Everyone stood in silence as they watched their teacher patiently waiting for the announcement."first off, I will explain how the scores are distributed" said Mr Stevens.With everyone's undivided attention on him, he then began speaking, "the maximum a team can score is 50 points for this second game""finding all four treasures is worth 20 points, 10 points for coming back in tact, that is, for coming back with your clothes mostly in tact.10 points if you return back on the bridge you left in, and an extra 10 points for everyone who participated in this exercise" said Mr Stevens.Like always, the students began talking amongst themselves as they heard what their teacher just said.Most were glad of the ten points for completing the exercise, but others were more worried about the other point distribution.With basic calculation, it was easy to know that, out of the four treasures, finding one equaled 5 points, meaning that having all four would amount to 20 points.This, along wit
Three men sat at a round table, each wearing a dark cloak, as the candles which sat at the middle of the round table lit up the room, thereby giving enough light for each man to be seen.Each man's face was shrouded in darkness, revealing only a slimmer of their chin and mouth."it's decided then" said one of the men, the one who sat on a chair bigger than all the others."we will kill the Prime general and seize this village, after all, he tried to push a branch family to run this capital" said another, this one having a small scar on the bottom of his chin."but when? How?" asked another, his own voice seeming a lot less mature than the rest, sounding like someone in his late twenties, as opposed to the other people, who had voices matching those in 50's and 60's."I heard that Horace's students were to arrive in two weeks time" said the man who sat on the long chair."you couldn't possibly mean-", "oh yes, I do mean. What better time is there to attack the prime general, than when
Earl crashed into the floor violently, still tumbling continuously before laying on his side, a few feet away from a beeping car, which had been hit by the flying debris.He clenched his throat, still coughing when he opened up one eye and looked up at where he had fallen from.In it's place was a massive hole, gaping by the side of the building, it was so huge, that it looked like several wrecking balls had smashed the same place at once, as even the floor could be found lying in the streets as debris.As Earl's violent coughs subsidized, he looked up at the building in shock, astonishment and terror of his own power, "d-did I do that?" he asked out loud as he knelt down in front of the building."Earl!!!" screamed Ruby as she rushed over to her friend, who quite literary just fell from the sky after an explosion.Hearing his name being called, he looked over at the approaching Ruby, the face of terror and shock remaining on his face."what happened?!!! Where did you go?!!!! Are you
Earl batted his eyes slowly as his vision cleared up. He could see a white ceiling above his head, and blue walls, as well as his previously broken leg, which was now hung up by a cast."I feel like I've been here way too many times now" said Earl as he sat up from the hospital bed and let out a sigh.That's when he turned over to his side and saw any resting on his bed, fast asleep.He smiled as he looked at her, "looks like you're exhausted too huh?" Earl asked gently as he looked at her scattered red hair and pretty sleeping face.But as if hearing him, her eyes twitched, and she slowly opened them up, "Earl?" she asked as her own vision cleared up."the one and only!!" said Earl with a goofy smile, Annie immediately threw her arms around his neck and embraced him tight.Earl's eyes shot open with shock as he was caught by surprise, but soon gently patted her on the back gently."um.... Your kinda hurting me!!" said Earl with a purple face, "oh sorry!!" scrambled Annie as she quick
In a certain cave, Light, along with the other man both landed on the floor, covered in blood, and with a massive hole in Light's chest nonetheless.Light was barely alive, and could only manage to let out a cough, which was accompanied with blood.The now one handed man, slowly opened up his eyes, before looking down at Light on the floor.Before shifting his gaze slowly to his dismembered arm on the floor."guess we failed.." he said as he placed his only good hand on the upper half of his dismembered arm.Soon, a faint black and white light began circulating his arm, and after that, the bleeding stopped, and skin covered up the arm."you're lucky that the red jade didn't come with you through the portal.. I hear it prevents whoever is impaled by it from healing..." said the man as he sat down beside Light and pulled out a vile from his pocket.He then opened up the vile, and threw a brown, fleshy and bloody mess into Lights mouth, before corking open another vile with a green liqui
Sidney stood face to face to with both Crystal and Suzuki, with a slightly worried expression sitting on his face.'this is one of the worst possible outcome' thought Sidney as his eyes switched between Crystal and Suzuki."well well, seems like we're gonna clash sooner than I planned" said Sidney with a slight smirk, "hope you're ready!!!" said Crystal."were gonna take you out!!!" said Suzuki as she took a stance.'I'm facing two Lloyd's, from what Earl told me, Suzuki has a black crystal alloy with a poison element fused with it, if I get hit by it, even a little, I'll most likely be forced to quit, and that would jeopardize the plan.On the other hand there's Crystal, a fellow 'prodigy', so far all she's shown is her incredible ability to create tremendously strong crystals, really fast.If I let my guard down around either of them, there's no doubt that I'll be captured,This might just be the worst match up I could've gotten' thought Sidney as he pulled out a plain piece of pape
