A cocoon of morphing colors that had laid in the time-paused, land of the elder Sakura tree burst open as a silhoutte of a beautiful, blonde woman hazed into view.
The blonde woman looked confused for a moment before realization struck across her face. She checked her body for any injury or wound but was glad when she found no such thing.
She looked around the place. Aika remembered it. This was the place she had been in her final fight against the god of sins.
A gorgeous, titanic tree laid before her as time seemed to have resumed, proven by the leaves that once more, lazily sashayed along with the wind. Whereas, the birds continued on with their migration, flying off to their warm paradise.
Aika checked her surroundings once more, reassuring herself that she was indeed, back in Gaia.
Nodding to herself, she remebered her talk with the fallen god's will as she immediately called forth her elements and felt relieved when they answered her call.
However.
She felt something along with it.
Something that felt familiar. Sinister. Deadly. Tainted. Aika almost instantly delved within her inner conscious. It didn't take her too much time to investigate as the "thing" arrogantly presented itself.
It was, for lack of better terms, icky, dark and in a fog-like state. But of course, she'd recognised the accursed thing anywhere. Anyone who had fought against the abhorrant Entity would.
It was the [Commandment], the crystallisation of the fallen god's powers, that she had usurped from her victory against him.
Looking at her newly acquired power, the blonde beauty felt doubt that she had truly acquired the power as she stared intently at the fog-like [Commandment] before willing it to come near her.
And, to her shock, it did.
It seemed she had most definently, obtained the fallen god's [Commandment]. But it somehow felt weaker? And, more restricting?
Trying to confirm her theory, the blonde beauty experimented on her new power as she noted down their weakness and strengths, where and when she should use them and the like. After a few minutes, a somewhat clear status of her [Commandment] came into view.
Just as she had hypothesized, it didn't really change much from the sinful god's original intake, except for the time limit ,efficiency and power outage.
Basically, it went like this.
[Wrath] : It boosts her physical abilites to the limit without any drawbacks using her Avesta reserves as its compensation. As such, any of the Avesta elements would be as useful as an elephant in a mine field.
Time limit: 30 minutes.
[Envy] : Her opponent's abilities and lifeforce are stolen, converting it to her but in return, the power would be considerably halved.
Time Limit: 30 minutes
[Sloth] : Avesta comprehension, manipulation and reserves would rise to the standards of a low ranked Entity however the drawbacks was that she wouldn't be able to use any other sins.
Time limit: 30 minutes
[Gluttony] : Anything, be it material or immaterial would be rendered useless as she could "eat" them. Yet after usage, it'd had a time limit of a week before being available for usage again.
[Lust] : When invoked, a pheromone would be released that could seduce up to a low ranked Entity with an 80 % success probability. Once ensnared, they will be controlled according to her whims. However as compensation, she would be deprived of any feelings but lust for 5 days.
Time limit: 30 minutes
[Greed]: All of the above mentioned sins will be usable in a one hit one kill principle however the only flaw is that all of the sins will be rendered unusable for 1 month.
Time Limit: 1 hour
Though for some reason, she wasn't able to use [Pride] at all. Maybe it was on another level? Or, perhaps there was a restriction and requirement to use it?
Shaking herself out of her thoughts, Aika felt around her body, checking if there was any side effect that she had overlooked. After confirming there was indeed nothing out of place, she looked up and noticed the sky had already turned dark.
Imagining what that monster of a mother would do to her if she'd arrive late, the King of Kings casted Wind Avesta on herself, bolting towards her manor afraid of a mother's wrath.
The once familiar shapes of tress and earth turned into blurry lines, making her nostalagic about her past, more specifically, her experiments with the Nature Avesta. It was hectic and dangerous but in the end, it yielded a lot of good results and even enlightened her.
After a couple of minutes, she reached the family manor as she swiped her identification card to get inside the japanese styled mansion.
It beeped, recognising the owner and immediately opened its gates, while temporarily diminishing all the barrier spells that had been placed on it.
She passed the familiar courtyard, quietly darting towards her room, hoping that her parents were well asleep.
And, thank god they were. They lied together on their bed, embracing each other like they were each other's only life line.
