《Soul CLash》 Soul CLash Prolouge PROLOUGE: My name is Lucas Helios, 15-years old and currently living alone. Just another day when nothing out of ordinary happens, I walked back from school and bought food in a nearby convenience store. I was walking when I suddenly heard someone talk. ¡°Do you want to experience something incredible¡±. (???) I jumped in surprise but no one was behind him. ¡°Maybe just my imagination¡± (Lucas) I continue to walk but my pace were faster than before. I was close to my apartment when suddenly a bright white light engulfed me. ¡­¡­¡­.. He woke up and his mind is very hazy. He looked at his surroundings but all he see is two chairs and one table, all the walls are white and the floor tiles are even white. ¡°Is this heaven? Am I dead?¡± Lucas said while analyzing what happened before he was transported here in an unknown room but was startled by the voice that came from behind. ¡°No, you are not dead, I just forcefully transported here in a room where we can talk peacefully without anyone disturbing us¡± (???) ¡°Wha- Who are you?! I didn¡¯t see you earlier!¡± (Lucas) ¡°Hmm¡­ Good question, simply put that I am God and I can teleport any place I wanted to go¡± God said. Lucas was stunned because standing infront of him was a bearded man with a fair skin but looks young and he is GOD. ¡°I am sorry for my rude behavior, I am just startled that God wants to talk to me despite being an ordinary person¡± (Lucas) ¡° No no no, just talk to me casually I am not used with people talking to me like that.. I wanted to talk to you beacause im giving you a chance to leave your boring life and experience a life full of battle and adventure¡± (God) This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.¡°Why are you giving me this opportunity or should I say why choose me?¡± Lucas said while thinking what God is planning and also what did he mean by a life full of battle and adventure. ¡°Simply put that I was fascinated by you¡­. So what is you answer, Yes or No¡± God gave a vague answer while smiling. Lucas was in deep thought but he made up his mind because it is true that his life is boring and he was sick of this routine going to school then going home just like everyone else was doing, he wanted to experience something new, he doesn''t have any family members to worry about so why hesitate. ¡°Ok I accept but how can you give me a life of battle and adventure?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Hahahah!! Good Good!! I will teleport you to another world called Elex where there is full of battle and also other races.¡± God said while laughing. Lucas thought that it might be good to be transported in another world and also God said other races ¡®Elves, Dwarves and many other!¡¯ Lucas exclaimed while thinking in his mind. ¡°Oi boy, are you ready? And before I forgot here is an interspatial ring everything you need is there you can put or get anything inside it¡± (God) ¡°Interspatial ring?... Oh wait what is about that world?¡± (Lucas) ¡°I wont tell you, you should discover it yourself because its more exciting that way....... and also you have another soul in your body ¡± (God) ¡°What-¡° before Lucas can even finish, God has already transported him . ¡°This going to get interesting¡± (God) ___________________________________ Author Note: Sorry if my grammar is bad because English is my second language,, so please bear with it I wil try my best to improve it. Chapter 1 : It begins! CHAPTER 1: It begins! He look at his surroundings but he cant find the previous white room. All he can see are trees, very dense trees. ¡°I seem to be in a forest¡± Lucas said while pondering what God meant by there is another soul in my body. ¡°Well no use in crying over spilt milk¡±. As he walked deeper in the forest, he suddenly come to a halt after hearing a strange sound. ¡°Damn, what is that sound?!¡± Lucas said while inspecting further what is ahead. There he sees a big wolf-like creature with fangs, black and red fur but it seems to be dead. ¡°Whew! Good thing it was dead.¡± He said while wiping his sweat in his forehead, he turned back and continue walking when a sweet yet full of pain voice sounded next to the creature. ¡°Who goes there?!¡± (???) ¡°Wha¡ªIt¡¯s still alive?! (Lucas) ¡°Demon don¡¯t come near me!¡± (???) Lucas walks further to the corpse of the creature but he saw that there is someone next to it panting heavily. She is a beautiful female elf with long black hair, silver eyes and slender body but she had a wound at her waist and it is bleeding heavily. ¡°So beautiful and also¡­ An elf?! ¡± Lucas exclaimed while he remembered that there is many races here in Elex. ¡°Are you ok?!¡± Lucas said worrying about her condition ¡°Don¡¯t come near me and Im not ok??¡ªoh you are not a demon?.¡± asked by the elf while holding her wound. ¡°Of course Im not a demon, I¡¯m a human¡­ so what happened to you?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Argh!! Please asked later, if you had light magic quickly heal me!¡± (???) ¡®Light magic?!¡¯ Lucas exclaimed while thinking that magic also existed in this world and also thinking how to use it. ¡°Hey how can I use light magic?¡± Lucas asked curiously. ¡°What you don¡¯t know how to use your magic?!¡± asked the elf full with disbelief. ¡°Ah basically yes because I can¡¯t remember anything about my past and I just woke up here in this forest¡± Lucas lied because he don¡¯t want to reveal that he is from another world and he don¡¯t want to cause unwanted events in the future. ¡°Just put your palm in my wound and say heal, If you have light magic then its lucky me but If you don¡¯t have then maybe I¡¯ll just die from this wound¡± she said weakly. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°Ok¡­. Uhm¡­ Heal!¡± he shouted. A white light enveloped his palm and the wound of the waist of the elf. The wounds slowly healed until it is fully healed. ¡°Thank you... and who are you?!¡± the elf shouted while holding a dagger infront of her pointing towards Lucas. ¡°I¡ªI¡¯m Lucas¡± he said nervously. ¡° Ok Lucas, Thanks again for healing me and also¡­ I am Mira¡± Mira said while sheathing his dagger behind her back and extending her other hand towards Lucas. ¡°Nice to meet you Mira¡± Lucas said while extending his hand to shake Mira¡¯s hand. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡° So basically you can¡¯t remember anything and you just woke up from this forest and just continue to walk forward until you reach where we are?¡± Mira asked. ¡° Yes and also what is that creature over there? Lucas said while pointing at a nearby corpse of the creature. ¡°That is a Demon wolf and I need it because of my mission¡± Mira explained ¡° Ahh¡­ Ok sorry to disturb you and I should get going then¡± Lucas said while standing up but was stopped by Mira. ¡° You told me that you can¡¯t remember anything so how can you navigate yourself out of this forest?¡± Mira said questioningly at Lucas. ¡°Oh I forgot about that¡± Lucas said embarrassingly. ¡°Then let me lead the way to the city as thanks for healing me¡± Mira suggested. ¡°Ok then I¡¯ll be in your care¡± Lucas said while thinking of what will he do next. ¡®I think I should get more information about this world first in a library in the city if there is one before anything else¡¯ Lucas thought. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ After a long walk, they arrived at the exit of the forest and Lucas followed Mira to the city. After several hours of walking, Lucas was amazed seeing the big walls of the city from faraway. ¡°Amazed? I welcome you to the city of Arun¡± Mira said while looking at the reaction of Lucas. ¡°The adventure begins!¡± Lucas thought and smiled while walking and continuing to look at the city walls. _____________________ I am sorry for my grammar .If something is wrong please tell it so that I can correct my mistakes. Chapter 2: Interspatial Ring Chapter 2 : Interspatial Ring After walking for nearly an hour, Lucas and Mira arrived at the gate of Arun City. ¡°So what are you gonna do now?¡± (Mira) ¡°Hmm¡­ I will first gather information.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Do you want me to help you?¡± (Mira) ¡°Ahh, No thanks you already helped me to go to this city¡± (Lucas) ¡° Uhm¡­ Ok good luck and be careful. I will be going to return to the academy to give my proof that I killed a Demon Wolf and receive my reward.¡± (Mira) ¡°Ok, may fate let us meet again¡± Lucas said while walking away. ¡° Oh well I think he will be alright¡± Mira sighed then proceeded to the academy. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Lucas began to find the library. Until many minutes he cant find it beacause of the crowd of people. He then asked a merchant beside the road, ¡°Sir, where is the library here?¡± The merchant looked up to Lucas, ¡°Go North here and you will find a building with a book symbol on it¡± ¡°Thanks¡± Lucas said then proceeded walking to the direction of North. After a while Lucas found himself infront of a fairly large building with a book symbol on it. ¡°I guess this is the library¡± Lucas said then entering the library. After entering Lucas was amazed of the many books that are there in the library. They have books from first to the second floor. ¡®Wow I think it will reach years to finish this all, I should ask for the specific books¡¯ Lucas exclaimed while looking at the shelves. ¡°Sir do you need something?¡± (???) Lucas was startled at the sudden voice then turned his back and saw a beautiful female elf with green eyes and blue long hair with also a slender body and fairly large breast. If Lucas were to rate her he will give a 9/10 on the face, 9/10 on the body, and also 9/10 on the breast. Lucas gulped, ¡°Ahh¡ªI am just looking some books regarding Elex¡¯s history, also some books regarding magic and races.¡± ¡°Ohh you¡¯re here to read books. Only a few nowadays are going here to read. Before I forgot I am the librarian here and also in charge of taking care of the books.¡± The librarian said while smiling. ¡°My name is Lucas¡± (Lucas) ¡°You can sit and wait your books there.¡± The librarian pointed at a nearby table and chair. ¡°Thanks¡± Lucas said while walking towards the chair. After several minutes the books he waited are flying in the air while landing on Lucas¡¯ table. Lucas gasped, ¡®Magic?!¡¯ ¡° Surprised? This is wind magic. If you have the affinity for wind magic you can order the wind to your will.¡± (Librarian) ¡°Ohh¡± (Lucas) After a while the books have been delivered to Lucas¡¯ table. ¡°Here is all the books you want if you need something else just find me in the counter¡± The librarian said while Lucas only nodded slightly then Lucas began reading. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ It is almost sunset and Lucas have finished all the books. ¡®Elex is a world with one big continent with 3 races, the Human, elves and draconians. The Humans are famed for their technology, the elves are famed for their beauty and excellence in wind magic, while the Draconians are famed for their dragon-like strength and their excellence in fire magic. All the races have the ability to manifest their souls into weapons called Armaments but only a few have this ability so the ones with the ability are regarded as genius. Armaments can also be enhance with your type of magic, for example if you have an Armament and also fire magic, you can enhance the Armament to produce fire magic. The use of Armaments are only taught in Aegis academy. Aegis academy is a academy that hones individuals that have the ability to manifest their soul even if they don¡¯t have magic . So basically this academy is full of geniuses from all over Elex.