It's the night before the first day of the academy. I went to bed late, forgetting what time it was. As I was sleeping, I began to have some set of episodes. Visions and voices were coming and calling out to me. Some were recognized, while others I wasn't familiar with.
I saw the shadows of three different men, but I saw the symbols of which type of mana abilities they possessed. Then I heard an unfamiliar voice shouting out, crying my name. I then begin to see flames burning out of the ground, consuming every piece of ground and rubble it can lay upon. I could hear multiple families crying and screaming in terror, grieving the pain and loss of a loved one. Then I heard three voices that I recognized. Crystal, Erma, and Lele's voices then begin to speak to me in my dreams. "The darkness is coming... the march is about to begin... the games will arrive..." A dark shadow hand then tried reaching out to me, laughing creepingly.
I then woke up. Confused from what I have seen and heard. There were some parts that I have forgotten, but the two main things I remember were the three guys and the voices that Erma, Lele, and Crystal were telling me. Then I looked outside; it was already morning. I guess today is the first day at the Royal Academy. I guess that's the actual name of the school, then I heard footsteps down the hall. I'm guessing it was Eren. The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and then the person walking through the door was Eren. Eren wasn't in his jolly mode as usual; he looked more serious than ever. I got up, and he said, "Hey, I'm glad you're awake because I need to tell you something important." I replied, "What is it?" He replied, "Your name will be changed; you will no longer be Michael Brown, but you will be known as Mike Ross." I reply, "Mike Ross, huh?" He replied, "Yeah, and also the school will know you as Mike Ross. Alright, now start getting ready. You're going to be late."
Narrator: A new event awaits for Mike; as time gets closer, Mike's power will get stronger.
At the entrance of the Royal Academy. I'm looking at the academy, and in my mind, I said, "This place is an academy for the noble and for people who have more energy than an average person; their uniform color is black, gold, and red, but that is not what's special about the school. The special thing about the school is that King Ellignton III went to this school and the previous King went here too, and now the son of King Ellington III is going here as well, and if I remember correctly, his power is number one of the whole schools, and on top of that, his power is new; there is no history about it. Oh, I just remember there are rankings in these schools." Then suddenly the school bell rang, and I said, "Welp, it's time to go." I started walking through the gate, and then I suddenly felt a couple of strange presents, and not only that, I also felt a couple of familiar presents, but none of them are moving and they are facing the same direction, meaning they're looking at me. So I continued walking, then I started to have more and more stares, and people started whispering to each other. As I continued walking, one of the strange people I sensed was walking toward me. The person looked like he's my height and he reeks of royalty. As we passed by, our shoulders bumped into each other. Someone who was nearby ran to the strange guy shouting, "Prince Richard, are you okay?" In my head, I said, "So that's Prince Richard. He looks really strong, but I don't have the time now. I have to get to class." I continued walking, hoping there were no more interruptions, then someone grabbed my shoulder and pulled me, making me face them, and it was Richard, and he was pissed, then said, "I'm waiting." I replied, "Waiting for what?" Richard replied, "Do you know who I am?" I replied, "Do I really need to care?" Richard started to grip my shoulder even tighter and yelled, "I am Prince Richard Zommand, future King of the Kingdom of Zommand." Then a woman grabbed Richard's hand and forcefully removed it. The woman was Sana, and she had a pissed off look on her face. Then she grabs my wrist and drags me to the class, then she says, "We're going to be late." Then I see Yanan and Lyon walking behind them, looking at me while I'm getting dragged to the classroom.
Narrator: That was a strange meet-up with Mike Ross and Richard Zommand. Now as Mike gets dragged to the classroom, the ranking system will soon be announced.
At the classroom, we opened the door, and inside was shocking. There were only four chairs and a chalkboard, plus Eren. In my head, I say, "Oh yeah, Eren told me he was going to be a teacher at these academies, and he was going to teach my class." Then Sana says, "Umm.. are you the teacher?" Eren replied, "Ahh, yes, I am. Come take your seat." We all sat down, then Lyon asked, "Is this all of us?" Eren replied, "Yes, Lyon." Then Sana asked, "Why is it just us?" Eren replied, "It's because you guys are special rank." Yanan looked up and said, "special rank?" Eren replied, "Yes, special rank; in this school, there are ranks from rank-F to D that are the weakest, the nobody, and rank-C to A are people who are weak with a little kick in their power, and now the best of the best, rank-S to SS, are the people who have the power par with you guys or even stronger." Then Yanan said, "What are we? What rank do we have?" Eren replied, "You guys are Rank Z." We were all confused, then Eren continued saying, "But there's a difference between you guys and the others, and that is the others can relax and learn new things, plus time to time they can go on missions that are on their level, and for you guys, you get to relax and learn for six months, and after that there's only going to be missions with no limit, even if it's stronger or even overkill; it doesn't matter!" Sana and Lyon got up in shock and confusion. Sana yelled, "WHAT.. THAT'S NOT FAIR! WE ONLY HAVE SIX MONTHS TO LEARN THEN THAT'S IT!" Then Lyon yelled, "AND WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO ONLY MISSION THAT CAN KILL US?" Eren then replies, shouting at them, "EVERYONE SIT DOWN AND LISTEN!" Sana and Lyon sat back down, and Eren continued saying, "Okay, now that we all have calmed down, I already advised a plan on what to learn to improve your skill since I watch all of your fights closely during the tournament, so in these six months there will sparring and practice. If you want to learn how magic works or how to make it easier, then forget it and do that on your own time because for these classes it's no longer a classroom but a military base got that." We all got up, and we all shouted, "YES, SIR!"
