I got ready in half a minute and ran even faster than when I did for the second trial. Of course, this was made possible only because Captain Ann strengthened my soul. Even though it was unknown whether I could ever be able to use kindred soul power but strengthening the soul also had the effect of enhancing physical attributes. Well, it was technically enhancing control over physical attributes.
Anyways, I reached the moon stadium. All the annihilators were in a line, Nicola being first and the ninja dude being second. I didn't know whether I was to go to the front of the line, so I just placed myself at last.
The line didn't move at all for some time. Then I saw Miss Carsalina wandering around. Wait, it looked as though she was searching for someone. When she was about 10 meters away from me, our eyes caught each other. Miss Carsalina looked furious and stormed towards me. When she reached me, she took me by the arm and pulled me.
We passed all the annihilators. They were looking at me. Soon, Miss carsalina placed me in front of Nicola.
"Mr. Schleider! You almost missed the ascendance ceremony! It starts in a few seconds! Honestly, I hope you won't be this irresponsible when you become an annihilator."
I heard Nicola smirk at me mockingly. I looked at her and shook my head.
"Why were you so late?"
"I passed out the moment I lay on the bed. I woke up thanks to the bell"
She laughed heavily. Was it that funny? I almost missed one of the most important events in my life!
"Well if it makes you feel better, I would not have woken up if not for my aunt too"
I sighed. That didn't really make me feel better. It just made me feel mad at dad for leaving me while knowing full well that I wasn't a very responsible person.
Suddenly, I heard a lot of drumming sounds from inside. The gate was closed, so I had no idea what was going on inside. Then I heard a loud click. The gate slowly opened. With this, my nervousness shot up.
By the time the gate had fully opened, Miss Carsalina who was leaning on the wall of the stadium gestured for me to go in. I did as I was told. I heard heavy footsteps behind me. I then realized that a total of 256 annihilators who were going to lead the new generation of annihilators were following my lead. I kept on walking.