¡¯ Lucas remembered this. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. After reading Lucas got up and headed to the counter where the librarian is. ¡°Excuse me Ms. Librarian I am already finished reading the books you gave and it is almost night I have to go now¡± (Lucas) ¡°Ohh ok you can leave it there and I will fix it later¡± (Librarian) ¡°Thank you, then I bid you farewell¡± Lucas said but after taking a step he remembered that he doesn¡¯t have a place to stay. ¡°Ahh Ms. Librarian, do you happen to know where can I spend the night here?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Come to think of it there is an inn infront of this library there you can spend the night only for 2 silver coins¡± (Librarian) ¡®So its like a RPG games 1 gold= 100 silver, 1 silver=100 copper¡¯ Lucas thought but then Lucas face paled, he didn¡¯t even have money.But Lucas remembered God said that everything he need is in the interspatial ring and he can get and store things but he doesn¡¯t know how to use it. He looked at the ring and then he asked the librarian, ¡°Do you know how to use an interspatial ring?¡± ¡°Why do you ask?¡± (Librarian) ¡°Because I have one¡± (Lucas) ¡°What?! You have one?! So you are a noble?¡± (Librarian) ¡°No no no, I am not a noble it is just given to me by my grandfather¡± Lucas lied then he showed it. ¡°Hmm¡­ Ok. You just have to wave you hand and the content will be shown in your mind¡± The Librarian said nervously because infront of her is possibly a noble. ¡°Thanks¡± Lucas said happily because God gave him something valuable and also it helps lessens the things you will carry. He waved his hand and he was so shocked at the contents. Clothes, books and maps, foods and also money, very many money. ¡°So what is the contents?¡± the librarian asked curiously. ¡°50,000 gold coins and 800 silver¡± Lucas said while grinning. ¡°What¡ªSo you really are a noble!¡± The librarian said. ¡°I told you that I am not, here as thanks for lending me some books to read¡± Lucas then waved his hand and 5 gold coins appeared. ¡°This¡ªis to much!¡± said the Librarian while giving it back. ¡°It is ok, I am just repaying your kindness.¡± Lucas said then smiled. ¡°Ok then.¡± The librarian took the coins unwillingly but she has joy in her eyes. ¡°So I will take my leave.¡± Lucas bowed courteously. ¡°If you need something come and find me here.¡± The librarian waved at the leaving Lucas. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. After a while Lucas was inside the inn and took a room worth of 7 silver with 3 meals a day. He now went to his room and directly went to his bed. ¡°So many incredible things here in Elex I should go to the academy tomorrow and take a test if I have an Armament and also magic¡± Lucas mumbled while drifting to sleep. ¡°Ha ha, enjoying it boy?¡± (???) Lucas was startled then he found himself again in the previous white room. ____________________________________________ Please tell me if there are mistakes and also Thanks for reading. Chapter 3 : Dual Armament Wielder Chapter 3: Dual Armament wielder Lucas found himself again in the previous white room. ¡°You forcefully transported me again?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°No I didn¡¯t, I just connected your dreams here in this white room so when you fall asleep you can either dream of something else or you can go to this white room.¡± (God) ¡°Oh that is convenient then¡­ So why did you call me here for?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Can¡¯t I just check if you are having fun here in Elex.¡± (God) ¡°Hmm¡­ regarding that where can I have fun here it is almost boring except for the magic, other races and also the Armaments.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Good thing you asked, either you join the Aegis Academy because every year they held an event that let the armament wielders battle each other and the victor will get certain prizes or you kill demonic beings that are lurking in the forest, plains and mountains all over Elex.¡± (God) Lucas face paled, he clearly remembered the big Demonic Wolf in the forest and God suggests to hunt it all over Elex there is no way he could do that besides he still don¡¯t know how many of those are there and also if there are other demonic beings besides the Demonic Wolf and he still don¡¯t know how to use magic and also armaments. ¡°I will just join the Aegis academy first to learn magic and how to use armament then I will join the event to test if I am strong enough before I explore Elex because you might not know when danger approaches.¡± Lucas explained nervously. ¡°Good choice, then you should start training as soon as possible and also the books in the interspatial ring are not ordinary books, they are books with different kind of magic techniques that may help you in your training, use your soul to absorb the books so that no one will able to learn it besides you and also to avoid leakage because that techniques can destroy a city if it is used by the wrong person. The clothes that are there can also enhance your power so use it whenever you like.¡± (God) ¡°Why are you telling this to me?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Because something will happe¡ª. No nevermind what I said.¡± (God) ¡°If you say so then I should sleep now, I am very tired you know.¡± Lucas said while yawning. ¡°Ok ok, I will cut the connection for now. Good night boy.¡± God said then he wave his hands and Lucas disappeared with a *poof*. ¡°Now boy or should I say Lucas when something happens in the future how will you deal with it, I hope you can entertain me.¡± God said grinning while stroking his white beard. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Lucas then woke up and looked at the window. ¡±It is already morning huh? I should wash myself a bit and try the clothes that God gave me.¡± Lucas then washed himself a bit and he wore the clothes that God gave him, it is a black-colored clothes with red linings at the edges with a pair of black leather gloves and boots and also a black cloak. Lucas looked at the mirror and there he saw a youth with black hair and brown eyes with a good build, he praised himself a bit, ¡°Not bad, I look like a hunter or maybe even a vigilante.¡± Lucas was about to inspect the other contents of interspatial ring but was interrupted of a knock at the door. ¡°Sir your breakfast is here.¡± a female voice rang. ¡°Enter.¡± (Lucas) The female then entered the room, ¡°Here is your breakfast si¡ª¡° the female was shocked at what she saw, infront of her is a youth with a 5¡¯6 height and can be considered handsome because of the clothes that he wore then she blushed. Little did Lucas know the clothes does not only enhance power but also has effects to people depending on their gender. Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°What is wrong?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°No¡ªnothing Sir.¡± then the female quickly leave the room. Lucas was confused but he shrugged it and proceeded to eat his breakfast. After eating he leave the room and he went to the counter but he can hear whispers from other costumers. ¡°Hey, who is that?¡± a man said. ¡°I don¡¯t know but he sends chills down from my spine.¡± The other man replied. ¡°Who is that he is so handsome.¡± A female said. ¡°He is so mysterious¡­ I want him to be with me.¡± Another female added ¡®What the hell, what is happening to these costumers?!¡¯ Lucas thought and quickly leave the key at the bearded man at the counter and asked, ¡°Where is the Aegis Academy?¡± ¡°We¡ªWest here my lord.¡± The man said nervously. Lucas thanked the man and he walked out of the inn and walked toward west. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ After walking he was now infront of a big tall gate with a writing at the side ¡®Aegis Academy¡¯ Lucas mumbled then walked towards the guardhouse, ¡° Sir where can I take a test to enter Aegis Academy?¡± ¡°R¡ªRight this way Sir¡±. the guard said nervously. Lucas then followed the guard to a room with the sign ¡®Testing Room¡¯ then the guard took his leave quickly. ¡®Really now, what is happening to the people¡¯ Lucas thought quietly but was interrupted by a voice. ¡°Please enter.¡± an old voice sounded Lucas then entered the room and there he saw an old man with a long gray beard and gray hair and also a crystal ball and a clear square crystal at the table, ¡°You are here to take a test?¡± . Lucas only nodded. ¡°First, let us see if you have the ability to summon your Armament, hold this square crystal and feel it.¡± The old man said. Lucas held the crystal and he closed his eyes to feel it. He can feel a weak surge of energy flowing from his body to the crystal. After a few seconds the clear crystal began to emit two bright lights and the old man exclaimed and was endlessly shocked, ¡°Un¡ªUnbelievable two armaments within one person, a dual Armament weilder?!¡± Lucas was startled at the words of the old man then he remembered God said that there is another soul within him so he assumed that soul has caused the appearance of another armament. ¡°Put your palm here in this crystal ball to test what element do you have.¡± The old man courteously said because infront of him is a youth with vast potential. Lucas then put again his palm and closed his eyes to concentrate. After a while the old man jumped in surprised causing Lucas to open his eyes, ¡°This¡ª What is your name boy?¡± asked the old man kindly. ¡°Lucas, Lucas Helios.¡± Lucas replied. ¡°Lucas you know you will be a unbelievable person in the future, I must tell the headmaster to come and meet you.¡± The old man hurriedly said. ¡°Wait before that what is my element?¡± Lucas asked excitedly. ¡°Ohh I forgot, your element is¡ª¡° ____________________________________ Find out Next Time!!! I was influenced by Coiling Dragon so I started to try some cliffhangers. Thanks for reading and also if I have some mistakes please tell so I can correct it. Chapter 4 : Main branch of Aegis Academy Chapter 4: Main branch of Aegis Academy ¡°Ohh I forgot, your elements are the two rare elements, light and dark! (Old man) ¡®No wonder I can use healing magic.¡¯ Lucas thought but was interrupted. ¡°Also Wind and lightning! Can you believe this! You have four elements!¡± The old man exclaimed in praise. ¡°W¡ªwhat the hell four elements?!¡± Lucas was also surprised. ¡°I really need to tell the headmaster to meet you, so please wait for a moment here.¡± The old man said respectfully. ¡°Okay!¡± Lucas said happily. The old man then quickly leave the room, ¡®Hahaha! I can¡¯t believe it four elements and two armaments, I doubt God has something to do with this.¡¯ Lucas thought but was startled at the footsteps nearing the door. ¡°You are Lucas Helios?!