2025-05-12 16:35:29The academy halls had never felt so suffocating.
Leo walked through the corridors, his head bowed, his ribs still aching from his injuries. The hushed whispers and mocking laughter followed him, clinging to him, suffocating him. He had known things would be bad. But this? It was worse than he had ever imagined. The student giggled as they looked at him. Some pitied him while some laughed out loud mocking him. “Look who it is,” a voice sneered from behind. “The so-called prodigy.” Leo kept walking, refusing to react. But the voices only grew louder. “The mighty Leo Carter, defeated in a single strike.” “What a joke! I actually used to look up to him.” “Guess his F-rank ability suits him. Failure-rank!” Laughter erupted around him, the jeering voices cutting deeper than any wound. He clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms. He wanted to fight back, to yell, to do something. But what could he say? They were right. He had failed. The only way of gaining face had been snatched away from within his grasp. He had failed against the Abyssal Fiend. He had failed to protect his reputation. He had even failed to keep the girl he loved. Sophia… His chest tightened at the memory of her standing beside Ethan, her arms wrapped around him as if Leo had never existed. The humiliation was unbearable. But the worst part? Ethan wasn’t content with just taking everything from him. He wanted to rub salt into the wound. “Leo!” A loud familiar mocking voice echoed through the hallway. Leo stopped in his tracks, knowing what was coming. Ethan stepped forward, flanked by a group of students who had the same abilities like him—his new entourage. At his side, clinging to his arm like a trophy, was Sophia. She looked at Leo with something between pity and amusement. Ethan, of course, was grinning. “Walking around with your head down already?” he mocked. “Didn’t think you’d break this quickly. I had always thought you had it in you. I had thought you were a fighter. But guess I was wrong." Leo’s jaw tightened, but he said nothing. The onlookers gathered, their interest piqued. Ethan wasn’t done. He turned to Sophia, his smirk widening. “Tell me, babe,” he said, loud enough for everyone to hear. “What was it like dating him?” Sophia giggled, playing along. “Honestly? It was so exhausting. I kept waiting for him to become something, but—” She shrugged, leaning into Ethan. “Well, we all know how that turned out.” The crowd erupted into laughter. Leo felt something inside him snap. Not just anger. Not just humiliation. Something deeper. Something…powerful. But it is well quick to dissolve, disappear. Ethan wasn’t finished. “Oh, and you won’t believe what Sophia told me,” he said, his voice dripping with amusement. “Did you know she never actually kissed you?” Leo’s breath caught in his throat. He flashed his eyebrows at Sophia, he didn't believe she could tell him that too. Sophia smirked. “Oh, please. Do you really think I’d waste my first kiss on someone with a pathetic ability?” The crowd roared. Leo’s vision blurred at the edges. His hands trembled. His nails dug so deep into his palms that he almost drew blood. Ethan leaned in, his voice dropping to a whisper only Leo could hear. “I took everything from you.” He patted Leo’s shoulder. “How does it feel to be nothing?” The hallway felt smaller, the walls pressing in, the laughter ringing in his ears. His breaths came short and fast. His heart pounded violently against his ribs. But then… [ SSS-Rank Ability Detected. ] A pulse. A flicker of something deep within him. Leo exhaled. Slowly. The humiliation, the rage, the pain—everything fused into something sharper. More refined. Not yet. Not here. But soon. He looked up, his eyes locking onto Ethan’s. The smirk was still there, the arrogance practically radiating off of him. Leo didn’t react. Instead, he let a small, almost imperceptible smile tug at the corner of his lips. Ethan’s smirk faltered. " Wait? Did you just smirked?" his voice sharp, demanding. Just for a second. The hall was silent with the anticipation of what was going to happen next.
