Mock Battle - Part 1

A couple of seconds later...

"Pant! Finally, I made it!" Rin shouted with relief before swiftly positioning himself and finding somewhere nice to sit.

[Congratulations, you are not so unless after all, Master! But anyhow on a serious note, while you meditate do not force the purple qi to enter your body. Instead, allow yourself to understand it as you immerse yourself within its vibrant world.]

"Okay," muttered Rin after getting into a lotus position and closing his eyes, just as the first ray of the sun appeared on the horizon. Followed by a haze of purplish mist that appeared from nowhere and mixed with the sun's radiance.

Just as beasts in the nearby mountains roared while birds flew into the sky as if awoken by a nearby disturbance. However, as the Sun continued to rise steadily into the sky, it was as if a flood dam had opened as vast quantities of purple qi appeared in the firmament.

Seemingly causing time to halt as a beautiful sunrise with purplish-white fluffy clouds and a reddish-brown background manifested before Rin and everyone fortunate enough to capture this mesmerizing morning scene.

Yet, as everything came to a standstill, it appeared as if man and beast froze as streaks of faint purple qi began to fly and dance in the air, before shooting off into the distance. Some flew toward Rin, while others disappeared into the bellies of beasts to be refined and assimilated over time.

A benefit bestowed upon all beasts by the Beast God, a descendent of the legendary Taotie, the mythical fool who tried to devour the World Tree. But that is beside the point, for while Rin sat peacefully upon the roof of the clock tower with a serene expression, a warm current flowed along his skin as his clothes fluttered in the breeze of the morning current.

As he followed Artemis's advice and immersed himself in the sensation, the purple qi gave him, which felt like a lover's touch as it danced along his skin.

Meanwhile, as Rin continued to try and understand the purple qi, in the period allotted to him a shadowy figure silently appeared behind him from his shadow.

That had a devilish and twisted grin as it whispered, "Found you." However, before it could strike Rin with its hand, which had turned into a sword, the purple qi swirling around Rin became agitated out of nowhere.

Attracting more purple qi toward him, which transformed into a purplish-white flame that gently flew toward the shadowy being and landed upon its shoulder.

Petrifying the being as if it were stuck in quicksand and couldn't get out, no matter what it tried, it couldn't remove the flame. This caused it to even resort to chopping off its shoulder, yet nothing seemed to work, and before it could even shout, "No!"

It was incinerated into ashes that were further burned and turned into nothingness as if to guarantee that this being would not be able to harm another innocent soul again in its lifetime.

[Hmm, just what did you do, Ezekiel to warrant the protection of Violet Greensmith?]

Artemis muttered with curiosity as he gazed at the purple flame, which absorbed the remaining purple qi in the vicinity before turning into a liquid-like state and integrating with Rin's body.

'Did you say something, Artemis?' Rin asked as he could feel the purple qi around him diminish as his body absorbed the remnants without a struggle.

[Huh? Sorry about that, Master, I didn't think you could hear me… but from the looks of things, you gained a lot from this experience.]

"It's cool and yes, I did, Artemis." Rin smiled joyfully as he exhaled and opened his eyes, which flashed with a mesmerizing purplish glow as a pleasurable sensation flowed throughout his body.

Following the absorption of the remaining purple qi which led to the end of this spectacle and the start of breakfast. Along with the beginning of something wonderful and worth waking up to every day...

Announcing the start of a new day filled with anxiety and excitement as everyone got ready for the week ahead, following the leak about Project X, which the teachers and school officials tried to keep on the low.

However, it would seem someone spilled the tea, and with that, the mock battles soon to occur to see who would be eligible to go.