The blinding light of the sun glared upon the ground below as a gentle breeze caressed all those who it passed.
In a large grassy field, surrounded by tall white walls, countless teenagers could be seen conversing.
It wasn't long after that two doors appeared from thin air, sliding away from each other to reveal a blinding white light in the middle.
Stepping out was a young boy with messy, overgrown hair and bright amber eyes, wearing a hoodie and large red sneakers.
'Where is this? I was expecting a school.'
Isaac thought inwardly.
Looking around, he noticed the countless individuals around the same age as him.
Surprisingly, they didn't bat an eye to the boy who had appeared out of the mysterious portal.
But upon familiarising himself with his surroundings, he noticed that not only were there others appearing out of Senkaimons, but some magically appeared from thin air while Isaac even noticed some literally drop from the sky.
'I guess I shouldn't be surprised by these things anymore.'
In the past few months, Isaac has been sent to other worlds, become a zombie, and has witnessed talking snails.
It would take more than magical mumbo-jumbo teleportation to surprise him now.
"Woah, that's the prodigy, Lucy Vanheart. I've never seen her in real life."
Isaac caught a small group whispering as not only they, but everyone in the immediate vicinity all stared toward the same direction.
Following their gaze, Isaac's eyes fell upon a female standing alone with a cold and unapproachable demeanour.
Her long black hair, that seemed to have a hint of purple under the sunlight, dropped to under her shoulder blades as her purple eyes didn't falter for a second, as if she were in deep thought.
But most notably, she carried a long white sword on her waist.
'Lucy Vanheart? I've heard Katlynn speak of her before.'
"Please may I have your attention."
Isaac's thoughts were cut short as a loud and commanding voice entered his ear.
A large bald man with a scruffy ginger beard and a scar traced upon his forehead stood atop a platform within the tall white walls.
"I formally welcome you to Aurelius Academy, and I congratulate you all for completing your first Scenario. Each one of you Inheritors are the future of Spawn…"
The man continued to talk as Isaac looked around.
'Why have they brought us here?'
Something was off. It didn't take a genius to realise this. However, if there's one thing Isaac has learnt through the helmet, it was that Aurelius always did everything with a Bang.
'Something is going to happen.'
As Isaac thought this, the man's speech came to a halt.
"You may call me Professor Harrison. I am also the vice principal of Aurelius Academy."
"In the next two hours, you all will be assessed on everything you've learnt in your Scenario. Although you've been assigned a rank, which you'll be able to see now on your watches, it doesn't always determine the fullest capabilities of an Inheritor."
'Ah, I understand now.'
Isaac chuckled inwardly.
As Harrison said this, a delightful 'Ding' was heard across the field as the small black watch on Isaac's wrist vibrated.
He'd been given this watch by Jasmine, the same time he was given new clothes. He didn't know the purpose of it till now.
As Isaac took a look, he noticed the letter "F" in blue.
'F rank, huh? I wonder what my rank would be if I had told the truth.'
"Now, I wish you all luck."
As Harrison turned to leave, one of the few naive students yelled out.
"Wait, you haven't explained what you want us to do."
Isaac sighed and shook his head as he watched Harrison glare at the boy, prompting the student to lower his hand in embarrassment.
"What else? Fight!"
Saying this, Harrison disappeared into the darkness, leaving the students to stare at each other.
'I wonder who's going to make the first move.'
Isaac thought amusingly.
However, it wasn't long until a yellow bolt of thunder struck the ground not too far away from Isaac as a loud CRACKLE and BOOM was heard.
Emerging from the smoke and debris, what Isaac could only describe as a giant, towered over everyone.
The giant shared similar features to a human. It even had long blonde yellow hair.
Raising its foot, it stomped on the ground, causing a small tremor that resembled earthquakes.
Yells and screams of pain were heard as Isaac watched with wide eyes.
'What the hell is that?!'
He was starting to think he underestimated the situation he was in.
In an arena filled with superpowered youths, where he was forced to hide his Nen, there was only one thing Isaac could do.
'Run!'
Kicking off the ground, Isaac bolted away from the centre of chaos.
It wasn't long until a full-blown war had erupted.
Looking around, Isaac witnessed a boy throw gang signs, spitting a ball of fire right after, a girl with her hand held out as a circle with peculiar text appeared before her, and among all this, the giant from earlier stomped and swatted anything that came in its away, as if it were dealing with bugs.
"Get her!"
