Chaos Born Chapter 5-cultivation and the exams start

after his spending spree, Asher returns to the academy building, deciding to use the rest of the weeks time to good use

"hello miss Emily, do you perhaps have any private training grounds available here?"

Asher asks with a kind smile, hoping to use the time to train his form as echidna

"ah, student Asher! luckily, we do have a few available right now, here is the key. and if you need anything, feel free to ask."

taking the key, Asher flashes Emily a kind smile "thank you, Emily."

finishing the interaction, Asher enters the private room. transforming into echidna, sitting in a lotus position

"haah.. i need to learn everything from the beginning."

"echidna.. not, my cultivation technique seemed to have begun as the royal families cultivation technique, that every direct heir practiced, which was originally an S+ ranked cultivation technique"

"then it was elevated by echidna to an SS+ rank once she became a grandmaster, on the verge of becoming an SSS ranked technique."

"the original technique would give your aura the trait of ruler, which basically made you rule your mana instead of guide it, like a vassal, so you would tell your mana a command, and it would respond accordingly"

"however, once echidna elevated it to the SS+ rank, the ruler trait transformed into tyranny, which made it so instead of simply giving it a command, you moved it like a puppet, making aura bend to your will like a believer to its deity, instead of simply telling it what to do"

"lets get started then.." beginning to activate the cultivation technique, echidnas serpent tattoo begins to faintly glow

'this is harder than i thought..'

since he never used this cultivation technique in this body before, its basically like learning it from scratch, like being handed a manual for the technique and then being told "do it yourself"

'its gonna be like this once i learn the combat techniques as well..'

and after a few hours of learning it, the fruit of his labor finally pays of

[cultivation technique acquired!]

['the great serpents tyranny(SS+ rank) learned!]

[due to low mastery, efficiency is dropped to c grade]

'well, ya got to start somewhere i guess'

and after taking a few more days to master the cultivation technique (having taken rests in between for sleep, food, and everything else)

echidna has managed to increase her aura capacity by nearly double, which isn't truly that much considering how small it was being newly created, it did mean that her physical stats have risen by a little, and once she does learn combat techniques, she would be able to make better use of them.

along with increasing her aura capacity, she also managed to elevate her cultivation technique mastery to B grade

happy with her progress, echidna returns to being Asher, goes to his room, and decides to rest for the remaining of the day, since tomorrow the entrance exam finally begins, and Asher would be able to scout out his future classmates

-THE NEXT DAY-

at a huge, packed coliseum, Asher sits down with his drinks and food, having invited Emily along with him since she has a day off, not being related to the actual exam.

"since your the one who registered most of them Emily, do you have anyone you think would end up in the elite class?"

"hmm.. i heard the sword saints granddaughter is entering this year, and since the sword saint refused any noble title, he's family are all technically commoners as well, so his granddaughter needs to take the test"

"ah! there is also this one commoner called Eric, he seemed to be a talented martial artist, and another girl called Sylvia who seemed to be a talented mage, she had manifested the rare summoning element for her magic, so I'm expecting a lot from her!"

"oh, that's some high praise coming from you Emily, and Eric.. i think i heard that name before.. but oh well, ill know if i ever meet him i suppose.."

"the sword saints granddaughter is definitely an interesting one too."

as Emily and Asher continued talking, soon enough. the announcer came to the stage.. which seemed to be.. Sophia?

"hello everybody my name is Sophia and i will be your host today! i hope you all have high expectations for todays event since we have some very talented soon to be students this year!"

Sophia says energetically, her voice far louder using magic, causing the huge crowd to cheer, one person even yelling "step on me Sophia!" and many other such comments

"seems Sophia is a bigger deal than i thought.."

with a knowing grin, Emily replies

"well it makes since, she's the elven queens sister after all. she simply gave up her right for the throne in pursuing her want for teaching"

"she's WHO'S sister?! since when??" Asher yells shaking Emily back and forth

"uwah.. please stop! I'm gonna barf.."

"ah.. sorry.." Asher stops, scratching the back of his head

"tsk, its fine.."

focusing back on the stage, Sophia finally gets to explaining the exam

"so everyone! our dear soon-to-be-students will be competing in a battle royal! using using magic the students will be dropped in a simulated realm where they will fight each other to the death! of which only the top 1000 people will be selected!"

"the order of ranks will be determined by your ability's, performance, and other factors, also, the person who dies last becomes the rank one student! which is the benefit of taking the exam, because any of the nobles or others who are admitted without taking the test, no matter how powerful, will not even get the chance to claim first place!"

'annoying, but understandable i suppose'

"now our dear viewers! let the shooooow begin!"

and as she energetically says so, holographic screens show up at the top of the coliseum, showcasing the current top five students with the most kills, along with another screen at every angle to show the killcount of the top one hundred

"ah! without wasting a single second it seems that lady Serena, the sword saints granddaughter has already claimed a head with her perfect swordsmanship!"