Annie and Jake were both standing face to face, both having a slight sweat from the exchange they had just moments ago.'this chick!! She's incredibly strong and fast, and that's not counting her reflexes... Even with my explosive jumps, she still manages to dodge it!!!' thought a sour faced Jake as he wiped his chin.'both Earl and Sidney have fought this monster?!!! Those guys are something else, I'm barely able to keep up, but I gotta act like I've got a lot more in me, for the plan to work at least!!!!' thought Annie as she brushed her nose with her thumb."what?!!! You tired already?!! Mr 'Prodigy'!!!" said Annie with a smirk. Hearing her talk just added another vein to Jake's forehead as he looked at her in anger."I'm gonna make you eat those words lady!!!" said Jake as he narrowed his eyes, and enter a point of total concentration. "oh?.. He's using that now?" asked Miss Kayla with a smile on her face, "using what?" asked Earl and Mr Stevens in unison."you see, I've been tra
"this plan better work!!" pouted Henry, as he leaned on his teams flag, putting one elbow at the top of it, and cupping his chin in that same hand.That's when he noticed the shrubs moving slightly, although the sound was quite audible as well.'the enemy!!!' thought Henry as he immediately sprung into action, stamping his foot on the floor, letting an ice trail zoom along the floor towards the bushes.Immediately, right before the ice completely froze the bushes, out sprung Ralph and Lan, they flew out of the bushes, landing on the floor before shifting their gaze to Henry and the flag."right after Ruby left!!!" grunted Henry as he immediately pulled the flag from the floor, and froze it to his back."sorry guys, no time to chat!!!" said Henry as he turned around and began sprinting into the forest behind him.Lan's eyes shot at Ralph with a thought in his mind, "Ralph.." he said with a serious demeanour, before turning back, looking over at the escaping Henry."... Yeah!!" answered
With the pact made amongst one another, talks about the ORA continued, and eventually everyone started sharing their experiences specifically with them.One-way or the other, it eventually divulged into a topic of backstorues, making all the students share details of their transformations during the search for Sidney and Earl.They all were glad to hear that Williams lost his stutter. Hearing his back story and what happened to him only lit a fire in their hearts concerning the ORA.They'd hated them deeply already, but to think they'd take advantage of abandoned children like that... It reminded them that there was nothing the ORA weren't willing to do for their goal.Giving them all the more reason to train and become strong enough to fight them and take them down.Henry revealed the promise he made with his village elder, and everyone showed their support, especially Crystal and Ruby.Earl, Sidney, Annie, and Ruby never knew anything about this, and how could they? Henry was always
Jake laid down on his back, completely shocked silent. He watched Earl distinguished the attack he would've hit Jake with, before smiling and saying the words, "I win."It took a moment for Jake to realise it, but he'd lost the match. The final match in the mini tournament that they were holding, he'd lost that match. He'd lost to Earl.He was completely shocked by the whole thing. The moment he and Earl's fists collided, he felt the brunt of Earl's attack send him flying backwards, and he saw Earl fly off too.But it seemed Earl either recovered insanely quickly, or Jake was thrown a lot harder by Earl's attack than he would've liked to think he did.Before he knew it, Earl was standing over him with an attack ready to be launched straight at him.For some reason his mind went back to when they were kids, back when he'd bully Earl, call him names, and always boss his around because he was stronger than he was.He then remembered the fight that happened back in the entrance exams, the
"Flaming lotus!" Said Earl. "Vortex!" Said Jake. "Whoa!" Said Sidney, "what the hell are those moves?" He asked. "I don't know... But this is getting fun," said Crystal.Both Crystal and Sidney knew that Earl was going to lose the contest no matter what. It didn't really matter what happened when it came to him, he'd already lost two matches, nothing could make up for that now.However the situation for Jake was different. If he won, he would 'officially' be the strongest soon to be second year student in the entire school.Earl wasn't fighting to win, or at least not to win the current mini tournament they were all having. He was fighting for his pride, he was fighting to win and prove himself.Jake was fighting for the same reason. For the longest time he'd been on top of Earl when it came to power and fighting prowess. Ever since Earl got his alchemy, he'd been growing extremely fast, but he still hadn't been able to beat Jake once.This fight wasn't just for the title of strongest
