Nightfall?!
That very name made my soul wish to evacuate this vessel that is currently my body. The nerve of my father to say that damn name with a smile on his face.
Nightfall Academy. Recognized by almost everyone in Atlantica as the best academy on the continent but in the grand scheme of things if we include the entire world of Neo-Oblvion, they barely make it into the top three.
Nightfall was pretty much where the prelude to the main story of Blood of Darkness began. That was where all the main protagonists and antagonists will meet each other for the first time, well at least for most of them since there are some that have met each other already by this time.
But just thinking about that damn arc made my skin crawl. Let's just say a lot of fucked up things went on there, but to be honest it would be hypocritical of me to judge them on the things that went on there since I'm most definitely going to join in on it. I was never the type to hide my hypocrisy.
I really don't understand why people back in my old world would call each other out for being hypocrites like they weren't one themselves.
Like let's be honest here: Humans are naturally attuned to negativity and drawn to sin. it's the curse we inherited from Adam and Eve along with mortality. After all, it is said in the bible we are born into sin, we're deemed sinners from birth.
Humans are naturally negative beings and I would be glad to argue with someone about this.
Be honest how many times did you feel happy when you saw somebody doing bad regardless weather if you liked the person or not?
Tell me why is it all the things that are deemed bad and that we aren't supposed to do so much fun and the things deemed good are so boring?
Smoking, Drinking, Fucking, Committing crimes, and doing dumb shit. Tell me why we get our thrills off that shit and the people who try to condemn us for these things probably do it the most behind the scenes.
Remember those Catholic Preist fucking all those little boys back in the day? All the shit the Crusaders did to the Muslims in the 'Name of God'? Oh, Alright I thought so.
So I couldn't really say they fucked up for all the shit that's gonna happen there since I'm gonna be worse.
Putting that in the back of my head for now I opened my status and reviewed the info revealed on there.
Zaire Tiji
Age: 15
Race: Hybrid (Dark Elf/Human)
Elementalist Rank: 0
Affinity: Darkness, Wind
Bloodline: ???
"So I'm Rank 0," I commented with a smile as I felt the gamma energy flowing through my veins.
Being Rank 0 was less than an ant in the power scale of this world but for me to reach this point at the age of fifteen was one of the biggest head starts one could get in this world and could even be the greatest decision one could make if they use the time wisely and make every second count.
Out of the main characters, I'm sure only two are at the same point as I am right now and only one is stronger than me so I can put myself in a good position if I use my time wisely.
I'm gonna just train until my father sends me to Nightfall, to be honest. I should at least be a Rank 1 Elementalist by the time that arc starts so I should start planning what I'm going to do when I get there.
Honestly, my goal right now is just to live life right now. I know that I'm just some pawn in a game among higher-level entities right now but I can't do shit about it. I'm way too weak to the point where I'm sure they don't even know I exist so that has to change.
"Dezryn. What properties did you unlock?" The voice of my father rang, dragging me out of my thoughts.
Damn. I forgot that I was still in this chamber.
"For wind, I got the Kinetic Property," I explained calmly.
Kinetic Property for the wind element was the best one I could start with honestly since my profession was an assassin. It made me insanely fast and thanks to elemental immunity I would be able to perceive any speed no matter how fast it was.
My father nodded his head in expectation, it seemed that he expected me to get this property as well, "And for Darkness?" he asked.
I smiled and narrowed my eyes and looked dead into his, "Let's keep that one hidden for now. It would be a shame to spoil the surprise."
Duke Tiji laughed and patted my shoulder as he turned around and began to walk toward the exit of the awakening chamber, "You are my son after all. Come on let's meet the others. They're probably waiting for your failure."
"Well, it's a shame that I have to disappoint my sibling's expectations." I followed with a dark laugh leaving my lips.
Following my father up the stairs and leaving the hidden chamber, we ventured around the house until we stopped in front of a door that was the front door to his study.
I walked passed him and reached for the door handle until a pressure descended upon me, making me freeze in this goofy ass pose.
"You sure you want to do this?" My father asked with a layer of indifference so palpable it would make one think that the Duke truly didn't give a fuck about the lives of his kids, "The second you open that door all bets are off. I won't be able to protect you from this point onwards and with the fact that all four of you guys are going to be sent to Nightfall pretty soon, I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to kill you within the first week. They might even whore themselves out to the nobles or royals just to make sure you die." He warned sternly.
His pressure disappeared, allowing me freedom of movement but I didn't turn to face him as I just stood still staring at the door.
I snorted and shook my head with a smile I knew he could sense, "They can try but they will absolutely fail miserably." I retorted and turned the door open, "Also, Dad cut the shit. It's not me you're worried about but them. Now let's get this over with I gotta go train."