As the 1st year students made their way into the gate they were astonished by what they saw. Beyond the gates was a separate realm that was owned by The Academy. There were craters everywhere as if someone was constantly bombarding the landscape with bombs. Grass, Trees, or any other form of life was virtually nonexistent.
This was The Academy's battle realm. Usually, this realm is used for combat classes. Here no one can truly die; after being killed in the battle realm you will respawn immediately outside of combat. This allows one to fight without any sort of restrictions and get the true experience of a fight.
As the students was observing the realm with mix feelings somebody finally noticed Akasha.
A young man who appeared to be human interrupted everyone's thoughts.
"Hey, who is that lying beside the stage?" He asked while pointing at Akasha
"Hmm?"
Everyone's attention instantly shifted to where he was pointing.
"How can someone already be here?" A young lady asked as she was observing Akasha from a distance.
"Yea I thought we all entered at the same time. Is he an instructor too?"
"But he seems to kind of young?"
As everyone was trying to see who the guy lying in the chair was, Gaelan reappeared in the sky.
While floating in the sky he snapped his fingers, and a badge appeared in front of all the students.
"AS YOU CAN SEE EACH BADGE HAS A YOUR NAME ON IT. THIS BADGE IS BASICALLY YOUR I.D, IT HAS MANY USES THAT YOU CAN FIND OUT LATER. FOR NOW, THE MAIN USE THE BADGE WILL HAVE IS SHOWCASING YOUR RANKING."
"YOUR BADGE WILL LIGHT UP WHENEVER YOUR NAME IS DRAWN FROM THE RAFFLE. EACH ONE OF YOU WILL FIGHT 10 MATCHES. RANKING WILL BE DETERMINED BY WHO HAS THE MOST WINS. IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF WINS THEN THEY WILL FIGHT EACH OTHER IN THE NEXT ROUND TO DETERMINE THE RANKING."
"ONE HUNDRED MATCHES WILL TAKE PLACE AT ONE TIME. EVERY FIGHT WILL BE BROCASTED TO THOSE WHO ARE WAITING. LAST THING, DEATH HERE IS NOT PERMANENT SO FIGHT WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE. HEAD TOWARDS THE STAGE!"
After Gaelan finished an unusual long speech, he disappeared from their view and reappeared even higher in the sky.
Here, the other staff members were gathered.
"Haha Gaelan being a professor really suits you!" A man who had blood red hair and eyes said to Gaelan while laughing.
"FUCK YOU JAX!" Gaelan said has he was already irritated for even having to put up with all this bullshit. 'I just want to FIGHT!!!!'
"Alright enough, so what do you guys think so far?" Dean Calisto said in a calm tone.
"Well, everything pretty much aligns with the information you gave us aside from a couple outliers." A woman with purple hair and black eyes. She was wearing glasses while carrying some sort of book. This was, Luminos, the librarian.
"Yea that kid ,Krax Von, he was a real surprise. He even finished ahead of some those who were listed. From the looks of him he appears to be Human/Titan like Gaelan. Jax said as he was really intrigued about the incoming geniuses.
To this Gaelan just scoffed, but didn't say anything.
Suddenly
"I'm interested in that kid human named Akasha." The one who said this was an absolutely stunning lady. She had long black hair with dark blue eyes that almost looked black. On her head she had all black ears that had white tips, behind her were also 8 foxlike tails that matched her ears.
She was Vice Dean Liora.
"That human, Akasha, although for some reason it's hard to notice him he simply made the test look like a walk in the park." She said this as one could see a curious glint in her eyes.
HAHA, how could I forget about that little monster. Yea that kid is someone that could grow into something helpful if trained properly." Gaelan said while scratching the back of his head. But internally he was thinking. 'How could someone like that slip my mind? Is it perhaps some kind of artifact?'
"Yes, he's interesting indeed, let's see what happens during this final part of the exam." Dean Calisto said this as he randomly conjured 200 slips that all had names on them.
He then waved his hand and they all disappeared.
"Now let's see what the new geniuses of Kalpa have to offer." After he said that, 100 projections showed in front of them and also in front of the geniuses down below.
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By the stage
The students were all gathered and were all waiting on the final test to start. After about 5 minutes of waiting 200 Badges lit up and they all disappeared. On the projections those who were still waiting could now see the other students preparing to fight.
