In the year 4125, a visionary inventor named Dr. Amelia Whitman created a game that would forever change the face of sports - Aerion Football. This game took the essence of traditional football and transformed it into a mesmerizing spectacle played in the skies. The ball, aptly named "Aerion Orb," emitted a pulsating energy, enabling it to float effortlessly in mid-air. In order to participate, players had to don specially designed suits which harnessed this energy, allowing them to soar through the sky with grace and agility.
The field for Aerion Football resembled a celestial canvas, suspended high above the earth. It stretched across a vast circular expanse, encased by an ethereal dome that allowed spectators an unobstructed view of the exhilarating game. The boundary lines were marked by radiant streams of light, glowing gently in vibrant hues of blue and gold. In the center of the field, a colossal floating platform served as the focal point for scoring goals.
Dr. Whitman crafted a special cloth known as the Harmonious Unity Suit to be worn by players. This unique attire consisted of a lightweight yet durable material that recognized no distinction between genders. Adorned with intricate patterns symbolizing unity and equality, the suit held miniature anti-gravity generators which powered the flight capabilities of the player. Each suit was custom-made to fit snugly, granting maximum mobility and unmatched comfort.
The origins of Aerion Football could be traced back to the year 4087 when State Art 54 was added to the universal constitution, firmly establishing that all humans are equal, irrespective of gender. Inspired by this profound principle, Dr. Whitman envisioned a sport that would embody unity and inclusivity. She collaborated with a diverse group of brilliant minds, each contributing their expertise to create a revolutionary set of rules.
The game entailed two teams, each comprising both men and women, in adherence to the belief that true equality transcends arbitrary divisions. The objective was to score goals by propelling the Aerion Orb through a series of floating rings positioned at various heights. Each successful passage through a ring would earn the team points, with higher rings being assigned greater values. Exceptional maneuvers or displays of skill would be rewarded with bonus points and goals scored from a distance earn multiplier, encouraging creativity and innovation.
The Aerion football became the most popular sports only second to none other than A.A.S Gifted fighting Championship.
Willy eyes were filled with concern as he leaned against a sleek, metallic wall of the hangar. The air hummed with a gentle vibrancy, as if the hangar itself was alive and pulsating with energy. The walls were adorned with intricate holographic displays, depicting various former star players of Elysium Nexus Academy.
In front of him stood his best friend Emily, a young blind girl with white eyes and white hair. She was clad in a state-of-the-art suit, called the Harmonious unity suit. its sleek contours hugging her every curve. The suit shimmered with a metallic sheen, reflecting the ambient light in the hangar.
[ You have nothing to worry about Darla]
[ The Harmonious unity suit when turned on should be able to recognize a Gifted but not a Supernatural ]
But something seemed amiss. The boy glanced at his friend's hands, watching as she fumbled with the suit's fastenings. Her usually deft fingers faltered, struggling to secure each clasp and buckle. He could see the frustration creeping into her eyes as time ticked away.
Hey, are you okay?" Willy asked, his voice gentle and filled with warmth. He took a step closer, his concern evident in his every word.
I'm just...taking longer than I thought," Emily replied, her voice laced with a hint of frustration. "This suit, it's more complex than I anticipated."
The boy offered a reassuring smile, attempting to ease her anxiety. He knew that she had always been meticulous in her preparation and rarely encountered such difficulties. " She is hidding something but I guess it's best if she tells me when she is ready. "
I understand. We all have our moments," he said, his tone soothing and understanding. "Take your time, there's no rush. I'll be right here, cheering you on."
As the seconds stretched into minutes, Willy remained steadfast, never wavering in his support. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, his best friend completed the final adjustments on her suit and turned it on.
A smile broke across her face, mirroring the relief and pride that flooded the boy's heart. Together, they moved towards the hangar's exit.
As the hangar doors slid open with a slight hiss, revealing the vast expanse of the field beyond, Willy and Emily stepped forward with anticipation. The field stretched out before them, lush and green, contrasted by the glistening structures that dotted the landscape. The air was crisp, carrying a gentle breeze that danced through their hair.