¡± asked a black-robed man with 4 stars on his shoulder (presumably his rank of power), ponytailed blue hair, and sky blue eyes and was accompanied by the previous old man. ¡°Ye¡ªyes, what of it? (Lucas) ¡°Ahh sorry sorry, I was just surprised that I forgot to introduce myself I am Marcus, The Headmaster of this Aegis Academy Arun city branch, Pleased to meet you.¡± Marcus said while extending a hand. ¡°Pleased to meet you too.¡± Lucas then shook the extended hand of Marcus. ¡°Okay, now that the introductions are complete, let us go to my office and there let us talk.¡± (Marcus) ¡°Okay.¡± Lucas said while following Marcus to a stairs going upwards. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. ¡°So basically you want to disclose your information to avoid future problems?¡± (Marcus) ¡°Yes, that would be helpful¡± (Lucas) ¡°But why do you need no hide it? Nowadays people seek reputation but you Lucas want to hide it?¡± (Marcus) ¡°It is just personal circumstances.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Ok I understand. I will send a letter to the main branch to disclose your information only the ones that will be revealed is your Light, Wind, and Lightning element with also your dual wield ability.¡± (Marcus) ¡°Main branch?¡± Lucas asked questioningly. ¡°Ahh I forgot to tell you that you will be studying at the main branch of Aegis Academy in the Capital of Elex the City of Armada, because your talent will be wasted here because of lack of resources, there you won¡¯t worry about the facilities because the facilities there are top class and your expenses will be covered by the academy.¡± Marcus explained. ¡°Ohh that is good then.¡± Lucas was satisfied. ¡°Later we will go there and I will guide you to the Headmaster¡¯s room first then she will explain where will you stay and also she wanted to meet you.¡± (Marcus) ¡°How many days we will travel to get in the capital?¡± Lucas inquired ¡°In an instant! Every academy has a transportation device that connects all academy all over Elex but it is only available to the officials of the academy.¡± Marcus said proudly. ¡°Wow amazing!¡± Lucas sighed in admiration. ¡°No need to be amazed. So rest first then we will go there after a few hours.¡± (Marcus) ¡°Thank you headmaster Marcus.¡± (Lucas) ¡°No need to thank me, I should be the one to thank you because I met a genius that will be an unbelievable person in the future.¡± (Marcus) ¡°So be it then.¡± Lucas laughed. After a few hours the two now went underground of the academy where a big glowing arched device resides. ¡°Are you ready now Lucas?¡± Marcus asked. ¡°Of course I am.¡± Lucas said while grinning. The two stepped infront of the device and Marcus entered the location and with a *zzzz* sound the two were transported to the main academy. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ The two found themselves in a big courtyard and students can be seen everywhere, some are sleeping, some are reading and many others. ¡°Ehh, so many students!¡± (Lucas) ¡°Hahaha, shall we go now?¡± (Marcus) Lucas nodded then he followed Marcus. After walking several minutes, students were eyeing Lucas because not so often a 4 star person will accompany a student or someone unknown. ¡°Hey who is that student?¡± a girl said. ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe some important person, look at his clothes it is all black with red linings.¡± The other girl said. ¡°Maybe a noble.¡± The girl replied. Lucas heard the conversations and couldn''t help but ask Marcus. ¡°Hey Headmaster Marcus, why are these students look at me like they have seen a pail of water in the desert?¡± (Lucas) If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. ¡°Hahaha, because Lucas when a 4 star person accompanies a unknown person or a student, only two things comes to mind, that person surely is an amazing person or that person is a noble with high status.¡± (Marcus) ¡°Is that so.¡± (Lucas) After a few minutes of walking the two of them were infront of a big door with glowing runes in the surface. ¡°We have arrived at the Headmaster¡¯s Office, then Lucas I have to go now, when you need my help, I will gladly assist you.¡± Marcus said while laughing. ¡°I surely won¡¯t forget you Headmaster Marcus.¡± Lucas bowed then waved at the leaving Marcus. ¡°Oh well I have to go now too.¡± Lucas sighed then knocked at the door. ¡°Come in.¡± a young beautiful voice sounded. Lucas then entered the room and he was stunned because infront of him is a girl with 5¡¯5 height just slightly shorter than him and also red-haired with gold eyes and pair of black horns attached form her head and black dress fitting her slender body and fairly large breasts with a 5 stars on her shoulder (presumably her rank in her power). If Lucas was to rate her he will give 10/10 in the body, 10/10 in the face and 8/10 in the breast. ¡®A draconian and also so beautiful despite being short?!¡¯ Lucas exclaimed in his mind. ¡°So your Lucas Helios, am I correct?¡± (???) ¡°Ye¡ªyes I am.¡± Lucas said while wiping the drool from his face, clearly he was attracted to the girl. ¡°Hahaha, people really admires my beauty, by the way I am the Headmaster of all Aegis Academy all over Elex and I am also one of the few 5 star Armament weilder , I am also called The Void queen, Celia Draxus.¡± (Celia) ¡°Ahh¡ª Sorry for my disgusting behavior Headmistress Celia.¡± Lucas bowed. ¡°Hahaha no need talking to me like that, have a seat and let us chat.¡± Celia laughed then ushered Lucas to the table with two chairs. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡°Ok I don¡¯t understand why you want to hide your abilities but it doesn¡¯t matter to me¡­ And the lessons you will take are Armament Training and Elemental Training.¡± (Celia) Lucas only nodded. ¡°I will now accompany you to your room and here is also a map, it is a map of the entire Aegis Academy so you won¡¯t get lost.¡± (Celia) ¡°Thank you Headmistress.¡± Lucas said gratefully. ¡°And before I forget here is your rank.¡± Celia then waved her hand and Lucas body glowed then a 1 star badge were attached at his shoulders. ¡°This badge can never be removed unless you hide it using your soul power and it will be updated everytime your power increases and we don¡¯t have a formal uniform, we allow the students to wear clothes that are comfortable for them.¡± Celia explained. ¡°Thank you headmistress for the explanation, then I will now go to my room.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Didn¡¯t I said that I will accompany you to your room?¡± (Celia) ¡°Then please lead the way.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Hahaha, we won¡¯t walk I will teleport us to your room.¡± (Celia) ¡°Teleport?!¡± (Lucas) ¡°Yes, because my element is Dark and Light, I can use my light magic to teleport us to your room.¡± (Celia) ¡°Wow that is convenient!¡± (Lucas) ¡°Only a 5 star person can teleport using light magic.¡± (Celia) ¡°Then I have to work hard.¡± (Lucas) The two of them were engulfed in a bright light then after a few seconds the two were now infront of a door. ¡°This is you room, only you can open it after you register your soul in the door, to register put your palm on the door then after that everytime someone wants to enter, the door will analyze their soul then it will open if the soul matches the ones that are registered, so basically no one can enter your room besides you.¡± Celia explained. ¡°Okay I understand, I can manage myself now headmistress you don¡¯t need to accompany me anymore.¡± Lucas said respectfully. ¡°Then I will take my leave now, Lucas I expect future accomplishments from you so don¡¯t disappoint me.¡± Celia said then she was engulfed in a bright light and vanished. Lucas then followed the instruction of Celia and entered the room and he went directly to bed. ¡°Now that I am here, I will start training tomorrow.¡± Lucas mumbled then he slowly drifted to sleep. _____________________________________ If there are any mistakes please tell me so I can correct it. THANKS. Chapter 5 : Fiancee? Chapter 5: Fiancee? ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Lucas woke up, he looked at the window but it is still dark. ¡°Hmm¡­ It is still dark out maybe I¡¯ll just try to absorb the books God gave me.¡± Lucas said then he waved his hands and four books appeared. ¡®Wind, Lightning, Dark, and Light Element Techniques?! So God has something to do with the elements I got?¡¯ Lucas thought but he put it aside for now and began to examine the books. ¡°So I have to absorb this to learn the contents but I don¡¯t know how to¡ª?!¡± Lucas said but he thought of something. ¡®Should I try the same procedure like the one at the door?¡¯ Lucas pondered then he quickly held the book in his right hand and he concentrated. After a few seconds, the book glowed dimly and he felt a strong surge of energy coming from the book, flowing to his body and then going to his brain. ¡°A¡ªamazing! So much information!¡± Lucas exclaimed then after the surge of energy was gone the book he held was now also gone. ¡°I thank God that he told me to absorb precious books, who knows if someone knew that I have this kind of books then they will not hesitate to hunt me down.¡± Lucas felt thankful that God said that he should absorb it by soul. Then he quickly got another book and began to absorb it using soul power. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. However, in a world where darkness rules , there stood a big castle with an eerie aura. Inside it was a throne with a lady seated leisurely. ¡°Vargas!¡± the lady called. ¡°Yes my queen?¡± a man came out of nowhere. ¡°Is everything ready?¡± (???) ¡°Not yet my queen, the warp device is almost done but after it¡¯s completion, we can go first to the nearest planet, there we can do more research to greatly improve the range that our device reaches.¡± (Vargas) ¡°Uhm, Good.¡± (???) ¡°¡­.And my queen I have gathered information about the nearest world, it is called Elex and it seems that the highest rank of soul that I can detect were just a mere 5 stars at practitioner level! We can conquer that planet easily!¡± (Vargas) ¡°Hahaha! Then prepare our soldiers and tell them we will conquer a planet after the device is done, we don¡¯t need to worry about them, what can they do to us if we are in the Master rank.¡± (???) ¡°Yes my queen, then I will go now, I will alert you if something else happens.¡± The man said and then he vanished. ¡°I hope I can find green soul gems in that world so that I can rank up fast to Saint rank.¡± (???) ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. After Lucas finished absorbing the books, he got up and he took a bath. After that he wore another set clothes from the interspatial ring. He looked at the mirror and there he saw that the black-colored long sleeves with white-colored edges and a black pants looks good on him. ¡°Okay¡­ not bad I guess.¡± Lucas said while putting again the pair of boots and gloves from his previous clothes. Then he noticed that on his shoulder the previous 1 black star was now 3 black stars. ¡°Oh damn! Did I just ranked up?!¡± Lucas said excitedly but he quickly remember that yesterday he was only 1 star so it is unusual to rank up two levels in one night and people will get suspicious. ¡°I should try hiding or suppressing my rank using soul power.