Miku and I wait with the 6 other freshman. The entire auditorium is staring at us because Miku has been holding onto my arm since we walked in. She told me that this freshman class is considered the prodigy class.
It's actually very rare for the academy to get more than 4 heros at a time. You'd think because they call us freshman that it happens every year but that isn't the case. The heroes are summoned every three to four hundred years.
I start tapping my foot and she touches my leg. "It's okay, you don't have to be nervous I'm right here."
I blush slightly. "I'm just not good with crowds is all."
Her hand glows for a moment and I feel a rush of energy throughout my body. "What was that?"
She smiles. "You're dehydrated I just helped you out a little."
I feel lighter like I could run a marathon. "Thanks, that actually worked."
She giggles. "Of course it did. I'm a founding member of the rounds after all."
My name is called first and I head up to the stage. On the way the ground around the mirror starts to rise in block sections as if someone is pulling them out like Jenga blocks. I haven't seen this ritual done so I'm not sure if that's supposed to happen.
I make it to the mirror and it gives off no reflection what so ever. I reach for it and everything moves quickly even the ground below my feet. I'm spun around and sat on a throne with a black crown floating down from above.
Miku starts to stand up looking stunned... So this isn't supposed to happen! I get up and bolt towards her but a chain wraps around my body yanking me down to the ground. She draws her sword using it at full strength instantly cutting the chains that are trying to grab me.
The chains double becoming spiked pointing themselves at her. She looks over at me. "Are you okay-"
I get to my feet wrapping my body around her. "That's enough!"
The chains stop moving I turn my head slowly. "You want me right? I'll sit in the chair but don't hurt her!"
The chains retract into the chair and I sigh. "Pain in the ass..."
She looks up at me. "Grey you don't have to do this I'm so sorry-."
I pat her head smiling. "It'll be fine, I trust that if things go south you'll cut me free. Plus I don't wanna know what will happen if that mirror gets angry."
Tears well up in her eyes and she hugs me tightly. "I'll protect you I promise."
I rub her back and sit down in the chair. A screen appears above me as the crown slowly lowers down on my head. This is going to show my past? For some reason I don't feel like this chair is malicious it's weirdly familiar in a way.
The crown lands on my head and I look at Miku smiling before everything goes black.
The cold air on my face snaps me out of my daze. I look down at my phone as I walk Titan down the street waiting for him to do his thing.
A bright light comes from up the road, I pull Titan in close so he doesn't jump at the car going by. The light is getting brighter and coming closer. Why doesn't it just drive by already damn...
I look up and the light is coming for me. I snatch Titan off the ground jumping out of the way landing on something hard and soft. I groan feeling a rug below me.
I open one eye and I'm no longer outside in the cold. I'm laying on the floor of a throne room with Titan next to me. "Where... am I?"
A voice booms from behind me and I jump. "Welcome young man."
I turn quickly standing up. "Whoa... who are you?"
The well dressed old man stand up from his large throne. "My name is Roland Solara Emory and I am your grandfather."
I step back slightly. "My grandfather? what are you talking about? I think you have the wrong person."
He chuckles. "I'm certain that you are my grandchild. Apologies for the sudden summons but I have some things to discuss with you."
I step towards him a bit. "What kind of things?"
He walks over to me. "I'm getting older and eventually I will need to pick a successor to rule all of space and time. I could choose a random person but I have decided to choose you. My last blood relative."
I hold my hands up slightly. "Whoa, I think you got the wrong guy. I am not even fit to be the manager of a Taco king let alone a real king."
He pats my shoulder. "You'll do great, the blood of a king runs through your veins. you're a natural born leader and a strong person."
I laugh slightly. "Sorry to burst your bubble gramps but I am not any of those things. I can barely get out of bed in the morning and do my best to just keep going."
He looks at me. "I know the death of your parents hit you hard but this is a new beginning for you. They wouldn't wanna see you waste away."
I sigh. "I guess you have a point."
He snaps his fingers and everything changes. we are standing in the middle of a village in a fantasy world. all types of different races are walking around. "Whoa this place is insane. Is that a catgirl?"
He nods. "This is one of the world's you'll be ruling over. pretty neat isn't it."
I nod looking around at all the buildings. "This place is beautiful in a weird way."
screams come from further down the street coming from the entrance of the village. "What's going on?"
He points at men ridding in on horseback cutting people down. "Find the Spirit seed!"
I look at him "We have to do something!?"
He looks at me. "What exactly do you expect us to do?"
I motion to the people. "Something! we can't just let them slaughter everyone! You just said you're the king of time so let's do something!"
He takes the leash from me and pokes my forehead. "Then do something."
He vanishes and my eyes burn for a moment as a display appears in front of me right out of a video game. A woman rushes by me telling me to run. they can see me now!?
I run behind a building seeing a knight coming for me. I see an Axe sitting next to a log. I grab it hiding behind the side of the house. My heart is racing and I can hear the knight walking slowly.
I can see him on my mini map and I shake my head trying not to freak out. come on I can do this... he's a bad guy. "Come out little villager."
He steps around the corner and I swing the Axe down full force cleaving through his armor-piercing his head. he drops to the ground and I try to pull the ax out but it won't budge.
