The auditorium buzzed with nervous energy as five hundred students packed the tiered seats, their whispers echoing off the vaulted ceiling. At the center of the raised platform stood a crystalline orb the size of a wagon wheel, pulsing with an otherworldly blue light that cast dancing shadows across the walls.Students of the Celestial Academy were murmuring, laughing and cracking a few jokes.Kieran Cross sat near the back, his fingers drumming against his worn scholarship robes. Three months. That's how long it had been since the caverns had split open across the continent, spewing forth creatures that belonged in nightmares. Three months since the world had changed, and he'd woken up in this strange new era where magic wasn't fiction but survival.He was from another world, called earth but found himself in a magical school reading a book related to spells at the library. He lost his former identity and has to start over again, in a new world."Attention, students!" Dean Aldrich's

Kieran returned to Dean Aldrich's office the following morning, desperation clawing at his throat. He'd spent the entire night calculating, recalculating, trying to find a way forward. The conclusion was always the same: he was ruined and had nothing left.His eyes were swollen due to the sleepless night he had. No sleep, no food. He dare not walk out of his dormitory, else the students might roast him alive with insults.He was fortunate to be the only one inside his dorm, preventing others from disturbance.The Dean didn't bother looking up from his paperwork when Kieran entered. "I thought I made myself clear yesterday, Mr. Cross. You're no longer a student here.""Sir, please, just listen—" Kieran stepped forward, his voice cracking. "My power level has nothing to do with the academy. You can't hold the school responsible for my magical capacity. It's not fair to demand I repay the scholarship—""Fair?" Dean Aldrich finally met his eyes, his expression glacial. "You defrauded th

"Please, sir, just listen—" Kieran pressed his palms against the counter, desperation bleeding into his voice. "Three hundred is too much. I can give you ten now, and I'll work off the rest. I'll clean your shop, organize inventory, run deliveries—"The shopkeeper's face hardened. "I said no exceptions. Are you deaf or just stupid?""I'm not stupid! I just need this gem. It's life or death—""Life or death?" The shopkeeper's laugh was harsh. "Boy, the only thing dying here is my patience. You walk into my establishment with pocket change and expect me to hand over a rare magical artifact? What kind of fool do you take me for?""I'm not trying to fool anyone—""Then stop wasting my time like the pathetic leech you are." The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed. "Actually, leeches serve a medical purpose. You're more like a mosquito—annoying, worthless, and desperately in need of being swatted.""Sir, please, if you could just—""Guards!" The shopkeeper's voice boomed through the store. "Remove t

“Grandpa” Wesley called the mighty king, who was sipping the naturally extracted wine.He dropped the cup, upon hearing his grandson's voice “you seemed to have been done”“Grandpa, why would you send some weak beasts to fight? I possessed a level S energy power. I can fight a more powerful beast” Wesley uttered as he sat beside his grandfather who only laughed weakly at him “I want you to start from a minimal level. As times goes on, you would fight a powerful beast”“Grandpa, how do I attain a level of SS energy power? You were the only one with the level of energy and as your grandson, I suppose to inherit the trait from you. My level S isn't enough, I want it doubled “ Wesley said, looking forward to the mighty king's response. “I am called the mighty king cos I am the living legend who has the highest energy level but if you, my grandson want to attain the same, then keep practicing” they were still talking when they saw the rainbow in the sky. The seven colors were so bold that

“Can't you do it?” That sounds like a sarcasm to Keiran who was determined to prove himself right to them. “Why won't I do it?”“Are you sure you can do it?” Aria asked, whispering to his ear while he nodded.He shifted backward, closed his eyes then opened it suddenly, activating the instruction in his system.Suddenly, there was a loud roar from him, yanking off his robe then turning to his transformed self.“Oh my goodness!” His bigger body took half of the auditorium, making others appear like an insect to his eyes.“The mighty king, what else do you want me to do?” His hoarse voice roared then he transformed back to his smaller body.He groaned in pain as he landed back on the floor. He couldn't hold more than three minutes.Both Aria and Selene ran to him and asked, “are you okay?”He was helped to get up , then murmured “thank you” to Aria, ignoring Selene's presence.“He didn't thank me?”He was helped to wear back his robe and walked towards the mighty king, who was left spe