Chapter 26: The test (2)
-Well what are you getting in return if you win?- Siege asked
-She'll give me one of her high brand lipstick- Dabria answered
-Well I'm going to beat the shit out of that student representative, I have to win for our beloved goddess after all-
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3rd person view
"Perseus is going to have a hard time" Eliza sighed
"Yeah, after a performance like that?! It's definitely going to be hard, especially since he doesn't plan on using his bonds" Olivia said
"Don't worry, big bro is going to be even stronger" Oliver said
"Yeah! No one is stronger and a better cook than him after all" Emily said
"I feel bad for the one who is going to be his wife" Ellie grumbled
"Well we just have to believe in him, he said that he got a big plan" Mary said
"Yeah and he refuses to tell us" Axel added
Albert told the representatives that he'll wait before he made a decision.
"I'm so burned out" Albert said
"You're so strong! Even better than the rumors, no one expected a 12 year old to beat a 3rd year" Eleanor complimented "Why didn't you pick an academy yet, you got all offers?"
"I'll go to the one Perseus chooses" Albert answered
"That's going to be hard, after your performance, I doubt his performance is going to stand out, no offence, I can tell that he's good but..."
"I have faith in him"
"What if he doesn't get an offer?"
"That's impossible, after all, he's stronger than me"
"What?!" Eleanor screamed
-Isn't that right Helena?-
-Yeah he is, hopefully he get a lower score than you, my lipstick are great, I don't mind losing them but I want her beauty cream, I heard it's on par with the one owned by the goddess of beauty- Helena replied
-Lucky that today I don't usually get asked about my eyes, my parents freaked out when they saw it- Albert ignored her greed for beauty cream
-Well yours is normal, but Perseus is a special case, we'll find out after the test
"Contestant number 420, Perseus Silver, age 12, dark orange core"
Perseus got on stage.
"Are you not going to use your bonds?" The referee asked
"No"
"So no accessory or weapon?"
"Just my robe"
<10 scouts, 1 from each academy, they will rank my scores and tell the school representative whether I got potential or not> Perseus thought to himself
Perseus opponent was a mid purple core from Phoenix Academy, using a D-ranked sword
"I usually use my robe, but even for a D-rank equipment, I don't want it dirty with filthy commoner's blood" The 3rd year said
"Well after I beat you, I'll make sure to get you to grovel and beg" Perseus replied
"Hah. HAHAHAHA, you know what? If you do, I'll swear on my honor as a son of a marquis household to do what you just said, but if I win, you'll be my dog"
"You're going to regret your words" Perseus said and shocked his family in the crowd
"What is that boy doing?!" Mary yelled
"Calm down, the noble can't really force him on it" Luke said
"Though if he does lose, he'll damage his reputation" Eliza said
Perseus' parents were finally calmed down and was able to focus the moment the test started.
Perseus made his aura bigger using 'Presence'. What Siege, Ace and Dabria forgot about was that Presence has the ability to make his aura the biggest in the room, the room is referred to limited area that his ability can reach. And in his area included Dabria the goddess that always have her presence there with him.
His ability made his aura even bigger than a goddess. The representative from the academy were all sweating in their seats.
"How can such a 12 year old have such a strong aura?"
"This is impossible"
Albert and Helena who also had no idea about this ability was shocked.
-He's too powerful- Albert had a hard time standing
- H-His presence is even stronger than me, h-how is that possible?- Helena stuttered
Eleanor blacked out and was caught by Albert, a few people in the coliseum who were far away and watching also felt the strong presence.
"Lucky we aren't close, otherwise we'll be fainting like those participants in there" John looked in shock
"He said he is releasing his frustration today, next time, let's not lock him in his room, maybe that is the source of his frustration" Luke said in a whisper
Perseus on the other hand was smiling to the noble whose nose is now bleeding and is bending down to one knee
"I plan to release all my anger and frustration on you today, sorry that you have to be on the end of it" Perseus pointed to the noble
Perseus then use earth magic to shake up the stage to make his opponent stumble.
Perseus then release the flames born from his wrath.
"FLAMES OF PURGATORY"
Blue flames started to spew out of his body and enveloped the whole stage.
"Why is this flame so intense?!"
"How can he still be at a dark orange stage?!"
"He's too strong!"
The spell made the noble flew into the air unconscious.
