First Class

When morning arrived I was already awake. I awoke earlier in the day when the moon still shown brightly. My roommate Gory was still asleep on his bed, he had missed every single one of his alarms.

The time was about 7 am so I had plenty of time to do what I need to do before waking Gory. I quickly got out of bed and took a shower. The water was nice and hot and when I got out, the bathroom was a sauna. You could probably cook an entire roast in there.

After drying myself off I went to style my hair in the mirror. What I saw surprised me...I had changed. My entire body was different! Before I was your average skinny guy. You could see my ribcage and I had almost no muscle. Now I had gained muscle. I was a very tone guy now. I had a six pack, a nice sized chest, and really nice arms. They weren't too big, but also not too small. The veins that appeared on my forearms could be read like a road map. But best of all I was taller.

I was fairly tall before standing at 6'1 but now I stood about 6'3. I was much more handsome than before. My self admiration was interrupted by Gory knocking on the door talking about how he had to take the shit of a lifetime.

"Hold on, I'll be right out," I told him. I then quickly brushed my teeth and put some of what seemed like deodorant on. When I opened the door I was nearly knocked over by Gory. He rushed in screaming "I'M CROWNING."He screamed so loud I can almost guarantee that everyone on the floor heard it.

When it was time to go to class I was waiting for Gory to finish up his "routine". When he had finally come out and we were on our way to class I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. It was the first class I would be attending and I didn't know how it would go.

When we got to the class everyone was already in their seats talking to the people around them. To my surprise Lisa was sitting by herself on the corner, just staring out the window. When I thought about it, it actually wasn't that surprising. She was an acquired taste.

Me and Gory went to our spots in the back of the room. Gory had saved me a seat the last couple days so that I would be next to him.

About 10 minutes later the teacher came through the door. They were a short woman with long golden hair. After she got behind her desk I couldn't help but notice her glance at me. I didn't know if it was cause this was the first time I was in class or something else.

"Greetings class. As you know this class is your martial arts class. We would be in the designated building today for sparing but it is still undergoing repairs." The students all groaned a sigh of disappoint while she continued. "Just because we can't go spar there doesn't mean we are not going too. We are going to find out who the best in class is...and who is the worst." With this comment every student looked at me. They knew I was the weakest in class and they all wanted to do against me to try and impress.

The teacher then motioned for all of us to follow her. We followed her all the way to a huge building with big words that read "Fighting Arena" on it.

The inside of the building was vast, about the size of five football fields. There were stands that rose about 150 feet, about 50 rows.

"Alright class, this Is where you will be sparing. It is designed in a tournament bracket with everyone already put into their spot. I will now read the brackets along with the power level of the contestants."

My anticipation grew as I was curious who I was gonna fight. When it comes down to it I will most likely lose, but if I can beat at least one person I won't be the weakest.

'Would you like to use attribute points to increase chance of winning'

A notification popped up in my head saying I head attribute points to disperse. When I checked my stats I was level 4 with 40 points to use. By the information I read I assumed I got 10 points for every level. When it came to choosing what to put them into I decided upon:

+30 strength

+5 agility

+5 Defense

'New stats'

Power level: 3130

Strength:4300

Agility:2900

Defense:2200

'All other stats remain the same'

My power level had nearly doubled although the number on my patch remained the same. It was only updated when taking the exams.

"The last 3 brackets are as follows: Dakota Hanson 1800 Vs Frank Castleburg 2300, Gregory Braxton 12700 Vs Gastrob Gitrov 4500, Lisa Silverking 22400 Vs Amber Tripe 9890. When you all finish with your fight your bracket will be automatically updated for the next round. When you find your opponent head to a designated mat and proceed with the battle."

She had finally finished talking and we could find our opponents. Gory seemed confident that he could beat his opponent as he had a bit of a smirk on his face. He thought no one noticed but both Lisa and I laughed on the inside. We knew he was probably right, but you never know.

After searching for a few seconds I found my opponent. He was a tall boy about 6'8 and had a muscular build. He had ginger hair and a chiseled jaw. He was bursting with confidence when he heard who he was up against.

When I finally made my way to the mat he was on he was getting in fighting stance.

"I'll let you strike first, since you wont be doing anything to me. This will be the easiest thing since the entrance exam."

He was so confident that he would beat me that I couldn't help but smile, but I politely responded with a thanks and assumed a fighting stance as well. Then a notification popped in my head.

'Wouls you like to use Demon Stike on your opponent'