On a massive battlefield, countless bodies lying on the ground. They all wore the same uniform, a gray battledress with armor on their arms and legs, sword sheath attaches to their wriest. These clues told that they are from the same army, but that doesn't matter anymore.
Deadman doesn't need any status.
Above the thick layer of flesh and blood, there are creatures that made all of this, dragons.
They have many sizes, some with 2 meters like normal reptiles, Some with a massive body that could be misunderstood with creatures of ancient times.
But this dragon has the same common point, metal-like scale that no bullet could penetrate, sharp teeth and fang that could destroy the mana tank as if it made from cardboard, and a pair of wings on their back using for flying and control mana in the air. To summarise, they are the perfect beast made for war
Now, countless dragons heading to the same way, some gliding, some running, to the last warrior on this battlefield.
"Get off me, you dragons!" The man says, swords in his both hand swing left and right. Then, when he found that he was surrounded by the pack of dragons, he just squints a little bit and in the next moment, his body moves to the spot that far from where he has been for dozens of meters in a blink of an eye, between the two spots filled with countless dragon corpses, even mid-class dragon couldn't see what had happened, as if the part of the time was cut away.
After he kills dozens of dragon, the man looks around himself and laugh with sadness and despair.
His comrades are all dead, they lose the war.
He laughs louder and louder like he wants to vent all of the emotions in his heart.
Ironically, as the holder of time, he wishes he could have more time. Time to get stronger, time to make up for his foolish mistakes in the past.
But now, he doesn't have any time left.
"You dragons... I will kill every single one of you, make your corps fill the sea. I will hunt all of you. Can you hear me, Mars? I will hunt you!!!"
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"Huh!" Hoshi wakes up with a flinch, he stares blankly at the ceiling for a moment before putting his hand on the forehead, murmured with a frown "What a weird dream, did I ate too many snacks last night?"
He didn't let the dream meddled with his mind, but entered the bathroom and quickly did his personal activity.
After he washes his face, Hoshi looks into the mirror and sees a black-haired boy looking back with chestnut eyes which reflect nervousness. It is understandable considering it's one of the most important days in his life as well as the other 18 years old boys who want to have a decent job relate to the magic industry.
The first entrance day of MAA (Magic Academy of Asia)
He looks into the mirror for a moment before putting on his clothes and went to eat his breakfast downstairs with his mother, Mrs.Amanogawa, while his father needs to go to his company since dawn.
"Hoshi, eat slowly, you don't have to hurry." His mother said with a little concern as she saw her son gulp down the food on the table before she asked another question "Hoshi, do you have confidence in the test. I mean...I heard from my friend that it is very hard."
The boy stunned a little bit as he heard her question and smile bitterly, dang, how should I answer this? will it look too arrogant if I answer with confidence? Or should I answer timidly?
Pandering a little bit, he speaks slowly "Well, you know, mom. I had been preparing for a long time so it should be alright." He speaks while looking at his mom cautiously.
Mrs.Amanogawa looks a little unsatisfied but doesn't speak out, just casually said.
"Then just finish eating and prepare quickly. A tram to test sites will be here soon, isn't it?"
MAA has three branches in Asia which made some people had a problem with going to take the exam so the MAA will take the exam in each city instead of made them travel across the country to those three branches in Xinjiang, Beijing, and Chengdu.
Hoshi is one of those who doesn't want to travel across the country too. His Japanese community was in Guizhou. If it's possible he doesn't want to catch the train to Chengdu too.
(note. I'm not Chinese so I don't know much about the city's environment. I just use its location on google map, don't expect about realism here)
He left home in a hurry and run to the tram stop which coupled a hundred meters from his house, The man felt anxious when he saw the tram that was parking.
'I don't have much time left' He thought and tried to run faster. But at that time, the man's harsh voice suddenly rang in his head
[Hey, kiddo, can you hear me?]
"What?" He looks around with confusion on his eyes but found nobody 'Is it just my fancy?'
[Don't try to find me. I'm inside your head]
"Is it some kind of prank? Where are you" Hoshi doesn't stop to find the culprit which makes the noise annoyed. Why does this kid so stubborn?
[Alright, stop playing. We have to talk]
"Like hell I would do it. Isn't it mean I'm crazy if I talk with my hallucination!" He screams "I have to hand the test, I can't play with you here so get lost!"
[You can think as you are crazy and about the exam...] The voice inside his head pause for a little while [Isn't the tram hall already left?]
"What? When?!" He found an empty tram stop and angrily said to the voice inside his head "It's all because of you!"
[May be you're right, don't you tried to follow it? The tram shouldn't go too far]
"That's right!" He shouts excitedly before crazily chasing the tram"
[Hump] The noise sigh shortly [This may be hard than I have though]