While Akasha was casually lying back in the chair, he felt the change in his badge before he too disappeared along with the group.
Each fight took place in different parts of the realm that was already prepared beforehand. They all stood on a stage platform similar to the one from before.
When Akasha reappeared, he was standing face to face with a human male.
'Finally, after all that bullshit, I get to FIGHT!!!' He thought internally before using his ability 'Eyes of Origin'.
[Drake Winter]
Age - 22
Race - Human
Rank - Early Golden Core
Talent- Supreme Grade
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"Hmm, not bad for a warm-up" Akasha spoke as he started lightly stretching. 'Hey, Luna should I play around in these matches or finish them quickly?' He asked internally because he had considered laying back while observing. But wouldn't that be boring?
[Just get it over with quickly dear~ We have much more to explore, don't we?] She said in her usual flirty tone.
'As you wish, my love.' Akasha said.
"What the hell do you mean warm up?!" Drake who heard Akasha asked as he was a bit taken aback by the show of arrogance.
"Enough of the bullshit let's fight already!" Akasha said and in the next moment he disappeared and when he reappeared
BOOOMMMMMM!
Akasha was in front of Drake instantly. He punched out not even using any abilities or skills. Just pure primal and raw strength and when he connected it sounded like a nuke went off. Drake exploded into a mist of blood without even having the chance to put up a defense.
"Tsk not even enough for a warmup." Akasha said as he casually walked back to other side of the arena and waited. 'I thought I would get teleported out after I won. I guess the winner keeps fighting until they lose.' he thought internally as he made another chair and laid down.
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Main arena
Drake appeared with a look of absolute fear!
"W-WHAT THE FUCK EVEN HAPPENED" He shouted as he couldn't understand how he even loss the battle.
"Drake, how are you back already? I thought you just left." A young male human asked as he noticed Drake who had suddenly reappeared.
"D-did you watch what happened during my fight?" Drake asked as he was trying to keep his composure.
"What are you talking about dude? It looked like you guys were just chatting, so we all started watching the other fights." The young man said as he shrugged his shoulders.
Drake though? He was internally trying to wrap his head around the entire thing.
'What do you mean just chatting? We literally only said a few words!!!!'
One moment he asked a question and then the next he was respawning.
Meanwhile Akasha second match was just beginning.
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10 seconds later outside of the main arena
"ARGHHH-- wait huh?" A young were wolf male suddenly appeared screaming as if someone had just tortured them. 'Wasn't I just about to get punched?'
The young man thought as he was remembering what just happened.
About 20 seconds ago he appeared on the stage.
"Heh, I'm fighting a weak human? Hahaha, I guess I couldn't ask for a better start." The young were wolf said while he was looking at Akasha.
Hearing this Akasha who was casually relaxing suddenly stood up. And when he did the atmosphere totally shifted. His passive ability 'Aura of The Origin Dragon' activated.
[ Aura of The Origin Dragon (passive) - This skill is always active; it allows the user to resist external pressure. Nothing can make the user submit! The passive aura will be reflected by the user's mood.]
And currently his mood?
Well, he was pissed!
Imagine calling 'Thee Dragon' a weak human. Yea good luck with that.
Currently, to the young were wolf, it felt as if he suddenly entered the domain of some ancient beast. Then immediately after he felt the change, he felt an aura surge towards him. It felt as if he was getting torn apart by thousands of mini claws.
"ARGHHHHH-" Just as he was letting out blood curling screams, Akasha, he appeared in front of him and punched out.
"DIE YOU FUCKING MUTT!" He roared in a voice that sounded like it came from a primordial beast.
BOOMMMMMMM!
"Tsk so pathetic and he had the nerve to call me a 'weak human'" Akasha muttered while talking to Luna internally.
'Luna should I openly show my draconic traits? I mean it's not like I intentionally hid it, I just kind of forgot.'
[Well, it's up to you dear. You have some very beautiful horns though~] Luna replied as she was still remembering the void black horns that seemed to pierce through the heavens.
'Hmm well maybe I'll change after this whole tournament thing.'
As he thought this, he went back to his chair to wait for the next opponent. After about 5 minutes someone new appeared and died in the next 2 seconds. Akasha's strength was just too overwhelming for those in the golden core realm. It would at least take someone at the peak of the gold core realm to give him a real fight.
And just like that, the rest of Akasha's matches finished in similar fashions.