Upon arrival, I was taken to a dorm room. I learned that dorms are separated by gender. The Headmaster could not take me to the dorms because as soon as he arrived he was introduced back to the loads of work that was awaiting him. It turns out he goes to recruit new students to take a break. I was shown to the dorm room by a girl in uniform with black hair and an olive skin tone. She has a beautiful face but it seems she doesn't care about anything. I was curious so I said hey what do you think of this place. She looked at me with a very bored expression and said It's necessary. All that did was leave me with more questions as I said what do you mean by that? She didn't even hesitate to respond as she said how about you wait to find out. I'm just another student and if we are being honest I don't like to talk. This ticked me off. We went down a really big wide hall. She looked at me and said this is your Dormitory. I'm sure someone will be happy to answer anything you wanna know. I didn't even say anything back I just took a step forward and pushed open the door.
When I opened the door I saw 3 guys on the couch playing video games. One guy had spikey orange hair like a mohawk as he screamed how about you idiots stop ganging up on me ya pieces of shit. Another guy with a calm, competent tone said I'm maintaining the balance by kicking both of your asses equally. He wore glasses and had two strands of hair going down his head to either side one blue and one white. The last guy chimed in and said your ass at this game bro you literally could have a 5-point lead and would smoke it. He had dreads with a taper on the sides and a sharp line. He was honestly more invested in his trash talk than the actual game. They didn't even seem to notice me walking in.
I announced myself hey I'm Paul and I'm going to be living here starting today. They didn't even look up from their games. 2 of them said yo and nodded their heads. The kid with the bangs stood up and was about the same height as me. The other guys got mad saying what the hell are you doing pausing the game. He replied naturally I will pause the game to greet him and explain the rules to maintain order and balance in our lives. The guy with the dreads just dropped the remote and said im done and walked towards his room mumbling why you gotta be such a cornball every time. The kid with the bangs looked at me dejectedly and said the kid who was displaying frustration was Romeo. My name is Aquarius. I stay in room 2 if you have questions don't be afraid to ask. The gentleman on the couch is named Reese. Reese replied yo what's up that's my name are you ready to play yet I'm getting bored. Aquarius replied almost give me a few more moments. Aquarius looked at me as if to say it can't be helped. Aquarius began speaking again saying we keep a clean area and clean up after ourselves when we're done with what we're doing and we rotate weeks on cleaning the bathroom.
I said thank you do you happen to know which room is mine Aquarius answered naturally I do. Your room 4. Thank you I said. Everyone resumed their activities as if nothing had happened Romeo even came back out as I was entering my room and started playing. I was completely exhausted so I decided to lie down and as I slept. I had a nightmare I could see several powerful beings sitting at a round table passing and deciding the fate of a girl who looks just like Halo. She was exiled and thrown into an unknown land or dimension. I was unfamiliar with it but it seemed to erode memories and your sense of self the longer you remain there. I entered my mental space from my dream and spoke to hope and said Does our connections allow me to see your past as dreams? Halo replied yes sometimes dreams and missing information may seep into your mind due to our connection now.
I can sense that the dream you had was connected to the missing fragments of my memory. I asked Halo what is this mental space and does everyone has it. Halo replied yes anyone that created a contract with an angel or demon should have a mental space. Your mental space is several times bigger than others because you have Angel and Demon abilities. Over time you will obtain the necessary items to cultivate your skills. Now that you have formed a contract your life will lengthen with every refinement.
Halo, will I be capable of getting stronger? I had never been into a fight and fighting the Nightstalker I got tired after holding the shield up for 1 attack. Halo looked at me and said analysis complete the recommended action is to perform the recommended training in the mental space. I can replicate enemies you have encountered and adjust their attack patterns for your training. I have enough details to replicate the Nightstalker as of right now. Warning the Host cannot die in the mental space but if a lethal blow is detected the training will reset. Be advised that training in the cognitive space will also lead to physical benefits due to the host ability Apex which increases the host training speed in mental spaces or the physical plane. I thought about what this means and I was stunned. This means if I push myself I don't have to be the bottom-of-the-barrel average guy anymore.
I thought about things hard and said, " Halo, do you have a list of my abilities?" Halo brought up an interface. She said he advised the interface can be brought up at any time by saying the command interface. I said interface and a menu popped up showing me a list like an RPG styled video game. It showed stats and had a locked section called talents. There was a tabbed bar that said tutorials at the top. I accessed the tutorial section and there were 2 videos available 1 with holy shield and the other said Mercy Crusher which was labeled a demonic ability. I looked at my skills and it said Mercy Crusher summons a spear that can increase the user's attack speed and stop 1 hostile target from using its abilities as long as the target is within the user's line of sight. This skill cannot be reflected upon the user if any attempts to reflect or use the spear on the user the ability will end.
This ability sounds overpowered but it still requires me to be worth a damn to use it. I looked at Halo and said I want to get better. I think I'm ready for my rematch against Nightstalker. Halo said Warning training will commence as soon as Nightstalker has been replicated. The mental space adjusted back to my neighborhood and I could see a perfect Nightstalker being replicated.