When Aika had finally entered her room, she slowly loosened the tension her Nature Avesta had placed upon her and went inside the bathroom, taking a quick scented shower before crashing into her bed.
'Haa~ This is mentally exhausting. Even if I desire a good fight, that was way too dangerous for my liking. Man. And, that was a just a low leveled god....F**k's sake.' she thought.
' This can't go on. I need to train harder. No, I must. I thought I was already strong for my age, but that fight just proved me how much of a "frog in the well." I was. Hmph. In the end, I'll be the one on top and sneer with contempt at the arrogant Entities! ', she promised herself, a determined look forming on her face.
After a while, she grew sleepy as tendrils of Darkness slowly enticed her to its domain, promising her of dreams and paradise as she willingly succumbed to it.
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Timeskip (Morning)
" Aika, Dear~ Come quick~ The [Xerox] has already arrived!" , her mother, Akamine Kaguya yelled out.
In response, Aika walked out of the bathroom and wore the official World Academy's uniform as she quickly checked over herself in the mirror.
A black cardigan, engraved with red lines embraced the white undershirt that had flower patterns on the collars. It was accompanied with a pale white floral skirt that allowed easy movement as well as pale, black stockings that hugged my delicate legs.
For the final touch, a pair of black shoes and a badge depicting a green pheasant bird, Japan's national animal, laid on her chest.
All of them were enchanted with Avesta and friction Resistance, as well as durability.
'Perfect', she thought, tucking a stray hair behind her ears as she went downstairs towards my parents to bid them farewell.
" Ah~ There you are. Make haste dear, the [Xerox] might leave you if you don't.", her mother joked, quirking one of her eyebrows for added humility.
Whereas her father on the other hand,.
..was crying his eyeballs out.
Looking over her family, embarrassment and warmth clenched her heart as the blonde girl hugged her...family with all the love she could muster.
' It's true that I was hesitant to accept their warmth at the beginning but it was only because I had been scarred by my past live's betrayal. It was hard to love again but, as they say, "let bygones be bygones". And, thank god I listened. ', she smiled warmly.
Aika bid the couple that bred, cared and nurtured her for all these years, farewell as she opened the gates and gracefully walked towards the black, futuristic car.
Looking over, she noticed a tall, well-dressed, stoic-looking man standing beside the Xerox. Quite Possibly a butler. The butler bowed when he sensed Aika's presence as he pressed his finger on the car, the enclosed car slowly revealing a pixelizing hidden door in response.
"Milady.", he greeted promptly, his hands signifying Aika to enter the futuristic car.
Aika nodded and bended her body slightly to nudge herself inside the Xerox. When she went inside, she didn't hesitate to praise the creator of the Xerox.
The interior was. . .amazing, futuristic indeed.
The interior was decorated with 6 leathery white seats, two in the front and four conjoined seats for the back, that were cold to the touch. Along with it, a floating handstand that provided many functions hovered underneath my left arm. Neon lights brightened up the floor as a white steering wheel slowly pushed itself out.
A small holographic women announced herself as she asked asked the young girl if she needed anything, to which Aika kindly declined.
The butler/driver soon entered the Xerox as he sat in the driver's seat, propelling the advanced carriage forward and onto their destination.
"I definently have to praise the inventor of these cars. It's suave and comfortable, just my type.", she whispered to herself, moaning slightly at how comfortable the Xerox was.
Still in comfort, she looked at the outside view, provided by the one way mirror on her left. What she saw amazed her still.
To put it simply, almost everything was coloured white and made out of enchanted nano tech, the fluid metallic material, to endure any sudden Entity breakouts. It was no exaggeration that the Entities were god-like beings , seeing as how the weakest of them could blow a hill into oblivion.
The scenery changed as the Xerox still drove forward.
Curved, flat, titanic buildings surrounded each other with beautiful decor. Xeroxes that ranged from many sizes and shapes, all futuristic to the extreme darted to the left and right of my vision. Rumbling, furious [Nexes]
shot off against the railways that had been enhanced with extreme durability.
Aika watched the ever changing scenery while her boredom leisurely morphed into fatigue as her mind drifted off into neverland.
Timeskip (2 hours later)
" Miss, we have arrived at our destination.", the driver said in a soft tone, his voice pulling Aika away from utopia and onto cold reality.