¡± Lucas said then he sat and concentrated. After a while the previous 3 stars disappeared and it returned to 1 star. ¡°Whew! Much better!¡± Lucas stretched then he waved his hand and a map of Aegis Academy appeared. ¡°I guess I will just walk around first before I go to my class.¡± Lucas said then he left the room. After examining the map he went first to the cafeteria and ordered some food then he found an empty table and he sat down. He was in the middle of eating then a girl suddenly walk towards him. ¡°Are you a new student?¡± asked the girl. Lucas looked up and he almost spat out his food, infront of him is a girl with 5¡¯3 height with small horns attached to her head, long golden hair, fair skin, small breasts and wearing a black and white dress fitting her small body. ¡°Ahh¡ª yes, I am also new student.¡± Lucas gulped. ¡°Good then! I am also a new student here, by the way I am Lillian Celes, you can call me Lily¡± The girl happily replied. ¡°Ahh¡ª I am Lucas Helios, just call me Lucas, Lily.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Nice to meet you then Lucas¡­ Mind if I ask questions? How old are you and why did you go here?¡± (Lily) ¡°I am 17 years old and I went here because I want to get stronger and do some adventure.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Ohh so you are older than me¡­ I think I should just call you onii-chan from now on.¡± Lily smiled. ¡°Wha¡ª no way!¡± Lucas said. ¡°But why?¡± Lily asked. This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. ¡°Because I don¡¯t want to.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Is that so? *sniff*.¡± Lily is almost going to cry. ¡°Ahhrgg!! Ok fine, so please don¡¯t cry.¡± Lucas felt guilty. ¡°Yay! I now have an onii-chan!¡± Lily said happily. ¡°Ahem¡­ So how old are you and why do you go here?¡± Lucas interrupted Lily and asked. ¡°I am 14 years old and I went here because I want to learn how to fight and more importantly I don¡¯t want to get engage with some ridiculous person.¡± Lily said unhappily. ¡°Ahh ok I understand.¡± Lucas said because If he were to engage with the person you don¡¯t like then his life would be miserable. He chatted with Lily and he began to grow closer with his so-called little sister. He also found out that they have the same classes so Lily was very happy because everyday she can be with her onii-chan. After they finished chatting, they now went to their classes. Their first class is Elemental Training, it is just controlling the element you possess but in the later stages they will begin to use magic spells but Lucas already knew how to use spells because of the books he absorbed so this class was boring for him but he did enjoy watching Lily use her magic. He found out that she is a dual element with fire and earth. After the class, they now went to the Armament Training. This training were held in a dome-like building with stages for duel and training. This piqued the interest of Lucas because he want to know what are his Armaments look like. Lucas and Lily chatted for a while then the instructor came. He was a 4 star practitioner and he was a tall man with a blue robe. After examining the students he then spoke. ¡°My name is Lawrence and I am your instructor in Armament Training. Now let me explain a bit. We have a Soul Ranking system, each rank is divided by 9 levels and the ranks are the following from weakest to strongest: Practitioner ¨C Black (color of stars or badge and also for soul gems) Master - Brown Saint - Green Demi God - Blue GOD - Yellow OverGod - Gold Divine God - Red ¡°I am currently at the 4th level of practitioner rank because it is exceedingly hard to rank up. You need soul gems of the same rank or higher to rank up. For example: I am a 4th level at practitioner rank so I need Black-colored soul gems or Brown-colored soul gems to level up but it is needed to have many and soul gems are hard to find. But there is another way, you have to kill another armament user and absorb his soul but this method is forbidden so I want none of you to kill each other and we will know if something like this happened, understood?¡± Lawrence asked in a cold voice. ¡°Yes, sir!¡± all of the students said then Lawrence told the student to exercise for 30 minutes and then they will resume the lesson. The students now went with their groups and they began to exercise. Lucas and Lily were together chatting while having exercise but was interrupted by a draconian boy with silver hair and blue eyes. ¡°Hey Lily, why did you leave me and study here alone?¡± asked the draconian boy. ¡°Hmph! It is none of your business Jack Lixer.¡± Lily said coldly. ¡°What is with that cold reply, remember that I am your fianc¨¦e.¡± (Jack) ¡°I didn¡¯t agree so you have no right to call me your fianc¨¦e¡­.¡± Lily said coldly then turned to Lucas and said, ¡°Hey onii-chan let us go somewhere else, I am disturbed with someone I don¡¯t know.¡±. Lucas only nodded. When they were about to move they were stopped by Jack. ¡°So you dump me for this person but he is only a 1 star and I am a 2 star!¡± He pointed towards Lucas. ¡°So what if I did?¡± Lily said. ¡°You!!¡± (Jack) ¡°Hey you what is your name?!¡± (Jack) ¡°Me? I am Lucas.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Just you wait Lucas!¡± Jack said then he left. ¡°Whew, thank you onii-chan and sorry about that.¡± Lily apologetically said. ¡°It is okay but who is that guy?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°He is the one who am I supposed to engage with.¡± Lily said sadly. ¡°Ahhh¡­. Looks like you got a hard time there Lily.¡± Lucas said then he patted her head. Lily was startled but she didn¡¯t stop him and she only giggled softly. After a few minutes the instructor came back. ¡°Okay, everyone I will now teach you how to manifest your armaments and then you will engage in sparring matches.¡± Lawrence said. All of the students were excited but a certain student was grinning devilishly. ¡°Hehehe, now you will pay Lucas.¡± Jack muttered to himself. _________________________________ Sorry for late chapter. I have gotten busy at school so I cant make new chapter so please bear with me. Chapter 6 : I will break your face Chapter 6: I will break your face. Lawrence then paired up two students that are both 2 stars. It was a young man with blue hair and the other was also a young man with long green hair. ¡°Okay, now watch these two wielders battle first then after them I will pair someone again but before that let me explain the rules and I will tell you how to manifest your armaments. There are only one rule, no fatal blows so our medics can treat you immediately. Now to manifest your armaments you have to concentrate, then a name will sound in your mind and call it out to manifest it. Once you know the name of your armament you can call it out without concentrating.¡± Lawrence explained. ¡°Then let the battle begin!¡± Lawrence voice reverberated all over the dome. The two wielders began to call their armaments then enchant it with their element. The blue-haired man was wielding a double edged sword with a dark blue aura (water type) and the green-haired man was wielding a green bow with gold linings and it has a violet aura (lightning type). Clearly the green-haired man has elemental advantage but that was not the case. The blue-haired man sprinted to quickly shorten his distance with the green-haired man but the green-haired man didn¡¯t move the slightest, he just pulled the string of his bow then he shouted. ¡°Scattered lightning arrows!¡± Arrows made of lightning began to rain towards the blue-haired man but then he extended his palm and said. ¡°Ice barrier!¡± Dark blue mist appeared infront of the blue-haired man then it crystalized and form into a shield of ice. Some arrows hit the barrier but was unable to pierce it. The blue-haired man was now close to the green-haired man so the green-haired man was unable to use his long-distance attacks. ¡°You lose.¡± The blue-haired man said then he shouted ¡°Water Wave!¡±. Then a wave of water gushed from his sword then it directly hit the green-haired man and he was unable to counter it so he was sent flying out of the stage. Medics came out quickly then used their healing magic to treat the green-haired man. The blue-haired man got off the stage then went back to his seat. ¡°Okay that is how a two 2 star wielder battle, so who wants to volunteer to be next?¡± asked Lawrence. Jack then stood up, ¡°Sir let me volunteer.¡± ¡°Okay so your opponent will be-¡° as Lawrence was looking for someone suitable, Jack then pointed at Lucas and said ¡°Sir I want to spar with my friend over there.¡± Lawrence looked at the direction which Jack pointed, ¡°Hey you boy with the black hair, do you want to spar with him?¡± asked Lawrence. Lucas the stood up, ¡°Yes sir if that is what he wants.¡± Lucas replied. As Lucas was about to go to the stage he felt someone grabbed him. He looked then he saw Lily holding his hand. ¡°Onii-chan, please be careful.¡± Lily said with a worried expression. ¡°I will just teach this brat some lesson so he won¡¯t bother you anymore, okay?¡± Lucas replied with a smile. ¡°Okay¡± Lily said while she unwillingly let the hand of Lucas go. Lucas now went to the stage. ¡°Because you are a 1 star wielder I will give you time to concentrate then call your armament to start the battle.¡± Lawrence said. ¡°Thank you sir.¡± Lucas said but then he saw Jack grinning nonstop. ¡°Haha, You will pay for stealing my fianc¨¦e Lucas.¡± Jack said to Lucas. Lucas only ignored Jack then he concentrated. After a few minutes of concentrating he heard a voice. ¡®Sigmund¡¯ After he heard it he opened his eyes and he found himself in a place with clear sky and clear water below his feet. ¡°This?! Where am I?¡± Lucas asked to himself but he was startled when he heard a voice behind him. ¡°Obviously you are in your spirit world.¡± (???) He turned around and he saw a beautiful girl wearing a white dress, she also had black eyes and waist-length black hair with beautiful face and fair skin. She was the most beautiful girl Lucas has ever seen between the two worlds. ¡°Who are you?¡± Lucas gulped. ¡°I am a spirit and I am also your other armament Master. My name is Riviera.¡± ¡°What the hell?!¡± Lucas was stunned because infront of him is a girl but she said she was an armament. ¡°Hihi, Master no need to be like that, I will explain next time when we can talk again, see you later Master.¡± Riviera said while waving. Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! ¡°Hey wait¡ª¡° Before Lucas can even finished he snapped out of his concentration and he found himself in the previous stage. ¡®What did just happened?¡¯ Lucas asked himself but was interrupted by Lawrence. ¡°Hey boy are you done yet?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°Yes sir.¡± Lucas said softly while arranging his thoughts. ¡°Haha, took you some time there Lucas.¡± Jack said while grinning. ¡°It does not matter because today I will break your face!¡± Lucas said as he assumed a fighting stance. ¡°Okay, Now begin!¡± Lawrence shouted. ¡°Averto!¡± Jack shouted then a long red spear appeared. ¡°Haaaah.