Inside the temple, there was a grand place surrounded by large pillars with a large magic circle engraved on the floor.
A boy named Flux was leaning against one of these pillars inside and was waiting for everyone to come patiently.
While waiting, A priest reached out to him and greet him. "You seemed bored. Do you want anything else other than those foods that we gave you earlier?"
He glanced at the leftover next to Flux.
Flux had a serious expression but that did not last long. He shook his head as a sign of refusal. "No, I'm already thankful for giving me these foods and there's nothing I could ask other than this Plus, the ceremony will start soon, I don't think it is good to see a person eating during the ritual."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." The man chuckled before adding. "But asked us if you have something you want as long as it's not out of our power."
"Yes, I will do that"
The place went silent again for the time being.
Then, the priest started to talk again.
"By the way, is your right eye okay? If not you can ask us to heal your eye." The priest asked Flux after seeing him with an eye patch that is covering his right eye. He has a concerned look.
"..." Flux did not answer for a few seconds.
"No, it's okay, I'm only covering it for personal reasons."
The priest was speechless but then, he smiled. "Since you said it yourself, we won't bother you again. Also, the ritual will immediately start the moment they arrived so better be ready"
That being said, he left and went back to prepare for the ritual.
Flux was left on the corner alone and that put his mind at ease. He hates it too much, talking about some unnecessary stuff with someone he doesn't know is really burdensome.
'It's been three hours since I'd arrived here.' Thought Flux.
It's true, Flux had been waiting there alone for more than three hours and had arrived three hours before everyone.
The reason for that is simple, behind this magic circle are the system and countless classes that are about to be handed to every people with the age of seven years old and above.
From what Flux had heard, an angel will be summoned through this magic circle.
And that same angel will be the one who gives them the system. as such, Flux had to come there to see the process and how it's done for research purposes.
Although the time needed to consume was a bit too long, It was still worth it to come for Flux.
In the meantime, some priests who had seen Flux watching there for the past three hours had started whispering to each other.
"Hey, do you know, that kid over there had been waiting for almost four hours?"
"Yeah and it's bugging me off"
"Does his parents even know he's here?"
"From what I've heard previously, he's from the Arcadia family. he has a twin but unfortunately, because of their parent's relationship, the twins had to be separated from each other."
"Oh, that twin. I've heard it too, to be honest, it was frustrating that their parents' affairs are affecting their children-."
The conversation was moving forward, however, a man approached them and immediately stopped their conversation after hearing them from a distance.
"Hey, all of you, you do know that this place is not the place where you can talk about other people's matters right?"
"Ah... Yes... I'm so sorry please forgive us" every single one of them simultaneously apologized and lowered their heads after realizing that the man who was talking to them was the pope.
"I will forgive you this time but don't let yourself do the same mistake again" the pope warned them.
"Yes..." Having understood the meaning behind these words, they once again lowered their head.
"Then, go and help others"
"Yes...!" With that, they quickly went to help others.
Seeing them finding some task in which they could help others, the pope sighed before looking in Flux's direction. It was only for a moment but Flux definitely felt his gaze.
Then, he left the scene, Flux also lost interest, therefore, he quickly took off his glance on him.
Another 30 minutes had passed and by then, everyone had already arrived inside the temple.
Several noble families came to light in everyone's sight as well as the entire Arcadia family members along with Flux's mother with an anxious expression.
With their reputation as one of the great families, it only took one glance for Flux to notice their presence.
From his mother's expression, it was unsurprisingly easy for Flux to understand the reason behind that.
After all, Flux did not return to the mansion at the end of the class with his cousins.
It was a natural action Flux had taken.
Of course, Flux had already taken all the possibilities into account before proceeding with his decision. The several problems that will occur the moment he steps his foot inside the mansion are too unbearable even for him. The explanation Flux had to explain is too arduous and cannot be explained in simple things, and Flux had no intention of explaining them. Therefore, since the next day would be the last, it is a wise choice not to come back to the mansion again.
'This will be the last we will see each other again because the next time we will see each other again would be different' thought Flux.
In the next second, a calm yet serious voice reverberated throughout the temple.
"Ahem, I would like to announce to everyone present here that the ritual will start immediately as soon as everyone entered the magic circle. so to not waste time any longer I would like everyone who hadn't received the system yet to enter inside the magic circle."
