Leon, who was dragging Earl along, and Kelly, who carried Sidney up on her shoulder, both came to a stop as they approached a stone wall.In front of that stone wall, waiting patiently was a guy, a second year.He was really tall, about 6'6, he had black shaggy hair, and a dull expression, with bags under his eyes, a lot like Sidney actually."Leon!" called out the guy with a huge grin, contrasting with his overall gloomy expression."... Art, nice for you to join us" said Leon, as both he, Kelly, Earl, and Sidney's faces took a confused and awkward shape as they looked at who he held under his armpit in the air.Similar to how Kelly carried an embarrassed Sidney, Art, carried an angry and ranting Jake, in between his armpit."I told you to put me down you big oaf!!!!" yelled Jake as he kept hitting Art on his side."why are you carrying him like that?" asked Leon."he was proving difficult, so I decided to carry him, this way, he wouldn't be able to complain huh?" said Art with a beam
As Leon and the others touched the alchemy return circle, they all appeared in a spacy room.It was about twice the size of their former dorms, and had two massive bunk beds that sat on opposite corners of the room.They were huge, a lot bigger than their dorm beds, and each one had enough room for four people to sleep comfortably.It had no windows, but instead had a massively long desk, that ran from one end of the bed, to the other, with four chairs lined up side by side.Not to mention that all their belongings had already been packed and kept neatly for them to unpack, whilst their books had been placed on the table.They were three light blue alchemy circles on the ceiling, each of them were cooling alchemy circles, that would provide sufficient cold air for them.They were also three heating alchemy circles, and three alchemy circles that pumped in fresh air and pumped out the old one.Their beds were already made, there was a massive rug on the floor, which was a slightly 3d m
"It's your turn William" said Jake as he slightly punched him on the chest.William's eyes opened up in shock and fear as he began looking around him.'m-my turn?' thought William as he turned all around him, looking at the different faces in the room, all waiting for him to talk."... I... I, u-um...I-I..." "that's enough!!" said Leon, interrupting William, before standing up and tilting his neck and rubbing it till he heard a cracking sound.".. Huh?" said Williams, "what happened?" asked Earl, "... What's wrong?" asked Sidney.Kelly was also a bit surprised, but after taking one look at Leon's face, she smiled and began getting off the bed."... If our class rep says so, then I guess I've got no choice huh?" smiled Kelly as she was now sat on the bed, and kept her hands bedside her, before making a "hup" sound, before standing up right.She then turned to a confused and nervous William and flashed a smile at him, before placing both her hands behind her back and walking over to Leo
"Earl!!!! Remember to envision the blast emerging from the palm of your hand, make it as big as the first time!!!!!!" barked Leon as he walked around Earl."yes sir!!!" yelled Earl as he held out his hands and and began concentrating.In an instant, a small explosion was set off, small white clouds kept emerging from Earl's palms in the form of smoke, and a few white particles were left in the air.The explosion itself however, was only about the size of his palms."again!!!" yelled Leon, "y-yes sir!!!" yelled out Earl in response as the two continued their training routine. "I told you Jake, try compressing and expanding air simultaneously, on both hands one after the other, it'll increase your reaction times.Also, try compressing even more air, and don't forget to do it while holding your breath" said Art.Jake had a furious demeanor on as he listened quietly to Art while doing his routine, as he hold in his breath.'.. I know you big oaf-' thought Jake before he collapsed on the
All the male students were in the changing room for boys, and all of them were exhausted and tired."I can't wait to take a bath.." said Earl as he took off his sweat soaked shirt, revealing his well toned body.Earl then looked down at his hands, and couldn't help but have a small smile as he looked at his burnt looking arms.'... Well, I guess it was worth it, I've mastered my new move after all' thought Earl."... Well, it was for our good, I guess..." said Sidney as he too took off his shirt and proceeded to take off his pants."... At least I think so, but part of me feels like Kelly enjoyed kicking the shit outta me" said Sidney."I don't know, having a pretty girl as a trainer doesn't seem so bad if you ask me" said Harvey with a pervy smile, as he took off his shirt."Shut up you pervy dimwitted idiot!!" said a panting Jake as he sat on a bench, as he had already taken off his shirt."huh?.... But I'm pretty sure that if it was Lucy kicking you, you wouldn't mind as much would
Earl, Ruby, Crystal, Leon, Nora gill(Ruby's training partner) and Teddy Nivil, were all standing on one half of the volleyball court, all in their sports uniform. On the other side was Henry, Austin, Damian, Billy Ox(Henry's partner), Rebecca Wise(Austin's partner) and Tatiana Brown(You guess it, Damian's partner)Earl and all the others had finished stretching, and now it was time for the volleyball game to start."hey kid!!!.." said Leon, "... Remember what I told all you boys yesterday right?" asked Leon.Earl's mind then flashed back to the night before.**** THE NIGHT BEFORE **** "you guys can do whatever you want, cuz tomorrow, you'll be using what you've learned to play Volleyball..." smiled Leon as he let himself relax in the water.All the boys looked at Leon, and them at themselves before making a huddle.And all the first year boys made this huddle mind you."okay, we got the go ahead to look over the wall" said Harvey, starting off the meeting."I'm so excited, not only
The crowd cheered on and on as Henry's side stood in shock.Earl's hand still had smoke coming off of it when a huge smile plastered on his face."Nice one kid!!!!" yelled Leon as he ran up and high fived Earl."Nice going Earl!!" said Crystal as the two first bumped."Nice one Earl!!! Now let's just keep on repeating that!!" said the hyped up Ruby."Yosh" said Earl as he retook his position at the front."H-hey, you're friend's crazy huh Hen?" asked Billy as he played his massive hand on Henry's shoulder."y-y-yeah!!!" Henry squeezed out as he repeatedly tapped Billy's hand. "hey, your crushing his shoulder there Billy" said Tatiana Brown, Damian's trainer."oh" said Billy as he lifted his hand off of his shoulder."... Don't worry, I'll stop the next one" said Henry as he took a breath."were counting on you" said Billy as he returned to his position, and as a result, everyone else did."serve, Team Leon!!!" yelled out the ref. "okay..." said Ruby as she took a breath, and once a ne
The match continued back and forth, with each team using one tactic or the other, and monstrous moves and alchemy flying all over the place.The amount of balls blasted into the floor itself was shocking, but the spikes, set-up, and serves were all something as well.However, the match was now at it's climax, and ignoring all normal protocol, the score was 21-21, and the next team to score would win."Serve, Team Henry!!!" yelled the ref as he tossed a ball to Henry, who was already standing outside the court.Henry let out a breath as he received the ball. "Now or never!!" said Henry as he tossed the ball into the air.With a leap and a smash, the ball flew to the other side of the court, and headed straight for the corner."LET'S GOOOO!!!!" yelled Leon."HAHAHA, THE WIN IS OURS!!!!" yelled Nora as she jumped up into the air."TASTE THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR POWER!!!" yelled Nora as she spiked the ball with full power down at the front of the court."safe!!!" yelled Austin as he dived fo
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