Amongst the vibrant scene, they noticed a group of already dressed students, their suits reflecting the sunlight like beacons of possibility. Each student stood tall and confident, radiating a sense of purpose and determination. The suits they wore were a testament to advanced technology, designed with sleek lines and a seamless blend of form and functionality.
The first student they spotted was a young woman with flowing silver hair cascading down her back. Her suit was adorned with intricate patterns of glowing light, accentuating her regal presence. Her eyes twinkled with intelligence and a spark of mischief, as if she held a world of knowledge within her grasp.
Beside her stood a tall, muscular student, radiating strength and power. His suit was bulkier, armored in strategic places, suggesting a preference for physical combat. His stance exuded confidence, as if he had trained relentlessly in preparation for this moment.
A third student caught their attention with his vibrant personality, evidenced by the neon colors of his suit. He exuded an air of playfulness and creativity, a smile constantly tugging at the corners of his lips. His suit seemed to be adorned with pockets and compartments, hinting at his affinity for gadgets and tools— an engineering student that brought his tools.
The other students were practicing their moves up above everyone's head in the Aerion football field, Zipping from place to place.
Lastly, there was a student who possessed an aura of mystery. His suit was sleek and dark, blending seamlessly into the shadows. His movements were subtle and deliberate, leaving an air of intrigue in their wake. It seemed as though he held secrets and skills that were waiting to be revealed — Daniel Taylor the star player.
As Emily's caught sight of her crush, a wave of warmth flushed over her cheeks, instantly turning them into a deep shade of crimson. Her normally composed demeanor shattered like fragile glass, and she found herself unable to tear her gaze away from him.
Her heart began its own symphony, beating faster with every passing second. It felt as though the rhythmic thumping echoed throughout her entire being, reverberating within her chest so intensely that she could almost see it pulsating visibly through her translucent skin.
Lost in her own world, she failed to notice her best friend, who stood beside her, observing her with a mix of amusement and concern. He sensed her escalating infatuation and knew he had to intervene before things got out of hand. With a gentle nudge of his elbow, Willy broke through the girl's fixated stare, bringing her back to reality.
A playful smirk danced upon his lips. "horn dog,"
It was his way of affectionately reminding her to regain control of herself.
Willy pointed at the Floater stands which was filled with beautiful Junior girls of different classes all cheering for one man. " Daniel will always go for the hot girls and you should cover your face... they look a lot like tomatoes."
Emily's suit mask began to form, shimmering and pulsating with energy. Tiny specks of light danced within its structure, cascading through microscopic channels that wove together in perfect harmony. It seemed as if the mask was being meticulously sculpted from the very fabric of space and time, each minuscule component aligning flawlessly. Finally, with a final surge of energy, the mask solidified into its completed form_ The unity mask looks like a face made of metal and no facial features only for a pulsing red line that cut the face into two equal parts.
At the moment, both of them were taking part in their mandatory extracurricular club activity, Aerion football.
They sat on the bench along with the rest while Mrs. Ava was giving her typical lecture.
The gist of it was that they were going to try the same thing today as they had done last time, as they had shown enough talent to be selected for the team, not that Emily was paying too much attention to what the coach was saying anyway. She was more preoccupied with staring at Daniel, ' For some reason seem even better than the last time'. After some time Daniel raise his head and stared at her, it was only a brief moment but Emily held her breath now she was almost chocking if not for the special features included in the unity mask." Did he just look at me?."
What is wrong with you kids?!" Mrs. Ava shouted in her alluring voice. Apparently Emily hadn't been the only one who hadn't been paying attention to Mrs. Ava. Even Willy seemingly considered picking his nose to be a more fruitful activity.
"It seems you guys need some motivation! Luckily for you, I know just the thing that would have rattled my behind when I was your age." Blowing on her whistle, it was Mrs Ava's signal to cue in their surprise.