The voice coming from a certain direction was from the pope.
People had mixed emotions after hearing his voice nonetheless, they quickly walked inside as per the instruction said.
Flux was one of these people. He made sure to blend in with some people so that his presence won't be easily noticed.
Bump-
Once Flux was inside the magic circle, he bumped into another kid of the same age as him.
"You are..." Said Harley confused, then added. "...What are you doing here?"
Seeing Harley in front, Flux couldn't help but sigh. 'What a drag. Of all things, why him?'
In order not to put too much attention, Flux quickly turned his head and swiftly run through the people in front without making too much attention.
"Hey wait!" Harley obviously had no intention of letting him go away like that.
Regardless, a game of tag had commenced between the two inside the magic circle. This demeanor is likely similar to the reasons why they hate their cousins. Nevertheless, the reason is much different compared to theirs.
The game lasted for several minutes and Harley who was left alone in the corner panted out to catch his breath. While doing so, he had constantly shifted his head from there to there seemingly trying to find his prey. There are many kids and people he had known in the past around him but that wasn't something he should be concerned about. His focus is fully locked on Flux.
During the game of tag, Harley had used all of his stamina and strength, of course, his full speed as well.
However, on the contrary, the speed Flux had displayed was enough to put him behind him for the entire time. Moreover, his speed and quick reaction to avoid hundreds of people inside the temple made it the reason why he was behind him for the whole time without even touching his clothes. Not to mention, Harley didn't sense him using his real speed at all and Harley knew that he was also doing everything he can to avoid getting attention. But, why did he fail to catch him? The advantages were with him the whole time yet he failed? Such a question was still lingering inside Harley's mind.
After resting for quite some time, Harley was inclined again to find him. However, in the very next few seconds, something happened that restricted him to move.
"This is..." Harley muttered upon seeing the magic circle glowing so brightly suddenly. "Shit... I was busy running to catch him that I forgot to listen to the pope's speech.
'The ritual is about to start, at this rate, I won't be able to see him again. No, let's calm down first, I'm pretty sure we will see each other again after this, for now, let's wait until everything had been settled.' After sorting things out, Harley most likely had realized that there was no point in finding him in this situation.
After receiving the system, it's unlikely that Flux will be able to get away after all this. With everyone present here including him, catching him would be like catching a bug. So Harley had really nothing to worry about it and since this matter does not concern him, ignoring him, for now, would be the best choice.
With this thought in mind, Harley muttered." for now let's see what class I will receive here"
The glowing magic circle lasted for several minutes. Then, it glows more, and a figure of a person with wings on her back appeared in everyone's sight.
Every single person present couldn't mutter a single word, the spectacle that they were seeing is way too much for them to handle. Some had already seen her for a very long time but still couldn't believe what they were seeing. It was so unrealistic and magical at the same time, the beauty she possessed is on another level. Everyone was too stunned to speak.
"..." On the other hand, Flux was just there standing waiting for her to give the system while looking at his surroundings just to make sure that Harley or any person he had known is not nearby. He knew how beautiful she is and that's all to him, he doesn't need to be surprised about it.
Soon the angel began to speak. "Oh- humans, how wonderful to see the new generation that is willing to fight for the sake of the world and humanity are present here. I as the angel as well as the gods watching us from above are pleased to see you. Therefore, I'd hereby give this gift to the new generation. This gift will be the greatest since this will help you become stronger to fight and fend off the monsters in this world. Now I will grant this power to all of you along with our wishes that one day you will succeed and fulfill our long awaiting wishes."
Right at the end of her speech, a window similar to an RPG game appeared in front of us.
It's the system.
『Name: Flux Arcadia』
『Level: 1』
『Classes: Weapon Master』
『Mana: 598/2000』
『Title: Error』
Seeing the system right in front of him, Flux couldn't help himself but mutter in excitement. "Finally, with this, getting stronger by leveling up will only be a matter of time for me.
[A/U: finally had my internet back. chapter will be published daily soon maybe after one month. I have to make sure that the pace won't be disturbed. therefore, I had to make more chapters first. but don't worry I will still publish chapters maybe after 3-4 days.]