Odyssey Of The Sword Dancer

6. The Time I Became A Malevolent Magnet

[Name: Kyle Sirius]

[Talent: C+ rank]

[Path: Elementalist]

[Element: Star]

The voices that spread throughout the hall were filled with confusion.

"A progenitor, but what's with the low talent?" a boy asked with a frown.

"The weakest progenitor that has ever existed had a [S rank] talent and even he was an anomaly compared to the other progenitors," another boy said.

While these conversations were going on, I was sinking deeper into despair.

How was I supposed to get back home with such a low talent.

Was I destined to spend the rest of my life in this planet.

Yes, I had a new family here, but I felt like a part of me was still missing.

I couldn't bear not seeing my family again.

Just when my thoughts were about to spiral out of control, I suddenly pulled my hand away from the crystal.

Fuck this.

I wasn't about to give up now.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

If it takes selling my soul to the devil to return to Earth, I would do it without any hesitation

I raised my head up to stare at the woman in charge of the ceremony.

She looked a bit confused on what to do, but after a while she pointed to her right.

I turned around, and walked towards the door on the right.

No matter the cost, I would return home.

I turned the door knob and stepped out.

..............................

There was a man waiting for me outside who guided me to my dorm.

"Normally, a progenitor is always admitted to the apex class, but your case is a bit different," the man said. "So for now, you'll be admitted to the elite class."

According to him, the apex class were for only cadets with at least [S rank] talent.

While the rest of at least [C- rank] talent were admitted to the elite class.

So yeah, I wasn't meant to be in the apex class.

He led me to my room in the elite dorm and gave me the keys before leaving.

The house was equipped with a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and an open kitchen.

I went straight to the bedroom and laid down on the bed.

The day had not gone as I expected.

A sigh slowly escaped my lips. "Status."

[Name: Kyle Sirius]

[Age: 17]

[Talent: C+ rank]

[Element: Star]

[Class: Swordsman]

[Mana: F- rank]

[Strength: F- rank]

[Agility: F+ rank]

[Intelligence: F- rank]

[Constitution: F- rank]

[Stamina: F rank]

[Skills: 0]

As expected.

Only thing out of the ordinary was my agility and stamina.

From what I was told, all physical stats are supposed to be at [F rank].

Whatever, I couldn't waste the little energy I had left, pondering something that worked in my favor.

My mind kept on wandering to the events took of the day.

Zac ended up in the branch academy, and I awakened with a talent that won't be able to help me achieve my goal.

The only thing that could be counted as a lifeline was my element.

When a person awakened with a new, never before seen element, they were called progenitors.

I awakened with a new element which made me a progenitor.

Legends of the progenitors could be heard in every corner of the empire.

They were beings that commanded their elements with absolute ease, causing catastrophes with a snap of their fingers.

They created their own skills, while others had to accept whatever Baronia gave them.

At least, till they got to a certain stage.

A 'non progenitor' couldn't compare with a progenitor, even if they were in the same rank.

Of course they were exceptions to that rule, but those were rare cases.

Even the current emperor was a progenitor.

But even being a progenitor had it's drawbacks.

Normally, when a person awakened, they were given two skills by Baronia.

But progenitors awakened with zero skills.

They were weaker than their peers at the start.

But with time, they rose to stand at the peak.

But with such a low talent, I wasn't sure I would be able to do anything noteworthy with my element.

"Whatever, I'll think of a way forward tomorrow..."

Just when I was beginning to surrender to the gods of slumber....

{Synchronization complete.}

{Good day, Kyle.}

A feminine voice suddenly rang out.

I opened my eyes and stared blankly at the floating screen.

It had a black background with gold colored words written on it.

"Since when was the status screen able talk?"

{I am not the status screen provided by Baronia.}

A realization slowly dawned on me, causing a smile to appear on my face.

"Are you like those golden fingers those protagonists in novels usually get?" I asked the floating screen.

Ever since I reincarnated, I've been expecting it to appear.

I guess it was just waiting for me to awaken first.

Maybe with this, I can return to my family back on-

{I am not a golden finger or whatever you were expecting.}

"What, then what are you?"