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Chapter 12: After the Storm
The training ground was in ruins. Stone tiles cracked. Dust still hung in the air. No one dared move.Leo stood at the center, his body still faintly glowing, holding Elaine close. Her breath had returned—barely—but she was unconscious, limp in his arms.The black energy that had once surrounded him had vanished, but the fear it left behind still lingered in every heart watching him. Not a whisper. Not a sound. Just stunned silence and wide, disbelieving eyes.Ethan was the first to move—just a step back.His legs trembled.That wasn’t the same Leo Carter. This was something else… something monstrous.SSS rank? That wasn’t supposed to be real. Not for someone like Leo. And yet, everyone had seen it ….felt it. The power. The rage. The earthquake. The scream.Leo looked down at Elaine’s face. Her skin was pale, her heartbeat faint beneath his fingers.“She’s alive,” he whispered to himself, a breath of relief escaping him.Then, his expression shifted rage melting into guilt. He hadn't
Chapte 11: The Edge of Awakening
***************** Day Before ***************** All around the school, everyone was talking about Leo Carter—about his sudden ability and how strong he had become. Many whispered that he would only grow more powerful, stronger than anyone had expected. But others still doubted. How could an F-rank student possibly become that strong overnight? Rumors spun in every hallway. Some called it a fluke. Others swore he had awakened something ancient. A few even claimed Leo had made a deal with forbidden forces. But no one could deny it—something had changed. Leo, however, didn’t care about their whispers or the suspicious looks thrown his way. Their words didn’t reach him. His focus was sharp, his thoughts narrowed to one thing: revenge. He wanted every person who laughed at him, mocked him, bullied him—he wanted them all to pay. He could still feel the sting of humiliation, the heat of shame from being underestimated and ridiculed. Now, the tables were turning. Meanwhile, Ethan
Chapter 10: The Rise of a Monster
********************** [ The Training Grounds ] The Elite Training Hall was silent. Hundreds of students stood in a wide circle, watching in stunned silence as Leo Carter fought three A-rankers—at the same time. He was barely moving. One attacker lunged from the left, aiming a reinforced fist at his ribs. Leo tilted slightly, dodging by inches. Before the attacker could react, Leo’s elbow slammed into his stomach, sending him crashing into the wall. Another came from behind, swinging a sword at his neck. Leo didn’t even turn. CLANG! With one finger, he stopped the blade mid-swing. Gasps rippled through the crowd. The third attacker, panicking, launched a desperate kick. Too slow. Leo vanished. Before anyone could blink, he appeared behind the attacker, his fingers pressing lightly against his opponent’s back. "If I wanted you dead," Leo murmured, "you would be." Then he tapped the student’s back lightly. BOOM! The force sent the A-ranker skidding acro
Chapter 9: The Storm Begins
********************************************* [ The Academy’s High Council Meets ] The air inside the Grand Chamber was thick with tension, so dense it seemed almost tangible, clinging to the skin like mist before a storm. Towering pillars lined the circular room, each etched with ancient symbols that pulsed faintly with a deep, crimson light. Shadows danced along the walls, thrown by the flickering flames of torches mounted high above. At the center of it all stood the academy’s highest-ranking instructors and elders, seated in grim, heavy silence around a long, polished obsidian table that reflected their strained expressions like a dark, distorted mirror. Not one dared to speak out of turn. At the head of the table sat the Headmaster—a towering man with sharp, hawk-like features and an aura so overwhelming it seemed to warp the very air around him. His SS-rank ability made even the strongest warriors in the room feel like children standing before a storm. His gloved fingers tap
Chapter 8: A-Rank Training—The Beating of a Lifetime
******************************************** Leo woke up to pain. His entire body ached from yesterday’s abuse—his ribs sore, his stomach empty, his face swollen from the endless beatings. His fingers trembled as he pushed himself up from the cold ground outside the academy halls. It had rained the night before, and his clothes were still soaked, his body freezing. He clenched his jaw, suppressing the shivers. But there was no time to rest. The academy didn’t care if he was suffering. F-Ranks had no rights, no privileges. Leo had to attend combat class—even if he was nothing more than a moving target for the real warriors. The A-Ranks and B-Ranks trained separately from the weaker students, their sessions far more brutal and ruthless. Normally, F-Ranks weren’t even allowed near them. But Leo? He wasn’t just allowed—he was forced. Word had spread about the academy’s “new policy.” F-Ranks weren’t just useless—they were practice dummies for the strong. And Leo
Chapter 7: The Bottom of the Food Chain
******************************** Leo had thought he had already experienced the worst of it. He was wrong. Being an F-Rank wasn’t just a title—it was a death sentence. From the moment the rankings were finalized, the academy transformed into a battlefield where only the strong mattered. The elite students, those with S-Rank and A-Rank abilities, walked through the halls like kings and queens, their very presence commanding respect. And the F-Ranks? They weren’t even treated as people. They were prey. Thrown to the Wolves Leo’s nightmare began that morning. As he walked into the academy courtyard, hunger gnawed at his stomach. He hadn’t eaten since yesterday—F-Ranks were only given leftovers, and by the time he reached the dining hall last night, there had been nothing left. But food was the least of his worries. The moment he entered the training ground, a D-Rank student named Marcus Vale smirked and stuck out his leg. Leo didn’t see it coming. His weakened
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