JACK'S POV
As I looked out the window and seeing the city I couldn't help but admire it.
This was Dallas city, one of humanity's ten major cities and the heart of humanity.
This city was in the center of the nine other cities. And this city also housed some of the most powerful humans since 1st cataclysm.
The 1st cataclysm as humanity refers to it was when Aether in it's raw form made contact with the earth ninety years ago.
All the seven continents shifted and combined to form one extremely large super continent.
And as if that wasn't a big enough change, Aether also mutated the animals and at that point humanity had no way to utilise Aether so they resorted to using modern firearms.
But those only worked on beasts (D)-rank and below so there wasn't much they could do to prevent the tragedies that followed.
Nearly thirty percent of the population was wiped out by the powerful beasts.
Until the 1st human awakened and lead the charge against the monsters. And after 7 years of fighting in which more and more humans awakened they finally pushed back the monsters to the part of the continent now known as the beast glades.
Although what humans awakened to was not Aether itself rather one of it's many constituents.
Now I should think about my plans to survive this tragedy filled novel. First I'll need to get used to this power and since I'm an aura user, I need to learn at least basic swordsmanship or spearmanship before I go look for 'that' art.
When I say art I mean a martial arts manual which are consisted of sword arts, spear arts, bow arts, even footwork techniques etc.
And the one I'm going for is the Divine art manual; (ART OF CREATION). It's an art that lets you create anything as long as your imagination and aura/mana allows it and as long as you understand how what you are creating works.
My second priority should be fixing this low talent of mine. But there's something I still don't get?.
If my talent limit is (D)-rank? How the hell am I already (F-)-rank?. I mean if my talent limit was (A)- rank I'd understand, but logically speaking I should still be around (G)-rank.
Hmmm... You know what never mind. Probably has something to do with my reincarnation, but I'm sure I will find out in due time as I grow stronger.
After all, who exactly it is that brought me to this world probably has a reason why they did. But would probably only meet me and tell me when I've reached a level of strength they can't ignore.
But first let's go to a training center I've still got about two weeks before the Academy resumes. I need to use this time to get used to aura and then to improve my basic swordsmanship.
And with that I dressed up and headed out.
*****
Inside the empty dark void Jack was previously in, a rattling sound of chains could be heard as a dark haired individual was moving in the space and he stopped in front of a white orb.
He turned his head behind when he heard some foot steps behind him but turned it back towards the orb when he saw that it was a familiar figure walking towards him.
The second figure also stopped in front of the orb and a heavy silence prevailed for almost five minutes as neither of them said anything to the other.
"It's begun" said the first figure covered in chains.
"Do you think he'll be the one who can do what neither you nor I could?" Spoke the second figure.
"We'll just have to wait and see" the first figure spoke again and after that another round of silence prevailed.
Then the second figure left the void whilst saying "I hope he can" and disappeared.
Whilst the first figure just kept looking at the orb without saying anything.
*****
Today was the entrance ceremony for Milles Academy, as I put on the uniform consisting of a black trouser,
a grey suit like jacket, and white inner shirt.
I then looked at myself in the mirror and I couldn't help but noticed how I or rather how handsome Jason was.
*Phew* I whistled. And then looked at the mirror again. At my crimson coloured hair with black and white stripes at the tip of each strand of hair and my crimson coloured eyes and handsome face.
It was then that I added another goal at the back of my mind along with getting stronger and survival and it was to get a harem.😤
But that aside during this past two weeks I'd say I made some reasonable improvements.
I was now able to control my aura to some extent now. I could now activate it on my own and not based on my body's instinct.
Although I'm still not able to control the exact amount I use when fighting but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.
The only thing bothering me was my lack of improvement in swordsman ship but I'm sure I'll get better.
*HONK* *HONK*
Snapping me out of my soliloquy was the honk of the Uber I had called.
I quickly put on my shoes, grabbed my dimensional ring, locked my doors and headed out.
As I braced myself for the future scenarios waiting for me at Milles Academy, all the scheming, rivalries, betrayal, tragedy.
I steeled my resolve to get through all of them alive as I stepped inside the Uber car and we sped off to the Academy's direction.