At that moment, walking from the school playground onto the field were a group of girls, who were still in their school uniform. A couple of boys who looked to be from the years above were carrying a couple of floaters around with them and placed them on the field for the girls.
Immediately, Emily noticed Chloe was among the spectators.
"Hey calm down, buddy or your might just piss yourself," Willy teased her.
The very next moment, Emily looked down on the ground and started taking deep breaths. Tom might have only been jesting, but a teenage girl's hormones truly were no joke. Just thinking about the possibility, elicited some type of reaction in her. Seeing both of her crush in the same place was really getting to her. " How can they both be here.... Watching me."
You know, Chloe is a bully. she actually likes to bully weaker students, Also she seems to be into martial arts and a very good fighter that's the reason she's famous. Wait!.... is she still bullying you?."
"Hey." Emily said, taking in a deep breath and a slight pause.
" Emily you are a strange one.. just who will have a crush on their bully and the star player at the same time... and they are of opposite sex. Willy thought, but was too afraid say this out loud to her.
Willy was afraid of rejection in the end, and he didn't want to seem pushy, especially since Emily was his only friend.
Willy sighed and wiped his forehead. Normally Emily would have had another snarky reply, but something was clearly off about her today.
"Now that we have an audience, some of you might actually start to take things seriously. I bet some of you will be looking to impress these sweet young ladies. And if you aren't able to do that then you should feel embarrassed for wasting their time, having to watch such a pathetic display of sport!" Mr Ava screamed.
Daniel was made to carry the ball, he activated his Unity suit orb which made the chest elblem lit up in white, his suit was obviously expensive, everyone knows Daniel as one of the rich kids and the perfect boyfriend material.
The coach would call a group of three people from the floater to try to successfully take the ball from Daniel. Unsurprisingly, nothing really changed now that the girls watched them.
Some off the students used the energy orb at the center of the unity suit to increase their speed making them fragile but swift while some use it to increase their stamina and strength which made them slow still Daniel was able to divert the energy to speed and stamina in an anti-second at the right time making it look like he still retains his striker form and so naturally he evaded most of them or just bump into them causing them to crash.
Eventually, after everyone else had failed, Emily, Willy and Derek were called up to be the defenders. Emily dragged her feet across the ground and didn't look up once, too afraid of what might happen if she caught a glimpse of Chloe again.
"Hey, what the hell is wrong with snow white, why is she walking so strange?" one of the girls whispered from the sideline.
"I think she might break out there with that fragile body" another one made fun of her in a hushed tone.
"I thought she's blind? You ever wonder how she see without surgery?"
Even though Emily were a fair distance away from the girls, she could hear it all. She could hear her heartbeat, the boys and all the girls talking about the Aerion football players including her. Naturally, everyone had nothing but good things to say about Daniel, but then something interesting caused Emily's ears to twitch.
"Hey Chloe, who do you have your eyes on?" one of the girls surrounding her asked. With Chloe being the most famous girl just second to the Cheer leader Amy there were plenty of girls who wanted to befriend her.
"It has to be Daniel, right? All these other boys are a bit immature and strange if you ask me. Even Amy has a crush on him." another girl commented.
"Oh," Chloe replied in surprise. "...… hmm, I agree that Daniel has potential. His muscles are built solidly and his lean body frame allows for fast movements. His reflexes so far have been amazing as well."
"However, if you mean romantically then I'm not interested in any of them. Maybe if Daniel could beat me in a fight then I would be impressed."
What do you think?.. that will cause a stir in the academy and we probably become Prom Lords ."
Emily had heard it all from the field, and specifically she was repeating it in her head what was the last thing Chloe had said. That if someone could beat her in a fight then she might show a bit of interest.
Emily flew towards the Aerion football field and could see Daniel in the distance tossing the Aerion orb he had his unity mask on. Seeing him doing that was making her salivate.... No his smell_ Daniel smell just so good and it wasn't a perfume.. so what is it then?.
"Are you going to play as a Striker, skirmisher or a bulwark?."