As the smoke cleared from the battle fought, on the floor was Jake and Sidney, both with satisfied looks on their faces.Earl and Crystal had their mouths held open in complete shock. They had a feeling the match would end quickly, but not in one attack.Both of them had their mouths held open in complete and utter shock and confusion. Crystal slowly turned to look and Earl, and Earl slowly turned to look at Crystal."That was..." Said Earl, "... So cool," said Crystal. Their shocked expressions slowly turned into huge smiles."Those guys are crazy," laughed Crystal. "I know right... They're even crazier than I am," said Earl with a huge smile on his face.Both of them hopped down from the training dummies and made their way over to the middle of the training grounds.Sidney and Jake were both huffing and puffing on the floor, breathing heavily. Blood ran down the side of both their faces."Wh-what... are we gonna... do now?" Said Jake. "What do you mean?" Said Sidney, "I won that fig
The explosion was large and huge, far bigger than what anyone was expecting. Not Jake, not Sidney, not Crystal, not Earl.However as the dust slowly settled, the aftermath came into view. The dome of crystals that Crystal had made to protect herself from Earl's attack was shattered to pieces, with only a few stems of crystals sticking out of the ground.Earl was standing there, with his hand held out, and with dust all over him. He began coughing as he waved his hand in front of his face, trying to clear away the dust.It didn't work very well. Earl opened one eye, looking at the place where Crystal was supposed to be. The dust hadn't cleared up, and as a result, he hadn't seen her to confirm she was down.'On second thought, maybe I used way too much firepower,' thought Earl, 'I hope she's okay,' he thought to himself.As he looked down into where she was once—the shattered dome of crystals, he saw a silhouette, one that closely resembled Crystal. It wasn't moving, and it was laid d
Sidney was there, holding himself up using nothing but one of his hands, and with a crystal spike not too far away from his throat, he accepted whole heartedly that he lost the fight."I can win her in close quarters combat," said Crystal. "That's probably what you were thinking right?" She smiled. Sidney couldn't help but see the irony of the whole situation.He'd known that the Lloyd's were stronger than normal, but he'd put his hopes in his enhanced body holding out. And it was the right call at the end. He bet on himself and won.His enhanced body proved strong enough to withstand the 100% force of the Lloyd's, but what he'd misjudged was Crystal's battle iq.She waited for the instant his hand made contact with the floor and picked her moment to strike perfectly.As Sidney remained upside down, he dispersed the mana he'd gathered in his throat, allowing the tiny alchemy circle to show itself.A mouth came out from the alchemy circle, biting repeatedly like a pair of jittering tee
Earl was panting on the floor, pinned down by a butt load of straw, which doubled as the other end of Sidney's arm.Earl messed up. He'd let the curious side of him out too much, egging Sidney on to press on the offensive. This was what ultimately caused his failure. Earl hadn't even shown all the tricks he had up his sleeve. But to be fair, neither had Sidney, both men had simply fought, and one ended up being the winner.Earl didn't feel bad in the slightest though. The thrill of fighting Sidney for the first time left him with a smile on his face."That's the match!!!" Yelled Jake, "Sidney wins, and Earl loses!" He added. "You're amazing, Sid," said Earl, wide grin on his face as he remained pinned down. Sidney reverted back to normal, the straw dissipated.He walked over and held out his hand, "that was a lot harder than I expected," he smiled. Earl grabbed his hand, Sidney pulled him up."So you can like, transform into Gy now?" Asked Earl. "It's a new spell I got," said Sidney
Chapters 225: A winner, Earl Vs SidneyCrystal still stayed in shock as she slowly turned her head around to see Jake. He had most likely used his wind to slow his fall so that when he landed next to her it would sound like he was farther away.She was still completely capable of fighting. They'd only just started the fight after all, and she hadn't shown all she had to offer, but the fight was already over.If this was a real fight to the death, he would've lopped off her head in that moment. Perhaps she was just overconfident before, but she'd been sloppy in her first match.No, she couldn't even make herself think she would've done better. There were still two people she would fight later, she could show more of her power then.As for now? She'd totally lost. A smile sat on her face. "Whoa... You weren't playing around," said Crystal. "I kept your face in tact, now you can seduce Henry another time without worrying about how pretty you are," Jake smirked."You think I'm pretty?" As
The rules of the mini-tournament were clear enough for everyone to follow. Whoever won the most battles would be the winner, and the ones who lost the most would be the fourth strongest.Though it wasn't completely official, it was still going to be had. The four of them knew that the difference in power between them would most likely be miniscule at best.Crystal was a natural talent, and she came from the family of the Lloyds, known for being incredible combatants. She was bound to be one of the strongest in the school from birth alone. Jake was the epitome of hard work. Luck was on his side from the beginning, so he was something of a big fish in a small pond.But now that he'd been introduced to the river, he still held his own. Wind alchemy wasn't seen as something incredible or noteworthy by most, but Jake had changed that fact in the minds of the students.He'd held his own as one of the strongest people amongst them, and he didn't look like he would stop growing anytime soon