¡± Jack sprinted toward Lucas. ¡°Hmph! Sigmund!¡± Lucas shouted and a single-edge sword appeared with black and red color. As Lucas finished manifesting, Jack neared him and thrust his spear in Lucas¡¯ neck but as it arrived at his neck, Lucas suddenly appeared behind him. ¡°Wind Blade!¡± Green aura surrounded Lucas¡¯ sword and slashed it to Jack¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Shit!¡± Jack face paled and quickly withdrew his spear and forcefully blocked the incoming attack. Jack succeeded in blocking but he flew 10 meters away. He sprinted again to Lucas, ¡°Inferno!¡± Red aura surrounded his spear and thrust it to the ground. Pillars of fire sprouted from the ground and trapped both of them inside. The other students can¡¯t see what is going on inside and can only wait for the outcome of the battle. ¡°Now you can¡¯t use your petty tricks and can¡¯t escape me!¡± Jack revealed a savage smile. ¡°Who said I will escape.¡± Lucas grinned as he pointed his sword to Jack. Jack felt a chill down from his spine but he readied his spear. ¡°Fire Armor!¡± Jack cast a defensive spell just in case. Lucas saw the armor of Jack but he thought of the techniques God gave him and he couldn¡¯t help but smile. ¡°Hahaha, do you think that petty armor can stop me?¡± Lucas pointed his sword upwards and then. ¡°Sword Tempest!¡± As Lucas flew in midair, green aura began to surged all over Lucas¡¯ sword then blades made of green lights circulated it. ¡°What is this?!¡± Beads of sweat began to form in Jack¡¯s forehead. ¡°You won¡¯t beat me easily! Flame Vortex!¡± Flames began to swirl in Jack¡¯s spear then he thrust it at Lucas¡¯ direction. ¡°Hmph.¡± Lucas snorted then he pointed his sword towards Jack¡¯s direction. The green blades then swirled violently and formed into an arrow. As the two techniques collided, the green blades easily pierced the vortex as if it was made of paper and it landed beside Jack. Jack upon seeing the attack missed, he rejoiced but when he saw where the attack landed he couldn¡¯t help but tremble because beside him was a deep large hole into the stage. ¡°I- I am sorry! , I will never come near to Lily ever again! So please spare me!¡± Jack bend down like a caterpillar and he asked for forgiveness to Lucas. ¡°You should have thought that earlier but don¡¯t worry I will not break your face miserably.¡± Lucas grinned and he kicked him in the face and Jack¡¯s 4 front teeth were removed and flew out of his mouth as he flew out of the stage. The students that are watching, saw a figure flew out of the stage. Medics approached the figure and began to heal him. They couldn¡¯t help but wonder who it was but Lily who was watching the fight couldn¡¯t help but worry about Lucas. As the flames died down, they saw a young man holding a black-red sword going down the stage. They were stupefied because they saw he was a 1 star student and they also remembered that the other one was a 2 star student. Their jaws dropped down because that 1 star student was walking leisurely as if he didn¡¯t went from a battle. Lily who was worrying a while ago was now filled with joy as he saw Lucas was unscathed. Lawrence who was calm couldn¡¯t help but narrow his eyes. ¡°This boy¡­ Is he the one that the headmistress personally welcomed right at his enrollment?¡± Lawrence thought and he looked again at Lucas going back to his seat. ________________________________________ Sorry guys I am super busy everyday and I couldn¡¯t make a chapter. So please forgive me. Chapter 7: Riviera Chapter 7 : Riviera The sparring sessions quickly went by. Lucas and Lily were happily walking towards the cafeteria. They ate together and exchanged some stories while eating. After that they went to their own rooms. Lucas sat up cross-legged and began to concentrate after that he found himself again in his spirit world. ¡°Seems like I managed to connect again.¡± Lucas thought. ¡°Hahaha!¡± a loud yet gentle laughter rang out. Lucas was startled but quickly regained his composure. ¡°So can you explain to me what is happening here?¡± Lucas asked while looking at a girl wearing a white dress. ¡°Of course! If that is what master wants.¡± Riviera said cheerfully while walking towards Lucas. ¡°First of all let me introduce myself again, my name is Riviera and I am a Divine God rank armament.¡± Riviera said happily. Lucas after hearing it stared blankly for almost 5 minutes then regained his thoughts and asked again. ¡°Hahaha, you must be joking right?¡± Lucas laughed as he heard this statement was too unbelievable because Divine God is the highest rank in soul power. ¡°I am not lying master. It is true that I am a Divine God rank armament but my power is sealed.¡± Riviera said somewhat sad. ¡°Eeh?! What the hell! How come you are a Divine God?¡± Lucas cursed as he looked at Riviera with fear and excitement. ¡°Because my soul is from a departed Divine God so naturally I am a Divine God. Your armament rank depends on your soul so if you are in Practitioner rank then your armament is also at practitioner rank.¡± Riviera said. After that, Lucas arranged his thoughts and asked Riviera while smiling, ¡°So now what will we do about your sealed power?¡± Riviera looked at Lucas, ¡°We can¡¯t remove the seal so we have to start over again.¡± Lucas after hearing ¡®we have to start over again¡¯ couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why we? ¡°Because master¡¯s power is connected to mine so basically when you rank up I will also rank up but in a faster rate. Master¡¯s power is already at 3rd level of Practitioner rank but my power is already 5th level.¡± Lucas understood the fact that Riviera having a sealed power could only rely on him so he needs to work hard to rank up both himself and Riviera but suddenly he thought that ranking up through training is a hard task so he asked Riviera. ¡°Hey Riviera, how to rank up faster?¡± asked Lucas. ¡°You just need to absorb soul gems or absorb souls of other wielders to strengthen your soul. Absorbing soul gems is hard because you need to hunt down a Divine Beast to get soul gems but it is a good choice to gain experience but still, many choose absorbing souls of others wielders but it is a common thing in the Divine realm.¡± Riviera explained. This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. ¡°How come I never heard of Divine beast? And also what is Divine realm? ¡°Ahh you still don¡¯t know about this Master. Very well I will explain it. Divine Realm is a place where all wielders are placed. It is a vast world that cannot be compared here. To get there you must have a certain rank of Saint and then a keeper will bring you from here over the Divine Realm. You don¡¯t know this because maybe all Saint ranked individuals here went there in the Divine realm.¡± Riviera explained it. ¡°Ohhh¡± Lucas was amazed then he thought that he should asked God if he can give soul gems to rank up faster. ¡°Thank you Riviera for this.¡± Lucas bowed. ¡°No need to thank me I am just sharing what I know to master.¡± Riviera smiled. ¡°So I can also manifest you right?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°Of course and also we can talk through mind so you don¡¯t need to go in your spirit world.¡± Riviera said. ¡°Ahh, but I will still go in my spirit world to see you because you are too beautiful to forget you know.¡± Lucas smiled. After hearing Lucas, Riviera¡¯s beautiful face blushed, ¡°Wha- What do you mean by that Master?!¡± ¡°Hahaha!¡± Lucas laughed then he disappeared. ¡°Hmph, Master sure likes to tease girls.¡± Riviera stated but her face is still flushed red. ------------------------------------------------------ Breaking his concentration, Lucas got up and remembering new information then remembering Riviera¡¯s face while blushing. ¡°Hahaha, that girl sure is cute.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Hmph!, don¡¯t think about indecent thing about me Master or I¡¯ll beat you to death.¡± Riviera¡¯s voice rang. ¡°Ahh?!¡± Lucas was startled. ¡°Hmph, you know you should think first on how to acquire soul gems because in this world there aren¡¯t any Divine beast.¡± Riviera said. ¡°Ok ok, I¡¯ll ask the headmistress tomorrow about soul gems and I should also ask if she knows about the Divine Realm.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Good then I will go to sleep and don¡¯t disturb me or else I will break your face.¡± Riviera said while yawning. ¡°This girl sure is cute when angry.¡± Lucas smiled. ¡°I heard that!¡± Riviera shouted. ¡°Ok I will stop now.¡± Lucas chuckled then he went to bed. He then checks if he can connect his dreams to God then he found himself again in the white room. ____________________________________________________ Ahrggg!!! Can''t make longer chapters!! Sorry about that. -.- T.T Chapter 8 : Preparation Chapter 8: Preparation ¡°Yo Lucas! How¡¯s Elex? Enjoying yourself?¡± God grinned. ¡°Not much, why didn¡¯t you tell me about the Divine realm?¡± asked Lucas. ¡°Because it is not yet time, you have something to do there in Elex.¡± God replied. ¡°I bet its something tiring and dangerous.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Exactly¡­ But why are you here today?¡± God asked while he sat in a white chair. ¡°I just want to ask if you can give me some soul gems to rank up faster.¡± Lucas said while grinning. ¡°No I can¡¯t do that. It will ruin the fun but I will tell you this, ask the headmistress of yours and ask her about the upcoming tournament.¡± ¡°What is the connection of the tournament and the soul gems I am asking?¡± Lucas said. ¡°Hahaha! Ask her not me. Also did you meet your other spirit?¡± God smiled. ¡°Yes I met her.¡± Lucas said. ¡°She is beautiful right?¡± God grinned. ¡°Yeah.. hey wait why are you smiling like an idiot?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Now now Lucas.. I know you are charmed by her, why not make her your wife?¡± (God) ¡°Hmm.. If it is possible I can make her my wif- no I cant do that she is a spirit.¡± (Lucas) ¡°Hahaha. It doesn¡¯t matter¡± God laughed then he cut off the connection. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Lucas woke up then he was greeted by a sweet voice in his mind. ¡°Good morning Master!¡± Riviera said. ¡°Good morning too¡± Lucas replied. ¡®Why is this girl¡¯s mood changed faster than I expected¡¯ Lucas thought. ¡°Master, why do I feel like you are badmouthing me.¡± Riviera stated. ¡°Nah, why should I talk bad things about a beautiful girl.¡± Lucas smiled ¡°Wha-?! Even you are my master I will kill you if you call me again beautiful!¡± Riviera angrily said. ¡°Ok ok, I will stop teasing you, little girl.¡± Lucas chuckled. ¡°You-!¡± Before Riviera finished Lucas cut off the connection. ¡°I should change first before I ask the Headmistress about the tournament and the Divine Realm.¡± Lucas said then went to change clothes and do everything else that needed to be done in the morning. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ After Lucas was done, he wore a black long sleeves with gold linings and black pants. Satisfied with his outfit he set off to the Headmistress office. After walking awhile, he remembered that he cut off his connection to Riviera, so he hurriedly connected himself again. ¡°Hey you! Why did you cut off the connection?!