Nikolas Stein

Alex stood tall, well as tall as his 5'8 self stood — his heart pounding in exhilaration.

He had won nine matches in a row now, with his confidence soaring with each victory. However it also made him realise how weak the average first year student was.

It was like each of these youths just floated their way through their time in the Primordial Expanse, having everything spoon fed to them and not experiencing any danger or suffering at all.

He had an inkling that none of the opponents he had faced so far had been through even 1% of anything he'd experienced so far.

But then again, the same could be said for Alex, as each of his opponents had come from wealthy and prominent backgrounds, with family and teachers to back them up and prepare them for their time in the Primordial Expanse. They had probably received drastically different advice about the Primordial Expanse than Alex did.