Primordial Beast System

EPISODE 13: The Journey Begins

Adam stood in the testing chamber, his eyes glowing faintly golden, his thoughts racing. The new sensation coursing through his body was like nothing he’d ever felt before. He could hear the quiet hum of vast energy pulsing just beneath his skin.

The recruits were led to a sprawling simulated outdoor training field on the other section of the awakening chamber, right after the awakening session has completed.

The atmosphere buzzing with a mix of excitement and tension. The field was a massive expanse of reinforced earth and artificial grass, ringed by towering holographic panels that displayed ongoing activities and records of legendary soldiers who have passed through the same process.

Commander Darius stood before them, with his sharp gaze scanning the group.

“Today, you will begin to familiarize yourselves with your newfound abilities. Over time, you will learn to control your awakened powers. This is critical. Untrained abilities are a liability, not an asset. You have the rest of the day to yourselves for practice.”

He pointed toward several designated zones across the field.

“Each area is tailored to test specific types of abilities. The elemental users were directed to the eastern zone. Strength-type users were in the central arena.

Speed or agility specialists, to the west. And those with unique abilities gathered north.

Commander Darius and the rest of the instructors were around on standby, watching and ready to intervene if anyone was to accidentally lose control.

Adam glanced at Eve, her cold aura was shimmering faintly around her as she walked towards him before heading east to join the elemental users.

Seraphina Kennedy was already in the eastern zone, standing out among the recruits with her effortless poise and commanding presence.

Adam made his way to the northern zone for unique abilities. A small number of recruits had joined him, many of their expressions filled with a mix of confusion and awe.

Marcus strutted to the central arena, still glaring at Adam as if his very existence was an affront.

Adam’s first exercise was a simple test: focusing on summoning his ability by following the instructions that the system had shown him.

Focus your energy around your hand and imagine what you want to summon.

He closed his eyes, trying to tap into the wellspring of energy he felt within.

As he focused his energy, a sudden flash of golden light erupted from his hands, forming a small sphere that hovered in the air.

The other students in the northern zone stared, some in awe, others in envy. Adam clenched his fists, willing the sphere to dissipate.

Commander Darius was observing this from behind, he walked closer to the Adam after seeing this.

“Good,” came his voice behind him. Adam turned to see Commander Darius observing him. “Primordial Light, huh? There have been records of rare and unpredictable abilities before, but apparently, even the great scholars from Arc Erudinia have never found anything of this nature in their records. It seems to be a versatile ability from what I can tell, but it will take you time to master its full usage. Keep practising.” He ordered and the students who had stopped what they were doing to watch Adam went back to practising their skills.

Adam nodded, at Commander Darius as a sign of appreciation for the advice. His determination growing.

Over the next few hours, he experimented with his powers, learning that the light could be moulded into constructs.

From temporary shields, beams of energy, and even a glowing blade. Each use drained him of his energy, though the system in his mind seemed to be guiding him, subtly replenishing his stamina.

What Fascinated Adam the most was how he would create two or more objects at a time, although it drained his energy and stamina, he figured he could train hard over the years and build large energy and stamina reserves.

What Adam was the most excited over was the lack of limitation on what he could shape the energy into. His options are truly limitless.

Meanwhile, in the eastern zone, Eve was making rapid progress. Her cryokinesis manifested almost naturally to her will in elegant, deadly ways: icicles forming at her command, walls of frost rising to shield her, and delicate snowflakes swirling in patterns of her design.

Seraphina, on the other hand, unleashed waves of fire with precise control, her pyrokinesis dancing in tandem with her movements.

As these two practised at the center of the zone side by side, the remaining students who had awoken elemental type ability had to give them a considerable distance to avoid getting caught up in their abilities.

This was also the same thing that was happening at the back of the elemental users zone where three Pures with the same family insignia on their Shoulders were practising their abilities. One of them had a wind ability and the other two had water abilities.

By the time the sun set, the recruits were exhausted but exhilarated at the same time. They returned to their quarters with a newfound sense of purpose and determination. On their way back, after exiting the section fourteen awakening chamber, Adam ran into Marcus, who looked frustrated despite his impressive strength-based performance. As both of them were tired, none of them made any move against the other.

The next morning, the recruits gathered in the main hall of the base. Commander Darius stood at the podium, flanked by a team of senior instructors.

“Welcome to the tenth regiment Cadets. Today, you will be assigned to classes based on your abilities and performance during the awakening. These assignments are not permanent; your progress will determine your future placement. You will train under specialized instructors who will push you to your limits.”

“There are currently a total of thirty-two regiments on this Arc, each with one thousand Cadets registered. As part of Regiment 10, each of you will be assigned to a class with 100 students, which means we will have 10 classes in each regiment.”

A holographic display lit up, showing a list of names under various class headings. There are a total of ten classes Adam scanned the list until he found his name.

Class seven:

Seraphina Kennedy.

Eve Reed.

Adam Reed.

Adam blinked in surprise. The idea of being in the same class as Eve was comforting enough, but to be in the same class as Seraphina? A Pure with an S-ranked ability? It was both daunting and thrilling for him.

The other names in Class 7 were a mixture of a few more S-ranked Pures, with lots of Ascendants, their ranks ranging from B5 to A5. Adam noticed Marcus had been placed in Class Three, his name listed beside other Ascendants with abilities ranked B2 and below.

Shortly after, the students gathered according to their classes and moved to the location assigned to the class.