[Congratulations to Subject 0]
[Achievement: Clear Secondary Trails.]
"Welcome all those who cleared the trails before you! Of course each group or individual faced a separate trial in and of itself. As we are now done with the preliminaries, I would like to…" But before the Host could finish his speech he was cut short by the senior student who whispered something in his ear.
"P-Permanent Clears? Kage?" The shock visible in his eyes as one began to discern whether it was amusement or excitement in his eyes.
He disappeared from the dark announcement room where he was. Almost as if to verify his words a group of students suddenly appeared in a ray of light as they hit the stadium floor.
They were separated into 3 teams. Lionel and Richard. Sakura and Fukuro. And the last set seemed to be twins. A dark skinned boy with white hair and a light skinned girl with dark hair. They went by Raven and Sparrow.
The man who now stood upon a podium walked towards this new group as he slowly clapped his hands, adding a strange hypnotic effect to those that heard it.
"Lionel are you alright?" Richard couldn't help but ask as he looked at Lionel who had turned shade paler.
Lionel slowly stood on his own feet as he reoriented himself, his eyes that had turned a dark shade of violet now becoming black. He likely wouldn't be getting his brown eyes back.
"Ho, ho... A shadow and a devil." The man who had now arrived, Stopping 3 meters before them lifted his eyebrows and smiled as he said those words.
Looking towards Richards hand which as still very pink he smiled. "Hello! I'm Bill, Bill Clinton, You can call me Clinton or Curse whichever you prefer! I am here to make sure as few of you as possible, pass. Any questions? I'd assume not, since you won't be staying here long!" Clinton burst into a fit of laughter. A soft chuckle now filling the silent Stadium.
Raven could not taken it anymore so he spoke up.
"Enough with the twisted sense of hu…" Raven wanted to say his piece and grab the limelight but was unfortunately interrupted.
"Now, now boy. You'll get your chance. Don't get your reality twisted that you are now a genius." Clinton's eyes turned cold, one could see the ocean floor wafting through it, but Raven, blinded by rage was basically fuming.
If looks could kill, Clinton would be riddles with whole and burned to ash by now. Dead as the Morning Star that fell.
"Now where were we?" Clinton spoke up like a class teacher ready to start his lesson.
Richard's gaze narrowed and whispered something in Lionel's ears as Lionel's eyes too seemed to grow cold. Seemingly regaining the purple hue they had just lost.
"I see Clinton. Now if you have nothing else to say start your selections or fuck off." Giggles could be heard at the side as Sakura seemed to want to spill her guts. As if influenced by her the crowd seemed to do the same.
Completely ignoring the commotion caused by Sakura's actions Clinton continued. "Oh my, my. Lionel. Kage! I believe someone of your stature shouldn't be kept waiting hmm?"
Clinton's gaze seemed to shimmer with amusement as his smile only seemed to grow ever brighter.
He wasn't much to look at to be honest he might be a little above average in terms of looks but nothing close to Lionel. But one thing that did stand out were his blue eyes that held the depths of the universe or the vastness of an ocean within them, he also had a smile that seemed to have an influence on the people surrounding them. Of course the six who appeared didn't seem too amused by this, instead they increased their gaurds. In this world of Aether the smallest inking should always be gaurded with the highest precaution. Lest you die without knowing how.
"Chop, Chop, servant boy! We don't have all day." Clinton clapped his hands twice, which seemed like a recurring character trait, as he signaled to the other senior students that stood beside him.
"This will be a rather simple selection process, remember this world is not as it seems. So therefore you will be randomly matched as I see fit with whose picture's is displaced next to yours on the Holo-board." As he said this a deep gray projection board seemed to appear out of nowhere on the center stage high above.
The specific measurements uncertain, but its size great enough to be seen across the field.
"There shall be a game for all. But luck will have to roll the ball.Some may die and some may live but I assure you won't fit in." His eyes glowed bright to accent his rhymes as he casually placed his hands into his pockets and his face changed to become more angelic and warm, matching his blonde hair.
"A shapeshifter?" Sakura's pupils constricted immediately stopped her giggles stopped.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Clinton let out a loud laugh as he started floating but his hands remained in his pockets, his dressing as casual as could be. "Hmm it would seem that we've taunted a magician." Richard's playfulness had completely disappeared by now, but the same couldn't be said for Lionel.
Shouting at the top of his lungs he said, "Clinton cut the crap, a master of illusions huh? The first challenge has already ended hasn't it?"
As soon as he did everything around him disappeared and he along with Richard were suddenly tied to chairs within a gray room.
Clinton though, sat crossed leg upon the table as his eyes seemed to change from blue to red, a vast ocean to a river of blood.
"Nice to meet you Kage's. You pass. Hmmm Mmhm." Clinton let out a silent chuckle as he laughed besides himself.
"This will be fun. Hmmm Mmhm?"
[Author's Note: Honestly this guy was not in my plans but let's see how it goes]