After eating at the diner, Ralph started to come home.
However, halfway through it he was intercepted by two figures.
-Again?
Ralph thought irritably, it hasn't been long since the last time he was attacked.
"So ... You are the guy who killed our comrades." One of the figures, who was wearing a hood and had a male voice said.
Ralph activated his ability normally, but something unexpected happened.
The man who had just spoken fired at Ralph at an unimaginable speed, giving Ralph no time to react.
Ralph was already invisible, but the man took his neck and lifted him.
"That skill of yours is really interesting, but unfortunately you got involved with someone who shouldn't and became a potential enemy." The man spoke in a sinister tone, and Ralph could feel the intention to kill.
The man tightened the hand on Ralph's neck.
Ralph felt his own breath go and acted quickly.
Ralph put his hand to the man's ear, and tried to activate his ability to create a powerful sonic wave.
"Hmm? Hehe, interesting." The man seemed to sense something and spoke.
To Ralph's surprise, he was unable to activate his ability!
"So this skill of yours uses latent energy, how interesting." The man spoke in a sarcastic tone and continued:
"But this is useless against strong people like me. I can easily kill you without even touching you, that's the disparity."
Ralph started to feel something strange running through his body.
-That ... Is it his aura !?
Ralph thought of shock.
"Stop wasting time." The other figure, who also wore a hood and had a female voice spoke.
"Goodbye, boy." The man spoke, but before he could break Ralph's neck he looked away in surprise.
Ralph came out of an alley.
"Friends ... Could you not kill this boy?" Thomas, who appeared out of nowhere, spoke with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" The woman asked in a surprised tone.
"Not surprisingly, I heard that Ralph-kun killed some of your teammates." Thomas replied.
"And you still want us to spare him?" The hooded man spoke in a sarcastic tone, still holding Ralph's neck.
Thomas's smile faded and he looked coldly at the man.
"This is a decision of the superiors, if you understand what I say." Thomas spoke and then set up a fighting instance.
The man and the woman exchanged looks.
"We don't care what your little group thinks or wants, if you want the boy to live, save him yourself." The woman took on an instance of struggle as well.
Silence took over the place.
Thomas began to emanate a powerful Aura all over his body, the Aura had an almost transparent red color.
Ralph was breathless, but he tried to pay attention to the fight that was about to take place.
Thomas blew out a breath and closed his eyes, the woman did the same while also emanating a powerful but greenish aura.
When the two opened their eyes, the ground beneath their feet cracked, and they fired at each other.
A spear appeared in Thomas's hand, and a battle gauntlet appeared in the woman's hands.
Thomas swung the spear towards the woman with extreme mastery, and the woman defended herself by blocking the blow with her left arm while attacking with her right arm.
Ralph could only see a flash of light, and he couldn't read their movements, they were just so much stronger than he was.
The man holding Ralph was watching the fight, as if he had forgotten Ralph's existence.
The woman and Thomas continued to exchange blows, and several flashes of light illuminated the deserted street.
Now that Ralph stopped to think, it was strange that the street was deserted, but he didn't think very deeply about it and returned to concentrating on the fight.
Thomas seemed to understand that the enemy was not weak, and so he pushed the spear directly towards the woman's head, but there was something different. The spear began to emit a strong black glow.
The world seemed to stop for everyone, it was as if the spear had expanded the time for everyone but Thomas.
In a blink of an eye, the spear was already millimeters away from the woman's head, and she obviously couldn't react.
But in that instant, the man appeared beside the woman and pushed her aside, saving her from the fatal blow.
"Hmph, and to think that you reached that level of power so young, and still have an artifact born with intelligence." The man spoke in a solemn tone.
The woman began to perspire deeply, the feeling of impending death was clear in her mind like lightning striking her eyes.
"Do you still intend to fight?" Thomas blew out a breath and asked.
The man looked at Ralph, who was sitting breathing heavily a few feet away.
"There is no point in risking a fight with you over a kid like him ... In the future there will be other opportunities. Come on, Zero." The man took the woman's arm and started walking away.
The spear in Thomas's hand disappeared and he looked at Ralph, who was looking at him with a confused expression.
"If you want answers, come to the hidden history society. Vice Principal Aoki Sai may be someone who is influential and strong, but he is not the best option for you." Thomas spoke and left, making Ralph even more confused and angry.
Ralph stood up and looked around, strangely, the signs of destruction left by the fight began to repair itself.
"But what ..." Ralph's eyes widened and he didn't understand what was going on.
The asphalt that was once destroyed was repairing at an incredible speed, as were some posts that had been destroyed.
Ralph took a deep breath and watched.
After a while, there were no signs of battle in the area, and people strangely returned to circulate in the street.
"How strange ..." Ralph murmured.
He then understood, there is a lot he needs to learn about this world, and that he is far from invincible.
The man from earlier managed to stop the flow of latent energy within Ralph's body, rendering him unable to use his ability for anything.
"Stronger ... I need to get stronger, and I can no longer depend only on my ability to illusion as before, I need to follow the rules of the game in this world." Ralph murmured as he walked to his apartment.
The moon illuminated the young man's determined expression, as well as the blood at the corners of his mouth and deep green eyes.
The other day, Ralph got up and started getting ready to go to school.
He bandaged his arm just so as not to make the wound too visible.
When he arrived at the classroom, he realized that the same boy who tried to fix problems with him had sat in his place.
Ralph twitched the corners of his mouth when he saw this.