¡± Riviera yelled in his mind. ¡°Hahaha! I just felt like doing it.¡± Lucas laughed while he continued to walk. ¡°Don¡¯t do that again or else¡­ Nevermind what I said.¡± Riviera sighed. After walking a few more minutes he arrived at the door of the office. He knocked twice, ¡°Headmistress Celia.¡± Lucas called out. ¡°Who is it?¡± A somewhat lazy but beautiful voice sounded. ¡°It is me Lucas Helios.¡± Lucas replied. ¡°Oh, come in¡± Celia said. Lucas opened the door and saw Celia lazily laid on a sofa. ¡°Umm¡­ Headmistress?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°Stop calling me headmistress. Just call me Celia when we are alone.¡± Celia said. ¡°Ummm¡­then Celia?¡± Lucas said embarrassed. ¡°Yes? Oh but first sit beside me and then we¡¯ll talk.¡± Celia looked at Lucas. ¡°Ok.¡± Lucas sat beside Celia. ¡°So what made you come here at my office today Lucas?¡± (Celia) ¡°Its just that¡­ do you have a tournament that will occur here in Aegis Academy?¡± (Lucas) ¡°Ohh¡­ that one. Its called Soul Fight, 3 months from now it will be held here at the main branch.¡± (Celia) This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it ¡°Ohh it is almost time already. So what is about it?¡± (Lucas) ¡°We have to pick 5 candidates from here. To pick we will have to do an elimination round then the top 5 will automatically be the candidates.¡± (Celia) ¡°Damn!¡± (Lucas) ¡°Also, in Soul fight we will battle other branches. These other branches didn¡¯t put Aegis Academy as their name, they change it telling that they want to be an independent academy. But there are also loyal branches that uses the Aegis Academy¡¯s name but we have to fight all Academies all over Elex.¡± (Celia) ¡°So how to join at the Elimination?¡± (Lucas) ¡°It¡¯s easy, just go at the Registry office to register your name, but you should be at least at the Master Rank to join.¡± Celia said smiling. ¡°Then that will mean that I may be higher in rank than those instructors and you?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°No way. The instructors and me are higher than you think. I am already at the 9 th level of the Master Rank and those instructors are at 5 th level of Master Rank. They just hid their rank. You cant easily know a person¡¯s spirit power if yours are lower than them but if you have a higher spirit power than them you can tell their spirit power even if they hid it¡± Celia said proudly. ¡°Awesome! So how to rank up faster?¡± Lucas inquired. ¡°Get missions at the missions office and those missions will give soul gems as a reward if completed.¡± ¡°Ohhh¡­. By the way, what are the rewards at the Soul Fight?¡± Lucas asked excitedly. ¡°This is why many want to participate at the Soul fight because the rewards are not just gold but also green soul gems.¡± Celia said. ¡°Wow! So where do you get these soul gems?¡± Lucas ask non-stop. ¡°We get soul gems from Divine beasts but there are no more Divine Beast here so we collected it and store it. And also in Soul fight every academy will bet 2 green soul gems each, so the participant who will win in Soul Fight can get half of the soul gems and the other half goes to their academy.¡± Celia said. ¡®To think that I can get green soul gems. I must be lucky. I should start taking missions now¡­ but something doesn¡¯t fell right. It is impossible to just give away soul gems as reward. They said there are no more divine beast so how can they not run out of soul gems, they must be hiding something!¡¯ Lucas thought. ¡°Um Celia, where do you get soul gems again?¡± Lucas ask. ¡°From divine beast but there are no more divine beast.¡± Celia said. ¡°Then where do you get the rewards for the missions?¡± Lucas ask again. ¡°From our treasury.¡± Celia said. ¡°Then it is impossible to just take out a soul gem in the treasury then reward it after completing the mission. Aegis Academy existed for many years it is impossible to have many soul gems despite the passage of time. You must have some other methods to get soul gems right?¡± Lucas said. ¡°Hahaha, you have a good mind there. So let me tell you this, even there is no divine beast here, we can get soul gems from Demonic beings too. This is why the amount of soul gems in our treasury isn¡¯t dwindling.¡± Celia stated. ¡°So it means I can get soul gems from demonic beings?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°Of course but there is a difference from soul gems of Divine beast and demonic beings. A Divine beast soul gems is calm so absorbing it is easy but soul gems of demonic beings are wild so if you succeed then you are lucky but if you fail then you die.¡± Celia said solemnly. ¡°You said you use the soul gems of demonic beings as replacement of Divine beast soul gems. How can the students not suffer from absorbing it?¡± Lucas asked. ¡°We have special methods of refining it to make the soul gems of Demonic beings usable by students.¡± Celia said. ¡°So that is why.¡± Lucas said while imagining how to refine Demonic soul gems. ¡°You can also collect Demonic Soul gems then give it to me and I will have my men refine it for you but I will get one-third of it. Do you agree?¡± Celia ask Lucas. Lucas thought this proposal give benefit to the both party so he immediately agree to it. ¡°Ok I agree.¡± Lucas said then went to leave. ¡°Then I will be waiting for the soul gems and also¡­ rank up faster and prepare to make the other academy kneel before us and let them know who is superior. I will await for your future achievement.¡± Celia said to Lucas who is already at the door. Lucas only nodded in response. ¡°This boy has boundless future, maybe I should take him as my husband.¡± Celia muttered to herself. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If there is mistakes please tell and suggestions are welcome. This chapter is full of dialogue but the next one is about hunting of Demonic Beast. Chapter 9 Demonic Hunting PART 1 Chapter 9: Demonic Hunting PART 1 2 DAYS AFTER MEETING HIS HEADMISTRESS Currently Night time at Demon¡¯s Forest of Death (Outer Part) A youth clad in black-red coat is venturing deep in a dark eerie forest. He occasionally walks fast and slow trying not to disturb any hidden inhabitants of the forest. ¡°Shit! This forest has many demonic beast like the one we encountered before, it has even an aura of 6 th level of Master Rank!¡± Lucas wiped his forehead. ¡°Good thing those demonic beast doesn¡¯t have the ability to hide their aura or else you won¡¯t notice it before you rush in and you will be their dinner for tonight.¡± Riviera giggled. ¡°Oh come on, don¡¯t scare me like that!¡± Lucas whispered. ¡°Stop speaking nonsense¡­ Oh look at that one, it is a Wolf-type demonic beast with a spirit power 5 th level of practitioner rank! It¡¯s good for your first kill, quickly kill it or¡ª¡° Before Riviera can finish her sentence, Lucas summoned his armament and quickly stabbed the throat of the Demon Wolf. (Note: Wolf-type Demonic beast= Demon Wolf for short and spirit power/ soul power) ¡°Can you at least let me finish before dashing straight?!¡± Riviera complained. ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want you to finish, it¡¯s just I already know what to do.¡± Lucas rubbed the back of his head. ¡°But next time, listen to me or we will both die!¡± Riviera yelled. ¡°Sure no problem!¡± Lucas said enthusiastically. ¡°Soul gems of Divine beast are located at their head, so maybe it is the same for demonic beast, extract it if it is there.¡± Riviera said. Lucas nodded then he used his armament and pierced at the head of the Demon wolf. After doing so, he noticed a small shiny black orb with black fogs inside swirling violently. He picked it and examined it. ¡°Is this a Soul gem?¡± Lucas asked at Riviera. ¡°Yes it is. It is just a little different because there are no fogs on soul gems of Divine beast. All soul gems are round and they all vary in size and color. Surely you know the ranks depending on color right?¡± Riviera asked. Lucas nodded then he quickly put it in his spatial ring and he walked out once more fearing the smell of blood will attract more Demon beast. After a while, Lucas found another Demon Beast but just like the other one, it was slaughtered by him and got its soul gem. After walking for a while¡­ ¡°Oh I sensed 3 Demon Wolves in Practitioner rank ahead. Surely you can take them down, just use it as battle experience.¡± Riviera beautiful voice sounded. After hearing it Lucas summoned his armament Sigmund and dashed once more. As Lucas dashed, the demon wolves noticed it and quickly evaded Lucas¡¯ stab but unfortunately Lucas calculated it and used a technique. ¡°Wind blade.¡± Lucas said in his mind. Green aura immediately condensed at the tip of his armament and he swung it directly at a Demon wolf quickly severing its head. Seeing one of its companion died quickly at Lucas armament, the other 2 wolves simultaneously barred their fangs at Lucas. Seeing this, Lucas used another technique. ¡°Lightning wave.¡± Violet sparks appeared all over Lucas¡¯ body and with a casual flick of his finger the sparks scattered at every direction stunning the 2 remaining demon wolves. Lucas walked towards the demon wolves and slashed his armament quickly ending their lives. Lucas then extracted the soul gems. ¡°Mmm.. Not bad. You know how to use your Spirit Skills, no need to worry about your safety here at the outer area of this forest.¡± Riviera¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°Eeh, so this is just the outer area, huh.¡± Lucas walked towards deeper into the forest. ¡°Hey hey! Do you want to die?!¡± Riviera said worriedly. ¡°No, I just want to experience more. How can I become strong if I can¡¯t experience danger and hardships?¡± Lucas said to Riviera. ¡°Ok fine! Just don¡¯t be reckless and if things get dangerous just run.¡± Riviera reminded. ¡°Ok miss beautiful¡± Lucas chuckled. ¡°Wuu!! Stop it you damn bastard!¡± Riviera furiously said. The two then ventured deep in the forest. (Inner Part) Lucas now was in the inner part of the forest. After walking for half an hour, he noticed some movements behind bushes but when he carefully looked at it he can¡¯t find anything. He felt something doesn¡¯t feel right, he examined his surrounding but he didn¡¯t find anything so he asked Riviera. ¡°Hey, Riviera don¡¯t you feel something was off?¡± Lucas asked while keeping his alertness to the max. ¡°Why ask me! Use your spirit power to scout the surroundings. Don¡¯t tell me you didn¡¯t scan the surroundings while walking?¡± Riviera said. ¡°Hehehe, I don¡¯t know how. I only used my senses earlier.¡± Lucas laughed bitterly. The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. ¡°Just say SCAN then you can check your surroundings.¡± Riviera sighed. Lucas said Scan in his mind but when his spirit power scattered at the surrounding, he couldn¡¯t help but sweat because there are 6 Demonic Beast surrounding him. ¡°Hey you told me that they can¡¯t hide their aura, why didn¡¯t I felt it earlier?¡± Lucas asked nervously. ¡°You idiot! This is their home so they know how to use their surroundings to hide their aura. And I thought earlier you were scanning the surroundings before we go into the inner part!