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What's a laptop? Why do i know that word?> (Sin)
Being taken aback from the foreign yet familiar word, Sin focused his focus even more than before on the laptop inside the dot. As if reacting to his focus, the dot gets bigger on a faster rate than before. The rate increases on an even faster rate and induces a sensation of pulling at Sin.
In a time of a mere snap, Sin is already in front of it. The dot actually is a sphere with the laptop inside it.
After a quick glance, Sin blinked his eyes. The sphere isn't there anymore but, a person with the same color gradient like the sphere was is standing while leaning on the laptop.
A unique sight is entering Sin's eyes, a person with a white left and black right on top of laptop with a black left and white right like the background behind them.
The double colored person suddenly turns his head towards Sin. Sin is shocked with the facelessness of the face. That shock gets shocked again by the same person as the black side suddenly got touches of white and the white side got touches of black, touches that would give a shock to anyone unprepared. Those touches of different colors are representing the eyes and the smile of the person. White eye on the black side and black eye on the white side and mouth split half in half in white and black.
A man's voice resounding from the person as that person is standing up from his leaning position.
(The story has begun, huh?
Sin, this will be your story. Live your life as you want it to be.) (Mysterious black white person)
(Sin)
The black white person had closed his mouth after saying his line. The closed mouth seems to have disappeared as if it wasn't there.
Without moving anything and keeping his mouth shut, his voice resounding once again.
(In mind or out loud it is the same here, my boy.
I am your parent but this is not your parent. This is an avatar I have prepared for you.
Black and white
Bad and good, good and bad, you decide it.
Pure black
Pure white
Black in white
White in black
Unchanging it or changing it
It's all on you.
Origin seemed to have deemed that you needed to come here often.
This avatar called Guardian A.I.
You can just call it A, since it is me and at the same time it is you.) (A.I.)
(Origin did?! Who is he?!
You are my parent? Father? Mother?) (Sin)
Sin has been shaken to his core as suddenly the answer he is seeking is right in front of him.
(In a sense, I am you parent.
Father or mother. . . . .? Was a father i guess since I came to this world as a male. Now would be neither. You can just call me father. Call me mother and I will make you punish you as I see fit, like let you live as a woman or get miserable and face misfortunes.
You are my child but your children might not be my grandchildren. It could be your grandchild be my grandchild or it could be your great grandchild be one or maybe even your great great great grandchild is my grandchild from you.
That will be all from me.
Ah yeah, you should be careful if you want to stay as a male as you are at your fragile moment at the moment.
Bye...) (A.I.)
(Wait! Father!) (Sin)
Sin gets hold of A.I.'s black left shoulder.
(What are you doing?) (A.I.)
a different tone came out from the person in front of him, confusing him.
(Father?) (Sin)
(I am your Guardian A.I., your guide.) (A.I.)
(Please don't joke around, father.) (Sin)
(I don't joke. I am part of him and I am part of you, 42.) (A.I.)
(Seriously?
Wait... 42?) (Sin)
(Ah. I let it slip. Nevermind. I will tell more when the time is right.
I am your guide but I am not forcing my guidance upon you. You keep the steer.) (A.I.)
(So you are A? So you will answer my questions?) (Sin)
Sin is getting frantic as the answer he sought still in front of him.
(Yes to both questions.) (A.I.)
Sin getting even more and more excited from the answer he just got from A.I.
(Then....!
Who am I? What am I? Where I came from? What just happened? Who is my father and what did his explanation means?) (Sin)
(At the moment, you are Sin Ya Sin. A 42. That's your journey. Origin has hastened and guided your journey. Not eligible to know yet and just as it means.) (A.I.)
(Sin)
Sin is dumbfounded by the answers.
Just right before he is about to ask more.
(No need to ask more. I will tell you more if you can enter here again. Like how to enter and leave here. For a little bonus, you are a newborn that just born on this 7th day of the 7th month and is 5 hours old on a 13 years old body.
See you next time.
Stay safe.) (A.I.)
(No! Wait!) (Sin)
A.I. glowed fiercely as if its shape is deteriorating and blinded Sin.