SERENA'S POV

as soon as Serena was teleported into the forest,her white hair and silvery eyes cold and vigilant, as she had already located another person, speeding towards him

'i need to live up to grandfathers expectations, i must be perfect. because i am the embodiment of perfect.'

she thinks to herself as she beheads the student, noticing the number one displayed above her head, showcasing her kill count

'there's a kill count? good, i must be number one, since I'm perfect.'

thinking to herself with determination, Serena speeds through the forest at superhuman speeds, searching for her next opponent

SYLVIA'S POV

a short girl with short, pink hair gets summoned into the forest

"ho.. you can do this Sylvia! you can do it.. you've been waiting so long for this!"

slapping her cheeks, Sylvia composes herself, beginning to summon her first beast

"come! Layla of the silver moon!"

using her blood as sacrifice and and creating a summoning circle, Sylvia summons Layla, a large white wolf with blue eyes, and as she steps on the ground the air instantly gets chilly, sniffing the ground, Layla growls in the direction of the east

"found something Layla? lets go then!"

Sylvia says as she saddles Layla, ready to begin her hunt

ERIC'S POV

Eric gets summoned into the exam area, his dark blue hair fluttering in the wind, having been teleported to one of the mountain regions of the exam area

'lets see who we have around here~ I'm so excited!'

being the battle freak that he is, Eric uses his height advantage to try and find other students, yet it seems he's unlucky, since he cant find a single person.

and just as he tries to climb down the mountain, he feels a tingling sensation to his left, as he faces that direction, catching a speeding arrow millimeters from his face, the wooden arrow bursting into splinters under his strength

'found and opponent~'

CAIN'S POV

perched on a tree, a dark haired young man with a mysterious aura scouts his surroundings, having been trained by his father in the art of assassination to the extreme, he already begins to think of traps to set up

'for now.. its better to use my concealment technique and scout the enemies, then move accordingly'

with a predatory gaze, Cain begins to glide through the tree's, hiding his presence perfectly

ASHER'S POV

"a lot of interesting people, although the ones at the top are mostly just reckless noble kids who think they can do whatever they want and Serena whos in first place overwhelmingly, along with the Sylvia girl in second place, although quite behind Serena still"

"and while that Cain guy doesn't have as many kills, it seems he's thinking of the long run, if anything he should be admitted simply because of how good he is for scouting missions"

'he's cool, like the dollar store version of the bat guy from earth'

"although i don't really see the Eric guy you talked about on the leader board.."

having realized that everyone has a personal hologram they can use to look at whoever they want aside from the top five, he finds Eric, who seems to be.. laughing like a maniac while fighting a busty, dark haired archer girl?

'ah, now it makes since, seems like he found an equal opponent, and since neither can kill each other, it dragged out. leading to neither getting any kills, but i don't doubt they will both be admitted'

'the archer girl seems very good, although i don't know if she's a mage or an archer yet, and the Eric kids whole shtick seems to be speed, surprising for someone so reckless.. but its good for him, since he can dodge her arrows, but he cant get any further'

'so either one of them gives up, which i don't see happening, or they will be locked in a stalemate until the end of the exam'

SYLVIA'S POV

atop Layla, her other beast Luthor, the silver knight, both poised to strike, Sylvia stands In front of a huge man, with messy hair and dirty clothes, as his body begins to transform, turning even larger, more feline. covered in dark fur

"oh? a werewolf.. i never fought one before! but.. it seems the pup doesn't know his place right Layla? show the pup what an actual wolf is, kay? and Luthor, watch out for other enemy's incase they try to ambush us."

and so, the two beasts lunge at each other, Layla's ice magic having a range advantage but the werewolf having the stamina advantage, since Sylvia's mana is bound to run out soon enough

the werewolf lunges at Layla, his actions feral and reckless, yet backed by sheer physical strength, as Layla conjures sharp icy tendrils from the ground, stabbing into the werewolf's body, keeping him place.

yet the werewolf stands unbothered, striking the ice tendrils that have already pierced his body, shattering them. as his wounds instantly heal, ready to rush at his enemy once more

"tsk, annoying son of a duck.. fine, ill go all in. Layla, hold him in place using ice, Luthor! behead him once he is frozen in place."

as the werewolf lunges in rage once more, the same pesky ice tendrils come up again, and before they can even pierce him, he already breaks them, yet it was all but a distraction, as he notices his feet frozen to the ground, as countless ice tendrils pierce his back, sides, and front

and as the tendrils keep coming just as the werewolf breaks the, preoccupied, Luthor is able to sneak up behind the werewolf. as his greatsword glows a white sheen, before striking the half beast, beheading him once and for all, as both Layla and Luthor disappear, Sylvia having run out of mana.

and before she can even register anything else, she feels a sharp pain in her chest, only to notice Cain had pierced her heart with a poisoned dagger

"good, since second place is done, i can now take my time killing to take it for myself."

Cain says, as while Sylvia's kill count is still in the kill board, since she cant kill anyone else, others now have time to catch up and overtake her

CHAPTER END

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