¡± Riviera angrily said. ¡°Well I can¡¯t escape this so might as well test myself to improve my battle experience.¡± Lucas gulped. Lucas drew his armament then he assumed a defensive stance, unsure when the demonic beasts attacks he can only Scan the surrounding to see their movements. Not long enough, the Demon Beasts started to move. Lucas seeing they move quickly, he followed their movements until it went on his line of sight. He saw a black- cat like creature with red glowing eyes staring at him. ¡°Damn luck! These Demon Cat is very agile and it is hard to strike at them. What¡¯s more they are 6 of them and they are also at the 7 th level of Practitioner rank..¡± Riviera cursed. ¡°Hey little miss, you should not curse, it doesn¡¯t suit your appearance.¡± Lucas laughed but he didn¡¯t lower his alertness. ¡°Can¡¯t you stop joking? We are in the middle of the fight you know!¡± Riviera yelled. ¡°Hahaha.¡± Lucas laughed but seeing the Demon Cats have completely surrounded him, he gripped his armament tighter. Not waiting for the enemy to do the first move, Lucas used another technique called Mirage Step. Dark aura circulating his whole body but he didn¡¯t move in the slightest. The Demon Cats pounced at the unmoving Lucas but who would have thought that after hitting Lucas, the image suddenly disappeared and they only hit the air then they heard a faint growl. As the Demon Cats look at where they heard the sound, they only saw Lucas¡¯ armament stabbed at the throat of their companion. Seeing this they growled in anger then surrounded Lucas again. ¡°This kitties doesn¡¯t learn.¡± Lucas grinned but he didn¡¯t move, he only pointed his sword towards a Demon Cat. Once again the Demon Cats pounced but the same thing happened again they hit nothing then they only heard another painful cry coming from their another companion. Turning to look at the origin of the sound, their knees couldn¡¯t help but tremble because Lucas swiftly severed the head of their companion ending its life once again. After seeing this, the Demonic Cats quickly scattered and escaped not wanting to see Lucas again. ¡°Ehh, why run away?¡± Lucas grinned. ¡°They are no match for you. Just find something stronger.¡± Riviera sighed. ¡°Really? I am at 3 rd level of Practitioner Rank yet they can¡¯t kill me?¡± Lucas said. ¡°Hmph! Don¡¯t get too confident. Soon you will find your match.¡± Riviera said. Lucas once again walked deeper in the forest. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aegis Academy Main Branch A girl seated in a chair, staring in the sky, seemingly lost in deep thought. She once stood up but seated once again. After a while, a figure suddenly appeared behind her. ¡°Hehehe. Little Lily, thinking of something?¡± The figure called out. Precisely Lily, the so called Lucas¡¯ little sister. Lily turned her head to look then once again stared at the sky. The figure walked closer to Lily then asked her again. ¡°What are you thinking little Lily?¡± asked the figure. ¡°Hey aunt Celia, why did you let Lucas go at the Demon¡¯s Forest?¡± asked Lily. ¡°To test if he is worthy for you and also for the benefit of the Academy.¡± Celia said, Celia who is Lucas¡¯ Dean or headmistress. ¡°You don¡¯t need to do that and besides, he is my first friend and also he is a mysterious person.¡± Lily argued. ¡°Lily, we should find the most suitable person who can accompany you to the Divine Realm to meet your Clan. Even though you are almost in the Saint Rank, we cannot guarantee that you will be safe. There are many dangers in the Divine Realm.¡° Celia sighed. ¡°Hmph if something happens to onii-chan, I will not call you aunt anymore.¡± Lily said unhappily. Hearing this Celia only laughed bitterly. But deep within their hearts they hoped Lucas to be safe. They felt that Lucas was something extra-ordinary but they can¡¯t tell what makes them thinks so. But one thing is sure, they were worried for Lucas, because in the Demon¡¯s Forest there resides a being strong enough to cause the destruction of a city. _____________________________________________ Chapter 10: Demonic Hunting PART 2 Chapter 10: Demonic Hunting PART 2 Other Name for this Chapter (Sudden emergence) Demon¡¯s Forest of Death (Inner Part) 1 month had passed¡­. Lucas discovered that even his rank is low, he can match a Demonic Beast in the Master Rank. After discovering this, he often hunts Master Rank Demonic beast because demonic beast of Practitioner Rank pose no threat to him so he challenges even more stronger beast. In a month¡¯s time, he collected 24 Master Rank Soul gems and 36 Practitioner Rank Soul gems. ¡°Hey Riviera, is Saint Rank Demonic Beast Powerful?¡± Lucas asked curiously. ¡°Um.. Not sure but once a Divine beast reach the Saint Rank they can use their innate abilities and element so it is probably the same for demonic beast and also some Divine Beast can even transform into human after they reach the Saint Rank but normally Divine Beast should be at Demi God Rank before they can transform.¡± Riviera stated. ¡°Wow! I want to battle that kind of Demonic beast.¡± Lucas said. ¡°If you want to die then go meet one but don¡¯t drag me down with you.¡± Riviera angrily said. ¡°Hehehe, don¡¯t be like that but don¡¯t worry if I ever meet one I will escape as soon as I see it.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Good then kill that Master Rank Savage Elephant in front of you.¡± Riviera said. ¡°Okay, another soul gem for me.¡± Lucas happily said. Lucas summoned his armament then rushed forward swiftly. The Savage Elephant saw Lucas and quickly used its tusk at Lucas. Seeing this, Lucas used Mirage Step. He jump but his image only stayed still meeting the incoming tusk. The tusk hit the image then the image disappeared in thin air. Lucas was now at the back of the Elephant then used another technique called Lightning Strike. Violet Sparks began to rotate at Lucas armament then with a stab at the back of the elephant, the sparks began to violently pierce the back of the elephant like a drill leaving a big hole at its back. After the battle, Lucas extracted again its soul gem. ¡°It¡¯s very easy to get soul gems.¡± Lucas happily said. ¡°It¡¯s because of the Spirit Skill you know. By the way, where did you get it?¡± Riviera asked. ¡°My grandfather gave it to me when I was a kid. He gave me a book then I just read it but after I finished reading it the book vanished.¡± Lucas lied again not wanting to tell something that may hint that he is not from this world. ¡°A Spirit Skill Book?!¡± Riviera gasped. ¡°Hey hey, can you tell me about it, I am getting very uneasy here.¡± Lucas said. ¡°It¡¯s a Book that bestows Spirits skills that is recorded in it. A Spirit Skill Book can only be read through the usage of one¡¯s soul then after reading it, the Spirit Skill Book will disappear. Maybe when you were a kid, you unconsciously used your soul to read it that is why the book disappeared. And also, there are many kinds of Spirit Skill Book like the book you read, it is a type of Spirit Skill Book that can be used to record multiple Spirit Skills and it will disappear after reading it but it can only record Spirit skills equal to or below SS Rank. There is also a Spirit Skill Book that can only record one content, it is called Divine Skill. Even though a Divine Skill only has one, it is more powerful than ordinary spirit skills. Its Rank is SSS and also possible the legendary X Rank but when you read it, it will not disappear because it will only merge into your soul then after you die, it will again return to its formal form. To use a Divine Skill, you must first know if it is compatible with you and the last one is the Divine Skill must recognize you as its master but there are some consequences when using Divine skill but it is still early for you so don¡¯t rush.¡± Riviera explained. ¡°What a long explanation! But I hope I can use a Divine Skill.¡± Lucas exclaimed. ¡°Keep Dreaming!¡± Riviera giggled. Lucas walked leisurely in the forest but unbeknownst to him, he was secretly watched by a being. This being is not hostile to Lucas but it is just curious why a human travels alone in a forest filled with Beast. When Lucas stopped to fight, it will also stop and watch him curiously. This being was following Lucas ever since he entered the forest. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ________________________________________________ Aegis Academy Main branch Lily often goes to the Dean¡¯s office or her aunt¡¯s office, there they would chat about things but in the end they couldn¡¯t help but talk about Lucas. ¡°Hey Aunt Celia, when will onii-chan come back?¡± Lily asked. ¡°It¡¯s the 10 th time you asked me about this today!¡± Celia giggled. ¡°Huh? I- it¡¯s not what you think Aunt Celia! I am just worried for him.¡± Lily blushed. ¡°Ho ho, is little Lily worried for her onii-chan¡¯s safety or your worried that he might leave you for someone else!¡± Celia smirked. ¡°T-That-¡­ I¡ªIts not like that! Stop teasing me Aunt Celia!¡± Lily furiously said but she can¡¯t help but think of the possibilities that something might happen to Lucas or he would leave her. Thinking that Lucas will leave her, her heart aches, remembering her older brother who betrayed their clan, betrayed his family and more importantly betrayed her. So the only thing she wishes is Lucas will come back safe and Lucas will not leave her side. ¡°Oh, Don¡¯t worry Lily, he will be back the day after tomorrow if I guessed correctly.¡± Celia said breaking the gloomy atmosphere. Hearing this, Lily got very excited that she stood up from her seat and go to the balcony of the office. ¡°Onii-chan please come back safe and don¡¯t leave Lily¡¯s side ever again.¡± Lily murmured as she stared at a distance. Celia looked at Lily¡¯s back, ¡°This girl¡­ Did she fall for him? Then if she did then I can¡¯t¡­ ¡± Celia asked to herself. ¡®Sigh* I will just report this to her mother that after the Soul Fight, Lily will prepare to head out to the Divine Realm accompanied by the Champion of the Soul Fight.¡¯ Celia thought. ¡®Sorry Lily but Lucas will leave you, unless he wins the Soul Fight then he will accompany you to the Divine Realm.¡¯ Celia said while gazing at Lily. ___________________________________________________ Demon¡¯s Forest of Death (Central Part) ¡°Ahh¡­ I should head back tomorrow, I collected enough soul gems but I wonder what resides here at the Center of the Demon¡¯s Forest.¡± Lucas said curiously. ¡°Hey hey, why not head back now. If we encounter a Saint Rank Demonic Beast here, what will you do?¡± Riviera said. ¡°Then I will test if my experience is enough to battle it.¡± Lucas excitedly said. ¡°You said you will run if you encounter one.¡± Riviera said. ¡°I changed my mind, I just want to see what kind of Saint Rank Demonic Beast lives here.¡± Lucas said. But after speaking, Lucas felt a strong pressure locked onto him rendering him unable to move. ¡°Damn, I can¡¯t move anymore.¡± Lucas tried to resist the pressure but he can¡¯t. With a spirit power of 3 star Practitioner, how can he resist this kind of pressure. ¡°I know this kind of pressure, it is from a Saint Rank Divine Beast.¡± Riviera said solemnly. ¡°Damn it!