2022-04-18 07:43:54"How was I able to withstand those blows just fine?" Max asked himself with a smile on his face. He had rushed out of the cafeteria, not because of anything but because he was extremely happy and surprised at the same time. He got into his room and closed the door behind him then walked to the mirror and removed his shirt. "There are no injuries at all, this is freaking awesome! I guess it should be because of the system, hahaha!" Max began to laugh out loud as he danced around his room.
As he was dancing, his eyes subconsciously moved to the clock. "Ahhh! Don't tell me that I am late!" He screamed seeing the time. He quickly wore another shirt and carried his bag, he didn't mind his dishevelled hair which was unlike him and dashed out of his room.
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"Are you all complete?" Max's home-room teacher asked as he stared at all the students one after the door.
"No....."
"Yes, Yes, I am already here!" Max called out as he ran into the class like someone being chased by a wild animal. The teacher glanced at him and scoffed, the look on his face said it all — how useless Max was to him and the class.
"Well, let's continue. You all should follow me to the Arena for your training." The teacher said and walked out of the class followed by all the students except Max.
"The look on the teacher's face will change after I become strong, I'll teach you all a lesson!" He grumbled and left the class as well.
Max had noticed the look on the teacher's face, well this wasn't the first time, and nor will it be the last. He has always been treated this way by everyone around him, starting from his parents down to the school and the students as well.------
The students followed the teacher until they got to a silver-painted tunnel and went in, arriving at the place, they were blinded by the dazzling light that illuminated the moment the doors were opened. The students after getting used to the light gasped as they looked around the places, the interior of the Arena was made of glasses and rolls of chairs by the far end of the place.
"We won't be the only ones here, so listen up!", The man's voice rang out, bringing the students out of their imaginations. They began to gather around until they had successfully surrounded the man. " Other students will be here, especially the seniors. I wouldn't want anyone who would bring me shame so I hope you all respect yourselves. These are the weapons, pick any that best suits you and get prepared for your sparing."
The students turned around and saw the weapons in some glass boxes, they cheerfully rushed to the weapons and began to scrutinise them all."Hey, get out my way!" A boy warned as he pushed Max away from a particular glass box.
"But I came here before you..." Max replied in a bit of rage, he had seen the gauntlets earlier and it got him mesmerised that he wanted them.
"Who cares? I like the silver gauntlets and I'll be taking it," the boy said and picked up the silver-coloured gauntlets before walking away with a smile of victory on his face.
"Go die with the gauntlets!" Max scoffed angrily and moved to another box. "The hell is these old dirty gloves?" He asked as he stared at the odd black pair of gloves inside the box. Other students who had seen the gloves hissed and walked away from them, no one wanted to use them as it was useless to them. They went for the spears, daggers, scythes, gauntlets and some other weapons that looked cool and badass.
Max stood still for some time, staring at the odd gloves, it didn't look like a weapon as it had the looks of normal gloves only that it had sharp claws at the end of every finger. "Why do I feel like using it?" He mumbled to himself in confusion. Max felt something drawing him to the gloves, the urge to hold them was strong and he couldn't walk away even if he wanted to. 'I only have one life to live and I'm not living it for anybody. Might as well just fall into the devil's trap and see what he plans for me' After thinking to himself, he put his hands inside the box and held the gloves in both hands.
The moment he did that, the gloves disappeared and when they reappeared, they had already been worn. Max held in his urge to scream as he didn't want to alert other students who had gone to the other side of the Arena with the teacher to begin the training. Luckily he was the only one there and so no one saw or knew what Is happening to him.
<<Alert>><<An Unknown skill is being transferred into the Host's system>>
<<Blocking the skill's intrusion>>.....
<<Blocking Failed>>
<<Skill Adapted>><<Skill Type: Blood>><<Name: ----- >><<Description: Host when using this skill requires the usage of blood, which can be the host's or someone else>><<Duration: Limited.....depends on the amount of blood being consumed>> ------"What is this?" Max asked as he stared at the information before his face. "What kind of a skill is this?" He had never seen or heard a skill that requires blood and so it baffled him greatly. He moved his eyes to the gloves in his and was shocked to see the changes in the gloves. They were no longer old and dirty, they looked like gloves newly bought, they now had the colour black and some red tints by the sides to add to their beauty.
"I finally got a skill though I don't understand what it is, I guess with time I'll understand it perfectly," he said as he beamed. He stared at the gloves in his hands and could not help but smile even wider. "I can't let anyone see these gloves or they'll think I stole them. You now belong to me, I don't care if you are the school's property." He declared and tried removing the gloves but it was impossible. "Huh, how am I supposed to hide this stuff?" He asked in frustration as sweats trickled down his face.
<<Host can make the gloves disappear and equally appear when he needs them. All you have to do is focus your mind on it and give a command >>This piece of information got Max beaming, he did what the system said and commanded the gloves to disappear using his mind and just like the system said, they vibrated and disappeared. "This is cool!" Max mumbled and rushed out of the place to go join the rest of the students.
