Chapter 4: Level Up

In the academy stadium used to house the occupation crystal was everyone gathered there once more, the headmaster made a last minute announcement for everyone to come there at the last moment for the last applicant who had shown up late.

The glorified student that had already great occupations watched with low expectations at the character in the ark cloak before the crystal.

"Put your hand at the crystal young magus," the headmaster encouraged the student in the black cloak who follows the order touching the crystal.

WHOOOSH!

Crack!

The crystal immediately split into two a vast mighty wind blowing everywhere and shaking the audience, even those that already had occupation found their mouth falling wide open one after the other at the mighty ability of this character.

A golden beam afterwards sprang into the air colouring the sky in purple and red embers of light. This was truly amazing and no one had consented to such an ability and show of majesty since the headmaster of the school.

One after the other the crowd began to murmur into argument.

"What an extraordinary magic!"

"That's not even extraordinary, it's deity level magic."

"This guy is too powerful."

"He's OP!"

"If there was an MC it would be him."

"How is he that powerful."

"Wait look at what is written on the Crystal."

Everyone began to gasp clapping in awe as they saw the written message on the Crystal.

"Phoenix Warrior!" The headmaster spoke a grin forming across his lips. It was not the Warlock but what it meant was he would soon be chosen to be the Warlock. "Take off your cloak and speak your name our future Warlock."

The figure pulled back on the hoody of the cloak revealing a handsome face with a colourful hair, nice red eyes and a confident smile.

"He's hot." Te girls began to speak their own side if the matter adoring the young Magus.

"I am Koran Zuki your everyday Magus."

*****

"People don't die when they die, but when they lose faith, so I won't die, I will become the greatest Magus."

Splat!

As Hart's body met with the ground his entire body crumbled into blood and bones popping out if his flesh, he typically was dead but still had a slight force of life in him.

His body twitched with an incomparable pain. He had crashed into the rock hard ground and most of his front side had been pierced by rocks and his joints were all broken.

Still Hart wouldn't die, he still kept hard on his belief, reflecting on his past he just couldn't get himself to lose faith.

'If I lose faith I will die. God please I don't want to die here, I want to keep on living I want to become great.' He pondered with so much belief in God to answer his prayers and after a few seconds if waiting and leaving his life to slowly sip out of him.

SHWOOOOM!

The wind from above split apart violently a large blue beam tearing down at Hart. He couldn't see this because his eyes were all destroyed in his sucker but somehow sensed it.

[Hart Margata]

"What is that sound?" He heard in his head a cold ominous voice calling his name. After a short contemplation bye filled up the note as this being a call from Heaven to return back.

[I have watched your braveness and would like to reward you do you accept]

'What is this hallucination?'

[What if I promised you I could save you from death if you accepted. Hart Margata you have suffered enough pain, disgrace, bad treatment]

[It's time to accept a new line of life, accept my life]

[Your old life has been murdered, it's time to change it, let's rise up once more Hart Margata]

'Who are you?'

[The question is not who I am, it's what power I carry, the power I promise you Hart Margata]

[I have chosen you Hart Margata to become the Phoenix Warlock, the next balance it peace, do you accept my power and memories]

'There is no harm in accepting, give me your power.'

ZWISSSH!

In the next second, Hart regenerated all his journey too fast for his mind to process his body instantly kicking into reaction flipping off the ground dozens of feet away.

This came to a surprise to Hart, how did he come back? Why did his body act that way? What were this memories and weird energy starting to develop in his heart?

Soon enough one if his questions were answered as a Hetophodais crashed into the ground having jumped from the like he did dying on contact.

'That was close.'

Hart wasn't yet out if the trouble as the entire cloud was shrouded in black with the body of many Magic beast plummeting down at him all at once. The griffin's and dragon's were the main problem.... Wait what was he insinuating he would get crushed by the bodies if those that fell.

[Do not worry Hart Margata I am with you]

[I will show you the way to win]

[My memories and powers are in you, just go with the flow]

The flow? Hart thought deeply on what this strange force was speaking about. Soon he found out what it was saying, a tug in his heart that dictated his actions for him, a tug that said. "Fight."

Hart slowly unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his dark singlet, his dark hair turned yellow flowing in the air as a new form if energy flooded into him, something he was familiarized with but knew nothing about.

"Is this the power of the Phoenix Warlock?" Hart asked tying his shirt around his waist and facing the hundreds of plummeting Magic creatures.

[Destiny is not talent or era, nether is it a dream or planned]

[Destiny is the last minute chance that makes us who we will be, whether hero or villain]

Hart pointed out his palms at the sky charging up the energy in his body towards their direction. "I'll take my destiny!" He screamed letting out a golden beam exit his palms and into the sky tearing through the Magic beast in the air with high precision.