Additionally, Isaac caught a glimpse of Lucy Vanheart, gracefully dancing and swinging her sword among a group that seemed to think a team effort would get the better of her.
Despite fighting with a sword like a medieval Knight, she seemed the most normal amongst everyone.
She used no powers and solely relied on her swordsmanship. Isaac would go as far as to say she rivalled Fetoh.
'If only I was that good with a sword in the Dark Continent.'
Isaac remembered his bone sword as he shook his head.
"Where do you think you're going?"
While Isaac was in deep thought, he was brought to a halt as a mysterious white mist enveloped the area he was in.
"You won't be able to run forever." A voice came from within the white smoke. However, it didn't matter how much Isaac tried. He couldn't find the source of it.
It wasn't until the silhouette of a human male's face presented itself amongst the smoke that Isaac could somewhat understand what was happening.
Without wasting a second, he swung his fist, only to be met with air as his fist passed through the smoke.
"Geez, what are you, stupid? You never heard of a Logia?"
[Name: ???]
[Inherited Character: Smoker]
[Verse: One Piece]
'No.'
Isaac softly mumbled.
Looking around, Isaac suddenly felt a powerful force crash against his ribs as a loud CRACK was heard.
"That's gotta hurt."
Stumbling a few steps, Isaac once again swung his fist to the silhouette that appeared, only to once again miss.
'Enough!'
Isaac was starting to feel annoyed.
"Give it up…"
As the silhouette once again appeared, Isaac redirected an ounce of his Aura away from the Thing in his abdomen, strengthening his fist as he once again swung with all his might.
However, this time, his fist made contact.
A loud CRACK was heard as the smoke quickly dissipated, converging and seemingly transforming into a boy with ginger hair and a bandana around his head.
He dropped to his buttocks as he held his nose, blood pouring from it profusely.
"You little runt…"
As he looked up, he found the individual he was fighting was nowhere to be seen.
Finding his way to his feet, the boy grinded his teeth as he looked around, searching for his opponent.
"I'll find you." He mumbled, pulling a large cigar from his pockets and lighting it in his mouth.
In the next second, he coughed violently as he dropped the cigar, stepping on it.
"Ugh, that's disgusting."
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Isaac found his way to the wall of the arena as he stood there, watching everyone battle yet keeping his guard up.
Looking down, he pressed his hand against his ribs.
'It's healed. Must be the disease.'
As he fiddled with his chest, Isaac turned his head after noticing some movement, only to be met with a blonde haired boy with nicely styled hair which reached his eyebrows, paired with a welcoming and warm smile.
"Hello. Let me guess, you're also here waiting out the battles." The boy waved as he pointed toward the centre of the arena.
Isaac looked down to the boy's wrist, noticing the "F" on his watch. Because of this, he felt more relaxed.
"Yeah. You?"
"Yes. It took quite a while to escape." The boy chuckled, staring at Isaac.
"My name is Zachary, but feel free to call me Zach."
"I'm Isaac. Also, I have a question."
Although Isaac would have preferred to stay alone and vigilant during all this, this might be a good opportunity for him.
"Hm?" Zach raised his eyebrows.
"You see that giant over there? I'm assuming it…or she, is one of the infamous Golden Six."
Isaac remembered Katlynn and Orion mentioning them. He couldn't help but always compare his strength to theirs, despite knowing nothing of their abilities.
"Oh, her? No, not quite. I'm surprised you don't know this. The Golden Six are…speak of the devil. There's one of them right now." Zach pointed toward the direction of the giant female as Isaac turned his head.
It wasn't long until he witnessed a youth with messier hair than himself and bulging large muscles, leap off the ground, and soar through the air at incredible speeds.
Coming face to face with the female giant, the youth yelled from the top of his lungs, enough for Isaac to hear.
"Pick on somebody your own size!"
"Meet the Rank 1 amongst the First Years. Cain Saffron."
Upon Cain's fist making contact, a loud BOOM was heard as the female giant's head was jolted back.
Isaac almost thought her head would rip off her shoulders.
Once again, an explosion rang as the giant dropped to the ground, dust being kicked up into the air.
[Name: Cain Saffron]
[Inherited Character: Broly]
[Verse: Dragon Ball]
As this all happened, Isaac wore a forced smile on his face as one word constantly rang in his mind.
'Strong.'
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It's explained why Isaac can strike a Logia in later chapters.
Next chapter title: Rewards
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