Another knight comes past the alley seeing me. "Hey!"
He walks towards me starting to draw his blade. I don't have a weapon but I do have my weight! I run at him tacking him to the ground knocking his helmet off. we struggle and I grab the dagger from his hip covering his mouth as I stab it into his neck looking away warm blood gushes onto my face and neck until he stops moving.
I get up and another knight walks down the alley. "Hey!"
He starts to draw his sword and I get to my feet rushing him before he can draw it fully. I cover his mouth pulling him back on his heels slicing his throat open waiting for him to go limp before dropping him.
I look around before hiding behind the house as I catch my breath. I got Exp from killing them and I have some stat points to allocate. my stats are shit but the number of stat points is actually nuts.
I have 2300 stat and ability points the little info icon says I get 100 every year on my birthday and 100 every time I level up. I allocate the points to make my survivability higher.
When I tap apply my body heats up. Steam rises from my body as my clothes become loose and tighter in certain areas. I use the money I got from killing those two knights to buy a fire blast spell and a pistol with some armor-piercing rounds.
I check the minimap and make my way down the back of the buildings as the knights gather all the people in the center of town. I need to save them somehow.
there are 48 men in total. The tall bald one is the commander and is the strongest among them. I increase my fire blast ability to level 10 and my skills pertaining to aiming to level 10.
He draws his knife grabbing a man. "Tell me where the spirit seed is or I'll gut your chief."
I rush out pointing my gun at him. "Put him down now."
He turns slowly looking at me. "Oh, and who are you?"
My legs are shaking. "Don't worry about it just put him down."
He drops the man. "What kind of weapon is that? it looks weak like you-"
I shoot the knight that's inching towards me killing him instantly with a headshot. "It's not! Now drop your weapons or your next!"
He looks at his men nodding and they drop their swords and knives. "Now listen let's just talk about this-"
He vanishes appearing in front of me hitting me in the stomach. I groan doubling over as he grabs me by the hair picking me up. I drop my gun into my inventory before he can grab it and he looks at me. "I have to admit you have some guts kid."
He pulls out a hidden knife stabbing me in the stomach. "how about we see what they look like huh?"
I clench my teeth groaning in agony as he pushes the knife in. "Scream more boy, you're so weak yet you came to fight me. learn this in your next life. the weak will always be trampled on."
I hold my hand up slightly towards his face. "F-Fuck you."
I release a massive black heat blast scorches his body to ash and all his men in my path. I drop to the ground pulling my pistol out aiming with hazy eyes as I grab my stomach shooting at the other knights in the area killing 5 and the other villagers take care of the stragglers.
I drop my gun in front of me grabbing my wound. I heat up my hand burning the skin to keep myself from bleeding out completely. A knight comes through the dust with a bow drawn.
I reach for my gun but his arrow goes right through my left hand. I scream gritting my teeth so tight my jaw hurts. "I'm so fuckin done with this!"
I stand up grabbing my pistol with my right hand rushing at him. He panics and starts to run around the side of a building but I get to him in time reaching around the side of the house grabbing his head slamming it into the wall using the arrow to pin his head into the wood like a thumbtack.
Two more knights walk up and I yank my hand free slinging the blood in their eyes blinding them before shooting them both in the head. I stumble towards the center of town as everything burns. They had reinforcements outside the village waiting...
I see a knight pulling a little girl with light blue hair and pink eyes. "come on you brat!"
Her eyes glow and my display shows that she's the holder of the spirit seed. I make my way over to the man. "Hey."
He looks at me and I shoot him in the head looking down at the little girl. "P-Please don't hurt me."
I pat her head. "Don't be afraid little girl I won't hurt you."
She tears up. "I'm so sorry, because of me... Everyone is dying because of the spirit seed inside me. If only father would have-."
I lift her up setting her on the fountain. "Look you can hate yourself for your circumstances or you can change them. Everyone chose to protect you it wasn't a obligation placed upon us."
I pull out another gun this one being a one time use weapon. "We all chose our path and you will do the same. One day you'll have the strength to save someone weaker than you it's your duty as the one being saved to extend your hand to the next person understand?"
She wipes her tears nodding I smile. "Good now stand back and watch the fireworks."
I place my hand over the gun reading the chant on my display. "Oh mighty flames gather in my barrel, burn my enemies in the flames of purgatory! Hells chamber!"
The gun glows bright gold. I point it at the sky firing a bolt of gold lightning pierces the sky. A magic circle appears above the thick clouds and a golden skull face forms in the clouds opening it's mouth sending gold flaming skeleton reapers down killing every enemy on the battlefield leaving nothing but black dust.
I fall back onto the steps laying over coughing up blood. The little girl rushes over to me. "Stay with me!"
I see the little girl and smile. "g-good you're okay."
She tears up slightly. "Thank you so much for saving me. What's your name?"
I feel my body getting cold. "G-Grey."
She touches my face trying not to sob. "Don't worry sir Grey I am right here with you someone will be here soon."
I smile closing my eyes. "It's okay... don't cry anymore..."
everything fade away, my feelings, my consciousness. I am nothing anymore...