[Orpheus]
*Silence*
[Orpheus!]
*Silence*
[Orpheus!]
'Stop screaming in my head. I am trying to think'
[Look, I know you are angry and all that, but sitting here will not help you solve anything. If you really want to make Marios pay, you have to get stronger, stronger than he will ever be. Moreover, to do that you have to train and attend classes. So, GET THE HELL UP!]
'Stop yelling. You will give me a headache that way'
Orpheus stood up from the bed at the infirmary before teleporting back into his dorm room. He changed into his academy uniform after trimming his hair and teleported out of his dorm room.
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At the academy –
"Hey girl, did you hear what happened yesterday?"
"Yeah, the late bloomer suddenly has abilities and went berserk"
"I also heard that he neatly took out Marios. They say it was a one-sided battle"
"That's tall tale. Marios is one of the top junior magus in the entire academy"
"It's actually possible. It depends on your compatibility with your ability and your berserk stage. I'm guessing he was in the second stage"
"Berserk stage? What is that?"
"Ability berserk has three stages. In the first stage, you still have control over your mind and your body but you are pushing your ability past its limits.
For the second stage, you and your ability are in perfect equilibrium, but you are pushing yourself past your physical limit and your elemental limit. As for the third stage, your ability takes over your mind and you just go mad"
"Yeah, that is true. I also heard the only way to stop someone in the third berserk stage is to knock the magus in question out, which is if you can. If not, kill him or her"
"Which means for Orpheus to stay in the 2nd stage for so long means he's a genius."
"Shhh, he's coming"
Meanwhile, Orpheus walked into the academy with his head down, ignoring the stares and whispers from onlookers.
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"What?! Orpheus is in the academy? Isn't he meant to be suffering from the effects of the backlash?" Mr Philippos asked after hearing about Orpheus' sudden return to the academy.
"Yes sir, he was seen walking into the academy without any signs of pain. But the problem is, he is not speaking to anyone" A guard replied.
"Hmm, leave him for now if he isn't showing any strange or abnormal signs" Mr Philippos ordered
"Yes sir"
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"So who can tell me the difference between the time before 'The Shift' and the time after it?" Mr Petros asked the class "Yes, Cyrus?"
"Sir, the main difference is...."
*Click*
Every member of the class sucked in cold breaths as Orpheus walked through the door, straight to his seat. After Orpheus took his seat, Mr Petros urged Cyrus to continue speaking
[Orpheus, why aren't you listening?]
'I only need ability training and combat classes. Nothing else'
[You still have to pay attention man]
'I do not want to'
*Click*
The door opened again but this time, a familiar pink-haired girl walked through it.
"Um, excuse me. Is this the Beta class?" She asked in a soft tone
"Oh, you're here already" Mr Petros said before turning to the class "Everyone, y'all have a new classmate. Go on, introduce yourself."
"Hey everyone, my name is Sara Alessandra. Nice to meet you" Sara bowed to the class, igniting an uproar.
"Wahoo! We got a new cutie. The Alpha class is definitely going to get jealous."
"Please let her seat beside me. Please fate"
Meanwhile, on hearing a familiar name and voice, Orpheus raised his head to look at the speaker and got a shock.
[Is she not that 'female blacksmith' we met?]
'Yeah, she's the one. I wonder what she's doing here though'
[Who knows?]
"It is nice to meet you Sara. Um, Orpheus can she sit beside you?" Mr Petros said, igniting an extra uproar from the students.
"Not fair! Why does she get to stay near the late bloomer?"
"Yeah, there is an empty seat over here!"
"And here too!"
In the meantime, Orpheus just looked at Sara before putting his head back on his desk
"I'll take that as ayes. You can sit over there," Mr Petros told Sara.
"Okay sir" Sara made a beeline for her desk.
'Hmm, Orpheus. Where did I hear that name again?'
Sara kept wondering about the familiarity of the name when the sound of the intercom interrupted her thoughts.
||All junior students, please move over to the main hall for important announcement||
||All junior students, please move over to the main hall for important announcement||
The classroom and the academy's atmosphere as a whole turned into a rowdy one as everyone rushed to the main hall.
"What do you think they're going to announce this time?"
"Who knows? Perhaps they will address what happened yesterday"
"I suppose so. I overheard the staff talking about giving us combat classes because of what occurred yesterday"
[I think I just heard combat classes]
'Really, where is it?' Orpheus' eyes perked up with interest
[You... Just follow the students to the main hall]
Orpheus reluctantly stood up and trotted down to the hall leaving behind a confused Sara.
"I'll just follow him then" She decided
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"Now that we have all arrived, I will begin the announcement," Mr Zissis said after everyone had turned up in the hall "I'm sure that y'all are aware of the unfortunate incident that transpired yesterday.
Hence, to slim down the chances of that happening once more, we have decided to introduce combat classes and ability training classes earlier than normal. These classes will begin immediately. Also, keep it in mind that an annual tournament is going to take place every year. Thank you." Mr Zissis stepped down from the stage and left the hall.
[That tournament is for your promotion to senior students. They always do this shit, hiding the reason behind the tournament until the d-day]
'Really?'
"Ha, I was thinking the late bloomer was stronger than me but it seems I'm going to catch up to him real soon" a magus said to his friend
"Yeah, he's going to learn the consequences of giving the whole school a scare"
"You guys haven't even started the classes and neither do you even know how to properly use your abilities, but here you are thinking of teaching one of the supposed stronger junior students at the academy. Don't make me laugh" another magus interjected into their conversation
"And so what? Or are you also afraid of the late bloomer?"
"That's none of your business fool"
[These people don't know that you weren't in your right mind that day]
'Um, I think I was perfectly sane yesterday' Orpheus inwardly disagreed
[What do you mean?]
'I don't know. I just know I was in complete control of myself'
[I still don't get it... Ha! That explains it]
'Explains what?'
[I felt an energy negating the effects of the berserk state. Perhaps it was the light energy in your blades when you held them in your hands. Man your blades are so OP]
'Cool'
||Every junior student, make your way to the combat room for general classes||
||Every junior student, make your way to the combat room for general classes||
"Finally, it's time" Orpheus headed to the combat room