A jolt is jolting Sin's body, paralyzing his body. His sight is coming back to him with Origin giving him a glance before stepping forward.
(I will be enrolling to the magic department. Be sure to be kind to everyone. That includes the combat department.) (Origin)
The whole crowd can only stare at Origin until Silvia steps forward herself.
(I will accept you as my rival! I will assure your enrollment to the magic department as my rival.) (Silvia)
(Don't need it. I will see which examiner dare to pass me to combat department. In this academy merit stand on top of everything. I believe you know it yourself, little princess.) (Origin)
(Fine, you better be there.) (Silvia)
Sovelein shocked as the geniuses of the humanity have chosen the safe, calm and not competitive course of magic department on their own will.
(Sovelein)
Sovelein has steeled his heart to convince Origin to combat department despite the overwhelming disadvantages he is in.
And...
<(I told you I am neither. If you wanted to interfere the things I had told you, then take a sleep tonight and decide after going through the vision dreams I prepared for you. Don't worry, the examiners that tried today will only need to be resurrected on the sanctuary. Only today though. You can stop them on the name of protecting them from death if you want to.)> (I. ..) (Origin)
Telepathy!?!? Only inferior one could be breached by telepathy since the magic power it cost usually shared between the sender and receiver. He indeed is part of the numbers.
(I will end this test.
One with low or below result should go home for your own safety.
Next will be the practical test, each of you head to the training ground told when you register.
Dismiss.) (Sovelein)
Sovelein can only give up and go to Origin's training ground witness his test himself. Since the training ground is separated by 50 per each ground, Silvia and Sin also go to the same place.
Most of the examinees with result of low or lower just went home in dejection or followed the one they are interested in to watch the show or just braced themselves to take the test. These reckless ones sometimes produce deaths as they couldn't maintain the protection gear while doing attack as they are too low on magic power to do so.
Each ground can hold up to 200 people more or less on the audience seats.
on the center field, 10 examiners and a recorder magic device are standing on the opposite of the examinees.
Origin steps forward towards the examiner and says,
(I want to enter the magic department and I had shattered the testing orb.) (Origin)
A robust man steps forward and rebukes the boy.
(That's impossible! Even the record was split 4. How dare you lie! Even if you are not lying you should be entering the combat department.) (Robust Examiner)
(Ask that Holy Flame over there for your proof.
So none of the examiners willing to vouch for me?) (Origin)
Origin without turning point to Sovelein on the audience seat
(You brat! Know your place! You greenhorn!) (Robust Examiners)
The robust man is angered as Origin ignored him.
The rest of the examiners looked to the direction Origin pointed and indeed saw the famous Holy Flame, Sovelein Meta, on the audience seat. The strongest man in mankind history that never stayed behind nor ever spectated any practical test after his test. The said man can only nodded to show them the boy indeed has said the unbelievable truth.
(I will put you on your place and blacklist you myself!) (Robust Examiner)
(A muscle head as an examiner. I will make a new history for the academy and a big story to be told by everyone after this test.
There is no consequences for making an examiner disable, right?) (Origin)
The 9 examiners behind the robust man shocked while the man himself exploded in anger.
(None indeed. But, neither do we to disable an examinee.) (Robust Examiner)
The man roared
(Do we start now? Are you ready, brainless? Need to calm down first?) (Origin)
(Brainless!? I don't need to be ready or calm to put you on your place!) (Robust Examiner)
Just right after that, the man's right arm is cleanly cut and fall down to the grown.
Everyone in the training ground is shocked.
*Thud*
The victim didn't notice it until the thud sound and the feeling of nothingness from his right arm.
The man finally noticed it and saw his cut arm on the ground pouring blood on to the ground and his bloodless cut shoulder.
The pain finally transmitted to his brain which leading him to scream out loud.
Suddenly the cut part of his arm and shoulder froze.
Everyone shifts their eyes to Origin who pointing to left with his left thumb to the audience seat on his left. A lady with her hand outward towards the cut man on the field could be seen. The lady is Silvia, the princess who is exempted from the test by the Holy Flame himself.
