob of light, glowing brightly inside my body at my solar plexus.[Duality Core]It was the third reward, the precious core, that was the key to using both aura and mana simultaneously without any adverse effects.It was a remarkable gift, and I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and anticipation bubbling inside me at its sight.'Finally, now I will be able to use Mana without any worries,' I cheered inwardly, my thoughts dancing with enthusiasm.The ability to harness both aura and mana together was not a common talent among aura users.It required special ancient techniques, delicate balance, and tremendous skill, making it a challenging feat to achieve.Not to mention the time and effort required with
The classes at Aura Academy were divided based on one's ranking and status in society.No matter how partial Aura Academy was said to be, since it was made up of the collaboration of multiple Kingdoms, it was inevitable that some preferential treatment would be given to nobility and royalty.Therefore, the upcoming battle was done to give a chance to those who thought it was an unfair system.After I left the stage and jumped back to my VIP booth, the headmaster took the center of the stage once again and announced the one-on-one battle between students.The rule was simple: every student would be called one by one, and they would have one chance to challenge someone.In addition, one person could only be challenged a maximum of two times.If you won, you would be given the rank of that person, while if you lost, you would have your rank lowered.As for how much, it would depend on the difference between your original rank and the rank of the one you challenged.In simple terms, if a
General POV:It made RiaA well made machine, for the sole goal of survival, or like actors who act.When Ria thought that way, she was able to adjust to the new reality that she had somehow traveled back in time.To a past that was exactly similar to what she had remembered.Although it would have been a different sensation to someone other than her.Maybe they would cheer in joy, and thank God for this wonderful opportunity, but to Ria, who had a photographic memory, it was all too overwhelming when everything she knew was repeating itself.Not to mention the pain of losing her life and suffering before death, and the betrayal of colleagues and friends.It was not strange for her to not react happily when she remembered everything so vividly and saw all those faces again, acting innocent.The worst thing was that they were indeed innocent because, by this time, they had indeed done nothing.Actually, Ria wasn't a naive brat who would forgive these people because of this.But she was