The void twisted as a figure stepped out of it looking like he was escaping from something or someone… The torn void quickly sealed as he crashed on the white sand and coughed up a mouthful of blood, the fiery crimson fluid staining the white sand. His eyes turned frosty, but the excruciating pain he felt had him cursing out non-stop."Those bastards, those fucking bitches… they can't even be trusted to keep me safe let alone keep my power in check. Now they want to harvest my soul? Argh!" He spat out more blood, turning spiteful."The entire magical realm has been stripped of its godliness and divinity… with time, even the gods themselves will crumble without it."He chuckled like a maniac displaying bloodied teeth. 'The gods, huh?'Who were gods? They are beings of higher authority. Meaning that… They have the power to create and destroy, even going as far as making the entire multiverse, Megaverse or even universe a ruin. When gods are in conflict, a mortal human could awaken a

The walk to school was extremely boring with this cold and expressionless young man refusing to answer any of his questions. That is until Rime gave up from asking any.The world they were currently in was futuristic in the year, 2698 so basically one can see the sprawling technologies that have been installed in the entire world… for example, this is Nova city and Rime's walk to school hadn't really been that tiring all because at every section, one could see teleportation rings, both at the sidewalk and the highway… making it much easier and faster for people and vehicles to get to their destination.There were skyscrapers everywhere and high tech buildings no longer make use of lifts or elevators, replacing them with teleportation beams.Eventually the two reached Echelon high school and Rime stared at the massive building that towered six meters into the sky. Honestly, ever since the school has started to groom deities, Echelon high had lost its key peace that made it exceptional.

Silence stretched on for what seemed like eternity… there was this questioning expression on their faces. When had he stood before the mirror and they didn't remember it. But a few seconds later, everything returned back to normal… training was the following day, so if they didn't see his aspect ability today, they will see what it is tomorrow… and continuously until they all graduate from Echelon high school. From the moment a human awakens, there's already a huge responsibility on their shoulders… the government, the city… protectors! Saving the city in desperate times is what they were being made for. The coordinator sighed… “Alright, since you've all discerned your aspect ability, we will commence with training tomorrow… for now you don't have to be anywhere at the moment because you've not learnt control over mana and even your aspect ability. You could decimate the town so the ten of you will have to camp in the school. Information will be passed to your family on behalf of

Bruce did not want to brag but with someone like Damien standing in his way, he needed to let him know that he stood no chance at all. “Go back Damien and yes… this shouldn't repeat or I might not be lenient next time.”Rime now understood.Bruce wasn't just called an expert in name. He was even more talented than any other experts in Echelon, ranking the top expert of the school. That increased his fame and also… his enemies. No senior experts liked him for the fact that he was stronger and everyone did everything they could to get rid of him.Damien understood the disparity between them so he turned towards Rime with a look that said ‘watch your back’ before walking with a dark expression into the school building.# # #Mrs Ada was glad that Echelon high school would be responsible for Rime which means… less responsibility for her. She had only wanted to see him to be sure that he is being treated well. Rime might currently be thin but at least, this was a far cry to what he used to

In the end, everyone agreed to one night of peace since the training was the next day. They could not predict what would happen tomorrow so they needed rest if they ever wanted to survive or withstand the pressure.# # #The next morning… Everyone couldn't stop thanking whatever gods could hear them for this one night of peace because… without any interference, it was truly peaceful.When they all got up the energy barrier collapsed bringing both the weak and the strong sides together once again.Orion immediately chuckled saying;“Hey, look at our underdogs… they are awake.”Gareth turned in their direction as Rime slowly walked towards the main barrier blocking the entrance to the fifth floor. Then he sighed.“Why would they seal us in here with just one bathroom? Nala’s been in there for god knows how long.”He backed away from the seal and slowly made his way to the bathroom.A split second later, the seal shattered revealing six figures anchoring their training. They slowly walke