The examiners guessing the lady's identity while the crowd suddenly burst out cheering for her.
(As expected of a princess! So benevolent!)
(So beautiful!)
(As expected of one being vouched by the legendary Holy Flame himself.)
(That's perfect 4 for you.)
(She is perfect in everything!)
(Princess Silvia, I am your number one fan!)
(No, I am her number one fan!)
The crowd has made it clear to the examiners.
(So, she is the one vouched by the Holy Flame.)
(A perfect 4!)
(She is the one with the great talent, huh?)
Examiners and the audience each having their own discussions and cheers.
The one getting the help from the princess, the robust man, is going crazy himself.
(Perfect 4! Impossible! What a lie!) (Robust Examiner)
(You want to retry or want me to continue my little showcase?) (Origin)
(You!!!!!) (Robust Examiner)
(See you tomorrow then.) (Origin)
As he said that, he vanished and appeared behind the now fully frozen man.
The cut arm somehow vanished leaving only blood pool and water on where it was.
The frozen man suddenly split in half around the hip and the upper half slid through and fell to the ground.
Silvia got a blood on the edge on her pink lips.
(With this, I can choose my department, right?) (Origin)
(No.) (Man with katana)
The silence from the spectacular showcase from Origin is broken by one of remaining 9 examiners, a man in white attire rebuked Origin's right to choose his department of his own will.
[Author note : imagine the white attire, a japanese hakama or attire to suit the katana yourself guys.]
(Sovelein)
(Who might you be? Overwhelming the examiner should be good enough for the right.) (Origin)
(Indeed. But special case call for special measure. I will be that examiner.
I am Ryuou Toraken. The strongest swordman, the second strongest of mankind, commonly known as Silver blade.) (Ryuou)
The examinees and audience once again break into their discussions and uproar.
(Silver Blade! He is that famous Silver Blade!)
(What luck to be able to see Silver Blade after the Holy Flame!)
(Will he teach me if I get into combat department?)
Only Sovelein, the examiners, and 3 others not fazed. The other 3 are Origin who doesn't care, Silvia who knew him beforehand, and lastly, Sin who doesn't know anything as he only focused on Origin.
(Then?) (Origin)
Origin's nonchalant attitude provoked the hard core fans within the audience and examinees.
(How dare you! He is the best on combat! No one can beat the Silver Blade on close combat.)
(Yeah! That's right!)
(You!)
Pissed, Origin sent his bloodlust to them. All but 1 collapsed and fainted. That person shuddered and vomited a mouthful of blood before fainting.
Many innocent bystanders are shaking from the bloodlust after shock. Even the 8 examiners are breathing roughly behind the Silver Blade.
(Still going? I get nothing from your rebuttal. Pass.) (Origin)
Silver Blade breaks a cold sweat bead letting it flows to chin then to the ground.
(You have any request to let me be that examiner? Or are you just afraid?) (Ryuou)
(Fine. I will take your childish provocation head on. I will tell 2 requests of mine personally to you.) (Origin)
(Fine, break this wind sword of mine and damage nothing else. Do so and I will listen to any of your requests even it means taking my life.) (Ryuou)
A green sword of wind is shaped on his right hand after saying so.
Without answering, Origin split into 10 and charge towards the standing still Ryuou.
Ryuou slashed through 3 Origins and they vanish. 2 Origin hold his wind sword and 1 stands on his left while the other 4 just standing outside forming square outside of him.
(1. Vouch for that commoner boy for his talent.
2. Discuss with Holy Flame what to do with him.) (Origin)
He said his requests to Ryuou enough for him to heard them.
Origin lets loose his grips on the wind sword.
Ryuou sees the opening and slashes through the remaining Origins. None is left.
No one can find him anywhere except Sin who has been looking at the standing Origin on his original spot since the very beginning.
*Crack*
Ryuou's wind sword broke into half and vanished.
(My win.) (Origin)
Origin appeared with the same position unmoving and announced his win.
(Your win. Do as you wish.) (Ryuou)