Narrator: As Michael, Lyon, Yanan, and Sana are about to start learning new things from Eren. There is a secret meeting happening in the chairman's office, so let's take a quick peek there.
At the Chairmen office, there are only six people there: Chairmen Lanzo, King Ellington III, Despair, Creeper, Night, and the Chairmen Assistant Ms. Kuna. All of them are going to have a secret meeting. Lanzo looks up at everyone and says, "Before we start talking, is the barrier activated?" Night replied, "Yes, no one can see us nor hear us in this room." Lanzo replied, "Okay, now let's begin this meeting." Despair got up and said, "There was a prophecy I heard, and I wrote it down on this paper." Despair puts the paper on the table, and it says, "The kingdom will be destroyed by the four destroyers; the first one is a woman who has supernatural strength; the second is a man who can use his mana to create different weapons; the third one is a half-breed who can increase his power abnormally; and the fourth one is a man who can have the power to rule over a realm." These people will have three more that can use natural abilities to reach new heights. Find them and kill them before it's too late." Everyone was shocked, and King Ellington said, "The four destroyers, huh... By the gods, why does it have to be my kingdom of all places?" King Ellington slams his fist to the table, and Creeper says, "Hey, don't take your frustration on the table, like what did the table do to you?" King Ellington glared at Creeper and said, "How dare you say that to me?" Despair looks at Creeper and says, "Don't make fun of the king, Creeper. Now let's get back on track, please. I heard you have four students in a special-rank classroom. Am I correct, Lanzo?" Lanzo replied, "Yes, we do, but what do those people have to do with the situation right now?" Despair replied, "Think about it: four destroyers, four students in a special classroom, plus they already learned how to use incomplete transformation." Then Kuna said, "Then we can have them as suspects and have them eliminated as soon as possible." Night says, "I agree, but how can we do that without having our hands get dirty?" Lanzo replied, "I have an idea that after six months we are going to send them to a Kingdom of Lamura; they are the people who summoned people from another world and make heroes." Kuna gave a surprise look and replied, "But didn't they stop though, because they couldn't get any powerful warriors?" Lanzo replied, "Well, yes, that's true, but in secret, we already found a way to create heroes in our world." Kuna replied, "How?" Lanzo replied, "Their last hero was the most powerful hero of all time, but he was killed by someone, and that someone was the Queen, Queen Lamura. She uses the hero blood on four teenagers with high and powerful mana, then has them drink the blood of the hero, and they become heroes themselves; we can have them kill the suspect of the four destroyers." King Ellington got up and said, "Oh yeah, I heard of that, and that sounds like a good idea." Then Despair said, "Geez, the four destroyers sound like a blend name; let's give them a new one. Hey Lanzo, what is their rank in this school?" Lanzo replied, "Their rank Z." Despair replied, "Rank Z, huh. So, let's secretly call them Project Z, also known as Project Zenko. Okay everyone." Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. Lanzo replied, "Okay, then the meeting is dismissed."
Narrator: As the secret meeting finished, it was time for our four destroyers, or should I say Project Z, to start learning the ways of getting stronger.