Emily couldn't believe what she heard, she had been attentive and watching Daniel go against almost all the benchers but he never talked. "Wait!... Daniel is talking to me .
"Why is that player looking at the ground? "
" Who wouldn't Daniel is just so hot. One of the girls on the stand commented with dreamy eyes.
"I have to impress Daniel and Chloe at the same time. Emily thought.
Strength– 5 (+2 )
Dexterity – 2 (+2 )
Stamina – 3 (+2 )
" I'm stronger than before I can feel it but I'm not fast enough so I have to play as a Skirmisher. "
Dexterity – 2 (+6)
Emily's unity suit legs started to glow red, in Aerion football you can't hide this things. A Striker chest glows, the skirmisher legs glows and the bulwark ribs glows.
"Oh," you will rather play as a Skirmisher and I thought you would play as a bulwark considering your frail body."
"And he is talking to me again'... Calm down.... breath Emily you got this."
Daniel was running towards them, with the ball gripped tightly. Passing Willy was easy enough, as her best friend just avoided a collision by fleeing as a Skirmisher.
"He is such a scare Pussy."
Derek attempted to get the ball as a bulwark, but as usual, an athlete like Daniel easily avoided the grab while playing as a Striker leaving only Emily, who was now intentionally hyping herself up.
Running forward, she tore through the wind it was the fastest she had gone since she learnt how to run. Emily shot off like a rocket toward her Schoolmate.
Daniel didn't even have time to react cause she was faster than the norm but not fast enough for you to think the suit got rigged and the only thing he could do was go for a spin.
"I'm going to impress them.' Emily thought triumphantly.
When Daniel had finished his spin, Emily was right there in front of him. The two of them collided, with Emily's head and Daniel's Knee banging into each other.
A resounding thud reverberated through the air, leaving her momentarily disoriented and unconscious.
[ — 50 Hp ]
[ Stamina +1]
[ Increase your Stamina preserve health ]
[ Emergency healing — 60 energy ]
[ Complete Daily quest to increase energy Conversion]
[ Get the perfect body to reduce energy charge for emergency healing ]
Daniel stopped mid-air, observing Emily's unity suit fall, basking in the serenity of the skies as he waited for her to reactivate her thrusters.
" Did I hit her that hard?... damn! all this is getting to me"
Time seemed to slow down as he descended, his eyes never straying from the unconscious form plummeting 45 feet below.
" What is Daniel doing?.. the unity suit have that emergency anti-grav field."
"Why is he chasing after her?." One of the Junior students on the stand sobbed.
With each passing second, the distance between them closed, the wind rushing fiercely against his suit. His legs, encased in the once gleaming metal of his suit, began to turn a deep white.
" Wait! Daniel just used a Skirmisher?. "
" I thought he only use other player forms only for an anti-second at the right time so no one ever sees it and we don't know why he's brain is able to control the neural interface of the unity suit that way. "
Finally, with a perfect synchronization of timing and agility, Daniel's outstretched arms enveloped Emily's unity suit. Using his suit's technology to cushion the landing. He cradled her gently in a princess carry, their descent slowing until they landed gracefully on the ground below.
Kneeling beside her, He had a lot on his mind.
" Are you alright? "
" Can you hear me?... I want you to take off the mask "
As the metallic barrier hid away, revealing her delicate features, he could see a trail of blood running down her temple - a stark reminder of the impact she had endured.
" I should take you to the School clinic "
She stared at him, unable to find the words to articulate her thoughts, her heart conflicted by her own distress, failing to impress him and the thoughts of being alone in the hospital clinic with him. Just as uncertainty clouded the air, a male friend emerged_ Willy concern etched deeply on his face as well.
He approached her and picked her up offering his shoulder in support, and he shot a protective glance towards Daniel.
" I will take her to the hospital clinic."
Their eyes met briefly, Daniel nodded, stepping aside, allowing Willy to guide her away, towards the exit of the hangar.
Chloe smiled. " What do you think Amy will do to snow white?."