¡± Lucas cursed. As soon as Lucas was preparing to use other methods of escaping, a beautiful young girl with long silver hair reaching her waist with Blue eyes appeared in his vision. When the girl appeared, the pressure intensified that Lucas kneeled to the ground. Lucas looked at the girl, ¡®She is the one using her spirit pressure on me?! So she is the Saint Rank Divine beast or Saint Rank Demonic Beast?!¡¯ Lucas thought. ¡°You Human. Why are you here in my territory?¡± The girl ask emotionless. ¡°Eh- Ahh.. I just¡­¡± Lucas doesn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°Don¡¯t you lie to me or I will crush you with my spirit pressure on the spot.¡± The girl said staring at Lucas but her voice sounded sweet yet cold. Lucas felt hopeless but after feeling like he is in Death¡¯s door, he was stunned after the girl spoke again. __________________________________________________________ If there are mistakes please tell and Thanks for reading :3 Chapter 11 : Hostility? Chapter 11: Hostility? ¡°Pfft! Don¡¯t worry I won¡¯t kill you. I am just testing you.¡± The girl giggled softly. It was this girl that was following him secretly ever since he entered the forest. Lucas stared blankly for a moment. ¡¯The hell?!¡¯ Lucas cursed in his mind. He earlier saw a bone-piercing coldness in the girl¡¯s eyes but¡­ he never thought that the girl would giggle when he felt that he doesn¡¯t have any more hope in living! ¡°I never thought that a human will be daring to trespass my territory. Oh and by the way, I am Alexa, a 2 star Saint Divine Beast.¡± Alexa said softly. ¡®Divine Beast?! Saint Rank and in human form?! This must be the one Riviera talked about. But why there are still Divine Beast, Celia said that there are no more Divine beast.¡¯ Lucas¡¯ fear was replaced with shock as he pondered. ¡°Well what is your name human?¡± Alexa asked curiously. ¡°I¡ªI am Lucas Helios.¡± Lucas said nervously, unable to forget the feeling of almost dying. ¡°Oh it¡¯s Lucas then. Let us go to my home and chat there.¡± Alexa said while walking on wards. Lucas was hesitant but he still followed Alexa. The two now went towards the Center most Part of the forest. There Lucas saw a massive tree spanning over 30 meter thick and 300 meters high. With that kind of size, it was already like a big dome and it also surpassed the dome in Aegis Academy. ¡°What a giant tree!¡± Lucas could only sigh in admiration. ¡°It sure is. This is the Center of the Forest and our home.¡± Alexa said then she looked over a distance. ¡°Our?¡± Lucas asked in confusion but suddenly he heard someone calling from afar. Lucas saw two figure running towards them. Until they are close enough when Lucas identified that they are two little girls. ¡°Sister Alexa!¡± the 2 little girls yelled in unison. ¡°Stella! Aria! Come here and greet our visitor.¡± Alexa waved then called out. The two little girls arrived in front of Lucas and Alexa. ¡°Who is the visitor sister Alexa?¡± The little girl with silver hair tied in twintails and with orange eyes spoke. ¡°Hello, I am Lucas.¡± Lucas said with a smile but his face was unable to hide his confusion. He remembered Celia said there are no more Divine beast, yet the existence of Alexa was already a proof that there are but after hearing these 2 little girls call Alexa their sister, he was stupefied. Could they also be Saint Rank Divine beast?, this question was enough to put Lucas in fear and confusion. The little girl with orange eyes spoke, ¡°Hi brother Lucas, I am Stella and this is my younger sister Aria.¡± Stella said pointing at the little girl with similar silver long hair but with green-colored eyes. ¡°I¡ªI am Aria.¡± The little girl with green eyes introduced herself meekly but she looked at Lucas curiously. She felt some sense of familiarity. ¡°Oh and before I forgot¡­ he is a human.¡± Alexa smiled wanting to test Lucas and wanting to know how her two sister will react especially Stella. Hearing their Elder Sister Alexa, they first stared at Lucas then Stella backed away, fear and anger in her eyes. ¡°You filthy human! Did you come to kill us just to obtain our soul gem?!¡± Stella said furiously. ¡°I¡ªI¡­¡± Lucas was taken aback. He never expected this situation to occur. He looked at Alexa who was smiling mischievously. ¡®This girl¡­ I really did fall into her trick.¡¯ Lucas thought but he still faced this current situation not knowing whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Enough talk, I will kill you today.¡± Stella said as she stared fixedly at Lucas like a predator hunting for its prey. ¡®Snow wolf!¡¯ Stella whispered in the air. Stella was engulfed in a dark blue light. In a short period of time, changes began to happen at Stella¡¯s body. Her silver hair began to have a tint of blue color and in her head appeared a pair of wolf¡¯s ears and a tail at her back appeared. ¡°Hey hey, I didn¡¯t do anything wrong.¡± Sensing something bad is about to happen, Lucas helplessly said. He couldn¡¯t help but panic because if his intuition is true then this girl Stella is also a Divine Beast in Saint Rank. Stella rushed forward, eyes filled with killing intent. She arrived in front of Lucas in 4 steps and used her small fist to punch at Lucas. Seeing this, Lucas used Mirage Step hastily. As soon as Stella hit Lucas, the image disappeared. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°This?!...¡± Stella said in confusion, she looked left and right, trying to find traces of Lucas. ¡°I told you, I didn¡¯t do anything wrong.¡± Lucas¡¯ helpless voice sounded at her back. ¡°Stop running Human, So that I can kill you!¡± Stella furiously yelled but Lucas felt relieved as Stella doesn¡¯t know how to use Spirit Pressure or else Lucas will be unable to run. Seeing the two run around like playing, Alexa couldn¡¯t help but smile and look at the little girl behind her back, ¡±Why are you hiding Aria?¡± Alexa asked at Aria. ¡°I¡ªI¡¯m afraid of Stella if she went really really angry.¡± Aria said in a low voice but she intently looked at Lucas, her eyes brimming with curiosity. ¡°Eh? So you are not afraid of Lucas?¡± Alexa couldn¡¯t help but be surprised. This girl behind her back has tragic past involving the death of their parents in a human¡¯s hand but she was surprisingly not afraid of Lucas who is also a human. Aria only nodded in response in Alexa¡¯s question. Seeing this, Alexa only smiled bitterly. Contrary to Stella¡¯s ferociousness and hot-headedness, Aria was a very kind hearted girl, she thinks that not every problem can be solve through violence, that is why she became very kind towards all. As Stella was unable to catch Lucas, her orange eyes light up for a second then her speed rose several times faster than before. Stella¡¯s feet nimbly touched the ground then she ran towards Lucas like an arrow. Lucas saw Stella¡¯s speed increased, but his eyes and mind were unbelievably calm and he didn¡¯t hesitate to use another Spirit Skill. ¡®Suppressing Air Sphere¡¯ Lucas said in his mind. This skill has an effect of restraining the enemy below Lucas¡¯ Rank but if he use it against an enemy with a higher rank then it will only decrease its speed. The air in the surrounding began to move towards Stella, who was dashing straight at Lucas. The Air began to revolve around Stella¡¯s body making her speed decrease. Stella sensed the air changed as her speed began to slow down, she couldn¡¯t help but look at Lucas. But what she saw was Lucas is standing still, calmness could be seen in his eyes. She immediately thought that Lucas wasn¡¯t putting her in his eyes, the killing intent began to increase and it was combined with absolute fury as she looked at Lucas¡¯ calmness. ¡°You human! Using dirty tricks at me! Do you even have honor?!¡± Stella roared. She thought earlier that she can easily defeat this human but she was gravely mistaken. Who said someone can easily bully Lucas, they didn¡¯t even know that he possessed many different Spirit Skills. As Lucas was about to speak, something in his Soul ticked. His body shuddered for a moment then it suddenly became heavy and he used his hand to support his body from falling. Seeing this, Stella rejoiced because earlier, she thought she can¡¯t catch Lucas but now it changed. Stella began to put more spirit power in her legs and hand, trying to kill Lucas in one blow but¡­ as Stella was going to charge, Lucas black eyes stared at her like seeing through her entire existence. Stella shivered for a moment and shook her head. As she looked again at Lucas eyes, she immediately noticed that Lucas eyes turned cold and it has a tinged of gold but after that, in his right eye a strange mark is formed. His body began to emit a powerful pressure but it is not a Spirit pressure but a different kind of pressure. Stella¡¯s legs trembled and she immediately sat on the ground. Her eyes filled with fear as she never experienced this kind of powerful pressure. On the other hand, Alexa widened her eyes in disbelief. She clearly saw that Lucas was a human but the pressure his emitting is not of a human¡¯s but a¡­ ¡°A Dragon¡¯s¡­ The king of Divine beasts. The draconian has a bit of power from the dragons but they can¡¯t release this kind of pressure but why can he, who is not a draconian.¡± Alexa muttered but in her voice has a trace of fear because she knows that even her pressure can¡¯t compare to Lucas¡¯. But contrast to both Stella and Alexa, Aria¡¯s eyes stared fixedly at Lucas then she gradually left her sister¡¯s back and walked towards Lucas. Seeing Aria walking towards Lucas, Alexa wanted to stop her but she can¡¯t even move the slightest and she only shut her mouth because of that overwhelming pressure. Aria was now in front of Lucas but you can see in her face that it doesn¡¯t have any trace of fear. Lucas¡¯ eyes stared at the girl in front of him, when he was about to kill her, he suddenly remembered of a certain girl. That girl would always be at Lucas side because that girl could clearly see the loneliness buried deep within his heart. That girl was the one where he felt happiness that he never felt from anyone even his parents, because Lucas¡¯ parents abandoned him when he was young but that girl accepted him like a family. That girl has a kind and warm personality, he can clearly feel that it is the same for this girl. He also remembered their one and only promise. As he stare at the girl in front of him, his emotions was in chaos, he was tempted to go in adventure that is why he was here on Elex but he forgot about his only family that he left in Earth. ¡±Alissa¡± Lucas suddenly muttered softly. Then Lucas¡¯ felt a soft and warm thing, brushing his head back and forth. It was Aria¡¯s hand patting him. Lucas looked into Aria and what Lucas saw was Aria¡¯s radiant smile filled with kindness and warmth as he looked at Lucas. Lucas¡¯ tears flowed in his face, ¡±I am sorry Alissa.¡± Lucas whispered in the air as he replayed the scene of their last meeting until Lucas was gone from Earth from who knows when. _________________________________ Thanks for reading and tell if there are wrong grammars :3 Notice I noticed many problems regarding this story and to avoid future problems.... I decided to Re-write it. And after it is approved, i will post its link.. 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