Days passed by as I continued to train in both martial arts and magic. I trained in martial arts with dad in the morning and magic at night, making sure no one sees me. Besides my training, I also gathered pure energy to advance my inner worlds. A year passed by with me turning 6 years old. Sister Emma, who was 10 years old at that time, participated in the student selection competition and won first place in the magic division and successfully enrolled in the Lumus academy after that.
I was really happy for her at that time. Dad and Mom were proud of her achievements. We even had a feast that night to celebrate her victory. Though they were happy for her, I could see their sad expressions at the time when she was leaving for the academy.
After that I continued my training as usual, preparing for the day of the student selection competition. And just like that another four years passed by.
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At present....
Thwack! Thwack!Thwack!
Currently, I was practicing swordsmanship on the wooden dummy in the garden.
Thwack!
I landed a final hit and the wooden dummy
broke.
Clap!clap!clap!clap!
I could hear the sounds of someone clapping their hands. It was dad, who was watching me train from afar.
"That was excellent. Your swordsmanship as well hand-to-hand combat has improved quite a lot since the past few years. I am afraid to say this son, but I have nothing left to teach you now. You can only learn more things in the Arvandor academy." He said with a proud face, with a glint of sadness in his eyes.
"Thank you for teaching me this entire time dad. I will make sure to join the Arvandor academy." I said with a determined look on my face.
"Have you thought anything about your future? What will you do after graduating from the Arvandor academy?"
"I have already thought of what I'll do. I'll surpass everyone and be the STRONGEST. That is my goal."
"Haha sure sure. If you work hard you'll surely surpass everyone." He said laughing.
*It probably sounded like an unrealistic goal to him but that's what I am really going to do.*
Suddenly, the aura around him changed to a serious one as he said "But remember one thing, the path you are choosing is a difficult one. You haven't seen the outside world yet, son. There are many people who will come after your life. You'll also have to kill someone at one point. Afterall, that's what reality is like. It is easier to make enemies than allies in the path you are choosing. So I'll ask you this again. Is that what you really want? You still have time, so think about it."
"I am completely prepared for whatever obstacles I'll have to face." I said instantly with even more determination.
He let out a sigh of defeat and said..
"Alright. If that's what you really want, I won't stop you. Just be safe whatever you do."
"I will"
...
*The student selection competition is 1 week from now.*
I entered my room and laid down on my bed.
**Status screen**
[Name]:Cassian Talen [Exp]:40,500
[Age]: 10 years
[Race]: Human
[Titles]: None
[Innate abilities]
[Power level]
-Tier-2 Ki practitioner
-Dark Red grade Mage (Tier-3)
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[Skills]:
[Fire magic: tier 2- level 7]
[Minor pain resistance: tier 2- level 5]
[Basic grade swordsmanship mastery]
Proficiency for next level - (50/100)
[Basic grade hand-to-hand combat mastery]
Proficiency for next level - (40/100)
[Skill points]: 45
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Stats
[Endurance]:50 [Health]:750
[Strength]:50
[Dexterity]:50
[Intelligence]:150 [Magic]:6000
[Stat points]:0
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Mana gate grade: Dark Red
Ki gate grade: light blue
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[Physical damage negation]:2%
[Magic damage negation]:2%
*I have grown a lot in the past five years. But this is nowhere near enough. The growth of my stats has also decreased by a lot. In order to grow stronger, I'll have to explore the outside world. The Arvandor academy would be the first place.*
Closing the status screen, I looked outside the window in my room.
*My life in this world has been really good till now. My parents in this life are just like my previous parents; caring and affectionate. Though I still wonder why I reincarnated on this planet and why was this system given to me. Was their a reason behind all this? Or was this simply a coincidence? I don't know. At least for now.*
...
A week passed by and the day of the student selection competition arrived. The neighbouring three villages will be participating along with us and the competition will be held in our Village this time.
*The participants will be here by 11am.*
"Let's go." I said as I entered the living room, where mom and dad were already waiting for me.
....
After a few minutes of walk, we arrived at the village center. The entire place was well decorated with groups of people talking about the upcoming competition. Everyone had mixed feelings, while some were nervous, the others were excited.
As I was walking around the village center, I could hear a group of men talking about something that caught my interest.
"I bet Ray will definitely be in the top 10 in this year's competition." Said a man.
"Ray? You mean Ronan's son?"said another man
"Yes!That kid is really strong for his age. He's already a tier 2 Ki practitioner. I saw him many times during his training."said the man in response
"What about the chief's son? He's also a Ki practitioner. What do you think about him?"
"The chief's son? I can't say for sure. I never really saw him in the village. He never comes out of his house. But I bet the chief must have trained him. Let's see how he performs in the competition."
"Ray huh? He's also a tier 2 Ki practitioner? I am looking forward to meeting him." I murmured to myself.
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[Hey guys, Author here]
Sorry for the late update this time. I'll try to be more consistent :)