You could say that Garen and him didn't take the training seriously as long as they weren't the last to fall. They could enjoy life like any other trainee could while being a bit on top of them.
They weren't much aggressive either except that they sometimes snatched the daily nutritions of other people by force.
So not much people bothered with them, well, only Farold and his followers with their sense of justice hypocrisy.
And since Farold was currently still in the plank position, trying his best in order to reach his physical limit, he and Garen was quite laid back. Just sitting by the sides, watching the trainees fall down like dominos.
"Garen"
"Yes?"
"You know we will be devoured by Farold one day"
"Yes, I know. He's been becoming stronger and stronger everyday… Only god knows how strong he will be when the supposed second gene awaken."
"So you do have a grasp on the situation. Then, what do you suggest we do? We can't keep going like this otherwise we will fall like the villains in those old novels"
"We could surrender… But I don't want to! I would rather die than surrender to that piece of trash!" the serene expression of Garen immediately changed into intense hatred as his eyes looked towards Farold.
Cylius only watched this scene from the sides.
He knew Garen's mind like the back of his hand. Garen was an egoistic person. This trait of him had been suppressed when he had been back at the orphanage, without his gene. However, as soon as he got his gene, this ego of him had increased tremendously.
Due to both status and talent he has, he had developed a somehow bizarre ego. As for why he called it bizarre, it was because he didn't know how it developed so quickly in a short span of time.
Normal occurrences would need at least a year or so before an ego of that caliber was born. Yet, Garen got it in just a few days.
The prime suspect was his talent but he wasn't sure of it either.
However, not knowing its reason didn't stop him from manipulating Garen. Using this ego as a catalyst, he constantly made rifts between the relationship of Garen and Farold, eventually resulting in the situation today.
...
After glancing at Garen, Cylius's eyes once again moved back to its location, gazing at the pitch black ceiling.
His eyes revealed a sense of stability and coldness as they were akin to a puppet's eyes. Lifeless would be the description. His lips were in a downward curved shape, still like a statue.
Looking at his figure revealed a sense of coldness that made people's gaze lower in whatever emotion it might be.
"What should we do now Cylius?" Garen asked; which I replied -
"Of course we go mess with him"
...
"Well well well. Isn't it Farold? Tired after a quick training?" Garen approached Farold in a classic-anime-bully manner.
"What do you need?" Farold obviously replied back with a bit of anger within his eyes.
Then, he looked towards Cylius who had been watching from the sides quietly.
"Don't think I don't know what you're doing Cylius. You better watch your actions or else I'll make it that you won't be standing up anymore"
Of course, it was the law of the world. People pick on the less aggressive and also the weak ones. Farold was the same. He might be a destiny child but he still hadn't matured. He was like a weak sapling, oblivious to the danger of people.
Doing this just showed that he had been mind-washed by that female.
"No need talking. We need to move faster" I said to Garen before backing off.
Then, I took out two handguns from my waist and shot at the two trainees besides Farold.
One was a clear hit in the brain while the other misses the target as Farold reacted and pulled the person to the sides. It was like an instinctual movement as his face was still blank when he pulled the trainee.
"CYLIUS! HOW DARE YOU" Farold exploded forward with rage.
As one of the many followers of Farold, it was obvious he would instantly rage forward instead of lamenting over his death.
And yes, he had just killed a trainee.
Today was a bit special day after all. He wanted to make it grand in order to celebrate its birth and arrival. No matter whether there was a severe punishment for killing other trainees or not.
"Cylius, do you have a plan?" Garen asked with a bit of a shocked face. However, that face soon returned to normal, indicating his indifference in the recent action.
"Yes, I do. However, I need you to cover me up for a minute"
"Alright"
Cylius said the word before shooting ten bullets in Farold's way. The recoil made him fly away but that was also according to plan.
Even though he was bleeding in the head, Cylius didn't care about it and instead got into a meditative position quickly.
What happened next was a bizarre thing.
From Cylius' body, a very strange blue aura was coming out just like water evaporating. Yet, it also seemed like the blue aura had condensed directly from the air itself.
The blue aura had a chilly feeling to it as it changed between shapes flexibly.
…
A minute later, everything in 10 meters radius of Cylius had been covered in the blue substance. It was spreading like wildfire and by now had attracted everyone's attention.
Even the dwarf had stood up from his seat in shock and was currently performing an emergency seal.
'Quick! Before that spreads, I have to seal it!'
The dwarf was in a disorganized mind. Just glancing at that evil thing made him shiver in fear. Yet, it seemed like it was dormant for now. So based on that, he gathered the courage to resist it and started the emergency seal.
However, that worry of him turned out to be unnecessary as that blue aura started retreating back into Cylius' body. Large amounts of them retreated back, with only a single dark green yin yang seal remaining above Cylius' head.