1st person view
-Oh we are so not done yet- I said
I gathered up all the flames into my body and mostly to my right arm, time for the second spell which should normally be stronger than the first one but I didn't want to kill him since it's against the rules
-You're going to kill him- Dabria warned
-Don't worry, I adjusted it enough to not kill him-
-I can barely see from back here, but beat him up- Ace cheered
-Yeah I hate these snobby brats- Siege agreed
I jumped towards the guy with blue flames converging into my fist and screamed for everyone to hear
"HAHAHAHA" I laughed maniacally "DON'T DIE NOW, HERE'S MY SECOND SPELL, SOLAR FLARE"
I then punched him midair to the other side of the coliseum, he flew off the stage and hit the inner walls and created a dent with those cliché spiderwebs effect.
I then turn off my ability 'Presence' and reset my presence to normal. And I continued to laugh maniacally on the stage
-I feel a lot better now that I released it all out of my system, my anger from my previous life is almost gone, I plan on eating a lot of food after this, maybe a feast, who's with me?-
-I want fish and porkchops- Ace said
-I want a lot of meat, especially steak and porkchops- Siege joined
-And I won the lipstick- Dabria said before heading of to collect her prize
I then turned my head to the academy's representatives who all raised their hands before they even got asked to give an offer
3rd person view
The representatives were all talking to the scouts on their amulet
"Give him a full score, we must get him on our side!"
All the scouts couldn't disagree because they all thought the same thing
-We must have him on our side, our reputation will be even better if we ever get to teach a genius like him-
Eleanor woke back up to see healers healing a very injured student representative on the the side of the arena
"Wh-what was that?"
"I don't know" Albert answered, he was also speechless like everyone else
It took him only 2 moves to defeat a 3rd year, a presence so strong that people fainted, they know that they're now staring at someone whose name is going down the history books.
"Told you big bro was strong" Oliver said smug
"Yeah, that guy didn't stand a chance" Emily nodded
"2 spells..."John mumbled
"Well looks like we're taking a 3 week trip to Acira" John said
"Yeah, and on the bright side, he got all offers, tomorrow we'll get the results and he'll have a week to make his decision" Axel said
"We'll ask him about this later" Mary said after recollecting herself
-Well after Perseus made his decision for which academy to go to, I can do the last bonding ritual with Aenon- Albert said
-Well it's about time you do it with that dragon- Helena replied
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1st person view
I told them that I'll wait before I made any decision. I then head down the stage to Albert and Eleanor.
-I got the lipstick, though I must say, I forgot that your ability would include me- Dabria said -Your presence gave a few gods a scare, that's for sure-
-What would you do if it didn't include Dabria?- Siege asked
-Simple, the referee was also in my range, my aura would be stronger than his. Either way, we passed- I answered
"You were amazing, I knew you were good, but that completely took me by surprise" Albert complimented
"Well I gotta shut up those stuck up nobles somehow"
"Well you shut not just them up, but everyone else with it" Eleanor said
"Well like I said on the stage, I was angry and frustrated, I felt really good releasing them all out from my system"
"Remind me not to anger you then"
"What academy do plan on going?" Albert asked
"I don't know yet, I'll tell you tomorrow"
I then said my farewell to Albert and Eleanor and walked out of the coliseum to see my family waiting. Oliver and Emily ran and hug me.
"We knew you could it" Emily said
"Yeah, you were so strong" Oliver agreed
"Why were you angry?" Eliza asked curious
"Yeah, little bud, if you were that angry, tell us next time, don't hold it in" Dad said
"Yeah we don't want you to kill more people then you already are" John chimed in
"I was just angry, most of the nobles made fun of me" I lied
-You would have killed them, if they did anger you- Siege said
-And I would have helped you with it- Ace joined in
"Well it's good you let it all out" Mom ruffled my hair
We went back to the inn for the day and had a feast. And later that night, it seems that I got 10 packages, each have different crest which were the crests of the 10 academies.
The next day, after all the test ended, the results was out, I got 100, full marks and place 1st on both the venue ranking and kingdom ranking which ranks all 4 of the venue in Artia, Albert got 96 in 2nd place and Eleanor got 91 points in 3rd.
"That's the first time anyone has ever gotten a full mark, even father is surprised" Albert said
"You would have too, but you made a few mistakes and got points deducted" Eleanor said coming out of nowhere "You 2 are monsters, If the scoring system had a higher number, no one would ever get to beat your score"
"The nobles seem to be avoiding me" I looked around
"Of course, people thinks that you were angry at the nobles for making fun of you" Eleanor replied
"I was" I lied
"Well, if you can beat a 3rd year within 2 moves, I doubt anyone would make an enemy out of you" she shrugged
"Which academy are you picking?" Albert asked
"Phoenix Academy, that guy still owe me, I haven't got the chance to see him grovel and beg yet" I smiled
-They also have the best gifts- Ace said
-We can't use them yet, we'll start using it on our trip to Acira-
-And we have a lot to share with the rest of the family- Dabria joined
-I look forward to it- Siege joined in