"There's no way…"
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
I guess that explains my sudden recovery and why my body feels strangely good. My body can finally harness the power of RC and with that comes techniques and abilities I could only have dreamt of before.
This was a game changer.
That artifact must have done something to me. Speaking of the artifact where the hell is it?
I started to pat down my body, scrambling to find the artifact. Last I checked it was in the shape of a sword. I consistently patted down my body until I felt something in my pocket.
Reaching into my pocket, I soon pulled out a necklace. This necklace shimmered with a silver chain and the pendant attached was in the shape of the Sun with a black moon in front of it.
"An eclipse?"
If it was in the shape of an eclipse, it was most likely from my family but this is something I have never seen before.
It was beautiful and familiar in a way although it was the first time I've ever seen it.
Suddenly the pendant started to emit dark energy and transformed into the sword I had within my dreams.
"So this is it huh?"
The sword in my hand was beautiful with its monochromatic colors, it was so beautiful it felt as if it was beckoning me, whispering to me.
One word.
"Calypsis…"
****
7:30 AM, Aethra Academy.
"This is the worst."
My eyes had dark circles, and I looked like I'd stayed up for 2 weeks straight.
"What's wrong Keir?"
Nathan was looking at me with a worried expression.
"I didn't sleep at all last night."
After getting out of the hospital, I went and looked for Jonathan but he was out and about doing some random shit. I finally found him at around 6:00 PM yesterday and needed a bounty asap.
Thinking back on it now, he was so carefree and aloof about it.
Saying stuff like.
"Huh? Sorry kiddo, I was going around trying all the burger joints."
Or
"We didn't accept any bounties today heh."
While scratching the back of his head.
It was infuriating to even converse with this man. I ended up not being able to get a bounty done even when I went all night searching for a task.
"At this point I'd even babysit a cat."
"Do you like cats Keir?"
"….yes."
I was severely allergic to cats by the way.
This class was always lively, I felt like a splotch of ink on a white piece of paper being the only one here that was severely dreadful.
Nathan was conversing with his group and the same was going for all the other students. Even Jenna had her own clique now.
The doors slid open and Professor Naomi walked in gracefully towards her podium.
She put down her tablet and spoke to the class.
"Alright then lets get started today shall we? Today we'll be doing combat training with random partners while utilizing our RC abilities."
Combat training huh? When we toured the campus during the first day we were allowed to explore plenty of areas like the cafeteria or library. There were also places that were restricted to us like the RC control facility and the combat courtyard.
Guess we'll get to see them soon.
"I'd also like to announce that our other classes have opened, you guys will soon be having history lessons with Professor Albrecht and science lessons with Professor Li."
The students nodded in a synchronized movement.
Naomi's lips curled up into a grin and she soon spoke up.
"Then let's get to training, follow me."
The crowd of students followed Naomi out of the building. When the doors opened the cool breeze greeted our faces and the sun shone behind the clouds.
After a short walk the class had arrived to the combat training courtyard, it had facilities like training dummies and and high tech equipment like RC level measuring.
The area was open to the sky so we would be training in natural conditions.
"Alright we'll be assigning random sparring partners now, good luck to you all."
The students looked at Naomi with anticipation and curiosity. The all wondered who they would get to spar with.
Naomi pulled out her tablet and started assigning our partners with a randomizer.
"#263 Louis and #344 Harry"
Two people from the crowd stepped forward and went to their respective training areas.
"#46 Nathan and #79 Jason."
I shot a glance at Nathan and he looked visibly nervous.
Naomi kept calling names for a few minutes until she finally called upon me.
"#995 Keir and…."
Naomi paused and looked at her tablet with a look of surprise before revealing the name of my opponent.
"#995 Keir and #4 Jenna."
The students started chatter amongst themselves.
"Is he really gonna fight her?"
"This doesn't seem fair."
"He's gonna get his ass beat."
All of them were doubting my ability.
After hearing her name Jenna stepped up and walked towards the area we were assigned.
"Go Jennaaaaa!"