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With wide eyes and opened mouths, everyone watched as the same dark fogs that had disappeared before reappeared again. This time it was behind Kelvin who still had his eyes fixed on Max, he heard everyone scream his name but before he could process anything, it was already late. The dark fogs formed into some long claws and began to tear on his skin. Screams filled the air as Kelvin began to run around the duelling ground, as he ran, the claws followed him as well, tearing on his skin and causing his clothes to be dyed red.As blood gushed out from his body, he began to get weak. He got weak to the extent that he could no longer walk and so he fell to the ground, helpless. No one came to help him, everyone watched as strength sipped out of him gradually, yet, no one made an attempt to help him. Not even Matt who wanted so badly to be his friend. It was as if the world had left him to die, that he was insignificant. From where he was lying down, a tear dropped from his eye then followe
Beyond Expectations
"Looking for me?" Kelvin heard Max ask behind him, he turns around abruptly and sees the grinning Max but before he can open his mouth to talk, he was suddenly sent flying to the wall."What!""How the hell did he do that?""Did he just kick my Idol?"The entire Arena was in an uproar, students could not hide the shock on their faces as they stared at Max who was still grinning and then Kelvin who was lying on the ground, unable to move.Max slowly walked up to Kelvin who was groaning in pain, a smirk curved upon his lips as he bent down towards him. "I hate people like you the most!" He said coldly, causing Kelvin to turn around despite the pains on his back."Y-you....!" Kelvin shuddered, he didn't know what to say, he was confused, shocked and angry at the same time. Yet, he could not do a thing, he could only point at Max with hostility.Max seeing the anger on Kelvin's face beamed, he tilted his head to take a better look at Kelvin's face then without saying a word, he stood up.
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"You are to begin after the count of five," Kelvin said, sounding like an official referee. The two opponents nodded in understanding and Kelvin began his count."1""2""3" "4""5""BEGIN!"After the count, Kelvin quickly gave them some space by moving closer to the wall of the duelling ground. Max and Nat both took a fighting stance opposite each other, with their whole attention fixed on themselves. The noisy crowd became quiet as the time they all have been waiting for has finally arrived, their eyes and whole senses on the two boys on the duelling ground, no one wanted to miss any action."Hey, I won't take it easy on you so you better do the same," Nat said as a warning and clasped his hands together.'It's not time for me to show them my demon powers or I'll be in danger, I'll have to follow Zheren's idea even though I would want to beat the crap out of him' Max thought inwardly as he braced himself for whatever Nat was about to do.From Nat's clasped palms, particles of ligh
Stench Of Conspiracy
The next day arrived sooner than the students expected it to. But instead of complaining about how short the night was, they were all elated. They rushed to the dining hall for their breakfasts and when they were done, they all went to do one thing or the other. Among all these students were some that went to the school poling unit. This was one of the fun of the school, voting for a particular person during duels.The night before, it was announced that the duel between Max and Nat will be taken place today and so this morning, they could not wait to start voting for their favourite person. As expected, they were all voting for Nat to win because they believed he would but except for one person. The short brown-haired boy walked to the front and cast his vote on Max, this act got the entire students around upset to the extent that some could not take it again."Hey, shortie! What the hell do you think you are doing voting for a loser? You are the only one wishing Nat to lose," one of
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Max stormed inside the room and then slumped on his bed, his face was squeezed and his fists were clenched. Zheren also walked inside the room after some time, he glanced at Max and seeing his angry face could not help but sigh. He understood how he felt at the moment because he too had been in the same situation before. Nevertheless, he walked to Max and sat close to him, placing a hand on his shoulder he comforted him as a friend would — This was what Max needed at a time like this, a reminder that he has a friend who believes in him and will stand by him.After some time of comforting, Max calmed down. His face returned to its normal mood and his rising chest completely fell. Thanks to Zheren who knew how to use words just perfectly. After Zheren fell asleep because he mentioned that he was sleepy, Max took a shower because he knew how bad he smelled. After that, he wore light clothes and left the room after glancing at the Zheren.When he got outside, he began to make his way tow
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"Kelvin, you guys have to hurry to the dorms, Nat and Max are about to fight!" A student yelled as he saw Kelvin, Harry and Matt."Max?""Max?"Harry and Kelvin asked in unison, the shocked expression on their faces could not be hidden. "How is that possible?" Kelvin asked in incredulity as he turned to Harry for an answer."We should go and check it out first," Harry replied and ran off. Part of him was overjoyed while the other part was in doubt, Max couldn't be back from the portal and alive. Nevertheless, he ran to the dorms and when he got there, he saw the crowd of students had already gathered around and mumbling hell knows not to themselves.Harry made his way through the crowd of students until he got to the front, where he saw Max being pushed to the wall by Nat. "Max!" He called as he rushed over immediately and stopped Nat from punching Max in the face."Hey man, you just woke up! Can't you rest a bit?" Harry asked as he held the angry Nat who was struggling to free hims
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