"The weakest huh?" Neo sighed, it seemed as if he expected it to turn out this way. Nothing had gone well for him since his death, he first got imprisoned on the accusation of killing the queen of the Suzana empire. Then he discovered it was a cover up by the king to assure his immediate death, he was later revealed to be the child in a prophecy that would bring peace to the world.
"Alright then, tell me about the other Aen classes. If the exams has over 3000 participants I should be expecting Entry Aenists from all class so I need to be ready."
[Slayer Aen: This Aen class permits the awakened to take on specific types of creatures, they are also blessed with the traits of the creature which can be used in combat and equipped with great senses and physical strength.]
[Alchemist Aen: This Aen class allows the awakened to transmute the physical form of an object into a different thing while still maintaining it's chemical properties.]
"Alright stop." Neo was getting bored of the details, although it was necessary to study and gain knowledge of the other Aen class so he could adapt to the unforseen circumstances during the exams, but it was time consuming.
He was yet to get a grasp of his own abilities which would prove necessary for the exams.
"Status." He spoke softly to his system.
———————Status———————
[Name: Neo Tempest]
[Age: 17]
[Affiliations: Tempest family]
[Role: Assassin]
[Magic: Electric manipulation]
[Experience: 0]
[Cognitive capacity: 4]
[Level: 1]
[Agility: 2]
[Endurance: 1.3]
[Stamina: 2]
[Intelligence: 3.6]
[Stats points: 0]
[Mana: 800/800]
[Skills:
Silent Echo (Level 3)
Misdirection and Camouflage (Level MAX)]
[Abilities:
Electric Burst (Level 1)]
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"Not much difference from before." He spoke to himself.
He got to his feet and began planning his steps, he was a gamer so strategy development was his A game. He remembered that he had to fulfill certain conditions in other to gain more points and level up. He went out of the house slowly and carefully to avoid waking anyone up and began training to use his abilities.
"Okay I guess I'm going for the Electric Burst." He placed his right hand Infront of him and stared into his palm. From what he could recall the Electric Burst was a technique that fired a ball of electricity after concentrating electrical energy into his hand.
Using this knowledge, he began focusing electrical energy into his hand, sparks of electricity emanated from his arms which showed the flow of electricity towards his palms.
The sparks increased little by little as the electricity in his palm began transforming into a blue ball of energy enveloped by multiple sparks of electricity.
"Alright." Neo's celebration was cut short by a minor explosion from the ball of electricity dissipating quickly, it knocked him off his feet and to his buttocks leaving a small scorch mark on his palm. When dealing with abilities like lightning, fire or electricity, safety gear was recommended for them as they could inflict severe damage.
Nonetheless Neo discovered that the electric burst he could use so far could only last a minimum of 2.1 seconds before it dissipated displaying the little mastery he has over it.
"That's a problem." He groaned softly realizing if that was how long he could hold on to the technique or the time range the technique will last before dissipating, he would be in a lot of trouble during the exam.
He didn't have any stat point to level up his spell so he had to hone the spell to it's maximum at the level it was in. Not to mention that he had only one spell in his arsenal. Back on earth he had read so many system novels so he knew trying to ask the system how to level up was pointless. But he did know he needed to complete quests given by the system or fulfill certain conditions if he was to level up.
He stood to his feet and dusted his clothes, determined to hone his ability he took the same stance he did earlier and repeated the same process. This time around he was able to build up the electric burst for about five seconds before it dissipated and released a minor explosion dropping him on his buttocks again.
[You have gained 20XP]
Neo smiled seeing the progress he made and the blue panel that appeared in his field of vision with a message on it. It seemed training to hone his spell was part of the condition he needed to fulfill to level up his spell. He got to his feet and repeated the same process again struggling to hold on to the build up and this time it lasted for 10 seconds before the outcome of the spell dissipating occured again.
[You have gained 30XP]
[Level Up Electric Burst>Level 2]
Another message appeared in the blue panel which appeared in his field of vision, it seemed his little hardwork had paid off and his spell was now upgraded to level 2. Attempting the Electric Burst spell, he found out that he could now build it up for over 30 seconds and when it dissipated there was no explosion.
"I'm getting there alright." He encouraged himself while tightening his right palm which had been slightly scorched by the first explosion, he went back into the house and to his room after hot of training to rest and regain his energy for the big day ahead of them.
The next day approached as quickly as Neo slept off.
"Wake up!" Neo was woken up by a voice and several hits to the face with a pillow. When his vision became more clearer and clearer, he saw Vanessa sitting on top of him and smacking him with a pillow.
"W-what are you doing!?" Neo exclaimed as he found her sitting on top his mid-section like it was a normal thing to do.
"Shut up! How many times am I going to have to smack you before you wake up!? It's almost time for the exams, we need to get moving to the academy as early as possible." She got off him and walked out of the room like what she did was completely normal.
"I gotta start locking this doors." Neo mumbled to himself, he got up to his feet and went into the bathroom, he took his bath, brushed his teeth and freshened up before leaving the room.
After a slight breakfast which Vanessa finally agreed to in order to keep their strength at the maximum. They all left the house and headed towards the Haven's academy where the exams are to be held.