-What's wrong with this guy?
Ralph thought and went to the boy.
The boy noticed Ralph approaching and stood up with a determined expression.
"Wait ... I want to talk to you." The boy spoke while looking into Ralph's eyes, who was surprised.
Ralph repressed the urge to disagree with the boy and asked:
"What do you want to talk about?"
The boy took a deep breath and said:
"My name is Wu Kuang, and I ... want to learn to fight like you!"
Ralph blinked a few times and said:
"I don't have time to teach you anything."
"I will not give up! If you do not accept me as a disciple, I will not leave you alone, no matter what!" Wu Kuang shouted.
Ralph released a breath and then said:
"By your name, you must be Chinese or at least be a Chinese descendant ... I know your country has a different culture, but I really don't have the time. If you insist on pissing me off ..."
Ralph put a hand on Wu Kuang's shoulder and narrowed his eyes with a cold expression.
"Don't blame me for getting you out of my way." Ralph spoke and tapped Wu Kuang on the shoulder a few times.
Wu Kuang was paralyzed, but he didn't have a terrified expression, he seemed ... excited.
"I knew ... This intention to kill, you are really not an ordinary person." Wu Kuang murmured with a smile and went to sit somewhere else.
Ralph took his place and looked out of the window with a distant look.
"Are you… are you okay?"
Ralph heard a familiar voice and looked away.
Aoi was looking at his arm, with a troubled expression.
Ralph opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. From what he knows, it is very likely that what happened to him is due to his involvement with the Aoki family.
"I am fine." Ralph spoke and looked away, giving Aoi no further attention.
He needs to rethink the way he should go ...
Hidden History Society ... Vice Principal Aoki Sai ... Aoki Aoi ...
He does not feel well when thinking about the occult history society, as this group does not seem to be a good way for some reasons.
Aoki Sai and Aoki Aoi ...
He doesn't know if he should continue to get involved with them, unless they can guarantee at least something for him, time.
He needs time to grow up strong and get more knowledge about this world.
Class started, but Ralph spent his time reading the book he had gotten from Aoi.
The information he most wanted was about Master Jin.
The first known Aura Master, who paved the way for Deep Sky, the world of Aura Masters. According to the book, he lived so long ago, that there is no consensus on when he lived, only know his acts, which were engraved in stone.
He discovered the correct way for a 'deaconado' to use his own Aura, how to advance in practice, become stronger ...
It came out of nowhere, and disappeared out of nowhere, leaving behind children and grandchildren who have spread across the world.
Various methods of practice were invented by him, and many civilizations were affected.
The Art of Thinking is said to be the true inheritance left by him, and it was what guaranteed him the ability to unravel the mysteries of the Aura.
Over time, many said they understood this art, but none reached the same height as Master Jin, all were much more deadly compared to the great pioneer.
However, many who have studied this Art and had some success with it have developed many methods of using Aura. Whether for combat, or for other things.
Anyway, nowadays only one family is said to be of direct descent from Master Jin. The Suzano family, the same family as the old Hajime.
This is a very influential family in Japan, although it does not like to get involved in many mundane matters.
In addition, they are said to have a special connection to the golden inspectors in Tokyo.
-Gold inspectors ...
Ralph frowned, this is not the first time he has heard that name.
Ralph read some other pages but only got the information that the golden inspectors are composed of several Aura Masters from several influential families in Deep Sky.
The objective of these inspectors is to maintain harmony between the normal world and the world of the Aura Masters, Deep Sky.
The book also told the story of other influential people, and Ralph read it slowly and carefully until lunchtime arrived.
Ralph closed the book and put it in his school bag.
Ralph went to the cafeteria and bought something to eat as usual, but this time he didn't sit around, and went to sit in a grassy area nearby, under a tree.
In a way, the grass reminded him of TULA.
He ate slowly while watching the distant movement of the other students.
"What are you doing here?" Aoi, who came to Ralph's side suddenly, asked.
Ralph looked at Aoi for a moment and said:
"I think this is a good place."
Aoi looked at the students' movement in the distance and then at the tree and grass.
"This is a really good place, can I sit here?" Aoi asked.
"Feel free." Ralph sighed and said.
Aoi then sat down with a Bento in his hand.
She started eating calmly, without talking to Ralph.
In a way, there was a harmony between the two, both had indifferent expressions and ate in a distracted way.
After he finished eating, Ralph took his cell phone out of his pocket and put on the headphones.
There was little time until the next class, so Ralph just spent time listening to music.
Aoi seemed to realize that Ralph didn't want to talk and left after finishing eating with a complicated expression.
Having nothing to do, Ralph thought about checking his status.
"My Status."
[Ralph Karman
Age: 20 (Soul) 15 (Body)
Level: 0
Talents: Infinite; Aura; ...
Situation: Healthy; Psychologically influenced by Imamoto Ralph;
Skills: Indomitable spirit (Passive); Aura sensitivity, lv3; Inner Vision, lv3; Aura Fusion, lv3.
Beast Skills: Illusion, lv4;
Stats:
Strenght: (Standard)
Agility: (Standard)
Intelligence: 4
Dexterity: (Standard)
Vitality: (Standard)
Resistance: (Standard)
Will Power: 1
Latent Energy: (Irregular)
Available stats points: 6]
Ralph was surprised to see that all of his skills had leveled up in such a short time, this must be due to his luck and effort.
But what really shocked him ...
"Fuck! 6 Stat Points !?" Ralph shouted instinctively.