{I am a guide, a pathway connecting you to someone who has your best interests at heart?}

"Nope, I don't need any mysterious being using me for it's nefarious purposes, so get lost."

{I can help you return to Earth.}

My heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"If you're messing with me, I will find what ever being created you, and shove you up his ass."

{I'm serious.}

"How?"

{First, get stronger.}

I suddenly felt like strangling the dumb screen.

"How am I supposed to do that when I'm stuck with a [C- rank] talent?!"

{The means to that end is already within you.}

"What do you mean?" I asked with furrowed brows. "Is it possible for me to increase my talent?"

{That's for you to figure out.}

"The fuck do you mean by that?!" I screamed. "You can't just drop a bomb like that, then tell me to figure it out myself."

I didn't receive a response.

Which made me even more angry.

"If you're gonna ignore my question, you might as well get out. I prefer the status screen provided by Baronia, to whatever you are."

That was a complete lie.

There was no way I was going to lose my ticket back home.

{I can't.}

{I've broken your connection to Baronia.}

"YOU WHAT?!"

{I can do everything the status screen can do and more.}

I picked up a pillow and covered my face.

I was getting tired of this conversation.

"Fine," I muttered with a sigh. "Let's move on. You said you were a pathway to 'someone'. Who is he?"

{I can't tell you.}

Just as I expected.

As long as this person could help me get back to Earth, he could keep up his mysterious act for all I care.

"What should I call you?"

{You can call me what ever you want.}

"Okay, so can I call you betty?"

{Absolutely not.}

"What about Mira?"

{I'll allow it.}

"So, Mira, from what I can see, you're completely useless to me at the moment."

Instead of responding, Mira displayed my stats.

....And there were some new additions.

{Name: Kyle Sirius}

{Talent: C+ rank}

{Element: Star}

{Class: Locked}

{Mana: F- rank}

{Strength: F- rank}

{Agility: F+ rank}

{Intelligence: F- rank}

{Constitution: F- rank}

{Stamina: F rank}

{Skills: 0}

{Blessing(s): Knowledge of *******}

"Wait a minute, why the fuck is my class showing locked. It's supposed to be swordsman}

{Because it's locked.}

{What your original status scree displayed was incorrect.}

"So how do I unlock it?"

"That's for you to figure out."

At this point, I was too tired to shout.

And besides, complaining wouldn't change anything."

"Next question, what's 'blessing' supposed to be."

{A blessing from an higher being.}

"And I suppose this knowledge of who knows what, came from your creator."

{That is correct.}

I decided to try my luck and see if I would get an answer. "What does it do?"

{It gives you important pieces of information when necessary.}

{Information that would sometimes be impossible for you to get.}

"I guess you aren't that useless after all."

{There is a possibility that the blessing will attract unwanted attention from malevolent forces.}

"Take it back, I don't need something that would put my life at risk. I mean, what's the use of knowledge if I die before I ever put it to good use."

{The advantages outweigh the cons.}

{Legendary weapons could be discovered. Of course, it depends entirely on what my creator decide to show you.}

{Like I said, he has your best interest at heart.}

That.... was actually true.

If the blessing is real, I could get my hands on powerful weapons and artifacts.

I could protect myself from this 'malevolent forces', and I could achieve so much more.

This.... was beginning to sound to good to be true.

"What's the catch, what does your creator want from me?"

{Nothing that would harm you in any way.}

Aha!

There was a catch!

"Tell me what he wants." I insisted.

{If I told you, your brain would probably implode.}

"That means it's dangerous!"

{I repeat, he has your best interest at heart.}

{Even what he wants you to do is in your favor.}

I found that hard to believe.

"You know what, it doesn't matter, I would walk through the gates of hell, as long as I can have both my families by my side."

{You do know walking through the gates of hell means you'll die right?}

"Then, I'd do anything but that."

With nothing further to say, I took of my clothes and closed my eyes.

I was feeling far more better now, even if I didn't know how I would increase my talent, Mira said it was possible.

And at the moment, that was enough for me.

Moments later I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

Little did I know that one of those 'malevolent forces' would visit me that night.