Aika yawned before exiting the Xerox as the butler immediately drove off to god knows where.
She smiled as a waft of fresh air suddenly invaded her nose while bright, pink leaves fell on her hair and a gentle wind lovingly carressed her body.
Shaking herself out of her stupor, the prodigy glanced up and was brought into even more stupor.
"Beautiful!", she shouted as her hobby for admiring and collecting beautiful things familiarised itself with her.
Bright pink, Sakura trees laid alongside pathways that led to the giant construct of education. The World Academy was further decorated with a wide lake and a maze forest that situated itself around it. The Academy was huge, titanic even. It was divied into around 10 buildings, well, that was all she could see from her position.
To put it simply, the World Academy could proudly call itself a minor city.
Calming her fervent heart, Aika walked to the gates of the Academy which were indeed, like its predecessors, towering and of the highest quality.
Passing through the gates, a small beep was heard on the left of her hand as the young prodigy immediately checked it, preparing herself for some form of attack.
Aika looked at the slowly forming, object on her wrist. It looked somewhat like a smartwatch, but more...simplistic. It was white, comfortable and futuristic, of course.
A small holographic robot appeared shortly after, brought into reality by her smartwatch as it provided Aika with everything she needed to know about the Academy, from its first construct to current time.
In summary, The World Academy of Japan had been build to teach the future generations about everything, ranging from simple calculus to mythology and Avesta. Continuing on, it started off with just one giant building and later on, a whole province was dedicated to it. It had a lake, forest, 12 buildings, each for a grade as the education levels and amenities needed for each grade were different. A grand assembly hall laid in the middle of all those buildings which everyone needs to attend, regardless of the situation, when called for.
Whereas for Aika, she'd needed to attend Grade 9, Special Class, a testament to her level of power. The hologram directed the prodigy to her respective building and dorm, with the latter taking priority.
" Hey, isn't that the prodigy girl? ", a girl asked to her friends.
" Ah~ She's so beautiful. Onee sama~ ", a girl moaned.
" Man~ She's damn hot. Prodigy or not, I'd definently go out with her. ", a guy said to his friends who laughed at him in response.
Walking towards her dorm, Aika passed by many people, both males and females, all of whom were whispering amongst themselves how a god-like prodigy was gracing the school and the like.
Well, they weren't too far off.
The prodigy grimaced inwardly as she noticed that despite their good looks, their Avesta or physical levels were. . . . . . adequate at best.
Well, that was according to her standards. As a HighKing who was supposed to look after her people, she couldn't help but worry a bit if such a low Avesta and physical level was the standard for attending such a prestigious Academy.
Hiding her displeasure, she continued on walking while ignoring the whispers and murmurs.
She was a Highking. She'd attract attention no matter where she go.
Following the directions of the hologram, she finally arrived at the futuristic chambers that would accompany her for the next 4 years.
"So, this is it. My rise to power has officially started. Every gates of turning back and wimping out has been closed. ", She mumbled to herself, her hand slowly creeping up to the fingerprint scanner.
She laughed in mockery as the door clicked and turned before sliding sideways, acknowledging the God-slayer as its owner.
The World Academy of Japan didn't fail to surprise her as always.
The room was, in lack of better terms, beautiful. Decorated with black, gold and red trimmings, the banner of the Academy that was attached to a standpole laid on the corner of the room. Looking around, a King sized bed, a wardrobe and a mini-robot that would heed her demands and provide utmost comfort all situated themselves in her room. Accompanying it would be the large windows that provided her a view of the Academy and its picturesque landscape.
Moving on, a royal, spacious bathroom equipped with the latest technology laid behind the bed and as for the floor, it was made out of nano-fiber making it smooth but extremely durable.
After taking a long, relaxing bath, the blonde genius opened her wrist watch as holographic apps came into existence. Not delaying anymore time, she clicked on the recommended app as the Academy's listed excursions, timetables, classes, and the like came into view.
Assessing the information, she put on a serious expression and thought, ' There's an assembly tomorrow where the freshmen will be informed of their curriculum and probably, everything they can and can't do in this Academy. Great. '
Aika laid down on her bed, delighting in how it enticingly pulled her down and thought of the events that had transpired today.
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