Raikou was told to go to the assembly hall, which was the huge building directly opposite the path followed from the main gate.
"The same process once again. Hopefully this time I won't have to attend no silly element classes." He was really dreading his time at the academy.
He opened the door to the assembly hall and it was empty. On the inner part of the door was a note stating that the assembly would commence in 2 hours.
"Great fucking organising of events. They could've told me that, instead of directing my straight here."
The recruitment selection was extremely peculiar. They had everyone lined up outside and sent straight in after they'd met the entry requirements.
"There's something else at play here. Why would a prestigious academy have such crude methods of recruitment." Raikou wanted to get to the bottom of it.
It probably wasn't anything major, but he didn't want to become the victim of a bullshit scheme again.
2 hours later...
It was time for the assembly to start.
Raikou walked in to see around a hundred new students seated and waiting for the assembly to begin. This was a far cry from the numbers he had seen at the Birminfram royal academy's assembly.
"It's probably due to the requirements. Not everyone can be as talented of a being as me!" He thought and took a seat.
A stony faced man with black hair and robes stepped onto the stage. "My name is Severed Rikman. I am the headmaster of the Albion Royal Academy. You will be sent to the registration desk after the assembly to fill in your details and receive the academy's black card." He spoke with a nonchalant attitude, as if he did not care for being here right now.
He continued, "Your stay in this academy will be dependent on whether or not you pass the entry test. This test entails you entering a trial we have set up. Whoever returns within 7 days of the trial commencing, will be allowed to study within our academy." Rickman left the hall after saying those words.
"This trial sounds very troubling. It's probably the reason why they had such a lax method of recruitment and selection." Raikou had felt a sense of foreboding from the mention of a trial taking place.
Inspecting the headmaster, his worries increased.
Name: Severed Rikman
Cultivation: Rank 6 9th Level | Age: 3147
Species: Human/?
The first worry was his age. He was extremely close to the limit of his lifespan, which made him someone that wouldn't behave in a normal way. He was close to death, and would be either desperate to increase his lifespan or a crazy person. Both options weren't great for a human's mind.
The second worry was his species. Severed was human, but with something else mixed in. Raikou didn't know what, but he had a feeling it had to do with his lifespan reaching it's end.
"What has Maria got me into..." He wiped the sweat of his brow.
The teachers told everyone to get up and pointed them towards the registration desk.
It took a while, but it was finally Raikou's turn. He filled in his name as 'Disciple Kenochu' and his age as 16. The secretary in charge of the desk gave him a weird look after seeing his name.
Looking at the card he was given, his eyes suddenly went wide to the point they nearly popped out. "How the fuck!" His shout was so loud that all the students and teachers turned around and looked at him.
He scratched his head. "Sorry everyone, I stubbed my toe."
The card had the number '666' on it for his student ID. Twice can be considered a coincidence, but three times? It left Raikou feeling shocked and curious to find out what was causing him to be sent back to this number continuously.
"Which bastard is calling me a devil?!" Raikou left the hall with a stomach full of anger and resentment for an unknown entity.
The people in the hall all looked at the door that was left ajar and wondered what kind of maniac they would be associated with in this academy.
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In another place, a scruffy man was running.
"I can feel the connection getting stronger and stronger. Any day now..." Ghost had been running nonstop and decided to take a break to find something to eat.
He saw a goat eating some grass and crept up to it. Pouncing forward, he grabbed the goat and went to snap it's neck.
The goat twisted it's head and looked at Ghost menacingly. It's eyes were devoid of a pupil and the horns on it's head were growing and curling at an alarming rate.
"What the fuck is this?" Ghost was creeped out by the changes and slashed out with his claws at the goat's neck.
"I'm not some dumb bastard that will watch his enemy go through a transformation just to get my own ass kicked." He gritted his teeth and ripped the creepy goat's head off. The body was still normal, so he prepared it to be cooked.
(A/N: Any and every anime ever.)
"Closer and closer. Soon, I will be savouring the feeling of my foot being lodged up your ass. Raikou, wipe your ass for me!" Ghost howled and sunk his teeth into the cooked goat's leg he had prepared.
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Raikou sneezed.
"Ahhh, the woes of being a established celebrity in this world. When will people stop mentioning and revering my name and being."
(A/N: Two references in this chapter. Who can point them out for me?)