The short guy said, "Depends, will you follow my every command like a loyal…" A punch in the face shut him up fast, causing the group to chuckle at his expense.
"Sorry about him; he is a dunce, of course. We will let you join; you have 3 Core affinities, and who wouldn't want that in a team?" the taller girl with black hair said. Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Eram looked at the girl who was talking. She had Deep black hair that framed her light gray eyes, which shone with determination. She stood at 5 feet and had an athletic body. She wore green overalls and a black shirt that was still a lighter shade of black than her hair. "My name is Lila, and as you can see on my board, I have a Body and soul core." Her voice showed how headstrong she was as she flipped over her board, showing its contents.
"My name is Alexander i have a mind core. Sorry for my outburst early… please don't hit me again Lila," Alexander said. He is 5 foot 3 inches, with a slightly shorter stature than most boys standing at 5 foot 3. His curly green hair framed his face, complimenting his bright green eyes that had a bruise mark around one of them. Wearing his stylish hoodie and sweatpants that show his resolve and desire to relax above all else.
The tallest of the group stepped forward. He was a giant coming in at 5 foot 7 a whole 4 inches taller than Eram making even him feel small. He had Golden hair that glimmered in the sun and bright blue eyes that were cold yet calm. His muscular build showed off his strength and confidence, with broad shoulders and well-defined arms that hinted at his physical abilities. "My name is Michael the prince of the Crion kingdom though please don't think of me as such, I would much rather fight with my life on the line than live in a castle. I have a mind, heart, and soul core as well." Once Michael said that Eram smiled knowing he picked the right group.
Eram then looked at the last girl who caught his attention in the first place. She stood at the shortest of the group at 4 foot 8, with a unique blend of Pure white hair mixed with dark gray strands that framed her delicate features with her bright purple eyes. She wore an asymmetrical jacket where one side was blue and one side was red, and pants that were the direct opposite of the jacket giving a checkered pattern. "My name is Yuki and I have a heart core."
Eram decided it was his turn to introduce himself and started " My name is Eram and I have a Body, Mind, Soul core. Thank you for letting me join I know I picked the right group. Eram wore black skin-tight sports spandex with white shorts over it and a skin-tight black sports shirt to match with white stripes running down either shoulder. Eram is 5 foot 4 which is the second tallest in the group. He has toned muscle and abbs due to years of physical exercise.
After the group got acquainted they started talking about their favorite foods and other such niceties until they were told otherwise. "So what are y'all's abilities?" Eram asked after a while.
Alexander said "I can dominate over animals and soul-beasts but certain conditions are met. The lady who was my talent agent said I can do more than that."
Lila quickly chimed in " I can make it to where people notice me or not, as well as I can gain a bunch of strength all at once, though I'm tired afterward." she then thought for a second and decided to show them "here everyone closes your eyes then when I say open them and try to find me."
Everyone did as told and when she said to look everyone was trying to find her. Eram found her after about 10 seconds of looking around though his eyes were strained " There you are." he pointed and everyone else looked but still couldn't see her.
"No, she's not you moron, otherwise the great Alexander would have seen her first!" Alexander tried to say more but then another punch shut him up again.
"Shut up Alexander, how did you find me so fast?" Lila yelled and then everyone else finally noticed her standing where she had been the whole time.
Eram noticed her a lot easier than when Mark was using his ability and he figured it was probably a difference in skill "Honestly I'm not sure, the talent agent that got me had a similar skill and I was able to notice him. I guess I should show you guys my ability."
Eram proceeded to make an extra eye on his forehead and a deformed hand on his arm "I can alter and modify my body at will I can also regenerate and heal injuries at a fast rate."
Everyone was astounded they started touching his body seeing what they could do with it and once again Alexander decided to chime in " Not going to lie that's extremely cool"
"For once, I'm not going to punch you, you're lucky Alex." Lila glared at him.
"I guess it's my turn." Michael said "I can turn off others' abilities when I hit them and I can also alter gravity a little bit around me but that's it. Though I didn't get let in due to a talent agent, I got in due to my royalty status."
"I guess I'll go now, I can uhh… heal things by taking the life of other things. Like if an animal is on the brink of death I can kill things like grass or something to uhh… heal the animal. I also have a zero-one ability where I can absorb the air or something. I'm not too sure why I got in but the talent agent said that once I pass I'll be one of the strongest students though I don't know what I can do." Yuki said nervously because didn't know what her abilities were
"It'll be okay," Lila said to Yuki to cheer her up.
The crackle of a mic interrupted everyone. All of the students looked up to the podium where the crackle came from, atop the podium stood Cedric with the same kind smile and he started to talk " Welcome students to Xell, I know most of you still haven't found the group that I talked with every one of you earlier about but don't let that get you upset."
Some students looked around feeling a little guilty about the fact that they hadn't found a group yet. Cedric continued " But I do see some people do have a group so I'll go ahead and pick one at random" Cedric then pointed at what seemed to be Erams group and he got excited to show off again. " I picked your group, I believe your name is Kalla."
After hearing his old classmate's name and not his he felt dejected. His new and first friends saw him go from happy to pale as a sheet and giggle though no one relished in it more than Alexander who started hysterically laughing and then promptly received a punch in the gut.
Everyone around Alexander giggled a little harder "W…w…why Lila… why" Alexander said quietly while coughing.
"You started saying something stupid again so you got what you deserved. I punched you in the gut this time also because your face is looking a little too swollen, and I'm not trying to get in trouble for abusing a short person." Alexander looked at Lila with tears and his eyes and shut his mouth.
By the time everyone looked back at the podium they noticed Kalla and her group. Cedric was having the students stand in a line. Kalla was on the left and A guy just as big was next to her then there was Gunther in the middle then two more students next after him in their line. These boards were also facing everyone showing everyone what their core affinities are.
"As you can see there is a group of 5 students here with different words etched into the boards. These are extremely important in building a group and staying alive when going to the unknown world." Cedric looked around sadly as he thought about all of his old friends who were no longer alive and bravely continued " Going to the Unknown will bring out your true form and what you're truly capable of. It will change you, you will mature beyond what you think is possible so it's important to make a group of 5.
Being in a group of 5 has special importance. Two many people things like gathering food become harder and you start to attract bigger beings that are hungry as well more often. However less and it becomes harder to survive in every interaction so please in the next 5 minutes gather a group of 5 so I can continue. If you have already got your group of 5 move to the front to not confuse" Cedric said.