Chapter 38 - First Day

Aaron was adamant that he would be going to school the next day. Despite the events of the day prior, he was set in his idea. He wanted to test the abilities of the people in his school. There was no way of reversing what happened to his body. It was a Boundless Ability, after all. Steven and Elise did not know that, but they did respect the wishes of Aaron, and drove him to school the next day, despite their better judgement. They knew he had some idea of what he would be doing, so they decided to just leave him to his own devices, and hope the school system was merciful on him.

Aaron got out of his parents car, fully clothed in his robe and and mask. He had nothing in underneath, because did you really expect him to be able to wear proper clothing? The rope was able to cover him completely, with no gaps, so he was completely fine.

He had tried to fit himself into his normal clothes the night prior, but they just didn't really fit. Mostly because they constricted him. He had gotten slightly taller due to the corruption covering him, and this made his clothes just that little bit tighter, which would have hindered him in a combat scenario. The robe was able to perfectly handle his movements, so he was fine with just wearing that.

He hadn't had a chance to test out any new abilities he could think of with his Boundless Corruption, because he didn't want to destroy the house he lived in.

He began his walk into school, as his parents drove off. They had a meeting to attend to, which involved the strange light that lit up the sky the night prior. They knew how to lie, and they would make full use of that skill, because, should people find out about how Aaron had created that light, people would go mad. However, Aaron didn't know about the meeting. He was currently oblivious to the reactions of the public.

Aaron took a look at the school he was walking into. It was a mechanical marvel. It was something Aaron would consider 'futuristic'. It was painted with a quarts colour, and had sky-blue windows, which allowed people to see out, but not in. It kept things secret.

The school grounds were insanely large, covering a full fifty acres of land. The school itself took up around half of that space, so it was definitely not something to laugh at. There was only entrance to the school, and Aaron counted out twelve people currently walking in, although, there were definitely more students inside.

He walked in, as he stretched out his arms. He saw his arms being covered in a grey ki-based substance, which he reasoned was the ki-based substance the shopkeeper had spoken of. He had tested it out at home, and was unable to find out how it actually worked. He wanted to figure out how it worked, but he decided to set that task aside for another time. He needed to learn how this school worked, so that he wouldn't fall behind.

It appeared just like a normal school on earth. There were hallways filled with people trying to get to their base classrooms, staff walking around, all normal things. He was confused as to where he should go, he asked a nearby male teacher.

"Excuse me, sir. I am unsure of where I am meant to go." Aaron said, his voice being pitched up and down, due to the effects of his mask.

The teacher looked around, confused, before looking down at him. He could not sense any ki from him.

"Are you sure that you are in the right school? I can't sense any ki from you." The teacher asked, a skeptical look on his face.

"Yes, I am sure. I was sent here by people in the SLAVAL." Aaron replied, curious as to if he would need to confirm himself any further.

The teacher was curious, so he lifted up his wrist, and, from his watch, a holographic list of names appeared.

"Tell me, what is your name? I do not think you are nearly old enough to be listed here..."

"Look for the name 'Aaron Stone'. It should be there." Aaron replied, a smile crawling onto his face, behind his mask.

The teacher scrolled down the holographic list. Aaron didn't think you'd be able to interact with it, but hey, he was wrong. A look of horror appeared upon the teachers face, as he looked back down at the small child standing infront of him.

"You...you got enlisted because you succeeded in defeating James Spine. I don't need any more confirmation. You are definitely a child of the Stone Family. Go to the auditorium. You will be split up into groups of five, where you will be testing on your abilities. Please, don't cause any trouble."

"Thank you for the directions and the information." Aaron said, as he walked towards a nearby board holding the location of every single room in the building. The auditorium was quite far away, so he decided to just teleport there. Nobody would notice in the large crowd. He placed his index and middle fingers to his forehead, as he imagined where he wanted to go. He already knew where he wanted to go, so he just appeared in it. He wasn't wrong in that there were a ton of people there. There was about two hundred people there. A lot of people must have a high ki level. Although, he was wrong about the other thing.

He thought nobody would notice.

A person tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned around. He saw a teenager crouching behind him, trying to go down to his height, but failing.

"Hey little buddy. How the hell did you just appear there?" The teenager asking him, a curious expression on his face.

"My own little methods." Aaron replied, his voice being pitched up and down to an extreme amount. The teenager looked at him confusedly, and was about to ask him another question, before someone stood up on the stage in the auditorium, and began speaking.

"Welcome, new students! Today is the first day of your next six years here. We will split you into groups of five, and test your abilities in our little testing areas outside. It doesn't matter which group you are in, as you will all take the same test, so we can determine your true power levels. These power levels are actually importartant, so you better try your best, or else your time here might be a little less then pleasant."

The ending shook Aaron. The scores they got mattered? Well, this was a shock he wasn't expecting. He had no Ki, so whatever Ki-based examination they were about to do was going to absolutely fuck him over. This was definitely not going to be fun.