At the training field, Yanan, Sana, Lyon, and I wait for Eren to start our lesson, but he's late. Then a few minutes later, Eren showed up, and Sana said, "Why are you late, Mr. Eren?" Yanan, Lyon, and I were shocked by what Sana said, then Eren replied, "Mr. Eren, huh. Well, at least someone is showing respect." He glared at us, then he continued saying, "So today, we're going to learn how to use mana flow." Lyon raises his hand then says, "I heard of that from the church. Is it when a user sees the flow of their mana and shape how they see fit?" Eren smiled and replied, "That is correct, and out of you four, the only people who have the most potential are Lyon and Sana." Lyon was confused and replied, "Umm.. Eren, I never saw Sana using mana flow, not even once, so what do you mean she has one of the most potential?" Eren looked at Sana and replied, "She's been using mana flow unconsciously every time she fights." Lyon and Sana replied, "Unconsciously?" Eren replied, "Yes, unconsciously, Sana, every time you do a dance, does your weapon suddenly get stronger, sharper, and lighter?" Sana replied, "Now I think about it; it does, but the dance is supposed to make me stronger though." Eren replied, "Nope, that was your mana flow. Every time you dance, your mana flows through you to your weapon, and since your weapon is connected to a chain, making it easier for it to flow through the chain to the next weapon and right back to you, once you can control that, you'll be able to create that exact weapon." Sana was frozen with shock, and in her head, she said, "Wow, I can't believe my body was doing all of that, and I didn't notice that, but that means I have the potential to get even stronger." Eren claps his hands, and all of us looked at him, and he said, "Alright, let's get ready. I need you guys to sit down, cross your legs, then turn your hand into a fist, and put them together." We all did what Eren instructed, then he continued saying, "Okay, now I need you guys to focus deep inside your body and feel where the mana is mostly coming from." I closed my eyes, and I started focusing on the center of my mana. Then, out of the blue, Eren said, oh, look, Lyon and Yanan already found it, and it looks like Mike and Sana are having a bit of trouble. I could free the rage coming from Sana, and Eren continued saying, now for the people who found it, hold it and keep your focus where the center of my mana. Then, out of the blue, Eren said, "Oh, it looks like Lyon and Yanan already found it, and it looks like Mike and Sana are having a bit of trouble." I could free the rage coming from Sana, and Eren was saying, "Now for the people who found it, hold it and keep your focus on that spot." I continued looking through my body, and then I started to feel something warm. I started to move my focus towards the place where it was warm, then I found it. The center of my mana is my heart, then Eren says, "Good job, Mike, you've finally found it; now I need you to hold it, and now, Sana, I'm going to give you a hint; look around your chest." All of us lost focus out of shock, and Sana jumped up out of embarrassment and yelled, "WHA..WHA..WHAAAT!?!?" Eren replied, "Hey, that's your body; it's not mine. Get back to work so we can start on the next step." We all went back to focusing, but all our faces were blushing. Then I started to hear teeth grinding and grunting; it was Sana. Then Eren said, "Look like Sana finally found it. Now time for the next step. I need all of you to expand all the mana all around your body and keep it up till the school end," we all replied, "Yes, sir."
One hour later, my body starts to feel weird; it starts to get difficult to keep on expanding all my mana and holding like this till the school ends, then Lyon says, "Umm.. Eren, how much longer until school ends?" Eren gets up and says, "I don't know, hey, Sana ho-" Sana interrupts Eren and says, "SHUT UP, I'M TRYING TO FOCUS YOU KNOW!?!" Eren replied, "Well, you heard her. Get back to work. You have a couple more hours left, I guess." Lyon and Sana sigh anonymously. A few minutes later, I started to hear a weird sound. It sounded like someone was snoring. It was Lyon; he fell asleep, then suddenly Eren tapped Yanan, Sana, and I on our shoulder and whispered to us, telling us to get up and open our eyes, so we did what he said, then Eren pointed at Lyon sleeping, and in a low tone, he said, "Welp, is it time to punish the people who are slacking?" Eren grabbed Lyon by the leg; Lyon instantly woke up, then Eren pulled Lyon and threw him at the wall. Lyon screams, then BAM!! Lyon made contact with the wall, but the wall didn't break. Lyon got up and yelled, "EREN!! WHAT THE HECK, WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?!?" Eren replied, "If you slack off, there will be a punishment, plus you'll be thrown at the wall." Sana replied, "Wait, being thrown wasn't a punishment." Eren replied, "Nope." Then he looked at Lyon and continued saying, "Now for your punishment, Lyon, you have to create your weapon out of mana, and it has to be strong enough to strike me, and it has to be powerful enough so I can feel it, but if you take too long, I'll punch you." Lyon grins and says, "Sure, this will be a piece of cake." Lyon instantly made a bow out of mana, Eren's eyes widen, then Lyon pulls the string, and an arrow made of mana appears, and he lets go of the string, shooting the arrow toward Eren, but Eren doesn't move, then BAM!! The sound of the arrow was so destructive it shocked me, Sana, and Yanan, but Eren walked out of the smoke and said, "You think that was strong enough to damage me?" Lyon stumbled backward and tried to pull the string, but before the arrow came out, Eren ran toward Lyon and struck him in the stomach with his fist. Lyon coughed out blood. Lyon screams in pain, then Eren says, "You were taking too long." Lyon glared at Eren, then he made his bow appear, but Eren rushed at Lyon again and struck him in the stomach again. Eren said, "Too slow." Lyon fell to the ground, gasping for air. Sana stepped forward and said, "Um, Mr. Eren, can you take it easy on him? You're shortening the time every time you hit him." Eren replied, "Tell me, Sana, do you think in a battle of life and death they will wait for a person to get his weapon and try to kill him? No, so the faster he can bring out his weapon and damage me, the faster the lesson will be finished." Lyon got up, and he looked all red. Eren dashed toward Lyon faster than before and said, "TOO SLOW AGAIN, LYON!!" Lyon yelled, "SCREW YOU... YOU BASTARD!!!"