Today my life has changed, I have become the world's greatest Magus.

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"Gah! Kah!" Hart rested his back on the thick scaly back if the dead dragon already exhausted. He could feel his hands shaking and sweating pouring profusely from the pores of his skin.

'I can't believe I wiped out the army of Magical beasts.' Hart stared at his hands, realizing how much power he had and ar the moment it still increased. Though he had all this power the backlash had kept him in this state all his bones stiffening up on each other.

"So this is how being the Phoenix Warlock feels?" He grinned widely gladdened in his aspirations. Now all his fighting and stress weren't put to waste with this ability he could become a great Magus and change his life situation for eternity.

[Being a Phoenix Warlock is more than blasting and being popular]

[There are things I need to teach you but I guess we will have to learn as we go]

"Oh yeah, now I can have free food as a powerful Magus, it's been long since I had something quite good to eat," Hart patted his stomach softly reclining his back to the dragon's hind even more.

[You must go to the Magus Academy before tomorrow and complete the exam, your presence must be announced]

"Why must I head back on such short notice?" Hart grumbled dimming his eyes to take a short nap, "I am too hungry to move an inch."

[As you know I have been declared dead and because of that evil will start to ride once more]

"Wait a minute, you are the Phoenix Warlock that died?" Hart's eyes shot wide open with shock. He placed a hand around his chin and thought on it, did that truly mean he had a connection to not just the ability but the spirit of all Phoenix Warlocks?

[I was killed by a group and now that my death has been announced everywhere it is up to you Hart Margata to stand and fight for all that is good]

Hart's look fell, how was he supposed to do that? "I am just a nobody..... I can try to become the greatest Magus but taking down maniacs and bad guys for the world is something I can't get myself to do."

[You must, it has now become your destiny]

"The world, isn't that the place that hated me and wanted me dead?"

[People are blind to weakness, the strong will never listen to the weak unless the weak becomes strong, that is what I believe is the Phoenix Warlock a strong person that has to dictate the next line of the book the world has to follow, only you can make your own rules, govern the world to an era you believe will favour it]

"If you could fucking do that then why didn't you make non magic users feel wanted!" Hart burst into tears, this was unacceptable telling his to dictate how life should be and he didn't do the right thing to make all feel equal.

"My mother and father died and you weren't there, my elder sister died because she had no magic, poisoned and you never showed up, I have every right to be a villain, I have every right to burn down the world! But I won't do it, and now you are telling me you had all in your power to change that simple rule, to save my sister and all that died unjustly because of their lack of magic.... I was almost assassinated by a pill that pulled magical beast to me because I had no magic! This is all your fault and you are busy dictating I should have mercy on the world!"

Hart screamed out with all his might not wanting to give in to the anger, he was just like his father like his mum always said loved food and quick to anger. But he wasn't angry for no reason.

After a long time, the Phoenix Warlock's voice didn't say a word, clearly navigating he was at the wrong here.

Hart let out a brief sigh clearing the tears from his eyes, "my mum always told me to be a good boy, don't repay others with the same treatment they have shown you and when I became a magus..... She made me promise I would only do good with magic and never evil unless needed so that's what I am going to do.... Unlike the former Phoenix Warlocks I will be the greatest and surpass you all."

[What a strange kid you are, I suggest you roast the corpse of the dragon and eat it]

Hart nodded in reply shifting a but from the beast's corpse and analyzing it's body, it would be just enough to satisfy his three days hunger and no decency in meals.

After finishing a short pondering he asked the Phoenix Warlock, "so what can I call you Phoenix Warlock?"

[Midora the last Phoenix Warlock and your first Sensei]

"What do you think might happen when I show up at the Magus Academy tomorrow?" Hart was eager.

[You will make a few friends and a lot of enemies, recognition around the world and my enemies will come for you]

[Be prepared Hart Margata]

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It was already night and all the new recruits were to stay in their dorm, leaving the only people outside being the security men who looked like soldiers.

However one student had disobeyed this curfew, Koran Zuki who stood at the golden railings to gaze at the stars. He was really the odd ball and all day was surrounded by people mostly girls which he owned little concerns for.

"Koran what's wrong, why aren't you inside?" A girl walked from the entrance which wasn't too far away to Koran with concern, she stood beside him and searched the stars for what he saw and found nothing. "Some of us really get worried on your behalf."

She was basically talking about herself having developed feelings for him.

"An awesome guy is coming tomorrow Cynthia, I can almost smell him from here," Koran seemed so enthralled in this grinning widely.

However Cynthia was confused what did smell have to do with power or awesomeness? "I don't know what you're talking about Koran."

Koran spat a sigh of excitement, "you will know soon."