"You got this no sweat!"
Her friends were cheering her on but it was unnecessary. Of course, she was going to win against me.
She's a Scion and I'm just a random person, the difference between us was absurd. Ignoring the comments from other students I walked up to the place we would spar for this assignment.
When I arrived on the stage Jenna gave me a look and smiled. She gave me a nod and I shot one back in return.
"Okay for the first round we'll go without using any abilities tied to RC, and then for the second round we'll be utilizing RC."
'No RC for the first round?'
If I heard her correctly then I would have a chance at battling her. I was most confident in my one-on-one confrontations when the circumstances were right. I wasn't sure how I would fare in the second round though, I've only been able to barely feel any RC in my body for a day plus using it recklessly could injure me.
Naomi looked at Jenna and I before starting the spar. The class had flocked around our stage to see our fight, not to see me but to see Jenna.
To see the power of a Scion.
"Start!"
As soon as Naomi said to start I instantly locked eyes with Jenna.
She planted her feet down onto the floor and furrowed her eyebrows with a grin. She unsheathed her rapier and at the same time, she burst off of the floor charging towards me. Her long blonde hair fluttered with the air pushing back at her, she was going so fast it looked like she was caught in a windstorm.
She appeared in front of my vision at absurd speeds and thrust her rapier toward my chest. Seeing the pointed edge hurling towards me I swiftly moved my body to the right performing a dodge. Her golden eyes were deadlocked onto my body as she instantly moved her body and repositioned to account for my dodge.
I unsheathed my sword and made my move towards her. I aimed to slash at her torso but she jumped and did a flip, completely avoiding my strike. Jenna thrust her rapier midair and the pointed edge was barely an inch from my throat but before it could land I bent backwards.
'She's off balance.'
Missing her initial thrust Jenna was thrown off balance and her blade went too far.
This left most of her body exposed to attacks from my blade. I grasped the hilt of my sword and slashed to my left side.
I almost forgot she was a Scion.
With a reaction time that seemed impossible to calculate she twisted her body to face me and my sword. Her eyes shot towards my sword and she instantly brought out her rapier.
Our swords clashed.
My teeth were grinding as I put all my strength into pushing against her defense. Jenna was also gritting her teeth and glared at me while sparks flew off of our swords. Her struggle to hold up defense kept growing with every passing second.
Her lips curled into a smile and she spoke for the first time.
"Not bad, what's your name?!"
"It's Keir."
Despite her trying to make small talk we both persisted with our defense and offense.
"Did you say Bear?"
"What? No I said Keir."
"Chair?"
"No I said Keir, my name is Keir. K-E-I-R."
Did this girl seriously not hear me?
"Oh what an interesting name, what does it mean?"
Her strength increased, and I was having a hard time pushing back.
"Tch- it means dark, my name means dark."
"Nice to meet you then, Keir."
Her friendly face turned into a smug expression. She pushed her rapier back with all of her strength letting out a grunt in effort. I was pushed back by a few feet and we were both catching our breath.
After a brief moment, both of us gripped the hilts of our weapons and charged to each other.
"Annnnd time!"
Suddenly, Professor Naomi called time for round 1. Looking at our positions before she called time I could see.
I would've won.
Of course, we weren't allowed to severely injure our sparring partners, but I could see that from the position of our swords that if it were a real battle, I would've won. Her sword was going to stab my arm whilst my sword was directly aimed at her throat.
"Nice job Keir."
Out of the blue, Naomi suddenly gave me praise and started getting the stage ready.
I looked at the crowd of students and their faces said it all. Their mouths dropped and their eyes were wide.
They were surprised.
Surprised by my strength.
****
CURRENT STATS
===STATUS===
Name: Keir Licht
Overall Rank: F
CL: 10
RC Level: E
Strength: F
Agility: F
Stamina: F
Charm: F
===SKILLS===
- Advanced Swordsmanship: Mastery of the blade
- Advanced Martial Arts: Make your body the weapon
- Free Running: Extreme affinity with running over obstacles and escape tactics