The next day came and all the students of heroes academy began to head to the set location — a very large field that can contain a million or more people.
"Finally! It's today!"
"I am so excited!"
"Watch how I am going to impress everyone!"
The students of heroes academy were all happy and excited because it their inter-house sports day. They could not help but feel joyous, they would not only show the visitors the beauties of their school but also the beauty of their powers.
But among this happy students was one.
"Hey, man, you've been moody every since the morning," Peter said to Alex as they headed to the field. "I'm going to assist you and you'll pass the tests as well," he assured his friend.
But Alex was not satisfied.
"This is not what I want," he said to Peter. "I want my own ability, something I can be proud of."
Peter's expression fell as he listened to Alex's words. He had always been supportive of his friend, and it hurt him to see Alex so dissatisfied with his own abilities.
"Alex, I thought we were a team," Peter said, his voice tinged with sadness. "I'm happy to help you, but it seems like you don't trust me enough."
Alex sighed, feeling a pang of guilt for hurting his friend's feelings. "It's not that I don't trust you, Peter," he explained. "It's just that...I want to be able to do something on my own, without relying on you or anyone else."
Peter nodded slowly, understanding dawning on his face. "I get it," he said. "You want to be independent, to have your own strength."
Alex nodded, feeling a sense of relief that his friend understood him. "Exactly," he said. "I want to be able to hold my own, without needing anyone else's help."
The two friends walked in silence for a moment, the only sound being the chatter and laughter of the other students as they made their way to the field.
Finally, Peter spoke up. "Hey, Alex?" he said, his voice filled with determination. "I'm going to help you find your own ability, okay? We'll work together, and I'll support you every step of the way."
Alex's face lit up with a faint smile, feeling a sense of gratitude towards his friend. "Thanks, Peter," he said, his voice filled with emotion. "That means a lot to me."
Together, the two friends continued on their way to the field, and finally stopped when they had gotten to the place if events.
Around the field were rolls of chairs prepared for the visitors who had come to watch them.
"Let's join them," Peter said to Alex as he gestured to him to follow him.
Alex nodded and the two of them walked over to where their classmates were and joined them. They were not the only students there, the seniors were there as well.
After everyone had gathered, the event started.
"Good day, ladies and gentlemen," a male voice sounded very loudly, the voice was able to cover the enter stadium. "It is the heroes academy inter-house sports festival once again and we welcome you to enjoy the show."
As he spoke, five large screens appeared, hovering in the sky.
"Today's test will be a little different from the other ones we have had," the voice said and then on the screen appeared five different place. "Look at the screen, everyone. You can all see that there five different places on it, these are the places the tests will take place. The students are going to be shared into five groups and these five groups will be teleported to their own testing ground."
On the screen, the names of all the students appeared along with their pictures, then they began to share them into five groups.
Alex's eyes were focused on the screen, he hoped that they would put him in the same group with Peter. Peter also hoped the same thing.
"The students have now be shared," the voice announced and the students all appeared on the screen once more in their respective group formation.
Peter was made the leader of group four but unfortunately, Alex's name wasn't there. Alex's heart skipped a bit as he searched for his name, soon, he saw his name under group five, he was the last person on the list.
His heart fell and his shoulders dropped. Now, all his hope had been crushed to pieces and he could no longer be saved.
Noticing this, Peter tapped him on the shoulder, he wore a reassuring smile on his face as he spoke to him.
"It is just a test, you are going to make it, I believe."
It was not too long, not exactly what Alex wanted to hear but it was enough. Alex stopped frowning and trued to smile.
"We are going to make it," Peter said and Alex nodded in agreement.
"Let the test begin!" The voice yelled and the crowds all screamed in excitement.
The students now standing in their groups got enveloped in a blinding light and soon, they were seen vanishing one after the other. Seconds later, they all vanished only to reappear on the screen, in their respective test ground.
Alex and his team were teleported to a large area with many abandoned buildings.
"Listen up, students," the same voice spoke again. "This year's test won't be about fighting each other like you did last year. The test will be defeating the monsters that will come to attack you, and it will be evaluated by the number of monsters each group kills or also by their ranks. Take for example, if group A kills fifty D-ranked monsters while group B kills ten C or B-ranked monsters, the winner will be group B. This is how your test will be evaluated, we don't care how you win, just make sure your entire group win and also, don't end up dying out there, good luck!"
The voice died down and the students began to mumble.
"This is insane, so are they talking us that we must defeat high-ranked monsters before we are considered winners? The hell!" A senior student grunted in displease.
"The test is pretty difficult," another senior student complained. She gazed at the junior students with them and scoffed. "They packed all the useless junior students into our group and expect us to win? Just how?"
"The both of you should shut up!" The leader of the group said. He had black hair and blue eyes.
"David, don't tell me you aren't bothered by this?" The girl asked him.
"We don't have time to waste, let us start already," David replied and left.
"He is going solo, we should do the same," the girl said to her friend who nodded. The both of them took another route, leaving Alex and his classmates behind.
"What should we do?" Alex asked his classmates. They were seven in number.
"Are you asking us? If it weren't for you who is useless, the seniors wouldn't have left us behind," a girl said to him.
"How is it my fault that they left?" Alex asked, not able to understand why they hated him so much.
"Everything is your fault, fool!" The girl said and stormed away.
As she left, the other five followed her, leaving him behind.